Vijay Chemburkar

[Electra Rhodes - writes a bit/archaeologises a bit @electra_rhodes]

Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.

It began with a heart attack 🧵

[Rival IQ @RivalIQ]

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[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, let's acknowledge that what happened in Greenwood was not a spontaneous eruption of hatred.

That's the narrative that America likes to portray but what happened on May 31, 1921, is an example of systemic racism.

A thread

[Matthew Green @matthew_d_green]

Neat work from UW. Detecting IMSI catchers throughout an entire city. https://t.co/UlwDHfGjhe

[Kamau @Kamaumaumau]

a reminder

[Ben Wikler @benwikler]

If Trump had flipped 10,342 votes in Wisconsin, 5,890 votes in Georgia, and 5,229 votes in Arizona, today would've been his second inaugural.

Thanks to tireless organizing in those three states and many others, it's the start of a new era instead.

[Vijay Chemburkar @vjchem]

@giri_sreenivas thanks, making my first order now!

[Vijay Chemburkar @vjchem]

@daeshikjr We take our 5 and 8 year olds to Kubota Gardens; close by, not a strenuous hike at all so it's appropriate. It's layed out so masterfully that all the paths are curves so there's lots of surprise bridges and ponds and changes as you explore.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

RIP KC Jones, the ONLY man to win Olympic gold, multiple NCAA titles; and multiple NBA titles as a player, asst. coach AND head coach.

Jones revolutionized sports, just not the one you’re thinking about.

He's the reason the NFL plays the way it plays

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[Jeffrey Young @jeffreyyoung.bsky.social @JeffYoung]

When I got on the phone with Fauci, I asked him what schedule looked like that day. Here's his full answer. https://t.co/iuyMlwydNh

[koush @koush]

checking on indian boomer facebook

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Biden campaign manager says the race is far closer than twitter community thinks it is

[Arlen Parsa @arlenparsa]

"They all laughed at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round"

Nah, they laughed because they already knew the world was round–and his math about earth's size was incorrect.

This is a #ColumbusDay thread about how so much of what we were taught about him was wrong:

[Nina Totenberg @NinaTotenberg]

How I first met #RBG on the phone 48 years ago, and more https://t.co/WVK6qn1m6M

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

If we are going to follow Kimberly Guilfoyle's logic that Puerto Rico isn't part of the United States, then she should also acknowledge another fact that she probably doesn't know:

The first person to settle in America was black.

Who was it?

You tell me.

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[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Let me show you why this white-centric hyperbolic fear is mired in white supremacy.

First of all, the notion that being more inclusive renders black people as “other” fails to recognize that academic institutions teach whiteness as the default (and therefore, “correct”) culture.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

I'm so tired of the "big government" argument.

For years, I have been working on an economic theory on why people hate "big gov't"—especially in the South.

Here's the answer:

"Small government" allows white people to steal black people's wealth.

ALL WHITE PEOPLE

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[Jeremy Morrell @JeremyMorrell]

My favorite thing on the internet today is this super enthusiastic guy on tiktok teaching people how to make chai, and then dueting all the people who try it