avemalakoff
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Author of book on the Man in the Iron Mask, published August 2024, *Second Son, the Man in the Iron Mask*. My research will be presented in an upcoming French documentary.
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Though there can be challenges in management, maintenance, infrastructure and zoning. 🌎🌱
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What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
This is what happens when communities are built around farms, gardens, and crops - not cars.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Though there can be challenges in management, maintenance, infrastructure and zoning. 🌎🌱
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Documentary on the Man in the Iron Mask by French TV service Planète+ just dropped. It will air again Feb.8 Here is a link to a trailer and to an interview with producer and director on the 100% AI frontier crossed. I was interviewed for the film (but I am not...
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Documentary on the Man in the Iron Mask by French TV service Planète+ just dropped. It will air again Feb.8 Here is a link to a trailer and to an interview with producer and director on the 100% AI frontier crossed. I was interviewed for the film (but I am not...
The Washington Post Guild has started a Go Fund Me for employees laid off.
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM
The Washington Post Guild has started a Go Fund Me for employees laid off.
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On this day, January 20, 1666, Queen Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XIV, died in her bedroom at the Louvre, Paris, France. She had more influence over the rise of the French state and therefore Europe of the modern age than anyone else of her time.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
On this day, January 20, 1666, Queen Anne of Austria, mother of Louis XIV, died in her bedroom at the Louvre, Paris, France. She had more influence over the rise of the French state and therefore Europe of the modern age than anyone else of her time.
Un documentaire sur l'Homme au masque de fer sera diffusé en France sur Planète Plus le 4 février à 20h55. #booksky #skystorians #paris Des universitaires et des auteurs spécialisés dans le sujet, dont moi-même, ont été interviewés. Titre de la série = Masque de fer : l'énigme du Roi Soleil.
January 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Un documentaire sur l'Homme au masque de fer sera diffusé en France sur Planète Plus le 4 février à 20h55. #booksky #skystorians #paris Des universitaires et des auteurs spécialisés dans le sujet, dont moi-même, ont été interviewés. Titre de la série = Masque de fer : l'énigme du Roi Soleil.
A documentary on the Man in the Iron Mask will be streamed in France on Planète Plus on Feb 4 at 8:55 in the evening. #booksky #skystorians #paris Scholars & authors on the subject including me were interviewed. Title of series = Masque de fer: l’énigme du Roi Soleil.
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A documentary on the Man in the Iron Mask will be streamed in France on Planète Plus on Feb 4 at 8:55 in the evening. #booksky #skystorians #paris Scholars & authors on the subject including me were interviewed. Title of series = Masque de fer: l’énigme du Roi Soleil.
Whether it's pics of crows, deep sea crustaceans, sunsets, or galaxies in space millions of miles up...they are all soothing and calming and I am grateful to all of you who are posting them. Happy First Day of Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Whether it's pics of crows, deep sea crustaceans, sunsets, or galaxies in space millions of miles up...they are all soothing and calming and I am grateful to all of you who are posting them. Happy First Day of Christmas.
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Follow us! Birds of the World is a groundbreaking resource where you can find deep ornithological content on birds, stunning multimedia, and range maps for every bird!
Follow us! Birds of the World is a groundbreaking resource where you can find deep ornithological content on birds, stunning multimedia, and range maps for every bird!
December 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hi! We have 1 wish for Christmas! That in '26 we reach 100,000 followers on @bsky.app Please help us by RTing your endorsement!
Follow us! Birds of the World is a groundbreaking resource where you can find deep ornithological content on birds, stunning multimedia, and range maps for every bird!
Follow us! Birds of the World is a groundbreaking resource where you can find deep ornithological content on birds, stunning multimedia, and range maps for every bird!
#PalacesandGardens On this cold Sunday, I wish to be at this spot, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Photo March 2025.
December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#PalacesandGardens On this cold Sunday, I wish to be at this spot, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Photo March 2025.
#PalacesandGardens #Paris A Black locust tree, the oldest tree in Paris near the church Saint Julien le Pauvre. (Robinier pseudoacacia) It was planted in 1601 by King Henry IV's gardener Jean Robin. In 2011 this tree measured 11 meters high with a trunk of 3.38 meters in circumference.
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#PalacesandGardens #Paris A Black locust tree, the oldest tree in Paris near the church Saint Julien le Pauvre. (Robinier pseudoacacia) It was planted in 1601 by King Henry IV's gardener Jean Robin. In 2011 this tree measured 11 meters high with a trunk of 3.38 meters in circumference.
#PalacesAndGardens Taken March 2025 at the newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale library in Paris, a garden with seating.
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#PalacesAndGardens Taken March 2025 at the newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale library in Paris, a garden with seating.
The Saudi prince was falling asleep just now while Trump was talking, talking.
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Saudi prince was falling asleep just now while Trump was talking, talking.
For Veterans' Day - a photo of my father, Paul Brandes (left)(d. 1990) and his "buddies" in Brussels while with the Chanor Base Section of the U.S. Army, probably 1945.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For Veterans' Day - a photo of my father, Paul Brandes (left)(d. 1990) and his "buddies" in Brussels while with the Chanor Base Section of the U.S. Army, probably 1945.
Eustache Dauger, titled the Man in the Iron Mask by Voltaire, died today, November 10, 1703 in his room at the Bastille, Paris, France. He probably died of a heart attack. He was buried in the Bastille parish cemetery a few blocks down the rue Saint Antoine the next day, November 11.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Eustache Dauger, titled the Man in the Iron Mask by Voltaire, died today, November 10, 1703 in his room at the Bastille, Paris, France. He probably died of a heart attack. He was buried in the Bastille parish cemetery a few blocks down the rue Saint Antoine the next day, November 11.
