#August

Dan Hill

DanHillHistory

75 years ago today the #WW2 officially came to end with the surrender of Imperial Japan. Amidst the celebrations and relief for millions at home and abroad, there was one

Ben Orlebeke

ben_orlebeke

Time for a thread on the intentionally abysmal social safety net in this country.This is prompted by two things: 1) finding that the COVID stimulus reduced poverty, and 2) my

Joe

JoeTravels

Seems like a good time to commemorate the @americanair 757 and 767 - over 37+ years, these jets have carried millions and made critical contributions to the history of the

Brett Holman

Airminded

INTRODUCTION. This is the twitter version of the Zoom seminar on #AerialTheatre I gave yesterday to Deakin @Contemp_History entitled "History from below, looking up: aerial theatre, emotion and modernity": https://www.facebook.com

Ben Nimmo

benimmo

This seems a good moment to highlight the importance of keeping perspective and sticking to the evidence. A few thoughts on "bot networks" in general, and Chinese info ops in

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PARTEYNEXTDOOR_

Facts you probably didn't know about Arsenal [thread] 1. Arsenal broadcasted On Jan 22, 1927, Arsenal v Sheffield United at was the first ever English game to broadcasted on

Kawasaki_KR-1

KawasakiKR11

Q. Why is "million mile" battery important?A. Because batteries don't last as long as the rest of the car.So, how long do cars last nowadays?1/x$TSLAQ We've all heard/read about ave.

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

ASlavitt

COVID Update August 12: The failure of Trump to respond to the crisis facing Americans is akin to not responding to an attack on Pearl Harbor or 9/11– accept with

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

1/ The Texas House approved a bill that would allow handguns to be carried without a permit, and Texas Republicans are vowing to defy federal gun rules. The moves come

David Shergold

ShergoldDavid

AUWU Membership - Thread @AusUnemploymentAccording to Consumer Affairs Victoria's register of incorporated associations the Australian Unemployed Workers Union Incorporated (AUWU) had 42 members as of August 2020. 1/ Yet, the

samantha

DECOUTURIZE

𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿: 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙁 𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙑𝙊𝙂𝙐𝙀from its first issue under Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892 to the state of Anna Wintour's US vogue today. Founded in 1892 as a weekly

Chris

christoph_21

Slightly inconveniently, I'm away for the weekend. I'll look to do analysis of the #SAFC financials when I can, but it may be a few days.In the meantime, here are

Omnipotent Moral Busybody

OBusybody

1/8: 7 MONTHS, 7 LETTERSYou may not know it due to the lack of media coverage, but there has been a letter written each month since March by separate groups

2020 but scarier #BLM #MMIW

shawnfleek

POST QUARANTINE PLANNING THREAD (plz read)So, if you’re not social distancing by now you’re a fool. If youre like me and mine, we are in week 3 or 4 of

dr. umar jungkook ❂ army news

B7RBZ

now lets run down all that has happened today SO FAR:- bts did their virtual m&g and joon said that girl could call him joon- the pulled up to

Mining Association of Nova Scotia

MiningNS

Reclaimed mines are often hidden in plain view! For example, this beautiful lake is the former #Cheticamp #gypsum quarry in Cape Breton. Here’s the history of this amazing site:#nspoli #cbpoli