#Western

John Irvine

scripthacker_

According to this report in @DWnews (which I’m not sure I buy) Mexico’s drug cartels have been hit hard by the virus + are struggling to get their product to

Andrew Magee 💭

AndrewMageePsy

When I was a child, and even as an adult, I was told that I was "too soft" and needed to "toughen up". And I was, but I don't.Being soft

Jennifer Lentfer

intldogooder

This is why we must, must, must get ourselves together, white women in #globaldev, #philanthropy, #aid, #NGOs, #nonprofits, and #socent. /1 If you're resting in your privilege, not actively &

The Catholic Linguist

Vlinguist

You’ll see it in the headlines from time to time. It’s usually some variant of “which language did #Jesus speak?” or “is ISIS exterminating the language of Jesus?”. Scholars –

Martin K

iNSiG9FiX

On variants: "This is a global pandemic; we're going to need a global solution. Global travel is and has been incredibly low, and yet variants from countries around the world

Rush Doshi

RushDoshi

Excited to share a new piece in FP!I argue ODNI's claim that China prefers Trump "not win reelection" tells only half the story.Party texts show China believes Trump is accelerating

Âbdallāh

HypnagogicStryx

How are the games, stadiums, tv broadcasts, video games, advertisements, thousands of cleanings, millions of products, etc. all developed, organized & produced?It’s not by the footballers. https://twitter.com/syhgzn/status/1254768123560910848 The

Mumbai Live

MumbaiLiveNews

A thread of scenic images of Mumbai city's iconic locations as shot by a drone during the #COVID19 #lockdown.#coronavirusTeam: @madeby_kd @SSawantML @BeingBombay Special thanks to @MumbaiPolice Picture 1: Marine Drive

Soner Cagaptay

SonerCagaptay

How Turkey and Greece exchanged their populations?In 1923-24, Turkey and Greece exchanged their Orthodox and Muslim populations, respectively, using not ethnicity or self-identification but religious marker as the criterion for

Taylor P. van Doren 🦕

taylor_vandoren

As a 1918 flu scholar, I think it's insanely important to point out (now esp. given Dr. Fauci's statement today about "back to normal" by the end of 2021) ...

Mick Ryan, AM

WarintheFuture

Eleven days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. In the past 24 hours, we have seen limited Russian progress in the north and east, and another broken Russian ‘ceasefire’.

Peter Y. Chuang

peterychuang

Racism is wrong, but when you criticise @realDonaldTrump and his right-wing supporters for using race to deflect criticisms of their own incompetence, you should also criticise the same thing happening

adhd-angsty

AdhdAngsty

I've been thinking a lot about whiteness this week, and how white supremacy enables white people to understand ourselves as objective and true, and other people's interpretations of us as

therealMedWhite

therealMedWhite

A thread on important Turkish Christians in history.Some of their ethnicities might be ambiguous, for example, I did not include St. John of Konitsa since sources said he was an

Junpeng Lao🏠🇨🇭

junpenglao

Kareem's thread, besides being informative and a great read, reminds me of Operator overloading in Python - something I wish I have know sooner: basically, in Python you can use

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

Arabic is often called Luġat al-Ḍād "the language of the Ḍād". Clearly indicating that this language was considered unique specifically for its pronunciation of this letter. But how was it