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Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

Mary Seacole (1805-81) was a pioneering Jamaican business woman & nurse, who set up the "British Hotel" during the Crimean War to care for soldiers. Florence Nightingale refused to let

NIKKI ROSA

NikiRsa

I remember when I was a security guard, one of the scheduling managers wasn’t thinking & put me in a room with a dude that was 6ft & 200lbs. How

Justin King

justinkingdc

1/#COVID19 has put unprecedented pressure on the #safetynet. Tech & policy failures are front page news.W/ @saralksoka & @chadxsmith_ @BeeckCenter, we took a deep dive into the "tech-enabled safety net"

Emily | Pinterest Queen📌

TheEmilyDyson

Pinterest changed my life.At 18 I dropped out of college.I had no direction in life.I started my blog that same year.Over a year later, Im receiving 200k+ website views a

Maria Dahvana Headley

MARIADAHVANA

I have a lot to say on this topic, yep.https://twitter.com/noirista/status/1314258912938352640 Basically, calling powerful women "monsters" goes way back. If you fear a woman's intellect & power, & want leave to

Ben Gross

bhgross144

#OnThisDay in 1967, Richard Williams received a patent for "Electro-Optical Elements Utilizing an Organic Nematic Compound." It was RCA's first liquid crystal display patent & the only one issued before

Shravan Venkataraman 🔥🚀💰

theBuoyantMan

I have been pouring over articles and blogs about personal knowledge management the last couple of weeks, to up the productivity quotient. Here are some of the things I learnt.

Hagen Engler

HagenEngler

Here’s a story about my trajectory through freelance writing...1/15 was the editor of a successful consumer magazine. Had to leave in unfortunate circumstances, as you do. At that point, I

Jharkhand RTFC

righttofoodjhk

A quick survey (through 'observers' over 50 blocks in 19 districts) of essential services (Ration, Anganwadi, Dal Bhat Kendra, etc.) in rural Jharkhand during the lockdown brings out a grim

Hans Rollmann

hansnf

Ok, gotta say this. I am sick and tired of the misogynistic behaviour we’ve been seeing from journalists in the daily media availabilities. What follows is a thread I’ve needed

Gigi Sims

1GigiSims

Chinese researchers have applied for a national patent on an experimental Gilead Sciences Inc. drug that they believe might fight the novel coronavirus.https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/china-wants-to-patent-gileads-experimental-coronavirus

Timothy Layton

timothyjlayton

I have a thought about the new econ/epi debate spurred by my colleague @AnupamBJena's recent NY times op-ed. Thought comes from my last few years as econ faculty in a

Jason Dion

dion_jason

The Canadian Energy Centre (@CDNEnergyCentre) has a report out today on the economic impacts of Canada hitting its 2030 GHG emissions target. The authors make an effort to be transparent

Jonathon Owen

ArrantPedantry

I had to do an assignment on English hypocoristics (that is, nicknames) in my grad-level phonology class, and it was really fascinating.https://twitter.com/CWWilkie/status/1313897026329939968 The most common way to make a short

Mzala Tom

tlsibanda

1. CONT MHLANGA - THE GODFATHER OF THEATRE & ARTSA thread....Continueloving Mhlanga is a celebrated actor, script writer, arts teacher & theatre director. He is married to a fellow artist

Jonathan Diaz

JMDiazJD

#BREAKING: federal court rules that Florida's "pay-to-vote" system violates the Constitution. More details and full opinion to come--still reading! The Court held that Florida's "pay-to-vote" system is unconstitu