#Historic

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Been reflecting on wealth and success (in conventional sense, which may involve some combination of wealth, fame, accomplishment, historic impact, etc) lately.Both are things I am not personally very motivated

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

#Thread: Don’t be creeped out when I tell you this. I like historic sites. Okay, that’s not the creepy part. This is: Buildings + spaces call to me. No. I

Der Bluten Pat

Pat_Dwy3r

Good morning and happy Sunday!A few weeks ago I had the idea of biking to every music venue in this city, and after some planning and reminiscing, today’s the day.By

John Ainger

johnainger

Last night EU leaders finally resolved a standoff with Hungary and Poland over a landmark stimulus package for the region. Not sure why it matters? Here's why. 1/10https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-11/here-s-why-the-stimul

New York Communities for Change

nychange

AMAZING! HUGE VICTORY: @nyscomptroller to divest the giant $226 billion New York State pension fund from fossil fuels. It’s a giant end-of-year victory for activism heading into 2021! Details in

Karelin

vvarbro

#OnThisDay in 2015 @Tyson_Fury dominated and humiliated Klitschko to become the new lineal champ. The fight was one of the most impeccable heavyweight performances in decades, and was absolutely spectacular

Laurie Voss

seldo

My tour of presidential biographies has reached Ronald Reagan, #40 (I am stopping at Bush 41 at the entirely arbitrary boundary of "latest dead president"). Reagan was a sincere, charismatic

Joe Pompliano

JoePompliano

Tony Romo retired from the NFL in 2017, but still has a higher annual salary than 97% of current NFL players.Time for a thread 1) Antonio "Tony" Romo was

Jewhadi™

JewhadiTM

San Francisco's failed experiment of homeless hotels is a cautionary tale https://nypost.com/2020/06/27/san-franciscos-failed-experiment-of-homeless-hotels-is-a-cautionary-tale/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20butto

Marco Chitti

ChittiMarco

1/ Today I feel like I want to tease the YIMBYs crowd.Many vocal pro-density advocates seem to argue that "more density", regardless of everything else (location, form, typologies of buildings

Alysse Ալիս آلیس

essylapets

@UNHumanRights yes here are some of Azeri’s most recent war crimes against Armenians in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh) in the middle of a pandemic and during the US elections, when no

Caroline Dodds Pennock

carolinepennock

#OTD (ish) 500 years ago the conquistadors struggled from the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, after what became known as the 'Night of Sorrows'. Today @amyfullermorgan @claudiajrogers & I are going to

Jay.

Itxjunu18

Virat Kohli in his Peak (2016-18) A Thread (Rts appreciated)The peak of @imvkohli (16-18) is arguably one of the greatest any athlete has ever achieved. ◆ Starting with 2016, it

Texas Monthly

TexasMonthly

As of this morning, some 2.7 million homes throughout the state still lack power. A roundup of resources compiled by Texas outlets: Via the @TexasTribune, information on warming centers throughout

Wajahat S. Khan

WajSKhan

Full disclosure for this thread: I don't vote. I follow the old ethical tenet that journalists & judges shouldn't vote.Exactly two years ago, I was excited to see @ImranKhanPTI win

Angela Doherty

lavagirlnz

It's the #DEVORA forum day! It's the #DEVORA forum day! I get to listen and talk about cool volcano science allllll day! WOOOOO!!! Slightly proud that my nickname for the

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