#American

Mount Rushmore—featuring 60' busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln & Theodore Roosevelt—was completed this day 1941. Washington was chosen for symbolizing America’s founding, Jefferson for its political philosophy, Lincoln f
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Concerned about equity in Women's Collegiate Sports Scholarships? The place to begin is not with the handful of trans girls playing on their school's teams, because the reality is playing
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Congress and President-elect @JoeBiden must act urgently to create a pathway to citizenship for all 11M undocumented individuals, INCLUDING more than 5M of whom are essential workers. This new @FWDus
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It might not be a year you want to remember, but 2020 is one you will never forget. Here are the photos that have defined this year — moments of
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horror movies shots as famous paintings: a thread scream (1996) / the scream (1893) bad dreams (1988) / christina's world (1948) carrie (1976) / study for lady macbeth (1951) gremlins
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Recently finished reading ‘The Economists’ Hour’ by @BCAppelbaum. It’s a remarkable history of economic policy making. What we also get in the process is a series of fascinating portraits about
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Joe Biden and his team have been coming out with great ads every day and groups like @MeidasTouch & @ProjectLincoln have been doing amazing work!I’m starting this thread so they’re
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1/ Crediting avoided deforestation is a fool's errand and gives carbon markets a bad name. Warning, nuance incoming.tl;dr Stop buying avoided deforestation credits and buy carbon removals instead.https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-
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If you watched Biden's inauguration (my condolences), you've probably noticed that this black girl's bloviating ''poem'' was one of the highlights. Amanda Gorman is the inaugural holder of the title
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Today, August 9, marks 75 years since the last time nuclear weapons were used in war.Why have they not been used since? [THREAD] The literature on the international politics of
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A thread on Hannah Arendt and how different her approach to fascism was from that of today's analysts. 2/ In dealing with the question of fascism and Nazism and totalitarianism,
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thinking a lot about the increased discourse about the rise in anti-asian sentiment in this country and i have some things to say first, yes we know, we’ve been
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#RunOn why the yejun-yeonghwa storyline is gonna hurt so bad: a thread the first time we see yejun, he sits down on the couch and gazes at yeonghwa painting
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Ok, time for some Republican Party game theorizing. 1/ Starting with Trump, his future post-presidency is bleak. Potential criminal and civil exposure aside, the failure of banks to continue to
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Due to the recent controversy around rep. @SpanbergerVA07's comments that Democrats should stop using the word 'Socialism' because it's gonna make them lose support in 2022, I was curious how
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(1) 9/11. A Thread. This will not be the kind of thread you think it will be. Ive been thinking all day about what kind of thread I should do
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