#Biography

rachel syme

rachsyme

I always like to start the year by reading a biography; something about experiencing a life outside of my own to get perspective etc. But so many are...quite dry! So,

CCJ

NastyOldWomyn

THREAD: Louis DeJoy, the Postmaster Gen’l, reports to the 6-member USPS Brd of Govs, 2 of whom are retired. I’m going to call & write the 4 members who’ve posted

Chris Hutchinson

CAHutch1990

Interesting interview w/ @plmanseau about Jefferson's editing of the Gospels to incl. only the moral teachings. "Jefferson did not sufficiently account for the fact that the miraculous nature of Jesus’s

T.J. Stiles

TJStiles_Author

Historian @KevinLevin mentioned a new biography of Lee coming this fall. I have no knowledge or opinion of it. But some historians asked, "Do we really need a new biography

Mike Forsythe 傅才德

PekingMike

One reason there hasn’t been a good biography of Xi Jinping is the enormous personal cost. The CCP jealously guards his official story. Attempts to do in-country research on his

AK- Plug 🔌 𓅓

talk2Akplug

Wizkid no get problem with Davido Wizkid no get problem with Burna boyWizkid no get problem with EFCC Wizkid no get problem with you,Just Cruise and vibes..If you like compete

Thomas Lane

ThomasCLST6

#CLST6 #LookCloser9 Yeah yeah I know I explaining the joke makes it not funny anymore, but here we go.This is a bust of the emperor Caracalla. He ruled (at first

Stephanie Nolen

snolen

Lots of things about that inauguration celebration were heart-stirring, but the bit I liked best was NASA astronaut Kate Rubins speaking from the space station.Here's why ... In 1962, when

Sam Rocha

SamRochadotcom

A BOOKISH THREADOver the years, the self-made genre of intellectual and spiritual autobiography has become my favourite one. I should have known this earlier. Books like Augustine’s *Confessions* and Boethius’

Alex Howard

digiphile

Freedom of SpeechFreedom of WorshipFreedom from WantFreedom from Fear—@POTUS 32 FDRhttps://www.nps.gov/frde/index.htm It was beautiful on this clear fall day, with gorgeous autumn foliage gracing the granite and stone civic spaces.

Zohar Atkins

ZoharAtkins

Meanwhile, here’s a heartbreaking tale about Husserl himself...(thread)https://twitter.com/ZoharAtkins/status/1350924533801381896 Heidegger was his grad student assistant and sent him a draft of his Being and Time (which he dedicated to H

Jabin T Jacob 鄭嘉賓

jabinjacobt

China's new ambassador to Pakistan is not from its Foreign Ministry but a Communist Party official-specifically, from United Front Work Department. This link works http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/202009/11/t20200911_35726375.shtmlThis i

David Banks

DBanksy

People getting exercised about the Bashir interview with Diana are forgetting what was going on back then. Penny Junir had written a biography of Charles in the ‘80s with his

🇺🇸 Cory Groshek 🇺🇸⚖🐸

CoryGroshek

Recognize anyone?#TheCalmBeforeTheStormhttps://youtu.be/NqBqUFNxPq8 Mr. Christopher C. Miller is the Acting Secretary of Defense, appointed Nov. 9, 2020. https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/2111192/christo

Travis View

travis_view

On this #Juneteenth , I'd like to remember Joice Heth, the woman who launched P.T. Barnum's career. In 1835 Heth, an elderly slave, claimed to be 161 years old and

Herman Williams III

HermanW42996724

1) There's always ONE person in the civilian world who you can count on to know what the hell is going on For me that guy is Thomas WictorHow much

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.