#History

i saw a tweet that said “y’all be driving luxury cars but still living at your parents house” so let me give you an idea of WHYYY that may happen,
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1. back in November, i did a thread about Yom haShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day and the question of when it should be observed, but i didn't really say anything about *how*
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u can view how to go about something differently w/o implying every single person who would like something public from their favs, is automatically an anti or throwing someone under
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1) Modern Europe – liberal, democratic Europe – is the United States’ creation. This story was once known to every American, but as the generation responsible for this achievement dies,
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What do Google, PayPal, LinkedIn, Facebook, Coca Cola, Time Warner Cable & Twitter have in common? Allen and Co.“The firm shuns the spotlight. It has no website and employs fewer
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Please stop telling young people they should avoid #COVIDー19 infection to protect the old. Tell them to protect themselves.Long-term symptoms 6+ mo post-infection:EBV: 11%Q fever: 11%Ross River Virus: 11%West Nile
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yes we should use Latine because it is more accessible to screenreaders, and but there are some terms like womxn and folx that arent just "people being super woke", they
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A thread for non-Americans:When I moved to the US in 2009 I had an abstract understanding of the legacy of slavery, but no real sense of the myriad ways in
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Two years ago, I came forward with evidence of Dominic Cummings and his campaign committing the largest breach of campaign finance law in British history. Evidence that led to his
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My spiritual journey started at 15Because I didnt have a choice.I didnt find it.It found meA THREAD/ 1.I was 15. A junior in high schoolI couldnt sleepI had these nagging
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Roman #Greece is fascinating & today’s #MuseumsUnlocked is a great opportunity to shed some light on the archaeology of this period! Let’s head to the Acropolis to explore its most
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1. At the risk of engaging a tired subject, I want to talk briefly about one specific aspect of this wanking-during-a-Zoom-call thing. My standard position on generalities applies: they're useful
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Thread incoming... Let's talk about why this matters, beyond the obvious. I realize this isn't a revelation for many in our corner of Twitter. So many brilliant minds have been
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Some paradoxes of modern life:1. The paradox of reading: The books you read will profoundly change you even though you’ll forget the vast majority of what you read. 2. The
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Book recommendation thread! Here goes: Stephen Hawking has an incredible talent for making you want to be a theoretical physicist. He makes you excited about the universe, big questions, &
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀twice social media au⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀minayeonin which nayeon is a demon and mina is an angel; and they meet in the human world without realizing they’re each other’s natural enemy.⠀⠀a collaboration with
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