John Bull

cms.megaphone.fmEpisode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History PodcastFrom as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...

19 Feb

Important news! I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast. It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine. Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

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Drawquarium

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After 1.5 years of pouring my heart into my very first game, I'm so excited to finally announce that... Drawquarium is coming to Steam on November 13! 🥹 Draw your own fish, bring them to life, and create your little underwater world, even as a live wallpaper! Like+RT = ♥️ #IndieGames #Cozygames

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Something benefiting you personally is not necessarily a good thing. Something that inconveniences you personally is not necessarily a bad thing.

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"he's still at the school gate, kicking dead teachers" is stuck in my brain forever as the best way of describing the worst kinds of autobiography.

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

It is, today, not the 13th anniversary of the publication of Steven Morrissey’s autobiography (it had been out for ten days) but something much better: the 13th anniversary of the Sunday Times publishing A. A. Gill’s merciless mauling of it—a review which went on to win Hatchet Job of the Year

cartoonbrew.comChina’s First AI Feature Flops At The Chinese Box OfficeBona Film Group’s AI experiment struggled to attract attention, months after the humble 'Niu Lai’ turned online ridicule into almost $10 million in sales.

if you squint at this fluffy ball, it looks like a cat.

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Cartoon Brew

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China’s first AI-generated theatrical feature has flopped, earning just $181,000 in its first weekend. By contrast, the scrappy ‘Niu Lai’ turned its crude animation into a viral attraction, grossing nearly $10 million a couple of months ago. www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r...

Shout if you're a historian potentially interested in coming on for this one. i want to cover the discussions on repatriation, changes to headstones and Anglican ritual, and post-war grave tourism and grave photography services. @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social your wheelhouse maybe?

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i really want to do a pod episode on the emotional mechanics of post-war rememberance. the logistics and architecture are both fascinating, but we don't talk enough about its impact on both national and personal approaches to grief.

Prince Maurice's grave is interesting, because it was a good example of the conflicting thoughts families had. Princess Beatrice refused repatriation of the body. She felt he belonged with his men. But she fought for years for the right to spend her own money on a custom headstone. This was blocked

Dan P@danieljphelan.bsky.social

Remembering Prince Maurice of Battenberg, the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria, who was killed in action on this day in 1914, aged just 23. In December 1918, his cousin, King George V, visited his grave to pay his respects. 📍 Ypres Town Cemetery 🇧🇪

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In reality if you chose a personal inscription for a relative's war grave, and didn't pay the invoice, the Commision would rarely (if ever) chase for the money. Which was the right thing to do. But some soldiers will never have got an inscription because poorer families didn't know about this.

So today those personal inscriptions, ans and Prince Maurice's grave, are a constant reminder of how complex rememberance was. Both as war raged and in the aftermath. There was debate and counter-debate. But through it all, people trying to find the best and fairest way forward, with empathy.

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For Beatrice, like many families, They could accept not having the body, and believed in the general principle of all war dead staying together. But it was about being able to pay in some way towards a funerary or memorial rite. A cultural and, for some, religious thing as much as personal.

bbc.co.ukEmotional reunions as photographer recreates shots 46 years onSam Hill spent months tracking down the "special generation" he photographed as teenagers in 1980.

This was a key contributor to the War Graves Commission changing its policy on personal inscriptions on the headstone. And, more importantly, the decision to CHARGE, per-letter, for those inscriptions. That decision was controversal with some, but created a path to contributing for others.

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Hetan Shah

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Stop what you are doing and look at this lovely story. A photography student in the 80s took pictures of punks and mods on the street in Preston. He’s now tracked them down and photographed them again. The pictures and stories are really ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

the void is snuggly

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he popped downstairs for breakfast, but has now returned for post-breakfast hugs. which he assures me are completely different but also necessary

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30 years of raiding tombs, happy 30th Tomb Raider.

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Curtis Frye

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For the morning UK and Europe crew: Last week I showed you how to calculate the number of workdays between two dates, ignoring weekends and holidays. This week I show you to identify the calendar day that falls after a specific number of workdays. youtu.be/igG-0F0XSys

youtu.beCalculate target date given number of workdaysBusinesses often assume that tasks will take 30 days, 45 days, or some other time to complete. In this movie, I’ll show you how to identify the date that occurs after a specific number of workdays.…

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Transport for London Freedom of Information release: TfL has released 13 technical reports on modelling the impact of Oxford Street pedestrianisation after a request for details of diversion times, data inputs and modelling conditions used in the assessment. tfl.gov.uk/corporate/tr...

