Ian James

Interested in a wide variety of sports,music and news.

[WeymarOnCricket @weymarplanet]

"History is written by the conqueror, not the conquered."

— ​Michael Holding on racism and the dehumanization of the Black race.

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

This is the moment French tightrope artist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga walked a tightrope over the French town of Loos-en-Gohelle, 300 feet above ground, without a safety harness.

🎧 Hear about another daredevil breaking a world record https://t.co/21NET1zhs6

[Ian James @ianjames4]

@bbwjulieginger To Gingerbread heaven? Absolutely.

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

This is the moment a Russian drone struck a train in Yahodyn, Ukraine, close to the border with Poland.

🎧 Catch up with the World on the Global News Podcast https://t.co/R1z7HHtCsY

[WeymarOnCricket @weymarplanet]

A look back at Sir Curtly Ambrose’s roots. His home village of Swetes, his school, and his family.

[Ian James @ianjames4]

@rolandsmartin In other words, shut upand dribble.

[7Cricket @7Cricket]

The random things you find trawling the archives...

Here's Viv Richards getting his Queensland driver's licence 50 years ago, because why not 🤷‍♂️

[Ian James @ianjames4]

@TheCinesthetic That wiped the smirk off Blake's face in double quick time.🤣🤣

[WeymarOnCricket @weymarplanet]

The art of leg spin with Richie Benaud (1996)

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“It is the greatest kept secret in America and throughout the world today,” says Howard Miller, president of the Mardi Gras Indian Council and is what’s known as a big chief in the community. “These cultures date back to the slavery days.” https://t.co/9WdBsLIIOn

[Track & Field Gazette @TrackGazette]

17 years ago on this day, Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 broke the 100m World Record with an unbelievable 9.58s at the Berlin World Championships!

Still the fastest time ever recorded by any man in history!

[Kimberley A. Martin @ByKimberleyA]

😢🙏🏾

[Ian James @ianjames4]

@katsuxbt Sell the homes. Problem solved.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

This is smallpox

You've never had it or even seen it

Because of vaccines

[ABC News @ABC]

ON THIS DAY: In 2005, @ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died at age 67.

Remembering an icon: https://t.co/tVoDslK1Ss

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

The rules of the game have changed. Because of you, Michigan. We cannot be bought.

Onto November.

[Reuters @Reuters]

As a child, engineering professor Tahira Reid Smith sketched a machine that could turn Double Dutch skipping ropes without human help for a school assignment. Forty years later, she's brought her childhood idea to life with a working prototype called 'Jump Dreams'

[Alok Kumar @Alokkumarzz]

In 1983, a BBC interviewer asked Richard Feynman why two magnets push each other apart — and he refused to answer it.

What he did instead is the best seven minutes on thinking ever filmed.

Bookmark & watch today, no matter what.

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

I’ve lost count of how many times this has popped up in my feed over the years. I love watching it every. single. time.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

This is one of the greatest creative arts of all time.