#WWII

Lee-Ann Mudaly

LeeAnnMudaly

Today marks UNHCR's 70th anniversary after its creation responding to mass displacement post WWII. As @JamousRema, UNHCR's Canadian Representative highlighted, it also marks the ongoing failure of the international community

Azor

AzorInfo

The latest attempt to smear #Churchill again, esp. with responsibility for the #Bengal Famine, is ironically Euro-centric. This smear strips Indians, Bengalis, and Japanese of agency, and perpetuates ignorance of

Ian McKelvey

ian_mckelvey

Apparently, the way you fight fascism is to block people on twitter. I thought these guys, who are often compared to the Hitler-fighting soldiers of WWII, would have thicker skin.

Mike Monteiro🌹

monteiro

Excited to see some billionaires and corporations post their best MLK quotes today. Send me your favorites! Bezos’ personal fortune has increased by more than $75 billion since the pandemic

Mommabear123

Mommabear1231

1/5 Woke up thinking of her today. This 17-year-old girl chose to die rather than accept Socialism and name her anti-Nazi associates in February of 1943. . Every kid in

PWO

pwoloss

Having gone through pretty much all the footage out there now for 1980-1983, I've come to the conclusion that 1983 is really the best place to start if anyone wants

Georgy

oktyabrvperedi

Women’s rights in the USSR, a thread. Disclaimer: This post doesn’t aim to obscure the sexism that women faced in the Soviet Union and still face in Post-Soviet countries. My

Lynette Yorgason

LynetteYorgason

Throughout this pandemic I've been so frustrated with many people who have been arguing with health experts and I've been trying to figure out why I'm so comfortable giving my

Spencer Ackerman

attackerman

Simply one of the best, most rigorous and most insightful threads on this topic you will ever encounter. I’ve struggled for years to find the right ways to express much

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

Ulysses S. Grant would like a WORDhttps://twitter.com/eliza_relman/status/1348733447385309185 Or Teddy Roosevelt. Or Dwight Eisenhower. Or Andrew Jackson. Or Abraham Lincoln. Or George Washington. Or Zachary Taylor. Or any of numerous presi

Sally Wong

SallyWo42411402

I much agree w/ this FA piece. It addresses 1 vital idea western political writers nearly NEVER does -TRUST.TRUST is simple - * It is earned by deeds, not words.

Matt Hefler

matthefler

Hey #twitterstorians! Since gaining my PhD in @warstudies I’m preparing a monograph on my research. Here’s a thread outlining my doctoral work.My PhD examined the role of secret intelligence and

Hannah Steinkopf-Frank

HSteinkopfFrank

Despite everything, I wrote a lot this year and am proud to have gotten to publish more pieces about France, interesting women in history and of course sewing. For

Alice Moran

Alice_Moran

My great grandfather John Moran died in WWII. When he left, my grandfather was 2-years-old, too young to have any memories of his dad. There are things he used to

AukeHoekstra

AukeHoekstra

Just a few years ago, gas was presented as the transition fuel to wean us of coal. Now even the most mainstream officials are admitting it loud and clear:"Gas is

Michael McFaul

McFaul

Saddened to read this story about Trump's decision to close our consulates in Ekaterinburg and Vladivostok. THREAD 1/https://apnews.com/article/politics-russia-dae4d1eec78ba975ead98246d5ca997b The U.S. should be seeking ways to engage m

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