#1980

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/6 We are in a new Cold War. The US sees China as its enemy. Why the change? Before the 2008 financial crisis it believed China's rise was unsustainable. They

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sifill_LDF

I feel like every year I’m compelled to do this thread. But here we go again.https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1299776570463199232 Which days were these? When Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing license for

The Romero Trust

RomeroTrust

The funeral of Archbishop Romero took place on Palm Sunday, 1980. The cathedral was too small to accommodate all who wanted to attend, so the funeral took place on the

Garic Moran

GaricMoran

Polar opposites: My first job in the investment field was as an intern at a local brokerage firm in New Orleans in the summer of 1981. At that time the

WASS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇳🇿🇮🇪

Wass2020

Politicians who want to break up the UK often use the argument that Scotland could be like other small nations. They choose to compare with nations that appear successful at

Carl Bernstein

carlbernstein

How is that NBC News has allowed itself to get conned by Donald Trump and (as of 11 pm Wednesday) continues to abrogate the public trust by not re-scheduling or

Max

MaxBalfour

Need a new thread to pin so will be listing some of my favourite actors and my four favourite performances from each of them. 1. Jack NicholsonOne Flew Over the

Lore in the Time of Cholera

loresjoberg

Let me try this again, maybe I can be more clear. I don't think Donald Trump was a member of an oppressed class in 1980. I don't think Eric Trump

Hot Authoritarian Takes

hotauthtakes

Now let’s unpack and disprove all these claims defending genocide Now let’s start with the "kulaks Destroying the crops" when in reality the Soviets blocked all food from coming into

UnaDonna

JustUnaDonna

Je viens de voir passer un graph de comparaison smic-salaire des profs de 1980 à nos jours + "ouin nos parents voient pas notre déclassement".Retenez-moi.Méritocratie, "je vaux +, moi", travaillisme,

Fated Mates Podcast

FatedMates

This week, we're joined by @stegan to talk about Vivian Stephens and how she redefined and created category romance in America.https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/7/6/s0245-vivian-stephens-acquisitions-with-librarian-steve-ammidown In

Jason Hickel

jasonhickel

There's a new book making the rounds, "More From Less", by tech guru @amcafee. McAfee argues we can have indefinite GDP growth while *reducing* our ecological impact. For evidence, he

chloe ♡

gumcalories

𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 ~ 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 ☆ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿!These tips work for me BUT some might not work out for you and that’s okay! it’s knowin

Richard Bailey

RealRichardBail

Here is a stunning statement written in 1980. Terrifyingly prophetic. It is from a book by Jacques Attali, The Future of Life. Attali was an advisor to French Socialist President

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cagrimbakirci

National Geographic'in 1981 sayısında gördüğünüz bu fotoğraflar ilk etapta "sıradan" gelebilir ama hikayesi gerçekten ilginç bir kahramanlık hikayesi. 18 Mayıs 1980'de St. Helens yanardağındaki değişimleri

duncanpoundcake

duncanpoundcake

#LearnMMT 'Printing Money fuels inflation'Money Supply in China goes through the roof - X5 Since 2000.Money Supply in USA trebles since 1980... Inflation rate in China (Orange) & USA (Grey)