#July

There's a pattern to mob lynchings. It often begins with rumours via the whisper network or whatsapp. It gets worse if people develop a habit of blindly following a handful
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Today, the people of this rotten, self-interested nation, itself a collection of mismanaged, stubbornly solipsistic states, will light explosives and drink alcohol to honor the independence of ~60% of its
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Elizabeth Oliver. A thread. We sometimes share tales of our resident ghost for fun. But, we want to take time to remember that she was a real person. This isn't
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THREADIn honor of our nation’s Independence Day, I’ve put together side-by-sides of the media’s coverage of @realDonaldTrump’s speech vs. the text they purport to describe. @washingtonpost vs. the opening “We
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I may be bucking the trend here; I returned to the office on 6 July. Working from home was easier than I expected (thank God for WiFi), but I prefer
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There has been a recent development in how #COVID19 cases are being tracked in #CentralAsia, which changes the picture of the pandemic in the region. So, From today, 2nd
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[#Oatly related thread] Here's just some of the other (well known) 200+ companies in #Blackstone investment portfolio:AirbnbMerlin entertainment (Alton Towers, Thorpe Park etc)Bumble dating appT-mobile US This is the problem
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List of Federal Judges that have been impeached. One as recent as 2010. John Pickering, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives,
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2. By now, you've heard the detailed account of murder by one Canadian member of ISIS. As many of you have asked, why in the world would this young man
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“Gukurahundi Chronicles” April 1980 - July 1990”18 April 1980: Zimbabwe gains her Independence. Zanu PF, under Robert Mugabe, wins 57 seats out of 100 in Parliament. Mugabe becomes Prime Minister.
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Read my thread on timeline of COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan: Feb 2020: 1st COVID-19 case diagnosed in Pakistan. March 2020: Sindh Govt asked Center to close borders. On the contrary,
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@ATT I am a long standing customer of your company. I went into your Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL store in July to get a new SIM card for my sons
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TW justice for Vanessa Guillena thread. vanessa guillen was a 20 year old us army soldier, who went missing from the us fort hood army base in texas where she
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Day 1 of Confederate Heritage Month. We honor then Captain David G. Farragut, a Southerner who remained loyal to the United States, for his defeat of Confederate traitors at the
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1. An #Ebola-by-the-numbers thread about where things have gotten to with the DRC outbreak & why huge gains are now at risk.First numbers: 1 & 0, the number of cases
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Sometimes, there's more behind the headline than meets the eye.Maize is a seasonal crop in Nigeria. So, "growing everywhere" for a country where agriculture is 90% rain-fed does not preclude
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