Poilu
@poilu.bsky.social
History buff, public servant. Long-time fan of wargames and other conflict simulations. Enjoy travel, learning languages, and other cultures.
#NoKings
#NoKings
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Shoeshine Boys, Harlem, New York
Morris Engel, c.1935
Morris Engel, c.1935
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Shoeshine Boys, Harlem, New York
Morris Engel, c.1935
Morris Engel, c.1935
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November 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Gave my first-ever (short) speech in Polish today and no one laughed, left the hall or threw something at me. Seems I even pronounced “wielowarstwowósć” correctly.
a man wearing glasses and a brown suit is sitting on a couch and making a funny face .
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a brown suit is sitting on a couch and making a funny face .
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November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Gave my first-ever (short) speech in Polish today and no one laughed, left the hall or threw something at me. Seems I even pronounced “wielowarstwowósć” correctly.
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WARGAME DESIGN
A Hell So Terrible - GMT Games
Game Designer: Hermann Luttmann
Luttmann discusses how great wargames don't need to be big, complicated, or costly.
insidegmt.com/a-hell-so-te...?
A Hell So Terrible - GMT Games
Game Designer: Hermann Luttmann
Luttmann discusses how great wargames don't need to be big, complicated, or costly.
insidegmt.com/a-hell-so-te...?
A Hell So Terrible: Capturing the Flavor of Verdun Through Cards and Mechanics
The Battle of Verdun has fascinated me since I was a teenager, especially after reading the book “The Price of Glory” by Alistair Horne. Such an iconic battle with so much strategic significance fo…
insidegmt.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
WARGAME DESIGN
A Hell So Terrible - GMT Games
Game Designer: Hermann Luttmann
Luttmann discusses how great wargames don't need to be big, complicated, or costly.
insidegmt.com/a-hell-so-te...?
A Hell So Terrible - GMT Games
Game Designer: Hermann Luttmann
Luttmann discusses how great wargames don't need to be big, complicated, or costly.
insidegmt.com/a-hell-so-te...?
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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The Last Judgment - Central
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Last Judgment - Central
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13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
13 November 1961: Stalinstadt is quietly renamed Eisenhüttenstadt, requiring new signage (1/4)
Something for all you lovers of #ImperialStruggle
Found this one in a charity shop and I have to ask: is ‘Jeremy Black’ a pseudonym for a group of 20-30 academics? His output is incredible! 📚 🤓 Anyway I love 18th century diplomatic history - it’s an an essential aide to understanding military and political history! #histbookchat
November 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Something for all you lovers of #ImperialStruggle
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November 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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In my entire life, I've never seen any President actively ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that they don't have to feed hungry people.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In my entire life, I've never seen any President actively ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that they don't have to feed hungry people.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
It's truly obscene, I don't care what party or religion you belong to.
It's foul and inexcusable.
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You love to see a classic playthrough:
Winter: undefeated
Feds, Napoleon, Hitler, et all: 0
Winter: undefeated
Feds, Napoleon, Hitler, et all: 0
News: Feds are said to be on their way out of Chicago in the near future. Via @jmetr22b.bsky.social and me www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You love to see a classic playthrough:
Winter: undefeated
Feds, Napoleon, Hitler, et all: 0
Winter: undefeated
Feds, Napoleon, Hitler, et all: 0
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Had an amazing time demoing Cross-Bronx Expressway for two tables at @sdhistcon.bsky.social this morning. Thanks to @alexknight.bsky.social, @yoyoni.bsky.social, and Justin DeVries (and, not pictured, @mirikuski.bsky.social, Damani Pant, and Nathaniel James) for playing!
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Had an amazing time demoing Cross-Bronx Expressway for two tables at @sdhistcon.bsky.social this morning. Thanks to @alexknight.bsky.social, @yoyoni.bsky.social, and Justin DeVries (and, not pictured, @mirikuski.bsky.social, Damani Pant, and Nathaniel James) for playing!
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War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's @sdhistcon.bsky.social Summit Award!
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's @sdhistcon.bsky.social Summit Award!
