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MCBizzo
realMCBizzo
(THREAD) Why a Trump Acquittal Helps Democrats If Senate Republicans acquit Donald J. Trump at his impeachment trial, it will be the best outcome—politically—for Democrats. Counterintuitive, I know, but hear me out. Here’s
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The Naked Physio™
nakedphysio
Speed bumps (SB) R often used as a way to explain flare ups or adversity on a persons journey. That SBs R something to overcome but what if the SB
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Noah Berlatsky
nberlat
math is a pretty rigorous truth system. within that system, there are strict ways to solve particular problems.https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1289224929536143361 the question is whether those systems are applicable in other cont
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Simon Lancaster
bespokespeeches
Metaphors can distort our perception of the world, making good people appear bad and illegitimate actions appear legitimate. Much of Trump’s messaging was metaphorical. Washington was a ‘swamp’. African countries
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xtrace✨
callmextrace
so, I have a theory this year's eras are borrowing a lot from the myth of Ouroboros; the snake eating its tail.Hear me out- #SF9 #에스에프나인 #8TH_MINI_ALBUM #9loryUS #여름향기가날춤추게해 #SummerBreeze
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Doctora Malka Older
m_older
This is a Jean Merrill/The Pushcart War appreciation post, because that book is amazing. First of all, the central metaphor is perfect. It's not just the obvious "might makes right"
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James Martin, SJ
JamesMartinSJ
Gospel: "Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?"ask the disciples (Mt 13). Jesus says that some will not understand the parables. One NT scholar told me that Jesus
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Insurrection is bad, actually 🗽
ProfJSCarberry
Impeachment & conviction matters—& not just bc of the national security risks for the next 11 days.There must be consequences for inciting insurrection. We can’t set the precedent of letting
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MF PUSH
Hiphop__convo
Breaking down Pusha T Wordplay every day until he drops an album a thread A myth throughout the hip hop community is that Pusha T is one dimensional as an
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Roadtoserfdom
roadtoserfdom3
Simply stating facts that are very easily proven, however shocking, seems to have no effect. I'm unsure why this is but, obviously something other than proof is necessary. This makes
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Carlos E. Perez
IntuitMachine
Gibson came up with the word affordance. It's derived from the verb 'afford'. I've always liked the term since it implies the recognition of possibilities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance There's a problem
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Shylock Holmes
shylockh
A metaphor for the likelihood of voter fraud, for people who insist that it's a conspiracy theory, or there's no evidence of it.(1/7) Suppose Amazon wanted to know how many
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Marley&Blue
marleyblueph
Some Sunday night random coffee trivia for you! Did you know that in the 18th century and even as recently as the 50s, some folks used to drink their coffee
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Joanna Stern
JoannaStern
After I tweet this, I’m deleting my social media apps for the next few days. It’s really the only way to survive. My column on how we should all shut
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Adam Rothman
arothmanhistory
RIP Bernard Bailyn, quite a historian. I would like to add one point about his contribution to the historiography of slavery...https://twitter.com/jennyschuessler/status/1291929219715469313 In his landmark book, Ideological Origins of the A
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Darren Mooney
Darren_Mooney
#NowWatching ”Jurassic World.”Which is one of my least favourite blockbusters of the past decade.However, it’s a fascinating one, because it’s explicitly about everything that makes it so horrific. In that
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