#Authorities

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

I cannot believe what I’m reading. In 1967 an incredible 96.9% of all children born outside of marriage in Ireland were put up for adoption, a horrifying statistic only possible

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

We urgently need to focus on ventilation. Six months into a respiratory pandemic, we're still not given sensible and practical guidance against short-range aerosol—airborne—transmission of COVID. I wrote about the

Dr. Caitlin Smith

CSqueequeg

A long time ago, I wanted to be a pastor. My spiritual director, an elderly female Episcopalian priest who works as a hospice chaplain, told me stories of ugly, humiliating

Rick Morton

SquigglyRick

Alright, let’s do one of those 2020 threads. Going back for the photos actually reminded me of some moments that were genuinely good that were, uh, subsumed by later events.

Lucy Walker

LucyNews

THREADBBC Focus on Africa is 60 years old. It really is something to understand the impact that it has had across the continent. @ngweedale trawled the archives and brought

Jess Nevins

jessnevins

Good morning/afternoon/evening! We could all use some diversion today, I think, so let’s talk about a complicated real-life redemption story. To wit: Billy Jenkins, the Jewish Nazi cowboy. 1/30 “Billy

Jubilee

workingjubilee

Please read The Authoritarians if you are still muttering "I just don't get it" about any of this. https://theauthoritarians.org/options-for-getting-the-book/ Take 328 million people.Minus the 29% not eligible.Minus the 33% wh

Indounik

Indounik

Good joke, is it, boys? Time the joke was over. Of 150 people caught not wearing a mask in Bali's Badung regency since September, 80% were foreigners, most were Russian

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

As @AudreyTruschke recently triggered a discussion on Mahabharata, a thread on the sameKey questions1. Is there a historical kernel to Mahabharata?2. If yes, which epoch's events does it describe?3. How

Vanessa Gray

VanessaGray158

I have been keeping a log of articles of deaths of elderly after the vaccine. No doubt zero questions will ever be asked about whether there was a link between

Alexis Hall 🦄

quicunquevult

Hello Twitter.Here is a story about George Villiers (later Duke of Buckingham, famous for being James I boyfriend) and Charles (later Charles I, famous for being beheaded) going on a

Scott Roberts 🇿🇦

ScottHRoberts1

I'm enjoying my threads this week, so here's another one for you in the hopes that you are, too.Here's what you need to know about cadre deployment and how it's

Little Ninja UK

LittleNinjaUK

#AirPollution that causes respiratory illness could lead to a higher overall death toll from the #CoronavirusOutbreak.At the very minimum, should we be telling motorists to switch off engines when parked?

Aitor Hernández-Morales

aitorehm

Portugal is famous for its mild climate and sunny beaches, but each year hundreds of people freeze to death and millions struggle to survive frigid winter weather. Here's a quick

#SOULWAR ✝

CatesDuane

Thread: TRUMP'S FIRST TERM AS PRESIDENT WAS A VICTORY FOR AMERICA.As the MSM frame every story in hate, division & venom for all things traditionally American President Trump has quietly

Natascha Strobl (English)

Nat_Strobl_eng

OK, let's look at the Trump statement from last night I'm about to share so we can go over it together. What is Trump doing here rhetorically? What is he

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