With only a handful of exceptions, if someone is titled "The Emperor" in media, it's probably fair to assume they're a villain of some kind

open all borders. stop having them be closed 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@dov.bsky.social · 2h ago

things are too quiet on here. time to revive an ancient war. the emperor in baldur's gate 3 is a rapist and if you like him i dont trust your judgment on anything else by default

Cette carte est gravissime. Mais elle n'a pas fait la une de l'actualité. Pour moi, l'été 2026 marque un tournant. Après celui de 2022, il devient difficile de ne plus parler de "rupture écologique" ou de "point de non retour" pour une partie des milieux aquatiques français. 1/18

"what's gotten better in the last 40 years" 40 years ago the average person in the western world did not approve of interracial marriage or gay rights

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Hobbies! As I look at my bookshelf with a wide range of wargames, or my miniatures covering a vast range of settings (sci-fi, fantasy, historical), all of which are far higher quality than even 20 years ago. Hobbies are more accessible, often more affordable, and easier to find communities in

John C@badsocialism.bsky.social · 11h ago

"what's gotten better in the last 40 years" 40 years ago the average person in the western world did not approve of interracial marriage or gay rights

www.maptap.gg July 30 95🏅 100🎯 99🎯 99🎯 100🎯 Final score: 990 I've peaked, time to quit 😂

Wait, did we elect a Labour government at some point? When did that happen?

www.maptap.gg July 23 93🏆 100🎯 99🎯 99🎯 78😂 Final score: 922 One day I'll get everything in the right country 😂

If you've accidentally used a term that someone finds offensive (even if it isn't offensive in your usual dialect/context/whatever), don't try to justify the mistake, just APOLOGISE AND DON'T USE THE TERM! God, people can be idiots sometimes...

It's not where I'd want him in government (I'd either want him as Chancellor or staying in Energy), but if Trump's against it, then that's a positive in my books!

Fíona 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧@fionaskywalker.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nobody cares what the corrupt White House thinks. This is not America, and our government - regardless of the party - is nothing to do with you. www.thenational.scot/news/2629760...

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

I've not read Confluence (though I am about to order it), but I really enjoyed Grey Dawn!

Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian@riversidewings.bsky.social · 3w ago

a reminder: if you want my books (Grey Dawn and Confluence), now's the time, before they go out of print. Plans to rehome them are currently underway. To support my work in the meanwhile, subscribe: komaneko.gay

I have now watched one (1) game at this world cup. What's the hype about this England team? Go 1-0 up and park the bus for the last 20-25.minutes seems to be a very reliable way to lose

People on Twitter can't read. You'd think that would be more limiting for a text-based medium, but somehow they manage!

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 3w ago

The big literary discourse on twitter right now is whether The Hobbit—a children’s book that won children’s lit awards and was literally written for the author’s children—is appropriate reading for children or in fact such a difficult book most adults can’t “get their head around” it.

Before the WC (I think), I saw an amusing piece about how political leanings indicate Ronaldo Vs Messi leanings. It turns out that left-leaning people are more likely to favour the one who provides more benefits to his wider team!

Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 4w ago

I did it I wrote the article wish me luck Lionel Messi is the GOAT, Ronaldo is not, why just about every statistical analyst agress www.expectinggoals.com/p/messi-rona...

Hello, Jimmy. I just wanted to stop by and let you know we won, and it was worth it. W/O James Hyde 1917-1944, 132 Squadron RAF. Shot down north of Nijmegen, 25 September 1944.

John C@badsocialism.bsky.social · 4w ago

110 years ago today whistles blew in the early morning within British and French trenches to signal the beginning of one of the pivotal moments of the First World War: the infantry assault at the beginning of the Battle of the Somme.

Honestly, this is one of the hidden advantages for me of having an EV. I HAVE to stop periodically. Sure, the journeys take longer, but having those breaks makes the journey less monotonous than just being sat on the M5 (for example) for hours on end

The Autopian@theautopian.bsky.social · last mo.

What's the longest you've stayed behind the wheel without stopping for longer than a fillup/bathroom break?

You can get a Nighthawk! Naturally I've named mine Stuart 😂

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · last mo.

look at all the birbs inbound to me from you all with messages. Fly birbs! Fly! Get a free bird when you sign up with my code WZ2RF2. I'm garius on there. roostsocial.app/invite/WZ2RF2

June 25 marks the 150th anniversary of Custer's death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. No matter how you think about it, you're probably wrong. I received a Pulitzer for "Custer's Trials," yet no one's asking my opinion. That should tell me something. Still, here's how to understand it. 1/🧵

Additionally, the complaints that people aren't reading these most influential works in school strikes me as odd. Thucydides and Herodotus were hugely influential - they inspired (semi-)objective historical study! That's not actually a good reason for everyone to read them, though

Annie Abrams@annieabrams.bsky.social · last mo.

there's plenty to say about what's missing, of course, but the absence of the old testament in particular doesn't make me angry, it doesn't make me wonder what the logic is, it doesn't lead me to theorize, it makes me dismiss the project entirely as unserious

"Just Armour" is presumably a reference to early British 'combined arms' practices 😂

Dr Philip W Blood MBA@philipwblood.bsky.social · last mo.

On the anniversary of Operation Epsom, one of the pivotal British offensives of the Normandy campaign, we are pleased to announce the launch of Just Armour—a new collaborative publication exploring the history, technology, doctrine, and people of armoured warfare. open.substack.com/pub/justarmo...

She fucking lied. Yes, we knew it. Yes, we knew they knew it, but here she is, many years & suicides later openly admitting she fucking lied. Anyone citing the Cass Report as a valid document is a despicable, rancid cunt. No exceptions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Messi represents the evil of Capitalism Ronaldo represents the evil of toxic masculinity and the patriarchy All true Leftists should recognise Mbappé as the GOAT

Andrew Martin@andrewmartin.bsky.social · last mo.

Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.

Tough one this. Planet not being on fire, or crappy AI “art” advertising the local soft play centre. 🤔

Elaine Burke@elaineburke.bsky.social · last mo.

While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind.

While you're cooking in the heat this week, do bear this in mind.

The next Labour leader must commit to reversing NHS privatisation. Share if you agree 💙

Looking for advice on what shade of blue I should dye my hair! Also "city-dwelling" is a hilarious statement given how UK cities are defined. Truro, Cambridge, and London are all very different to one another!

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"blue-haired city-dwelling trans lovers" woof

Have England tried bowling at the stumps? I know it's a different pitch, but it seemed like a good tactic in the last match!

@sashotodorov.bsky.social do you know if there are figures for artillery usage compared to small arms for WW1 in a similar fashion to what you covered here for WW2? www.youtube.com/live/SQr-Jgd...

The Red God of War? Soviet Artillery in WWII

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He took the hand of a trembling teenager beside him, and told him not to worry, "It doesn't hurt." Vive la France. Vive l'humanité.

Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today's the anniversary of the Nazis executing Marc Bloch. Or, someone who could sit with uncertainty, champion inquiry & trying to understand, and recognise plurality & perplexity. And, in that knowledge, made the choice not to remain passive. Bloch, Historian’s Craft (MUP, 1992), pp. 64, 119, 160.