Wilson Dizard III
@wpd3.bsky.social
Washington DC native & resident. Husband, father, &c. Dachshund ally. Semi-retired journalist; active (i.e., voting) member, National Press Club; winner of several national journalism awards
[Central European history is nuanced to a fare-the-well.] Adolph Schwarzenberg (1890 – 1950) was a landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. An outspoken opponent of the Nazis, his properties were seized by the Nazis & by the 3rd Czechoslovak Republic shortly before the Communist coup of 1948.
ZABRALI MU PAŁACE, LASY I FABRYKI, BO NIE BYŁ ZDRAJCĄ. ODWIEDZIŁAM ZAGRABIONY MAJĄTEK
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Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
The machine has a lot of indications about the activities in the manufacturing facilities. The terrible human factors design reduced its effectiveness as a weapon. Abusing the people impairs the mission.
T-34-85
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If you're driving a military 6x6 in Finland in the winter, your best course of action is to carefully park the truck & leave Finland.
ZiL-131
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[There are mine disasters, never mine accidents. Gluck auf!] The Stars Look Down is a 1940 UK drama about injustice in a NE England mining town, It stars Michael Redgrave & Margaret Lockwood. The film is a NYT Critics' Pick & is listed in The NYT Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made.
The Stars Look Down 1940 | Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood | Movie, Subtitles
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A sleeping passenger is the cheapest passenger. Also, nighttime noise restrictions at airports.
Why Do Planes Fly Across the Atlantic at Night?
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Performative, bogus decency by a person who gives cynicism a bad name
Susan Collins announces she won’t vote for Todd Blanche as Attorney General
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During the brutal German occupation of Italy in WWII, Allied Gen. Alexander advises partisan resistance units to retreat to the mountains & lay low. Defying these orders, a courageous squadron led by Commander Vento & commissar Lorenzo descends upon Pontedecimo, a town on the outskirts of Genoa.
Achtung! Banditi! (Attention! Bandits!) | Full Movie | Classic War Drama / Italian Neorealism | HD
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Funny comedy; party-line bickering inside the antifascist resistance, which was a very real phenomenon, inter alia
Il Federale | The Fascist | Full Movie | Italian with English Subtitles 🎬✨
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"Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved."
The Monumental Car Chase & Crash (Full Scene) | The Blues Brothers
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Opera's first attack on Trump failed to set the heather on fire, as they say in Scotland.
Trailer – Monster’s Paradise – Opernhaus Zürich
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Federal judges say they are losing faith in the Justice Department’s trustworthiness, legal scholars say. “Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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The first blooms of spring cling delicately to a Japanese cherry tree in this painting inspired by a recent trip to Kyoto, Japan. Sakura Moon by Erin Hanson, 2026 Oil on canvas 42 x 46 in www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/sa... #oilpainting #sakura #cherryblossoms #dailyart #art #artist @bsky.art
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.
