#ROOTS

Some people don't want dinos and want me to talk about Monkee...well let's talk about oneGigantopithecus, possibly the largest primate ever to exist Gigantopithecus is known from isolated teeth and
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helo frensthis is ur friendly reminder to use a word other than 'mana' for your fantasy magic systems'mana' is a concept that has been misappropriated from polynesian cultures and it
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Picking up a thread earlier I've talked IRL co-founder conflict and relationships @wabisabiyo and other foundersI've been using @GottmanTherapy @GottmanInst on conflict and communication styles for startupsTurns out @garrytan talked
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They played the song all portentously like it really was this magic song out of nowhere that no one knew but went right to your soul…Yeah, it was the theme
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I am starting the 2021 garden thread early. I'm digging up the lemongrass that has been in the ground for 2 years. It has big juicy stalks and they look
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BREAKING Violent clashes break out between desperate UK refugees and police in seaside town of Dover as frustrations boil over following closure of tunnel linking the ethnically divided, covid-ravaged, economically
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CW: loss of bodily autonomy, pregnancy, stillbirthfucking PARDON??? if this person struggles with substance abuse, there's a very clean albeit tragic through-line here- you can't just stop, it doesn't work
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Ok folks, blame @Idiotprofessor4 for this one. So why WERE the artillery units in the AotP so effective? Well it's fairly complicated and somewhat arcane and based on secondary sources
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THREADMy daughter turned 1 yesterday & in the spirit of embracing my life now as an Irish Mammy, I’m going to make her special day all about me. 1/ I
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I just received an email re: Harvard's plans to hire graduate students to continue the Harvard and Slavery research that I worked on for two years as the Harvard and
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I took this photo today of North American oak #mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum. Some clumps were three meters high and two across. Clearly decades old. A thread on a plant central
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1. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that if you want to understand the big political stories from January—from faith-infused insurrection to Warnock’s victory to Biden’s inauguration—you really
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THREAD: Vorny’s favourite albums. A selection of music that I think is fucking class. Kano - Made in the ManorRating: 10/10What can I say? My favourite album of all time.
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Someone I am very close to experiences regular bouts of psychosis; it's impacted my life hugely at points, & learning management strategies has been vital for both of us. The
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Tomorrow is Yaldā, an Iranian holiday marking the longest and darkest night of the year. More importantly, it signifies the triumph of light over darkness as the days begin to
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Today, there was a hearing in Oregon’s district court, challenging the constitutionality of §1326 (illegal reentry) arguing the law violates the 5th Amd b/c the law was originally enacted with
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