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That precious freedom of speech and such…

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

I think there is something incredibly encouraging & reassuring that the country’s national broadcaster has the independence & strength to strongly challenge the state security service when circumstances demand it. That’s not true of every national broadcaster.

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

A good illustration of how wrong the "Ru retaliates" narrative is. Any self-respecting journalist should pin this and remind themselves to never fall in this trap again.

submitted 23 hours ago • 5 comments

The comments are lively on this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GYI...

submitted 23 hours ago • 1 comment

Nearly 20 years ago today I met George & Iris Lavis. They met on the Normandy invasion beaches. She landed a week after D-day, one of 12 women aboard a landing craft. He waved her ashore & shouted "what are they sending bloody women for when we need ammunition & supplies!" Then they fell in love

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Makes video celebrating 250 years of the Army USES B ROLL OF IWO JIMA MARINES.

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

Si la Russie gagne en Ukraine, rappelez-vous du nom de cette ville : Narva.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

D-Day should be the greatest example of what international cooperation can achieve. instead, I still see it being trumpeted as the supposed triumphs of nationalisms.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Youtube comment of the day: "U look like you should be starring in Romper Stomper!!!"

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

What a surprise.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Moral courage in leadership, and one of most impressive pieces of D-Day story: Eisenhower thought he was sending 80% of these men to their deaths yet insisted on going to look them in the eye and wish them luck

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Russia, the aggressor, is launching strikes against civilians: these are war crimes and, by their systematic nature, crimes against humanity. Ukraine is responding and striking military targets in legal accordance with UN Charter Art. 51. Difference matters. Period. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Pretty cool to see two great Canadian players in the NBA finals in Alexander and Nembhard!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

This is why you don't let your military depend on one private company for multiple critical capabilities and also give the owner of that company access to most of your government's data on its citizens.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

The trouble is, Russia and China are also licking their chops at all this - no better time to strike than when a possible rival is consumed by internal strife.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867

submitted 2 days ago • 280 comments

side effect of AI-in-higher-ed: having to spend my ONE WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE googling footnotes for articles that I can't believe I missed off my reading lists only to discover that they aren't, in fact, real articles

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments

Youtube comment of the day: "Thank you for your compelling narrative and engaging visuals but most of all for your correct pronunciation."

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I don’t find this convincing anymore because I don’t think that this US administration does in any way take Europe’s actions into consideration. They walk away if they feel like it, independently of Europe’s ability.

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

really do resent, on a profound level, that the lives of billions of people are affected by the delusions of some of the stupidest people alive

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Impressive though Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web is (and it most certainly is), let’s dial back the hyperbole about ‘Russia’s Pearl Habor’ or how the ‘rules of war have changed’. Incoherent, ahistorical, and analytically vapid shrieking isn’t particularly useful.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Russland schießt jede Nacht Raketen und Marschflugkörper in schlafende Städte - Häufige Frage: Muss die Ukraine nicht endlich Zugeständnisse machen? Ukraine zerstört russische Bomber - Häufige Frage: Gefährdet das nicht die Friedensverhandlungen? Wir kommen so nicht weiter.

submitted 5 days ago • 32 comments

Youtube comment of the day: "Thank you for your compelling narrative and engaging visuals but most of all for your correct pronunciation."

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

PHOTO OF THE DAY. The inspiration for The Joker in Batman comics and the later films: Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928).📷 google images

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

What the what?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I know this isn't an original thought but it's crazy to me the RCAF is still flying the CF-18. I keep reading about dates of when it was to be phased out and those passed over a decade and a half ago.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Youtube comment of the day: "U look like you should be starring in Romper Stomper!!!"

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Ok so I didn’t really need that in my adult beverage but thanks for sharing

submitted 10 days ago • 329 comments

You wouldn't know from this article that Mr Kennedy MC reportedly suffers from PTSD and sold his medal because he finds it to be a traumatic reminder of his service.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Trawling through the Finnish Defence Forces archive and this absolute gem appeared. Crying out for an album cover...

submitted 11 days ago • 9 comments

Life comes at you fast. 12 hours ago; now.

submitted 11 days ago • 38 comments

Has Putin even said thank you?

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Youtube comment of the day: 'I hate this astroturf “historian.” Tons of my comments are always deleted from SoothTube, but this smoothbrain’s shallow version of history gets pushed to the top by Davos.'

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Narrator: they were not considering the offer

submitted 11 days ago • 1801 comments

So, I took a look at the Great Patriotic War again, this time about Barbarossa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGPP...

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Has Putin even said thank you?

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Youtube comment of the day: 'I hate this astroturf “historian.” Tons of my comments are always deleted from SoothTube, but this smoothbrain’s shallow version of history gets pushed to the top by Davos.'

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

In light of losing a large portion of their armour in France, the British government inquired whether Canada could begin tank production to refill its tank fleet. Valentine tank production began at the Angus Shops in Montreal in 1941 with 1420 tanks produced. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

We are 2/3 of the way to replacing our truck that got knocked out recently in Ukraine! Just 2500EUR more and we can get the guys another one to keep them mobile. Lend them a hand, donation link in the post below.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Youtube comment of the day: "Germany is a unnatural state. They didn't exist until 1870 . Why nobody , no in 1919 , no in 1945 don't have the idea to dismantle this fake state ?"

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Youtube comment of the day: "Germany is a unnatural state. They didn't exist until 1870 . Why nobody , no in 1919 , no in 1945 don't have the idea to dismantle this fake state ?"

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

We are 2/3 of the way to replacing our truck that got knocked out recently in Ukraine! Just 2500EUR more and we can get the guys another one to keep them mobile. Lend them a hand, donation link in the post below.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments