#Historical

Madeley

Madeley

Shall I wade into Welsh Twitter's current discourse about Yes Cymru wanting right-wing support for independence? Oh go on then, why not. On the face of it, should independence advocates

StansStonks

StansStonks

Tons of traders noticed $SHIP after it "skyrocketed" 1600%+ after a 16:1 reverse split on June 30th. Now many OG traders know SHIP is a complete dumpster fire of a

Richard Rubin

RichardRubinDC

Listened this morning to appeals-court oral arguments in NY v Mnuchin, the case where NY and other states are arguing that the 2017 SALT cap is unconstitutional. One can never

Gene Munster

munster_gene

Facebook's antitrust challenge has arrived in the form of lawsuits from the FTC and 40 plus states. The market's muted response to FB shares reflects the allegations have been known

Akshay Rajhans

rajhans

DRS hot take and a mini thread: a) Showing only the most likely trajectory and b) calling the uncertainty 'umpire's call' are doing a disservice to the acceptability of the

Andy Elders

AndyElders

THREAD: This is an astounding number that makes a clear case for why we need to #endmandatoryminimums. Prosecutors & police make choices about what to charge and what plea offers

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ChrisKhach

The South Caucasus region of today was once home to three nations: Armenians, Caucasian Albanians, and Kartvelians (Caucasian Iberians and Colchians). I’m the early4 4th century they became among the

Franck Salameh 🇱🇧🇦🇲🇫🇷🏴

oldlevantine

Thread:1- To the amebae going apoplectic over the desperate calls of some Lebanese for the “reinstatement” of the “French Mandate,” it may be helpful to bone up history and the

David Roberts

drvolts

I'm a longtime filibuster hater, and I thought I understood how random, contingent, & ridiculous it is -- but even I underestimated. HIGHLY recommend this discussion b/t @chrislhayes & @AJentleson.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

This is Osh-Tisch (left) (1854-1929), a warrior, shaman, & artist of the Crow Nation. Osh-Tisch’s name translates to “Finds Them and Kills Them”. She was a Crow badé (also spelled

Green String Network

GSNAfrica

𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 (thread)Individual Trauma: results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with la

Peter Boghossian

peterboghossian

Here are some problems with factoring historical injustices into decision making processes. Also known as “equity.” 1) Groups will compete for the distinction of having been the most historically oppressed

Pagan Trelawney GCVOIDGAF

PaganTrelawney

A troll once tried to tell me who history does & doesn’t remember...so a little light historyI actually deleted a previous poll showing about 25% know Georgiana but the results

Megan L. Cook

meganlcook

Today I want to talk about Dirtbag Medievalism. Dirtbag Medievalism is a shorthand term for a kind of popular medievalism that I don't think has been fully treated in the

shipwreckedcrew

shipwreckedcrew

Look at what you've done with your followers with such a basic error as not knowing what "SSA" means, and telling them all its his boss in the Office of

Brent S. Sirota

BrentSirota

People who choose to believe in outlandish, violent conspiracy theories aren't victims. They aren't brainwashed. Every one of them has encountered countervailing opinions & evidence to the contrary, often from

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