Robert Thurston

Coffee roaster/retailer. PhD history U of Michigan. Books, articles on coffee, Russia, Stalinism, witch hunts, lynching, the body in the Anglosphere 1880-192.

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White people, history, Trump: An Ill Wind blows no good for the coming election. https://t.co/k9yfJsCuZM

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Welcome to the "Magical Multiracial Past"* (and Present), or The Winner of Our Discontent. https://t.co/GRypvgxXUi

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Cuba: Things I learned in 9 days (December 1-10, 2023) there, things I should have known before I went. https://t.co/rarhTlNv2e

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Romance Novels: Secrets of their popularity (and politics) https://t.co/V0vBQ9y0yM

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Attacks on Logic and American English by Academics Threaten to Destroy our Minds https://t.co/fsBdB1Rqru

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The War in Ukraine Again https://t.co/dO8akxvDHE

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@charlottebsmith @thetimes I don't know you, but you look great at 58. Surely you exercise and eat right. Aging is not so much fun, in my view, and doesn't look so good, if we don't work at it. At 73, I'm still moving and doing well.

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Mexico’s Problems–and Our Problems In and Outside Mexico (I would really welcome comments and corrections.) https://t.co/pSccvrqvU5

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Some Reflections on Mexico https://t.co/t0HqJM8Q1f

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Talking about coffee on TV: a link to the show. https://t.co/rbMpTlU4ZW

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I will be on TV https://t.co/VpChTdiXZd

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@CAthy_AnnG @JCStarbuck3 @tribelaw 1969. It was the oil etc. on the surface that caught fire. There were other such fires earlier. Now the river and Lake Erie are much cleaner; less heavy industry in Cleveland. The city itself is much better in many ways.

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A Ukrainian “Victory”: At What Cost to the World? https://t.co/sUdFhGzfQU

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I’ll talk about my new book https://t.co/6fsvmawsIb

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My list of the 5 best books on coffee–plus my own recent book. https://t.co/QGTBmZimLz

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The Second Amendment and Guns in the U.S.: A Quick and Clean Guide https://t.co/2aE72T1JOt

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What is the war in Ukraine about? Peace depends on the answer. https://t.co/s1ZffUehGZ

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How NATO, aka the U.S., helped get to the war in Ukraine, part something. https://t.co/hF2HZTKnGO

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The arguments for and against ammunition control and limits https://t.co/MyER28zT8f