Gavin
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Sumer's legacy continues in many aspects of civilization, which those in the modern day take for granted as having always existed. #history
Sumer: The Cradle of Civilization
Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day southern Iraq and parts of Kuwait), which has long been considered the cradle of civilization. The name comes from Akkadian, the...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Sumer's legacy continues in many aspects of civilization, which those in the modern day take for granted as having always existed. #history
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This is why, despite what some American Jewish groups seemed to believe, I actually think a Mamdani loss for mayor would have been far worse for American Jews than a victory. It would not have defeated anti-Israel politics, but channeled them to much worse actors, who do not care about antisemitism.
February 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is why, despite what some American Jewish groups seemed to believe, I actually think a Mamdani loss for mayor would have been far worse for American Jews than a victory. It would not have defeated anti-Israel politics, but channeled them to much worse actors, who do not care about antisemitism.
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What begins as entirely legitimate criticism of the state of Israel is going to lead a certain segment of people down internet rabbit holes where right and left meet in conspiracism about Jews.
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
What begins as entirely legitimate criticism of the state of Israel is going to lead a certain segment of people down internet rabbit holes where right and left meet in conspiracism about Jews.
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Alexander B. Bick - Minutes of Empire
Dutch West India Company Politics, 1618–1648
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
Dutch West India Company Politics, 1618–1648
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Alexander B. Bick - Minutes of Empire
Dutch West India Company Politics, 1618–1648
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
Dutch West India Company Politics, 1618–1648
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
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Jon Wilson - Out of Chaos
A Global History of the Nation State
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A Global History of the Nation State
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February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Jon Wilson - Out of Chaos
A Global History of the Nation State
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
A Global History of the Nation State
À paraître en juillet aux Oxford UP
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A study of the impact of Stolpersteine - small plates bearing the names of Holocaust victims - finds that Germans with far-right views who see these stones actually become even more anti-refugee when they are reminded of Nazism. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Can Monuments to Victims Increase Tolerance? | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge Core
Can Monuments to Victims Increase Tolerance?
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January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A study of the impact of Stolpersteine - small plates bearing the names of Holocaust victims - finds that Germans with far-right views who see these stones actually become even more anti-refugee when they are reminded of Nazism. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I’m not saying things were always great, but it does feel new that I log onto Facebook to see what my family members are doing and am immediately fed this.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I’m not saying things were always great, but it does feel new that I log onto Facebook to see what my family members are doing and am immediately fed this.
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Belgin Turan Özkaya et Sibel Zandi-Sayek (dir.) - Ottoman Mobilities in the Global Nineteenth Century
À paraître en avril chez De Gruyter
À paraître en avril chez De Gruyter
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Belgin Turan Özkaya et Sibel Zandi-Sayek (dir.) - Ottoman Mobilities in the Global Nineteenth Century
À paraître en avril chez De Gruyter
À paraître en avril chez De Gruyter
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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A billionaire has essentially infinite money to burn on whatever stupid or evil idea they have.
They can afford to outsource every single hassle in life not connected to that idea, every smallest distraction from doing it.
They can afford meat and digital sycophants to praise them 24/7.
They can afford to outsource every single hassle in life not connected to that idea, every smallest distraction from doing it.
They can afford meat and digital sycophants to praise them 24/7.
February 1, 2026 at 6:44 AM
A billionaire has essentially infinite money to burn on whatever stupid or evil idea they have.
They can afford to outsource every single hassle in life not connected to that idea, every smallest distraction from doing it.
They can afford meat and digital sycophants to praise them 24/7.
They can afford to outsource every single hassle in life not connected to that idea, every smallest distraction from doing it.
They can afford meat and digital sycophants to praise them 24/7.
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Epstein being the Forrest Gump of pedophile billionaires makes sense when you consider that he had enough money to do whatever he felt like, for decades without consequence, 24/7.
*Every* billionaire could do the exact same thing if they felt like it.
Each is a ticking time bomb.
*Every* billionaire could do the exact same thing if they felt like it.
Each is a ticking time bomb.
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Epstein being the Forrest Gump of pedophile billionaires makes sense when you consider that he had enough money to do whatever he felt like, for decades without consequence, 24/7.
*Every* billionaire could do the exact same thing if they felt like it.
Each is a ticking time bomb.
*Every* billionaire could do the exact same thing if they felt like it.
Each is a ticking time bomb.
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Florian Louis - 1904
Genèse du XXe siècle
Troisième volume de la collection "Une année dans l'histoire" aux @editions-puf.bsky.social
En librairie le 10 septembre
Genèse du XXe siècle
Troisième volume de la collection "Une année dans l'histoire" aux @editions-puf.bsky.social
En librairie le 10 septembre
September 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Florian Louis - 1904
Genèse du XXe siècle
Troisième volume de la collection "Une année dans l'histoire" aux @editions-puf.bsky.social
En librairie le 10 septembre
Genèse du XXe siècle
Troisième volume de la collection "Une année dans l'histoire" aux @editions-puf.bsky.social
En librairie le 10 septembre
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Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution, 1917-21 by Orlando Figes; In my opinion this is Figes' only good work of history, as this is a vivid analysis into how the peasantry reacted to and interacted with the Revolution in the Volga region of Russia.
