#Extraordinary

Incunabula

incunabula

On October 7, 1992, an elderly man named Tevfik Esenç died in Turkey, and with him - on that day - died the Ubykh language. Once spoken by 50 000

Scott Kurashige

scottkurashige

Let’s recap. 1) Chua wrote a much cited WSJ op-Ed supporting SCOTUS nomination of toxic, alleged rapist Brett Kavanaugh saying he was a great mentor for women, including her daughter

Tony Lyza

tlyzawx

I can be as sarcastic as anyone, but if you're going to be snarky/sarcastic, at least be smart. A lot of stupid crap being tossed out tonight. Since I'm not

Nikhil Chitale

nikhilchitale

Yesterday was my grandfather, Parshuram also known as Nanasaheb Chitale’s 85th birthday. From playing basketball for Fergusson college, Pune in early 50s to pioneering polyethylene pouch packing of pasteurised liquid

Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe (she/her)

SKKArchive

With @vanessachughes on @ABCClassic Drive to spill the triple T: Travel Tales & Tunes, just after the 6pm news. This week: Ignatius Sancho! First African to vote in the UK

Graeme Wood

gcaw

Ulric S. Haynes—ambassador, university president, NSC staffer, diesel-engine salesman, and literal character out of a Tom Wolfe story—died of #COVID19 last week at the age of 89.He was a friend

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Hello @BBOWT, I have some questions to ask about your extraordinary shocking support for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, one of the biggest and most damaging infrastructure schemes proposed in the UK.

Stuart Lau

stuartlauscmp

.@luigidimaio said he talked to Wang Yi about Hong Kong as part of their discussion on “several heated international issues”. “We had a very fruitful bilateral meeting. We talked about

Medieval Manuscripts

BLMedieval

A thread for #NationalPoetryMonth, showcasing items from the @britishlibrary collections.Starting with Beowulf! The longest epic poem in Old English survives in a single manuscript, made sometime around AD 1000. We

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

A statement from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend:“With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery.... 1/https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1246169428808675333

Momo

Mo_ShiNja

One thing I always found intriguing about Re:Zero's cast, is how virtually every single character embodies an attribute of Subaru. You could very well conceptualize Re:Zero as Subaru's dream with

Jonathan Turley

JonathanTurley

Joe Biden just refused to answer whether he will support packing the Court with new members once elected. That is an extraordinary position. Many of us would not vote for

nicola crockford

numenini

Further to yesterday's loot https://twitter.com/numenini/status/1383761265743458309?s=20, extraordinary snorkel down Lee Brook from Beck Bridge, Freckenham like #GenerationGame conveyor belt: jewellery, watches, laptops, safes, wallets

Ilan Goldenberg

ilangoldenberg

1. As someone who spent a lot of time in government dealing with how to respond to Iranian naval provocations let’s walk through why Trump’s tweet today is dangerous and

christophe

ethuin

Thread #Virunga #Congo It has been established now that 13 elements of Virunga’s quick reaction force have been killed, and several civilians. It’s unclear however, who carried out the raid.https://twitter.com/ethuin/status/1253662943004299265

Reuters Investigates

specialreports

Judge Les Hayes once sentenced a single mother to 496 days behind bars for failing to pay traffic tickets. The sentence was so stiff it exceeded the jail time Alabama