Matthew Willis (Naval Air History)
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Writer naval/aviation history. Words. Art. Photography. Silken Windhounds. He/him. Free Palestine. Cannot receive DMs
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Anyway, any Brit wishing to escape all the international news today can settle down with BBC2 at 3.20pm, when "The Eagle Has Landed" is showing. It's a film about a group of soldiers attempting to kidnap another country's head of state.
I'm not kidding. It really is on today.
I'm not kidding. It really is on today.
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Anyway, any Brit wishing to escape all the international news today can settle down with BBC2 at 3.20pm, when "The Eagle Has Landed" is showing. It's a film about a group of soldiers attempting to kidnap another country's head of state.
I'm not kidding. It really is on today.
I'm not kidding. It really is on today.
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I've heard this "table at a public place" analogy before and it's really appropriate. People love to say "posting on a public site is an invitation for anyone to reply" and it really isn't! In the coffee shop if you want to join in to a conversation at the next table you at least say "excuse me"
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I've heard this "table at a public place" analogy before and it's really appropriate. People love to say "posting on a public site is an invitation for anyone to reply" and it really isn't! In the coffee shop if you want to join in to a conversation at the next table you at least say "excuse me"
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This isn’t a radio - it’s a Dictograph telephone system from the 1920s–30s. Instead of dialling numbers, you pressed a switch to connect directly with departments. This one was probably used in the reception of a grain merchant.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
This isn’t a radio - it’s a Dictograph telephone system from the 1920s–30s. Instead of dialling numbers, you pressed a switch to connect directly with departments. This one was probably used in the reception of a grain merchant.
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When news outlets and politicians say Maduro claimed victory in a ‘disputed election,’ do they mean in the same way George W. Bush claimed victory in a disputed election?
January 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
When news outlets and politicians say Maduro claimed victory in a ‘disputed election,’ do they mean in the same way George W. Bush claimed victory in a disputed election?
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I think it's especially interesting here on bluesky, where people wanted a better twitter. if you want that then you have to let go of some of those twitter instincts like "it's my right to comment on everything"
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I think it's especially interesting here on bluesky, where people wanted a better twitter. if you want that then you have to let go of some of those twitter instincts like "it's my right to comment on everything"
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If kidnapping and exfiltrating other countries’ heads of state who may or may not have been legitimately elected but pose a problem in your opinion is legit now, someone has the opportunity to do something really funny…
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
If kidnapping and exfiltrating other countries’ heads of state who may or may not have been legitimately elected but pose a problem in your opinion is legit now, someone has the opportunity to do something really funny…
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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My new year’s resolution was to give up performing stunts from cowboy movies but I’ve already fallen off the wagon.
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
My new year’s resolution was to give up performing stunts from cowboy movies but I’ve already fallen off the wagon.
I have invaded the
Country
That has the
Oil oh I can’t be bothered
Country
That has the
Oil oh I can’t be bothered
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I have invaded the
Country
That has the
Oil oh I can’t be bothered
Country
That has the
Oil oh I can’t be bothered
We know the Odyssey is mythological, right?
Ever since the first look at Matt Damon as Odysseus was revealed, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey has faced questions about its historical accuracy. Now, the debut of its trailer has reinvigorated that debate. https://t.co/ww4vRRxNfY
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
We know the Odyssey is mythological, right?
I think this is all my fault. I broke my wife’s sweetie jar on the 1st and I can’t think of a worse omen than that
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I think this is all my fault. I broke my wife’s sweetie jar on the 1st and I can’t think of a worse omen than that
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just gonna reshare this post (and thread) because I think it's really important that people understand how we all use social media differently. some simply want to chat, some want to joke, or offload, or muse. These are not all opportunities for debate
I am begging the users of this wesbite - of all the websites that work like this - to understand the basic fucking manners that are involved in talking to other people on here. If you hit Reply, the original poster is going to take that as a direct response to what they said, because it is.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
just gonna reshare this post (and thread) because I think it's really important that people understand how we all use social media differently. some simply want to chat, some want to joke, or offload, or muse. These are not all opportunities for debate
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yet again remembering senator chris murphy admitting right in public on twitter that we tried to coup venezuela in trump's first term and he was talking about this not to condemn it but to bemoan how trump bungled the job and embarrassed the US
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
yet again remembering senator chris murphy admitting right in public on twitter that we tried to coup venezuela in trump's first term and he was talking about this not to condemn it but to bemoan how trump bungled the job and embarrassed the US
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
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As you’d expect from a far-right politician (and note she was funnelled to newly-MAGA CBS)
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
As you’d expect from a far-right politician (and note she was funnelled to newly-MAGA CBS)
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To add to this, there is no evidence, but Trump that they actually kidnapped the President of Venezuela and his wife and flew them away.
But people and countries should take this as a serious question because it means Trump is willing to kidnap sovereign leaders of countries.
But people and countries should take this as a serious question because it means Trump is willing to kidnap sovereign leaders of countries.
Trump admits the US is bombing Venezuela on Truth Social just now:
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
To add to this, there is no evidence, but Trump that they actually kidnapped the President of Venezuela and his wife and flew them away.
But people and countries should take this as a serious question because it means Trump is willing to kidnap sovereign leaders of countries.
But people and countries should take this as a serious question because it means Trump is willing to kidnap sovereign leaders of countries.
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Eating another mince pie, because it's the Tenth Day of #Christmas and it's an act of resistance against the global capitalist machine. And my medieval sisters did it right. And... the fairy lights in the windows will stay up till #Candlemas 🎄😊
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Eating another mince pie, because it's the Tenth Day of #Christmas and it's an act of resistance against the global capitalist machine. And my medieval sisters did it right. And... the fairy lights in the windows will stay up till #Candlemas 🎄😊
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This short film is Art
Eating another mince pie, because it's the Tenth Day of #Christmas and it's an act of resistance against the global capitalist machine. And my medieval sisters did it right. And... the fairy lights in the windows will stay up till #Candlemas 🎄😊
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
This short film is Art
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I can't believe a FIFA peace prize recipient would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I can't believe a FIFA peace prize recipient would do this.
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Reminder:
When the US bombed Iran, they also claimed they killed the leaders. This may be a tactic to sow confusion and embolden local fascists to take over the streets.
When the US bombed Iran, they also claimed they killed the leaders. This may be a tactic to sow confusion and embolden local fascists to take over the streets.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Reminder:
When the US bombed Iran, they also claimed they killed the leaders. This may be a tactic to sow confusion and embolden local fascists to take over the streets.
When the US bombed Iran, they also claimed they killed the leaders. This may be a tactic to sow confusion and embolden local fascists to take over the streets.
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Isaac Chotiner should do an interview with the vampire.
The yanks have discovered Rentoul. The Yanks Have Discovered Rentoul
zero notes whatsoever
January 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Isaac Chotiner should do an interview with the vampire.
Does anyone else find the US National Archives catalogue to be utterly baffling? Is the UK catalogue like this for people who aren’t familiar with it?
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Does anyone else find the US National Archives catalogue to be utterly baffling? Is the UK catalogue like this for people who aren’t familiar with it?