Now that America has shown that it is no longer a trustworthy ally under Trump, European countries must build up their own strength. Here’s how they can do it↓🧵 Since it has the second-largest economy and military in the West, Germany is best positioned to become a new competing superpower, strong enough to check America’s might.

A fascinating thing about Old English is that it didn't have a future tense. 𝘐𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 could mean either “I follow you” or “I will follow you.” Let me explain how it worked! 🧵 How did people understand what you meant? Sometimes you'd give them a context clue. Where we say “It's gonna rain,” an Anglo-Saxon was somewhat more likely to say Hit rigneþ hræðe, literally “It rains soon.”

I should make a thread about my old biology teacher. He was an old Indian man who argued repeatedly in favor of eugenics and taught that magic was real. He also claimed to have no last name, and I can find no proof he existed. The school was desperate after another teacher quit, so they couldn't stop him from arguing with us too forcefully.

“Um, I'm not sure eugenics is good—”

“You are only saying that because you wouldn't pass. Give me one reason you would be spared by a rational eugenics program.”