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution, 1917-21 by Orlando Figes; In my opinion this is Figes' only good work of history, as this is a vivid analysis into how the peasantry reacted to and interacted with the Revolution in the Volga region of Russia.
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Mad monk 'who wouldn't die' in 'worst ever execution'
Grigori Rasputin was a controversial figure in Russian history who had a significant impact on the Romanov family and the Russian Empire
Grigori Rasputin was a controversial figure in Russian history who had a significant impact on the Romanov family and the Russian Empire
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November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Mad monk 'who wouldn't die' in 'worst ever execution'
Grigori Rasputin was a controversial figure in Russian history who had a significant impact on the Romanov family and the Russian Empire
Grigori Rasputin was a controversial figure in Russian history who had a significant impact on the Romanov family and the Russian Empire
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Wake up, gamers. Possible Dimetrodon barf dropped.
have you ever wanted to see dimetrodon vomit? no? well that's just too bad, because rebillard et al. have described a regurgitalite tentatively attributed to d. teutonis from early permian germany
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Wake up, gamers. Possible Dimetrodon barf dropped.
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The “unipolar moment” was in fact very brief — just a dozen years from 1991 (the Gulf War & the collapse of the Soviet Union) to 2003 (the start of the Iraqi insurgency)
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The “unipolar moment” was in fact very brief — just a dozen years from 1991 (the Gulf War & the collapse of the Soviet Union) to 2003 (the start of the Iraqi insurgency)
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Maui says, “unless it was a butt dial. That will make sense in 2,000 years.”
Aside from how whack that line is, we have a chronological date for the setting of the movie. Actually fairly early in the Polynesian expansion. Tonga and Fiji have been peopled but not Hawai’i, Rapa Nui, or Aotearoa.
Aside from how whack that line is, we have a chronological date for the setting of the movie. Actually fairly early in the Polynesian expansion. Tonga and Fiji have been peopled but not Hawai’i, Rapa Nui, or Aotearoa.
January 31, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Maui says, “unless it was a butt dial. That will make sense in 2,000 years.”
Aside from how whack that line is, we have a chronological date for the setting of the movie. Actually fairly early in the Polynesian expansion. Tonga and Fiji have been peopled but not Hawai’i, Rapa Nui, or Aotearoa.
Aside from how whack that line is, we have a chronological date for the setting of the movie. Actually fairly early in the Polynesian expansion. Tonga and Fiji have been peopled but not Hawai’i, Rapa Nui, or Aotearoa.
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Moana 2 (not-Pixar movie of the night; haven’t watched it before) opening with her finding evidence of human habitation with fractured pottery is such relatable content.
Also, in France they call her Vaiana and so is my localized English audio for some reason here on Disney+.
Also, in France they call her Vaiana and so is my localized English audio for some reason here on Disney+.
January 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Moana 2 (not-Pixar movie of the night; haven’t watched it before) opening with her finding evidence of human habitation with fractured pottery is such relatable content.
Also, in France they call her Vaiana and so is my localized English audio for some reason here on Disney+.
Also, in France they call her Vaiana and so is my localized English audio for some reason here on Disney+.
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I'm an Urartu Irredentist
January 31, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I'm an Urartu Irredentist
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Curious about what was happening in the Americas during medieval centuries? 🏛️ Dive in with an engaging online course. medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/amer... #MedievalStudies #GlobalHistory
The Americas During the Middle Ages 500-1500 CE
Examine the history of indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere from 500-1500 CE in North America and Mesoamerica. Study the diverse peoples, lifestyles, environments, and historical trends that…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Curious about what was happening in the Americas during medieval centuries? 🏛️ Dive in with an engaging online course. medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/amer... #MedievalStudies #GlobalHistory
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Gird yourself for battle with two new Creator Packs - Out Now!
Inspired by 13th-14th century warfare, High Medieval Warfare Attire by JedNick brings new armor sets and 18 helmets with English, French, and German designs
Give your knights a sharper look - pdxint.at/3NQprpj
Trailer - pdxint.at/4rg5d6X
Inspired by 13th-14th century warfare, High Medieval Warfare Attire by JedNick brings new armor sets and 18 helmets with English, French, and German designs
Give your knights a sharper look - pdxint.at/3NQprpj
Trailer - pdxint.at/4rg5d6X
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Gird yourself for battle with two new Creator Packs - Out Now!
Inspired by 13th-14th century warfare, High Medieval Warfare Attire by JedNick brings new armor sets and 18 helmets with English, French, and German designs
Give your knights a sharper look - pdxint.at/3NQprpj
Trailer - pdxint.at/4rg5d6X
Inspired by 13th-14th century warfare, High Medieval Warfare Attire by JedNick brings new armor sets and 18 helmets with English, French, and German designs
Give your knights a sharper look - pdxint.at/3NQprpj
Trailer - pdxint.at/4rg5d6X
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Happy #MapMonday! This is a map I made extrapolating from the world map we briefly see in RRR.
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy #MapMonday! This is a map I made extrapolating from the world map we briefly see in RRR.
I’ve started to watch this Great Courses Plus lecture series on Central Asian history, and I do recommend it!
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I’ve started to watch this Great Courses Plus lecture series on Central Asian history, and I do recommend it!
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...
The great civilizational crossroads
history.unc.edu/2025/02/11/d...