Parton or Trump? Which American do you want to be?
Mark S Thompson
@marksthompson.bsky.social
PhD. Military history; Peninsular War; Royal Engineers; Author of several books on Peninsular War, military engineering and soldiers. Web: https://marksthompson.weebly.com/
Ian M Banks – The Algebraist, 2004, p.468(edited) 3 of 3 ... However all this is the result of programs written by sentient beings … sifting through earlier examples … stored within my memories … and selecting the most appropriate. Remind you of anything today?
Ian M Banks – The Algebraist, 2004, p.468(edited) 2 of 3 By being able to access my memories, by having trillions of facts and works and books … I am the sum of all my memories, plus the application of certain rules … I am blessed with the ability to think extremely quickly
Ian M Banks – The Algebraist, 2004, p.468(edited) Human to ships computer in the far future: You seem alive to me … Are you sure you might not be alive and sentient? Of course not! … I am able to give the appearance of life … It is not especially difficult. How do you do this? 1 of 2
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Settle flower pot festival in their Remembrance Garden. Lest we Forget
Andy Burnham looks like he might cancel the NHS England contract with Palantir, they also have one worth 2.5x as much with the MoD. RT if you want them both out of the UK.
Tried to buy a hacksaw on eBay. They said I have to prove I am over 18 and asked for credit card details. I have had an eBay account for over 25 years with a credit card attached. Apparently too difficult for them !
I have been getting NAGGED for weeks by the company that manages my pension to do an investment review. This is the complete list of occupations from which I have to choose!!!!
Am I the only person who when they click on a post finds that Bluesky goes back to the top of the post list and does not return to where I was. Then I have to scroll through again !!! Very irritating.
Question: Olympic coverage shows us being Great Britain. Should it not be United Kingdom?
47% of Europeans want X banned across the EU, so the flipping Scandiwegians are doing something about it, with proper Viking energy. W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch. wsocial.eu
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It’s a year since I bought anything from Trump supporting Amazon. You know what? I have not missed it and much more of my money has gone to local and national businesses. All I need now is for another 100 million people to join me 😀
I have been asked back again (third time) to talk to a sixth-form college doing A-level military history. Disappointed that I can’t find other historians willing to give up a couple of hours to talk to the next generation. If you have free time and knowledge of Crimean, Boer or FWW message me.
Trump has been told he can’t use force and is using his usual bullying tactics to hide this weakness. Shoot me down. 4/4 end
Attacking / supply by sea has similar distances to cover again with hostile activity. I believe the Swedish have a reputation for sinking American carriers in exercises. The only friendly bases will be the East coast of the US. Who is going to want to operate that far from a friendly base? 3/4
The shortest distance between USA and Greenland is over 2,000km. If Canada refuses overflights, that distance rises to 2,500km. Flights could be challenged by irate Europeans. It is likely that US air and naval facilities in Europe (including Iceland) would not be available. 2/4
A hypothesis – Trump says: “I will not use force to take Greenland” – Reality: The US military said it can’t be done without European support. 1/4
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
Gareth Glover is talking online about the Commissary in the Napoleonic British army at 7pm on 27 January 2026, for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras. email: i_j_brewer@msn.com to register your interest.
Who does this remind you of? (Especially the Pinocchio nose)
'Let them hate me as long as they fear me' - Caligula - The Twelve Ceaears, Book IV. There is a current Wold 'leader' to whom this quote is also relevant. No prizes for guessing.
On this shitty day, this made me smile. ‘Tommy’ at Seaham Harbour, UK. Lest we forget.
I asked AI to produce a PhD level presentation on the battle of Albuera (1811) with citations. I am not worrying about AI taking over from historians (yet). 9 slides, most containing a single sentence.
if you want hit Trump's America where it hurts, add this to the end your searches '-site:amazon.co.uk'. This will exclude amazon from your web searches. I access it through an autocorrect which means I do not even have to type it. Use this for other American companies that support Trump.
