#History

Ben Bland

benjaminbland

Why did Myanmar coup surprise many foreign analysts & diplomats, even though the generals telegraphed their intentions? Partly it's because predictions are hard, esp about the future. But there's another

intelwave against cat boys

inteldotwav

Ever wondered why the neolib left in the US always has apocalyptic predictions of civil war in the streets and x president seizing power? Simple. Six words - “The End

aparna ☭ will cough on the 1%

aparna_gopalan

Appreciated this piece too, for its gestures towards decentering wage labor & technological innovation in the history of capitalism. However, I think we can go further.https://twitter.com/DavidpStein/status/1286350297015685122 In @andyb

Arrogantly Black: The Negro Subversive

negrosubversive

The fact that South Carolina was majority Black doesn’t mean it would have been easy to establish “Black supremacy.” This claim is idiotic. 1. Enslaved Africans didn’t have demographic data

The Recount

therecount

You know Wall Street — NYC’s famed boulevard, the world’s financial center, Reddit’s latest victim.To honor Black History Month, this is the story of Black Wall Street: how racist envy

Manar Salah

Manora23

It's beyond weird how some African Americans are not just trying to claim egyptian culture, but also strip egyptians the rightful owners from it!I seriously don't understand how someone who

Joanna Cherry QC

joannaccherry

I’m used to nasty hatchet jobs on me. Its been a particular feature of my experience in politics. Often they come from a position of ignorance from those who have

Kathryn Brightbill ✒️

KEBrightbill

Given her sketchy past history with committing revenge porn to get back at her student she seduced and then got pregnant by, I think I'm going to withhold judgement as

WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹🏳️‍🌈

wgsaraband

Scots have been gaslighted into the belief that they're uniquely incompetent, inadequate and irresponsible, theirs being the only country incapable of independence.Scotland will regain independence when we convince a majority

Ugra

_ugra_

Condition of Hindus from around 1300CE to 1335CE.These 35 odd yrs can be described as perhaps the darkest phases of Indian history. For the 1st time in its existence the

Wesley Yang

wesyang

There are historical moments where being an activist is good and others where it is not; when the cause you serve and the great evil you fight both have to

Josh Huder

joshHuder

It's both 100% constitutional and maybe a naked power grab (if it lacks proof). The House judges its members' electoral qualifications (Art. I, Sec. 5).However, elections cases also sparked some

Tench Coxe

CoxsTench

So, I'm in Philly, taking care of some personal business. And I did today what I always do when I'm in town - I walk around Old City, going to

Anika Orrock

Anikadrawls

Sally Hemings was born into slavery, a fate dictated by her maternal bloodline. Two generations of women before her bore children fathered by their white masters; Sally was the third.

Brad Meltzer

bradmeltzer

HISTORY THREADA short history lesson. You can see it in the Capitol then too, with the bloody beating of Senator Charles Sumner by a fellow Congressman on the Senate floor.

Hilary Sargent

lilsarg

We don't need new information or new analysis or new experts to understand what's going on right now. We just need to cut the shit, and see this for exactly

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