#Origins

Not the best spokesperson

LibmannSachs1

Yes @RoyalArjan Meghan markle was unsuitable for the royal family and I will explain why.1. She’s not a tax dodging grifter with ofshore accounts who does charity as a cover

Gomidatch ~🌻🍉

gomidatch

A thread explaining the origin and definition of the word gringo and why it is not an insult (explained by a Latin and Hispanic person). ORIGIN OF THE WORD "gringo".There

scrotino pizzarolli ☭

willycoulson

It’s a lot easier to come to loose conclusions in this direction if you seriously study the origins of the internet as part of military-tech-industrial complex, always led by the

Vipul

Sporty_Baba

Good thread on Sir Frank Worrell.Also, the Bombay streetfood 'Frankie' is named after him. Amarjit Tibbs was a Frank Worrell fanboy.https://twitter.com/NorthStandGang/status/1156755053497049088?s=19 While we are at Food meets Sports

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seriousalbani

I have been thinking if I should make this post or not, but I somewhat felt compelled to do so for those that know me (that being personally knowing me,

Clue

clue

How did menstruation become taboo? A thread There are over 5,000 euphemisms for the word 'period' dating back to old religious texts such as the Bible and the Quran. “…in

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

Locked within the airfield at St Athan is a tiny, decaying church.It dates to the 13th century, but now it’s tangled in barbed wire, its roof is sheeted in tin,

Imagine Freedom 💜

iimaginefreedom

THREAD:Universities can and SHOULD use their political clout to call out racist policing and demand accountability. AND they must be willing to reimagine their own campus police departments which are

Linda Tirado

KillerMartinis

Uh, another story time and this one is...upsetting.It’s about the one time I really tested the high-end concierge and won, because I asked for them to send me an s&m

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Hey, Americans! This is your periodic reminder that you have the worst healthcare in the developed world. Today, my orthopaedist prescribed generic Celebrex for my bilateral hip arthritis. It's an

Jeet Heer

HeerJeet

1. I've been reading some Raymond Chandler lately & it clarified something that is maybe obvious to everyone else but had never occurred to me: that pervasive police corruption was

Shirley Tillotson

stillots1

Here’s what one kind of objection to state expansion looks like. From World War II. Thread, on why crisis-led state-building isn’t… so bad. In 1943, as soldiers died in combat

Sixta Morel

sixtalee

As immigrants, we have to find a balance between our roots and our future. We have to make space for the process of reshaping our minds, questioning the things we

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is practicing resurrection

dynamicsymmetry

I’ve been wondering whether *anything* about Trump’s approach to the pandemic in particular and the administration’s more broadly would change. I really shouldn’t have wondered. I mean, I’ve read The

Steffi loves Chuuya 🥺💓 | semi ia working

Chibikko_Chuuya

for the feeling of being home.After being defeated by the boys, his last request for Chuuya was:Stop looking back, searching in your own shadows and LIVE! Rimbaud took all

Scotty

scottyeders

Handley Victor ThreadAs with all the V bombers, their origins were linked with the British atomic weapons programme and nuclear deterrent policies. Air Ministry drew up requirements for bombers to