#History

Being straight is bourgeois. Sexual identity didnt exist 300 years ago. It's a phenomenon that goes hand in hand with the shift to neoliberal democracy across the globe. Straight is
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Ok so I'll make a thread with some things you can do to protect yourself from ⁴čh*n without having to hide yourself.Please retweet so we can all be as safe
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This is not something I’ve seen happen to a wiki page beforehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism_in_China#Cannibalism_as_medicine Lets see what theyre hidinghttp://web.archive.org/web/20190501174647/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism_
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The more I learn about the Chapo hosts and the timeline of the podcast, the more it seems to me like Amber and Virgil were brought on to do the
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Thread of good books to read:(Feel free to add any recommendations) Zero to One Notes on Startups or how to build the future By Peter Thiel Ego Is The Enemy
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Excuse me but why on earth did a foundation that DOES NOT fund #youthvote work lead this study? 1/https://twitter.com/knightfdn/status/1297878515233296384 We are 71 days out from the election. Young organizers have
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Charles Murray, best known as author of The Bell Curve, seems to have taken a sudden interest in poker. Today, he sent this message to 20 or 30 prominent poker
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I arrived at @whocaresscot seven years ago full of passion, anger and a determination to make people accountable. I had such an idealistic perspective - that children and young people
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Flynn hearing on Motion to Dismiss.We're waiting for the hearing to begin. /1 Judge Sullivan's clerk is announcing that the Judge will be out shortly; asking live participants to mute
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(1) This order was issued against directions of DHA and without the knowledge of Additional Commissioner abd Commissioner. Disciplinary action will be taken for this disobedience.(2) From my side, ANY
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A lot of attention has been paid to Biden’s #YouAintBlack comment, but I’ve seen arguments that “the rest of the interview was great and it’s unfair that sound byte has
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The $600/week unemployment benefit is just days away from expiring, and so far there's nothing to replace it. Additionally, we're coming up on when eviction/foreclosure moratoriums are starting to end.
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With zoom classes finally under wraps, I am finally reading things there was no time for, including @samuelmoyn's beautifully written piece Tolstoy’s Case Against Humane War. A few thoughts follow.https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/politics
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In the Panic of 1907, our economy plunged. Steel output -60%, iron -55%, imports -26%, unemployment soared, doors closed, rent wasn't paid. Economic output cratered for 6 months. GDP down
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Love is in the air. A thread: I stopped to talk to these guys who are collecting signatures to support support the introduction of the BatSec law As soon as
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General public opinion gleaned from my 20 days in Srinagar:1) After a month of angst, reconciled to the new normal of Kashmir without Article 370. Now hope for genuine development
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