Data Talks

Generation Z has the lowest level of interpersonal trust that we've seen in polling.

Just 13% of the youngest adults say that "most people can be trusted." pic.twitter.com/uhq26qI6te

— Ryan Burge 📊 (@ryanburge) August 18, 2026

 

Summer Dusk I, 2025 by Christopher Burk

Summer Dusk I, 2025 by Christopher Burk (America, 1978 - ) 

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History

In 1874, two little girls were prisoners in a Cheyenne camp. A US Army lieutenant knew he was outnumbered, but had the audacity to charge in to save their lives.

His name was Frank Baldwin, and he already had one Medal of Honor.

He'd earned the first ten years earlier, at… pic.twitter.com/fnTEY2xoXG

— History With Jacob (@HistoryWJacob) August 17, 2026

 

An Insight

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— Seneca the Younger (@SenecaQuote) August 18, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

This little penguin chick falls asleep as soon as it feels safe and warm in its caretaker’s hand. pic.twitter.com/qKEFncJlzN

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 18, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

Books helping introverts avoid conversations since 1454. pic.twitter.com/0AU1ocWT0N

— Sophia Proneikos (@Pergament_F) August 17, 2026

 

Data Talks

Non-heterosexuals tend to have worse mental health compared to heterosexuals. Is this due to minority stress–stigma and discrimination? In a new study, we should that the answer is “mostly not.” Link to the article in the next post, followed by an explanatory thread. (1/n)

— Michael Bailey (@profjmb) August 11, 2026

 

The Salon (Dappa Barbers), 2026 by Rebecca Holton

The Salon (Dappa Barbers), 2026 by Rebecca Holton (England, 1977 - ) 

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History

Poverty isn’t an invention. It’s natural. It was the natural human condition everywhere in the world for hundreds of thousands of years. The average human being for thousands of generations lived on no more than a few dollars per day.

What is an invention? Wealth. Prosperity.… https://t.co/CtAns9tJDq pic.twitter.com/IAmCX8T66p

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) August 18, 2026

 

An Insight

"There’s a common view in left-wing and right-wing populisms that solving problems is very easy intellectually and you just need to defeat and disempower the bad people. This is not a view that would survive serious learning about the history of basically any policy topic.
It’s…

— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) August 17, 2026