Mark Aitcheson

Geographer. History buff. Silk Roads. Central Asia. Space. SciFi. Genealogy. Australian politics. Environment. Views are mine.

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Stupa A, the Mori Tim Stupa Complex. Located 20 km northeast of Kashgar, Xinjiang / East Turkestan, China, Silk Road @PicsSilkRoad

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Rachel Johnson: My 120-mile journey in Kyrgyzstan — on horseback https://t.co/HV4z55uTxk

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Silkworm cultivation predating the Silk Road in southern Central Asia (2000 BCE) | Science Advances https://t.co/Ey8tVUiCh3

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While I generally don't post from this publication, this is welcome news: https://t.co/kRUn4XoMAu

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@WhiteHouse You are a bunch of total fuckheads

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My friend Karim Shah Nizari (@shahnizari) has sadly passed. I will miss your passion for the mountains and the people of the Pamirs.

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New @EmpirePodUK drop-

The Buddhist Conquest of China-
How an Indian Religion Transformed the Middle Kingdom

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Listen to what this distinguished professor at Princeton asked on national TV:

“How many dead Palestinians are needed for the state of Israel? What level of mass death is required to satiate your revenge, to feel safe?”

[Peter Dutton @Hon_PeterDutton]

Bugger....

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@AJEnglish The nexus of power and evil.

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Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy https://t.co/3FrrQXJaKr

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@emma__jayne14 Me too. Comedy Festival?

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It was a unique opportunity to witness Terunofuji at the Sumo championships this week. Riding through fire and a retiring Sumo grand champion- photos of the day: Friday https://t.co/SVTnLM4uiV

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@emma__jayne14 Good to vary the routine.

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@PhillipAdams_1 Unfortunately there is no easy way off this planet.

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Looking forward to hearing our very own @KxCampbell on #Otrar this Friday, 1 November, at 2 pm as the fourth speaker in this term's seminar series – all very welcome!

In person in the Audit Room at King's, or register to watch online at: https://t.co/9KaTRGN5NU.

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