#Born

A thread on the misuses of "self-identify". CN: transphobia, including screengrabs of tweets.I've been thinking about the use of "self-identify" in transphobic circles, and how it's usually an equivocation that
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Been feeling like talking about O'Neil/Cowan's Question for a while now and figured I'd zero in on a very subtle piece of characterization for Lady Shiva and the hows and
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In Popular Culture, "jaichand" is Always Portrayed as a Traitor to Hindu Cause.Truth, as always, is something else. Jayachandra was Born to Gahadawala King Vijaychandra and Queen Chandralekha.He was the
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Lutherans believe that Scripture is the only available infallible source of Truth. Every doctrine we confess is derived from it. All of Scripture is in agreement with itself.We do our
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I cant speak it loud enough for those in back: MENTAL HEALTH IS EVERYTHING. If you're MH sucks, life sucks and its not enjoyable. If its good and strong MH,
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The Story of Fela Kuti, Life, Death And Other Facts You Need To Know. [A Thread]The charismatic multi-instrumentalist is the son of Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, who welcomed him
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I'd like to interupt #WorldNengiDay with 23 Questions about the owner of the day. First things' first. Have you met Nengi??#WorldNengiDay 1. Nengi holds the BBN history record for______#WorldNengiDay 2.
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I've been thinking about the tragic story of Serbian basketball player Boban Janković. I remember seeing what happened to him when I was a kid and it was one of
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With all the loneliness out there, I wanted to share a love story about two people I've never met. The story begins with a book, and that book begins:"There was
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Today is the last day of Hanukkah (chag Chanukah sameach!), Christmas is right around the corner, and the New Year comes shortly
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The Catalan language is in danger of extinction in Barcelona and its region. Especially among young people the numbers are dramatic. My personal opinion on a few of the causes.
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This is my take on the intersex being as common as redhead myth. As someone who arguably was born in that 0.02-0.05% range to the degree of being surgically altered
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Today I had the honor to escorting my 104.5 year-old friend Ruth to vote. She was born before women had the right to vote. Her 1st vote was for FDR.
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One of the most beloved children's books of all time — read by millions around the world — almost never made it out of Nazi Europe.Time for a thread. On
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Happy Clark Terry Centennial! Nobody ever swung harder or brought more human dimension to the bandstand. Here he is on flugelhorn, carving up his own tune in 1958 with
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1/ I was trading for a big bank during Occupy Wall Street - and my office was near Zuccotti Park. At the time, I was traveling back and forth from
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