#USSR

Vincent Bevins

Vinncent

I'm very happy to report that my book is now available for pre-order (it's out on May 19th, with @public_affairs). I would genuinely appreciate it if you checked it outhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541742400?tag=hacboogrosit-20

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

US history as synecdoche for world history really begins in 1854. Not coincidentally that was peak UK too.Everything before that is mostly provincial backwater prequel stuff.Bleeding Kansas, Perry in Japan,

Shaun Lawson

shaunjlawson

Every football-loving child has a World Cup which they remember much more than any other. Usually, it's the one they see between the ages of about 11 and 14. In

Curse

cursedsalad

1. In the 1890s, there was a popular saying among German Socialist Democrats: "anti-Semitism is the socialism of fools." This was inspired by Karl Marx's theory that socialism is immune

Paul Matzko

PMatzko

Indeed, Fly's most lasting legacy was the Mayflower Doctrine, a precursor of the Fairness Doctrine. In Mayflower, a station that had "editorialized"--aired the opinion of the station owner--and attacked FDR

Brother Streetjoy

BroStreetJoy

1/ Ok strap in all. I was hoping someone else would do this because it’s so massive. Wikipedia has a full list of the Giving Pledge Contributors (Gates & Buffets

Dr. Bodie A. Ashton

manwithoutatan

So here’s the deal. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s coup, many have been looking to history to find examples of what we can expect now. This is in many ways

Nuclear Operator

NukeOperator

DEBUNKING 40 MYTHS ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGYA thread written by @NukeOperator (Engineer, Senior Reactor Operator and Nuclear Power Plant Shift Manager), and reviewed by @JosepRey_ and @maesetote MYTH #1: “A

Bruce Baird

drbairdonline

WHERE could the immense ENERGY needed to destroy the WTC on 9/11 AND maintain hot spots in the ground for 99 days have come from? Many observers have judged NO

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Munik86

Manuel Neuer: A trailblazer. A man who is revolutionising goalkeeping”Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper I’ve played with;” Xabi Alonso[APPRECIATION THREAD] There are very few players that transcend a position

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: REDDER THAN RED]1/68The China Mao grew up in was feudal, poor, and run by a king who was run by a queen who was run by devious despotism. By

john

jhal9000

so as long as there's holocaust discourse going on, anyone want to talk about the way the Nazis modeled their ideology and practice on the centuries-long genocide of Native Americans,

WYATT

_CEOofGenZ

Here's 100 confirmed conspiracies from the last 75 years. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Purpose: To indicate why we have a RIGHT to be skeptical and critical to our

Paul Matzko

PMatzko

I wrote a book about the Fairness Doctrine and how it was responsible for one of the worst episodes of government censorship in US history. So I am somewhat alarmed

Brandi Buchman

BBuchman_CNS

BOOKMARK IT. Join me this Thursday, July 9 at 1PM ET as I live-tweet the House Foreign Affairs Cmte hearing weighing the Trump admin's response (or lack thereof) to Russian

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: OF CLAPS & COMMUNISM]1/48How long should a standing ovation last? One study pegs the typical duration at 6 seconds, but what do you think? Say, that person is exceptionally

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