(1 of 6) Medical details on Louis XIV's remains were published October 10. "Paleoproteomics reveals chromoblastomycosis as possible cause of King of France Louis XIV’s death (1715)," Philippe Charlier et al. Access to Louis XIV's remains is an astounding accomplishment by the authors.
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
(1 of 6) Medical details on Louis XIV's remains were published October 10. "Paleoproteomics reveals chromoblastomycosis as possible cause of King of France Louis XIV’s death (1715)," Philippe Charlier et al. Access to Louis XIV's remains is an astounding accomplishment by the authors.
Please read my book "Second Son" (available for $15 from the publisher as an e-book at legacysector.com/product/e-bo..., the detective story that has taken 3 centuries to unravel. I have put genetics
Second Son: The Man in the Iron Mask (PDF E-Book)
Print version available on Amazon. Sarah Madry has written a bold and revelatory answer to those who have said the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask will never be solved. The masked prisoner, arrest...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Please read my book "Second Son" (available for $15 from the publisher as an e-book at legacysector.com/product/e-bo..., the detective story that has taken 3 centuries to unravel. I have put genetics
If the over 65 population, who get a covid shot, are surrounded by people who are sick with covid or might be sick soon, those of us who are over 65 will be as afraid to leave our homes as if we hadn't had a shot. Our immune systems are faulty. That's the point of all this!
August 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If the over 65 population, who get a covid shot, are surrounded by people who are sick with covid or might be sick soon, those of us who are over 65 will be as afraid to leave our homes as if we hadn't had a shot. Our immune systems are faulty. That's the point of all this!
@alivitali.bsky.social Am watching Ali Vitali anchor the MSNBC news this morning about the raid on Bolton's home and office. Showed a clip of Trump saying he didn't know anything about it. That's a lie. He lies. He lies. News reporters need to refuse to accept what he says as truth.
August 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@alivitali.bsky.social Am watching Ali Vitali anchor the MSNBC news this morning about the raid on Bolton's home and office. Showed a clip of Trump saying he didn't know anything about it. That's a lie. He lies. He lies. News reporters need to refuse to accept what he says as truth.
I have been trying to leave messages with senators & congress people to protest the military takeover of the country. All the voicemail recordings cut off after 60 seconds. How can we force congress people to register our complaints? It costs almost a dollar now to mail a letter. I can't afford it.
August 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have been trying to leave messages with senators & congress people to protest the military takeover of the country. All the voicemail recordings cut off after 60 seconds. How can we force congress people to register our complaints? It costs almost a dollar now to mail a letter. I can't afford it.
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I do have more optimism for the future than I did at inauguration, simply because I think this strategy of "break everything all at once as fast as we can without any window dressing" is not sustainable and is going to manifest public fury in the coming year.
August 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I do have more optimism for the future than I did at inauguration, simply because I think this strategy of "break everything all at once as fast as we can without any window dressing" is not sustainable and is going to manifest public fury in the coming year.
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
August 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
On October 17, 2016 I wrote this to authors of a Politico article on Trump: "To Ms. Glasser and Mr. Kruse: Your Q & A on Trump "...very dangerous man..." was excellent but while I admire you and your guests for getting a lot right, you are missing the story. What is going on with Trump is 1/4
August 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
On October 17, 2016 I wrote this to authors of a Politico article on Trump: "To Ms. Glasser and Mr. Kruse: Your Q & A on Trump "...very dangerous man..." was excellent but while I admire you and your guests for getting a lot right, you are missing the story. What is going on with Trump is 1/4
I sometimes wondered, while I was writing my book on Eustache Dauger, whether there were any cats or dogs in the prisons where he lived, or even if he had a regular cat or dog visitor? The documents of the case are silent about this.
July 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I sometimes wondered, while I was writing my book on Eustache Dauger, whether there were any cats or dogs in the prisons where he lived, or even if he had a regular cat or dog visitor? The documents of the case are silent about this.
OTD July 14, 1789, the men who stormed into the Bastille had an agenda: one item on the list was to learn who the Man in the Iron Mask was. He had died in the Bastille on November 19, 1703, but he hadn't been forgotten by conspiracy theorists, (1
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
OTD July 14, 1789, the men who stormed into the Bastille had an agenda: one item on the list was to learn who the Man in the Iron Mask was. He had died in the Bastille on November 19, 1703, but he hadn't been forgotten by conspiracy theorists, (1
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Let's dig a bit deeper into all that's going on with trade, tariffs and the economy.
The wonderful @sykescharlie.bsky.social sat me down for a chat minutes after Trump started sending the "trade letters," so you may see me a little unplugged (but hopefully analytic)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mypw...
The wonderful @sykescharlie.bsky.social sat me down for a chat minutes after Trump started sending the "trade letters," so you may see me a little unplugged (but hopefully analytic)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mypw...
Justin Wolfers: Why Economics is Like Sex
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
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July 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Let's dig a bit deeper into all that's going on with trade, tariffs and the economy.
The wonderful @sykescharlie.bsky.social sat me down for a chat minutes after Trump started sending the "trade letters," so you may see me a little unplugged (but hopefully analytic)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mypw...
The wonderful @sykescharlie.bsky.social sat me down for a chat minutes after Trump started sending the "trade letters," so you may see me a little unplugged (but hopefully analytic)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mypw...