#TODAY

It’s a great day to clear the common misconception that just because you are paying for something in installments, you can’t claim to own it or say you own it
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My #15August2020 thread...I grew up seeing the Indian tricolour flag waving around me on 15 August. As the Prime Minister of my school cabinet and the President of my college,
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Presented today to @CommonsIDC on ODA cuts. Main points I made (or would have liked to make): 1. A reminder these cuts are not a fiscal necessity, but a political
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The drama surrounding the disappearance of a Thika millionaire has taken a new turn after he resurfaced on Sunday morning, not dead, but alive, police say. - @NationAfrica Julius Gitau,
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Abuse, women’s rights and the SNP: ThreadEarlier today, an MP accused certain people of “crossing a line”.On a day when several of those closely associated with him decided to share
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Every boy you see was born with innate vitality. That's why when the girls are playing with Barbie dolls, the boys are pushing & shoving each other. This primal exuberance
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Chapter 5: today let's philosophize about the #vestibular system and think out of the box. You heard of the "velocity storage" which improves the perception of long rotations? But what
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As we count down the hours to St Edmund's Day, an art history mystery from Essex: the painting of the martyrdom of St Edmund that once hung in Greensted church
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I’ve been thinking about models we could develop that could in theory 1) allow us to act collectively 2) offer material security 3) allow us to develop culturally on our
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1/ I started going down a rabbit hole, with the expert help of @AtomicAnalyst, of asking: when did the U.S. Vice President start having a fulltime "football" trailing him/her? You
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110 years ago yesterday, coal miners at #Ely pit in Penygraig went on strike. 110 years ago today, authorities in #SouthWales inquired about #military military aid, in the event of
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.@indystar's letters section is worth a read today.https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/2020/11/15/indystar-letters-to-the-editor/6273229002/ "U.S. Sen. Mike Braun recently remarked how different the vote tally would be i
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It’s #BlackHoleFriday and we found a galaxy that is surviving a black hole’s feast, at least for now. The discovery is causing scientists to rethink their theories of galactic
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If you’re an attorney that feels bad about Florida, you must speak up about October. There’s another train wreck that’s about to happen and it needs to be stopped. We’ve
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THREAD: While we are tweeting today that SCOTUS unanimously denied a bid by Trump to overturn Pennsylvania’s election, let's be clear. The dark money powers who used Trump to pack
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Ancient Coin of the Day: One of my favourites today - the fantastic aureus of Septimius Severus from AD 202-210, showing the Stadium of Domitian. #ACOTD #SeptimiusSeverusImage: RIC IV Septimius
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