René Seindal
@seindal.dk
Immigrant. EU citizen 🇪🇺, Dane 🇩🇰 living in Venice 🇮🇹. Historian 📖 and keen photographer 📸. Servant of two dogs 🐕🐩.
Working at History Walks Venice
https://historywalksvenice.com
Working at History Walks Venice
https://historywalksvenice.com
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Reminder that Russia’s war on Ukraine is not some locked conflict, with soldiers taking occasional pot-shots across wire-topped fences.
It’s Russia systematically murdering Ukrainians every day.
It’s Russia systematically murdering Ukrainians every day.
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Russian attack on civilians in the Sumy region while people were trying to evacuate to safety.
An injured man is sitting over the body of a woman that Russia just murdered. One Russian FPV drone killed the woman, then killed the man.
Russian attack on civilians in the Sumy region while people were trying to evacuate to safety.
An injured man is sitting over the body of a woman that Russia just murdered. One Russian FPV drone killed the woman, then killed the man.
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Reminder that Russia’s war on Ukraine is not some locked conflict, with soldiers taking occasional pot-shots across wire-topped fences.
It’s Russia systematically murdering Ukrainians every day.
It’s Russia systematically murdering Ukrainians every day.
Who is going to be the Matteotti to Trump's Mussolini.
Living in Italy, and having studied history, you realise that we've been here before.
Living in Italy, and having studied history, you realise that we've been here before.
January 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Who is going to be the Matteotti to Trump's Mussolini.
Living in Italy, and having studied history, you realise that we've been here before.
Living in Italy, and having studied history, you realise that we've been here before.
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In three years either ICE will be abolished or the USA will be a police state. Hard to see it ending any other way.
January 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In three years either ICE will be abolished or the USA will be a police state. Hard to see it ending any other way.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Defeating a fascist regime whose death squads kill with impunity and evident pleasure, will demand many more sacrifices.
When will it be indistinguishable from a civil war?
When will it be indistinguishable from a civil war?
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Defeating a fascist regime whose death squads kill with impunity and evident pleasure, will demand many more sacrifices.
When will it be indistinguishable from a civil war?
When will it be indistinguishable from a civil war?
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Look who Italian Deputy PM Salvini has been hosting in his Ministerial office.
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Look who Italian Deputy PM Salvini has been hosting in his Ministerial office.
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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Witkoff and Kushner landed in Moscow.
It’s Witkoff’s 7th visit to Russia.
He has visited Ukraine 0 times.
It’s Witkoff’s 7th visit to Russia.
He has visited Ukraine 0 times.
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Witkoff and Kushner landed in Moscow.
It’s Witkoff’s 7th visit to Russia.
He has visited Ukraine 0 times.
It’s Witkoff’s 7th visit to Russia.
He has visited Ukraine 0 times.
Note to self: Never buy American again, if avoidable.
🤔 Trump: We have never needed them (NATO). We have never asked anything of them.
You know they say they sent troops to Afghanistan, and they did.
They stayed a little back, little off the frontlines.
You know they say they sent troops to Afghanistan, and they did.
They stayed a little back, little off the frontlines.
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Note to self: Never buy American again, if avoidable.
Rutte offered trump this deal, and trump bought it.
Status quo as a momentous win.
The art of the deal.
Status quo as a momentous win.
The art of the deal.
Avalon Project - Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951
avalon.law.yale.edu
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Rutte offered trump this deal, and trump bought it.
Status quo as a momentous win.
The art of the deal.
Status quo as a momentous win.
The art of the deal.
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Shaheds and blackouts don’t surprise us anymore.
But the sky still does. ✨
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.
When you live with drones and power cuts, you learn to notice things like this — and to hold on to them.
But the sky still does. ✨
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.
When you live with drones and power cuts, you learn to notice things like this — and to hold on to them.
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Shaheds and blackouts don’t surprise us anymore.
But the sky still does. ✨
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.
When you live with drones and power cuts, you learn to notice things like this — and to hold on to them.
But the sky still does. ✨
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.
When you live with drones and power cuts, you learn to notice things like this — and to hold on to them.
What does federal crimes matter with trump wielding the pardon.
None of the regime will ever face charges, unless they anger trump personally.
None of the regime will ever face charges, unless they anger trump personally.
If you weaponize the DOJ to intimidate elected officials, that’s not “politics.” It’s a federal crime. Retaliatory investigations violate civil‑rights and obstruction laws. Anyone turning law enforcement into a threat is advertising their own liability.
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
What does federal crimes matter with trump wielding the pardon.
None of the regime will ever face charges, unless they anger trump personally.
None of the regime will ever face charges, unless they anger trump personally.
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Venice treacle
When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived.
From his diary for late March 1646:
historywalksvenice.com/article/dail...
When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived.
From his diary for late March 1646:
historywalksvenice.com/article/dail...
Venice treacle - History Walks in Venice
Venice treacle, or theriac, was an ancient wonder medicine, an antidote for most poisons and a cure for most ailments, including the plague.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Venice treacle
When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived.
