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BryanGCurrahee

HistoryBryan

#AirborneAnecdote - A look at the US War correspondents who jumped with Airborne forces into Normandy on DDay.Did it actually happen? Yes. Do messenger pigeons need a higher character count?

Nina Teicholz

bigfatsurprise

In the US, "We live shorter, poorer lives" according to a Nat'l Academies' report. The report was called a "catalogue of horrors." Newspapers were "stunned" and "surprised." That was 2013.

Sean M Joyce

SeanMJoyce1

Thread:January 10, 1963- "The 45 goals for the Communist takeover of America" are read into the Congressional recordby a congressman from Florida named Albert Syd Herlong. The goals are an

Dr. Phil Metzger

DrPhiltill

I was saddened to hear today that we lost Prof. Brian O'Brien, who died peacefully after a long and productive career. He was principle investigator of the Apollo program's Dust

Olaudah Equiano®

RealOlaudah

President Muhammadu Buhari’s romance with Niger Republic has become an affront to the national interest of Nigeria. When he was sworn-in as an elected president in 2015 he went to

Project 3541

project_3541

THREAD: In 1935, as Ethiopia braced for a war with Fascist Italy, African Americans from Harlem to Chicago and beyond rose in support of the African nation. #BlackHistoryMonth #Ethiopia

😃 unspinthespin 😃

unspinthespin

(THREAD) Gabriel Sterling Ok so let's check out what's going on under the surface here. #GeorgiaPatriots https://images.app.goo.gl/ypwUdZ3xWS1FHBGh9 1/ Gabriel Sterling is the COO for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffenspergerhtt

Leonardo Carella

leonardocarella

A word of caution: many aspects of the social, political and informational mess that led to extremists storming the US Capitol are present in Western Europe too. (1) I. Political

PEARL Action

PEARL_Action

THREAD: On the eve of #BlackJuly, we are redrawing attention to the months preceding the violence. An often repeated myth is that the 1983 Black July pogroms were a response

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

With the deplatforming of forums where trumpists and right-wing figures congregate, there's a lot of chatter about whether and when private entities have the right to remove speech, and what

holly smith

hol__smith

I’ve just handed in my mphil dissertation ! It’s on the Ronan Point scandal of 1968. I found some interesting archive materials that I’d like to share. The disaster gives

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

It's dumb to be surprised by anything these days, but the fact that the Washington Post thinks whiteness is a "distinct cultural identity in the United States" means that one

Prof Sarah Churchwell, PhD

sarahchurchwell

Lots of people sharing the famous quotation from Sinclair Lewis today: "When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and waving the cross." It's a good

Poppy 💕

Poppytrixx

In light of recent events, here’s a thread that explains how important it is to support male victims (abuse, sexual harassment, etc.) who decide to speak up about it. I

Who Da Manuilsky?

ABCommunist

I've gone through the Wikipedia entry for Emmanuel Macron, and selected the most important parts. "Born in Amiens, he is the son of Françoise Macron (née Noguès), a physician, and

GeePaw Hill

GeePawHill

How do we iterate user value? How can we follow the "more smaller steps" approach and still deliver a positive experience for the user? Today let's look at some ways

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