#Ridiculous

In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong. Why do we bring this up? Well, this story
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#HEX 1/ Let's get one thing out of the way. There isn't a person who's into cryptocurrency who can speak with any authority over what coins "deserve" to have value.
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Bear with me because this will be long and I’m definitely about to overshare, but today I found out I’ll be graduating from @Cambridge_Uni with a distinction in my MPhil
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One of the refrains of conservatism is that an institution that is currently bad used to be much better--a perspective I invariably disagree with.Master thread of the NY Times reporting
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When I sold my first picture book, How to Find a Fox, the publisher gave me three weeks to illustrate forty pages. My agent at the time negotiated the timeframe
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There's a meme going around comparing the Capitol insurrection with BLM protests. Here are a few key differences the meme conveniently ignores:1. Leadership. The sitting POTUS *called for* the event.
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Yesterday, the CDC released new guidelines for schools. Clear, science-based guidance was long overdue, so everyone was agog all week. Did they get what they wanted? This is a long
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I want to talk about this too...I do think people often miss the whole point of “arguing with anti-vaxxers”.I AM NOT TRYING TO CHANGE THE MINDS OF THE ANTIVAXXERS!But what
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Up late watching the Health Statutes Amendment Act debate. Some thoughts... Ridiculous that the government is acting like disclosing compensation is about transparency. If they cared about transparency, they would
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Show your work: 10 Learnings {Thread} 1. Be an Amateur “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind, there are few.” - Shunryu SuzukiAmateurs are
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Refuting the accusation of homosexuality against Odin,or, on erroneous claims and their origins.When conflicts arise among the religious spheres of the right, you're sure to hear a specific sentiment thrown
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THREAD: Aesthetics and EfficiencyWhen most people chat about aesthetics and efficiency, they're always mutually exclusive. I've seen this many, many times on the TL. People rarely mention them together because
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** Going on a rant. It might be long, might be short, but it will be full of cursing.Right now my Father-in-law is fighting for his life. He has Covid
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A verrry long thread about Harry Styles v. Harry Styles and about H “queerbaiting” (this thread is about Harry and his team, not larry but it will mention larry) Now
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Had a lovely lie in and woke up to more wonderful people (99.98% men) telling me I’m not a feminist and what sexism really is. Thanks guys! It’s so lovely
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Vegetarianism & Veganism & Morality: A ThreadI am a vegetarian and I find both vegetarianism and veganism noble ideas which are inevitable for our survival since they are founded on
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