Ben Skipper
@benskipper.bsky.social
Communicator specialising in aviation, military, art and agricultural (Erotic Tractors™️ a speciality) themes, with some history, illustration and photography on the side.
The moment you realise Facebook has become a far right echo chamber the quicker it all makes sense.
a bald man with a mustache has the words ignorance is bliss above his head
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December 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The moment you realise Facebook has become a far right echo chamber the quicker it all makes sense.
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society https://theonion.com/historians-quibbling-over-exact-definition-of-concentration-camp-sign-of-healthy-society/
Why did Hornby choose TT over N guage?
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December 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Why did Hornby choose TT over N guage?
No it didn't. He upset the right people. Excellent.
Uncle Chuck knocking it out of the park this year. Pity it's going to go over a lot of folks heads.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
No it didn't. He upset the right people. Excellent.
So the tangerine tw*t has gone fully Rogue.
In other news "flange" will be my go to personal insult in future.
In other news "flange" will be my go to personal insult in future.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
So the tangerine tw*t has gone fully Rogue.
In other news "flange" will be my go to personal insult in future.
In other news "flange" will be my go to personal insult in future.
Uncle Chuck knocking it out of the park this year. Pity it's going to go over a lot of folks heads.
a man in a suit and tie with a pink flower pin on his pocket square
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December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Uncle Chuck knocking it out of the park this year. Pity it's going to go over a lot of folks heads.
Always a wonderful feeling to see your work in the wild.
#Aachen - happiness is being in Mayersche Buchhandlung with a copy of my book about Aachen in the age of Total War. Founded in Aachen in 1817, it is the city’s central bookshop.
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Always a wonderful feeling to see your work in the wild.
One necessary preparation for Christmas is to adjust the tracking on the chair with wheels. This is a delicate and precise process using state of the art equipment and experience from running Trumpets and Rovers. Never consider your life experiences redundant when a new challenge arises.
#activeuser
#activeuser
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One necessary preparation for Christmas is to adjust the tracking on the chair with wheels. This is a delicate and precise process using state of the art equipment and experience from running Trumpets and Rovers. Never consider your life experiences redundant when a new challenge arises.
#activeuser
#activeuser
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This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Have some Yule cheer courtesy of System 7.
If you get the chance to see Miquette and Steve in 2026 do so, you won't regret it, and remember to take your dancing shoes!
youtu.be/KIpTJAGnymA
If you get the chance to see Miquette and Steve in 2026 do so, you won't regret it, and remember to take your dancing shoes!
youtu.be/KIpTJAGnymA
System 7 Live@Kozfest 9thAug2025
YouTube video by Ethereal Nige
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December 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Have some Yule cheer courtesy of System 7.
If you get the chance to see Miquette and Steve in 2026 do so, you won't regret it, and remember to take your dancing shoes!
youtu.be/KIpTJAGnymA
If you get the chance to see Miquette and Steve in 2026 do so, you won't regret it, and remember to take your dancing shoes!
youtu.be/KIpTJAGnymA
Found a new drinking game; watch the Bank of America ice rink webcam and take a swig every time someone goes down. Sorry, not sorry.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Found a new drinking game; watch the Bank of America ice rink webcam and take a swig every time someone goes down. Sorry, not sorry.
Walliams eh? Its always the ones you expect.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Walliams eh? Its always the ones you expect.
The final poster of this years shameless self promotion, this time featuring my four Land Craft titles published by Pen and Sword Books.
A huge thank you to all you who have taken the plunge and purchased any of my books in 2025. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
A huge thank you to all you who have taken the plunge and purchased any of my books in 2025. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The final poster of this years shameless self promotion, this time featuring my four Land Craft titles published by Pen and Sword Books.
A huge thank you to all you who have taken the plunge and purchased any of my books in 2025. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
A huge thank you to all you who have taken the plunge and purchased any of my books in 2025. I hope you enjoyed reading them.
FOI request sent to organization. Organization finally responds with "information attached" letter/email.
No information is attached.
Go on, guess the organization.
No information is attached.
