#Etymology

Linda Tirado

KillerMartinis

So I get a call from a blocked numberIt is my kid’s second grade teacher! Turns out my kid thinks she’s too good for school and has apparently been logged

मङ्गलम्

veejaysai

On the traditional Hindu calendar, spring season begins today! Basant Panchami or Vasantotsav has been an ancient festival! A day of prayers to Devi Saraswati, the goddess of learning. A

Stacy Tessler Lindau

stacylindau

I heard @iamcardib #WAP today. First impressions from a gynecologist who studies female sexual function: (1) Delighted that #Kegel is used in a medically sound manner(2) Sorry, @Eminem, I

Joel Baden

JoelBaden

#Exodus 2:1-10The birth of MosesThere is SO MUCH going on in these ten verses it’s hard to know where to start. Okay, let’s start with which story we’re in. The

Takondwa Priscilla

Takon_dwa

What’s been disappointing but unsurprising under this thread to me has been that he’s quick to accept praise but not only dismissive of critique, but has shown a defiant attitude

Dr. Ellie Lockhart is the protagonist

BootlegGirl

OK, taking some time off from trying to clean and import data into Hadoop bc my JSON is just a pain in the assGonna do another TLOU related megathread. Feel

Babatunde P. Odubekun

TundeOdubekun

Mali is in the news today, so here's a primer on the history of the country and ancient empire from which @lokeandabove drew inspiration for one of our designs Going

Derek Coller

DerekColler

A Tale of Two Cities:An Acts 17 thread on humility, faith, & discernment.In Acts 17, Paul uses scripture to teach two churches the gospel of Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection,

Rain Mason, PhD, BLM, ACAB 🦊

500livesasafox

1/ Although some diviners do tender conclusions purely on the basis of the rational symbolic significations of their divinatory system, any claim that this is the norm, let alone the

Mahabhakta

brahmaparampara

Thread:1/n: Shri Rama is described as Maryada Purushottama.But what are these qualities that attract people to him so?Listen to some of his qualities in the form of shlokas, taken from

Aleksei I. Valentín: MA², MFA, PhD (ABD) ✡️♿🏳️‍🌈

ai_valentin

This is complicated.As far as I can tell, there were no quadruple US amputees in WWI. There was a Black man from PA who joined the army in Canada, and

David Neil

NeilOf9Hostages

Wish to clear up some misinformation that I posited in answering some replies.Whenever a claim is made it must be backed by evidence if we are not to assume everything.

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

#FolkloreThursday Thread: Serbian/Croatian proverb: "Who doesn't get smoked, doesn't get warm". The proverb simply states the fact that from the moment people started using fires inside roofed dwellings, the inside

Dr. Ananas™ (Anaïs Tilquin) 🌏 (⏳) 🔥

DoctorAnanas

1. In an attempt to distract you while distracting you not at all on #Elections2020 , let me tell you about the etymology of the word 'putsch'.Spoiler: it's also my

DL Jones

DLJones77542194

There's a lot of discussion whether "trans is real," or, if "trans is real," whether detransitioners were ever "really trans." But before those discussions can meaningfully take place, there needs

Miss Z Ali

MissAli_RE

Thread: A Short Guide to Hajj The days of Hajj are upon us! It will be a unique experience this year for many blessed Saudi nationals able to perform Hajj,

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