#Traditions

philwoodford

philwoodford

Parallels with the 1980s are always front of mind with @UKLabour's predicament. When Kinnock took over in 1983, he had broad support from sections of the left, but he soon

George Ten

GrammarHippy

WANTED: 5.7 Billion people. Dead or alive!>>> A Thread

yasmine 🍊 ياسمين

YasmineJibril

It’s here! Thread of North African Folktales for your October Spooks! First, some context: a lot of North African folktales have pre-islamic elements, many even bearing roots in

David Fedman

dfedman

Every map has a history, but few as interesting at this one. A thread on one of my favorite maps in Japan's long cartographic history: 測図劔岳周辺の「三等三角網図」 (1907) 1/ At first

Write Winger

RealWriteWinger

My older kids like math, so over breakfast this morning I asked them, “How many people did it take to make you?”My daughter says, “Um, you and mommy?”“So that’s two.

Artyom Robinette Kazak Jr.

theorangealt

I suspect there's a ton of people who grew up seeing a ton of examples where *anyone* having power was bad for someone elseBut they have not reconciled "power is

Dr Robert Bohan Artist

RobertBohan

Thread: I was recently told about an Irish family who didn’t have a ‘Christmas’ tree as they were not Christians. My sister was happy to tell them that actually the

Ibrahim S. Amin

Ibrahim_S_Amin

It's why I usually refer to "fundamentalists" or "fanatics" rather than, say, "extremists" or "radicals". Rejecting the Quran's origin myth would, in a context of Islam, be "extreme"

Neal 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Nealb2010

So how did vote leave cheat? What was this extra money spent on and can it be justified?Ah I didn't fall for any of that, I hear you say.. Let's

Dana Del Rey

Danaalrama7i

I’m gonna make a thread about my relationship with religion so here it goes: I didn’t grow up in a religious family at all. We were never really forced to

Sanam wani

AryanOfHimalaya

1/ Thread: Why most Muslims of sub-continent dislike Modi, Hindu nationalist? 2.The psychological comfort level for Muslims - is living along with another co-religionist as their neighbour and not living

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

Right. We are getting to the twitchy bit now. Who will fold first as the #Brexit crucible intensifies? The EU side appears to bet that Boris Johnson will. But are

The Grand Scoobah

TheGrandScoobah

I've been thinking about #LDS teachings regarding the Gift of the Holy Ghost—how they developed and how they differ from the views of other Christian faiths. Here are my PERSONAL

BloomingIndigeneity

jordenrevels

Lumbee history does not start or end with what white people or other Natives (especially ones who have not done research outside what their racist ass elders say) Just because

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

From Ego To Empire, All Our Problems Stem From The Impulse To Control"The human organism arrives in this world squishy, defenseless and easily startled, which it turns out is really

baekhyun thinker

occultkyoong

why mafia isn't a fucking aesthetic: a thread DISCLAIMER: im making this thread because im so sick and tired as an italian to see you stupid ignorants seeing the whole