Russell Phillips
@rpbook.historians.social.ap.brid.gy
#UK based #MilitaryHistory #author. #TTRPG and #BoardGame player. Lapsed #wargame player. #NonBinary and #autistic.
My legal name is Robin, but my pen name […]
[bridged from https://historians.social/@RPBook on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
My legal name is Robin, but my pen name […]
[bridged from https://historians.social/@RPBook on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
I've only just seen this, so haven't had a proper look, but it seems very damning of the #cassreview.
"our analyses resulted in all seven reviews being assigned an overall rating of a high risk of bias due to methodological limitations and a failure to adequately address these limitations in […]
"our analyses resulted in all seven reviews being assigned an overall rating of a high risk of bias due to methodological limitations and a failure to adequately address these limitations in […]
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historians.social
May 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I've only just seen this, so haven't had a proper look, but it seems very damning of the #cassreview.
"our analyses resulted in all seven reviews being assigned an overall rating of a high risk of bias due to methodological limitations and a failure to adequately address these limitations in […]
"our analyses resulted in all seven reviews being assigned an overall rating of a high risk of bias due to methodological limitations and a failure to adequately address these limitations in […]
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In which I claim that a few annoying #fediverse problems (and ATproto too) could be solved by using URI schemes the way they’re designed to be used: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/16/Decentralized-Schemes
Decentralizing Schemes
www.tbray.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In which I claim that a few annoying #fediverse problems (and ATproto too) could be solved by using URI schemes the way they’re designed to be used: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/04/16/Decentralized-Schemes
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In my day job, I work for a media company that focuses on the toy industry.
Apropos of nothing, I decided to add the Mastodon plushie (aka #plushtodon) to the latest products on our Toy Insider website.
Please boost this so our editors will frustratingly tell me to stop trying to make Mastodon […]
Apropos of nothing, I decided to add the Mastodon plushie (aka #plushtodon) to the latest products on our Toy Insider website.
Please boost this so our editors will frustratingly tell me to stop trying to make Mastodon […]
Original post on mastodon.cloud
mastodon.cloud
May 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
In my day job, I work for a media company that focuses on the toy industry.
Apropos of nothing, I decided to add the Mastodon plushie (aka #plushtodon) to the latest products on our Toy Insider website.
Please boost this so our editors will frustratingly tell me to stop trying to make Mastodon […]
Apropos of nothing, I decided to add the Mastodon plushie (aka #plushtodon) to the latest products on our Toy Insider website.
Please boost this so our editors will frustratingly tell me to stop trying to make Mastodon […]
#onthisday in 1942, Admiral Syfret accepted the formal surrender of the French forces in Diego Suarez. The next day, Churchill sent a note to 29th Independent Infantry Brigade, whom he had observed in training some months before. He wrote, "I was sure when I saw you at Inverary nine months ago […]
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historians.social
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#onthisday in 1942, Admiral Syfret accepted the formal surrender of the French forces in Diego Suarez. The next day, Churchill sent a note to 29th Independent Infantry Brigade, whom he had observed in training some months before. He wrote, "I was sure when I saw you at Inverary nine months ago […]
98-year old Ken has a message for Elon Musk: "We've crushed fascism before, and we'll crush it again"
https://youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU
https://youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU
May 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
98-year old Ken has a message for Elon Musk: "We've crushed fascism before, and we'll crush it again"
https://youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU
https://youtu.be/lw4ZjhOukwU
Yesterday afternoon I went to a "Picnic of #pride and resistance" with the youngest and Snowy, our dog. It was a lovely afternoon.
At one point a young child came and stroked Snowy. The woman with him remarked that she was one of his two mums, and it was great to see the (#trans and #nonbinary) […]
At one point a young child came and stroked Snowy. The woman with him remarked that she was one of his two mums, and it was great to see the (#trans and #nonbinary) […]
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historians.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday afternoon I went to a "Picnic of #pride and resistance" with the youngest and Snowy, our dog. It was a lovely afternoon.
At one point a young child came and stroked Snowy. The woman with him remarked that she was one of his two mums, and it was great to see the (#trans and #nonbinary) […]
At one point a young child came and stroked Snowy. The woman with him remarked that she was one of his two mums, and it was great to see the (#trans and #nonbinary) […]
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This morning, I posted a letter to my MP and several others, based on this advice from TransLucent.
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This morning, I posted a letter to my MP and several others, based on this advice from TransLucent.
