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firstladyship

THE FIRST OPIUM WAR.1. In many ways, China shared a great deal similarities with Northern Nigeria at the time. My story is set in 18th century China. The “First Opium

Adam N Weinstein

AdamNoahWho

1. Short review of @tabadlab 31-page report on the future of US-Pakistan relations. It draws on diverse experts & at least a few have experience with Pakistan’s diplomacy/policymaking process &

Madima

MaanoMadima

Seeing that Brian Molefe mentioned Glencore’s role at Eskom during his fascinating story telling at the #StateCaptureCommission, I thought we should have a brief history lesson on the most corrupt

Latinos for Liberty

Latinos4Lib

IMMIGRATION PROPOSAL THREADNo matter who you are, just hear me out and read to the end. Just depositing my ideas to the universe. If they stick, cool. If not, well

Andrew Small

ajwsmall

A quick thread on the Macron remarks on teaming up with the US on China - and his remarks on China more generally at the @AtlanticCouncil yesterday 1/12https://twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil/status/1357408475899387911 On the

Joe Bassey

Joe__Bassey

The Partition of Africa And the Aftermath.It began in earnest with the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, and was the cause of most of Africa’s borders today. This conference was called

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KLobstar

when i was a movie theatre projectionist, the other projectionist, Matt, would bring clam chowder for lunch every single day, refusing to put it in the fridge even though the

@Suriyak

Suriyakmaps

With the beginning of summer, escalation in Syria begins again. The first reason is the increase of insurgence #ISIS activity in the Syrian desert & rebel groups in #Daraa governorate,

John Inazu

JohnInazu

Last night, SCOTUS issued injunctive relief to houses of worship challenging NYC’s COVID-19 restrictions, the first time it has granted such relief during the pandemic. I have mixed views about

American dissident Wyatt

Locksneedfartin

What would a competitive GOP look like in the post drumpf era? A Thread for political dissidents. Seeing as America is a two party state , the only option for

David Hines

hradzka

Watched HOMEFRONT (2013), a Jason Statham flick undergoing a bit of resurgence on Netflix. Directed by Gary Fleder, screenplay by Sylvester Stallone, great supporting cast (James Franco! Winona Ryder! Frank

Zoe Keller

KellerZoe

By Caroline Bell (the anonymous pro-#Brexit civil servant): "The PM needs to walk the Brexit tightrope a little longer. The EU must carry the failure to reach an agreement because

Insider News

InsiderNews

It's been over two weeks since Election Day, and Donald Trump has yet to concede.While not a requirement, concession speeches have been a tradition for over a century. Here's a

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

When you hear the phrase "free market," you probably think of "a market that is free from regulation" but that's the opposite of the phrase's original meaning! 1/ Adam Smith

General Theorist

GeneralTheorist

The EU Budget and NGEU agreements this week matter for at least four reasons. First, for the first time the EU can borrow to support spending, raising the universe of

Paul Matzko

PMatzko

It's been popular for twitterstorians & journalists to suggest that 2016 or 2020 was similar to 1968. Perhaps.But I'm more concerned about the risk of the 2020s looking like what

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