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@ChallengeYCL
“Fondly remember” are you on glue? His actions brought years of suffering for the people of Russia and surrounding territories. Don’t bother with any Tsarist whataboutery, we’ll stipulate that it was a disastrous era.
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@PhillipsPOBrien
@BoringWar
Ok, you are without doubt better placed than I am to comment. Are we not over estimating RU difficulties and overplaying UKR defensive options and successes? Yes, logistics are key, senior RU generals are not fools, surely they can resolve the problems?
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@jaketapper
I’m not disposed to believe a word of this statement. And I don’t believe for one moment that this young man wrote this; not for a second.
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@ZelenskyyUa
@MadeWithBravery
Sir, a request. Could I ask you to add Ukrainian stamps to this collection? Ukraine Post has created stamps to commemorate your victories but it can be difficult to get them.
#SlavaUkrainii
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Not a brilliant pic. This simple message is Ike telling his boss he has defeated the NAZIs. Two lines, that is all.
@WeHaveWaysPod
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@PhillipsPOBrien
@BoringWar
And at the risk of repeating myself Putin has to get very big or go home, and that means game over. He can't allow that to happen. I think we need to dial back the optimism.
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Finished reading this book today. If you were a Brit or French who wasn’t maimed or bereaved by the FWW, it ends on Nov 11th 1918. Not so much for almost the entire European continent, bloody hell it was grim.
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@EmbassyofRussia
@mfa_russia
@PMSimferopol
@RussianEmbassy
@RusEmbUSA
@RusConsCapetown
@russiabeyond
@dwilliam9940
@SABCNews
@miladvisor
@MauriceSchleepe
What about the Poles you murdered in the Katyn forest? Want to boast about that?
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@PhillipsPOBrien
I hate to be that guy, can we all just rein in our optimism. I want the Ukrainians to crush the Russians underfoot but we need to careful not to count our chickens,
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@ifellonithonest
Very poor. Years ago walking home from the Stn in the dark I was walking behind a young woman, she was clearly spooked by presence. Best I could do was cross to the other side and walk on as quickly as possible.
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Isn’t this the most beautiful thing you have seen?
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@maria_avdv
@Roger_Moorhouse
This is akin to the blowhards on Fox News. RU will not use nuclear weapons, that’s just idle boasting to pander to their base support. They won’t launch a conventional invasion of Poland; if they can’t overwhelm the UKR, Poland’s armed forces will be beyond them.
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@pcs_union
@PSCupdates
I'll be leaving the union shortly. I will not support an organisation that aligns itself with terrorists.
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Who doesn't like a proper big flying boat?
I know I keep saying it but this is an aircraft THE SIZE OF A 737, hanging in the air like it’s on a string 🤯
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@BWallaceMP
Your shameless cheek is breathtaking. Since Cameron entered into that baleful coalition, through a chain of hopeless govts your party has run this country and our armed forces into the ground. You are in no place to lecture anyone.
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My small collection of books on Market Garden. I have read most of them.
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Absolutely no admission from
@GillianKeegan
that her party, her government are responsible for much of the mess of the economy. This complete disconnection from reality is one of the many reasons the electorate neither trust nor respect politicians.
Jeez. Now we have the Education Secretary suggesting striking nurses will fuel inflation & cause NHS backlogs
Let’s put this boll**** straight once & for all
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@April_1970s
@militaryhistori
Unless you’re fit, have military training, or have a facility with the language I’d recommend you don’t burden the UKR with your presence. Best way to help for most of us is charitable donations.
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@habibi_uk
@ifellonithonest
Well that’s clarified the question of whether or not
@socialistworker
is antisemitic. I left my union
@pcs_union
for precisely this reason. They should be ashamed.
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A life well spent. What a legacy!
Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis. His efforts went unrecognized for 50 years. Then in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he’d rescued, now adults.
I like to remember this every Jan 27th.
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Visiting ‘Colditz’…. if you know, you know
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You are number two behind the ducks
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I finished reading this fantastic book today. I have to say it is a compelling account that held my interest throughout. This is not revisionist history but the full colour story of the erstwhile DDR.
@hoyer_kat
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Picked up this tidy 1958 2nd Ed. Going straight to OP MG when I get home.