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
This morning, I posted a letter to my MP and several others, based on this advice from TransLucent.
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This morning, I posted a letter to my MP and several others, based on this advice from TransLucent.
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
I've written to my MP about #trans issues (particularly puberty blockers) several times before, and never got a reply. They were emails, but this one was a physical letter.
Translucent says […]
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I've set up a store so that you can now buy my books directly from me. To celebrate, until Friday 9th May you can use code FEDI25 to get 25% off all purchases.
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
Books - Russell Phillips
russellphillips.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I've set up a store so that you can now buy my books directly from me. To celebrate, until Friday 9th May you can use code FEDI25 to get 25% off all purchases.
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
At 1:45pm #onthisday in 1980, three shots were heard from inside the Iranian Embassy. The hostage Abbas Lavasani had been murdered, but nobody outside the embassy knew that yet.
At 6:46pm Lavasani's body was dumped outside the embassy. Within an hour, the #sas had assaulted the building […]
At 6:46pm Lavasani's body was dumped outside the embassy. Within an hour, the #sas had assaulted the building […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
At 1:45pm #onthisday in 1980, three shots were heard from inside the Iranian Embassy. The hostage Abbas Lavasani had been murdered, but nobody outside the embassy knew that yet.
At 6:46pm Lavasani's body was dumped outside the embassy. Within an hour, the #sas had assaulted the building […]
At 6:46pm Lavasani's body was dumped outside the embassy. Within an hour, the #sas had assaulted the building […]
#onthisday in 1942, the Allied invasion of #madagascar began on the west coast. The defenders there were unable to report this to their higher command because Percy Mayer, an #soe agent, had cut telephone cables.
I'll be giving a talk about the invasion at #wehavewaysfest in September […]
I'll be giving a talk about the invasion at #wehavewaysfest in September […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
#onthisday in 1942, the Allied invasion of #madagascar began on the west coast. The defenders there were unable to report this to their higher command because Percy Mayer, an #soe agent, had cut telephone cables.
I'll be giving a talk about the invasion at #wehavewaysfest in September […]
I'll be giving a talk about the invasion at #wehavewaysfest in September […]
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Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
The donations are continuing to roll in. Right now the pot has swelled to over £351,000.
I hate that money matters for justice these days. It’s billionaires and rich American Christofascists who’ve put their […]
The donations are continuing to roll in. Right now the pot has swelled to over £351,000.
I hate that money matters for justice these days. It’s billionaires and rich American Christofascists who’ve put their […]
Original post on mastodon.green
mastodon.green
May 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
The donations are continuing to roll in. Right now the pot has swelled to over £351,000.
I hate that money matters for justice these days. It’s billionaires and rich American Christofascists who’ve put their […]
The donations are continuing to roll in. Right now the pot has swelled to over £351,000.
I hate that money matters for justice these days. It’s billionaires and rich American Christofascists who’ve put their […]
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Finally, someone has noticed that male #authors are disadvantaged in #publishing 🙄
/sarcasm
> Cook told The Bookseller: “There has never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men. Which is not to say we won’t publish fiction by women in the future – but the emphasis […]
/sarcasm
> Cook told The Bookseller: “There has never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men. Which is not to say we won’t publish fiction by women in the future – but the emphasis […]
Original post on gts.authorhelp.uk
gts.authorhelp.uk
May 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Finally, someone has noticed that male #authors are disadvantaged in #publishing 🙄
/sarcasm
> Cook told The Bookseller: “There has never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men. Which is not to say we won’t publish fiction by women in the future – but the emphasis […]
/sarcasm
> Cook told The Bookseller: “There has never been an independent publisher that champions literary fiction by men. Which is not to say we won’t publish fiction by women in the future – but the emphasis […]
I was listening to Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden earlier today.
Now I'm lying in bed wondering, at what point when he was reading the original, did Steve Harris think, "This would make an excellent rock song"?
Now I'm lying in bed wondering, at what point when he was reading the original, did Steve Harris think, "This would make an excellent rock song"?
May 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I was listening to Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden earlier today.
Now I'm lying in bed wondering, at what point when he was reading the original, did Steve Harris think, "This would make an excellent rock song"?
Now I'm lying in bed wondering, at what point when he was reading the original, did Steve Harris think, "This would make an excellent rock song"?
I'm very excited to announce that I will be giving a talk about the invasion of #madagascar at #wehavewaysfest in September.
