#Parallel

Yvonne Seale

yvonneseale

I just watched Hannah Gadsby's new stand-up special, "Douglas", and was unexpectedly delighted by the appearance of a whole bit about Bernard of Clairvaux and lactation in medieval artwork! Which

Tiph - on break

TiphYume

Lohengramm’s Galactic Empire: An implementation of Machiavelli’s Prince politicsThis thread is a parallel between the common political maneuvers described in both works of fiction, basically How to gain power and

Danny Wong (黄永年)

dannyjnwong

THREAD: As I'm prepping for my PhD viva this Friday, I have been reflecting on what I've learned over the past few years and thought I'd put something up for

Rana Safvi رعنا राना

iamrana

Since most people are unaware of the significance of #Muharram or the sacrifice of Hussain please bear with me as I recite the history of #Karbala every day#twittermajlis Karb (

Christof Spieler

christofspieler

Follow-up on US commuter rail vs. S-Bahn: here’s the New Jersey Transit schedule at Elizabeth, NJ towards NYC. On avg, not counting the overnight gap, there’s a train every 22min,

Hadid Windoro

hadidwindoro

This is an example why you have to rely on your independent research in a stock market. Instant reference, even from a trustworthy source is not always right. The things

Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, Ph.D

olumuyiwaayo

Writing the Statement of PurposeThe statement of purpose should convince readers– the faculty on the selection committee– that you have solid achievements behind you that show promise for your success

Lauran HD

lauranteaches

Creative Writing Thread: part 2As you may remember, my name is Lauran and I’m a terrible creative writer.Recently I shared my writing-from-a-perspective idea. Inspired by the wonderful @mrsbrewtandcake and @MrsSpalding,

Open Source Defense

opensrcdefense

Even people who know about guns, let alone the laity, are frequently shocked at the level of gun nerdery required to actually know the differences between gun laws in different

P.R.A.

PRAEyesRight

Kay Whitlock & Michael Bronski outline the hows and whys of moving beyond the hate frame. #InformYourResistance. 1/ What is the “hate frame”?We think of a frame as a conceptual,

James 🍎 ジェームズ

souIstyce

Dragon Quest content now falls under Japan's equivalence of Fair Use and can be monetised in fan-made content (such as videos) as of today.https://twitter.com/livedoornews/status/1349601865827119104 Or rather, Square Enix decided to

𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐧

rabbiandykahn

THREAD: On Jewish Atheism. People frequently ask whether you can be a Jew and be an atheist. When speaking to Jews about atheism, Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi would famously say “I

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

Reading this piece from last summer by @normative, I realize that there is a parallel here between Qanon's "Storm" and the Cold War cults that sprang up at various times,

Mr. Spock 🖖 (Commentary)

SpockResists

Thread: Where did “Make America Great Again” come from? Yes we know Reagan used it. But do you think it came from Trump? It came from the Council of National

Andrew Seidman

AndrewSeidman

Here's a look at the state senator leading the charge to subvert the election in Pennsylvania.Eyeing run for governor in '22“Doug is the hero," Trump sayshttps://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/doug-mastriano-pennsylva

China Law Translate

ChinaLawTransl8

This is the most important Social Credit authority to be released in some time, and it's currently available for public comment (thought August 20th). (thread)https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/futher-regulating-social-credit/ It seek

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