#Historical

Ahmed Khan

Islam4Americans

This thread will help explain what hadith are and their purpose, how Muslims and scholars view them, and their level of authenticity #Hadith #TrueIslam ** Note: Any possible errors in

Jonathan Singer

socworkpodcast

Excellent @NASW workshop on White Privilege. @Karinawalters20 is setting the stage by explaining why we can't talk about white supremacy without understanding Settler Colonialism. Looking forward to presenting with her

Yasmeen Musthafa 🏳️‍🌈

yasmmeme

Tomorrow, the UMD physics department is hosting a very interesting colloquium talk on the use of machine-learning for graduate admissions. I'd like to take a second and explain why this

Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura

Rrrrnessa

With this film drama between ‘Dara of Jasenovac’ and ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ comes out the talking point of numbers and what constitutes genocide. The argument is that the murder of

Priyamvada Gopal

PriyamvadaGopal

Making history. "The protesters who brought Colston down and who now have the long-controversial Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s Oriel College in their sights are destroyers—but of mythology rather than

Lynette Yorgason

LynetteYorgason

Throughout this pandemic I've been so frustrated with many people who have been arguing with health experts and I've been trying to figure out why I'm so comfortable giving my

anton

atroyn

a cultural vacuum is forming between elite retreat from the public and the increasing nihilism the public is left with (cribbing from @antoniogm interview with martin gurri)https://twitter.com/atroyn/status/1287789048061243395 people won’

nico

res_tantum

A thread for those who read the recent NYT op-ed on St. Junípero Serra by @ebruenig but not the paywalled journal article she cited. In it, James Sandos argues that

Anirudh Belle

EquityzDarling

My doctoral research project is centered in private law doctrine. I love what I study. But for the last few weeks, I've been wondering if one can be a 'good'

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1) In the early 3rd century a man named Lossio Veda came to Roman Camulodunum (modern Colchester), where he made a dedication to Mars Medocius and the Victory of the

We Are Water MN

wearewatermn

River channels change in shape and direction over time. But climate change and agriculture are accelerating the process. In recent decades, the flow of water through local rivers has steadily

Thomas A. Fine 🇺🇸

thomasafine

According to the CDC, there are a 170,731 excess deaths this year, and the data only goes through July 11th.https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm#dashboard That was calculated by comparing with expected deaths. If you

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

It truly says everything that no one doubts our "pro-life" Supreme Court justices, who make up a majority of the court, will undermine women's fundamental rights in the name of

Dr. Megan Kate Nelson is the co-host now

megankatenelson

I’ve been thinking a lot about politics and history since a debate on here yesterday about Allen Guelzo’s forthcoming Lee bio. Some folks argued that historians can set aside their

David Lambert

DavidLambertArt

In Rudy Wurlitzer's script for Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, he has a ghost-like voice appear to the Kid in a livery and talk about the time he and

Lisa T Mullin

LisaTMullin

Reminder about projection. 'Political lesbian' TERfs go on (and on) about trans women trying to have sex with cis lesbians.'Political lesbians' endlessly try to gaslight straight women into becoming lesbians...Raymond,

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