Mouse of the West
@mouseofthewest
Profile background image is from trial of Louis Riel, leader of
In this case it's self-control not Bismarck which is being fired, but it's substantially the same effect on policy And yes Bismarck was a bad person, that part of the comparison stands?
@matthewstoller.bsky.social et tu brute? (assuming that this image is correct, not made up)
There's only so far mice could diffuse a technology in one year, prior to the domestication of humans
Uh yes actually and drunk as f**k the whole way through #historysky
@adamtooze.bsky.social Carney is a hockey goaltender, which is why he was successfully caesarized. Goalies have to have a bad memory as to their past failures whereas accountants are supposed to never forget. (Goalies are taught about constantly re-positioning)
So, an hidden reference in #DuskBeyondTheEndOfTheWorld post-apocalyptic anime: in Episode 7, a librarian chases our protagonist in a hidden archive. A book tumbles off the shelf, spine towards us. The name of the book is "Echoes of the Las Dawn". This is a actual novel published October 2025...
I should tell you all to watch #MayIAdkForOneMoreThing But I am not sure all of you are worthy
If anyone wants to update #bayesian priors, Google Map seems to have a route Start in Baye, about a one hour walk to the Holy Cross Abbey, ask at the gate for the Priory
"Value versus Momentum" also known as the parable of the ant and the cricket
Careful what you ask for, the self-defeating stupidity of the evil is one of the few credible signs of divine providence (image from Ukraine)
Paul was the greatest reply guy of the ancient world! He almost started a schism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inciden... Letter to the Romans is Paul's defence - an entire book of the Bible! Peter and Paul were later martyred together, Paul reportedly forgiving Peter then, that's what it took
These are armoured crop-dusting aircraft designed to spray coca fields. Someone spent USD $3B thinking that special forces are going to be going to South America (n.b. "allied nations") N.B. no ejection seat - if you're shot down, we want plausible deniability instead of Francis Gary Powers
The 11th Hussars were called the "Cherry Pickers" and wore tight red pants
Antireelectionism has entered the chat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabun...
Yuri Andropov has entered the chat Although a deep meaningful relationship manga/anime about a KGB agent who became a bureaucrat would be cool, maybe the love interest would be Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Anime recommendation (Summer 2025): Secrets of the Silent Witch #socialanxiety #otome #parody plus some decent fantasy world construction elements. Most importantly, a cute talking cat*! www.imdb.com/title/tt3331... *I am waiting for rodent representation
*EVERGREEN TWEET ALERT* Reagan seemed like a joke in '64... he met Nancy filming this late-career dud