#Spectacle

Bruce E. Baker

BruceHistorian

A THREAD, about lynching and Confederate monuments 1/24 About 25 years ago, I studied lynching & cultural representations of and memory of lynching, & later memory of Reconstruction, including monuments.

The Ian PrenderCast

ThePrenderCast

1/ Do those at HQ have any idea how lucky they are to have inherited the perfect game AND stakeholders the envy of most codes the world over?They are merely

aia @ the one and only daina kinnie

Alien1Aia

*inhales*Free to Peace , Rest of Eternity by Mizu, The Plushie Lost at Sea, Alone by anotterkiro, Bedroom Eyes and Croccodile Tears by Melt, Who You Are by hiyimi, Sauvetage

Antonio García Martínez

antoniogm

“The occupational hazard of making a spectacle of yourself, over the long haul, is that at some point you buy a ticket too.”This is ridiculous reasoning. Tyson has bought a

Cheryl Lynn Eaton

cheryllynneaton

Possibly Unpopular Opinion: I think Scarecrow should be black.https://twitter.com/okayplayer/status/1222945572111421441 I think I would like very much to see a black Scarecrow, a man who struggled to become a success in

Augustine Mario, MFV

UgonnaMario

A photograph taken in Argentina on Nov. 11, 2007 shows two cardinals,♝Jorge Mario Bergoglio and♝Tarcisio Bertone (Vatican Secretary of State, 2006–13), sitting side by side, although their chairs are on

Joseph Britt

Zathras3

Just a few notes, for my own benefit really, about this evenings debate-like event. A thread. Biden: he struggled at times to stay on task. "200,000 dead" is a powerful

Christopher Stead

steadyc1986

I've really enjoyed Leithart's new little book on the 10 Commandments. It's got challenge, comfort, and above all Christ as the Son who hears and keeps his Father's ten words

Angus Johnston

studentactivism

There's something really beautiful to me about high-profile magicians who immerse themselves so deeply in the history of their art that they wind up making choices that only really make

Ted McCormick

mccormick_ted

It’s fascinating though hardly surprising to watch purportedly oppositional or heterodox intellectual posturing give way to ever more naked hatred of complex and critical thought. But the real point is

Jean-Baptiste Morel

JB__Morel

Des anti-masqués défilent près du marché Saint-Marc, tout de blanc vêtus. Plein de gamins aux alentours terrifiés. C’est « un collectif de citoyens en colère ». Des gens s’engueulent devant le cortège

Derek R Peterson

Unseen_Archive

Delighted to find these clips: the coronation of Ras Tafari as Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. The coronation took place on 2 Nov. 1930.Tafari's predecessor was Zewditu, Empress of Ethiopia

spooky ali

senseiscomrade

okay here’s my highly anticipated thread on commodity fetishism that I’m probably gonna look back on and think is shit but here we go okay so I guess I’ll start

⚡️Nick⚡️All in $jup.

Nick84883905

1/ In the year 1711 an absurd company was formed called: "A company for carrying an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is". It was in

South Asia Solidarity Initiative

SASIinNYC

NYC FOLKS Wednesday, August 5. 8 AM. Times Square. Hindu fascists will be celebrating the demolition of Babri Masjid. Join us to protest this vile spectacle of fascism! *You

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

There has been no more depressing spectacle this week than this: Large media outlets took a misleading, incorrect, propagandist birther column in a publication that no one reads any more,