#1980s

Daniel Feldman

d_feldman

This is Douglas PrasherHe was a van driver at a car dealership in BostonBut as a young man, he did a PhD in biochemistry at Ohio State, then was a

Aunindyo Chakravarty

AunindyoC

A friend told me today that I am a leftist because I was born a Brahmin. Her argument appeared to me to be an oversimplification, but I thought I should

Richard Toye

RichardToye

A thread on Paul Addison, The Road to 1945, and the "post-war consensus" debate.#twitterstorians Paul Addison’s The Road to 1945 (1975) was a seminal account of British politics during World

Sam Rocha

SamRochadotcom

After Emancipation, many objected to the journalistic analysis and legal advocacy for African Americans, it was seen as unnecessary and divisive, ever as lynch laws and Jim Crow expanded its

Natania Barron

NataniaBarron

1 - So! Chintz. You've probably heard the term "chintzy" and you're thinking 1980s upholstery or prom dresses with puffy sleeves. And you're right. Sort of. We have George Eliot

Candela ✟☀️✟

gjrt888

Hippopotamus range (And their history of introduction into the Americas) The Latin word hippopotamus is derived from the ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, hippopótamos, from ἵππος, híppos, "horse", and ποταμός,

Stock Guy 🍷⛵🚵🏻‍♂️

stock_guy1

A lot of ink being used right now about Norlinder, Romanov and the Habs D pipeline. @mathiasbrunet wrote a good article today, wondering if people/fans are getting too upbeat on

nakadai.MON🔱🦁🛡️🏯📿☸️

Nakadai_mon

The Citibankers short of $mstr are working against them. Michael are going to corner the bitcoin market. Surprisingly, Satoshi had insight about this speculative "attack" already back in 2009.https://twitter.com/Crypto_Bitlord/sta

David Awfulbot

davidawfulbot

THREAD: Many are horrifed by new @netflix production, #Cuties, which sexualises 11yr old girls as grinding, ‘twerking' stripper-style stars, presumably for the enjoyment of the growing ‘Minor Attracted Person’ (#map)

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/9This is a good paper (and good thread) documenting the strengthening in recent years of creditor rights in sovereign debt. The authors point out, for example, that the share of

Erica Hsiung Wojcik

ewojcik

If you're teaching developmental psychology, neuroscience, research methods, clinical, or intro to psych (well, really ANY psych class) in the fall, consider teaching about the racism and bad science behind

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

England has about 3,000 'lost' or deserted medieval villages. We have churches in a fair few of them. Like St Mary Magdalene, Caldecote: a weather-beaten majesty with embattled parapets, cinquefoil

Sergio Gonzalez

smgonzalez27

Fascinating invocation of the term 'hospitality' by Green Bay's @MayorGenrich in anticipation of #POTUS's Wisconsin trip. As my research shows, political leaders have often cited the state's history of welcoming

Sean Dooley

Twitchathon

1/ Google opting for the Forty-spotted Pardalote as its Google Doodle for Australia Day is an apt choice, as the story of this tiny Tasmanian bird exemplifies the good and

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

Since a lot of people seem eager to condemn Redditors playing the stock market, and PLAYING it, I offer this handy checklist of everything you should be sure to condemn

Greg Sargent

ThePlumLineGS

If you want to understand Rush Limbaugh's poisonous impact on our politics, you couldn't ask for a better guide than @rickperlstein, the great historian of the New Right.So I talked

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