#1666

LOST AT SEAPermanent DebtorsSlavery documents Flag#QAnon https://youtu.be/PZYFUUyu4bg  The Cestui Que Vie Act of 1666operating in Admiralty lawthe law of the seaso lost at seaThe state (London) took custody of everybody
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1666, Bombay, Pandemics - and thereby hangs a tale. The Great Fire of London occurred in 1666, continuing for 4 days. An unintended consequence was in plague cases coz
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Over a decade ago I was talking w/the great disaster scholar Russell Dynes (RIP) and he clued me in to the importance of the tremendous compound disaster that struck Lisbon
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It's World Space Week! My mission this morning is space books by women - old ones, new ones, maybe even imaginary ones. #Space4Women #WSW2020 My first book for World Space
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In 1666, the Great Fire of London destroyed many homes and businesses, but from the ashes rose the world’s first property insurance policies. Here’s how it happened: It’s estimated that
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Some of the worst epidemics and pandemics to hit mankind1. Plague of Athens, 430 BC - 100,000 deaths2. Antonine plague, AD 165-180 - 5 million deaths3. Plague of Cyprian, AD
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1/18 Due to the the mass amount of information I’ve put together I decided it would be best to drop it in sections, giving everyone time to digest before the
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Pandemics- great levellers?If so, it’s puzzling that it’s invariably the poor who die most.In 1665 after the ‘Great Plague’ broke out, Charles II ordered the mayor and aldermen of London
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I've been seeing quite a lot about the idea of a cashless society being introduced under the auspices of pandemic control recently. This has some benefits, but causes many more
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The Insurgency in Balochistan is waged by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region. Based on content analysis of rhetoric used by Baloch militant groups in both states: the reasons
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THREAD : Pourquoi les Imaziɣen marocains non-harkis doivent être anti Makhzen ? Tout d’abord définissions ce qu’est le « makhzen » désigne, à la fois le Pouvoir marocain et un système de
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For those who are not familiar with Britain but are intrigued by the 'rule of six', I offer this thread that explains the symbolic significance of the number six in
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Book List! Pandemic ProtagonistsWhen I'm experiencing uncertainty, my go-to strategy is to #readaboutit. Here are books I've read over the years that feature some kind of disease and some kind
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running thread of texted verification codes i’ve gotten and what i think about them 819813 - just got this one and it’s amazing. two powerful sisters side by side.
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*THREAD*#Eyam #SocialDistancingRing-a-ring-o-rosesWhen victims of the Plague start getting rashes that looked like rings & were the colour of rosesPocket full of posiesSome people thought the disease was due to bad
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Hi @tedcruz & @LilaGraceRose. I saw your latest op-ed on the court's decision to make medication abortions more accessible in a few states during the coronavirus pandemic.I hope you won't
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