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@hoyer_kat
Very courageous young people. To challenge the behemoth of the Nazi state took courage beyond my comprehension. You can see echoes of their courage in the young men and women speaking out against Putin. Or the young women standing up to the wicked theocracy in Iran.
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I’ve just been reminded that OTD in 2015 XH558 flew for the final time. A dark day for Brit avgeeks. My pics of an earlier flight.
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OTD in ‘39 the German armed forces invaded Poland. I highly recommend this book from
@Roger_Moorhouse
. The Poles fought like lions and they didn’t confront German tanks with horse cavalry. A first class book.
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@ThreshedThought
I think the total collapse of the Russian state is something we should avoid.
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@DominicFarrell
@UKLabour
Full disclosure I’m not a fan of the monarchy. However he is someone’s husband, father, grandfather, and he fought to defend our values. He is entitled to simple decency and respect.
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Just in from a terrific evening with the
@WeHaveWaysPod
#NorthernIC
and other afflicted
#IndependentCompany
members.
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Some pics I took at the site of StalagLuft III when I visited last year with
@guywalters
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@nathanalberson
@JCisMyShortName
@MelyeeC
I’m a rubbish Christian but just possibly better than you. Unlike many of your ilk I would not presume to know the mind of The Almighty. And it was my understanding that said deity took more account of one’s heart, soul, and mind rather than one’s physical appearance.
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I finished reading this book today. I highly recommend it to you. I’ve read a few books covering the immediate period after the Allied victory (and a few months on), this one carries on up to the creation of the 2 Germanys.
@GilesMacDonogh
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@scotgov
@S_A_Somerville
You do know this is not as popular with the electorate as you think it is. Here’s a thought focus on roads, schools, health care, social care, and policing. You’re going to lose, lose huge. What a waste of money.
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@mfa_russia
I’ll give you credit for admitting you supported the Nazis. Now admit you invaded Poland in coordination with the Nazis. And admit your responsibility for the Katyn massacres. As an aside how’s that whole being war criminals in Ukraine working out for you?
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@jdickerson
I’m just an uncle but the father pissed off when the wee guy was a baby. My privilege, best thing I have ever done.
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@scotgov
Why is the official Scottish Government Twitter account spouting SNP propaganda? Disgraceful
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@realBenBloch
@ifellonithonest
I presume the Arab Society team will be expelled from the league or ruinously fined?
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@SketchLisa
Who ever made the big donation is an absolute mensche and deserves a HUGE pat on the back
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I’m sure
@militaryhistori
doesn’t need my endorsement. These titles should be on your shelves.
#HistoryWritersDay
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I don't think Twitter is going down. However not for the first time I may be wrong. I've met some great folks online and in the real world. It has been and I hope continues to be a pleasure. I've learned a great deal, been entertained, and spent a small fortune on books. 1
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Alexa, show me a lying sack of shit who is fully aware of his profound dishonesty
Russia's FM Sergei Lavrov claims that a maternity hospital in Mariupol was a base for "radicals" and no patients were in the building.
Get live updates:
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Not as good as it hoped, doesn’t zoom well.
@Strangelyhappy
please share
@WeHaveWaysPod
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From
@CambridgeUP
. Hoping to get a better understanding of the Russian perspective on the Second World War. Might leap to the top of the TBR pile.
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Coffee, croissant, and a good read. Old school hardback, also available in wallet friendly, fetching blue paperback. Returning to the scene of the crime
@hoyer_kat
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This date was picked by Dowding as the beginning of the Battle of Britain. From the pen of Stephen Bungay, "Perhaps you too, especially if you are not British, should not completely forget about the Battle of Britain. For this too, if anything of ours is worth your memory."
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That’s me done. A toast to all my fabulous former colleagues. I am no longer an officer of HM’s Civil Service.
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@guywalters
@Alan_Allport
If Sunak had a scintilla of courage he would expel Johnson from the Tory party and rescind Johnson’s honours list. Of course he won’t.
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My small collection of books telling the story of The Holocaust. I am never not horrified no matter how many books I read.
