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Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Raising teens is fun if you want someone to think you’re the dumbest human alive while simultaneously needing your help to do anything
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
“I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him ten times because he did something they could never fathom doing themselves.
He extended his arm towards a stranger. Not to push her down, but to help her up.”
Look for the helpers.
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Just learned about this page and may never get off the internet en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time…
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
what a joy to see a woman with a legacy of service and activism rise - on her own power - to lead as Prime Minister.
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Malala studied at Oxford when I was there, and one of the funniest things she did was running for an entz (entertainment) position in her college with a friend and writing “between the two of us, we have one Nobel Peace Prize” in their manifesto
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Watching Imane Khelif's father embrace his daughter to elevate her and praise her (and without resorting to anti-trans fearmongering btw) has been a breath of fresh air during these Olympics.
He's lifting Imane up without tearing anyone else down. That's fatherhood. That's love.
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished?
This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone.
Why?
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Rehana Watkinson retweeted
How much human knowledge has been lost to history?
Well, this ancient wonder was razed by the Mongols in 1258 — it's said the Tigris River ran black with ink.
Here's what was inside... (thread) 🧵
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
To my great shame, I didn't even know about this.
How much of our own history have we erased or buried just because it's inconvenient or hard to face.
We need a national reckoning. If we don't account for the past mistakes, we will repeat them and be defined by them.
#SriLanka
Today marks 38 years since #SriLankan soldiers destroyed the chariot of the ancient Selva Channithy Temple in Thondaimaanaaru, 1 of the largest Saiva chariots in the world at the time.
On 21.04.1986, the SL army entered the temple & set the chariot ablaze, turning it into ashes.
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Found this highlights package on YouTube. SL chase start at 6:46 youtu.be/tfOb82_fo4Y?si=4twx… – at Sri Lanka
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
This city is not in Italy, France, or Germany.
It's in China and it's less than ten years old.
This is Huawei's R&D Headquarters, where 25,000 people work, and it might just be the most interesting office building(s) in the world...
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
This photo is 113 years old.
It was taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, an early pioneer of colour photography.
If you've ever wondered what the world used to look like, Prokudin-Gorsky's photos will show you...
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
wow, praying they develop a vaccine soon 🙏
Measles Now Spreading in 9 States Amid 'Staggering' Outbreak, CDC Warns msn.com/en-us/health/other/m…
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
Mashups that we all need…
8. The Unbearable Lightness of Being John Malkovich
7. Dude, Where’s My Carrie?
6. While You Were Sleeping with the Enemy
5. Kill Billy Elliot
4. He’s Just Not That into You, Me and Dupree
3. Batmannequin
2. Dirty Dances with Wolves
1. Pumping Iron Man
Rehana Watkinson retweeted
My 90-year-old mum was v upset at an online shopping mistake (3 doormats the size of small planets) but rallied when I told her I bought a rail ticket for the wrong day & a friend ordered 50 bananas instead of 5. Any funny stories of online errors I can pass on to cheer her up?