#Reconstruction

Eric Rauchway

rauchway

As @dkarol says there are differences between the current reaction to an invisible, impersonal enemy and that of the Hoover administration, but there are some similarities …https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan/status/1260554398545084416 Early on, Hoover

Darren Naish

TetZoo

At this point, I've reconstructed about a million fossil birds (and other vertebrates) and it pains me that this stuff is sitting in my files, UNPUBLISHED. It's because I >>can't

A.Z. Foreman

azforeman

Four written languages are attested from the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The first three are no surprise: Latin, Greek and Oscan. The fourth is (wait for it...) Arabic*. Specifically

Aaron Dembski-Bowden

adembskibowden

CW: Suicide.Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay Last summer, because of a thrilling lifelong clash of anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder, I decided to kill myself.I fantasised about it, planned it,

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

wilsonhartgrove

As we celebrate Labor Day in the midst of an uprising against systemic racism, I want to celebrate how the labor movement has always been most powerful when it’s anti-racist.

Andy Tabeling

AndyTabeling

Gone With the Wind has done far more to erase historical memory than any marching band could ever possibly do gonna do a quick couple of tweets so I can

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Nessfrh94

Bon c’est parti thread des meilleurs huiles pour les cheveux bouclés Déjà la base l’huile de coco qui permet de nourrir en profondeur et d'hydrater les cheveux ( abusons

were-magpie

magpiealamode1

As promised, here is a thread on entelodonts, some of the coolest, scariest mammals that ever walked the earth! I'm going to pull mostly from Wikipedia bc I'm basic and

🌼 Vacation Katie 🌼

living_wgrace

Ok, I’m procrastinating finishing my taxes so let’s break down all the ways this infographic is intentionally misleading using the data it cites. This is gonna be a long thread.https://twitter.com/srhelenaburns/status/128283066282370662

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

The Dutch city of Roermond, as it might have looked on the morning of May 1st 1700 A.D., by Mr. Wim Luinge. A perfectly defined human scaled medieval city (site

Kristian G. Andersen

K_G_Andersen

A few comms on the (lack of) scientific merits of the "Yan Report". It is non-scientific and false - cherry picking data and ignoring data disproving their hypotheses.It's using technical

Evan Schultheis

EvanSchultheis

Roman Helmet Evolution 2: "Screw you Baldenheims" BoogalooA thread: First: sorry the edges are cut off slightly, my scanner was being a pain.As you may have guessed today's rant is

Claire Berlinski.

ClaireBerlinski

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,

Katherine I. E. Wheatle, Ph.D.

DrKWheatle

I’m delighted to share that my article, “Neither Just Nor Equitable: Race in the Congressional Debate of the Second Morrill Act of 1890”, has been chosen as the 2020 Article

PatríciaMMarcos

PatrciaMMarcos

110 anniversary of the Portuguese Republican Revolution Afonso Costa, aka “mata-frades” (friar killer), is seen here, in a picture emulating Pombal, the 18th reformer. Pombal expelled the jesuits from Portugal+all

Kevin M. Levin

KevinLevin

A little bit more about the burning of the headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy last night in Richmond, Virginia. Some of you may be surprised to learn