#Spectacle

Siddharth Misra

sidart_misra

THREAD: The Invention of Glass and its Hummingbird Effect.Hummingbird effect: An innovation, or cluster of innovations, in one field ends up triggering changes that seem to belong to a different

Julian Borger

julianborger

To get some idea of the spectacle de merde at the UN Security Council in the wake of the Pompeo visit, this is what one diplomat had to say about

Steve Schmidt

SteveSchmidtSES

People drown because they panic, not because they can’t swim. The Whelan email is symptomatic of the utter panic consuming a nomination that hangs by the thinnest of threads and

Royal Suitor

royal_suitor

The past few days has shown there’s a lack of understanding of how these production deals work but the UK media are also capitalizing on that ignorance to deliberately distort

Aubrey Gordon (she/her/hers)

yrfatfriend

I made the mistake of wearing workout clothes while walking the dog today, and a stranger called out across the street, "good job! You'll get there!"When you say "encouraging" things

Prya Murad

defendermurad

A perhaps unpopular series of thoughts regarding the effectiveness of criminal prosecution. I cannot sit here and tell you that I believe 17 year olds haven’t developed the ability to

Jenna Fryer

JennaFryer

A thread about Roger Penske: For as long as I’ve been coming to IMS, the large stall in the ladies room had a bizarre gap between the door and the

Jim Taylor

jimultimate

Finally watched Tiger King, and I'm kind of unsettled that most people's reaction has been to just meme it and have a laugh.It is a deeply unpleasant TV series. The

Oliver Willis

owillis

i hate appearing as if im saying some of the media/pr things democrats can be doing that they aren't is "easy." i dont want to be "that guy" who just

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_linaa99

Jcrois j’vais faire un thread sur les meufs les plus drôles que Jconnaisse @ moi inutile de le préciser mais personne me détrône malgré mon humour peu commun Fin du

Angus Johnston

studentactivism

There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And

christopher r. rogers

justmaybechris

I love the journalism about MOVE which spreads the story about what they experienced and everyone else on Osage in 85’. But it’s just this constant framing about it being

Marc Williams

MrKinetik

Me when I hear fireworks on May 25 before the sun is down: So if you’re newish to the timeline, you may not know this about me but uh...I really

Zane Gray

ZaneyZeke96

Titanic is easily one of my all time most trasured movie. It’s epic, deeply emotional, heartbreaking, thoughtful and moving. As far as romance movies go, this is EASILY my all

DJ PICKLE JUICE

DJPickleJ

I’ve wanted to stay quiet due to my mental health break I’m on right now, but everything going on with Kanye is extremely unsettling and I have some words I’d

Madhu Purnima Kishwar

madhukishwar

1. Persian historian Wassaf wrote in his book ‘Tazjiyat-ul-Amsar wa Tajriyat ul Asar’: Alaul-Din Khilji, 2nd ruler of Khilji Dynasty in India 1295-1316 AD),once asked his advisor ‘Qazi’: What was