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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 16h

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

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s feature is up. It’s basically akin to a chapter in a book and you get at least one a month among all the other articles for just £5. This time, it’s the story of how there came to be a French Expeditionary Force in Italy in 1944…
achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...

FULL FEATURE: How the French fought in Italy in 1944

The story of the French in Italy in 1943-44 is pivotal in their history, not only because it marked such a seismic reversal for Hitler caused by the Allies, but ‘for France, it was a testament to the ...

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s feature is up. It’s basically akin to a chapter in a book and you get at least one a month among all the other articles for just £5. This time, it’s the story of how there came to be a French Expeditionary Force in Italy in 1944…
achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...

FULL FEATURE: How the French fought in Italy in 1944

The story of the French in Italy in 1943-44 is pivotal in their history, not only because it marked such a seismic reversal for Hitler caused by the Allies, but ‘for France, it was a testament to the ...

achurchill.substack.com

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

Are you exhausted by the world? Come take refuge in my weird and wonderful corner of #Bluesky - where I post medical history content that will make you happy to live in 2025!

Medieval urine wheels! Opium toothpaste! Cemetery guns! I got it all. I love sharing my passion for this niche subject.

A photo of Lindsey dressed in a blue jacket with a medieval urine wheel, holding a sign that reads: "taste the urine!"

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s feature is up on Substack. I’ve been obsessing over my Tank Memorial Book again, but this time I’ve put all of the citations in context. You get tanks, Canadians, and a bad few days for the German Army in 1918… achurchill.substack.com/p/full-featu...

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Peter Hart @peterhart.bsky.social · 6d

Another revisit to the men of the South Notts Hussars! They have moved to Mersa Matruh in Egypt and are facing the Italians! Please share! Thanks!
open.spotify.com/episode/0Sp3...

SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Egypt 1940

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The Aviation Show @theaviation.show · 7d

Join me for a terribly filmed video of me unboxing the first proper book I've written for, Airpower and the Normandy Campaign!

Many thanks to @mike-bechthold.bsky.social for including me in the team! The book is out now in the US and on the 30th in the UK. @usni.org

📖 www.usni.org/press/books/...

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Our conference is a month away! With many talks and seminars to choose from. Lastly, it wouldn’t be a WW1 event without Peter Hart, and he’s going to be telling the tale of a Welsh officer at 1st Ypres

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 11d

Word.

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Mister Alex @awp.christies.org.uk · 12d

Off to Pompey to see @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @kejamieson.bsky.social talk about Lady Hamilton's lover (and possibly a ship or two).

Huzzah!

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 13d

Yes that’s the one

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 13d

suggested that this was why they bristled so hard at sudden State intervention in their every day lives.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 13d

I read a quote about the Brits and their relationship with government that I think I used in Ring of Fire, discussing when the Defence of the Realm Act came in 1914. It said that a law-abiding Brit could basically live their life with hardly any interaction with the authorities at all, and…

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 13d

I realise the audience for this would just be "me, and also maybe other foreigners" but I would love to read something on why Brits, who are happy to live in a country where their every movement outside is filmed by CCTV, hate the idea of having ID cards, something plenty of countries happily have

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 13d

I’m pretty sure Doris invented her book club and actually sits alone on a 1980s floral sofa watching Hallmark and shoving cheetos in her face to fill the void of an evening.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 13d

Good luck!

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 14d

Big moment! 😊 First time seeing @alexchurchill.bsky.social and I's book "Ring of Fire" in a bookstore in Denmark!!! So if your i Copenhagen, you can get it at @politiken.dk boghal!

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 20d

Free talk!
🚨🚨 The next free talk will be on 25th Sept at 8pm. GWG trustee Jim Smithson will be talking about the third battle of Artois.
Join via the link below - no need to register in advance.

us02web.zoom.us/j/8417994132...

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 14d

Word

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Cobra chickens. Maybe we can convince him to try and pet one

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Anyone who’s ever tried to get within 5 feet of a f****** swan and seen their lives flash before their eyes can call this for the complete bollocks it is. He looks like a spitting image puppet brought to life.

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 15d

"They're eating the carp. They're eating the swans."

Nigel Farage doubles down on his bet that immigrants were eating cats and dogs in America.

He now suggests there's a 'similar story' in Britain.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Not unless that’s a code for an old dudes ball bag.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Thoughts and prayers as you cry yourself to sleep tonight because Doris and her book club have cast you into the wilderness

a cartoon character is laying in a bed with his eyes closed and a light shining on him .

ALT: a cartoon character is laying in a bed with his eyes closed and a light shining on him .

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 15d

There's a lot of bad in the world right now. But @tealcartoons.bsky.social and I have a new kids' book coming out called DEAD ENDS that reminds us that failure isn't just inevitable but essential to success. There are a limited number of SIGNED copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com - shorturl.at/1A9CS

A photo of the cover of DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon of a doctor zapping a patient in a coffin back to life. There are signed book plates and medical oddities all around the book.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 15d

Our conference is a month away! With many talks and seminars to choose from. Lastly, it wouldn’t be a WW1 event without Peter Hart, and he’s going to be telling the tale of a Welsh officer at 1st Ypres

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