#Rant

Jay Van Bavel

jayvanbavel

Today I hosted a mentoring panel at #SPSP2021 on how academics can use social media effectively. I got some great questions and figured I would share the highlights for anyone

Javier Cha

javiercha

What is K-spicy? Or, when pseudohistory meets food and digital history.Meet cheongyang peppers (pictured), which are ubiquitous in South Korean supermarkets these days along with put ("fresh") and oi ("cucumber")

John Field, “comedian”

AmericasComic

I do stand-up.In 2018, I was at a comedy festival and I saw a white power chant. This festival was connected to and endorsed by The Proud Boys.I called them

Bunkie Perkins

BunkiePerkins

By all accounts 2020 has been an absolutely trash year. I know it has been for me and I’m sure it has been for you too. But I did want

Sacheverell

Sacheverell

In hindsight, I realize this statement is unhelpful, and more than a little needlessly passive-aggressive. Instead of continuing that, I'd like to elaborate on the point.So, "neurodivergent": a term used

Polite, Yet Ultimately Malevolent, Mailman

DingusJMcGee

Okay, I've been with USPS for several years now, so here's my big dumb #SaveThePostOffice thread. I don't know how many tweets it's gonna take for me to ramble through

Sarah

sarahmaeve1

1) A not so groundbreaking view of Silicon Valley: I came here 15 years ago, because after returning to the US it seemed that everything in southern California was FIRE

Well Hells Bells 🌻

WellHellsBells_

If parents are CIA, kids are CIA.Did you know this?Romney, Biden, Pelosi, Kerry, CIA placing players in every seat of power for decades. Q is nudging us. I'm going to

Tom Winter

WinterForMT

I’ll never get over the “dispatches from the provinces” tone of these New York Times/Montana articles it’s wild.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/politics/montana-senate-bullock-daines.html?referringSource=articleShare Wow we’

Gbenga Ajilore 🏃🏾‍♂️

gbenga_ajilore

During good times this story would be enraging and a slap in the face during a pandemic.But seeing this story after a lack of relief for months, this is a

emma ⁷ ♠️

HAIDITEA

Reminder that Michael Jackson is innocent and was vindicated by the FBI. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that proves his innocence and it’s out there for anyone to

Wear A Mask And Stand Back

robfardon

A THREAD OF TWITTER CLICHÉSYes, I have missed some, but there are over 100 of them so please check first. (A nod here to older readers of Language Log, who

Paddington Research

PaddingtonShort

There has been recent chatter about the ‘worth’ of music (not something that can really be valued, save by people who know the price of everything and the value of

Anxiety Girl🖤

Nasiim22

I'm gonna Rant! So buckle up & enjoy the ride!Let's talk about Muslim characters, written by none Muslim authors.You know what? Kudos for you, for trying to bring some kind

Vida Cruz, magical dog mom 💜🌻🦄 🍣🍜

laviecestmoi

I want to talk about how western editors and readers often mistake protags written by BIPOC as "inactive protagonists." It's too common an issue that's happened to every BIPOC author

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

2. My sense is a lot of investors are now beginning to realize how terrible the Biden policies really will be for the economy and jobs. 3. There is

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