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Coolness1994

Exploring Common Themes/Tropes in 90s and 2000s R&B Music Videos: A Thread My first thread of 2020! I was thinking about what made R&B videos of the 90s and 2000s

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littlestgremlin

Since people don't talk about Pan-Arab colonization and the systemic murder, genocide, and exile of their Jewish populations we're going to start with one that was on June 1, 1941

The Slothmare Before Christmas

CaseyExplosion

Hey folks, today lets talk about Cyberpunk, Japan, and the 80's. Have you ever wondered why Cyberpunk as a genre is so steeped with Japanese imagery and references? Well it's

deb te kawa

debtekawa

The UK will launch its foreign and defence policy review on Tuesday. I will curate a thread capturing the commentary. My hypothesis is, like the review, the commentary will be

ClearingTheFog

clearing_fog

From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officialsIn hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President

Judge Jessica🧂

jessicashortall

LifeSiteNews, DailyWire, Daily Caller driving false narratives of trans people.Will you help by posting something good on FB? If you don't understand what it might be like to be trans,

Bogi Takács PERSON | I voted!

bogiperson

Up to 30k now on my YA science-fantasy novel, tentatively titled #TheSunwardEscape.Magic! Religion! Interstellar political conspiracies! Intersex and gender-undecided #ActuallyAutistic protagonist! Very QUILTBAG+ cast :D Much ownvoices.Let&

Skateboard B

DrowsyRebel

Day 12: Appeal to NatureThis is the argument that a thing which is believed to be natural is good or valid. Conversely, unnatural or artificial things are bad or wrong.

thosestarsalign

thosestarsalign

Theo and Rose talking about each other in interviews. Thread ⇣"Oh God, we really battled the elements together…when we were boiling, boiling hot, both of us, on the balcony in

Kavaeric

Kavaeric

Had an extended conversation last night with @murrzbow about furry art and why it feels furry Specifically, what exactly the "furry" aesthetic is in general? What is it that makes

Hollow Tip Logic

TheeClydesdale_

@LanaDelRey ‘s essay was steeped in old archaic colonial tropes, white feminism and racism. The fact that she does understand or refuses to, is actually the most racist part. Let’s

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manyangrygeese

4. Fake dating aus - oh sweetie u got TRUST ISSUES and the most appealing form of making emotional connections is in a situation where you never have to show

Sarah May

Sarah_May1

1/15 Hi! I’ve really enjoyed all the papers this morning, and feel a bit nervous because I’m just beginning my work on this, so I’ve more questions than answers. I’m

Gravis, Part-Time 8-Bit Toaster

gravislizard

I picked up Red Dead Redemption after finishing RDR2 because I was just extremely curious about it and it wasn't too expensive (and I had nothing else to do) and...

Mallory Moore

Chican3ry

Catholic groups have helpfully defined what they mean when they rail against Gender Ideology. They couch it in "love the sinner hate the sin" shit around how they're not against

Viet Thanh Nguyen

viet_t_nguyen

Here we go with my live tweeting of Spike Lee's #Da5Bloods . I'm an admirer of many of Lee's movies. I'm also someone who has seen almost all Hollywood movies