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Bart Debeer
@bartdebeer.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi there! Thanks for the follow!
I'm a Belgium (coast)-based English and History teacher, who adores football, wandering around FWW battlefields, being part of the @greatwargroup.bsky.social, 90s music, reading/watching history stuff and Belgian beer. Feel free to interact on any of those items!
I'm a Belgium (coast)-based English and History teacher, who adores football, wandering around FWW battlefields, being part of the @greatwargroup.bsky.social, 90s music, reading/watching history stuff and Belgian beer. Feel free to interact on any of those items!
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iPhone 17 Pro prices have dropped in Russia to 94 thousand. At the beginning of January, the smartphone was sold for 117 thousand.
Apple is a proud sponsor of war, using documented parallel supply chains to boost their profits.
Apple is a proud sponsor of war, using documented parallel supply chains to boost their profits.
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
iPhone 17 Pro prices have dropped in Russia to 94 thousand. At the beginning of January, the smartphone was sold for 117 thousand.
Apple is a proud sponsor of war, using documented parallel supply chains to boost their profits.
Apple is a proud sponsor of war, using documented parallel supply chains to boost their profits.
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Heads up lovely Patreon people! Your extended version is up early! You can join the ranks here:
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Heads up lovely Patreon people! Your extended version is up early! You can join the ranks here:
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I am beyond horrified to read this.
We live in a world where women are at risk of being systematically bullied out of public life.
This is despicable.
We live in a world where women are at risk of being systematically bullied out of public life.
This is despicable.
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I am beyond horrified to read this.
We live in a world where women are at risk of being systematically bullied out of public life.
This is despicable.
We live in a world where women are at risk of being systematically bullied out of public life.
This is despicable.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Today’s Substack is up - and it’s a view of treating the wounded from the Battle of the Marne…
ARTICLE: The American Hospital, 1914
Felix Klein was a priest, who witnessed and wrote about both world wars.
substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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#1GM Bien que le #1J1P soit resté dans l'X, un message pour rappeler qu'en réalité, pour l'armée française, le jour le plus meurtrier est le 25/09/1915.
www.memoiredeshommes.defense.gouv.fr/actualites-c...
Une pensée pour ceux des 17e et 152e qui tombèrent au Sud d'Arras.
www.memoiredeshommes.defense.gouv.fr/actualites-c...
Une pensée pour ceux des 17e et 152e qui tombèrent au Sud d'Arras.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
#1GM Bien que le #1J1P soit resté dans l'X, un message pour rappeler qu'en réalité, pour l'armée française, le jour le plus meurtrier est le 25/09/1915.
www.memoiredeshommes.defense.gouv.fr/actualites-c...
Une pensée pour ceux des 17e et 152e qui tombèrent au Sud d'Arras.
www.memoiredeshommes.defense.gouv.fr/actualites-c...
Une pensée pour ceux des 17e et 152e qui tombèrent au Sud d'Arras.
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#595. Knute W Nordstrom (Knut Wilhelm Nordström). Born September 26th, 1891 in Hed parish, Västmanland county. He survived the time before the Armistice but later died of Lobar Pneumonia and buried in Luxembourg on March 14th, 1919. He is today buried at the Arlington American Cemetery.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
#595. Knute W Nordstrom (Knut Wilhelm Nordström). Born September 26th, 1891 in Hed parish, Västmanland county. He survived the time before the Armistice but later died of Lobar Pneumonia and buried in Luxembourg on March 14th, 1919. He is today buried at the Arlington American Cemetery.
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Come along and see actual me, in the flesh, talking about the FWW on the Italian Front. As a bonus, you get Peter, Alan and Nigel thrown in for good measure 👍
Not the Western Front Conference 2026 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 31st October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. www.trybooking.com/uk/FPHV
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Come along and see actual me, in the flesh, talking about the FWW on the Italian Front. As a bonus, you get Peter, Alan and Nigel thrown in for good measure 👍
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January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
First Steel Helmet on the Western Front
Adrian Helmet
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
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#1GM Lucien Isidore Beaufils (1893-1915)
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 AM
#1GM Lucien Isidore Beaufils (1893-1915)
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
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1. Il est rare de lire dans le Petit Comtois, journal si anticlérical, un hommage à un pontife catholique. C’est cependant le cas lors du décès le 23 janvier 1926 du cardinal Mercier de Belgique.
