#Memory

Shelina Janmohamed

loveinheadscarf

The ugly and dehumanising we talk about 'old' people makes me RAGE and it should make you rage too. Let's stop with the ageist remarks. A THREAD. Last week I

Nate Holdren

n_hold

I'm a bit flummoxed to see people going "'we want everything' what does that even mean this must be a right-wing fake" about the graffiti at Pelosi's house. It's a

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

I can't stop thinking about the ways in which 1984, a book all about how language can shape your ability to resist, to rebel, has given us the language to

David Tandberg

DTandberg

Higher education's expansive role in our society & economy is severely under-appreciated. The COVID crisis & reductions in state support threaten our public hi ed system & therefore our country's

shawn swyx wang

swyx

I was asked about why declarative programming is at the heart of "newer" trends in tech all the way up and down the stack, from React to Terraform. I replied

Corinne Redfern

CorinneRedfern

Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades began this week, taking on at least 325 alleged members of the ‘Ndrangheta (which I understand is pronounced something like “un-drang-geta”, though Italians might

Dawar Butt

theLahorewala

“Why are there so many Butts?”A thread (serious content follows, unfortunately) The story begins *around* Chauburji. Many people know Chauburji as the gate of Zebinda begum’s garden. After the invasion

Andrea Pitzer

andreapitzer

Pondering the story of how my 3 books (a literary biography of Nabokov, a global history of concentration camps, & ICEBOUND, an Arctic story from 400 years ago) all rose

Victor Pickard

VWPickard

For obvious reasons, the Fairness Doctrine has been coming up a lot recently. It is perhaps the most famous--and most maligned and misunderstood--media policy ever enacted in the US. Here's

Ahab Bdaiwi איהאבּ ܐܝܗܐܒ

bdaiwi_historia

1/Millions of Shiʿi Muslims around the world will be celebrating what they consider the appointment and designation of ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib as the legitimate successor to the Prophet Muḥammad.

TalkPorty~Portobello

talkporty

[thread] Lets have some Saturday evening Edinburgh railway history...Q: When was the first railway constructed in Edinburgh area?A: The Innocent Railway (Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway) in 1831 of courseBZZZT Wrong...A:

Sophie

MSovay

World War II looms heavily throughout Netflix's #TheDig, not least due to the frequent planes that fly overhead at the excavation. The @CWGC commemorates several servicemen whose squadrons were based

Kevin Fulton

Teacher_Fulton

1/ In The Know: Debunking 35 Myths About Human IntelligenceBy @Russwarne I’ll tweet out some of the more important/interesting parts as I go.I’ll put my thoughts in a separate thread

Skincare Routine Queen 💕

HeyAprill

I wanted to create a thread this morning about influencing/blogging/freelancing as a black woman to provide some tips and insight on how to win. I'm creating this thread (and it

Sławomir Dębski

SlawomirDebski

I read and then listened carefully to Deutsche Welle’s interview with Heiko Maas, German FM. Mr Maas had given it during his visit to Warsaw. I found parts of it

Robin Edger 🌎 🌱

RobinEdger

Huge respect to the members of the greenbelt council for standing up to Ford.We know @fordnation has been trying to deliver on letting developers pave the greenbelt for some time.

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