Sammy Flex the Unproblematic King
@sammyflex.bsky.social
Amateur historian, temporarily exiled from Paris 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
(Cover image: 6e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains, Viticuso, Italy, Feb. 1944)
(Cover image: 6e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains, Viticuso, Italy, Feb. 1944)
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Bringing my French WWII photos thread to Bluesky
Anti-Aircraft gunners of the 402e RADCA (Air Defense Regiment) hooping in March 1940.
Anti-Aircraft gunners of the 402e RADCA (Air Defense Regiment) hooping in March 1940.
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A pair of FT-17 tanks conduct an exercise at Fort Meade, MD, 24 May 1919.
Photo by Sgt. R.E. Warner US Army Signal Corps
Digital restoration by Dr. Erik Villard (erikthehistorian)
-- All Hail the OG turreted tank :]
Photo by Sgt. R.E. Warner US Army Signal Corps
Digital restoration by Dr. Erik Villard (erikthehistorian)
-- All Hail the OG turreted tank :]
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A pair of FT-17 tanks conduct an exercise at Fort Meade, MD, 24 May 1919.
Photo by Sgt. R.E. Warner US Army Signal Corps
Digital restoration by Dr. Erik Villard (erikthehistorian)
-- All Hail the OG turreted tank :]
Photo by Sgt. R.E. Warner US Army Signal Corps
Digital restoration by Dr. Erik Villard (erikthehistorian)
-- All Hail the OG turreted tank :]
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On 11 January 1942, Wing Cdr. Wells, CO No. 108 Sqdn RAF, took Plane P for Peter on a raid to Tripoli. It was the first offensive sortie flown by a Liberator in the Mediterranean theatre.
The first B-24 Liberators in the Desert
Background In a prior post (at this link), I had provided some information on the B-17 bombers employed by the RAF in the Middle East. Going through my files, I noted that the end of January and ea…
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January 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
On 11 January 1942, Wing Cdr. Wells, CO No. 108 Sqdn RAF, took Plane P for Peter on a raid to Tripoli. It was the first offensive sortie flown by a Liberator in the Mediterranean theatre.
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Colourised photo of a tram collectivised by the anarchist CNT trade union. Bottom of Plaça Catalunya in front of Café Zurich, 1936. Note the Hotel Colon controlled by the PSUC (Pro-soviet communist) in the background. Transport was collectivised in Barcelona throughout the war.
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Colourised photo of a tram collectivised by the anarchist CNT trade union. Bottom of Plaça Catalunya in front of Café Zurich, 1936. Note the Hotel Colon controlled by the PSUC (Pro-soviet communist) in the background. Transport was collectivised in Barcelona throughout the war.
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Nearly finished the tank scrape for the R35 scheduled for appearance in the Battle of Biville at our upcoming Lardy Day.
Needs varnishing, grass tufts and then some vegetation camouflaging it and I can then call it done.
#wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures
Needs varnishing, grass tufts and then some vegetation camouflaging it and I can then call it done.
#wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Nearly finished the tank scrape for the R35 scheduled for appearance in the Battle of Biville at our upcoming Lardy Day.
Needs varnishing, grass tufts and then some vegetation camouflaging it and I can then call it done.
#wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures
Needs varnishing, grass tufts and then some vegetation camouflaging it and I can then call it done.
#wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures
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The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
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１日１ミリ。1945年1月20日というとバルジの戦いもほぼ趨勢が決まった頃、場所はクルティル（Courtil）。バストーニュとザンクトヴィートの間の国境の森林地帯になる。会敵の心配もないのか森の中で（おそらく）食事をとる兵士たち、傍にCレーションと思われる空き箱。M10は砲塔後部が切り立ってカウンターウェイトの下部がえぐれていることから後期型と判断できる。オープントップの砲塔上部に周囲が少し立ち上がってみえるのは、なにか仮設の天蓋でも作ってあるのだろうか。
January 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
１日１ミリ。1945年1月20日というとバルジの戦いもほぼ趨勢が決まった頃、場所はクルティル（Courtil）。バストーニュとザンクトヴィートの間の国境の森林地帯になる。会敵の心配もないのか森の中で（おそらく）食事をとる兵士たち、傍にCレーションと思われる空き箱。M10は砲塔後部が切り立ってカウンターウェイトの下部がえぐれていることから後期型と判断できる。オープントップの砲塔上部に周囲が少し立ち上がってみえるのは、なにか仮設の天蓋でも作ってあるのだろうか。
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okay but why is the department of fucking labor talking like this
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
okay but why is the department of fucking labor talking like this
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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Brazenly unlawful in a ‘this was why the country was created’ way.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Brazenly unlawful in a ‘this was why the country was created’ way.
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tomorrow: leaflets air-dropped over the Twin Cities inform residents that unless they evacuate to certain designated zones they and their families will be treated as enemy combatants by the most moral ICE in the world
Or ... or you'll ... shoot the babies?
DHS I don't know if you were all absent on training day but you can't shoot babies even if you don't like their parents. There is nothing that can be happening with a baby that makes it ok to shoot babies.
DHS I don't know if you were all absent on training day but you can't shoot babies even if you don't like their parents. There is nothing that can be happening with a baby that makes it ok to shoot babies.
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
tomorrow: leaflets air-dropped over the Twin Cities inform residents that unless they evacuate to certain designated zones they and their families will be treated as enemy combatants by the most moral ICE in the world
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A beautiful take-off of a Concorde in the first Air France livery in the early 1970s.
© Images défense
© Images défense
January 12, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A beautiful take-off of a Concorde in the first Air France livery in the early 1970s.
© Images défense
© Images défense
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Movie Sunday – Ceux du Groupe Lorraine
Just came across this, the first two minutes cover operations of the Groupe de Bombardment Lorraine (later No. 342 (French) Squadron RAF) in North Africa, almost certainly the bombing runs against the Halfaya Pass in January 1942. The remainder deals with the…
Just came across this, the first two minutes cover operations of the Groupe de Bombardment Lorraine (later No. 342 (French) Squadron RAF) in North Africa, almost certainly the bombing runs against the Halfaya Pass in January 1942. The remainder deals with the…
Movie Sunday – Ceux du Groupe Lorraine
Just came across this, the first two minutes cover operations of the Groupe de Bombardment Lorraine (later No. 342 (French) Squadron RAF) in North Africa, almost certainly the bombing runs against the Halfaya Pass in January 1942. The remainder deals with the squadron in Great Britain and its role in the invasion. Movie is in French I am afraid.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Movie Sunday – Ceux du Groupe Lorraine
Just came across this, the first two minutes cover operations of the Groupe de Bombardment Lorraine (later No. 342 (French) Squadron RAF) in North Africa, almost certainly the bombing runs against the Halfaya Pass in January 1942. The remainder deals with the…
Just came across this, the first two minutes cover operations of the Groupe de Bombardment Lorraine (later No. 342 (French) Squadron RAF) in North Africa, almost certainly the bombing runs against the Halfaya Pass in January 1942. The remainder deals with the…
Not sure I've ever actually seen the Ken Stabler rule applied prior to this evening
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Not sure I've ever actually seen the Ken Stabler rule applied prior to this evening
Call it a crossover episode or something like that? Interesting historical episode that I've never seen mentioned until I stumbled across these photos.
Tens of thousands of Chinese KMT troops fled across China's southern border as the communists swept to victory in the civil war in late 1949.
Tens of thousands of Chinese KMT troops fled across China's southern border as the communists swept to victory in the civil war in late 1949.
January 1950: Chinese Nationalist troops interned in French Indochina at the end of the Chinese Civil War.[2/7]
Below: KMT troops and civilian refugees guarded by Foreign Legionnaires.
#MilitaryHistory #China #Vietnam #France #Indochina #ColdWar
Below: KMT troops and civilian refugees guarded by Foreign Legionnaires.
