#Poverty

Doctor Historianess

historianess

As promised, my thread regarding Daniel Feller's plenary at yesterday's #SHEAR2020 virtual conference. I preface this by saying I am not a member of SHEAR and though several friends have

Katie Stone

cyborg_feminist

I'm really excited for the @LSFRC_ conference Beyond Borders today. We are beginning with a keynote speech from @NadineElEnany ! So exciting! #LSFRC20 She is discussing her book Bordering Britain.

Abridged Presidential Histories Podcast

APHpodcast

Starting my next biography with Mt. Rainier in the background.Get ready for some President Grant!#Seattle #History #President #America #USA #Army #Rainier Just a few years before the Civil War, Grant

The Sharing Scientist

ScienceShared

Cases in the UK are out of control. Hospitals and ICU are filling up in every region, some are already near breaking point. NHS and PHE staff are weary, drained,

Canada in the World

canadainthewrld

Every year, the Cdn ruling class and its minions insist that wearing a poppy to commemorate Nov 11 is not political, it is common sense/decency. Any pushback against this is

Cory Morningstar

elleprovocateur

Thread. India Farmers Protests Goes Vogue.Celebrities, influencers – & British Vogue - suddenly interested in #FarmersProtests that began in Nov. Despite MASSIVE resistance, the protests have been largely ignored by

Jeff McFadden

homemadeguitars

Interesting questions. Is anyone in the mood for a multi day, indefinite length, thread?How did I get here? What made me decide to do it?Welllllll...https://twitter.com/poems4prez/status/1291865363223724032 I got home from Vietnam

Carla Javier

carlamjavier

Today, the #LAUSD Board of Education is expected to discuss three resolutions related to the district's school police department – including one to reduce its funding first by 50, then

Umbereen S. Nehal, MD, MPH

usnehal

What allies need to learn, and I’m not saying this was easy for me and I’m sure I still mess up, is that the most historically harmed populations do not

History Under Your Feet

HistorifyNow

Today is the death anniversary of Punjab Kesari, Lala Lajpat Rai, one of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio, founder of DAV, Punjab National Bank, a great freedom fighter, who was an inspiration

Canadian Mama

JackNationalist

#DefundUN The 70th UN General Assembly met in NY on Sept/2019 to review the progress of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda Goals and ... how to accelerated them. Just before

Mac William Bishop

MacWBishop

There’s a story which may well be apocryphal: at an art exhibition in the 1880s the Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin took General Helmuth von Moltke (the elder) on a tour

Dogpatch Press

DogpatchPress

I had this thread about right wing bullshit sitting in drafts from yesterday. The news overtook it with MAGA people trying a coup on the US Capitol. But heck let's

Juvoni Beckford

juvoni

Just crossed 450 books read The result of Consistency, Focus, Patience, Persistence & deep reading over 10 yrsThe journey started w/ my desire to escape poverty by taking my education

Dan Price

DanPriceSeattle

Compared to white people:*Black-owned homes devalued 23%*Black-owned property taxes 13% higher*Bank fees 2x higher for black customers*Black-owned biz closed at twice the rate in pandemic*Black people w/ NO criminal record

Future Crunch

future_crunch

Has there been any good news this year? Glad you asked. Amazing as it may seem, 2020 had big wins for conservation, living standards, peace, safety and human rights, clean

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