#Equal

Jonathan Thames

jonctham

Musings on ritual purity and magic. For those who see matter as sacred, or on equal footing with spirit, how does one understand the ubiquitous injunctions towards ritual purity via

Brian Riedl 🧀

Brian_Riedl

MEGA-THREAD: @mattyglesias competently summarizes the "Debt no longer matters, so relax & add more" case. But these arguments - common on econ Twitter - dismiss two key realities:1) Baseline debt

Dr Craig Dalȝell

thecommongreen

This was unexpected news. I am absolutely delighted that my work campaigning for a Scottish National Investment Bank will benefit my former colleagues at @M2Lasers.Still a lot to do to

ohmyBLgods

ohmyblgods

When you realize... The parallels between Tutor's hardest struggles and Fighter's last words. (aka Why The Breakup keeps breaking me, a mini-thread.)#WHYRUep11 #ฟตตต #ZaintSee#Saint_sup #ZeePruk #WhyRUTheSeries "Nobody understands me.&q

Retired Golden Girl ✨ (black parents but biracial)

Girlgoldened

Stephen Jackson, the same man who told millions of people that Black Women are the downfall of Black Men is now mourning his brother, George Floyd.If you called Black Women

Open Ocean Exploration

RebeccaRHelm

I am reading about people who are feeling a sense of anxiety/depression/ennui. These all strike me as normal & appropriate responses to prolonged uncertainty. And, while it may not be

Alyssa Leader

alittleleader

Because it's becoming a more popular option as more bar examiners flounder, we need put this out there: provisional practice is not the answer to bar exam woes. Here's why:

Tendex

TendexCapital

Personally and based on my read of historical downturns, I believe it will be some time (on the order of months/yr) until the US economy is back to anything remotely

Safi Saheb

nawab_safiullah

Thread: Position of women in Sindhi society during the rule of Soomra dynasty (1026–1356)* Woman was not allowed to share the bed of her husband after a child was born,

Awais Aftab

awaisaftab

Why these 12 facts need to understood in larger context:1. Ok, there are no objective tests. But what does that mean? For that u have to understand the numerous &

Young Women's Trust

YWTrust

NEW REPORT | During this pandemic, young women have been left to pick up the pieces. Read this thread on the impact coronavirus has had on their careers, finances, home

Mid Beacon Hill

midbeaconhill

I’m usually not that interested in King County Superior Court judge races, but this one caught my attention because I served as a juror in North’s courtroom for a month

Elizabeth Yin

dunkhippo33

Friday AM thread on startup accelerators having previously run one for years: 1) Should you do an accelerator?As always it depends...some considerations... 2) Like everything else, figure out what is

James Lindsay, man of internet swagger

ConceptualJames

Unpacking this garbage is extremely tedious and exhausting, and it's very hard to convince people that the unpacking has been done faithfully and genuinely, but I'll see what I can

Gregg Gonsalves

gregggonsalves

On @ReliableSources on @CNN just now, I told @brianstelter: "As Andy Slavitt (President Obama’s former head of Medicare and Medicaid Services) has said, this is the greatest public health failure

jay 🌤

GOGYSlMP

— an educational thread about Islam and what it's about, contradicting popular stereotypes, and addressing misinformation. first of all; islam is a RELIGION. please remember that. anyone can be a