#Irony

Maaza Mengiste

MaazaMengiste

THREAD: Yekatit 12 On 19 February 1937 Italian forces & Italian civilians began a three day campaign of killings in Addis Ababa which left nearly 30,000 Ethiopians dead.Over the next

Lokesh Vishwakarma

imlokesh

(1/n) A story about a simple contest by Pepsi which turned into a bloody fiasco. In 1992,a promotion offer by Pepsi promised Filipinos a chance to win $20000 (1 million

Dennis Buchanan

LawyerBuchanan

I was reminded today of one of the greatest Canadian true crime dramas - of Keith Latta, the Queen's law professor turned murderer.It's a story worth sharing. I first heard

mike johansen

mikejohansenmd

Running commentary as readin jpai @RogueRad interview:My thoughts: was I the only one hoping for worse data? 1/ Wanting better data is akin to asking for a better divination professor.2/

Bockmann

realBockmann

1/ Interesting coincidence Black vs white abortions: ~3.5 to 1 Black vs white maternal mortality: ~3.5 to 1Abortion is profoundly anti-human. But it is more anti-human for some groups than

Rusty⚡️

ze_rusty

Do you think you're healthy because your BMI is normal?A thread on why I think Body Mass Index is a ridiculous marker BMI is a measurement of a person's leanness

Kaliko 🤙🏾

WizKaliko

I made it into the original room with @elonmusk. Several overflow rooms with 5k rebroadcasting. .@elonmusk says he “hasn’t seen any evidence of an alien civilization” and that he would

Chris Geidner

chrisgeidner

On the substance of tonight's SDNY move, there seems to be as much confusion as there is potential nefariousness — as is often the case with this administration. Here's the

Ovais

Sabbandkardo

Will someone do a talk show with @maryamnSharif and ask her abour census , ask her about article 158 ? her plan to increase democracy in her party - her

TheValuesVoter

TheValuesVoter

Trump lost the election because he lost five states he won in 2016.Here’s the thing: since Trump was elected in 2016, his party has lost Senate, House and/or Gubernatorial races

James Newburrie

DifficultNerd

Can we briefly discuss the core flaw in MMT? Under MMT you merge the central bank with the treasury - effectively removing independence of the reserve bank and putting it

A Shady Dame From Seville

SorayaMcDonald

This country does not *have* to be this broken. But it will remain so as long as it continues to self soothe with white supremacist mythology instead of reckoning with

Hampton Stall

HamptonStall

Going to do my best to QT and share "militia" presence in DC today (many are likely aiming more for 20 January, when another event is planned). Firearms are banned

Um✿

nickinaberrie

Hey! so ive recently noticed how much Star Wars takes inspiration from Hinduism and Sanskrit especially throughout the prequel trilogy so ive decide to make a thread showing some examplesSanskrit

Nic Ransome

nicransome

Some thoughts arising from the current #Brexit blame game (which won't surprise anyone who follows me; except that it's a thread):1. Although very few in popular news media & politics

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

It is true there are many things common to 95%+ Hindus (e.g. polytheism, caste, belief in rebirth)However Hindus traditionally have approached religion not as "Hindus", but through the medium of

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