#Elephant

Aakaash

AakaashMeduri

chesscom vs lichessA thread... Let's begin with a brief history lesson.The 'golden age' of online chess occurred in the 2000s. Back then, a paid membership server called Internet Chess Club,

Hashi Mohamed

hm_hashi

I received the sad news that Sir William Macpherson, the retired High Court judge who led the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, has died at the age of

Ahmed Jamal Pirzada

ajpirzada

(Thread on Money & Credit: 1/n) How does monetary policy affect #Pakistan's economy? Which economic agents adjust their behaviour the most in response? Wat led to the recent crisis and

The Unapologetic Hindu

UnapologetHindu

It was 1683. Jihadi Aurangzeb had decided to strangulate Swarajya by tightening his grip from all sides of the Maratha Kingdom. He had sent his enoy to meet viceroy Francisco

Yitz Latkes

yitzlandes

A quick little thread—before it's too late!—on late ancient Jewish views of Hanukkah/the Hasmoneans *outside of classical rabbinic literature*, which, actually, do conform a bit more to the modern "nationalist"

Hiroko Tabuchi

HirokoTabuchi

SUVs were the second largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade, eclipsing all shipping, aviation, heavy industry and even trucks:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/suv-conquered-america-c

Tego Sigel

TegoSigel

I get on the tube every day and see occupancy down by about 90% in rush hour. I keep expecting it to improve, but it's not. London is going bankrupt.

Give Them Time

GiveTimeScot

1)Listening to @LindaBauld giving evidence to the Covid19 committee this morning talking about public health in relation to the law/ measures/ restrictions in place to protect public health, confirming the

Martin J Keatings SNP 1 | AFI 2

MartinJKeatings

I've been told that there is a standardised email floating around between MP's/MP's at the moment about the section 30 case, very similar to Mr Wishart's post. You'd think by

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD:HE'S BEHIND EU 1. I may of course be wrong on this, but I don't think so. The EU is heading into another 'existential crisis' as they like to call

✨ αnα ✨

cana_098

#wandavision ep 5 afterthoughts + theoriesSPOILERS #wandavision spoilers.... . Okay so a lot happened this ep but let's start with the elephant in the room: "Pietro's" return. I've

Saumya mishra

Saumya_miishra

Games that were played by people during Ancient India (A THREAD) 1.Krida Patram (Game of Cards)Made in peice of cloth and 1 card have 144 cards.The pack contains •Ashvapati- Lord

ClearingTheFog

clearing_fog

The Republican Party is an authoritarian power structure.For decades, it embraced greedy nihilists in order to win elections.In the last 10+ years, a well-funded insurgency has infiltrated and captured it.They

Yusuf A Ahmad Ansari یوسف انصاری

yusufpore

1. Today marks the 362nd anniversary of the #BattleofSamogarh; one of the most decisive (and defining), land-battles fought in the #history of Asia. A seminal conflict of arms that decided

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vegix

The male-centric mythos of hunter-gatherer early humans should be dispelled.The reality is we were once largely gatherer-hunters, who ate a lot less meat than we do now.Women as well as

Rob Donoghue

rdonoghue

Practical upshot of stopping doing terrible things:Evil is incredibly useful in D&D. Having the setting slap the label of evil on things simplifies things for players and GMs in concrete,

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