Gankom Neutral
@gankom.bsky.social
History fan, war gamer, AskHistorians flair, book lover, nature spirit, possibly an AI but a poorly coded one. The usual internet denizen, but a nice one.
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Gankom Neutral
@gankom.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hey there folks, apparently it's intro time. I'm Gankom, one of the many denizens of the internet. I'm a fan of a great many things, from history to hobby, from the natural world to the weird little internet places. My account exists primarily to boost the odd & wondrous things I come across online.
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A VERY popular question right now on AskHistorians is also a pretty frequently asked one. "How does Ken Burns hold up? " Several of our fantastic contributors weigh in on the matter, including links to previous discussions on older documentaries . Don't miss it #Skystorians!
How does Ken Burns hold up?
I’m a high school history teacher and recently had a coworker bring up that Ken Burns doesn’t hold water with historians. Is this true?
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A VERY popular question right now on AskHistorians is also a pretty frequently asked one. "How does Ken Burns hold up? " Several of our fantastic contributors weigh in on the matter, including links to previous discussions on older documentaries . Don't miss it #Skystorians!
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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Snails! Dirty beachcombing fingernail for scale 😅
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Snails! Dirty beachcombing fingernail for scale 😅
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As the person who wrote the original takedown of Tartaria some five years ago (www.reddit.com/r/badhistory...), what has always amused me is just how *flexible* the Tartaria conspiracy is, bringing together tendentious readings of Early Modern texts + maps with early 20thC photography.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As the person who wrote the original takedown of Tartaria some five years ago (www.reddit.com/r/badhistory...), what has always amused me is just how *flexible* the Tartaria conspiracy is, bringing together tendentious readings of Early Modern texts + maps with early 20thC photography.
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For teachers, environmental educators, and D&D dorks!
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock: A Feywild Adventure in Ecologic Succession - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
Hunt the Jabberwock, Defend the Warren, Save the Forest
Welcome to the Warren. Within this tiny Domain of Delight, Rabb
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September 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For teachers, environmental educators, and D&D dorks!
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.
www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
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THE TERMINATOR was released 41 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great science fiction/action films of the 1980s, and the film that launched the career of writer-director James Cameron, the story of how it was made absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until it is read…
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October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
THE TERMINATOR was released 41 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great science fiction/action films of the 1980s, and the film that launched the career of writer-director James Cameron, the story of how it was made absolutely will not stop. Ever. Until it is read…
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Halloween was the first horror series that I ever obsessed over (I watched the original in fourth grade and was hooked). So, in the spirit of the season, lets run down one of the most famous and most wildly uneven slasher series ever:
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Halloween was the first horror series that I ever obsessed over (I watched the original in fourth grade and was hooked). So, in the spirit of the season, lets run down one of the most famous and most wildly uneven slasher series ever:
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My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
I will never complain about getting more Rex in my life.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nano...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nano...
Turns Out That ‘Mini T-Rex’ Wasn’t a Baby After All
An analysis suggests Nanotyrannus is a separate, smaller dinosaur that lived alongside T. rex, settling a 30-year debate
www.scientificamerican.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I will never complain about getting more Rex in my life.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nano...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nano...
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We have an artful #AMA for #Skystorians today! @horbinski.bsky.social has joined us to talk about and answer all your questions on the history of manga, media history, and her new book "Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989"!
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I'm Andrea Horbinski, author of Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989. AMA!
Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community
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October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We have an artful #AMA for #Skystorians today! @horbinski.bsky.social has joined us to talk about and answer all your questions on the history of manga, media history, and her new book "Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989"!
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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My 8-month-old is currently napping contentedly — a rare feat for the little gremlin, especially in her sleep regression phase. Today I lulled her down using a trick someone on here or X recommended: playing "Misty Mountains" from The Hobbit movies on repeat. Soothed her right down.
The Misty Mountains Cold - The Hobbit
YouTube video by Nevariy
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October 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My 8-month-old is currently napping contentedly — a rare feat for the little gremlin, especially in her sleep regression phase. Today I lulled her down using a trick someone on here or X recommended: playing "Misty Mountains" from The Hobbit movies on repeat. Soothed her right down.
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can't believe there's a Shinji Aramaki AvP anime that's just been sitting on a shelf somewhere for almost a decade
October 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
can't believe there's a Shinji Aramaki AvP anime that's just been sitting on a shelf somewhere for almost a decade
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Exciting news #Skystorians! Tomorrow AskHistorians is teaming up with r/AskScience to cohost a fantastic #AMA with Dr. Dagmar Degrott, author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System! Don't miss this space to ask all your cosmic questions!
October 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Exciting news #Skystorians! Tomorrow AskHistorians is teaming up with r/AskScience to cohost a fantastic #AMA with Dr. Dagmar Degrott, author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System! Don't miss this space to ask all your cosmic questions!
