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California Gold Rush, the biggest get-rich-quick scheme in American historyHow Sam Brannan became the wealthiest man in California without selling a single ounce of gold/THREAD/ 1/ On January 24, 1848,
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u know what methinks i got a bone to pick with that most synchronized groups vid. *pick pick pick pick pick pick* honestly i just dont like ranking videos bc
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And we're off!Join us on Facebook live here: https://www.facebook.com/AdamSmithInstitute/videos/719004935641041 https://twitter.com/ASI/status/1323646181696806914 We're kicking off with @s8mb who recently wrote 'Covid: The War W
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7 lessons from one of the richest men in the world.-Rivals hated him.-The press demonized him.-His customers LOVED him.And?He amassed a 200 Billion Dollar fortune.You think I'm talking about Jeff
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Nordic prison cells look like $3,000 apartments in San Francisco. 1) The first 2 photos are cells. The latter 2 are common areas for ~12 prisoners2) By $3,000 dollar apartments,
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Manchester United’s Top 4 Priority Signings (in my opinion) a thread;Likes, Retweets & Comments are much appreciated, thank you. 4. Denis ZakriaDenis is a 24-year-old, defensive midfielder who plays for
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I know I'm opening a huge can of worms, but here goes.As translators, what is the right way to handle "offensive" content? Who determines what gets "left in", and what
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1/Trump has failed at many things. But when it comes to the central goal of his presidency -- limiting nonwhite immigration to the U.S. -- he has succeeded wildly.And our
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Medieval Muslims wrote extensively about plagues. Theories ranged from the natural, to the will of the divine. But some spoke of the hidden influences of jinn and stars. A thread
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Still don’t like your President?Do you dislike that he made cruelty to animals a FELONY?Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them
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{thread} Want to know what would make #Barr trash his career? He's #OpusDei. And Opus Dei believes they're doing "God's work" for a very noble reason. They want to reorganize
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Long medical thread/rant (sorry in advance).So for a while now, I’ve been out of work (on standby). Originally, I was sent home because my work was “shutting down” for lockdown
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Part 7 of my Running Gear series, today looking at track types. The series is looking at all the bits of tracked vehicle mobility and started here (https://bit.ly/30596QZ ) if you
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SaaS growth investing is on the last few quarters. If you are a SaaS founder in the market to raise a growth round, here’s a quick summary of what
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THREAD Thoughts on Software I don’t post on individual names I own professionally unless they are > $100bn in market cap. This means I rarely post about individual software names
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It’s preparation for separation week! The most underrated week of the year: The week between Christmas and New Years where we plan our biggest improvements for next year.AKA: Where we
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