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We fought the greatest war in history, one that left countless millions, killed, starved, abused and traumatised precisely because idiot leaders insisted that there would be great advantages in controlling the incredible natural resources of other countries.
WATTERS: Taking out a dictator in Venezuela -- how does that help the average American?
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We fought the greatest war in history, one that left countless millions, killed, starved, abused and traumatised precisely because idiot leaders insisted that there would be great advantages in controlling the incredible natural resources of other countries.
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Watching things go wrong can be okay, but this is superb!
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Watching things go wrong can be okay, but this is superb!
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The 7.62 cm F.K.(r) auf gp. Selbstfahrlafette (Sd.Kfz. 6/3) was the simplest kind of tank destroyer: a captured Soviet F-22 gun in an armoured box on top of a surplus halftrack chassis. These ersatz tank destroyers first arrived in Tripoli #OTD in 1942. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Back in the good old days if you wanted to test your latest torpedo you could just launch it in the river by the factory.... 21" (533 mm) diameter torpedo trials - Vickers 1929, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Back in the good old days if you wanted to test your latest torpedo you could just launch it in the river by the factory.... 21" (533 mm) diameter torpedo trials - Vickers 1929, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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Jan 4th - While on the launch pad ready for take-off, the crew of the #CapricornOne were removed from the spacecraft. The launch then continued, with the public unaware the ship was empty. The crew were later forced to stage a fake Mars landing.
📽️📅 Capricorn One (1977)
📽️📅 Capricorn One (1977)
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Jan 4th - While on the launch pad ready for take-off, the crew of the #CapricornOne were removed from the spacecraft. The launch then continued, with the public unaware the ship was empty. The crew were later forced to stage a fake Mars landing.
📽️📅 Capricorn One (1977)
📽️📅 Capricorn One (1977)
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I did a thing!
In my quest to become the next greatest influencer since whoever had the same ambition this morning, I have made a short video about the military history of Deception Island. You can find the 6 minute movie here:
youtu.be/ZapHyrZY7bY
In my quest to become the next greatest influencer since whoever had the same ambition this morning, I have made a short video about the military history of Deception Island. You can find the 6 minute movie here:
youtu.be/ZapHyrZY7bY
Deception Island
YouTube video by Stephen Fisher
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January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I did a thing!
In my quest to become the next greatest influencer since whoever had the same ambition this morning, I have made a short video about the military history of Deception Island. You can find the 6 minute movie here:
youtu.be/ZapHyrZY7bY
In my quest to become the next greatest influencer since whoever had the same ambition this morning, I have made a short video about the military history of Deception Island. You can find the 6 minute movie here:
youtu.be/ZapHyrZY7bY
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Rookgordijn (Dutch) translated is Smoke Curtain.
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Rookgordijn (Dutch) translated is Smoke Curtain.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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The ability to keep the Valentine relevant as the war changed was one major reason why the Valentine was much more popular with the Red Army than any other foreign tank, at least until 1945. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Egy...
The Most Popular Foreign Tank in the Red Army
YouTube video by Tank Archives
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December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The ability to keep the Valentine relevant as the war changed was one major reason why the Valentine was much more popular with the Red Army than any other foreign tank, at least until 1945. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Egy...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Working on book revisions and I have made this point like, 11,000 times but once more I feel the need to suggest that Carthage does not get a fair shake for how impressive its military machine was.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Working on book revisions and I have made this point like, 11,000 times but once more I feel the need to suggest that Carthage does not get a fair shake for how impressive its military machine was.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
If Rome hadn't come first, the Carthaginians would have dunked the Hellenistic world into the sea.
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Rumpelstiltskin’s rage
Artist: Eric Winter (1968)
Artist: Eric Winter (1968)
December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rumpelstiltskin’s rage
Artist: Eric Winter (1968)
Artist: Eric Winter (1968)
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The appearance of the thickly armoured Tiger II tank was quickly met with an improvement in anti-tank guns. #OTD in 1944 Stalin ordered that one regiment in anti-tank artillery brigades would be armed with 100 mm BS-3 guns. #artillery #history #WW2 #WWII
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The appearance of the thickly armoured Tiger II tank was quickly met with an improvement in anti-tank guns. #OTD in 1944 Stalin ordered that one regiment in anti-tank artillery brigades would be armed with 100 mm BS-3 guns. #artillery #history #WW2 #WWII
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#OtD 25 Dec 336 was the 1st recorded celebration of Jesus' birth on Dec 25. His early followers practised an 'informal communism', following Acts 4:32: "No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own but they shared everything they had" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9728...
December 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#OtD 25 Dec 336 was the 1st recorded celebration of Jesus' birth on Dec 25. His early followers practised an 'informal communism', following Acts 4:32: "No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own but they shared everything they had" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9728...
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Dec 25th - Brian of Nazareth was born.
📽️📅 Life of Brian (1979)
📽️📅 Life of Brian (1979)
December 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dec 25th - Brian of Nazareth was born.
📽️📅 Life of Brian (1979)
📽️📅 Life of Brian (1979)
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