From his diary for late March 1646:
historywalksvenice.com/article/dail...
When the English gentleman John Evelyn left Venice in 1646, after almost a year in Venice and Padua, he had more stuff than when he had arrived.
From his diary for late March 1646:
historywalksvenice.com/article/dail...
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The Venetian Stories Podcast
Episode 23 — Venice treacle — the cure-all remedy
Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy.
#Venice #Theriac
Episode 23 — Venice treacle — the cure-all remedy
Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy.
#Venice #Theriac
Episode 23 — Venice treacle — the cure-all remedy - Venetian Stories
Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy.
venetianstories.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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A few months ago Chris Philp called me “unhinged” in a Telegraph article about a video I made.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
A few months ago Chris Philp called me “unhinged” in a Telegraph article about a video I made.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
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The preparation of Theriac.
These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the Testa d'Oro pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background.
#Engravings #Medicine #Theriac #Venezia #Venice
These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the Testa d'Oro pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background.
#Engravings #Medicine #Theriac #Venezia #Venice
The preparation of Theriac — two prints (1600s) - History Walks in Venice
Two prints, from the 1600s, depicting the production in public of the wonder-medicine theriac, at the Testa d'Oro pharmacy at Rialto.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The preparation of Theriac.
These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the Testa d'Oro pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background.
#Engravings #Medicine #Theriac #Venezia #Venice
These two prints depict elements of the public preparation of theriac at the Testa d'Oro pharmacy in Venice, at the Rialto bridge, which is seen in the background.
#Engravings #Medicine #Theriac #Venezia #Venice
The person who made up the term "doom scrolling", didn't imagine 2026.
What an infernal year!
#doomscrolling
What an infernal year!
#doomscrolling
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
The person who made up the term "doom scrolling", didn't imagine 2026.
What an infernal year!
#doomscrolling
What an infernal year!
#doomscrolling
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GROK IS GENERATING ABOUT ‘ONE NONCONSENSUAL SEXUALIZED IMAGE PER MINUTE www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Grok Is Generating About 'One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute'
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok keeps churning out nonconsenual images of women and minors in bikinis and lingerie, outraging users and regulators
www.rollingstone.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
GROK IS GENERATING ABOUT ‘ONE NONCONSENSUAL SEXUALIZED IMAGE PER MINUTE www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Has Trump just sacrificed Taiwan?
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Has Trump just sacrificed Taiwan?
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi were, in 1524, charged with overseeing the banks operating in Venice, around the markets at Rialto.
Since the Middle Ages, noble families had operated banking activities around the Rialto with insufficient oversight.
#Banking #Venice #SkyStorians
Since the Middle Ages, noble families had operated banking activities around the Rialto with insufficient oversight.
#Banking #Venice #SkyStorians
Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi — ASV Indice - History Walks in Venice
"Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi" from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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December 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi were, in 1524, charged with overseeing the banks operating in Venice, around the markets at Rialto.
Since the Middle Ages, noble families had operated banking activities around the Rialto with insufficient oversight.
#Banking #Venice #SkyStorians
Since the Middle Ages, noble families had operated banking activities around the Rialto with insufficient oversight.
#Banking #Venice #SkyStorians
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Hope we can all find something in life we love as much as Brigitte Bardot loved getting convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred by a French court.
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hope we can all find something in life we love as much as Brigitte Bardot loved getting convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred by a French court.
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“A Musk, Zuckerberg e compagnia: in Europa abbiamo un mercato di milioni di utenti che fanno guadagnare un sacco di soldi alle vostre aziende. Ma noi amiamo anche proteggere i nostri cittadini e le nostre democrazie legiferando”, ha detto l’europarlamentare Laura Ballarin
December 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“A Musk, Zuckerberg e compagnia: in Europa abbiamo un mercato di milioni di utenti che fanno guadagnare un sacco di soldi alle vostre aziende. Ma noi amiamo anche proteggere i nostri cittadini e le nostre democrazie legiferando”, ha detto l’europarlamentare Laura Ballarin
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In Venice, there's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of San Zulian, above the entrance.
Yet another saint, one presumes, walking on towards St Mark's.
Well, no! That's Tommaso Ravenna, astrologer & physician, who in the 1500s got rich and famous selling remedies for syphilis.
Yet another saint, one presumes, walking on towards St Mark's.
Well, no! That's Tommaso Ravenna, astrologer & physician, who in the 1500s got rich and famous selling remedies for syphilis.
Thomas Philologus Ravennas - History Walks in Venice
The statue on the façade of the San Zulian church is not a saint, but an astrologer and doctor, who sold remedies for syphilis.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In Venice, there's a statue of a bearded man on the façade of the church of San Zulian, above the entrance.
Yet another saint, one presumes, walking on towards St Mark's.
Well, no! That's Tommaso Ravenna, astrologer & physician, who in the 1500s got rich and famous selling remedies for syphilis.
Yet another saint, one presumes, walking on towards St Mark's.
Well, no! That's Tommaso Ravenna, astrologer & physician, who in the 1500s got rich and famous selling remedies for syphilis.