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Today!
Livestream will be at 14:00 eastern. Recording anytime after that.
You can find @mimicofmodes.com's talk on our YouTube channel at:
www.youtube.com/@HeritageDay...
Livestream will be at 14:00 eastern. Recording anytime after that.
You can find @mimicofmodes.com's talk on our YouTube channel at:
www.youtube.com/@HeritageDay...
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today!
Livestream will be at 14:00 eastern. Recording anytime after that.
You can find @mimicofmodes.com's talk on our YouTube channel at:
www.youtube.com/@HeritageDay...
Livestream will be at 14:00 eastern. Recording anytime after that.
You can find @mimicofmodes.com's talk on our YouTube channel at:
www.youtube.com/@HeritageDay...
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AskHIstorians policy: we embrace diversity and value different cultural perspectives
AskHistorians mods behind closed doors: if I make sushi from broken spaghetti and supermarket sausage, I can offend the optimal number of cuisines at once
AskHistorians mods behind closed doors: if I make sushi from broken spaghetti and supermarket sausage, I can offend the optimal number of cuisines at once
I was, surprisingly, entirely sober when I decided to make snagshi.
Next time I need to add more Worcestershire sauce and Vegemite.
Next time I need to add more Worcestershire sauce and Vegemite.
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
AskHIstorians policy: we embrace diversity and value different cultural perspectives
AskHistorians mods behind closed doors: if I make sushi from broken spaghetti and supermarket sausage, I can offend the optimal number of cuisines at once
AskHistorians mods behind closed doors: if I make sushi from broken spaghetti and supermarket sausage, I can offend the optimal number of cuisines at once
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RIP Drew Struzan. Not just a movie poster artist but a man capable of putting lightning in a bottle, and of taking the form of cinema and encapsulating its spirit in still imagery. The best that will ever do it.
Here are 4 of my favorites:
Here are 4 of my favorites:
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RIP Drew Struzan. Not just a movie poster artist but a man capable of putting lightning in a bottle, and of taking the form of cinema and encapsulating its spirit in still imagery. The best that will ever do it.
Here are 4 of my favorites:
Here are 4 of my favorites:
Honestly, this is just wise words to live by.
Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Honestly, this is just wise words to live by.
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Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
October 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Get really into dinosaurs. That's my recommendation for a happier life. Each day, I get news like "Look at this big freak that used roam the Earth!" or "Ya know the big freak you already loved? Fossils show it was even more freakish!" and it's a blessing every time.
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Today's first match has fierce femininity on both sides. @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social brings us the insider scoop on the Day 4 contenders.
Fat Bear Week halftime: Grazer defends her title and 910 has a hot grrl summer
Hold on to your hats, adoring fans of flabulous, because defending Fat Bear Queen 128 Grazer competes today.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Today's first match has fierce femininity on both sides. @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social brings us the insider scoop on the Day 4 contenders.
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How much credit does Napoleon actually deserve for his victories?
( #ThrowbackThursday has @dandan-noodles.bsky.social explaining the immense importance of strategic skills, and how Napoleon used them to earn the reputation he’s given.) #Skystorians #MilHist
( #ThrowbackThursday has @dandan-noodles.bsky.social explaining the immense importance of strategic skills, and how Napoleon used them to earn the reputation he’s given.) #Skystorians #MilHist
How much credit does Napoleon actually deserve for his victories?
You're correct to point out that subordinate leaders in the Napoleonic Wars had greater scope to exercise their own judgement than their counterparts in the wars of Frederick the Great. In most of Frederick's battles, he did attempt to work out a set idea to govern the whole concept of the attack. However, it's important to underscore that this stemmed from the fact that once the battle proper began, he would have little control over the forces actively engaged, which comprised most of his army
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September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How much credit does Napoleon actually deserve for his victories?
( #ThrowbackThursday has @dandan-noodles.bsky.social explaining the immense importance of strategic skills, and how Napoleon used them to earn the reputation he’s given.) #Skystorians #MilHist
( #ThrowbackThursday has @dandan-noodles.bsky.social explaining the immense importance of strategic skills, and how Napoleon used them to earn the reputation he’s given.) #Skystorians #MilHist
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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I saw cute calligraphy post on twitter, so I did it too in my way.
September 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I saw cute calligraphy post on twitter, so I did it too in my way.
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When I was in middle school, I had a crush on a girl whose favorite movie was Titanic. So, to impress her, I wrote an outline for a sequel called Titanic 2. This is what happened.
September 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
When I was in middle school, I had a crush on a girl whose favorite movie was Titanic. So, to impress her, I wrote an outline for a sequel called Titanic 2. This is what happened.
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Never let it be said that we do not recognise excellence in question-asking.
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Never let it be said that we do not recognise excellence in question-asking.