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Blanca in her F1 simulator Tagging @garius.eurosky.social because posts contain both cat and F1

"there's a touch of the Gallipolis about this Prime Minister" - Clem Attlee, Labour leader and Deputy PM. Said in war cabinet whenever the CoS asked him to intervene. Major Attlee had led rearguard during the Gallipoli withdrawal in WW2. Churchill usually backed down when Attlee gently intervened

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it is worth thinking though about the insane level of chance it took for that combo to happen. If you wrote a story where the guy who planned Gallipoli ended up PM with the Major who may literally have been the last guy out as his DPM, they'd call it too forced.

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christ. muting this thread because the level of glee some people on here feel when they spot a typo is rage-inducing otherwise.

STREAM TIME! We're back with more #umamusume career mode, with Kawakami Princess. She loves pink. She loves anime. She loves magical girls. She should be the most annoying uma ever, but is somehow actually very fun to play. Come watch and be equally baffled by this! twitch.tv/gariusthebrit

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Churchill + Attlee was an incredible leadership combo. They complimented each other's wartine strengths and weaknesses, and both were self-aware enough to know it. THAT was what made the National Government work.

Lucy Blundell 💜💚 Wishlist Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart on Steam!

this isn't funny. Gripens only flair their necks like this when they're stressed.

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🇹🇭 #MilitaryMonday RTAF landing on highway 4287 in Songkhla province, Feb 2025. Saab #Gripen D.

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It’s Ace Week and we're celebrating with the ✨FIRST EVER✨ festival dedicated to Ace Games and Developers on Steam – Games That Ace It! There are demos, sales and streams! Catch it all here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4614... 🖤🩶🤍💜

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The Aviation Show

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thelorehounds.comGodzilla Minus Zero (2026) - Part 1 of 3 - The History and Context of Godzilla | The LorehoundsDavid is joined by Nathan Ledbetter, Instructor of Asian History, Department of Humanities, Rider University, and new Lorehounds Community Co-Host, to begin a...

This is a superb pod as we eagerly await Minus Zero. The Japanese right-wing interpretation of Godzilla as an avenging spirit of the souls of soldiers who have not been honoured is wild. @nhledbetter.bsky.social on top form here.

The Lorehounds@thelorehounds.com

#GodzillaMinusZero is coming! So David & Nate jump back to the beginning: How, when, & why did the world's favorite kaiju first lumber onto land? Everything you need to begin your #Godzilla journey, or get more out of it. @jabd.bsky.social @nhledbetter.bsky.social thelorehounds.com/podcast/the-...

RIP Walter Koenig. Of all his moments on Star Trek, one of his finest was accurately portraying an officer stuck doing bridge duty while massively hungover (Star Trek VI)

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I'm not joking btw. It's great being able to do the big acting moments. But being able to accurately portray a raging hangover without it being over the top is hard shit. Walter Koenig nailed it.

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him)

routledge.comDesigning Historical Games for Classrooms: A Practical Guide for EducatorsDesigning Historical Games for Classrooms: A Practical Guide for Educators is a complete introductory guide for designing analog games and interactive choice‑based historical texts for history classes...

My book is on sale right now (10/26/26) for US $34.39 on the publisher site if you are interested. www.routledge.com/Designing-Hi...

As a BlueSky influencer i turn up in the replies on your brand account and boost it, by explaining the joke you already made.

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Jesse Thorn

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open.spotify.comEpisode 37: Milton Keynes: The Future that Could Have BeenThe Untitled History Podcast · Episode

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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John Grindrod

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Lovely to be on @garius.eurosky.social’s Untitled History Podcast talking about the strange origins of futuristic Milton Keynes open.spotify.com/episode/61au...

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finally threw away the tatty old cardboard box the Tortie had colonised in our living room. we had to provide an alternative, but thankfully it has been deemed acceptable.

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Jordan Sorcery

A spooky week starts with Quizhammer! Which of these Citadel C21 skeleton horsemen was named for a 1940s Sherlock Holmes actor? Find the answer in the replies and the rest of this week's FREE quiz at buff.ly/G6jZb5y #WarhammerCommunity #Quizhammer

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Ian Dunt

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This is a beautiful, beautiful thing

i always thought it very telling that Jack Ryan thought Halsey was right to do what he did. #taffy3

Dreadnought Holiday@dreadships.bsky.social

Meanwhile quite how they ended up in that particular pickle is... not one of the USN's most celebrated stories

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have often wondered whose godawful lecture on Halsey's actions Tom Clancy got stuck listening to at a party.

bet he sent him a signed copy of Red October

i always thought it very telling that Jack Ryan thought Halsey was right to do what he did. #taffy3

Dreadnought Holiday@dreadships.bsky.social

Meanwhile quite how they ended up in that particular pickle is... not one of the USN's most celebrated stories