James Joyce is gonna read this and come back from the dead so he can publish Finnegan's Wake 2 out of sheer spite.
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This week's HISTORY'S DEVILS sees @encyclopediageopolitica.com join me for a deep dive into the strike-breaking conspiracy theorist who founded private security - the notorious Allan Pinkerton
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Here’s a glorious one for all the filthy racists on the UK’s far right. Edward VIII narrowly swerved having an INDIAN MIDDLE NAME. Likeliest possibilities would have been Mohammed or Abdul. Which frankly would have been glorious and made him infinitely more interesting. #RoyalArchives
Bertha von Suttner, the "Generalissimo of the Peace Movement," was the first woman awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize, 1905.
She established the Austrian Peace Society (1891) & wrote one of the 19th century's most influential books, the anti-war novel "Lay Down Your Arms." Born #OTD in 1843. #booksky
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Does anybody know of anything good published dealing with the defunct German military #intelligence agency, the "Amt für Nachrichtenwesen der Bundeswehr" (ANBw), known to Anglophones as FAFIO, the Federal Armed Forces Intelligence Office? English, German, French sources most convenient. #milhist
I dunno. There is a "gee, we should really slow down to gawk at this train derailment" aspect to it.
Turns out Blackbeard could be a bit of bastard - something Stede Bonnet found out when he was betrayed by the notorious pirate.
I discussed this unlikely partnership with @lhistorienne.bsky.social on this week's episode of History's Devils #history 🗃 🎧 💀
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