#HISTORIC

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

Various tweets from @LeaveHQ are getting a lot of attention today. To sum up: a) Brexit is not going well (agree); and b) this is remainers' fault for failing to

Kayla Kitson

kaylakitson

A reminder from @JosephEStiglitz & @KittyRichardsDC: tax increases are better for the state's economy than spending cuts during a recession, especially when they are targeted to higher-income people. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0

Catherine Traywick

ctraywick

Trump says he's going to help the oil industry after yesterday's wipeout. Sorry if I don't hold my breath. Here's a quick timeline of how his administration has helped so

Andrew Kurjata

akurjata

This is Dale Culver. The 35-year-old died after being pepper sprayed at taken into custody by police in Prince George in July 2017. He complained of shortness of breath, was

National Geographic

NatGeo

March On Washington: 1963 to Today (THREAD) In 1963, civil rights organizations, labor unions, and religious groups marched to protest segregation, inequality, and economic injustice. Many of the issues that

William Stiles

gday_willstiles

The Honourable @Bill_Morneau, Canada’s Minister of Finance:a thread.#cdnpoli • raises income taxes on the wealthiest one percent, in order to cut them for nine million middle-class Canadians. As a result,

Sarah Iannarone for Portland Mayor

sarah2020

Sarah Iannarone Campaign Statement on Supreme Court Decision: THREAD https://twitter.com/portlandmercury/status/1253367678040858627 Today we learned that in a historic decision, the Oregon Supreme Court has upheld reasonable campaign contributions a

Constructing Postcapitalism

CPostcapitalism

IMO the very distinction between "reform" and "revolution" is essentialist metaphysics, and confuses words with things. It's as pointless as asking whether the systemic transition from feudalism to capitalism was

Nat Torkington

gnat

I know it's stupid, I know it's provincial, I know it's a charger fault, but I do take small measure of pride in the fact that @neilhimself and @amandapalmer looked

🌙 The Empress 🌙 (Readings Open)

ElementEmpress_

Exploring The Wiccan Wheel of the Year: Samhain (8/8)[ t h r e a d ] The last instalment in our series focusing on the Wiccan Wheel of the

Demetri Kofinas

CoveringDelta

1/ A little over a week ago, we learned that the Trump administration had ordered the Chinese government to close its consulate in Houston, accusing diplomats there of assisting in

Josh Stickney

joshstickney

Non-Black folks, let’s have a quick history lesson.Picture it: the Greenwood district, aka “Black Wall Street,” Tulsa, OK, 1921Black excellence was apparent. From luxury hotels to movie theaters, Greenwood was

Kristoffer Pasion

indiohistorian

#TodayinHistory in 1849, Spanish Gov-Gen Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed that all #PH inhabitants "shall choose or be assigned" one of the surnames compiled in his "Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos."

Black Dragon of Calamity, YapYap the Formidable

OldEverYap

"Are pumas subordinate carnivores, and does it matter?" By YapYapInterspecific competition affects species fitness, community assemblages and structure, and the geographic distributions of species. Established dominance hierarchies among sp

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

With #LoveDonegal trending I want to share with you some of the amazing landmarks, rich heritage & history of Ireland’s friendliest & most wild & beautiful county. Take a look!

Saffia Sage

SaffiaSage

Sry not to climb up entirely my own arse here but the fact is cancel culture is a fundamental re-democratisation of public discourse; the nascent redistribution of power & influence