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I block idiots.
There are so many idiots.
I block idiots.
There are so many idiots.
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
No, Galtieri started the 1982 war.
Thatcher finished it.
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And she was not going to lose that election.
Thatcher finished it.
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And she was not going to lose that election.
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
No, Galtieri started the 1982 war.
Thatcher finished it.
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And she was not going to lose that election.
Thatcher finished it.
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And she was not going to lose that election.
I was pro-Thatcher back then.
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I was pro-Thatcher back then.
Wars do not decide elections. Ask Churchill.
Maggie did good in 1982
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but Labour gave her the '83 election
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That said, the Tories were 2 points ahead 2 days before the invasion.
Maggie did good in 1982
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but Labour gave her the '83 election
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lon...
That said, the Tories were 2 points ahead 2 days before the invasion.
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Wars do not decide elections. Ask Churchill.
Maggie did good in 1982
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but Labour gave her the '83 election
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lon...
That said, the Tories were 2 points ahead 2 days before the invasion.
Maggie did good in 1982
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but Labour gave her the '83 election
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lon...
That said, the Tories were 2 points ahead 2 days before the invasion.
We arrived very early
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February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
We arrived very early
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February 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Spain does not claim to have found the Falklands.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Spain does not claim to have found the Falklands.
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No, first the French, then the British, then the Spanish.
We've been giving a shit since 1765.
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Something simple, perhaps?
We've been giving a shit since 1765.
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Something simple, perhaps?
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
No, first the French, then the British, then the Spanish.
We've been giving a shit since 1765.
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Something simple, perhaps?
We've been giving a shit since 1765.
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Something simple, perhaps?
Falklands War?
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February 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Falklands War?
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Dispute?
If Argentina has a legal, historical, or geographical argument, it should take the matter to the ICJ.
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Until Argentina does so, the matter is closed.
If Argentina has a legal, historical, or geographical argument, it should take the matter to the ICJ.
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
Until Argentina does so, the matter is closed.
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Dispute?
If Argentina has a legal, historical, or geographical argument, it should take the matter to the ICJ.
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
Until Argentina does so, the matter is closed.
If Argentina has a legal, historical, or geographical argument, it should take the matter to the ICJ.
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
Until Argentina does so, the matter is closed.
Maradona?
Drug user, wife beater, pedophile.
Hand of God?
Hand of a cheat.
Only in the land of viveza criolla could he be a hero.
Football is unimportant.
One match cannot hide Argentina's defeat in 1982.
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Drug user, wife beater, pedophile.
Hand of God?
Hand of a cheat.
Only in the land of viveza criolla could he be a hero.
Football is unimportant.
One match cannot hide Argentina's defeat in 1982.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Maradona?
Drug user, wife beater, pedophile.
Hand of God?
Hand of a cheat.
Only in the land of viveza criolla could he be a hero.
Football is unimportant.
One match cannot hide Argentina's defeat in 1982.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Drug user, wife beater, pedophile.
Hand of God?
Hand of a cheat.
Only in the land of viveza criolla could he be a hero.
Football is unimportant.
One match cannot hide Argentina's defeat in 1982.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
French name = Malouines
Malouines (1720) - Maluines (1767) - Maluinas (?) - Malvinas (circa 1801)
Not a Spanish name. A distortion of the French name.
Falkland Isles (1702)
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British - before Argentina existed
Map of 1702
Malouines (1720) - Maluines (1767) - Maluinas (?) - Malvinas (circa 1801)
Not a Spanish name. A distortion of the French name.
Falkland Isles (1702)
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British - before Argentina existed
Map of 1702
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
French name = Malouines
Malouines (1720) - Maluines (1767) - Maluinas (?) - Malvinas (circa 1801)
Not a Spanish name. A distortion of the French name.
Falkland Isles (1702)
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
British - before Argentina existed
Map of 1702
Malouines (1720) - Maluines (1767) - Maluinas (?) - Malvinas (circa 1801)
Not a Spanish name. A distortion of the French name.
Falkland Isles (1702)
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
British - before Argentina existed
Map of 1702
We have colonies because the people wish it
For example, the Falklanders voted in 2013
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For example, the Falklanders voted in 2013
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February 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
We have colonies because the people wish it
For example, the Falklanders voted in 2013
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For example, the Falklanders voted in 2013
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¿Islas Falkland?
Británicas, desde 1765
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Antes de que existiera Argentina
Británicas, desde 1765
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Antes de que existiera Argentina
February 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Británicas, desde 1765
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Antes de que existiera Argentina
Británicas, desde 1765
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Antes de que existiera Argentina
If Argentina had a valid claim it would have gone to the ICJ in 1946
But they knew they'd lose
But they knew they'd lose
January 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If Argentina had a valid claim it would have gone to the ICJ in 1946
But they knew they'd lose
But they knew they'd lose
Wrong again
England 1690 (but we didn't stay)
France 1764
UK (again) 1765
Spain 1767
Something simple?
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England 1690 (but we didn't stay)
France 1764
UK (again) 1765
Spain 1767
Something simple?
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January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Wrong again
England 1690 (but we didn't stay)
France 1764
UK (again) 1765
Spain 1767
Something simple?
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
England 1690 (but we didn't stay)
France 1764
UK (again) 1765
Spain 1767
Something simple?
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Nada le fue usurpado a Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
Nada le fue usurpado a Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Nada le fue usurpado a Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
Nada le fue usurpado a Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Británicos - antes de que existiera Argentina
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/guer...
Británicos - antes de que existiera Argentina
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/guer...
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Británicos - antes de que existiera Argentina
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/guer...
Británicos - antes de que existiera Argentina
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/falk...
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/guer...
¿Islas Falkland?
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
January 4, 2026 at 12:42 AM
¿Islas Falkland?
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
Buenos Aires estaba invadiendo en la década de 1820.
Recibió 2 advertencias por escrito (1829 y 1832) y luego fue expulsado legalmente.
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Británicas, desde 1765
Antes de que existiera Argentina
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM