Thanks!
The main reason I'm using Twitter for this is that it's a bit too preliminary for a blog post. I don't yet have as good an understanding of the history as I would like. This way, when I discover new stuff, I can simply add at a tweet to the thread.
But TBH I think Twitter is underrated as a publishing medium. For example, I've had probably 10x the number of responses from other people as I would have gotten in the form of blog comments.
In any case, I'm definitely planning to make this more organized once I'm happy with my level of understanding. At least a series of blog posts; probably a paper and/or online lecture.