#Intellectual

Good morning! April 23 is World Book Day!In celebration, this will be a thread on the novels Xiao Zhan had recommended for the past few years! 1. The Little Prince
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On UK academia and Russian disinformation. Over the last 24 hours, reactions to @RUSI_org's defence of @ReframingRussia have similarly been "mostly negative", not least in response to @JEyal_RUSI's signal boosting
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I'm far from being a historian of early modern Southeast Asia but here is a thread about rumour in historical writing and how Sejarah Melayu makes an interesting source in
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A Biden win would decisively hand the 21st Century to China. I think it's very important to prevent a fascist superpower from ruling the world. Funny how so many self-professed
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Happening in 1 minute! Join usRegister at https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GIx_EdfsT2mh95ZOp-QQiw And we're off. I'll do a little live tweeting. We're discussing manufacturing & supply of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
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Debates over trans, sex, and gender 1/23: This journal article spells out feminist concerns over recent legal proposals with regard to trans people. A detailed, scholarly expression of feminist, β€˜gender
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A $UBT THREAD UTILITY, TEAM BACKGROUND, PROJECTS, PARTNERSHIPSAND MORE! $UBT1.0: Introduction2.0-2.1: Usage & Responsibilities 3.0-3.1: Team Background 4.0-4.1: Product5.0-5.10: Partnerships6.0: Recap/ Closing Thoughts 1.0: I would like
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#Thread on Dr Mubeen Shah1.Dr Shah is a known name in #Kashmir & has been involved in seditious activities. He was detained last yr post abrogation of #Article370 alongwith other
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One of the scariest things I've read.Respected historian Nancy MacLean contends that James McGill Buchanan's influential philosophy is behind the dramatic, unnerving & profound changes we're seeing played out in
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Now that Dharna is over, we should have some sort of Tamgha-e-Chay awards .. couple of threads and opinions pieces are huge contenders for first position .. please nominate So
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from Mancini @FT: @NIH's vital coronavirus vaccine patent gives the US government powerful leverage over COVID-19 vaccine makers, especially Moderna. The US govt could use the patent, w/ other leverage,
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Thread coming up. A Bangalore food walk (my pitch to Live Mint). I had been in Paris, a culinary wasteland for the Indian palate - save for Gare du Nord's
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So while my PC is down, I'll simply make a thread of everyone else you should be watching on Twitch instead of me. I'll do my best to distill them
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π“π‘πž π”π€π«πšπ’π§πž 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛π₯𝐞𝐦You may have heard, Ukraine has been in the news lately.But the real game of interest is not the impeachment proceedings.It involves a company few Americans have heard
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I cut 3000 words on the rise of economics in U.S. housing policy this week. In tribute (and since blogs are dead), I turned it into a very long Twitter
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I'VE BEEN THREATENING THIS!! Karkat vs Kankri : differences and similarities and key takeaways - a thread!Sub-subtitle: they're really not as different as they might first appear. First we need
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