#Fisk

Mark Humphrys

markhumphrys

Robert Fisk's life work was an eagerness to pin much of the blame for the Islamic world's pathologies on the West and Israel. He was beloved by those in the

Amro Ali

_amroali

I had lunch with Robert Fisk as an MA student in 2005, Australia. I was awed by his bravery, resilience, writing style, and passion for the truth. Then came post-2011

Jorge Martin

marxistJorge

The disgusting spectacle of Macron, representing the former colonial power, trying to make political gain out of the Beirut blast which has left hundreds of thousands homeless. France, together with

Sophia

les_politiques

1/ #RobertFisk has died. Despite his less than optimal late reporting on #Lebanon, since around 2000, his account of the Lebanese civil war 'Pity the nation' is one of his

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

In 1865, a 30-year old financier named Jim Fisk made a fortune betting on the fall of the Confederacy.It was the original "big short" - a financial scheme you have

Alex Rowell

alexjrowell

Thread: I’m as guilty as anyone of admiring Pity the Nation when it was the first book I’d read on #Lebanon and I knew nothing else about the place, and

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

On this day, in Black history, Fisk Free Colored School (now Fisk Univ.) opened its doors in 1866–six months after the end of the Civil War. It’s the oldest higher

KEPT THE FAITH, BABY! SI SE PUEDE!

JamesMWilliam18

THREADWhen you lose a titan, a hero, someone who taught you what moral courage looks like? It is a loss like no other.For me, that would be the Executive Director

KEPT THE FAITH, BABY! SI SE PUEDE!

JamesMWilliam18

#OnThisDay 1898 Melvin B. Tolson, author of Rendevous with America and Libretto for the Republic of Liberia, was born. He was also the famed coach of the Wiley College Forensic

Jeia 🤍

qveenbad

TSU HISTORY- The Nashville Sit-Ins were among the earliest non-violent direct action campaigns that targeted Southern racial segregation in the 1960s. The sit-ins, which lasted from February 13 to May

Kari Dru

KariDru

Should I do more daredevil or should I write? I do not appear to have spoons for much else. If anybody wants to sway me towards grumping about daredevil, you

Jon Levy

jonlevyBU

1. There has never been more focus on ventilation in school buildings. This leads to the obvious question - what do we actually know about ventilation in schools, and how

No Quarter Will Be Given

chaedria

My grandfather, born nearly 100 years ago, was one of the first Black postal workers to join the service in LA in the 1940s. He was so proud of that,

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hieirebirth

Favorite Comic Book Film/TV Castings (THREAD): Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matthew Murdock Hugh Jackman as Wolverine Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man JK Simmons as J.

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

Margaret Murray Washington, once principal of @TuskegeeUniv, was so advanced that she was offered a teaching position at 14 y.o. She took care of the school, while her husband toured,

Asser Khattab | آسِر خطّاب

KhattabAsser

If I were the Syrian presidency I would have probably not attempted to brag about what happened in 2020 and just to let the occasion pass quietly.https://twitter.com/Presidency_Sy/status/1344946699626754048 Sure, brilliant year:

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