
Dave Thompson
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Dave Thompson
@PadovaGozzi
History writer. Author of 'Casanova's Life & Times' and 'Casanova & Enlightenment'. Unaffiliated political and ideological eclectic. Teacher in a previous life.





NEW: ABC's "Bachelorette" caught on camera allegedly attacking her ex-boyfriend and throwing a chair at him, which appeared to hit her child. The "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star is reportedly under investigation for domestic violence. "The Draper City Police Department in Utah [is investigating] the allegations on both sides after a recent incident," Variety recently reported. It's unclear if the police are investigating this incident or a separate one. Paul is set to star in Season 22 of “The Bachelorette," which reportedly starts in 3 days. Insane. Video: @TMZ





I will never be offended by anything Sabrina Carpenter does because I am not the kind of man these songs are about.

Tel Aviv shouldn’t exist. Israel shouldn’t exist. The concept of Israeli should be abolished. The land is Palestine. The people are Palestinian. The land should be returned to its people. The only way forward is through the dismantlement of Zionism, from the river to the sea

The craziest study ever - The Minnesota Starvation Experiment 32 young men were put on a 40% calorie-restricted diet for 6 months, while staying physically very active They lost 25% of their body weight by the end of it Here's what this study contributed to longevity research





Statement from President Trump on South Pars Gas Field:







I don’t get it. If Hezbollah had flats in this block (unlikely in central Beirut but not impossible) why did the Israelis give everyone inside an hour to get out — including those they wanted to kill? And if there weren’t any Hezbollah people there, why destroy a building with dozens of civilians in it?


1/8 A thread addressing the claim that history demonstrates dominance by men as a group, that men exploited women for their own gendered interests and that, implicit within these claims, that the quality of life of men has therefore been superior to the quality of life of women.