#MilitaryHistory #China #Vietnam #France #Indochina #ColdWar
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Call it a crossover episode or something like that? Interesting historical episode that I've never seen mentioned until I stumbled across these photos.
Tens of thousands of Chinese KMT troops fled across China's southern border as the communists swept to victory in the civil war in late 1949.
Tens of thousands of Chinese KMT troops fled across China's southern border as the communists swept to victory in the civil war in late 1949.
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A murder by secret police in Minneapolis, the hub of the upper middle western province of Minnesota, has led to protests and increasingly heavy handed repression by state security services. Outside experts say this may be the spark that ignites a powder keg of simmering unrest against the regime
I think it’s fair to say that there is a low-intensity civil conflict in Minnesota right now.
January 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
A murder by secret police in Minneapolis, the hub of the upper middle western province of Minnesota, has led to protests and increasingly heavy handed repression by state security services. Outside experts say this may be the spark that ignites a powder keg of simmering unrest against the regime
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A French tank machine-guns a German strong point on a street in Belfort, France. 22 November, 1944.
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
A French tank machine-guns a German strong point on a street in Belfort, France. 22 November, 1944.
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So how dangerous were anti-shipping raids conducted by the RAF during WW2?
Chances of surviving one tour of duty in 1940-2 was 17.5% and only 3% to survive the second tour...
This is Flak damage to a Bristol Beaufort in the Middle East
Chances of surviving one tour of duty in 1940-2 was 17.5% and only 3% to survive the second tour...
This is Flak damage to a Bristol Beaufort in the Middle East
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
So how dangerous were anti-shipping raids conducted by the RAF during WW2?
Chances of surviving one tour of duty in 1940-2 was 17.5% and only 3% to survive the second tour...
This is Flak damage to a Bristol Beaufort in the Middle East
Chances of surviving one tour of duty in 1940-2 was 17.5% and only 3% to survive the second tour...
This is Flak damage to a Bristol Beaufort in the Middle East
There's actually film to accompany the still images in this post and the following, showing vehicles navigating the muddy roads and engineering & service personnel at work behind the lines: imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-campag...
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
There's actually film to accompany the still images in this post and the following, showing vehicles navigating the muddy roads and engineering & service personnel at work behind the lines: imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-campag...
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DHS agents are stomping on Renee Good's memorial.
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
DHS agents are stomping on Renee Good's memorial.
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what a lot of people don’t understand is that there is a good chance that the higher echelons of the fascist administration is majority staffed with anti-NATO groypers and christian nationalists. This is an additional positive to invading Greenland, not a negative.
DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
what a lot of people don’t understand is that there is a good chance that the higher echelons of the fascist administration is majority staffed with anti-NATO groypers and christian nationalists. This is an additional positive to invading Greenland, not a negative.
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Since it’s still #SabreSaturday, Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela, formerly known as Fuerza Aérea Venezolana received F-86F aircraft in the late fifties, under U.S military assistance.
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Since it’s still #SabreSaturday, Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela, formerly known as Fuerza Aérea Venezolana received F-86F aircraft in the late fifties, under U.S military assistance.
Slightly off typical theme: A SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc during armaments minister Tillon's visit to SNCASE in Toulouse.
One of France's first post-war airliners, development was interrupted by the war. Rather noisy and tempermental, it was retired by Air France in the mid-1950s.
#AviationHistory
One of France's first post-war airliners, development was interrupted by the war. Rather noisy and tempermental, it was retired by Air France in the mid-1950s.
#AviationHistory
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Slightly off typical theme: A SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc during armaments minister Tillon's visit to SNCASE in Toulouse.
One of France's first post-war airliners, development was interrupted by the war. Rather noisy and tempermental, it was retired by Air France in the mid-1950s.
#AviationHistory
One of France's first post-war airliners, development was interrupted by the war. Rather noisy and tempermental, it was retired by Air France in the mid-1950s.
#AviationHistory