I went to my first We Have Ways Fest last year. It's a great festival, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you go, come and say hello.
Tickets are available now […]
I went to my first We Have Ways Fest last year. It's a great festival, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you go, come and say hello.
Tickets are available now […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm very excited to announce that I will be giving a talk about the invasion of #madagascar at #wehavewaysfest in September.
I went to my first We Have Ways Fest last year. It's a great festival, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you go, come and say hello.
Tickets are available now […]
I went to my first We Have Ways Fest last year. It's a great festival, with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you go, come and say hello.
Tickets are available now […]
I like reading #ebooks on both my phone and an #ereader. I used to read on Kindle because it kept the books in sync, regardless of where I bought them.
But now I use #koreader on my #kobo ereader and my phone, and it also syncs them, but with the added benefit that Amazon doesn't track my […]
But now I use #koreader on my #kobo ereader and my phone, and it also syncs them, but with the added benefit that Amazon doesn't track my […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
May 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reposted by Russell Phillips
I've set up a store so that you can now buy my books directly from me. To celebrate, until Friday 9th May you can use code FEDI25 to get 25% off all purchases.
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
Books - Russell Phillips
russellphillips.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I've set up a store so that you can now buy my books directly from me. To celebrate, until Friday 9th May you can use code FEDI25 to get 25% off all purchases.
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
https://russellphillips.uk/books/
#coldwar #indiettrpg #militaryhistory #secondworldwar
@indiettrpg @militaryhistory @worldwarshistory
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LUSH partners with trans-led groups to stand up for trans rights - We are Lush
https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/lush-partners-with-trans-led-groups-to-stand-up-for-trans-rights/
https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/lush-partners-with-trans-led-groups-to-stand-up-for-trans-rights/
LUSH partners with trans-led groups to stand up for trans rights - We are Lush
weare.lush.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
LUSH partners with trans-led groups to stand up for trans rights - We are Lush
https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/lush-partners-with-trans-led-groups-to-stand-up-for-trans-rights/
https://weare.lush.com/press-releases/lush-partners-with-trans-led-groups-to-stand-up-for-trans-rights/
@TotesTanked another one arrived today 😀
April 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@TotesTanked another one arrived today 😀
#onthisday in 1980, six terrorists attacked the Iranian Embassy in London, taking twenty-six people hostage.
Thus started a six-day siege, which ended dramatically when the #sas assaulted the embassy under the watchful gaze of TV cameras.
https://russellphillips.uk/nimrod
#histodons […]
Thus started a six-day siege, which ended dramatically when the #sas assaulted the embassy under the watchful gaze of TV cameras.
https://russellphillips.uk/nimrod
#histodons […]
Original post on historians.social
historians.social
April 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#onthisday in 1980, six terrorists attacked the Iranian Embassy in London, taking twenty-six people hostage.
Thus started a six-day siege, which ended dramatically when the #sas assaulted the embassy under the watchful gaze of TV cameras.
https://russellphillips.uk/nimrod
#histodons […]
Thus started a six-day siege, which ended dramatically when the #sas assaulted the embassy under the watchful gaze of TV cameras.
https://russellphillips.uk/nimrod
#histodons […]
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Test various Linux distros easily on your web browser without making a live USB and installing on your personal computer!
https://distrosea.com
#linux #opensource
https://distrosea.com
#linux #opensource
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Test various Linux distros easily on your web browser without making a live USB and installing on your personal computer!
https://distrosea.com
#linux #opensource
https://distrosea.com
#linux #opensource
Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/
Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans
When Trump officials want to censor speech, they don’t quite say “we want to censor speech” (after all, they pretend to be the party that “brought free speech back.”) Instead, they find ways to threaten organizations by pretending it’s got nothing to do with the content, even as they can’t hide their true intentions and […]
www.techdirt.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/
A good explainer from @neil about why end to end encryption is good for everyone, not just criminals.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/a-prohibition-on-end-to-end-encryption-could-leave-you-with-noplacetohide-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/
https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/a-prohibition-on-end-to-end-encryption-could-leave-you-with-noplacetohide-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/
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mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A good explainer from @neil about why end to end encryption is good for everyone, not just criminals.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/a-prohibition-on-end-to-end-encryption-could-leave-you-with-noplacetohide-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/
https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/01/a-prohibition-on-end-to-end-encryption-could-leave-you-with-noplacetohide-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/