Sammy Flex the Unproblematic King
@sammyflex.bsky.social
Amateur historian, temporarily exiled from Paris 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
(Cover image: 6e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains, Viticuso, Italy, Feb. 1944)
(Cover image: 6e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains, Viticuso, Italy, Feb. 1944)
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Bringing my French WWII photos thread to Bluesky
Anti-Aircraft gunners of the 402e RADCA (Air Defense Regiment) hooping in March 1940.
Anti-Aircraft gunners of the 402e RADCA (Air Defense Regiment) hooping in March 1940.
The Saint-Charles-Borromée church in the background of the first photo allows us to situate the location as Place Crussy in the city center. Considerably changed today.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The Saint-Charles-Borromée church in the background of the first photo allows us to situate the location as Place Crussy in the city center. Considerably changed today.
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"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
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１日１ミリ。デトロイト郊外ワーレン。クライスラー 1/2ton パネルトラック工場で生産されるダッジWCシリーズ。左側のレーンが1/2tonのWC21で右側のレーンが3/4tonWC51だろうか。ベルトコンベアのラインを並列させて規格の異なるシリーズを並行生産していたことがわかる。
トラスビームと屈曲梁で吊り下げられる大きなトップライトのユニークな構造の建物は1937年にアルバート・カーンが設計した。
トラスビームと屈曲梁で吊り下げられる大きなトップライトのユニークな構造の建物は1937年にアルバート・カーンが設計した。
February 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
１日１ミリ。デトロイト郊外ワーレン。クライスラー 1/2ton パネルトラック工場で生産されるダッジWCシリーズ。左側のレーンが1/2tonのWC21で右側のレーンが3/4tonWC51だろうか。ベルトコンベアのラインを並列させて規格の異なるシリーズを並行生産していたことがわかる。
トラスビームと屈曲梁で吊り下げられる大きなトップライトのユニークな構造の建物は1937年にアルバート・カーンが設計した。
トラスビームと屈曲梁で吊り下げられる大きなトップライトのユニークな構造の建物は1937年にアルバート・カーンが設計した。
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A quick round-up of my posts from the past week taken in and around Colmar in February 1945. The French army archives have 13 albums dedicated to the liberation of the city, but only four have thus far been digitized and made available online.
#WWII #WW2 #France
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#WWII #WW2 #France
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February 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A quick round-up of my posts from the past week taken in and around Colmar in February 1945. The French army archives have 13 albums dedicated to the liberation of the city, but only four have thus far been digitized and made available online.
#WWII #WW2 #France
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#WWII #WW2 #France
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During these days in Feb 1937 up to 300,000 women, children, elderly and infirm fled after the fall of Málaga. 3-5000 were slaughtered as they tried to reach Almería by Francoist, Italian and Nazi bombing, strafing and shelling. It was the single worst massacre of #SpanishCivilWar.
February 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
During these days in Feb 1937 up to 300,000 women, children, elderly and infirm fled after the fall of Málaga. 3-5000 were slaughtered as they tried to reach Almería by Francoist, Italian and Nazi bombing, strafing and shelling. It was the single worst massacre of #SpanishCivilWar.
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Republican mechanics having lunch in front of a Soviet designed Polikarpov I-16 plane, nicknamed "mosca". Els Monjos Aerodrome, Barcelona province, 1938. The Spanish Republic's colours and all-American proletarian hero Popeye painted on the tail. Original by David Seymour, colourised by Doug Banks.
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Republican mechanics having lunch in front of a Soviet designed Polikarpov I-16 plane, nicknamed "mosca". Els Monjos Aerodrome, Barcelona province, 1938. The Spanish Republic's colours and all-American proletarian hero Popeye painted on the tail. Original by David Seymour, colourised by Doug Banks.
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The 223rd Captured Tank Company (Panzer-Beute-Kompanie 223) formed #OTD in 1942. It contained 5 regular Char B1 (Pz.Kpfw.B2) tanks and 12 flamethrower variants. The tanks briefly fought in Crimea but were quickly retired due to severe technical issues. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
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roughly a year-long period near the end of WWII where Gallup was asking respondents to fantasize extreme, violent punishments for Germany and Japan
February 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
roughly a year-long period near the end of WWII where Gallup was asking respondents to fantasize extreme, violent punishments for Germany and Japan
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Just want to reiterate that before WW1 the idea that you would even have to have so much as a passport to cross a border was seen as a hopelessly backwards relic of serfdom
"Borders" in the Bible are not at all the "borders" constructed by the 20th and 21st centuries
"Borders" in the Bible are not at all the "borders" constructed by the 20th and 21st centuries
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Just want to reiterate that before WW1 the idea that you would even have to have so much as a passport to cross a border was seen as a hopelessly backwards relic of serfdom
"Borders" in the Bible are not at all the "borders" constructed by the 20th and 21st centuries
"Borders" in the Bible are not at all the "borders" constructed by the 20th and 21st centuries
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The emerging narrative from the people who worked for Biden seems to be "we debased ourselves repeatedly and violated our own laws for Israel and Israel won't even say thank you".
Interesting admission by Biden administration official and Kamala Harris NSC advisor earlier today
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The emerging narrative from the people who worked for Biden seems to be "we debased ourselves repeatedly and violated our own laws for Israel and Israel won't even say thank you".
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#OTD On Jan 31, 1915, Germany launched its first large-scale gas attack at Bolimów. 18,000 gas shells rained down, but the attack failed as freezing winds caused the gas to freeze or blow back.
