#Colonial

Faizan Siddiqi

faizansiddiqi

The old guard is an institutional problem in societies that have an information access & disparity issue. Think of it like the 1% but with their own Govt, military,civil services

Rosebell Kagumire

RosebellK

Akon and his huge land acquisition moves when the natives have no land! Once again Black capitalism takes you to the same hell!! Akon and his dreams of cities named

Jess Potter

DrJessPotter

I continue to hear a genetic relationship between ethnicity and #COVID19 invoked in both explicit and implicit ways among medical colleagues. In this thread I argue, in the race to

Maximilian Mayer

mayer_iras

2021 will likely be another annus horribilis. A shift of strategy is needed. If no return to normal is possible early in 2021, https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1321860184990535683 than the only viable pandemic management

ru's🎃🦇산화

sanhwastarboy

south Indian culture appreciation thread(an educational and informative thread for desis and non desis alike because we're never represented in your desi culture appreciation threads and that's incredibly disappointing!!) disclaimer

aaron vansintjan🐙

a_vansi

Been thinking about the aesthetics of modernity. New technologies are celebrated for their transformative potential while others, which are scientifically shown to be more efficient, ecological, and highly productive are

Sarah Benichou

sarahbenichou82

À propos des noms, du calendrier et de l'antisémitisme. Une longue histoire française.En 1803, Napoléon impose que les enfants soient nommés selon le calendrier grégorien.Il fût, ainsi, imposé aux Juifs -

Sankrant Sanu सानु संक्रान्त ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਂਤ ਸਾਨੁ

sankrant

The contemporary demonization of "Brahmins" emerges from colonial evangelical literature where they were seen as "rivals" to the Christian priests and the obstacle in conversion. In reality, Brahmins were respected

J.T. the L.A. Storyteller 🎙️🧢🤞🏾

JIMBO_TIMES

J.T. Supports the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) Coming to L.A.A thread https://jimbotimes.com/2021/05/01/j-t-supports-the-tenant-opportunity-to-purchase-act-topa-coming-to-l-a/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsPSDBShzfQ At the

Tim Lam

tjlam_

The evictions at Grace Seniors Home by ownership & the government's response continues to happen w/o consultation of those most harmed, the senior residents.So we want to share 8 stories

Paul 🌹📚 Cooper

PaulMMCooper

One of the most incredible stories I came across while researching my first book was that of Robert Knox.Knox was shipwrecked in 1659 on the island of Ceylon (modern-day Sri

Ratul Chakraborty

maxratul

How do you guilt trip a country into underachievement in order to maintain your own monopoly on technological, scientific and strategic domain? I present to you the PoHu Trap ©Thread.

Alec Brookes

ophelia_machine

“Russian Literature of the Anthropocene” is live!9 peer reviewed articles from some of the very best. To celebrate, I thought I would digest the volume with a thread, one tweet

Niggadamus

earftones

In this fantasy land nothing has to make sense, but it all feels good. The Ancestors (Beyoncé and the Green Man) watch Simba speed past them within the dream, showing

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

Four hundred years ago today the Mayflower left England for America, carrying the “Pilgrims” who founded Plymouth Plantation. A century ago this anniversary was a huge deal; now it’s…complicated (thread)

mmatigari

matigary

Thread: Land Reforms 1/ The term BANANA REPUBLIC was popularized locally by @ProfJNMoyo as minister of info from 2000-4. Moyo’s refrain was “Zimbabwe is not a banana republic.”I agree