#WWII

John M. Donnelly

johnmdonnelly

THREAD: NEW: The Trump administration has privately told Congress's defense panels that a new nuclear warhead program is needed to address risks in the nuclear arsenal that are rarely or

michael dobson

michaeldobsonNZ

I was very happy to contribute a review of @GaraviniG's excellent new history of OPEC for an @HDiplo roundtable, published today. Garavini connects anticolonial political history with contemporary climate policy

EZPZ

NahNotFeelinIt

Since statues and such are in question with #BlackLivesMatter , let's discuss the biggest one: Stone Mountain, Georgia. A massive statue of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall

Nodutdol | 노둣돌

nodutdol

Today is the 70th anniversary to the “official” start of the Korean War. Despite agreeing to withdraw troops and sign a peace treaty in the 1953 armistice, the US continues

Fat Tail Capital

FatTailCapital

A story about govt waste and a long pitch on $LMT $NOC $RTX and $HII: While I like to joke about the F-35, this is about the Zumwalt-class destroyer program,

Baylus C. Brooks - 15% off on Jewish Space Lasers!

delabrooke

1/4 We see now that the @GOP has turned into the party of #MAGA domestic terrorists after causing an #Insurrection Jan 6th, but did you know they did the same

B-lorenzo

blorenzo

Since we are talking about Lake Lanier. Let’s talk about the thousand or so blacks that were ran of their lands and stolen from them, only to be sold to

Jens Notroff

jens2go

Statues aren‘t 'history'.Statues are negotiated memorials to *a* historic narrative put on public display.Removing these public displays means re-negotiating the narratives they represent. *That‘s* history. On a related note re

Latifah Fleuranza

HardFastAndFree

1/31A dated but very interesting article from January 23, 2019.Ever wondered how Japan, neither a significant military nor geopolitical power, still remains a significant player even today?I shall address the

Francesca Tacchi ★ Italian history & shitposting

jackdaw_writes

Okay, it's time for my #ItalianHistory thread! Today, I'm going to talk about an interesting piece of modern history. The Cold War in Italy, and specifically...☭ OPERAZIONE GLADIO ☭aka the

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

They played the song all portentously like it really was this magic song out of nowhere that no one knew but went right to your soul…Yeah, it was the theme

Julian Jessop

julianHjessop

FWIW, I’m relatively relaxed about the fiscal costs of #Covid: borrowing will drop sharply as the economy recovers, the #debt burden is manageable, and there’s no need for #austerity to

Meredith Nudo

meredithnudo

Thinking more on major events in the U.S. that weren't covered in school. I had to learn about Kent State from Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's "Ohio" and Crankshaft comics.

kiku ✨🔖displacement out now🔖✨

kikuhughes

I've learned a lot about HR40 from both @jaclseattle and @TsuruSolidarity this year. There's an immediate need for the US to formally apologize and atone for slavery's lasting damage. Esp.

Adam Berry

Agrbez

A piece of local history for those in the Leicestershire area. The house shown below, Bell Lodge, shown on OS maps as Spinney House, was the home of the Tomlinson

David Fickling

davidfickling

To be honest I find this sort of comment quite annoying. World War II was incredibly psychologically damaging to millions.The fact that it wasn't worse is because few troops spent

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