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Sāmapriya Vasu | Šamoprio Boš(u)

samopriya

Elamite word of the day!Achæmenid #Elamite 𒁇𒋼𒌨 bar-te-taš ('storage facility for (royal??) commodities') — loan from (late) Old Persian *𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥ē𝘥𝘢 with -š suffixed as is often seen in nominal loans

📚Philliteracy📚

Philliteracy

The Charity Commission’s recent efforts to win friends and influence people got me thinking about why we have a stand-alone charity regulator here in the UK.So here’s a wee

Kenan Malik

kenanmalik

It will be interesting to see if “WEIRD” becomes the framework for defining certain sections of the population that supposedly reject “the ideals of individualism, moral consistency and the type

𝙴𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚎𝚂𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚊 🇦🇺🦘🌊😷✨

elle_desylva

Christmas thread! Every year I love unwrapping all my decorations to put on my tree. These are some of my favourites. I’ll keep adding as I go (or buy more!!).Send

Ravilious

Ravilious1942

#BeyondRavilious - Peggy Angus is a name that comes up frequently in connection with Eric Ravilious. Some of his best known artworks were made at or near her cottage at

Vika Mana

endlessyarning

Stop romanticising Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as safe spaces and saviours, when they’re colonies too, and Indigenous people continue to suffer, die and are murdered. White supremacy is international

Cate 💫

hrhcate

There is no question, British Tabloids are vile, & infamous for their outlandish headlines. But to make a very misleading chart about how Kate had it easier is absolutely ludicrous!Let’s

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Quebec on Wednesday declared the sharpest daily increase in #COVID19 outbreaks in weeks, 31, with most of the new clusters arising in schools. In this thread, I will focus

Ngatũnyi

Ngartia

There are some fascinating stories around the Jevanjee Gardens in Nairobi. From how it came to be. To who it is named after. To how it has survived over time.Passed

Dr Owen Emmerson

MOwenEmmerson

Anne Boleyn’s Falcon? At first glance, this looks to be another piece of evidence telling of #ElizabethI’s love & respect for her mother, #AnneBoleyn. After all here, proudly emblazoned on

Klaas Meijer

klaasm67

Read the Good Shepherd by the great C.S. Forester again. The story of a captain of an US destroyer which has to protect an Atlantic convoy against a Wolfpack. The

Neo

Neo081001

THE TRUMP CARD You might want to read all of this. Right now, Trump is sitting on a pile of Trump cards or maybe a Uno Wild Draw 4 (more

Saz 💟

HumanRi56

This is for the racists who think there were no black or non white people in Britain before the Windrush! This thread focuses mostly on black british history but also

Still a Gaddafist

revelationofthe

The case for GaddafiAn open ended thread covering the lies, reasons for, and results of, the 2011 war. With highlights of the philosophy, structure & history of Jamahiriya.9/1/69 Brother Leader

FRANK CUNHA III 🇺🇸 ARCHITECT

FRANKCUNHAIII

Reconstruction of Lisbon Architecture[after the earthquake of 1755] On a single apocalyptic day in 1755, Lisbon, Portugal, was hit with an earthquake, a tsunami, and destructive fires. https://twitter.com/frankcunhaiii/status/1344624320883

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

thread:COD PEACE1. As certain European countries are claiming historic fishing rights in our waters, I'll do a thread on the legal position shortly, but first let's take a look how

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