Podcasts, videos, books, Bluesky and articles of the week 156 - Trump is President of Europe

Dustin Du Cane

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Podcasts, videos, books, Bluesky and articles of the week 156 - Trump is President of Europe
Bwahahahaha. Two star general says what.

We still have a Kaszeta video to drop but I need some time to give it justice.

Phil Blood loves Star Wars and the American Civil War, here he is combining his hobbies

Hang on a minute...

— The Fake History Hunter (@fakehistoryhunter.net) 2025-08-24T22:05:37.091Z

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MTG loves Palestinians more than Europeans love them

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine
Breaking from most of her peers in Congress, far-right Georgia Republican has also described crisis as a genocide
The GuardianEdward Helmore

Drone hunting

There Will Be No Silver Bullet to Counter Drones
Despite innovations in counter-drone systems, drones continue to fly in mass in Ukraine, underscoring how difficult it is to counter them.
World Politics ReviewUlrike Franke

Hertling levels of gibberish

Golden Dome’s Gamble: Can Industry Move Fast Enough to Matter? - War on the Rocks
In 2019, China’s military showcased a hypersonic ballistic missile reportedly capable of breaching existing anti-missile shields. The question facing U.S.
War on the RocksJohn Borrego

Seagal levels of fitness

ICE just posted this video to Twitter with the caption: "TV’s former 'man of steel' Dean Cain runs through the obstacle course during training to become an ICE officer at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia. http://Join.ICE.gov"

— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T15:40:52.041Z

Andor was good

De-Amazon your Kindle

AI slop

In an upcoming video I talk about one of the things that makes GMT the top in wargaming is the games they reject. And I am seeing some of those other publishers using GenAI images as their box art now. If any genre can look good with free stock art, it's Wargaming. (Game title removed)

— J from 3 Minute board games (@3mbg.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T20:59:46.788Z

It's called autism

Don’t like joining in? Why it could be your superpower
Some people spend their lives feeling out of place in groups – but this tendency comes with unique opportunities
The GuardianRami Kaminski

Normal British patriots

Over 40% of those arrested in 2024 UK riots ‘previously reported for domestic abuse’
Though its argued that the UK riots of 2024 emerged from ‘legitimate grievances’, this data does little to support the claim.
The London EconomicTom

All hail Warlockcracy

The Good Catholics

How to fight Russians by a Russian

And speaking of Russians, our (prescient) book is still out

Phil has a new book out now!

Also on Amazon.

Ben has new book out - two links

Trooping the Colour
Today Trooping the Colour gathers crowds of tourists; along with the pomp and ceremony it is an event filled with tradition that spans many hundreds…
Pen and Sword Books

Amazon below

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Phil

Dr Philip W Blood (@philipwblood.bsky.social)
Writes about the history of war - latest book ‘War Comes to Aachen’ - about a German city in the age of Total War. See my latest research discussed weekly in A Historian’s Diary on Fallout.Substack.com #skyhistorians
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Ben

Writer Ben (@benskipper.bsky.social)
I write about aviation, military history, contemporary social themes and occasionally agriculture (Erotic Tractors™️ a speciality). One of the Fallout Triumvirate. Your sensitivities are not my priorities, and vice versa.
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