#CULTURE

DENJI!!

kawrsus

a thread about AAVE (rt if you can) as you know aave is black slang. And you shouldn’t use it. You saying “chile, sis” and forcing a blaacent is plain

Kevin Rudd

MrKRudd

Morrison's Govt awash in corruption, but what does Murdoch put on page 1? Surprise, surprise. Another character assassination attempt based on selective, twisted accounts of me seeking fairer coverage for

Highgate Men's Pond Association (HMPA)

menspond

The Corporation of London @CityCorpHeath are raising prices at the ponds, by the rate of inflation (and above inflation for concessions). They’re removing cash payment options and re-instituting pre-booked slots

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Many people are picking up strong new habits during Covid *despite* themselves, many involving significant skills. My own breakfast burritos are now so good, I doubt I'll be eating them

Dr. Jessica Taylor

DrJessTaylor

For years, more and more services that should be statutory and government funded have had to be replaced with charities and donations because the govt stops funding them. To the

Lisa Brown

Wertle

Okay, after sleeping on this, I realized I DO actually have pro tips. Here's some wisdoms I have gained from having fibromyalgia for over 15 years. A thread!https://twitter.com/Wertle/status/1349928573843378176 First, your

the last of my mercy

kaijidatingsim

Ok I finally have time and energy so...Let's talk about Lev tlou To only talk about how his narrative is transphobic is to overlook how it is at heart a

R.

Roshh___

So I had the Astra Zeneca vaccine the other day and I think it’s important to discuss the importance of taking the vaccine and side effects etc below I

Lauren Wilford

lauren_wilford

TikTok is something I resisted but people doing observational comedy into their camera phones is a source of great delight in my life, so I'm going to do a thread

William Paris

WilliamMParis

Oh man, no one asked for "N-word" discourse on Twitter (of all places) but it seems we've got it. My sense is the use/mention distinction is deeply relevant, but not

Ashley Kirsten Weed

AshleyKirstenW

Today my students discussed the debate re: Black American education between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois (we are so close to finally starting Quest of the Silver Fleece!).

Amelia - lesbianics major sodometry minor

autogynamelia

Gender reveal parties aren't some ancient tradition. They're a few years old. They're part of the conservative backlash against the increased visibility and tolerance of trans people. They're not "just

Handwaving Freakoutery

Freakoutery

(big important thread) The HWFO Civil War Cycle begins with a historical frequency analysis of the chance over a given lifetime of US civil war. Spoiler, it's way bigger than

Austin Cross

AustinCross

I was pitched "The Temptation of Kayleigh McEnany" today. It's a new piece appearing in @TheAtlantic. It's certainly worth a read. But I also have thoughts.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/kayleigh-mcen

Dr. Michael J. Taylor

DrMichaelJTayl1

A twitter rant (my first): stop translating the centurion rank primus pilus as "First Spear." This is a false etymology and makes a bad translation. Its seeped into popular culture

Elliott H. Powell

ehphd

Over the past week, a number of Prince scholars have done incredible threads about P’s 3121 album, as part of @deejayumb and @EdgarKruize’s #PrinceTwitterThread series. Well, today's my turn, and

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