Rob Smith
@rcss67.bsky.social
Not from The Cure. Lives in Western Australia, currently studying to be a High School History teacher. Love history, sport, road trips and sunshine. Also have eclectic musical taste.
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Just finished "The Origins of Ancient Israel and Palestine–Seeing Peoples Beyond States", part of my upcoming history of ancient Israel and Judah. Here's the conclusion
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Just finished "The Origins of Ancient Israel and Palestine–Seeing Peoples Beyond States", part of my upcoming history of ancient Israel and Judah. Here's the conclusion
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In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
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Died on this day in 1636, in London, the very fine Flemish portrait painter Marcus Gheeraerts. Here Margaret Layton, marking her place in her book as she sits to be painted.
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Died on this day in 1636, in London, the very fine Flemish portrait painter Marcus Gheeraerts. Here Margaret Layton, marking her place in her book as she sits to be painted.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Boris Johnson forced every halfway competent Tory out of the party, stuffed the Tories with useless, corrupt, racist midwits & then screwed-up everything. Now, all the hopeless deadwood he brought in are defecting to an even more laughable outfit. It's quite something.
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Boris Johnson forced every halfway competent Tory out of the party, stuffed the Tories with useless, corrupt, racist midwits & then screwed-up everything. Now, all the hopeless deadwood he brought in are defecting to an even more laughable outfit. It's quite something.
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This morning I've been writing about the 1.5 million-year-old footprints from Koobi Fora, Kenya. What do you MEAN two species walked along a lakeshore within hours of each other? Breathtakingly cool.
📸Kevin Hatala/Chatham University
📸Kevin Hatala/Chatham University
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This morning I've been writing about the 1.5 million-year-old footprints from Koobi Fora, Kenya. What do you MEAN two species walked along a lakeshore within hours of each other? Breathtakingly cool.
📸Kevin Hatala/Chatham University
📸Kevin Hatala/Chatham University
America is getting close to a tipping point. Scary to think it may choose the wrong course.
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM
America is getting close to a tipping point. Scary to think it may choose the wrong course.
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Here is the alleged video from Jonathan Ross's cell phone synched with the main eyewitness video we've all seen. As you can see it synchs perfectly. I don't think any internal cuts were made.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
I have left audio for both videos in this synch so that you can hear them aligned.
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Hard to see how this isn’t murder by a federal agent.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Hard to see how this isn’t murder by a federal agent.
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You know how Trump gets stupid ideas stuck in his head forever?
“In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that “they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
“In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that “they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
“Andrew McCabe claims Trump wanted war in Venezuela because ‘they have all that oil’” 2/20/19 … 2/ www.vox.com/world/2019/2...
Andrew McCabe claims Trump wanted war in Venezuela because “they have all that oil”
It’s a surprisingly overlooked passage of the former FBI acting director’s new book.
www.vox.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You know how Trump gets stupid ideas stuck in his head forever?
“In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that “they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
“In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that “they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
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1. Heartbreaking news: the largest big tusker elephant in Kenya has died.
I feel so fortunate that I got to see Craig in the wild.
He was 54 years old and, thankfully, died of natural causes.
It’s safe to assume that Kenyan authorities have already removed his tusks to keep them from poachers.
I feel so fortunate that I got to see Craig in the wild.
He was 54 years old and, thankfully, died of natural causes.
It’s safe to assume that Kenyan authorities have already removed his tusks to keep them from poachers.
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
1. Heartbreaking news: the largest big tusker elephant in Kenya has died.
I feel so fortunate that I got to see Craig in the wild.
He was 54 years old and, thankfully, died of natural causes.
It’s safe to assume that Kenyan authorities have already removed his tusks to keep them from poachers.
I feel so fortunate that I got to see Craig in the wild.
He was 54 years old and, thankfully, died of natural causes.
It’s safe to assume that Kenyan authorities have already removed his tusks to keep them from poachers.
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It will be hard for Greenwald, Mearsheimer & Chomsky to see the USA, the power they oppose, act like Russia, the power they appease.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
It will be hard for Greenwald, Mearsheimer & Chomsky to see the USA, the power they oppose, act like Russia, the power they appease.
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The Christmas Fart
Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") held his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") held his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Christmas Fart
Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") held his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
Roland the Farter was a jester who (according to the "Liber Feodorum") held his land in Suffolk in return for "one jump, a whistle and one fart" at King Henry II's Christmas court every year.
youtu.be/4W304HGWSn0?... his best song
Don McLean - Castles In The Air (1981)
YouTube video by Polydor 1000
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December 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
youtu.be/4W304HGWSn0?... his best song
