#Milton

It's Going Down

IGD_News

The Proud Boys, led by Enrique Tarrio, arrested today in DC, have built a bridge between the Alt-Right + the Trump wing of the GOP. While they include men of

WomensBookHistory

GrubStreetWomen

I taught four classes online this semester (hello, I am very tired). We're rounding the corner now. I'm going to dump some things I learned in case it's useful. I

U.S. Tech Workers

USTechWorkers

"Illegal bad, more legal good"The @GOP inaccurately claims to think that our government and taxpayers are able to keep up with the masses of people if they only happen to

alanconnor

alanconnor

Going to thread daily one-year old stories, see how long I last. BBC News front page on 12 Jan offering: 13 Jan, BBC Brasil: 14 Jan, 'pneumonia': 15 Jan 2020:

Michael McAuliff

mmcauliff

Nancy Pelosi wants to remove 11 Confederate statues from the Capitol. So, who are we talking about?First on the list is Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. Second, Robert E.

Mohammad Hussain

MohammadHussain

Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.

Pamela Herd

pamela_herd

Debates over the minimum wage are as much about politics, as they are about the research. The push for a minimum wage actually came from early 20th century progressive eugenicists

Jeffrey Barrett

jcbarret

Out today: two academic publications (not yet peer reviewed) that formally test whether the new B.1.1.7 variant is more transmissible. Both conclude yes, about 50% more. First, a pre-print

Lis*anise

goldjadeocean

I'm still puzzling over a repeated interaction I see in the Great Fanfic Legitimacy Debate. There's a reason given for why fanfic can never be Real Literature that's patently false,

Cory

corymassimino

Today is Milton (Bill) Finger's 107th birthday. He's the (until 2015, unaccredited) ghost writer/artist without whom Batman as we know him wouldn't exist. Thread: Finger is solely responsible for many

David Elfstrom

DavidElfstrom

#COVIDCO2 readings in an Ottawa classroom. Never reached a steady state. At 3152 ppm every breath contains 7.2% of other people's breath . #DontShareYourAir #OntedClassroom has below 0.4 air changes

Toby Young

toadmeister

Attacks on Lockdown sceptics – and me in particular – have ratcheted up recently, with one of the most aggressive critics being the Conservative MP @NeilDotObrien. I thought it was

Jake Coare

JakeCoare14

Hello my name is Jake Coare and this series of videos for Twitter I speak about growing up with Asperger’s syndrome a form of autism, suffering from #mentalhealth and having

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

“William and Harriot Barclay seek compensation for the value of a slave named Derry from the executors of the will of Harriot's late grandfather. http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/petitions/details.aspx?pid=11106 Richard Bradford's

Wolfgang

Wolfgang18842

The Cuba before Castro is an relatively unknown period, overshadowed by Castro's Regime and the Cuban Missile Crises and buried beneath propaganda and ideological bitter. Despite that, Pre-Revolutionary Cuba was

AstralNaught

FlightAstral

Final Thread Y Bronze Age: the epics. The Iliad in particular is 1 of 2 founding texts that form the foundation of Western Civilization. Comparing Epics may give insight into

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