#1918

Faith Salie

Faith_Salie

Today I had the honor to escorting my 104.5 year-old friend Ruth to vote. She was born before women had the right to vote. Her 1st vote was for FDR.

Star Player

SkaseyBallin

We all know the saying... Fool me once shame on you. But fool me twice and it’s shame on who?Deja Vu Spanish Flu 1919 - 100 Years AgoA Thread First

Caroline Kitchener

CAKitchener

On March 30, @thelilynews asked to hear from women who are self-quarantined alone. We got almost 1,300 responses. Those responses became 20+ interviews, which became 7 stories: one woman living

Kerry

kerry62189

This is a thread for tracking disease experts' assessments of pandemic policies. https://unherd.com/2020/09/africas-catastrophic-covid-response/ https://twitter.com/kerry62189/status/1304291030766944257?s=20 I'm converging on a theo

Colin McKay

DerorCurrency

1918: quote of alleged appeal made on behalf of "6,000,000 Jews" in "a terrible state" in Russia. This line curious:"..the Kaiser .. fearing to come out publicly in Germany, *where

Abdulrasheed Ijaodola

thediary_keeper

Can you run 3 days and 3 nights without stopping or resting?Do you believe anyone can?The Germans did it during their historical onslaught of France in WW2. What is known

EDM Pajama Sam 💫🔦🔜 Maybe Galantis

BassDaddySean

COVID and festivals: a Med Student Raver’s perspective. Hi friends, I’m Sean and I’m a medical student/bass head. I also have 2 years of infectious disease research experience and a

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

Treatment for #COVID19 has improved and there may be some 'mortality displacement' effect with a proportion of the most at-risk population having deceased in the spring epidemic. Both factors could

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wimterseason

//YO To my Filo oomfs and noomfs, please please please be prepared for the incoming super typhoon. They say it's stronger than Typhoon Yolanda so do NOT underestimate it.I'll be

Brett Lee-Price

BrettL_P

While we throw the 'nazi' label at each other, denoting the evils of the fascist Third Reich, we ignorantly turn a blind eye to something which has all the hallmarks

Sandra FactCheck Alland

san_alland

Hey, it's #DisabilityHistoryMonth, and also #UCUStrikesBack #UCUStrike! What better time for some history of disabled strikers?? And what better place to start than Glasgow? I will spin you a tale

Une Plus Grande Guerre

UnePlusGrGuerre

Hello, @DrAlexJack1 again. Today for #FWWandPopCulture I'm going to look at the story of this photo of the Portsmouth Ladies FC, what it says about #womensfootball-then and now - and

Prof Francois Balloux

BallouxFrancois

There seems to be a common fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of herd immunity, which leads to unhelpful cross talk. Herd immunity is not more (or less) a harmful concept

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

Is citizenship earned or inherent? Did women need to prove they _deserved_ the vote?Once the US entered WWI, women were eager to be of service--especially women with something to prove.

David Frum

davidfrum

A short history of US depressions and their electoral consequences1837-1841: first national depression. Jefferson-Jackson Democrats had dominated national politics for previous three decades. In 1840, they lost both presidency and

Danny Diekroeger

dannydiekroeger

Hash Functions are a key concept in computer science, cryptography, and yes #bitcoin .It's impossible to explain how bitcoin works without first understanding what a Hash is.If you'd like to