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Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Racial terrorism is actually normal in American history but I believe we talk about in the wrong way. These are not isolated incidents , nor are they rare.This is the

Latif Nasser

latifnasser

A Democratic blue swoosh running through the heart of the South. As if a painter just swiped a blue brush down the edge of Arkansas and Louisiana, and then swooped up

Latif Nasser

latifnasser

Before I tell the story, I should say I first heard it eight years ago from @rkrulwich. And I never forgot it. Parts of this story might be obvious to some

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Thread:A lot of white people were shocked to learn about the bombing of Tulsa from HBO's "Watchmen" while most black people are familiar with the bombing of Black Wall Street.Even

Latif Nasser

latifnasser

Ok here we go. Look at the electoral maps by county for the last few decades of US presidential elections. You’ll notice that the South goes almost uniformly Republican red every

Maurice Chammah

MauriceChammah

A big criminal justice election thread:Biden and Trump have very different visions for policing and prisons, but many local races for sheriff and DA will be litmus tests for the

Phil Kerpen

kerpen

This paper finds nursing home residents comprise 57% of all COVID-19 deaths in Spain, 53% in Italy, and 45% in France.https://ltccovid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Mortality-associated-with-COVID-12-April-3.pdf Same paper also quotes a U.

Breanna Paige

BreannaPaige_x3

Native American Heritage Month is the month of November! 324 The # of federally recognized American Indian reservations in 2019, including federal reservations & off-reservation trust land574 The #

Willem Middelkoop

wmiddelkoop

In June I started a series of (TBR)tweets named #TheBigResetSynopsis Today I will share the core of #TBRchapter1 – The History ofMoney The previous tweets can be found herehttps://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1275897799486377985 There

Latif Nasser

latifnasser

The US election is tomorrow. If you, like me, are tired of horse-race-style reporting, and need to zoom out, I wanna tell you a story. It’s about an ancient force influencing the

Amirul Ruslan

amirulruslan

In international journalism, I am willing to say the single most tired Southeast Asian reporting cliche is that of DURIAN, THE FREAK SHOW FRUIT. In this @nytimes piece, “occasional disappointment”

Dr. Alexander Hamilton | Alter Ego: AHAM

DrAlexHamilton

COMPETENCE NEEDEDRemember him? I don't want to hear shit about foregiveness, love & the blood of White Jesus. Dis mafucka should rot in hell. Any black pastor that does this

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Everyone's talking about impeachment and Clinton & Johnson as the only presidents ever impeached. But most people don't know WHY Johnson was impeached.So let me tell you the story about

Elle M. (they/them)

ellle_em

IF EACH STATE HAD A POKEMON AS, LIKE, A STATE POKEMON WHICH POKEMON WOULD BEST REPRESENT EACH STATE: A THREAD [This is gonna take me forever so please appreciate it]

Jessica Chasmar

JessicaChasmar

Thread:Here's an ever-growing list of the tyrants who wield their power over us while doing whatever the hell they want. This is who you voted for, and it's up to

National Museum of American History

amhistorymuseum

On June 19, 1865, the U.S. Army arrived in Texas and issued General Orders, Number 3, proclaiming that all enslaved people in the state were free. The announcement made freedom

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