When Peggy Guggenheims' father passed on the Titanic, she inherited his fortune. With nothing but society holding her back, she set out to become an absolute force in the art world, and a style icon.
Peggy Guggenheim
August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979.
Picasso Painting 1968
The BBC really don’t cope well when their audience manipulation has been highlighted.
Mariam Barghouti pointing out some home truths.
This is how media works.
Born this day 7th.August 1911.
PO. Edward George Titley.
One of THE FEW.
https://t.co/jOyDEIZj16
Killed age 31 as a Squadron Leader when his Beaufort spun in and was destroyed by fire.
The king was arrested in the French Revolution
1 man volunteered to be his lawyer
With the king, he was beheaded too
Decades later, the lawyer's grandson wrote a book on the DARK SIDE of democracy, equality, & liberalism
His name: Tocqueville. Book became a classic. A thread:
9:18 am in #Kyiv
Morning from Ukraine!
The night was calm in Kyiv. We don't have power at home.
After a very short sleep (I don't know why), I woke up earlier to have a home #warcoffee. I met power for 15 minutes. Moments of luxury.
Okay, I see that all of this may sound boring to you. I've been noticing a lot of unfollows lately. Maybe people don't want to see what their lives might look like when russia and its friends visit their homes. We're doing our best to prevent it.
I don't think I'll tweet much today.
Today's Ukrainian art: Viktor Zaretsky (1925-1990), Golden Sky, 1980s
@historyinmemes JFK’s PEACE SPEECH probably played a large role in his murder by (allegedly) the CIA. Are there any democratic leaders like this in the US anymore? I’m finding it hard to find any.