Pendant la Grande Guerre, il incarna la résistance belge à l’occupant allemand dès Noël 1914. #1GM
Pendant la Grande Guerre, il incarna la résistance belge à l’occupant allemand dès Noël 1914. #1GM
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
1. Il est rare de lire dans le Petit Comtois, journal si anticlérical, un hommage à un pontife catholique. C’est cependant le cas lors du décès le 23 janvier 1926 du cardinal Mercier de Belgique.
Pendant la Grande Guerre, il incarna la résistance belge à l’occupant allemand dès Noël 1914. #1GM
Pendant la Grande Guerre, il incarna la résistance belge à l’occupant allemand dès Noël 1914. #1GM
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#1GM Lucien Isidore Beaufils (1893-1915)
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
Formé comme ordonnance d’officier monté pendant son service militaire, il trouve la mort au combat le 10 mai 1915.
amphitrite33.canalblog.com/2026/01/luci...
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
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There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
Trump makes concluding remarks. He says Gaza ceasefire push began because he is “a real estate person at heart, and it’s all about location, and I said, ‘look at this location, on the sea, look at this beautiful piece of property’”.
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
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The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
First Steel Helmet on the Western Front
Adrian Helmet
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
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“If you can tell me the difference between these two descriptions, then you are a wiser person than me.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“If you can tell me the difference between these two descriptions, then you are a wiser person than me.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
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This helmet belonged to my great-grandfather.
It’s a French Adrian helmet and it changed survival on the Western Front for the French other and many others that adopted it
I’m publishing my first full story tonight on Substack
substack.com/@315eri
It’s a French Adrian helmet and it changed survival on the Western Front for the French other and many others that adopted it
I’m publishing my first full story tonight on Substack
substack.com/@315eri
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This helmet belonged to my great-grandfather.
It’s a French Adrian helmet and it changed survival on the Western Front for the French other and many others that adopted it
I’m publishing my first full story tonight on Substack
substack.com/@315eri
It’s a French Adrian helmet and it changed survival on the Western Front for the French other and many others that adopted it
I’m publishing my first full story tonight on Substack
substack.com/@315eri
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Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Time is running out! Let us know your pitch for a speaker slot by 5:00pm UK on 23rd! So far some really imaginative interpretations of the brief!
Not Belgium!
Trump introduces his "Peace Council" on stage in Davos.
Members: U.S, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan.
Members: U.S, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan.
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Not Belgium!
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Hey Folks, New episode is out!
Alfons Philippi of 🇩🇪 joins the podcast to discuss his German-language book on the Meuse-Argonne, Die Vergessenne Schlacht (The Forgotten Battle). We also discuss the family history that led him to write the book, & the impact of 20th century history on his family.
Alfons Philippi of 🇩🇪 joins the podcast to discuss his German-language book on the Meuse-Argonne, Die Vergessenne Schlacht (The Forgotten Battle). We also discuss the family history that led him to write the book, & the impact of 20th century history on his family.
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Hey Folks, New episode is out!
Alfons Philippi of 🇩🇪 joins the podcast to discuss his German-language book on the Meuse-Argonne, Die Vergessenne Schlacht (The Forgotten Battle). We also discuss the family history that led him to write the book, & the impact of 20th century history on his family.
Alfons Philippi of 🇩🇪 joins the podcast to discuss his German-language book on the Meuse-Argonne, Die Vergessenne Schlacht (The Forgotten Battle). We also discuss the family history that led him to write the book, & the impact of 20th century history on his family.
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Hey WWI peps, where can I find films by the German propaganda outlet American Correspondent Films Company?
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey WWI peps, where can I find films by the German propaganda outlet American Correspondent Films Company?
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I am scanning lists all over again and sometimes the work comes out with new findings. I am adding three more soldiers to my database, Swedish born, who fought and fell in the Great War. Total number at this date: 593 soldiers. Will I find 600?
#593 - Rudolph (Rudolf) Lundberg, Gestad, Sweden.
#593 - Rudolph (Rudolf) Lundberg, Gestad, Sweden.
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I am scanning lists all over again and sometimes the work comes out with new findings. I am adding three more soldiers to my database, Swedish born, who fought and fell in the Great War. Total number at this date: 593 soldiers. Will I find 600?
#593 - Rudolph (Rudolf) Lundberg, Gestad, Sweden.
#593 - Rudolph (Rudolf) Lundberg, Gestad, Sweden.