#Sphere

Tomos Evans

TomosEvans01

Currently reading James Hankins’ brilliant Virtue Politics, and his rallying cry for the need to urgently address the vast neglect of scholarly attention of Neo-Latin texts by *specifically* Anglophone academics,

Andi 🌿

a_wyrd_nerd

CW PTSD and symptomsHey nerds.I wanted to just check in today with a brief thread on symptoms of PTSD. There are several studies about how live events can cause trauma

Slava Akhmechet

spakhm

In the 1990s the Russian immigrant community in NYC grew by orders of magnitude. One thing the newly imported entrepreneurs quickly figured out is that America is extremely vulnerable to

Lawrence H. Summers

LHSummers

My criticism of the ideal of universal $2,000 checks as COVID response has lit up the Twitter sphere. I thought it important to clarify my argument, here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-12-27/larry-summers-trump-pelosi-2-00

Wezzie slayer

Jhatkalover

Sikhs really need to find their own niche within the current Indian social climate imo. There should be no picking sides. Our 'dharmic connection' shouldn't blind us to the most

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

Never forget the Republicans in public life—in DC and media—who showed us during the course of this presidency that their commitment to self-interest had no bottom. Even 140,000 dead Americans

Eliza Mondegreen

elizamondegreen

Some thoughts on respect and recognition and social movements... Respect is rooted in recognition: recognition of what’s shared and recognition of differences, where these differences matter. The women’s rights movement

Rachel Hewitt

drrachelhewitt

Better lighting has been shown to attract teenage girls to parks (and, interestingly, to deter teenage boys ), and this describes similar environmental changes to make public space more hospitable

D.M. Schmeyer

dmschmeyer

The bullshit never stops with this guy, or his enablers.They will whine, kick, scream, pull hysterical theatrics, literally whatever it takes to serve their base's rage, keep their crybaby boss

Amy Mantravadi

AmyMantravadi

The thing that concerns me most about this moment in American history is how clearly our individual notions of truth are shaped by our desires. Belief cannot help but be

John

Johnheretohelp

At what point does the "Biden Crime Spree", otherwise known as his "campaign" become a criminal matter?There was no campaigning, daily lids, no questions, only the bare minimum to keep

c0nc0rdance

c0nc0rdance

In 1887, a group of white plantation owners formed the Committee of Safety in Hawai'i. They hired an all-white militia (the Honolulu Rifles) and forced King David Kalākaua to sign

Mukund Mohan

mukund

Stoicism: Shaping your character is ultimately the only thing under your control.Through a combination of rational introspection and repeated practice, you can mold your character over the long term.I am

Molly Morabito

morabito_molly

It’s seeming likely that Biden will win the election. But the Democratic establishment failed to flip the Senate and lost seats in the House. The very fact that this election

ᴄᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ 🇨🇦

_canadian__

Challenge on Day 0: Pre TestTesting hands one twoI had to show my current drawing skill before taking on the challenge. I guess I’m not that horrible at drawing Day

Charity Majors

mipsytipsy

This is a little less mysterious to me now that I have been through the budget sausage-making process a few times, although sadly no obvious solutions come to mind. Hm.

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