#WWI #history #battleofbolimow
#WWI #history #battleofbolimow
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#OTD On Jan 31, 1915, Germany launched its first large-scale gas attack at Bolimów. 18,000 gas shells rained down, but the attack failed as freezing winds caused the gas to freeze or blow back.
#WWI #history #battleofbolimow
#WWI #history #battleofbolimow
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#OnThisDay in 1962. the last two Short Sunderlands serving with the Naval Air Arm of the French Navy were retired.
Read our Sunderland profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #Aviation #History
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Read our Sunderland profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #Aviation #History
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January 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM
#OnThisDay in 1962. the last two Short Sunderlands serving with the Naval Air Arm of the French Navy were retired.
Read our Sunderland profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #Aviation #History
📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...
Read our Sunderland profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #Aviation #History
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Was going to complain that Hollywood should do a movie about the Red Ball Express, then I looked to see if it had already been done.
It had.
In 1952.
Starring Jeff Chandler, and a really young Sidney Poitier.
Watching it now.
It's very 1952.
Could still do with a modern telling.
It had.
In 1952.
Starring Jeff Chandler, and a really young Sidney Poitier.
Watching it now.
It's very 1952.
Could still do with a modern telling.
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Was going to complain that Hollywood should do a movie about the Red Ball Express, then I looked to see if it had already been done.
It had.
In 1952.
Starring Jeff Chandler, and a really young Sidney Poitier.
Watching it now.
It's very 1952.
Could still do with a modern telling.
It had.
In 1952.
Starring Jeff Chandler, and a really young Sidney Poitier.
Watching it now.
It's very 1952.
Could still do with a modern telling.
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This is an important, credible, and damning article about the IDF in Gaza by Andy Milburn, a retired US Marine Raider colonel with combat experience from Fallujah and Mosul who maintained close contact with IDF officers during the war (while keeping a low public profile). Read the whole thing.
Gaza and the Conduct of Urban War: Civilian Harm, Risk, and Responsibility
Urban warfare is often invoked as an alibi: dense terrain, an embedded enemy, human shields, imperfect intelligence. These conditions are real but they do
warontherocks.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This is an important, credible, and damning article about the IDF in Gaza by Andy Milburn, a retired US Marine Raider colonel with combat experience from Fallujah and Mosul who maintained close contact with IDF officers during the war (while keeping a low public profile). Read the whole thing.
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"Okay boss, I'm good at the language of images so you want the dissident facing the camera, defiant, and the agent of the state faceless, back to the camera, as if they're cowering in shame, right?"
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Okay boss, I'm good at the language of images so you want the dissident facing the camera, defiant, and the agent of the state faceless, back to the camera, as if they're cowering in shame, right?"
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On approche de la fin de la saison d'hiver, avec un sujet joyeux : les nazis.
Enfin pas les nazis - la Wehrmacht. Vous savez ? Les soldats normaux, corrects, qui ont juste été victimes de leurs dirigeants.
Sauf que ça, c'est un mythe, un mensonge collectif.
open.spotify.com/episode/0qZF...
Enfin pas les nazis - la Wehrmacht. Vous savez ? Les soldats normaux, corrects, qui ont juste été victimes de leurs dirigeants.
Sauf que ça, c'est un mythe, un mensonge collectif.
open.spotify.com/episode/0qZF...
Non, la "Wehrmacht propre" n'a jamais existé
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January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
On approche de la fin de la saison d'hiver, avec un sujet joyeux : les nazis.
Enfin pas les nazis - la Wehrmacht. Vous savez ? Les soldats normaux, corrects, qui ont juste été victimes de leurs dirigeants.
Sauf que ça, c'est un mythe, un mensonge collectif.
open.spotify.com/episode/0qZF...
Enfin pas les nazis - la Wehrmacht. Vous savez ? Les soldats normaux, corrects, qui ont juste été victimes de leurs dirigeants.
Sauf que ça, c'est un mythe, un mensonge collectif.
open.spotify.com/episode/0qZF...
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Does it inspire any introspection on the part of the Democratic foreign policy establishment that backing Israel to the hilt no matter what it did at any time undermined America's global position and image while also not getting any credit from Israel itself
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Does it inspire any introspection on the part of the Democratic foreign policy establishment that backing Israel to the hilt no matter what it did at any time undermined America's global position and image while also not getting any credit from Israel itself
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Romanian troops in Arad in 1919.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Romanian troops in Arad in 1919.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
Rare RL post: What a beautiful day in #Baltimore
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Rare RL post: What a beautiful day in #Baltimore
An #OnThisDay post reflective of current weather conditions at my home today! Stay warm and stay off the roads if you're also under white-out conditions this morning!
#OnThisDay 25 January 1945: Snow-covered tanks of the 2e Division Blindée (2e DB, 2nd Armored) in Rosheim, Bas-Rhin department. [1/3]
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Alsace #OTD #Winter #Tank #Armor
#WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Alsace #OTD #Winter #Tank #Armor
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
An #OnThisDay post reflective of current weather conditions at my home today! Stay warm and stay off the roads if you're also under white-out conditions this morning!
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Children screaming and crying can be heard as a possible uprising is underway at the ICE Children's Concentration Camp in Dilley, TX (1/24/26).
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Children screaming and crying can be heard as a possible uprising is underway at the ICE Children's Concentration Camp in Dilley, TX (1/24/26).