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
Pinned
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!
YT Comments...so many problems for such a short statement
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
YT Comments...so many problems for such a short statement
Interesting! I'm not much of a card gamer but this intrigues me
A "New Cold War" by VUCA Simulations represents global great power competition between the EU, US, Russia, and China from 1989 to 2019. The engine focuses on managing control across countries & regions through card play. It has some interesting, dynamic mechanic combinations. #wargaming
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Interesting! I'm not much of a card gamer but this intrigues me
The scale of the B-36 is hard to measure when the aircraft is on its own. So here is a pic of a B-18 Bolo (at the back), a B-17 (in the front), a B-29 (on the left), and the B-36, dominating the space.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The scale of the B-36 is hard to measure when the aircraft is on its own. So here is a pic of a B-18 Bolo (at the back), a B-17 (in the front), a B-29 (on the left), and the B-36, dominating the space.
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OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
Maybe if we all stopped paying attention to Temu Baron Harkonnen, he would just f**k off and die?
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Maybe if we all stopped paying attention to Temu Baron Harkonnen, he would just f**k off and die?
Dear Toronto,
This weather is bullshit.
This weather is bullshit.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dear Toronto,
This weather is bullshit.
This weather is bullshit.
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Chicago - 1979
YouTube video by Jonathan Clark
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
YT Comments....because "more military" is the solution to eliminating a nationalist insurgency?
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
YT Comments....because "more military" is the solution to eliminating a nationalist insurgency?
The weather here is really quite foul.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The weather here is really quite foul.
this weeks Cold War video has been delayed...thinking of doing a live stream (impromptu) to fill the time.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
this weeks Cold War video has been delayed...thinking of doing a live stream (impromptu) to fill the time.
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OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
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"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
Hey look, it's me
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hey look, it's me
OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
Mamdani is going to implement Charon Law. Everyone in NYC will need to place coins over their eyes in order to pay the ferryman to cross the rivers Styx and Acheron.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharon Law. Everyone in NY will start playing netball, develop both an expertise in cricket and some terrible cold sores, and always have the worst pash rash
Mamdani is going to implement Shar Law. Everyone will have to bow down to the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss, and devote themselves to bringing about a darkness that will smother her hated foe and sister Selûne
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Charon Law. Everyone in NYC will need to place coins over their eyes in order to pay the ferryman to cross the rivers Styx and Acheron.
Me flirting:
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Me flirting:
Bloated Orange Sociopathic Narcissist Stadium has a nice ring to it...
I don’t think “The Simple-minded, Sociopathic Wheezing Orange Gargoyle Stadium” is a good name for a sports venue.
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bloated Orange Sociopathic Narcissist Stadium has a nice ring to it...
carpet staples...so many carpet staples
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
carpet staples...so many carpet staples
Removing carpet and padding from the basement in advance of new flooring.
What a fu**ing mess
What a fu**ing mess
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Removing carpet and padding from the basement in advance of new flooring.
What a fu**ing mess
What a fu**ing mess
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Both teams will leave this match unhappy and that's about right
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Both teams will leave this match unhappy and that's about right
"Relax lads. It's United" - Thomas Frank, probably
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Relax lads. It's United" - Thomas Frank, probably
RICHY!!!
holy shit 😂😂😂😂
holy shit 😂😂😂😂
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
RICHY!!!
holy shit 😂😂😂😂
holy shit 😂😂😂😂