Jesse Alexander
@jessealexander.bsky.social
Public historian; host of The Great War and Real Time History channels on Youtube via Real Time History; History lecturer; Host of the Both Sides of the Wire podcast via Battleguide Productions.
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Le street art à Paris c'est un peu cool quand même.
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Le street art à Paris c'est un peu cool quand même.
I bought a more expensive local ketchup and damn, I do not regret it.
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I bought a more expensive local ketchup and damn, I do not regret it.
The last of our three-part podcast series exploring the partisan war in the USSR during WW2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iin6...
Behind the Eastern Front: Sabotage, Terror, and Retreat - 1943/44 | WW2 Podcast Episode: 76
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January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The last of our three-part podcast series exploring the partisan war in the USSR during WW2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iin6...
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NATO has invoked Article 5, the common defense tenet of the alliance, one time:
When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
Trump: "I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives ... I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM."
January 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
NATO has invoked Article 5, the common defense tenet of the alliance, one time:
When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.
Youtube comment of the day:
"If it weren't for the Ottomans, the Catholics would not have left any Orthodox in the Balkans, nor your religion, your language, or your freedom."
"If it weren't for the Ottomans, the Catholics would not have left any Orthodox in the Balkans, nor your religion, your language, or your freedom."
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"If it weren't for the Ottomans, the Catholics would not have left any Orthodox in the Balkans, nor your religion, your language, or your freedom."
"If it weren't for the Ottomans, the Catholics would not have left any Orthodox in the Balkans, nor your religion, your language, or your freedom."
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Perhaps the greatest irony of Putin's strategy of disrupting the rules-based global order to restore Russian greatness is that his successors are likely to discover that the disappearance of those rules leaves Russia more exposed to the opportunistic ambitions of stronger powers
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Perhaps the greatest irony of Putin's strategy of disrupting the rules-based global order to restore Russian greatness is that his successors are likely to discover that the disappearance of those rules leaves Russia more exposed to the opportunistic ambitions of stronger powers
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This is the heart of our Arctic foreign policy and the rationale for the official opening of a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland in the coming weeks.
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is the heart of our Arctic foreign policy and the rationale for the official opening of a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland in the coming weeks.
Youtube comment of the day:
"In a youtube full of cartoonish and oversimplified historical content, this channel is a breath of fresh air for people who don't get bored with reality and facts."
"In a youtube full of cartoonish and oversimplified historical content, this channel is a breath of fresh air for people who don't get bored with reality and facts."
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"In a youtube full of cartoonish and oversimplified historical content, this channel is a breath of fresh air for people who don't get bored with reality and facts."
"In a youtube full of cartoonish and oversimplified historical content, this channel is a breath of fresh air for people who don't get bored with reality and facts."
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Finalement arrivé! Hâte de découvrir. @andreloez.bsky.social @alexjubelin.bsky.social @bingeaudio.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Finalement arrivé! Hâte de découvrir. @andreloez.bsky.social @alexjubelin.bsky.social @bingeaudio.bsky.social
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We’re just normal men
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
We’re just normal men
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Few thoughts on the Greenland saga, summarized in a short thread. Some of these points have already sparked debate on X, but after Miller’s speech, I am even more convinced. 🧵Thread
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Few thoughts on the Greenland saga, summarized in a short thread. Some of these points have already sparked debate on X, but after Miller’s speech, I am even more convinced. 🧵Thread
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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Youtube comment of the day:
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
Finalement arrivé! Hâte de découvrir. @andreloez.bsky.social @alexjubelin.bsky.social @bingeaudio.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Finalement arrivé! Hâte de découvrir. @andreloez.bsky.social @alexjubelin.bsky.social @bingeaudio.bsky.social
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Youtube comment of the day:
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Youtube comment of the day:
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
"it is impossible to believe that this program was made by professional historian... Lie, lie, lie...I just do not have mood and desire to explained why..."
Youtube comment of the day:
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Youtube comment of the day:
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
"Thank God there is no more Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbs managed to defeat the old enemy. But now the main enemy of Serbia in the fight for the unification of Serbian lands is America... But the American empire will also fall apart one day..."
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Finally, even @nytimes.com gets it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Finally, even @nytimes.com gets it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
Because if recent history has shown much, it's that trying to establish an empire by force usually goes according to plan.
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Because if recent history has shown much, it's that trying to establish an empire by force usually goes according to plan.
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Youtube comments of the day (same video):
"your content is very detailed, your viewpoints are very neutral, and you have the demeanor of a scholar."
"[...] filled with hypocritical BS [...] sad the author of this material tries to hide the truth [...]"
"your content is very detailed, your viewpoints are very neutral, and you have the demeanor of a scholar."
"[...] filled with hypocritical BS [...] sad the author of this material tries to hide the truth [...]"
December 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Youtube comments of the day (same video):
"your content is very detailed, your viewpoints are very neutral, and you have the demeanor of a scholar."
"[...] filled with hypocritical BS [...] sad the author of this material tries to hide the truth [...]"
"your content is very detailed, your viewpoints are very neutral, and you have the demeanor of a scholar."
"[...] filled with hypocritical BS [...] sad the author of this material tries to hide the truth [...]"
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"...it's not the one who knows how to play by all the rules who wins; it's the one who knows how to abandon all the rules at the right moment, to impose their own rules, unknown to the opponent, and, when necessary, to abandon them too."
(from the Strugatsky brothers novel "The Doomed City")
(from the Strugatsky brothers novel "The Doomed City")
January 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
"...it's not the one who knows how to play by all the rules who wins; it's the one who knows how to abandon all the rules at the right moment, to impose their own rules, unknown to the opponent, and, when necessary, to abandon them too."
(from the Strugatsky brothers novel "The Doomed City")
(from the Strugatsky brothers novel "The Doomed City")
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Youtube comment of the day:
"The t-shirt beneath jacket look just doesn't sartorially cut it. Get a collar."
"The t-shirt beneath jacket look just doesn't sartorially cut it. Get a collar."
January 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Youtube comment of the day:
"The t-shirt beneath jacket look just doesn't sartorially cut it. Get a collar."
"The t-shirt beneath jacket look just doesn't sartorially cut it. Get a collar."
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Gordon Flowerdew chose to serve his country when the First World War began.
In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Gordon Flowerdew chose to serve his country when the First World War began.
In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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In March 1918, with the Lord Strathcona's Horse, he led his men in what was called The Last Great Cavalry Charge, giving his life and earning the Victoria Cross in the process.
This is his story.
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