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
Huge congratulations to @djackthompson.bsky.social, Dave Neale, @kwanchai.bsky.social and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏👏
Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk
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Support and protect your local libraries and keep using them as that ensures they are funded, buy books 2nd hand from independent bookstores, start cultivating your own library at home, and share the joy of reading as a critical cultural skill with others. Fuck AI.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Support and protect your local libraries and keep using them as that ensures they are funded, buy books 2nd hand from independent bookstores, start cultivating your own library at home, and share the joy of reading as a critical cultural skill with others. Fuck AI.
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Reorganising my game room and decided to do this as the ultimate flex - poke @amabel.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Reorganising my game room and decided to do this as the ultimate flex - poke @amabel.bsky.social
Having a good time at the #Waltembourg con…
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Having a good time at the #Waltembourg con…
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Dans un bar à jeux pour dérouler quelques parties de Hapsburg Eclipse (30-45mn de jeu maximum
1re partie : l’accumulation de défaites des Puissances centrales hors carte, l’irruption des Russes en Hongrie et la révolte tchèque provoquent l’effondrement de la National Will 🇦🇹🇭🇺
➡️ Crushing Defeat
1re partie : l’accumulation de défaites des Puissances centrales hors carte, l’irruption des Russes en Hongrie et la révolte tchèque provoquent l’effondrement de la National Will 🇦🇹🇭🇺
➡️ Crushing Defeat
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Dans un bar à jeux pour dérouler quelques parties de Hapsburg Eclipse (30-45mn de jeu maximum
1re partie : l’accumulation de défaites des Puissances centrales hors carte, l’irruption des Russes en Hongrie et la révolte tchèque provoquent l’effondrement de la National Will 🇦🇹🇭🇺
➡️ Crushing Defeat
1re partie : l’accumulation de défaites des Puissances centrales hors carte, l’irruption des Russes en Hongrie et la révolte tchèque provoquent l’effondrement de la National Will 🇦🇹🇭🇺
➡️ Crushing Defeat
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Famed game designers @danbullock.bsky.social, @volko.bsky.social, and @colewehrle.bsky.social discussing historical game design at our Summit convention in a panel hosted by @arturnottheking.bsky.social.
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Famed game designers @danbullock.bsky.social, @volko.bsky.social, and @colewehrle.bsky.social discussing historical game design at our Summit convention in a panel hosted by @arturnottheking.bsky.social.
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Today’s must-read by Mark L. Wolf, U.S. District Judge (Ret’d), U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the …
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the …
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today’s must-read by Mark L. Wolf, U.S. District Judge (Ret’d), U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the …
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom. President Donald Trump is using the …
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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„viele glaubten grundsätzlich, daß öffentlicher Protest nur den Gegner reizen würde-ein Irrtum, denn die Gewalttaten entspringen einem wohl überlegten, auf lange Sicht angelegten Plan, der mit oder ohne Reizung von außen unbarmherzig durchgeführt wird."
Zitat aus dem Buch von Konrad Heiden
Zitat aus dem Buch von Konrad Heiden
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
„viele glaubten grundsätzlich, daß öffentlicher Protest nur den Gegner reizen würde-ein Irrtum, denn die Gewalttaten entspringen einem wohl überlegten, auf lange Sicht angelegten Plan, der mit oder ohne Reizung von außen unbarmherzig durchgeführt wird."
Zitat aus dem Buch von Konrad Heiden
Zitat aus dem Buch von Konrad Heiden
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November 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Sample counters for Cuius Regio. I think these were sneak peeked a while ago but this is the first time I'm seeing them. Very slick. @gmtgames.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sample counters for Cuius Regio. I think these were sneak peeked a while ago but this is the first time I'm seeing them. Very slick. @gmtgames.bsky.social
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What's up, @volko.bsky.social? Having some fun at @sdhistcon.bsky.social with this TikTok trend! #beezinthetrap
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What's up, @volko.bsky.social? Having some fun at @sdhistcon.bsky.social with this TikTok trend! #beezinthetrap