#History

Inspired by this tweet, and something mentioned in @SethS_D's book Everybody Lies, I was wondering if Kindle highlights could show us how far people actually make it through The Luminaries.https://twitter.com/nz_voter/status/1076707569853321216
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That it was Bill Barr's father who hired a very young, very unqualified Jeffrey Epstein to teach at one of the most elite private schools in New York City, is
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It really happened. The Dolphins have their best QB in two decades. So here's a thread with what people smarter than I were saying about @Tuaamann leading up to the
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This photo makes me so sad.. In just a few months hes become a father to another child, a survivor of COVID-19 and still had to lead our country making
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To all of you who have been forced out of your bubble this week: Welcome! We're all happy to have you!You may be wondering: what's next?Well, systemically there's still a
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A short thread about Pizza Time!, a game I am working on at the moment(CW: child horror, child abduction, general nastiness)Pizza Time! is a short-form mystery game about a missing
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"5 OT" is trending. I am watching the Columbus/Tampa Bay game, the first of the Eastern Conf Stanley Cup Playoff games... on a ~45 min DVR delay so I can
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Today my coauthors and I pulled an in-press article. I want to explain why. The article analyzed a historical dataset of Indigenous hunting and fishing in Alaska to explore the
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THREADIn honor of our nation’s Independence Day, I’ve put together side-by-sides of the media’s coverage of @realDonaldTrump’s speech vs. the text they purport to describe. @washingtonpost vs. the opening “We
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The inability to tolerate different, even relatively “bad” ideas, is the cowardice of our day. It’s a desire for conformity masked beneath morality. Believing one should be extrajudicially punished for
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I can’t form any words right now. I really can’t. I can’t even write now. I mean — these two knows that time will come that they will go on
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The recent appearance of “White Lives Matter” propaganda in Wilmot Township is troubling, and while the summary of white power action in this article is useful, it fails to address
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OK, I’m not big on threads but this is the last time I’m ever going to address the MJ vs. LeBron debate because in all honesty I’ve grown tired of
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Covid fatigue Oct 22-23Oct 23Woke up uber late this morning. Got to work at like 930. Oops. Got up at like 5 to empty bladder, then surfed the net for
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it’s truly staggering how many western academics consider themselves experts on colonialism and its role in world history but won’t even utter the word palestine. you literally could not find
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11 reasons why you should read daily: 1. Increased Knowledge88% of self-made millionaires read at least 30+ min. daily, focusing on self-education.If you want to increase your knowledge, then read
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