Go on, guess the organization.
a gorilla is holding a yellow pepper in its hand and eating it .
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December 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
FOI request sent to organization. Organization finally responds with "information attached" letter/email.
No information is attached.
Go on, guess the organization.
No information is attached.
Go on, guess the organization.
My latest musings on substack, this time an updated piece on Total Defence.
open.substack.com/pub/benskipp...
open.substack.com/pub/benskipp...
Are we ready for the challenges of Total Defence?
Is the UK waking up, or lagging behind?
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My latest musings on substack, this time an updated piece on Total Defence.
open.substack.com/pub/benskipp...
open.substack.com/pub/benskipp...
Stalker is on YouTube! Get in!
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December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Stalker is on YouTube! Get in!
Middle class Pearson romanticising the lot of a class she's never been part but loves to deride as part of the far right clique with an alarming regularity while repeating Putinesque sound bytes is of course completely on cue. There's mental gymnastics and cognitive dissonance, then there's Pearson.
If we lose an imaginary war with Russia, Gary Lineker and the woke left will be to blame - well that's a perfectly sane take Allison
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Middle class Pearson romanticising the lot of a class she's never been part but loves to deride as part of the far right clique with an alarming regularity while repeating Putinesque sound bytes is of course completely on cue. There's mental gymnastics and cognitive dissonance, then there's Pearson.
I know the feeling...
Just really awesome how our financial elite just spent the last several decades admonishing people for pursing the humanities and creative fields, and are now suddenly pedaling the idea that "there are no good ideas anymore" after spending the last 5 years laying off everybody with a brain
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I know the feeling...
The Christmas countdown continues and today a gentle reminder that my four Battle Craft titles are, like all my books, available as hard copies and eBooks from Pen and Sword Books.
#militaryhistory #historywriter #elalamein #stalingrad #operationmarketgarden #battleofthebulge #christmasbooks
#militaryhistory #historywriter #elalamein #stalingrad #operationmarketgarden #battleofthebulge #christmasbooks
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Christmas countdown continues and today a gentle reminder that my four Battle Craft titles are, like all my books, available as hard copies and eBooks from Pen and Sword Books.
#militaryhistory #historywriter #elalamein #stalingrad #operationmarketgarden #battleofthebulge #christmasbooks
#militaryhistory #historywriter #elalamein #stalingrad #operationmarketgarden #battleofthebulge #christmasbooks
Nothing says patriotism like leaning against the Cenotaph and resting the sole of your trainer on it. Pair of pricks
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nothing says patriotism like leaning against the Cenotaph and resting the sole of your trainer on it. Pair of pricks
After a 30 year wait it's fair to say the Ozric Tentacles delivered... And then some. Buzzing is the only word I can think that describes tonight.
December 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
After a 30 year wait it's fair to say the Ozric Tentacles delivered... And then some. Buzzing is the only word I can think that describes tonight.
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Could you live in a dystopian world where moral values have all but gone and life is on the edge?
Raven leads a motley group of survivors after a plague, world wars and regional fighting. She recognises that it’s not possible to do it alone. They are looking for answers and a safe place to live but will they find it in a post apocalyptic world ?
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QUEST
QUEST eBook : Perkins, Maurice: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Could you live in a dystopian world where moral values have all but gone and life is on the edge?
Me: I'm off to see The Orb and the Ozric Tentacles this weekend.
Dowager: What happens if you have a seizure.
Me: No one will notice.
Dowager: What do you mean?
Me: ....
Dowager: What happens if you have a seizure.
Me: No one will notice.
Dowager: What do you mean?
Me: ....
a fat man is driving a car and laughing .
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December 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Me: I'm off to see The Orb and the Ozric Tentacles this weekend.
Dowager: What happens if you have a seizure.
Me: No one will notice.
Dowager: What do you mean?
Me: ....
Dowager: What happens if you have a seizure.
Me: No one will notice.
Dowager: What do you mean?
Me: ....
A nice surprise from The Royal Lancers Regimental HQ. That's one snazzy card.
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A nice surprise from The Royal Lancers Regimental HQ. That's one snazzy card.