#Plagues

Global Urban History

urbanhist

Thanks to the fabulous #twitterstorians contributions in the last few days, we are starting a syllabus on global urban history and epidemics. We will be featuring one book/article every day

M Christopher Low

MChrisLow

In recent weeks the novel coronavirus, #COVID19, has led authorities in Saudi Arabia to restrict #umrah travel and has led to much speculation about cancellation of this year's #hajj to

Lili Branford | B L M | A C A B

xHardlyNormal

~ Echoes Of The Past ~To think that fated day was a year ago, the day she arrived to Eorzea. So much has happened to her since then....(Happy 1 year

3Donimus

3Donimus

1. The times we are experiencing are dark. At these moments we have to become stronger and tougher than ever before. Just like a tree: to grow strong roots it

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: DÉJÀ VU]1/20When Constantine called the Council of Nicea, Europe went from Roman to Christianity practically overnight. Interestingly, it never really got a chance to try out Judaism, a system

Anshika Shukla

anshikashukla_

According to the UN, the current infestations of locusts can be traced back to the cyclone season of 2018-19 that brought heavy rains to the Arabian Peninsula and allowed at

Ebun 🏳️‍🌈👩🏾‍🦱

tife_e

A Thread of my Favorite lines in Books not adding the names of the book tho “You see things, You keep quiet about them and You understand “It would

Pausa Fútbol

PausaFutbol

Racism & the de-humanization of the sport we love.A look at the massive problem that's tainted the game with shocking statistics to help understand the severity of racism in football.[THREAD]

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

ASlavitt

COVID Update April 8: Most of the day with the US Senate on what’s in the next bill— negotiations beginning, the testing mess, what’s happening in hospitals right now that

Mr. Spock 🖖 (Commentary)

SpockResists

The COVID-19 Pandemic is an Apocalyptic Event. Just Not in the Way You Think. The word “apocalypse” conjures up images of burning buildings, panicked masses, and the end of the

Edward W.

edwardW2

CW: Buddhist homophobia; AIDS, epidemics This is a lecture by master Hsuan Hua, one of the leading Chinese Buddhist monks of the 20th century.https://archive.org/details/thenewpneumoniaTo put it rather bluntly, Master H

jenni ♡̷̷̷

faekkyu

Sup! It's time for a Jenni thread, though this one is a little different than my others. I wanna talk about something that is always a hot topic of discussion.The

David Iserson

davidiserson

Last night, I attended a virtual seder and we were asked to write something about how we were feeling. Oof. Hard! Here’s what I wrote and read. If you’re so

Alex Washburne

Alex_Washburne

Our COVID intervention was a syndicalistic tyranny of the minority.A union of academic epidemiologists who could work from home drove our entire country’s response without interfacing with other sectors and

Dead Meat Mods

DeadMeatLive

What up lil' meaties! @dreamwarrior26 here to recommend some films on shudder for y'all to check out. Every week this thread will be updated so you don't have to make

Dror Poleg

drorpoleg

The future of cities is medieval ORWhat can CITIES learn from OFFICESWhat am I talking about? Friday THREAD 1/ Students of international relations have been concerned with the return of