#Confederacy

Black Together Again

KProtein19

In honor of Juneteenth, let’s clear up a few myths about Abraham Lincoln.1. He DID NOT “FREE THE SLAVES.” Lincoln only freed enslaved ppl in confederate territories per the attcjd

Ahl-e-junoon

DuneKhaal

Muhammad (SAW) in the Torah: An analysis from a Muslim lens (Thread).In this thread, I will evaluate the context in which the Hebrew word - Machmad - is used in

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

The threat is that Trump will create a third party, the "MAGA Party," effectively splitting and dooming the GOP.Others have talked about calling it the Patriot Party.As in: Nice little

Ian Whittington

Sir__Ian

What "progress" looks like at the University of Mississippi: a thread. On Thursday, the Institutes of Higher Learning--the governing body that oversees all public universities in MS--approved the U of

Naima Cochrane

naima

I have first hand experience of how things become so normalized as to become detached from their meaning. I know, acedemically, that “dixie” references the confederate south. But having spent

Abandoned America 🏚️🇺🇲

abandonedameric

1/ If Trump Had WonIf Trump had won there would never have been a coherent response to Covid. The inefficient patchwork of vaccine roll-outs would never coalesce into anything impactful.

Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky

lmchervinsky

Lots of good questions about lame-duck firings, late turnover, etc. Moral of the story: lame-duck firings haven't happened before (regardless of whether they occur on Twitter or in person). A

Marley K

MarleyK20

I have been listening to Biden's recording with Civil Rights leaders and his tone and bs was a trip I wasn't ready for.The disrespect was absolutely unacceptable. No self-respecting African-American

diane #ForAll straub

didikins4life

These are unprecedented and turbulent times my friends. In the past, attempted coups and plots against the US government - not expressing displeasure but active plotting and seditious activity -

Kerry

kerry62189

Looking back, I think it is a mistake to say the rationalist community was better at predicting pandemic-related things. Some of them are good predictors in general, including on this

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

The GOP defense of Trump during the impeachment was that it was too close to an election to remove the president: The people should decide.Now 17 GOP-led states want a

CanadianEncyclopedia

CdnEncyclopedia

Who do you think should be on Canada's next $5 banknote? This thread has bios of the @bankofcanada’s short-listed candidates. Learn their stories: Pitseolak Ashoona was among the first generation

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

(Thread) Why Trump Supporters Willingly Embrace his LiesSpoiler: They embrace the lies because the lies destroy, and they want to destroy. It explains why @SenateGOP are shamelessly lying to the

Ralph Amsden

ralphamsden

When researching the history of how the Civil War played out in the Arizona Territory a few years back I ran into the story of Cochise, George Bascom and Mickey

Optimistic Fridge Intern🦁🇺🇲

fridgeintern

Electoral thought experiment.What if in the election of 1820 a candidate cheated so dramatically and so obviously it shattered faith in the system?Well in 1820 there was no popular vote

dcmillikan

dcmillikan

Good morning all! In response to some questions I've been getting about my thesis, I'm going to post notes from a short presentation I gave to the @ArtofWarScholar program at

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