Just a reminder.

We are going to Hell in hand basket….

There is bad history and then there’s this abomination. Apparently, the machines are winning…https://youtu.be/kXUuLOEvBV4

Excellent explanation below of what historians do. For such examples of controversy in #WWII #CanadianMilitaryHistory, @otdmilhistory.bsky.social has done good work for Hong Kong and @okeefehistorian.bsky.social for Dieppe. Anyone interested in these battles should study their findings.

The kid gets it!

The guy gets it! Go Jays!

YEJESUS!

For those of you who didn’t know, he fought a most private and courageous war for over a decade against cancer. RIP Timmy. You will be missed my friend.

I guess there is a new “Curse of the Bambino”…

Holding out for a Trebuchet…

The one lone voice of support at the pentagon today…

This will be the beginning of a Vichy America. I suspect PH will demand the generals swear allegiance to Trump (like Hitler’s “soldier’s oath) rather than the constitution. The ones that do not will be fired immediately. The ones who swear allegiance will be compensated in mercenary fashion.

We have lost a legend. 😢 Gentleman. Scholar. Hall of Fame NHL and Team Canada champion athlete. The unforgettable pose, imitated by millions of adoring young fans. RIP, number 29. 😢

Ken Dryden has died. A Hockey Hall of Famer with the Montreal Canadiens, he won six Stanley Cups, the Conn Smythe, Calder and five Vezinas. A best-selling author, he also served in Parliament from 2004 to 2011.

Yeah, I remember those good old days of checking out a Playboy, a Hustler or a Jugs mag from my elementary school library. They kept them next to Richie Rich, Sergeant Rock, and Archie. But again, we were progressive….

A prime aspect of Dieppe Raid was targeting naval sigs material for capture. German sources confirm a signals facility operating in the port which required its own security detachment. 5 bags of TopSecret cipher material were destroyed before contents could be pinched by Allies.

The myths about Ian Fleming’s World War II role—whether as the real James Bond or simply a faceless bureaucrat—are inaccurate. In truth, Fleming was closely involved in British intelligence as the personal assistant to Admiral John Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence.

Not sure they thought this post-concussion announcement out in advance…

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth - Voltaire legionmagazine.com/historian-da...

Well, there’s only one way to make it “a memorial”.

I know it’s the onion, but…

81 years ago today.