#Lincoln

Civil War Humor

CivilWarHumor

#OTD in 1865, the morning after Appomattox, Grant realized he had a few more surrender details to iron out with Lee. Grant being Grant, he didn’t want to waste time

Scotty

scottyeders

Handley Victor ThreadAs with all the V bombers, their origins were linked with the British atomic weapons programme and nuclear deterrent policies. Air Ministry drew up requirements for bombers to

bomani

bomani_jones

#neverforgetI’M JUST A WHIIIIIITE MAN...https://twitter.com/llcoolj/status/1266843713843544064 i’m gonna listen to that now. it never fails to make me laugh. the best is listening while reading the lyrics on youtubehttps://www.youtube.c

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/10Last week, Americans witnessed inspiring speeches from countless Democrats & a few Republicans at the Democratic National Convention. The prevailing themes seemed to be kindness & inclusion: “our better angels”

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

.@FSBarry is driving the Lincoln Highway to discover America.This week, he finds tragedy, trauma and healing in the Keystone Statehttps://trib.al/EyXok6f Lancaster, PA“It doesn't take one man, it takes all of

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Locating the problem entirely in Trump's psyche misses the larger picture and pattern and can give the false impression that removing Trump solves all problems.I don't doubt that Trump has

Grace Panetta

grace_panetta

This is not correct. "Americans today can trace their ability to vote by mail to the soldiers who deployed to Europe during the World Wars, according to Alex Keyssar, a

Rebecca Burgess

TheSubtleNotes

In this clarifying & informative podcast they mention the oddness of the “undersupply of information” abt mil personnel policy despite the millions of peeps it affects.They note the DC experts

lynn

castironlover

okay listen i don’t give a fuck about this debate but my brother does and i’m overhearing and i’m really going to need someone to fact check lmao like what

Benjamin Park

BenjaminEPark

For my first #review thread, I'm going to highlight @HC_Richardson's new and sweeping volume, "How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul

Derrick Wilmore Jr.

CoachWilmore_

The Town: A thread about the little known black history of Kansas City #1: Troost Avenue (Part 1)Troost Avenue is named after Dr. Benoist Troost. He was a physician

el

thebodejacket

there’s a new trend going around on leftist twitter (idk how many of u r on that) that is insistent on glorifying cuba while damning the united states and im

Chris Hayes

chrislhayes

I got the chance to review a fascinating, ambitious new history of the first presidential impeachent in the Times Book Review. I learned a ton and it really helped clarify

Steve Herman

W7VOA

"This country will go to hell" if @TheDemocrats win #Election2020, @POTUS tells outdoor @NYCPBA crowd. "My agenda is anti-crime and pro-cop all the way." "A real crusade" against the police

Lovers’ Guide 💟

guideforlovers

10 Greatest Quotes About Masculinity (Every man should read the 7th one)/ / THREAD 1. “Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of

James Treakle 🎬

JamesTreakle

1. Voting is a moral choice (which is apparently a controversial statement now.)2. Persuading voters requires careful rhetoric.The reason the second item is so important is because of the first.