#Prejudice

Berna Devezer

zerdeve

Started reading this book by Hasok Chang and I’m immediately drawn in: “It is neither desirable nor any longer effective to try bullying people into accepting the authority of science.

Andover Bookstore

andoverbooks

1 like = 1 book recommendation. On your mark, get set, go! Also zero likes = 1 sad bookseller. Okay then. 52 like. *Clears throat* Let's get this party started.

Andrew James Carter

Carter_AndrewJ

Since JK Rowling has blocked any reply to this litany of half-truths and transphobic dogwhistles, I thought I'd catalogue them properly here:https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1270749170215903232 1a. In the case of Maya Forstater.Fir

Djinn & Tonic

HegelwCrmCheese

Snyder & Ballentine (1996) had Yugoslavia in mind, specifically, when they wrote "Nationalism and the Marketplace of Ideas," but I can't help but wonder if we're not caught in the

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Please listen.I've written a lot of threads, but this might be the most pressing. Trump's authoritarianism is a full-blown national crisis and history shows us the American presidency is ripe

Sarah Colenbrander

s_colenbrander

Hey friends! We're all feeling apprehensive about the weeks and months ahead. I'm hoping to escape into books, and will be tweeting about one of my favourites every day. Please

abby

gngtaste

what is happening to jews? a thread to educate yourself on anti-semitism & how you can help: it seems to me that some of my mutuals are very uneducated on

Bennett's Demilich

jcbonthedl

all of a sudden everybody decided these are cool again which is great because I love them 1. When consistency goes to war with moral intuition, consistency wins, but it

Ben Railton

AmericanStudier

Trump’s proposed anti-immigration EO is as xenophobic & cruel as it is stupid & counterproductive. It embodies the worst of US exclusion w/out even tangentially addressing the pandemic, & given

Wolf Moon, Winnie the Flu Pre-Sale Shopper

WOLFM00N

(1) I am going to ASSERT and then EXPLAIN something I am positive you THINK you understand, but you actually DON'T. In fact, OUR very THINKING WE UNDERSTAND WHEN WE

Ordovician Lenin

Marxozoic

Famous people on Stalin "By the way, there are increasing signs that the Russian trials are not faked, but that there is a plot among those who look upon Stalin

Lilo the Autistic Queer

A_Silent_Child

CW: victim blamingWhat kind of mindset do you have to be in to claim that a six year old is an abuser to her adult caretaker and then assert that

Gurwinder

G_S_Bhogal

Everyone, a new MEGATHREAD is here!In 40 tweets I'll explain 40 mind-altering concepts.Reading time: ~7 minutes.Value: A lifetime.THREAD: 1. Littlewood's Law:Around once per month, each of us experiences a "miracle"

أميرة🍒

rosazucar

[THREAD] Les 70 péchés capitaux en Islam 1- Le polythéisme (le plus grave)La Chahada dans sa traduction française prône l'unicité d'Allah."AchHadou âl-la ilaha illa-Allah, AchHadou anna Muhammadan Wa Rassullûh La"&

Dermot Feenan

dermotfeenan

Building on @cjayanetti’s article about Jessica Butcher’s recent appointment to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, there are additional concerns about the appointment process for all of the recent vacancies—which

Dave Troy 🇺🇸

davetroy

1/There are people who are genuinely trying to talk intelligently about cryptocurrencies, but can’t because they don’t have historical background. This thread tries to correct that by suggesting required reading.