#Islands

Spain, 1936. Five years of escalating political tension explodes into widespread violence. Though mostly ignored or distorted by popular histories, the bitter struggle that followed would set the stage for
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FlashbackPaulie does love a timeline!This 1 covers4 Presidential AdminsLet's tawkDanny CasolaroInvestigative reporterSome subjects incl:B.C.C.IIran-ContraCIA Drug TraffickingReagan Arms Dev + Deals+PROMIS,software developed byBill + Nan
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Drama.on SportPesa no.2: With the billions flowing into @SportPesa, Pevans East Africa Ltd, the cash cow of the Nikolov empire, embarked on an expansion phase. It opened companies or
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lmao this assertion is wrong on 3 levelsFirst, China hasn't done a "hardline switch", because that implies political liberalization was the status quo when it definitely wasn't. China has been,
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This used to be a space for cars. Then #Paris transformed it into a place for people, & @Anne_Hidalgo, @CarlosMorenoFr & many others fought battles to keep it that way.
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Tourism industry subsidies, a thread: We have a story today looking at an obscure tax district that's designed to wall off millions in property taxes paid by Universal & SeaWorld,
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FRANCISCO FRANCOA historical thread.The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with
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Good morning America! You all seem thrilled about Biden’s moon rock. Its symbolism, of the scientific and exploratory achievements that have been made – and will ideally soon be surpassed
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-Thread-Spain, 1936. Five years of escalating political tension explodes into widespread violence. Although largely ignored by popular histories, the bitter struggle that followed would set the stage for World War
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64 years ago, on this day in 1956, at around 720PM, the last of the old trams in Edinburgh set off on their final journeys https://www.flickr.com/photos/127340508@N05/50589822397/ A specially painted and
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A part of Royal watching I miss is informative posts about the BRF. Which is why, every week I’ll be spotlighting a different Royal and posting a biographical thread about
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Indonesia is one of the most naturally spectacular countries on earth. But there is one region in this beautiful country that manages to stand out from the rest. If you
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Princeton Univ. “Archival Silences” series continues now w/ Decolonizing Knowledges. Nishikawa greets. Sarconi brings Native territory knowledge of the Lenape nation “evicted” and persisting. Sarconi: “What does ‘decolonization
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ANTARCTICA, NAZI'S AND GIANT HOLES[NEW THREAD] RT and save folks - we all know why....Let's get into it....There are many stories about the Nazis concerning that they had a submarine
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Sculptures in ACNH vs. Real Life: An Art History Thread inspired by nuri’s fish & bugs thread! I’m also not an expert, just an art history enthusiast! Correct me
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THREAD/ Are you missing #UCD's woodland walks and cherry blossoms? Join us for a #VirtualWalk as we explore the trees of Belfield and beyond in the last in our current
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