#Encounter

Dominic Young

dominicyoung

Several people recently have been making the case against “micropayments”. I want to offer a counterpoint and a call-to-action. The opportunity is huge and it lies right in the media’s

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

GlasgowHeritage

Today’s #glasgowparkoftheweek is Springburn Park in the north of the city. Glasgow Corporation acquired the land for the park in 1892. At the time it was agricultural land, with the

Julia Bascom

JustStimming

This is very, very good. Gonna make a thread with some quotes and thoughts.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/ "The decisions parents make after prenatal testing are private a

Ahab Bdaiwi איהאבּ ܐܝܗܐܒ

bdaiwi_historia

1/I used to deliver classes on the medieval history of Islamic Iran. The Arab Conquests of Iran were always fun. A short (but not too detailed) thread. 2/Before the advent

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

First Principles 101Many of the world's greatest thinkers and doers - from @naval and @elonmusk to @nntaleb and @chamath - tout the importance of first principles thinking.But what is "first

Sara Danner Dukic

saradannerdukic

Anyone with children in schools, please read this (thread below):https://www.wsj.com/articles/super-bowl-nfl-covid-cdc-11612104460 Let’s start with the sub head: “The coronavirus gospel of ‘within six feet for more than 15 minutes’

Rev. Dr. Kate Hanch, PhD

katehanch

Ok, I won't answer everything tonight, but 1 like=1 quote from a theologian "love was his meaning" Julian of Norwich "oh God, I didn't know you were so big" Sojourner

Mark Wylie

MarkWyl49983921

This is the culmination of a decades-long trend in the Republican party, of never-ending purges by conservative hardliners. It can be dated back several decades, to the draft Goldwater movement

Salam Rassi | سلام راسي

salam_rassi

A few months ago, my friend @FKrimsti showed me this manuscript, Oxford, Hunt. 595. It contains works by Syriac writer Jacob of Serugh (d. 521). But what caught my eye

Santiago Velez

Santiag78758327

Digital Asset Encryption is Not a Panacea for Society1/ As a proponent of digital assets, personal privacy, encryption, and value as information, I hold in high regard the privileges afforded

Emma Lietz Bilecky

emmaelietz

Hey @ASFS_org/@afhvs_org conference goers! Today I’m sharing about the ChurchLands Initiative: “Dying churches, Lively Soil: Prefiguring an Antiracist, Decolonial Soil Care Ethic for the Episcopal Church” Keywords: soil care, creation

Liam Gender? Fucked!

LiamDel

Instead of focusing on Genderfck, I'm thinking about the type of people that are vulnerable to the predatory manipulation they're using, why that manipulation works on them, and what things

Zena Hitz

zenahitz

I just finished Eric Adler's The Battle of the Classics, and wanted to say something about Joel Christiansen's review linked below. I am not sure what motivates the review (I

I am not Scott Alexander Siskind

NotScottSiskind

Scott Alexander on police racism: Well Actually, it's a Liberal Myth, political correctness run amok"To give just one example, every number and line of evidence we have suggests that the

Sean Kelly

StorySlug

THREAD: some of my favorite facts about Batman. #BatFacts The characters of Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya were both created specifically for the Batman: The Animated Series after-school cartoon, and

R. Volney Riser

RVolneyRiser

Had (minor) toe surgery yesterday. The podiatrist's clear instructions were that I spend all of today with my foot propped. Naturally, a good tweet from earlier instead has me up

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