David, Host of The Cold War
@coldwarhost.bsky.social
Host of the Cold War Channel in YouTube. Independent Historian 20th Century, military, and Soviet and Post-Soviet spaces. Lifetime Spurs sufferer/supporter. He/him
History exists in shades of grey and yet so many seek only black or white
History exists in shades of grey and yet so many seek only black or white
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OK, what the hell. I'll do this until i get bored or just run out of ideas:
1 Like = 1 Cold War opinion. Spiciness may vary.
1 Like = 1 Cold War opinion. Spiciness may vary.
So, this has been a lot of fun, and really good for my thought process on a bunch of things. I will add a few more probably as they occur to me but I am not going to hit 200+ posts, I apologize.
Please do consider supporting us (The Cold War Channel) on YouTube and/or Patreon!
Please do consider supporting us (The Cold War Channel) on YouTube and/or Patreon!
This is bizarrely unhinged even by Needy Amin's dementia-riddled standards.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is bizarrely unhinged even by Needy Amin's dementia-riddled standards.
have the Olympics added just a regular audience member to each competition, just to create a difficulty baseline for the I-can-fight-a-bear crowd?
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
have the Olympics added just a regular audience member to each competition, just to create a difficulty baseline for the I-can-fight-a-bear crowd?
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Kid Rock is just an anthropomorphized STI.
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Kid Rock is just an anthropomorphized STI.
ok...so i have this book proposal.
who wants to sign me on? 😅
who wants to sign me on? 😅
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
ok...so i have this book proposal.
who wants to sign me on? 😅
who wants to sign me on? 😅
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
The Cold War continues this week with the first part of a video series looking at the development of the Soviet economy. This episode looks at it's roots in the Russian Empire, through the Civil War and the Stalin years to the changes made by Khrushchev
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The Cold War continues this week with the first part of a video series looking at the development of the Soviet economy. This episode looks at it's roots in the Russian Empire, through the Civil War and the Stalin years to the changes made by Khrushchev
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
What's the German word for the sadness you feel when you finish your coffee and there isn't any more coffee?
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
What's the German word for the sadness you feel when you finish your coffee and there isn't any more coffee?
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
The constant rage-farming is exhausting.
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The constant rage-farming is exhausting.
At least, if nothing else, the situation in the US has given the opportunity to call-out the hypocrisy and BS that the country has built itself on for at *least* the last century.
And we know some people are listening and learning.
And we know some people are listening and learning.
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
At least, if nothing else, the situation in the US has given the opportunity to call-out the hypocrisy and BS that the country has built itself on for at *least* the last century.
And we know some people are listening and learning.
And we know some people are listening and learning.
Is he dead yet?
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Is he dead yet?
You know who is an absolute baller to listen to?
Elle King.
Elle King.
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
You know who is an absolute baller to listen to?
Elle King.
Elle King.
Welcome to the one day of the year where everybody comes together to celebrate their favourite Strigiformes in jokes, memes, pictures and other Owl-related content. Tell your owl I think they are super. Superb, even.
This particular Sunday is like the Superbowl for Owls, if you will.
This particular Sunday is like the Superbowl for Owls, if you will.
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Welcome to the one day of the year where everybody comes together to celebrate their favourite Strigiformes in jokes, memes, pictures and other Owl-related content. Tell your owl I think they are super. Superb, even.
This particular Sunday is like the Superbowl for Owls, if you will.
This particular Sunday is like the Superbowl for Owls, if you will.
I hope everybody enjoys the parts they like best about the Superbowl today.
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I hope everybody enjoys the parts they like best about the Superbowl today.
YT Comments...is getting a haircut now considered "woke"??
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
YT Comments...is getting a haircut now considered "woke"??
The Cold War continues this week with the first part of a video series looking at the development of the Soviet economy. This episode looks at it's roots in the Russian Empire, through the Civil War and the Stalin years to the changes made by Khrushchev
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The Cold War continues this week with the first part of a video series looking at the development of the Soviet economy. This episode looks at it's roots in the Russian Empire, through the Civil War and the Stalin years to the changes made by Khrushchev
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
Post your favourite Lord Of The Rings character. Wrong answers only.
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Post your favourite Lord Of The Rings character. Wrong answers only.
This feels rather bold, assuming that we are entering another Cold War rather than actively careening towards a major hot war
We are so profoundly unprepared for the second cold war.
February 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This feels rather bold, assuming that we are entering another Cold War rather than actively careening towards a major hot war
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
I am so tired of this. I can't wait to complain about how hot summer is.
February 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I am so tired of this. I can't wait to complain about how hot summer is.
If STIs took on human form...
February 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If STIs took on human form...
"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
I'm your host David and today we are looking at...
I'm your host David and today we are looking at...
"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
"It's due Sunday at 11:59 PM"
"It's due Sunday at 11:59 PM"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
I'm your host David and today we are looking at...
I'm your host David and today we are looking at...
NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo]
YouTube video by NENA
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
OTD February 7 1990
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) agrees to the recommendation made by Mikhail Gorbachev to end the monopoly of power held by the CPSU. This changes opens the door for multi-party elections to be held in each of the Soviet Republics.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) agrees to the recommendation made by Mikhail Gorbachev to end the monopoly of power held by the CPSU. This changes opens the door for multi-party elections to be held in each of the Soviet Republics.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
OTD February 7 1990
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) agrees to the recommendation made by Mikhail Gorbachev to end the monopoly of power held by the CPSU. This changes opens the door for multi-party elections to be held in each of the Soviet Republics.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) agrees to the recommendation made by Mikhail Gorbachev to end the monopoly of power held by the CPSU. This changes opens the door for multi-party elections to be held in each of the Soviet Republics.