#Roots

Samuel Otigba

SamuelOtigba

Had a conversation this weekend with a friend who built a successful tech company from ground up. I was there when he started with nothing, fell out with his dad,

Aodan Wrenn

aodanwrenn

It is my fervent belief that we, @fiannafailparty, should NOT enter coalition with Fine Gael. It goes against everything in my belief system that we should enter coalition with them.

Dr Peredur Webb-Davies

doctorpreds

Many varying etymologies of Yr Wyddfa ("Snowdon") and Eryri ("Snowdonia" - itself a faux-Latin Victorian coinage) floating about here. So! here's the most definitive explanation I can muster for the

Barbara Smith

TheBarbaraSmith

1/4 I am 1 of 3 Black women who coined the term #IdentityPolitics in the #CombaheeRiverCollective Statement, 1977. @MeghanMcCain does not know what she's talking about. What we meant was

Peter Boghossian

peterboghossian

Here are 13 hits, suggestions, and tips that will hopefully help you become a better writer. Use specific as opposed to general words, e.g., sad vs miserable, thirsty vs parched.

Iyaloo

Iyaloohambinga

A thread! As Feminists we should check our privilege too, gender doesn't exist in a social vacuum. Take time to introspect about whether your feminism is inclusive & identity the

Rabbi Emily Cohen

ThatRabbiCohen

Alright. Let's break this down bit by bit, shall we? 1) "COME TO a special online Passover Seder." Sure! That's what I'm doing.2) "Christians can discover their Jewish roots" No.

Lipani D. Maphosa

LipaniMaphosa

Quite an interesting observation but failed to correctly identify the DNA of the Zimbabwean platinum mines’ success. The success can be traced back to ZIMASCO’s experiment with SST/ requisite organization

अव्यय प्रताप सिंह Avyay Pratap Singh

RealLawyerAvyay

Bhagwan Parashuram JiAccording to Hindu legends, Parashurama was born to a Brahmin sage Jamadagni and his Kshatriya wife Renuka, living in a hut. His birthplace is believed to be on top of the Janapav hills in Indore, Madhya

Clue

clue

How did menstruation become taboo? A thread There are over 5,000 euphemisms for the word 'period' dating back to old religious texts such as the Bible and the Quran. “…in

Natalia LopezThismon

nlopezthismon

White passing and non-Black Latin@s, lend me your ears (erm... eyes)! We are a part of the racial injustice problem. A thread: 1/15 If you are not standing up right

Visit New Orleans

VisitNewOrleans

In honor of #WorldCocktailDay, enjoy this thread of classic New Orleans cocktails The Sazerac - known as New Orleans’ very first craft cocktail. This local libation is so

Corey Quinn

QuinnyPig

Anomaly Detection for @awscloud bills is stupidly hard to get right. I’m optimistic about what they’ve built—now let’s see how it works in the wild!https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cost-management/preview-anomaly-detection-and-alert

|| Bhāratavarṣa ||

InfoVedic

In Sanatana Dharma, number 108 has held great importance. According to Puranas, Lord Shiva has 108 mukhya shivaganas; Lord Vishnu has 108 Divya Desams; 108 gods and demons took part

david taormina

DavidTaormia

Willard #Bascom; Pioneer Oceanographer, Explorer, Controversial Researcher. Member of the famous French #Basque family who were among the earliest European colonist in North America. And person of interest... Writer, painter,

Jeet Heer

HeerJeet

1. I've been reading some Raymond Chandler lately & it clarified something that is maybe obvious to everyone else but had never occurred to me: that pervasive police corruption was