#POWER

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animolenikun

Understanding the Egungun (Revered Ancestors).1. Where do the Egungun live?The Yoruba do not have a "heaven" that the dead roam around in and chat to each other as in the

Moses Kagan

moseskagan

What We Got Right: Lessons from Adaptive Realty 2012-Present1. Choosing Los Angeles multifamily. When people ask me how we chose multifamily in LA, they're often surprised by the answer: Dumb luck. If

Godfrey Moase

gemoase

Here’s a thread on Mobil’s announced closure for the Altona refinery, what it means for workers, tackling global warming and economic recovery. 1 Let’s start with the workers. Who they

Samuel Hammond 🌐🏛

hamandcheese

If meritocracy is bad because it rids non-meritorious elites of noblesse oblige, I wonder if China's explicit embrace of propaganda is in some ways preferable to the US model in

Minister for Swedging

theswedger13

ThreadBeen watching from a distance what happened yesterday in Dublin. I've been considering this post since last night.It appears that we have three clear factions of fascists in Ireland -

Twitch (but merry)

ReploidREVO

The physics of Giant Robots-A thread: Cockpit placement! When you think of giant robots, specifically "realistic" ones like Gundam and Macross, where do you typically imagine the pilot sits? One

DM Steve

DeeEmSteve

Strength (all ability scores) are an abstraction of a creature's capability.Strength is your:* pushing power (okay, muscle strength)* lifting power (so technique, too?)* melee damage (so also special training?)* etc.[6/21]

John Warner

biblioracle

This business about James Bennet has me thinking about how it's in the self-interest of editors to pretend that they have a special skill at identifying and nurturing talent, but

Lyndsey "Sheep Farmer Reporter" Smith

realloudlyndsey

I know many farmers see solar power sites as an eyesore. Truth be told, I did too, until we realized we could actually farm them. Here's a thread on how

Kate Leth 🎄

kateleth

So I went to sleep thinking about what happened with Cameron many many years ago and just wanted to pin down his particular brand of predatory behaviour because it’s NOT

Mike Stopforth

mikestopforth

The Left (the side of the political horseshoe / möbius strip I identify with) has taken residence in Gloatsville, for obvious reasons. Unsurprisingly, what's being said is serving only to

شهاب صديقي

HashUrTag

Here’s why I won’t support the army: They need to understand that they do not belong in politics, governance, nor policy-making. Yes, they can be consulted for policies, but that’s

TrivWorks

TrivWorks

BREAKING: Hostage situation at Nakatomi Plaza - police negotiators on scene, FBI en-route UPDATE: Authorities confirm Joseph "Joe" Yoshinobu Takagi, President of Nakatomi Trading has been taken hostage—his condition is

Brian Reynolds μαθητὴς

wordsofthislife

1) "Repent...so that (ὅπως in order that) the times of refreshing may come...the times of the restoration of all things" Acts 3:19-21. The "age to come" contingent upon the conversion

syd

sydneycullenn

i went on a ride along with the kern county sheriffs department in december. i interacted with at least 10 cops during that time. i mean we had to eat

Kate

katewand

1/ “The human inclination toward conformity aids hysteria spread. Indeed, groupthink helps to explain the phenomenon of mass hysteria.Mass hysteria can be considered to be a form of groupthink.”... 2/

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