#1979

National Students for Justice in Palestine

NationalSJP

On this Earth Day, we would like to highlight nature’s symbols of Palestine 1. The Palestinian Poppy is the native to the homeland and is the most abundant flower

The Spaceshipper 🚀

TheSpaceshipper

Nooooo :(Ron Cobb (1937-2020) is dead. I am devastated.From Alien to Close Encounters of the Third Kind to The Last Starfighter, I have often shared his work here. I am

Dr. Nedda Mehdizadeh, PhD

prof_nmehdiz

What is the difference between Persia/Persian and Iran/Iranian? A thread 1/7 Persia derives from "Pars," the name of a region in southwestern Iran bordering the Persian Gulf & the

Prof. Twatter 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

RealProfTwatter

ThatcherBrought an end to the Labour years of the 70's when rubbish went collected in the streets, a three day week was not a dream, but a curse, and bodies

It's Going Down

IGD_News

Tucker Carlson is best known for mainstreaming white nationalism - but he's also the heir to the Swanson frozen foods fortune. Famous for 'Hungry Man' dinners, Swanson's empire, and in

Kurdish History

history_kurdish

[Thread]Random old pictures of Kurdish fighters Mahmut Igvan, Ibrahim Güclü and Necmettin Büyükkaya among Peshmergas of YNK/PUK in southern Kurdistan Murat Karayilan with fighters of the National Liberation Front of

Fact Trek

FactTreks

WHAT IN THE FLYING A!? Over the years, many assumptions have been made about the various #Starfleet insignia worn on the original #StarTrek and beyond thru to #StarTrekSNW . Follow

Greg Poling

GregPoling

THREAD > This weeks' 1st SCS fun fact(s), on the expansion of Beijing's maritime claims. I'll skip the birth of the U-shaped line. You can read Chapter 2 when the

Mike Parker

mikeparkerwales

A thread to go with the poll I posted, regarding the options for #PlaidCymru and #Green voters in #Montgomeryshire / #Maldwyn. I want to think out loud, and see where

True Indology

TIinExile

One of the biggest FRAUDS fabricated in recent decades is the MYTH of Badruddin.It is falsely claimed that a person named Badruddin wrote Badrinath Aarti.Some have gone to the extent

Nick The Coconut Boy

nickternational

The Law of Passing OffWhen one trader misrepresents goods or services as being the goods and services of another; or tries to say that their goods or services have some

Hassan Hadad

Abufellah

A Living MartyrIn 1980, two brothers, Haidar (4 years old) and Ahmed (2 years old), were separated in a Baghdad jail cell. Amazingly, four decades later, in Baghdad, they meet

Ben Moll

ben_moll

Want some insight into the evolution of macro but weren’t around in the 70s & 80s?Read Tom Sargent’s 1979/1987 “Macroeconomic Theory” (1st/2nd edn). h/t @GregWKaplan for recommending it!Intro and ToC:

Caryl

TuCroisSavoir

Kate's first album The Kick Inside was released in 1978 but I don't think it made its way to the U.S. until 1979 when I first heard it, instantly enamored.

Peter Della Penna

PeterDellaPenna

Another Pointless cricket thread demonstrating that next to no one in the UK watched the 2019 Cricket World Cup that England hosted, showing the failure of British cricket administrators in

SDAgainstFash

SDAgainstFash

ID'd the blue shirt who spit on an activist last Saturday (during a pandemic no less).One of the Wenhold klan.#COVID Chris WenholdDOB: 10/2/1979 (happy birthday, Chris!)Lives in Warner Springs and