Here at Yoido where the Korean impeachment protest is happening, internet is rather fucked due to the massive crowds.

All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

"He must've been really drunk at the time and then passed out for a few hours" is now emerging as the most plausible explanation for the absolutely batshit South Korean coup attempt.

History Podcasts I Like: Part VI of Many

The Lions Lead by Donkeys Podcast @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social A classic of the "host who did his research goes over the topic of the day with a bantering guest who knows nothing about the topic" genre. The insane Zeebrugge Raid episode was notably great.

History Podcasts I Like: Part V of Many

The History of Egypt Podcast www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com probably the gold standard for DEEP dive long form podcasts. The detail this one goes into is absolutely insane. I'm looking forward to it eventually going into more detail about pre-dynastic Egypt.

It’s really something to watch the Party whose supporters poop on the floor in the Capitol and wipe their feces on the wall tell us which bathrooms to use.

History Podcasts I Like: Part IV of Many

The Almost Forgotten almostforgotten.squarespace.com does a good job of hitting under-rated historical figures. I really liked the SE Asian episodes as the area is so often shortchanged. The style (including egregious mispronuncistions) is Mike Duncan-ish.

The saddest thing I've seen since the 2024 election is how many people are taking "whelp time to throw the trans people under the bus, they cost us too many votes" as the main lesson to learn going forward. Grow a fucking spine. Nothing is more important than people trusting you have their backs.

Daily Visual Trivia: November 20th, 2024

What is the story behind this poster?

History Podcasts I like: Part III of Many

The History of Persia @historyofpersia.bsky.social is another good one. I really like how much it shows its work. For example it goes "an ancient historian said X, but that's probably bullshit because Y, so Z is our best guess at what actually happened."

Discussion: what do you think is the most insidious form of propaganda? I'd have to go with "Nutpicking" which is basically mining statements by groups of people you dislike for the craziest 1% of it and then blasting that crazy out to everyone with "look at how crazy these people are!" commentary.

History Podcasts I Like: Part II of Many

The History and Folklore Podcast: historyandfolklorepodcast.libsyn.com most of the episodes are about one bit of the natural world and how that appears in folklore. Not whole stories but rather a firehose of fascinating information. Very high signal:noise.

History Podcasts I Like: Part I of Many

@hotgpod.bsky.social History of the Germans is one of the best out there. It does such an excellent job of balancing details with the big picture by constantly showing how the details affect the big picture and how large institutions adapt and why.