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H.G.W. Davie
@hgwdavie.bsky.social
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Visiting Research Fellow East Centre UEA - writes about Soviet Logistics in SWW, General Military Transport & Logistics, Railways, Horse-drawn Vehicles Visting Lecturer University Wolverhampton, MA SWW Eastern Europe and Holocaust
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 2h
So come on Radio 4 News team, wake up and tell the real story, not whitewash a bunch of hedge fund managers who are overcharging because the regulations were last changed in 1966.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 2h
the majority of practices are now owned by 6 companies/hedge funds/private equity investors who milk the system.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Vets could be made to cap prescription prices after UK watchdog investigation
Market ‘not fit’ for purpose, CMA says, as it proposes shake-up including publishing treatment costs
www.theguardian.com
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 2h
Whats up with Radio 4 BBC News @bbcnews.bsky.social these days? Just listened to a piece about rising Vets bills. Switch to vet bewailing the fact that lots of his hi-tech kit costs so much. Ah Bless!
Today the Competition Authority launched a report saying the REAL cost of rising Vet bills is that
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Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social · 1d
The Panzerfaust was a very common weapon, but that didn't stop a number of myths from emerging around its use. I take a look at how these weapons were used and what methods were devised against them in my latest video. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

youtu.be/jGA7TFdKxLQ?...
Panzerfaust: Effectiveness and Protection
YouTube video by Tank Archives
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 23h
@nicoleeaton.bsky.social, Associate Professor of History at Boston College, teaches courses on the Soviet Union, Imperial Russia, modern Europe, authoritarianism, and mass violence. Check out her first book at the link below ⬇️
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501767364/german-blood-slavic-soil/
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 19h
#ThisDayinHistory - Political theorist Hannah Arendt, known for her report on Eichmann's trial at Nuremburg, was born in 1906.
For more insight into the Soviet perspective of postwar reconciliation, check out our episode "Soviet Judgement at Nuremberg."
patreon.com/posts/soviet-judgement-39428641
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Alina Nowobilska @ww2girl1944.bsky.social · 5h
My new article is up on SubStack! It all came about from the 1 question one of my lovely followers asked..... what is the Righteous Among the Nations award. So thank you for inspiring me!
#History #WW2

open.substack.com/pub/twovoice...
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 1d
The Prussian city of Konigsberg is a microcosm for the twentieth century. This week, explore the it's storied legacy as we deep dive with @nicoleeaton.bsky.social into her book, "German Blood, Slavic Soil: How Nazi Königsberg Became Soviet Kaliningrad."
patreon.com/posts/how-konigsberg-141130456
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 4d
IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 3d
An intellectual tradition of antisemites and anticommunists alike, the myth of Judeo-Bolshevism is not just a relic of the past. Take a look into the enduring nature of hatred and conspiracy this week with Paul Hanebrink.
patreon.com/posts/judeo-bolshevik-140577356
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 4d
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British Military Railway 1950s
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 5d
They are far better paint jobs than my Soviet vehicle collection, quite realistic, well done!
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 5d
Found this Monzo Card in Trafalgar Square this morning in name of MadeleineVan Meyeren. Rang Monzo and spoke to a robot. Shave destroyed card but wanted to put your mind at rest.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 5d
Getting irritated by TV dramas depicting Britian in 1940s and 1950s using American culture such as Glenn MIller's Big Band Sound and Hollywood musicals as their cultural references.

Vera Lynn? Salad Days? All were hugely popular in their time and far more relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJPk...
Salad Days 1982
YouTube video by American Musical Theater Archives
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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d
Where do SSEES graduates go next? 🎓✨

We’re excited to share an infographic highlighting the most popular career paths for our students!

This covers all SSEES degrees — dive into your future career possibilities!

🔗 Learn more on our Career webpage: bit.ly/4mPL8l7

#UCLCareers #GraduateDestinations
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John le Carré @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social · 6d
If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold!

Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 7d
This Friday 10th October 15:30-16:45 in the Weston Library, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese & co-curator Jessica Douthwaite will give a talk on their @bodleian.ox.ac.uk exhibition on John Le Carré visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/lecarre #JohnLeCarré #SpySky
John le Carré talks
Join us for a series of talks on John Le Carré, to tie in with the new exhibition at the Weston Library
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 5d
WIRED spoke with Mark Bray, the Rutgers historian trying to flee to Spain with his family after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back from the airport on his first attempt.

read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
www.wired.com
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The Forgotten War Pod: Burma Campaign WW2 @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social · 5d
Congratulations to friend of the show @lmbd1418.bsky.social on the release of her book Jungle Commandos: The Battle for Arakan Burma 1945. As Rob says: ‘a brilliant debut’
Catch Lucy guest hosting FWP with @historybowsh.bsky.social at IWM Podcast Live on Sat 1 Nov 🔗👇
www.iwm.org.uk/events/podca...
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 6d
What a splendid thought. 😂
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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 6d
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 6d
At the London Transport Museum
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Una Bergmane @unabergmane.bsky.social · 6d
"(...)the narrative construction of Russia as a victim, draws attention from what Russia does, by way of creating a false image of a threat towards Russian territorial integrity and sovereignty"

Excellent analysis by @katri.bsky.social and @atolvin.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reconstructing Kremlin strategic deception: the logic of disinformation narratives during the first phase of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Official Kremlin rhetoric about the ‘special military operation’ produces clashing, often contrasting interpretations of reality. This article applies perspectives from Soviet ideological language ...
www.tandfonline.com
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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 6d
Absolutely 100% agree with this. Racism thrives because racists interpret the silence of others as tacit agreement. No child is born a racist; they learn it from hearing it unchallenged.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 20d
It is incumbent on all of us to intervene if we witness something like this. The more that people get away with it the bolder they become.
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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 20d
BBC News - 'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me on train'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 6d
Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social
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