#1918

Kate McAllister

KateMc993

THREAD: I’ve been trying to maintain some separation between COVID and my thesis, which focuses on an early 20c disease called Encephalitis Lethargica. But this morning I saw this headline

Dexter Fergie

DexterFergie

A fantastic resource that I just stumbled upon today is Duke's Ad*Access digital collection, which has a large, keyword-searchable database of ads from the first half of the 20th cent.

Stop the Steal - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

Thread – Some Virus-related Common Sense, Texas-Style1. Americans are problem-solvers. We’re not used to cowering in our homes in fear of what MIGHT happen simply because the government and media

Angela (one of many)

angelaisms

This is my grandmother’s uncle, Anthony. I never met him; neither did she. He died in France in 1918, at the age of 20. He was a casualty of WWI.

Justin “Hoops” McElroy

JustinMcElroy

Finally, some good news.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62544/element/7/0/nannaria%20mcelroyorum/ WHY IS HE SO STOKED ABOUT THIS MILLIPEDE? Well, one species was found at Beech Fork State Park near Huntington, WV and is named (wait for

Brian Roemmele

BrianRoemmele

Why did the 1918 flu pandemic end?Evolution tends to select the milder forms so as to spread more effectively and over time will predominate.Factors contribute to virulence: overcrowding and mode

Sofya Anisimova

SofyaDAnisimova

I was saving this thread for Armistice Day, but didn’t have time to write it. It is the story of one of the biggest Russian #FWW military cemeteries. Founded in

Doug Dodson

DougDodsonENews

If the Golden Girls were on today there would be an episode where everyone is trying to convince Blanche to get vaccinated but she would insist she isn’t eligible yet

vanessa beeley

VanessaBeeley

1. Bill Gates influence on #Covid19 "crisis" shld not be underestimated as mandatory Biometric ID is a "thing" under "humanitarian" pretext. "Proving who u r is a fundamental human right"

Derek Robertson

HawickRemember

OTD in 1918, Hawick and Scotland's mercurial winger Walter Sutherland, 'Suddie', was killed in France aged 27. Rest in peace bonnie lad. Thread 1/ Hawick and Scotland's Walter Sutherland sprinting

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ChrisKhach

#Armenian Churches of #BakuLabeled as red dots (south to north)1) Holy Mother of God in the Inner City (Icheri Shehir)2) Saint Gregory the Illuminator 3) Saints Thaddeus & Bartholomew4) Holy

Norma Leespeaking

NLeespeaking

THREAD: COVID-19 is a con-trick. Here’s why:Let’s push aside the minutiae and detritus and go back to basics.The Coronavirus Act: 2020:Removes the requirement for post-mortems andRemoves the need for 2nd

Wabi Sabi جاوید

ryder_bey

Fakhri Pasha - The Defender of MadinahFakhri Pasha or Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha (1868–1948) was the commander of Ottoman army and governor of Medina from 1916 to 1919. He was

(((Charles Fishman)))

cfishman

When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, is the cure worse than the disease?That is, do the stringent public health rules imposed in 42 states—mandatory closing of non-essential businesses, stay-at-home

ines helene, ShroomGirl

inihelene

I'm at a loss to understand how an organisation that has no medical infrastructure, personnel, equipment, expertise or role was supposed to provide contingent or actual response to a pandemic.

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lebanesefront

Beirut Port disasters throughout history (thread)1- Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC) destroyed Beirut port in 586 BC before invading Jerusalem. 2- The mercenaries