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George Sumner

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A superb and moving flight over Paris in the Middle Ages: with its 200,000 inhabitants, it was the largest city in Europe. Note the: - painted facade of Notre-Dame - bell tower of the church of Saint-Germain-des-Près, the only vestige of the abbey - Louvre as a fortified castle…


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Why I no longer call mobile crisis teams. These teams are designed to help a person in crisis but calling them is often a waste of time. When @tarafaul503 and I call it usually takes over an hour for them to arrive and sometimes not at all. When they do arrive their job is to

kevinvdahlgren's tweet image. Why I no longer call mobile crisis teams.    These teams are designed to help a person in crisis but calling them is often a waste of time. When @tarafaul503 and I call it usually takes over an hour for them to arrive and sometimes not at all. When they do arrive their job is to

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This little lady’s tenacity deserves endless retweets 👍

From Enezator

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Today is G.K. Chesterton's birthday, May 29, 1874. Let's get him trending today. In this thread, I have collected 25 of his best-loved quotes. Which is your favorite? Share it, tell me about it, or post your own. 🧵👇

CoffeewClassics's tweet image. Today is G.K. Chesterton's birthday, May 29, 1874.

Let's get him trending today.

In this thread, I have collected 25 of his best-loved quotes. 

Which is your favorite? Share it, tell me about it, or post your own. 🧵👇

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Which quote from our birthday boy, G.K. Chesterton, is your favorite? Let me know -- and share it. And if you enjoyed this thread, please do me a favor and share the first post, linked below:

Today is G.K. Chesterton's birthday, May 29, 1874. Let's get him trending today. In this thread, I have collected 25 of his best-loved quotes. Which is your favorite? Share it, tell me about it, or post your own. 🧵👇

CoffeewClassics's tweet image. Today is G.K. Chesterton's birthday, May 29, 1874.

Let's get him trending today.

In this thread, I have collected 25 of his best-loved quotes. 

Which is your favorite? Share it, tell me about it, or post your own. 🧵👇


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We’ve had a number of enquiries lately from people worried about having a bumblebee ‘hive’ in their garden. ‘Are they dangerous?’ ‘Should I have them removed?’ ‘Will they be there forever?’ Here’s a quick bumblebee lifecycle thread to explain. Please #retweet for the #bees. 1/14


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Alfred the Great believed he was given divine authority to rule his kingdom. This was not an excuse to abuse his power though. Rather, he saw it as a responsibility to care for his people…🧵

thinkingwest's tweet image. Alfred the Great believed he was given divine authority to rule his kingdom. 

This was not an excuse to abuse his power though. Rather, he saw it as a responsibility to care for his people…🧵

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5. Struggling to find meaning? Read the Book of Ecclesiastes. Its opening, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!" is the cry of everyone who feels like their work is meaningless. Its answer, to find meaning in fulfilling your duty to your Creator, still rings true.

CoffeewClassics's tweet image. 5. Struggling to find meaning?

Read the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Its opening, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!" is the cry of everyone who feels like their work is meaningless.

Its answer, to find meaning in fulfilling your duty to your Creator, still rings true.

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I know this list barely scratches the surface -- there's so many amazing works that I left out. What would you add? Let me know. And if you found value in this, please share it with your friends, so they can too:

Each year, readers spend billions on self-help books and courses. But why chase the latest fad self-help guru, when all of the wisdom of human history is at your fingertips? Instead, check out one of these classic books of wisdom: (thread) 🧵👇

CoffeewClassics's tweet image. Each year, readers spend billions on self-help books and courses.

But why chase the latest fad self-help guru, when all of the wisdom of human history is at your fingertips?

Instead, check out one of these classic books of wisdom: (thread) 🧵👇


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How the Navy Seal fall asleep within 2 minutes. • No pills. • No cold shower. • No bluelight blocking glasses. The 4-7-8 Method (backed by science):

thefernandocz's tweet image. How the Navy Seal fall asleep within 2 minutes.

• No pills.
• No cold shower.
• No bluelight blocking glasses.

The 4-7-8 Method (backed by science):

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Can’t stop watching.. 😅


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How to build a Leonardo da Vinci bridge with simple wooden sticks


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The choir roof trusses of Notre Dame de Paris is up. All timber hewn by hand, with axes, 12th century style.

wrathofgnon's tweet image. The choir roof trusses of Notre Dame de Paris is up. All timber hewn by hand, with axes, 12th century style.

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Sometimes we all need to be alone


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I'd like to thank all the lovely people who retweet my tweets, spreading important information, who help keep the hospital running by donating via paypal towards the cost of prescription medicines and bills, and who send vital supplies via my amazon wishlist, and those who…

HedgehogCabin's tweet image. I'd like to thank all the lovely people who retweet my tweets, spreading important information, who help keep the hospital running by donating via paypal towards the cost of prescription medicines and bills, and who send vital supplies via my amazon wishlist, and those who…

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The Catholic Church in America as Seen from Abroad - w/ Robert Nugent


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In the antebellum South white supremacy played out in a vastly different way, particularly as slavery evolved into the 19th century. Though there was racial subordination, there was no segregation. The Southern people socialized, worked, worshiped, and as children played together…

jjfThompson's tweet image. In the antebellum South white supremacy played out in a vastly different way, particularly as slavery evolved into the 19th century. Though there was racial subordination, there was no segregation. The Southern people socialized, worked, worshiped, and as children played together…

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6 most important churches in Thessaloniki, Greece 1. Rotunda of Galerius, built in the early 4th century

OldArchiTexts's tweet image. 6 most important churches in Thessaloniki, Greece

1. Rotunda of Galerius, built in the early 4th century
OldArchiTexts's tweet image. 6 most important churches in Thessaloniki, Greece

1. Rotunda of Galerius, built in the early 4th century

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