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!
Wait! What if you call it a Tactical Chihuahua...??
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wait! What if you call it a Tactical Chihuahua...??
Dog ownership; the last bastion of manhood.
No, not like that.
No, not like that.
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dog ownership; the last bastion of manhood.
No, not like that.
No, not like that.
Citizenship is now strictly a function of skin colour.
ICE saying that birth certificates, state ids like driver’s licenses, and U.S. issued ids are not not sufficient evidence of citizenship seems like a major question to me.
So the new admin policy is, apparently, if we don’t think you are a “citizen” because of your race or ethnicity, we claim your birth certificate is a fraud and deport you any way, even if a judge says “don’t you dare.” It’s Obama birtherism writ large.
December 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Citizenship is now strictly a function of skin colour.
sat down to see if i could write something this morning - 1000 words later: 😀
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
sat down to see if i could write something this morning - 1000 words later: 😀
"Stalin had been the undisputed leader of the worldwide communist movement in the early years of the Cold War but his 1953 piss-soaked death meant an opportunity for a new leader to emerge."
Too direct?
Too direct?
December 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Stalin had been the undisputed leader of the worldwide communist movement in the early years of the Cold War but his 1953 piss-soaked death meant an opportunity for a new leader to emerge."
Too direct?
Too direct?
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
Don’t forget to leave a brick out for Ben Folds this morning
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Don’t forget to leave a brick out for Ben Folds this morning
Make a Bond movie academic
Diamonds Are Forever and So is this Department Meeting
Diamonds Are Forever and So is this Department Meeting
Make a Bond movie academic
Professor No
Professor No
Make a Bond movie academic
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
Diamonds Are Forever and So is this Department Meeting
Diamonds Are Forever and So is this Department Meeting
Make a Bond movie academic
From RUSI With Love
From RUSI With Love
Make a Bond movie academic
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
From RUSI With Love
From RUSI With Love
OTD December 26, 1991 - The Soviet flag is lowered from the walls of the Kremlin, replaced by the Russian tricolour.
Moments of maximum hope.
Moments of maximum hope.
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
OTD December 26, 1991 - The Soviet flag is lowered from the walls of the Kremlin, replaced by the Russian tricolour.
Moments of maximum hope.
Moments of maximum hope.
Exceptionalism at its finest...
So? 🥱 #Boycott #BuyCanadian
💪🏻 do we really have to explain why, again?
A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
💪🏻 do we really have to explain why, again?
A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Group of U.S. distillers complains LCBO, other provinces favouring local alcohol
A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Exceptionalism at its finest...
Well...fuck you too, Mother Nature.
December 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Well...fuck you too, Mother Nature.
This. This so much.
Introverts know.
Introverts know.
normalize just telling your family that you’ve hit your threshold and exiting without asking if it’s ok. coz it’s awesome
i have hit my xmas socialization threshold
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This. This so much.
Introverts know.
Introverts know.
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
fellow introverts, the recharge sequence will now commence
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
fellow introverts, the recharge sequence will now commence
Yellow snowfall warning???
But I've been watching where the Huskies go!
But I've been watching where the Huskies go!
December 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yellow snowfall warning???
But I've been watching where the Huskies go!
But I've been watching where the Huskies go!
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
It's actually German for Tiny Tim, who did not the.
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's actually German for Tiny Tim, who did not the.
Reposted by David, Host of The Cold War
My family have figured out that books are what I really want for xmas but they never have any idea on what to actually buy, so I get gift cards now, which is A-OK by me!
Will be ordering @wellerstein.bsky.social's most recent and @mguariglia.bsky.social upcoming.
Other suggestions from the hivemind?
Will be ordering @wellerstein.bsky.social's most recent and @mguariglia.bsky.social upcoming.
Other suggestions from the hivemind?
December 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My family have figured out that books are what I really want for xmas but they never have any idea on what to actually buy, so I get gift cards now, which is A-OK by me!
Will be ordering @wellerstein.bsky.social's most recent and @mguariglia.bsky.social upcoming.
Other suggestions from the hivemind?
Will be ordering @wellerstein.bsky.social's most recent and @mguariglia.bsky.social upcoming.
Other suggestions from the hivemind?
Merry Christmas
З Різдвом Христовим
Joyeux noël
Feliz navidad
Frohe Weihnachten
Boldog Karácsonyt
Giáng sinh vui vẻ
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Hayırlı milât
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Selamat natal
Wishing you all peace and joy in whatever way you are able to celebrate.
З Різдвом Христовим
Joyeux noël
Feliz navidad
Frohe Weihnachten
Boldog Karácsonyt
Giáng sinh vui vẻ
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Hayırlı milât
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Selamat natal
Wishing you all peace and joy in whatever way you are able to celebrate.
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Merry Christmas
З Різдвом Христовим
Joyeux noël
Feliz navidad
Frohe Weihnachten
Boldog Karácsonyt
Giáng sinh vui vẻ
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Hayırlı milât
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Selamat natal
Wishing you all peace and joy in whatever way you are able to celebrate.
З Різдвом Христовим
Joyeux noël
Feliz navidad
Frohe Weihnachten
Boldog Karácsonyt
Giáng sinh vui vẻ
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ
Hayırlı milât
Καλά Χριστούγεννα
Selamat natal
Wishing you all peace and joy in whatever way you are able to celebrate.
OTD December 25, 1989 Romanians shot their cult of personality dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu as they forced an end to national communism.
Watch more about the background to this here: youtu.be/Al2KJ-Qs8EQ
Watch more about the background to this here: youtu.be/Al2KJ-Qs8EQ
Rise and Fall of Ceaușescu - Cold War DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video by The Cold War
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
OTD December 25, 1989 Romanians shot their cult of personality dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu as they forced an end to national communism.
Watch more about the background to this here: youtu.be/Al2KJ-Qs8EQ
Watch more about the background to this here: youtu.be/Al2KJ-Qs8EQ
Today would be my dad's 85th birthday.bhe passed away 20 years ago and I still miss him.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today would be my dad's 85th birthday.bhe passed away 20 years ago and I still miss him.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Happy Birthday, Dad.
There are two types of family members. The ones you are related to and the ones you choose.
I wish one and all to spend the holiday season in whatever manner suits you best with the people you choose to share it with.
Merry Christmas from me to you are yours.
I wish one and all to spend the holiday season in whatever manner suits you best with the people you choose to share it with.
Merry Christmas from me to you are yours.
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
There are two types of family members. The ones you are related to and the ones you choose.
I wish one and all to spend the holiday season in whatever manner suits you best with the people you choose to share it with.
Merry Christmas from me to you are yours.
I wish one and all to spend the holiday season in whatever manner suits you best with the people you choose to share it with.
Merry Christmas from me to you are yours.
Kids (18 and 20) have opted for Christmas Vacation instead of Die Hard.
This is an acceptable substitution.
This is an acceptable substitution.
December 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Kids (18 and 20) have opted for Christmas Vacation instead of Die Hard.
This is an acceptable substitution.
This is an acceptable substitution.
similar energy...
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
similar energy...
tape. my kingdom for some tape
December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
tape. my kingdom for some tape