#Abandoned

LJHgrumpyoldgit

LJHAMMOND1

Harold Wilson (11 March 1916-24 May 1995). I have lived through 14 PMs & 11 Labour Party leaders. The 25th anniversary of his death is as good a time as

Ava Reid

asimonereid

since yesterday was mary shelley's birthday, as promised, here is a thread of my favorite facts and anecdotes about her weird, chaotic, and often despicable husband, percy bysshe shelley shelley

Paul 🌹📚 Cooper

PaulMMCooper

A thread on the great library of King Ashurbanipal, discovered in the ruins of Nineveh: The first universal library, the source of our first story, and a lost wonder of

Paul Poast

ProfPaulPoast

What's the ICC and why does @realDonaldTrump dislike it?[THREAD] The ICC is the International Criminal Court (https://www.icc-cpi.int/ ), created in 2002 by the Rome Statute. It's the first permanent international court

Tom 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Tomster72

Im writing this because I wonder if she’s back. She usually announces her presence by playing with a certain light switch. Thats happening, but I’m also seeing moving shadows out

Today in Israel's History

TodayIsrael

June 22, 1948: The shelling of the Altalena ship off the coast of Tel Aviv, and eventual cease-fire over the Altalena incident, which left 19 Jewish fighters dead. THREAD#Israel#OTD@BeginCenter 1/

Eco Gecko

EcoGeck

An evening thread about Çatalhöyük, one of the oddest archaeological sites in the Middle East and one that tells us a lot about both the earliest history of cities, and

Asfandyar Mir

asfandyarmir

[THREAD] Today, a year since the Indian government's removal of Kashmir's autonomy, I read three important reports on the politics surrounding Kashmir since the Indian government's decision. Some highlights from

John Leach

johnleach12

OFSTED research review series: science@Ofstednews @educationgovuk @theASE @IOPTeaching @RoySocChem @RoyalSocBio @ErduranSibel @DrKeithSTaber @profneilmercer @leighhoath @STEMLearningUK @emilyjaneperry @ViciaScience @chrisharriKings @jametll

Yettyclassy

Yettyclassy

Nigeria can never get better. I’m not being pessimistic but it’s just the truth.From the people in power, to the elite, to the middle class, to the poor, to the

Alex Spence

alexGspence

A thread on #coronavirus and the coming #mentalhealth crisis Two weeks ago, I wrote this piece about what it’s like being in isolation when you’re already struggling with your

Սարին|Sarine is gutted by your silence

lifeindiaspora

I have a crucial work deadline this week and a lot rides on it, not just for me but my team. Finally closed my eyes at 5am and now in

Variety

Variety

21 Los Angeles locations that look eerily familiar to any horror movie fan, including: ∙The infamous hedge in John Carpenter’s #Halloween∙The Griffith Park caves (seen in everything from #TheHillsHaveEyes to

aloy ejimakor

AloyEjimakor

Igboland Is Not LandlockedA THREAD by #AloyEjimakorIt’s often said that LIES told many times may - in the course of time - begin to pass for the truth. One of

kiva, on hiatus

persenche

we are all hurting all the time; the world is a machine that has been designed to hurt us. it is a rock tumbler, wearing us away, eroding our strangeness

Chris Livett

Chris_Livett

Rolling into Kitchener-Waterloo for a quick day trip I plan on live-tweeting my tour of the ION LRT, like I did in Ottawa Got off the GO bus at the