Chris Kempshall
@chriskempshall.bsky.social
President @fwwsoc.bsky.social. Historian & Author on #FWW allied relations, historical games studies, & #StarWars. Rep'd Justin Nash of Kate Nash Literary Agency. Consulting partner @historystudiola.bsky.social. He/him
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An extra fun surprise for everyone - I’ll be on the Celebration Live Stage on Saturday 19th at 3:45pm discussing books alongside the esteemed @adamchristopher.me and @philszostak.bsky.social!
Great read!
This fall, after being a fan of the films for many years, I read Jurassic Park for the first time, and I had a epiphany — in 2025, Jurassic Park is as much about AI as it is about dinosaurs.
Words from me over at Poetry Habitat.
Words from me over at Poetry Habitat.
Jurassic Park Is A Warning About AI | Poetry Habitat
By: Davor Mondom
poetryhabitat.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Great read!
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but that line is a fact. Objectively true.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
but that line is a fact. Objectively true.
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Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
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Hello! I'm hosting a new funny history podcast/radio series for children and families, and it's coming very soon on the BBC! Great writers, great performers, great producers, and me arguing with Ramesses the great... what's not to love?
HERE! WE! FUCKING! GO! I have been making this show for TWO YEARS, it's finally going out this Christmas, Baby's First Production Credit is gonna be on R4 over the Radio Times Double Issue Window, baybeh! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hello! I'm hosting a new funny history podcast/radio series for children and families, and it's coming very soon on the BBC! Great writers, great performers, great producers, and me arguing with Ramesses the great... what's not to love?
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Poorest man in the world
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Poorest man in the world
This is almost certainly a great interview but I spent most of it being hugely jealous (and not for the first time) of @adamchristopher.me's Super Star Destroyer lego...
Star Wars, Darth Vader, Dracula inspirations and gothic horror - Master of Evil by @adamchristopher.me is out now and I got the chance to chat with him all about it! Watch here: youtu.be/3-t_5eLXmO0
Master of Evil and Its Dracula Inspirations - Adam Christopher Interview
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is almost certainly a great interview but I spent most of it being hugely jealous (and not for the first time) of @adamchristopher.me's Super Star Destroyer lego...
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My new & first book, Selling Out Santa, is Open Access!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
Selling Out Santa
Christmas is not just a day or a frame of mind as Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) imparts in Miracle on 34 th Street (1947); Christmas is also a vehicle for national mythmaking as an idealising mirror for...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My new & first book, Selling Out Santa, is Open Access!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
In a month's time some of you might start to hear a noise on your roof as someone magical moves around. If you go outside to look up, and are very quiet and careful, you might just catch a glimpse of them.
It's Beaumont Kin. And he's taking care of business.
It's Beaumont Kin. And he's taking care of business.
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In a month's time some of you might start to hear a noise on your roof as someone magical moves around. If you go outside to look up, and are very quiet and careful, you might just catch a glimpse of them.
It's Beaumont Kin. And he's taking care of business.
It's Beaumont Kin. And he's taking care of business.
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Made my day to read this great post and see this!
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Made my day to read this great post and see this!
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This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
The enemy @adamchristopher.me told me not to worry about…
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The enemy @adamchristopher.me told me not to worry about…
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I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I think if 24 people are dead it's more than "testing" a ceasefire.
The thing to always remember about Trump is that he’s almost always an abject coward when he’s by himself around those who project confidence and power. His disgraceful treatment of Zelensky was orchestrated with enough people around Trump to embolden him. But by himself he’s pathetic.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The thing to always remember about Trump is that he’s almost always an abject coward when he’s by himself around those who project confidence and power. His disgraceful treatment of Zelensky was orchestrated with enough people around Trump to embolden him. But by himself he’s pathetic.
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Trump is pushing Ukraine to commit strategic suicide by Thanksgiving.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump is pushing Ukraine to commit strategic suicide by Thanksgiving.
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Trump is mesmerized by anyone charismatic who wins at something.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump is mesmerized by anyone charismatic who wins at something.
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Lol Trump is totally whipped here.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Lol Trump is totally whipped here.
Everything about this ‘peace deal’ is appalling. Hand-crafted in Moscow and adopted by a Trump regime that panders to dictators.
Forcing Ukraine to strip itself of territory & its ability to defend itself is despicable.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Forcing Ukraine to strip itself of territory & its ability to defend itself is despicable.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war
US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Everything about this ‘peace deal’ is appalling. Hand-crafted in Moscow and adopted by a Trump regime that panders to dictators.
Forcing Ukraine to strip itself of territory & its ability to defend itself is despicable.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Forcing Ukraine to strip itself of territory & its ability to defend itself is despicable.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This was a great listen!
🆕 Episode!
413• Talking ‘Star Wars: Master of Evil’ with @adamchristopher.me
Your hosts catch up with Adam for the first time since Star Wars Celebration Anaheim and chat about the creative process behind Star Wars: Master of Evil.
bit.ly/42rhloO
#StarWars #DarthVader
413• Talking ‘Star Wars: Master of Evil’ with @adamchristopher.me
Your hosts catch up with Adam for the first time since Star Wars Celebration Anaheim and chat about the creative process behind Star Wars: Master of Evil.
bit.ly/42rhloO
#StarWars #DarthVader
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This was a great listen!
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Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
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Aka “British state no longer competent to perform basic functions of governance, so will begin stripping citizens of their rights to try to disguise this”
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Aka “British state no longer competent to perform basic functions of governance, so will begin stripping citizens of their rights to try to disguise this”
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Sorry these asylum seekers are able to find more joy in their current existence than you can in your comfortable (but clearly miserable) suburban hell, Brenda, but I think that’s very much on you.
There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today.
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing.
And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Sorry these asylum seekers are able to find more joy in their current existence than you can in your comfortable (but clearly miserable) suburban hell, Brenda, but I think that’s very much on you.
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When Musk's Grok repeats one of the central lies of the Holocaust deniers, it then doubles down [see replies] and insists that a) Holocaust denial is free speech and b) it has an evidentiary basis.
This is where we are.
This is where we are.
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When Musk's Grok repeats one of the central lies of the Holocaust deniers, it then doubles down [see replies] and insists that a) Holocaust denial is free speech and b) it has an evidentiary basis.
This is where we are.
This is where we are.
Book discount alert! For fans of allied interactions in the First World War, the ebook of 'British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914–1918' is currently discounted down to £17.99! 🗃️
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British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914–1918
This book provides a thorough examination of the relations between the men in the British, French and American armies on the Western Front of WWI
link.springer.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Book discount alert! For fans of allied interactions in the First World War, the ebook of 'British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914–1918' is currently discounted down to £17.99! 🗃️
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...