#1619

Matthew J. Peterson

docMJP

Thread. Important new essay: "It seems to me Republicans are somewhat lost. And that may be, in part, because they are not exactly sure where they want to go. They

Dirk Chatelain

dirkchatelain

Wanted to share a brief conversation I had today with Rodney Wead, a prominent Omaha civil rights leader in the 1960s. (He’s also Bob Gibson’s best friend). Rodney was my

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. I'll explain what I mean here. I'm a Biden voter. But it is fundamentally dangerous that Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai are making policy over how we deliberate over

James Lindsay, man of internet swagger

ConceptualJames

This is the new talking point, y'all. It's actually amusing because of just how recently they were problematizing the Boston Tea Party on a variety of counts, and now they're

The Trollosopher

TheGeniusPlato

Thread about @DonaldJTrumpJr 's Father Quasi Endorsing CRT Supporter & Racist @GovChrisSununu @ChrisSununu , please read everything before replying.First: You can find the video where Donald Trump Quasi Endorses Sununu

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

Four hundred years ago today the Mayflower left England for America, carrying the “Pilgrims” who founded Plymouth Plantation. A century ago this anniversary was a huge deal; now it’s…complicated (thread)

Wesley Yang

wesyang

Lot of questions about how this bill requiring minority representation on all corporate boards will affect business in California; one likely consequence is a sharp increase in those identifying as

Mike Salters

mikesalters1

Here's a complete list of regions Jews have been expelled from since being exiled from Israel by the Romans (through 1948 statehood).Pretty stunning to see in its entirety:250: Carthage415: Alexandria

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Ebonyteach

An observation: There is less nuance in digital popular discourse about Black America lately. I wonder if it's because of the reverse Great Migration to the Sun Belt, social media,

tsar becket adams

BecketAdams

nyt opinion have a very normal and diverse one today. Frank Bruni is 56. He is old enough to have lived through Abscam, Iran-Contra, Waco, Clinton perjuring himself, the War

Anna Moyer

annagmoyer

Thread: Books, articles, and podcasts that have helped me in my (ongoing) work to be antiracist. I'll start with the things I know before adding links to resources I haven't

James Cimino 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇪🇸🇫🇷🇮🇹🏳️‍🌈🇺🇳

rei_da_selfie

O tal @AdrillesRJorge falando que é muito difícil ser branco no Brasil e que as escravas não era estupradas, mas namoravam os senhores é o motivo pelo qual eu vivo

Quaranteaching - Jacob Mitchell

JAMitchell47

I am still learning and I am listening but I feel compelled to speak out and hopefully not over people.#AmyCooper and her ilk are all over America. They are hiding

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

Trump begins his Labor Day news conference by botching reading the word "projecting" Watch this clip while reminding yourself that the unemployment rate has nearly doubled since Trump took office.

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

The Pulitzer Prize winning #1619Project. Phase II commences with the toppling of slave owner George Washington.Let’s skip to the end shall we: what are you going to do with all

David McInnis

dnmcinnis

If anyone needs a distraction from the bin fire that is the world just now, I thought I'd tweet an A-Z of quite interesting things about lost plays. One a