Brett Holman
@airminded.org
Independent PhD historian (aviation, bombing; #WW1, #WW2; Britain, Australia; emotions, spectacle); books (Home Fires Burning (WW1 air raids on Britain; in progress), The Next War in the Air). Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. He/him. airminded.org
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Brett Holman
@airminded.org
· Nov 10
The Next War in the Air
Brett Holman. The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908-1941. Farnham and Burlington: Ashgate, 2014. The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908-1941 is my first book...
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Hi! I’m a historian of early 20th century Britain and Australia. I study the cultural and emotional history of aviation, interested in what people thought and felt about aircraft as much, or even more than, what aircraft actually did. My first book was on the fear of bombing in Britain
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The DAX did fine until Stalingrad.
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The DAX did fine until Stalingrad.
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
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The guy in charge of producing endless AI CSAM cheerleading Rowling while she pretends to care about kids.
January 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The guy in charge of producing endless AI CSAM cheerleading Rowling while she pretends to care about kids.
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This is fascinating. I wrote about the Tupolev drones Tu-143 and Tu-141 in my thesis, already then in the “history” section...
Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah.
Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah.
Lebanese Army Captures Hezbollah’s Tu-143 Reys Jet Drones
Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah. On Sep. 23, 2024, the
theaviationist.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
This is fascinating. I wrote about the Tupolev drones Tu-143 and Tu-141 in my thesis, already then in the “history” section...
Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah.
Three Tu-143 high-speed reconnaissance drones have been photographed during ongoing Lebanese Army operations against Hezbollah.
probably? nobody ever reads that stuff anyway
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
probably? nobody ever reads that stuff anyway
defo, solidarity brother! *nek minnit, evan has a new edited collection and 3 peer reviewed articles out*
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
defo, solidarity brother! *nek minnit, evan has a new edited collection and 3 peer reviewed articles out*
Not sure! There’s dieselpunk, but that’s too pre-electronic for this. Cyberpunk is *too* electronic, though the right era. I recently came across cassette futurism, which I’m digging, but it feels more "superseded tech" than actually "dead-end tech”
Cassette Futurism
Cassette Futurism is a retrofuturistic technological aesthetic reminiscent of the early 1970s to mid-1990s. It incorporates stylized elements of late-20th century aesthetics, such as early microcomput...
aesthetics.fandom.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Not sure! There’s dieselpunk, but that’s too pre-electronic for this. Cyberpunk is *too* electronic, though the right era. I recently came across cassette futurism, which I’m digging, but it feels more "superseded tech" than actually "dead-end tech”
agreed but I don’t want to come across as self-indulgent
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 AM
agreed but I don’t want to come across as self-indulgent
- be a 1989 person
- realise that the paper magazine is doomed b/c of the Japanese somehow
- get excited for the paperless magazine. get excited for VidScan™
- stand by my VCR with my finger hovering over the freeze frame button on the remote
- wait 37 years
- …
- ok maybe next year
- realise that the paper magazine is doomed b/c of the Japanese somehow
- get excited for the paperless magazine. get excited for VidScan™
- stand by my VCR with my finger hovering over the freeze frame button on the remote
- wait 37 years
- …
- ok maybe next year
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 AM
- be a 1989 person
- realise that the paper magazine is doomed b/c of the Japanese somehow
- get excited for the paperless magazine. get excited for VidScan™
- stand by my VCR with my finger hovering over the freeze frame button on the remote
- wait 37 years
- …
- ok maybe next year
- realise that the paper magazine is doomed b/c of the Japanese somehow
- get excited for the paperless magazine. get excited for VidScan™
- stand by my VCR with my finger hovering over the freeze frame button on the remote
- wait 37 years
- …
- ok maybe next year
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Become uncontainable
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Become uncontainable
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This person specifically alleges that while in federal custody, amidst a brutal assault, agents told her: “Haven’t you learned your lesson? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch,” referring to Renee Good.
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This person specifically alleges that while in federal custody, amidst a brutal assault, agents told her: “Haven’t you learned your lesson? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch,” referring to Renee Good.
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Piffle. 'Divisive' isn't a rebuke for a cartoonist, it's a requirement. People express their divided opinions & beliefs on every political cartoon, opinion piece, whether they want a cup of tea & increasingly, on scientific facts. Often in articles & 'letters to the editor' solicited by the SMH.
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Piffle. 'Divisive' isn't a rebuke for a cartoonist, it's a requirement. People express their divided opinions & beliefs on every political cartoon, opinion piece, whether they want a cup of tea & increasingly, on scientific facts. Often in articles & 'letters to the editor' solicited by the SMH.
This is, in fact, not quite *the* idea but *an* idea. Whether it becomes *the* idea depends on whether I am sick of the topic by the time this book is done
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This is, in fact, not quite *the* idea but *an* idea. Whether it becomes *the* idea depends on whether I am sick of the topic by the time this book is done
good point! if the reader can’t work out what I’m trying to say after 150,000 words, well that’s on them really
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
good point! if the reader can’t work out what I’m trying to say after 150,000 words, well that’s on them really
not sure I approve of this development, after all you don’t see me posting about books do you
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
not sure I approve of this development, after all you don’t see me posting about books do you
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@airminded.org FYI the SLNSW is aviation posting, and I think this early pilot attained flight through the lift provided by her jacket lapels
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Aviator May Bradford, Sydney, 17 December 1936
May Bradford. Brisbane to Adelaide Air Race, Sydney, 17 December 1936, vintage film negative, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 073/Item 144 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqG2EeY/NekJj6Q...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
@airminded.org FYI the SLNSW is aviation posting, and I think this early pilot attained flight through the lift provided by her jacket lapels
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The State Control Centre has just provided the ABC with more information about where the damage from the bushfire has occurred.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #VicFires
Live: Fight to contain deadly Victorian blazes rages on with 300 buildings lost
Firefighters continue to battle fires across the state after the grim news that a person had been found dead and at least 390,000 hectares burnt. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
January 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The State Control Centre has just provided the ABC with more information about where the damage from the bushfire has occurred.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #VicFires
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #VicFires
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Saw more of these today, seen on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.
Person walks past large wheat pasted posters of Renee Good that read:
"Renee Nicole Good"
"American Mom"
"Murdered by ICE"
Person walks past large wheat pasted posters of Renee Good that read:
"Renee Nicole Good"
"American Mom"
"Murdered by ICE"
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Saw more of these today, seen on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.
Person walks past large wheat pasted posters of Renee Good that read:
"Renee Nicole Good"
"American Mom"
"Murdered by ICE"
Person walks past large wheat pasted posters of Renee Good that read:
"Renee Nicole Good"
"American Mom"
"Murdered by ICE"
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hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
great feedback lauren, putting you through to my publisher now ok thanks!
January 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
great feedback lauren, putting you through to my publisher now ok thanks!
It's 1 book, 1 million words is 1 book right?
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
It's 1 book, 1 million words is 1 book right?
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“her friend” referring to her wife
this is a level of disrespect from the literal president that should still shock us, even though it doesn’t
this is a level of disrespect from the literal president that should still shock us, even though it doesn’t
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“her friend” referring to her wife
this is a level of disrespect from the literal president that should still shock us, even though it doesn’t
this is a level of disrespect from the literal president that should still shock us, even though it doesn’t