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Don't know how many people in India are keeping tab on dangerous turn #Pakistan domestic politics is taking due to various external & internal reasons.But what's happening has far reaching
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Thanks to everyone who read & responded thoughtfully to this. It's a (very rough & condensed) summary of a chapter in a book I'm working on, so it leaves out
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Thread warning: A long thread coming on the life and work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a world-renowned Kenyan writer, scholar, and social activist. His seminal work, "Decolonising the Mind" is
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#Thread on Haihayvanshi Kalchuri Rajput Dynasty of Tripuri (Descendants of Kalchuris of Mahishmati).Haihayvanshi Kalachuris (mentioned in Mahabharata) ruled Mahimshmati until 7th century, then they moved to Kalinjara at the end
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German Jewish organization pre WWII.How two different Jewish organizations, aiming to keep German Jews in Germany as Germans, not only failed, but where detrimental to Jewish survival.Thread. By the end
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I’ll do thread on date locations in Ibadan later on Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant at Mokola Nice ambience It’s good for you and your date Located inside Premier Hotel mokola
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This isn't a thread about now.It's more a cautionary tale from then, our history. However I hope the topic is interesting. How many famous Nazi mistakes do you know?The headlines
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How Diamonds became a symbol of love.The story of - De BeersA thread The thread below is a collection of stories and data from various sources mentioned here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NVdLjXMse2i0rUSqLvOhxOEKy18WDIY8vSasXOcXpYA/
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Okay, it’s time for my post-surgery Star Wars marathon to continue. I’m going to start with Revenge of the Sith. We did Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones yesterday.https://twitter.com/swankmotron/status/1347589108646899713
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ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY FOR CHINA WATCHERS (1st edn)1) Describe What China Is (esp. political system & government) Autocracy, autocratic AuthoritarianBeijing regimeBig BrotherCommunist China (Cold War term; now back in vogue)Corrupt,
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Ok once again class is in session.Today's topic is going to be a BDA related one. Specifically "Lost Legacy" by Robert Heinlein. I know it's been a bit of a
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As I sit here, day dreaming about metal detecting days to come, it occurs to me that there are many items that I hope to one day find. Its true,
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Does economics need to be ‘decolonised’?@cacrisalves and I explore this question in our recent @EconObservatory article, based on recent discussions at @FestivalofIdeas.A lil thread https://www.economicsobservatory.com/economicsfest-doe
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The Battle of Taffy 3When the enemy sends Goliath to kill David...Its because they are out of options...Much Eeyore moaning and Mockingbird screaming is heard today, attempting to drown out
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Hello, it's the Gerry Mcbride shopping guide.Full of gift ideas for the awkward-to-buy-for middle-aged man in your life. Starting with... From clearing snow to lifting roadkill off the road so
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Clothes don’t have a gender. Wear what makes YOU comfortable. If a man in a dress bothers you, I’d suggest you sit down with a history book, but I doubt
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