#Empire

because rapture theology is often actually just Escapism, it is almost ALWAYS used as an excuse to avoid actually dealing with real, systemic issues like racism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, antisemitism,
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Just been reminded that for a few decades in the first century CE, the Roman Empire was absolutely flooded with weird sex-coins and we're still not 100% why. Later called
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This year is flying by and I've already had two big books released in two totally different genres with another brand new one a'comin'. I have a bunch of new
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Traveling for leisure is probably the last thing anyone is thinking about right now. But here are all the places I'd want to see if I could. Fascinating places to
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How did Seneca follow stoicism, enjoyed the upside of wealth creation and made himself anti fragile. //Thread// Seneca was among the wealthiest people in the Roman Empire. He was also
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History Before Nigeria ____9000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone shelters. Igboland mostly occupied by foragers including Bantu ancestors.3000–500 B.C. – Development of donovan (yam cultivation)
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Gen X politics in a nutshellhttps://twitter.com/shanesheehy/status/1249496946890420227 *starting a pointless fight voice* Xer politics, as expressed in mainstream media is socially liberal finically conservative libertarianism with a venner of woe is
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We might not agree with @BernieSanders' beliefs on harm reduction, but he's changed the political landscape forever thanks to us and our belief in him. He basically ruined the establishment's
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I stopped on my run this morning to admire one of my favourite buildings, the Egyptian House in Hertford. But why is it here? What links Napoleon, the British Empire
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Thread: Artists best song and worst song, most overrated song and most underrated song, best album and worst album. And finally a score /10.Hopefully this will spark some interesting conversation
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Age of Empires IIHexen IISpiderman 2Midnight Club IIHarry Potter Quidditch World Cuphttps://twitter.com/jakeregal/status/1260449257821216768 Age of Empires II (Demo). I don't remember how I got it, but I played it enough times
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Okay so this is now gonna be a thread of food that Hermes makes (either for us or just me bc y’all know I always be hungry). Rn I’m eating
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Brittany DeBarros from @VetsAboutFace "It's more obvious than ever how you have dozens of federal agencies that are trained and equipped like militaries...there are constitutional and structural barriers to a
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An #EasterSunday thread: Easter, not only this year, but every year isn’t just about a victory won. It isn’t a good guys vs bad guys, winner take all, we’ve triumphed
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To everyone pleading with Boris Johnson to stop foreign criminals landing in Kent and being given luxury accommodation - why do you think he wants to stop it?Here are at
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On this day in 1835, the future Leopold II, second King of the Belgians, was born in Brussels, Belgium. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Leopold I,
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