#HMD2023
#HolocaustMemorialDay
#PhotoFriday
#HistoryBookChat
#ShelfieDay
@Books2Cover
@BookClubofWar1
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It’s my birthday today and my fabulous niece picked these 3 crackers from my wish list. Nazi Billionaires was added following
@hoyer_kat
review. Chindit on the recommendation of
@almurray
and
@James1940
(not a book show😂). And who doesn’t love the Harrier. Twitter will ruin me.
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Me and Holly. This pic was taken in July’19, about eight months before she died. In light of the current news this is supremely trivial. She was my best buddy.
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@scotgov
First of all why is an official Scot Govt accnt being used to spread SNP propaganda? Secondly what a bloody waste of time. Thirdly I don't think your open borders policy is the vote winner you think it is.
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Last night
@claremulley
retweeted a post from
@spyhistory
lamenting the absence of a prize for women writing non-fiction history. Now I wouldn't dream of picking a winner, I'm simply not qualified to judge. This is my suggested entries in the category.
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First rate explanation of the Great Escape from
@guywalters
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@nleaney
@LydiaJane13
@WeHaveWaysPod
@Strangelyhappy
Be kind I’m not
@stubertphoto
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My contribution for
#PhotoFriday
. The death of the photographer Tim Page seems to have gone largely unnoticed in the UK media. Comments below.
@Books2Cover
@BookClubofWar1
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Ok. I'm off to England in the morning so I thought I'd get this out right now. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you have interacted with me, tolerated my BS or corrected same. And in no particular order.
@5791sell
@Lozicle
@AntonyRowntree
@History1History
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@Versace
Neither of these young women look particularly happy, not sure that’s the look you were going for. Plus they both look as they need a good meal.
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@kejamieson_
Precisely. When Sindy was a puppy and going through her landshark phase you didn’t leave important things on the floor. The destruction of the docs was entirely her responsibility. Ghastly person.
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In a couple of weeks time I'm off on
@guywalters
Colditz/Great Escape jolly. Full disclosure my social anxiety is beginning to rise up*. I'll be fine when I get there. *I was the same before WHWFD.
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Apollo 10 CM I’m well nigh in tears. Not joking
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Well my trip to England is almost over. Enjoyed it thoroughly. WHWFZ, IWM Duxford and visiting with my sister and her family. All lovely. Home to Scotland
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This never, ever gets old.
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This precisely. History at school was so dull.
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@militaryhistori
Does abandoning such important kit speak of panic, low morale or simply no fuel?
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From the keyboard of
@RowlandWhite
. I’ve been a fan of his books since reading the avgeek firm favourite Vulcan 607. I’m sure this will not disappoint. And what self respecting Brit avgeek doesn’t love the Mossie?
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@militaryhistori
I was amused to read RU threats against FIN and SWE. If they can’t best UKR I would imagine the Nordics will have the RU for breakfast.
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@Books2Cover
Let’s celebrate female historians. From the victims of Jack the Ripper to the Iraq War via the fall of Enron.
@BookClubofWar1
@Books2Cover
@claremulley
@DrLindseyFitz
@HallieRubenhold
@hoyer_kat
@LydiaJane13
@bethanymac12
@MandyHickson
@Claremch
#HistoryBookChat
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Many thanks to
@Strangelyhappy
for putting this together. Thanks to
@LydiaJane13
for presentation. Thanks too to
@air_museum
for the access. And huge thanks to all the welcoming
@WeHaveWaysPod
#independentcompany
afflicted who put up with my nonsense.
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Temptation got the better of me and I bought
@hoyer_kat
excellent book. I’m blaming
@WeHaveWaysPod
,
@James1940
,
@almurray
, and one very compelling podcast a lot! I have a new kitchen and motorbike to pay for!
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@JakeWSimons
@Edeaulx
CCTV photos of the assailants have been posted on SM. They appear to be school girls. With luck the
@metpoliceuk
will arrest them soon.
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Between ‘38/‘39 the Nazis murdered in Colditz 84 people who had a mental health illness. There is an art installation to commemorate that event. These predates the Holocaust and T4 program.
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@guywalters
@Alan_Allport
And of course Profumo rehabilitated himself by charity work that went largely unnoticed. Johnson won’t do that.
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