nah this list sucks BETTER top 10 (not ordered) red alert civ iii battlefield 4 Assassins Creed 2 Super Mario World Galaga Age of Empires 2 CoD World at War Skyrim Mortal Kombat II honorable mention: Oblivion Diablo II Mass Effect 2 Metal Gear Solid KOTOR MARIO 64

kids who learned to love medieval and renaissance history form Age of Empires encyclopedia RISE UP

I’m convinced the only reason I was allowed to play Command and Conquer: Red Alert growing up was because my dad was a cold warrior and saw a game about fighting a Soviet invasion of Western Europe as wholesome fun (he didn’t know you could play as the Soviets)

radical humility is my favorite part of catholicism, though I am not a practicing christian.

I just love that he's saying this about a guy whose Pope job has a bullet point that literally says "washing the feet of prisoners, and telling them that they are still children of God worthy of dignity and compassion"

bought some rubber mulch for the first time and i'm excited

The ZUMWALT and MONSOOR of their day?

The man who could have pulled more pussy than any other man in history drove this absolute unit:

Congratulations to my Hungarian brothers and sisters! You've done well, but the fight is not over. Working together with your European neighbors will make all you stronger and more prosperous. a little envy but also pride and hope from us here in the US.

just realized one of the traditional safe places for men to be free of masculine judgement of colors is cars. if you've got a 369 pete slammed, that thing can be metallic purple and pink and dudes will say hell yeah. if you try the same thing with suits people will snicker.

it is somewhat funny that the constitutional system was built to protect property and commercial interests and now, 239 years later, we have a president who is dismantling it while destroying the economy. almost like these two things are linked 🤔

not freaking bad. not to check my grade (again!) and see how things look.

It's an overused term, but some of the desire to avoid legitimate charities in favor of obscure organizations or individuals is pure hipster shit. "ICRC? Heh. I give to a specific displaced database administrator, you've probably never heard of him or his 600 identical copies."

so much of our shit is unrepairable because the factory repair procedures are locked up. Honda is a great example. they stopped making a full manual & now have it locked behind a portal subscription that costs 1000's a month. this kills small GP mechanics.

A facet of the historical American religious experience that is forgotten with the securitization of society is the level of homegrown faith that existed. America had not one not two, but THREE mass "Great Awakenings" that were more or less spontaneous outbursts of revivalism & new denominations.

Eastern Indiana is suffering from its long disconnection to the motherland. We must save these people from the psychological destruction they continue to self-inflict as means of lashing out against themselves for remaining un-liberated.

With Iran dominating the news cycle again, and their stockpile of enriched uranium being a key part of some of that news, I figured I would share this one again.

on the eastern front, The Russians loved the Matilda. they mourned that it couldn't be mounted with a bigger gun, but it was used as infantry support for a good while.

Henry V; before the gates of Harfluer: Is King Henry threatening the people of the city with rape and pillage? or is he being realistic in saying he can't hold his men back if the fight goes on? that command will break down and he won't be able to control what they do? what do you think?

The only Spector i've read was "In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Post War Asia." a wonderful read and extremely informative overview of the immediate post war environment in Asia. could've been 2x as long and still not long enough.

as always i think Ivanhoe is my most read ever. uncountable times. though not for many years.

Hey listen, its saturday night, and maybe you have 93 seconds to watch a sick ass movie. CHECK OUT EPISODE 3 OF THE ATOMICS THAT BIND US

FYI, @skywatch.blue has added block lists for bogus fundraisers and platform manipulation that are worth worth using if you've been seeing a lot of new trash accounts lately like I have.

I have made it through all 43 years of my life w/o sexually assaulting anyone. If this gives the GOP the CA governor's race, it's the fault of every single person in the Dems who knew about it & didn't do shit. Letting a predator stay free because he votes like you makes you a shitty person, too.

THIS RUSH HATE IS ENTIRELY UNJUSTIFIED (and maybe correct)

"No one has ever gotten pregnant while listening to the music of Rush. Clinical studies show that when combined with watching a male sexual partner play air bass along to the extended solo in 'Freewill,' the contraceptive efficacy of Rush approaches 100 percent."

Hey listen, its saturday night, and maybe you have 93 seconds to watch a sick ass movie. CHECK OUT EPISODE 3 OF THE ATOMICS THAT BIND US

if i thought my law firm woudl let me id split time and work at the rail yard again, run the forklift 1-2 days a week.

taking my skid steer to bar as one does

well i'm good and tired. the mini is back at its home, looking to borrow my BIL bobcat to do better grade work. shits hard with hug stone like that

“Make a wheelbarrow but 63% more warhammer.”

Following the American Civil War, Congress and public sentiment steered the Navy into a period of steep decline. The 'Virginius Affair' clearly embarrassed Navy leadership, and the Congress, and eventually lead to a renaissance in doctrine and technology. An interesting period of naval history.

anti-papist rhetoric and thought is a long tradition in the American experience. This is not to justify it, but to remind that it rearing its head now is not unique to MAGA. The colonies were founded by rabid anti-papists in several instances! in several colonies they were disenfranchised!

its soo adorable

we out here

You do not have to hand it to the Islamic Republic, that is a thing you do not need to do

Really not a fan of the reposts of the Iranian LEGO ai vids are rife with antisemitic imagery but get shared under the aegis of owning the admin

I LOVE THIS.

“Is this a trial and error based system of consensus generation reacting to stress with trial and error consensus finding? Nah, probably the elders of Zion doing nefarious string pulling.” - Every other boomer.

Taken a dozen summers ago. An Adirondack moment.

you know i've started drinking a light protein shake for breakfast, and i gotta say I enjoy it. maybe because it's the same brand same flavor I was using ten years ago, so nostalgia, but it tastes good and I like the routine of knowing exactly what i'm gonna have.

petrodollar conspiracies are attractive to a lot of folks. evil kissinger manipulating the world behind the scenes is basically a trope at this point. then you link in the 70's stagflation, a dash of anti-semitism, and stabbed in the back by the elites & you basically get boomer foundation theory

P.S. I am begging people to stop believing—and parroting—the tale about the 1974 US-Saudi deal that, according to legend, has underpinned the dollar’s global role for 50+ years.

Percentage-wise, there was that train in April of 1865. . .

Well, I remembered I had made a youtube channel a few years ago and didnt do anything with it. Sooo I uploaded some videos to it. Link here: www.youtube.com/@hoosier.hom...

ignorant folks want to shit talk midwestern food as being bland but they're either repeating tropes and have never ate here or are remembering gma depression recipes it's true that spicy heat is not a focus here, but don't mistake heat for flavor. we do milder flavors here that highlight the food.

personally, they need to stick it on a flatbed and haul it to every major city in the country, Do a 1 day stop for smaller ones and 2 day for the bigger one. it'd be the biggest damn tourist draw in history .

The Siege of Firebase Gloria is.. a lot to watch... one of my all time favs though.

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