#Historical

Dr Clemens Chay

SINGulfura

[Thread] The Early Professional Years of the Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad (God bless and protect him from harm)I had an intriguing conversation with an ex-Cabinet minister on Sheikh Sabah's formative

Rob Cross

RobCross247

Bringing Ireland's History to Life.My restored and colourised early 1900s photo of Market Day, in Slane, Co. Meath and in the background the 1795 St Patrick's, Church with its clock

bigAL

gr00vyd00b

“We support whatever HE says and we hate whatever THEY say.” Fascist bootlickers.https://twitter.com/jentaub/status/1297695676680343552 And I know people bristle at extreme words like *fascism*, but it’s actually true. I taught Econ

Zach Ward

EconZach

As an economic historian, I can’t help but think about the incredible persistence of racial disparities. But I am hopeful that recent events will lead to a turning point. To

Sebilo Books

Sebilo_Books

This #AfricaDay2020 we want to shine a light on books by Africans. Some are available in-store and you can call us on 3933340 to place your order.Thread "The Rosie

swyx

swyx

Since I work on Infra devtools, I made notes on this week's @a16zLIVE infra discussion with @martin_casado, @davidu and @bhorowitz: https://codingcareer.circle.so/c/devtools/a16z-on-infra-companiesMost take in the hour was Martin notin

NYI🥂

beyXOabel

blackface, blackfishing, and cultural appropriationa thread cultural appropriation is the adoption of elements from one culture into another. when these elements are adopted, they lose historical and cultural value. this

Joshua Loftus (defundNYPD.com)

joftius

"COVID is bad because trump is unqualified" fails as an argument because1. Comparisons to Europe2. The supposedly qualified people are the products of meritocracy--a self-mythologizing system where grifters are as

Alex Rawlings

alex__rawlings

I'm in Greece at the moment working on a short documentary about the Tsakonikan language revival movement. Here's a brief thread to explain what it's all about and some things

FranchiseKF

FranchiseKF

Just got some grief for taking Newman as QB6 in a recent CFF best ball draft. While I did intentionally take him early in order to ensure I stacked him

Holden Sheppard 😎💪

V8Sheppard

Today I'm giving a shout out to a bunch of awesome Aussie authors on my TBR pile, so I did literal interpretations of their titles PS. I'm sorry. First

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onlythecarol

LEBANON-what to do after an explosion-what's happening-what you can do to help AFTER AN EXPLOSION-avoid your phone -do not drink things with caffeine bc they might givew you a headache-use

Lauren Tuite

lauren_tuite

Here's a few things I learned in Administrative Law, to help people understand what's happening right now. Commissions of Investigation were established after many decades of Public Tribunals being criticised

Photon Storm

nea_storm

https://twitter.com/Justice93691/status/1293896966225776642 Thank You for the post @realDonaldTrump & @Justice93691 : For all reading this post the horrid algorithms [ALICE] of fiduciary custodian Twitter stated this post was removed: D

Shadow Petoscary

shadipetosky

Following up on the “Creators not Consultants” tweet. It is so important for ORGs and allies to encourage the hiring/making of trans writers vs. trans consultants.This means ending the practice

blackbird

artsportfun

Everyone has a way of defining Messi. We choose some adjectives, compliments, liken him to some fictional heroes, movie characters, artists. And still we can’t find “the” word for him.#Messi