RoninMacbeth 🐻🐦⬛
@roninmacbeth.bsky.social
he/him, History MA, History and Classics BA, Aspiring Byzantinist.
In Asgard, the Aesir. On Midgard, the Republic.
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"Can anyone be judged innocent, if it suffices to accuse him?"
-Julian II
In Asgard, the Aesir. On Midgard, the Republic.
Follows w/o mutuals, bio, and/or posts liable to be blocked.
"Can anyone be judged innocent, if it suffices to accuse him?"
-Julian II
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Remember kids, it's No Nostalgia Critic November! I TAKE THE PLEDGE
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A lot of people suddenly horrified by the normalization of nazi symbols after backing Oysterman Totenkopf's bid for senate
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A lot of people suddenly horrified by the normalization of nazi symbols after backing Oysterman Totenkopf's bid for senate
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The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” triggering a standoff w/ armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartels
The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” triggering a standoff w/ armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
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THERE ARE REAL LIVE ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE US GOVERNMENT IN THE VICE PRESIDENT’S DMs INFLUENCING REAL US POLICY AND THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND LIVED AND DIED FOR OVER CENTURIES.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
THERE ARE REAL LIVE ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE US GOVERNMENT IN THE VICE PRESIDENT’S DMs INFLUENCING REAL US POLICY AND THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND LIVED AND DIED FOR OVER CENTURIES.
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"This is how Qin Shi Huang's (totally real) genocide of Confucians can inform us of Xi Jinping's views on Japan" ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ 👎
"This is how An Lushan's Rebellion informs us of how the Qing dynasty ultimately fulfilled his Inner Asian Ambitions" ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 👍
"This is how An Lushan's Rebellion informs us of how the Qing dynasty ultimately fulfilled his Inner Asian Ambitions" ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 👍
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"This is how Qin Shi Huang's (totally real) genocide of Confucians can inform us of Xi Jinping's views on Japan" ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ 👎
"This is how An Lushan's Rebellion informs us of how the Qing dynasty ultimately fulfilled his Inner Asian Ambitions" ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 👍
"This is how An Lushan's Rebellion informs us of how the Qing dynasty ultimately fulfilled his Inner Asian Ambitions" ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 👍
Hoo boy. @freydalpishti.bsky.social Time for a new Discourse War.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hoo boy. @freydalpishti.bsky.social Time for a new Discourse War.
"Oh those people care so much about this atrocity? Well why don't you talk about this other atrocity, huh?"
I mean, they do. They do so repeatedly. And even if they weren't I don't think it's reasonable to demand a person list every single atrocity they oppose to publicly oppose one.
I mean, they do. They do so repeatedly. And even if they weren't I don't think it's reasonable to demand a person list every single atrocity they oppose to publicly oppose one.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Oh those people care so much about this atrocity? Well why don't you talk about this other atrocity, huh?"
I mean, they do. They do so repeatedly. And even if they weren't I don't think it's reasonable to demand a person list every single atrocity they oppose to publicly oppose one.
I mean, they do. They do so repeatedly. And even if they weren't I don't think it's reasonable to demand a person list every single atrocity they oppose to publicly oppose one.
Interesting piece from @france24.com : "France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children'"
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France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children'
Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon has been roundly condemned in France for telling local mayors that the country needed to be prepared to accept the death of its children if it was goin...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Interesting piece from @france24.com : "France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children'"
f24.my/BZWK
f24.my/BZWK
Alrighty, here's a pitch: a Predator movie set during the Northern Crusades, where after brutalizing the population of the Baltic a group of Teutonic Knights have the tables turned on them and are hunted down by a Predator.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Alrighty, here's a pitch: a Predator movie set during the Northern Crusades, where after brutalizing the population of the Baltic a group of Teutonic Knights have the tables turned on them and are hunted down by a Predator.
The Battle of Algiers
Name a non-English film.
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Battle of Algiers
This is definitely something I have been considering, where ideally a medieval or early modern wargame would have (depending on the time period) a mix of levies, professional soldiers, and mercenaries at your disposal, but that importantly each of these types wouldn't just be one thing.
TBH this is why I never really liked CK3's levy system either, where ALL the levies are just chaff and you really want MAA and space marine knights. Something like CK2, where your heavy cavalry are probably among your levies, made slightly more sense.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is definitely something I have been considering, where ideally a medieval or early modern wargame would have (depending on the time period) a mix of levies, professional soldiers, and mercenaries at your disposal, but that importantly each of these types wouldn't just be one thing.
Gods I'm a sentimental bastard. I listened to a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Barack Obama and teared up a little. It's truly one of the finest pieces of rhetoric ever delivered.
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Gods I'm a sentimental bastard. I listened to a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Barack Obama and teared up a little. It's truly one of the finest pieces of rhetoric ever delivered.
James Romm's "Ghost on the Throne," about Alexander's death and the subsequent power struggle. I don't know why, but I have always found the story, and Romm's prose, extremely compelling.
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
James Romm's "Ghost on the Throne," about Alexander's death and the subsequent power struggle. I don't know why, but I have always found the story, and Romm's prose, extremely compelling.
I need this garment.
at any rate i now own this ridiculous garment. it's quite warm
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I need this garment.
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Now the median wordcel spents 70 years in the word mines in order to mildly advance our understanding of a single Tuscan village in 1432.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Now the median wordcel spents 70 years in the word mines in order to mildly advance our understanding of a single Tuscan village in 1432.
You know, there's an alternate universe out there where the most famous version of Peacemaker is the one in Watchmen, and the actor most heavily associated with him is Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You know, there's an alternate universe out there where the most famous version of Peacemaker is the one in Watchmen, and the actor most heavily associated with him is Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
On International Men's Day, it is important for us to reflect on our position in society, the immense privilege we hold, and the number of ways that we must dismantle systems that benefit us at the expense of other genders. We can still be men without exploiting women; indeed, we will be moreso.
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On International Men's Day, it is important for us to reflect on our position in society, the immense privilege we hold, and the number of ways that we must dismantle systems that benefit us at the expense of other genders. We can still be men without exploiting women; indeed, we will be moreso.
Steyer might be fine. I could live with him as my governor. But I would probably not support him actively until it's clear there isn't a better option out there.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Steyer might be fine. I could live with him as my governor. But I would probably not support him actively until it's clear there isn't a better option out there.
Navy Clarence. That's not bad, actually.
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Navy Clarence. That's not bad, actually.
I have a few suspicions about why they're choosing Orthodoxy, but on the other hand, I also know what it's like to adopt a faith simply because it just seemed more...right than the alternative, on some level, even when that faith is treated with suspicion and scorn. Maybe I should extend grace here.
What happens when your church starts to fuse with white Christian nationalism? Who knows! Probably something really great! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I have a few suspicions about why they're choosing Orthodoxy, but on the other hand, I also know what it's like to adopt a faith simply because it just seemed more...right than the alternative, on some level, even when that faith is treated with suspicion and scorn. Maybe I should extend grace here.
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The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
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Happy International Men’s Day to all the incredible trans men out there. Thank you for existing.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy International Men’s Day to all the incredible trans men out there. Thank you for existing.
Does anyone else remember the Cinepolis ad for Dune Part Two whose implicit premise was "go see Dune and maybe you can fuck Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh in the theater?"
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Does anyone else remember the Cinepolis ad for Dune Part Two whose implicit premise was "go see Dune and maybe you can fuck Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh in the theater?"
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Here's that video of Johnson shortly after he realized that Thune had no desire to amend the bill. The panic is absolutely wild
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Here's that video of Johnson shortly after he realized that Thune had no desire to amend the bill. The panic is absolutely wild