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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1h

I get odd looks sitting in my biker leathers in a well known bookshop. I’m sure I’ve said out loud “bikers read too!”

James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1h

Very strong!

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Shek @dameshek.bsky.social · 2h

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Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks.bsky.social · 1h

🎙️We were thrilled to take part in a live @ppfideas.bsky.social podcast recording with David Runciman, in conversation with Robert Ford (Uni of Manchester) at Hull House School debating: Could Nigel Farage ever become PM?

✨ #SIGNED copies of History of Ideas & Confronting Leviathan now in stock!

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1h

I hope the Luxemburg film gets some national screening.

James @jmcn.bsky.social · 3h

Who is this cretin?

James @jmcn.bsky.social · 3h

The depth of personal degradation is staggering.

James @jmcn.bsky.social · 3h

Imagine volunteering to be 2025’s Speer.

James @jmcn.bsky.social · 3h

Of course they are pretend Christians.

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 10h

Was great to be back on @ww2tv.bsky.social last night for a wee chat with Woody about Jungle Commandos. If you missed it, you can catch up here:

Jungle Commandos: The Battle for Arakan, Burma 1945

YouTube video by WW2TV

www.youtube.com

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 9h

One of the many reasons I don’t bother with football.

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
Roger Moorhouse joins us to reveal why the U-Boat War was nowhere near the close-run thing we’re told – by 1943 the tables had turned dramatically. 🎙️⚓️

🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

#WWII #NavalHistory #Podcast @wmcollinsbooks

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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 1d

Model making Bluesky: a question about panel lines and weathering.

If I do panel lines using an oil paint mixture, how long should I let it dry before using a bit of solvent to remove the excess?

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 1d

Has anyone made a successful pothole claim against highways/council? I need all the tips I can get!

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

😁

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

Have a great trip

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH 🚨 Dive with historian Roger Moorhouse into the WWII U-Boat War myth: that it was "a close-run thing." German perspectives, Allied countermeasures, propaganda & PTSD.🎙️

🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

#WWII #NavalHistory #Podcast

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

Casting my mind back I recall having little appetite. Pretty sure it was the drugs.

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

Good Lord! I hope not.

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, top pick Prit.

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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 1d

Occasional reminder that the "distracted boyfriend" meme has its origins in a pre-WW1 Punch cartoon about Anglo-German relations...

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

The sheer stupidity is exhausting. Clearly those around him have no self respect or shame whatsoever.

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow at 19:00BST I’ll be on @ww2tv.bsky.social having a chat with Woody about Jungle Commandos and answering your questions! So if there’s something you want to know about the Third Arakan and/or the book, now is your chance to ask! ☺️

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 1d

I recall that feeling when I had my second, disastrous kidney stone blasted.

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