#History

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

When Gladstone reformed the civil service in 1854, abolishing ministerial patronage, critics called it "an immense stride" towards democracy. They were right: which is why scandals like Greensill, and the

RickyRay- 1 of 100 million Trump Trolls

RickyRayinGA

The woman who researched and wrote this lives in Sedona and is a retired lawyer. She writes in simple language as a former Democrat to all Democrats in general:Democrats –Now

varsha® is abd

varsha_venkat_

simple history of the development of the court(s) FIRST, Marbury v. Madison - Marshall says: this IS my job, Adams, get over it - establishing the principle of judicial review

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

I just need to point out that this person is a PhD student at one of the best universities in the fucking world and this is how he engages with

George Kibala

gfkkb

Love it when I get get smeared by racists - means I'm doing something right! Check this out @juergenzimmerer (also cited), @KimTodzi, @africasacountry - Also the article's title "In defense

John Q. Galt

q_galt

A missile hit the Pentagon.This thread is interesting...Yet, tricky to verify. If true, and looks good to me, it verifies everything I have figured out here with you guys.Buckle up.https://twitter.com/LindaWarriorGal/status/1290435693022502

American Solidarity Party

AmSolidarity

There's a lot of chatter about the so-called "Great Reset." Some of it is conspiracy theory.One thing, though, is right out in the open: the pandemic has triggered one of

🦴Spooky Shkeleton🦴

workingdog_

Seeing a lot of people being like "I feel so guilty that I'm not actively in the vanguard militia plotting to overthrow the government. I'm just selfishly working five gig

Dr Rukmini Pande

RukminiPande

I had a whole thread planned out with links about #AO3's historical framing and how it's deeply dishonest to posit that it wasn't an always explicitly political project...But I'm too

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AhmedCFC29

Best of Chelsea twitter part 2: Inside info on Lampard Not going to be the first we see Ay Dizz here Thomas Meunièr had to learn

Chuck

cghaberl

I think what my colleague at NYU's Stern School means to say is that the future of college LABOR is cheaper. This will not necessarily translate into tuition savings for

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Today in @WiredUK, my op-ed: "Why it’s easier to move country than switch social media" - an argument that the real power of social media comes from switching costs, not

Black BioAnthropologists

BlackinBioAnth

Today’s #BiBABites explores the archaeological excavation of the Anson Street Ancestors. In this study we see the benefits of engaging local communities in our research and learn more about the

Drew Dietsch

DrewDietsch

I've always been combative against outward attempts at censorship from conservative-minded entities because they were always the ones fighting against horror movies. But now, it's internal, capitalistically-motivated censorship that

MimZWay

MimZWay

When people say “Slavery was hundreds of years ago. Why are we still talking about it?”They are technically correct.But I am 56 years old, and my Great-Grandmother was born a

TASK the Ol’ Nerdy Bastard #BlackLivesMatter

UpToTASK

I do a HORRIFIC job in promoting my comic so imma do it now. Here’s a thread about my comic, The Leaders of the Free World. The group consists of