#History

I can’t count the no of lies patients have told me.I remember the first. Had a leg ulcer. I had ruled out every possible cause, during my clerking, then I
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"They're not white supremacists, they believe what the founding fathers did!"My guy, a not insubstantial portion of the founding fathers thought the white race was supreme enough that they could
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A thread/reminder that a historical explanation of Jesus’s crucifixion (“he was killed by Rome b/c they viewed him a messianic political revolutionary “) doesn’t preclude a theological explanation (Jesus, God
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i am predominantly YT and you wouldn’t believe the amount of times i’ve been called ‘exotic looking’ by other white people because i have almond eyes and dark hair. they
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Long Thread:So I’ve had a rather disturbing experience this past week. I agreed to a virtual event with one of the charities I’m involved with, Arts In The Armed Forces
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Time for me to rank the 18 cities in the UK that I’ve been to and can somewhat remember! 18. Chichester-Yes it’s a city-Great place for crazy golf-Great burger place
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Bit of a story around this, so I hope you'll enjoy a small slice of #Limerick history...https://twitter.com/PeoplesMuseumLK/status/1297894150289883136 So, when I started working with Brian Hodkinson of the @LimerickMuseum many moons
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The Kru tribe, (tough people that refused to be captured and taken away for slavery).____The people of Kru are a tribe of West Africa from South-Eastern Liberia and the neighboring
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Oh boy Pride month which means more bizarre ahistorical jostling over control of the narrative and the absolutely ludicrous concept of who "started it" or "threw the first brick". Remember
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we are currently trying to work out who has The MERL iPad password, and never has a museum of rural history been more like a detective agency a list of
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Compiling this thread, I've learned more from Chief @asemota's mind. How?1. I have to read the thread 2. I have to provide a one line summary of the thread.3. Because
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Is Paterson Dying?“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”@nytimes @northjersey @njdotcom 1. The residents of Paterson should
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My book is out today! If you find yourself having a body—or rather, *being* a body—it might be for you. Can I tell you some stories and ideas in it?
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Going to make a thread of the questions I'm being asked most tonight. PLEASE check my timeline as a lot of people are asking the same questions. 1. What's the
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UPA Government led the country with a sense of purpose and a commitment to the common man. India witnessed unprecedented Social and Economic transformation and empowerment of the poor and
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Imagine when this is all over. You walk into the divey-ist of dive bars. The a/c christens your face as the mysteriously pleasant cigarette smoke enters your nostrils. The sounds
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