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Marco Pavoloni

MAPavoloni

It’s finally here! The Rumor Mill #MockDraft, 2021 Edition (Picks 1-6 Today, Picks 7-32 Tomorrow, 4/28). Check out the full thread for each pick + detailed explanations & rumor sources.

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (1821-61), known to the world as Lola Montez ‘the Spanish dancer’ was a celebrated courted & mistress of King Ludwig I of

Mark Schatzker

MarkSchatzker

Four years ago, a scientist I'd never met approached me and said: "I think you are probably wrong."Instead of arguing, we collaborated on a study to see if humans possess

Coley Harvey

ColeyHarvey

It seems trite to say, “I could have been Jacob Blake,” but my own life has been continually flashing before my eyes from the moment I saw those 7 shots

Mac William Bishop

MacWBishop

In 1992, all the kids I knew took to the streets when the KKK came to town to confront a peaceful march through downtown Denver on Martin Luther King Day.

Philosopher Kin

rogerahicks

America's founding fathers restricted citizenship to Whites, because they knew that multi-racial nationhood would never work. And so it has proven.https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2020/10/theyve-got-to-get-rid-of-western-civ-they-have-to

Katarina Gray-Sharp, PhD

DrGraySharp

What practices might be observed in an academic field or discipline undergoing decolonisation? #mirotīhau #thread Let's begin with some conceptual analysis.Colonisation is the "successful establishment of an invading species in

Robert Kearney

Robkearney1981

The Swastika, although now a taboo symbol because of its link to the Nazis, is one of man's oldest and at one time nearly universal beloved symbols.Swastikas have been found

Ross McMullan #EqualUN

rssmcmlln

At #COSP13 on 30 Nov, countries will vote for 9 new CRPD committee members.@Sightsavers has been calling on countries to vote for diversity & gender equality.We asked current members, candidates

Natalie Welch

rerunnat

For most of my life I was one of the “we have bigger issues” Natives that denied the importance of changing the mascots. #Thread I grew up on the Rez,

Aaron Radney (Freelance Illustrator)

aaron_radney

I'll talk about Kushiel's legacy at some point but another thing that's been running through my head is stuff related to Legend of Korra since A:TLA is on Netflix right

A Humming Heart

ahummingheart

Tonight at 9, Indian folk-rock band @swarathma will be taking us through the inspiration and making of their 2018 album Raah-e-Fakira.!The Scene is a space is for anyone who's curious

Ian Goodrum

isgoodrum

Socialism vs. capitalism: Which provides the better quality of life?A by-the-numbers thread dealing strictly in facts, which I'm told don't care about your feelings. In 1986, a study was published

Santiago Velez

Santiag78758327

1/ The End of the "Dollar Milkshake" TheoryThis thread is an attempt to visualize an endgame scenario for the short dollar squeeze anticipated by Brent Johnson @SantiagoAuFund in the Dollar

Brandon No-Giveaways Goodell

BGGoodell

This is wrong-headed, and here is a smattering of reasons in no particular order.https://twitter.com/SteveBellovin/status/1199009744092061696 "You only need crypto good enough to stop crooks." Narrator: Except in cases of civil forfeiture

Richard W. Jones 🧹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 ➡️

richardwjones

I heard this on the radio while on the stepper earlier. My initial reaction was to shout 'bullshit' so loud that they probably heard me several streets away. Thread based