TIL of Nancy Wake who ran away from home at 16 with just £200. Her husband was executed by the German and she worked as a nurse, a journalist, a courier & finally a spy for the UK. She is responsible for destroying the Gestapo HQ & was awarded medals by the US, UK, France, among others post-WW2.
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Submitted April 29, 2020 at 01:40PM by MarineKingPrime_
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If you flatter yourself that you are all over comfortable, and have been so a long time, then you cannot be said to be comfortable any more.
— Moby Dick (@MobyDickatSea) April 29, 2020
from http://twitter.com/MobyDickatSea
on: April 29, 2020 at 09:17AM
1970 print, cover art by Bruce Pennington
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Submitted April 28, 2020 at 01:04PM by act1989
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We’re excited to share that a complimentary copy of our “We Will Never Rebuild Nova Scotia Unless Everyone Works Together” poster will be included in the weekly flyer bundle that includes the NS – At-Home Learning Packages from @thechronicleherald and #saltwirenetwork. pic.twitter.com/J9eaE3X2eD
— Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique (@inkwellboutique) April 27, 2020
from http://twitter.com/inkwellboutique
on: April 27, 2020 at 02:39PM
"We Shall Never Rebuild NS unless everyone works together…". Thanks @inkwellboutique for this powerful message to share across the province! @DowntownHalifax https://t.co/BYMLPmObRj
— paul mackinnon (@downtownpaul) April 27, 2020
from http://twitter.com/downtownpaul
on: April 27, 2020 at 12:04PM
Online teaching be like… pic.twitter.com/7FfkFogpul
— Laleh Khalili (@LalehKhalili) April 27, 2020
from http://twitter.com/LalehKhalili
on: April 27, 2020 at 05:35AM
Conan Doyle ahead of his time? "what a fool a builder must be to open a ventilator in another room, when… he might have communicated with the outside air!' " – Ventilators in demand today for COVID-19 yet #sherlockholmes knew of their proper need in 1883
— CanadianHolmes (@CanadianHolmes) April 27, 2020
from http://twitter.com/CanadianHolmes
on: April 27, 2020 at 10:00AM
Anyone who doesn't inject bleach is a socialist.
— Paul Ford (@ftrain) April 24, 2020
from http://twitter.com/ftrain
on: April 24, 2020 at 09:18AM
Persepolis (2000), autobiographical graphic novel by Iranian illustrator/author, film maker Marjane Satrapi #womensart #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/jiu0HSbIXP
— #WOMENSART (@womensart1) April 23, 2020
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on: April 23, 2020 at 11:16AM
Banham avec Ballard: On style and violence by Mark Dorrian. https://t.co/hDAGsHXTf8
— John Coulthart (@johncoulthart) April 23, 2020
from http://twitter.com/johncoulthart
on: April 23, 2020 at 11:13AM