#MODERN

Trump & supporters are not conservatives in the traditional sense that Taft, Hoover, Goldwater, Nixon, were. They are better called Regressives. The America of their MAGA slogan is the America
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When I was in high school in Philly in the 80s, the takedown of the mafia shown in The Irishman went down. As a result, our mobbed-up lunch vendor lost
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My (ace) ex gf and I were chatting on the phone abt queer sexuality discourse & my personal relief in no longer feeling like part of my identity is “capable
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I’m glad to see that so many ppl have called out the outright bias and hypocrisy in this. I don’t want to pile on, and instead talk about LiangShan region
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Modern progressive movements, such as Feminism, have contributed to the decline of Western culture by ostracising and abandoning the importance of their traditional roles. #manosphere #mgtow movements will be the
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(Thread) The modern woman today is breaking age-old barriers and rising everyday to meet new challenges and embrace new responsibilities, both personally and professionally. We live in an era where
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(thread)I don't play Paper Mario so I won't get too deep into the discourse, but I've seen people citing the removal of exp as an example of dumbing down the
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1/James Carville: “We’re going2have2do some multi-politicking&talk to Sen Sanders&his supporters about things we can do2unify the party&get on w/the singular most important mission in modern American politics: extracting donald trump
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TOBI’S THREAD ON ANCIENT HELLENISTIC RELIGION AND MYTH: Canon. Did. Not. Matter. It did not matter one bit. When thinking of ancient religion, unlearn the lens of our modern understanding
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Why do jihadis weep so much, and what does this tell us? I have a new article (ungated!) in the Journal of Islamic Studies that looks in depth at these
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In so many of our cultures, you know the bathroom is clean when you can't go in there for a good half hour -- gotta let the fan and/or open
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isn’t it crazy to think that there was a time when racism, sexism, homophobia etc were acceptable and the norm? it’s even crazier that, even after years of the proven
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I'm really troubled by the "inclusivity" framing people are using to talk about these pedagogical methods. Without being backed up by solid research, and without clearly stated goals, this is
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Tragic figures. Latest ONS data shows 1,043 deaths in care homes from coronavirus up to April 10, up from total 217 the week before. Also shows off the scale deaths
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This is for biotech insiders. What book about biotech, drug discovery, or industry influenced you? If you see one someone else has mentioned, Like it. Otherwise, append your own. Will
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Here’s the thing. If it’s a crime today, it was a crime every other day when it was mostly impacting the poor. This kind of rhetoric is really starting to
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