BlueGreatDaneDad
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1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
February 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
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Yet another amazing history tour by @pptsapper.bsky.social, this time showing how monuments anchor lost cause idolatry.
Copycats: The American Civil War Lions of Lucerne
So there I was the other day, just minding my own business and falling down some social media algorithm-caused rabbit holes of a Saturday night, like ya do, when I came across this image: The Lion of ...
angrystaffofficer.com
February 5, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Yet another amazing history tour by @pptsapper.bsky.social, this time showing how monuments anchor lost cause idolatry.
Safety First
A helmet has always been a good idea
The Vikings are here - wear a helmet!Helmets have protected our ancestors throughout centuries. Wear a helmet next time you mount your bike!The campaign is p...
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Safety First
There’s nothing as permanent as a temporary solution.
January 27, 2024 at 11:40 PM
There’s nothing as permanent as a temporary solution.
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is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.
January 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
is it time to bust out my "bigfoot is bears" photo collection again? if your mental image of a bear is a thick-furred, fat glossy male bear in autumn, you're probably not prepared for how weird their proportions can look in spring, or when walking upright, like they frequently do.
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Well here it is. My article about Twitter and why we should have a broader debate about social media and democracy.
"When everyone is more concerned with what they stand for, as opposed to with what they know, meaningful conversation becomes impossible.“
"When everyone is more concerned with what they stand for, as opposed to with what they know, meaningful conversation becomes impossible.“
Twitter changed my life for good. But the platform I loved no longer exists | Helene von Bismarck
The impact on my life was overwhelmingly positive. But the dark side of social media was a threat to democracy long before Elon Musk
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Well here it is. My article about Twitter and why we should have a broader debate about social media and democracy.
"When everyone is more concerned with what they stand for, as opposed to with what they know, meaningful conversation becomes impossible.“
"When everyone is more concerned with what they stand for, as opposed to with what they know, meaningful conversation becomes impossible.“
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The biggest contrast between "boring headline" and "amazing lede" I've ever seen.
January 7, 2024 at 2:45 AM
The biggest contrast between "boring headline" and "amazing lede" I've ever seen.
Posting a picture of a pot of chicken liver parfait, a dismayed Tesco shopper asked: “Does that mean [it’s] made to a lower standard?”
New rules requiring foods to carry "not for EU" labels are already sparking confusion — and, in some cases, outright disgust — from UK shoppers.
Brits left baffled by Brexit’s ‘not for EU’ food labels
Post-Brexit rules requiring foods to carry ‘not for EU’ labels sparks confusion — and, in some cases, outright disgust — from UK shoppers.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Posting a picture of a pot of chicken liver parfait, a dismayed Tesco shopper asked: “Does that mean [it’s] made to a lower standard?”