#Contrast

Dan McLaughlin

baseballcrank

There are some ways in which Narnia is better, mainly as Christian allegory, but it is inferior in a great many others. Tolkien was just better at world-building, deeper in

Justice For Muslims Collective

dcmuslimjustice

Thread 1/13On #WorldHealthDay we wanted to share this op-ed by our Co-Directors @DarakshanRaja & @Dr_Maha_Hilal who compare the US' response to the #COVID19 pandemic with its response to terrorism.

meekaale 🥴

meekaale

Christopher Alexander’s “fifteen properties” of lifelike beautiful geometry is so extremely relevant to my current research of trying to understand why typical computer-generated “mind maps” feel too slick, skeletal, soulless

Cynical Publius

CynicalPublius

1/OK, here are some key points of political genius from both Trump and #ACB:(thread) 2/First, the mere fact of nominating a devout Catholic woman with 7 kids is going to

Emily Mansfield

erm3114

I've been looking into healthcare preparedness across Europe, and there are some surprisingly large variations. #Germany and Austria began the #COVID19 pandemic best prepared for a surge in hospital admissions;

jay from moonstone

almostaquatic

A guide to the #IStandWithLesbianBabadook controversy for the uninitiated- the va for she ra reposted a meme made by a much smaller account without blacking out the username claiming it

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fuelSelfMastery

Does being rich make you happier?///THREAD/// Let us look at Gautama Buddha’s life. Gautama was born into a wealthy family as a prince in present-day Nepal. Although he had an

Marshall Kosloff

makosloff

1/ The biggest misconception in the media space is that people inherently like *only* directly subscribing to/supporting to one writer a la @Patreon. Like @ne0liberal, we want access to great

Devin Korwin

devinkorwin

Tip about edges in painting! Edges are closely related to value. Notice here how the soft edge of the shadow on the sphere is simply a slow gradient of value.

Association of British Commuters

ABCommuters

Much respect to the Welsh Govt for showing the rest of the UK how to move towards an integrated and sustainable transport system.It's not just that they're bringing rail into

Jeanne Dufort

dufort_jeanne

Closing arguments are over, and now we await the court’s decision.@HarriHursti explained how poor quality scans and arbitrary thresholds combine to leave votes uncounted.I shared my experience on the Vote

Stop AAPI Hate

StopAAPIHate

Our latest report is out. In the thirteen months leading up to March 31, 2021 Stop AAPI Hate received 6,603 reports of hate incidents directed at Asian Americans and Pacific

Zach Elliott

zaelefty

How would you respond to the following quote?"It is now evident that humans cannot be characterized as a member of 1 of 2 clearly defined units: male or female." The

Socially Distanced Atheist Messiah

LatestMessiah

Interesting that Labour abstained on the actual vote rather than voted against.Presumably that's because it's not the final vote, only 2nd reading, and lets them maneuver for amendments at the

christina

wangjunkaist

I’m so proud of junkai. He’s really such a dedicated actor. Losing 20 pounds and only being 90ish pounds when he’s 182 cm, not showering and his hair becoming oily,

Albie Cilliers

albie_cilliers

From Feb 2014 to Feb 2019 #PSG's 3 Executive Directors were paid R242 million, around R80 mil each, excl unvested options. What exceptionally rare skills did they possess, and how