Joshua Thew
@UlyssesThew
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More Cosmic Mysteries 1. What existed of our Universe before the Big Bang? 2. Do we live in a computer Simulation programmed by Aliens for their own amusement? 3. If dogs detect subtle smells from far away, what compels them to sniff each other’s butt at a fraction of an inch?
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The face of supremacist ethno-nationalism is violent. This is what it is, plain and simple. It is made up of those who don't want to share a country with anyone else. This is true not just of America. Ethno-nationalism must die.
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During Reconstruction, Thaddeus Stevens argued for stripping the antidemocratic-fascist-white supremacist coalition of its power, wealth, and land, and to grinding its political organizations into dust. We face the same question right now. Listen to Thaddeus.
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18 U.S. Code § 2385 - Advocating Overthrow of Government.
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One of greatest inventions of the 20th century https://t.co/Na5RGNr4p5
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The biggest names in Japanese technology vied to bring them to market.
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I take comfort in knowing that in 200 years, a history PhD candidate will have to learn what Goya is and why canned beans were a partisan issue for a minute.
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In his reflections on the book, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou highlights how some contemporary jihad practices are a “conscious and acted-upon departure from state-owned, state-acted, state-defined, and state-regulated violence” https://t.co/GyJshCn0V8
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Representation of the non-Western Islamist fighter has long had to deal with the Eurocentric and asymmetrical nature of international relations. As political challengers to political orders driven by...
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Reacts to protests in Hong Kong by pushing for Human Rights legislation, while at home he prefers the military to answer protests. Humanity to Tom is pliable depending on who is protesting where. Part of his war mongering agenda built on racist ideas. I dont think he is reading..
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas wants a new Cold War with China & a new Civil war inside US. Just in case you are wondering what tea-leaves the capable contender to GOP leadership is reading in 2020. #WarsComeHome
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International History Prof. @daviderodogno1 and journalist David Brun-Lambert welcome Joe Sacco, cartoonist, reporter, author of BD-Reportage to discuss his experiences and his work in the first of @fifdh 2020 podcasts on #HumanRights. @utopia314
https://t.co/o6yAHaP3PG
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“What’s happening in the US is an International Human Rights problem” Angered and shocked by what’s happening in Minneapolis, @IHEID professor Mahmoud Mohamedou reflects on what’s missing in the conversation: the international justice dimension #أميركا_تنتفض #MinneapolisProtest
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The terrible injustice taking place in the US is not an issue of current affairs but one of history. Have a look at the International History Department's research illustrating Racism as a historical problem https://t.co/fKE9FUqSPw & https://t.co/MGYEjKWMwH
@daviderodogno1 @IHEID
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Texte brillantissime de Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (h/t @karimbitar) Penser l’après : La géopolitique du monde qui vient https://t.co/sD0BbV7g9e via @FR_Conversation
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Étatisme autoritariste, aggravation de la martialité, banalisation de la surveillance et contre-mondialisation émergente risquent de marquer la nouvelle scène internationale.
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Amazing story! Not astounded but still mildly impressed that the Ford Foundation supported Indian electronica so early. Would not be surprised if they thought the music would make “commies“ head’s go ‘pop’
Before ten ragas to a disco beat https://t.co/i9TYUWrIRP
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Kew is making its entire digital archive available for free.
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Watch IHD Professor Rodogno's @daviderodogno1 comparative analysis of COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu in a collaborative series between The Graduate Insitute Geneva and https://t.co/63zwMZyufH.
https://t.co/hZuR2Axx18
#COVID19
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If you have not had a chance don't forget to take a look at the new 'HIstories.' Over the past two years the Graduate Institutes' History Department has introduced, "15 new courses for Past, Present and Future Challenges."
The International History Spring 2020 Newsletter 'HIstories' is out! Check out the latest news about the Department's activities, courses, publications and awards here:
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#womenalsoknowhistory is a website dedicated to "promoting and supporting the work of women historians," providing approaches to "address explicit and implicit gender bias in public and professional perceptions of historic expertise." Take a look! https://t.co/2X8HuH2TCT
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