Reposted by HistoryBytesM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Bernie, Telling it how it is, Especially in Chumplandia..... 19464201
Reposted by HistoryBytesRos Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I feel the King has looked me in the face. Which of us has not realised we cannot afford to take a train before 10am? www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRoyal train to be cut in Palace cost-saving measureThe announcement has come alongside the annual publication of royal finances. 1286
Reposted by HistoryBytesGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Even more to the point, taking the claims of power at face value, which is the BBC's endemic disease. 61969209
Reposted by HistoryBytesM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The only thing Your Daddy Chump Accomplished,was letting a Journalist get Murdered and Filling All of Your Pockets with Blood Money..... 2012647
Reposted by HistoryBytesBeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 25/06/2025🚩 HOW MANY CHILDREN will RFK JR KILL 💀👺 ⛑️ Kennedy ANNOUNCES that the USA will NO LONGER DONATE 🚫 to the Global Vaccine Alliance 💉 that SAVES the LIVES of MILLIONS of vulnerable CHILDREN. 🏥 www.politico.com/news/2025/06... 42307214
Reposted by HistoryBytesBeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 26/06/2025GOP VIBE: “LET THEM EAT CAKE” 🎂 🥳 40997434
Reposted by HistoryBytesPlaying With History @playingwithhistory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Packed with over 200 pages of deep dives and interviews with game developers and historians, you can learn more about our gamer’s guide to history here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...kickstarter.comPlaying With History - The Gamer's Guide To HistoryA new book exploring iconic video games and the historic events, cultures, and people that inspired them. 001
Reposted by HistoryBytesPlaying With History @playingwithhistory.bsky.social · 26/06/20256 days to go. We’re closing in on our Kickstarter funding goal, but still need your help. Our new book explores 10,000,000 years of history in video games. Available at an earlybird discount with prices starting from £8. 102
Reposted by HistoryBytesPlaying With History @playingwithhistory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025You can request access to the Crosswind alpha here (PC only): store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/...store.steampowered.comCrosswind on SteamCrosswind is a survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Explore procedural open world, gather, build and craft. Overcome challenging bosses in soulslite combat. Sail your ship, fight on land and sea, ... 001
Reposted by HistoryBytesPlaying With History @playingwithhistory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025The alpha playtest for upcoming pirate survival game, Crosswind, has hit the high seas. A new trailer gives us a better look at its swashbuckling combat, naval battles, boss fights, and base building, complete with a classic sea shanty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BHD...youtube.comCrosswind: Drunken Sailor (Alpha Test Trailer)YouTube video by Crosswind 111
Reposted by HistoryBytesPlaying With History @playingwithhistory.bsky.social · 10/06/2025What can video games teach us about history? We see them as virtual museums and an invaluable way to interact with the past. Playing With History is your time-travelling guide to gaming: get a copy of our book for as little as £8 and help us bring this project to life. 112
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025“Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera TV in an interview on Wednesday. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comIran Says Nuclear Sites ‘Badly Damaged’ by US, AP ReportsIran said its nuclear installations were “badly damaged” by US airstrikes, the first such comments by Tehran as debate grows over how much the bombardment managed to dent the Islamic Republic’s atomic... 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Beijing asks companies for lists of specialists to keep tabs on them apple.news/AyVFNYnmtSam...apple.newsChina to Block Its Rare-Earth Experts From Spilling Their Secrets — The Wall Street JournalBeijing asks companies for lists of specialists to keep tabs on them 000
Reposted by HistoryBytesZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 25/06/2025And more & more of us getting old, too, drawing a pension, relying more & more on the NHS. The country is absolutely NOT READY for our ageing population crisis. 1316232
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025A Putin War With NATO Would Cost the World $1.5 Trillion www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comPutin Going to War with NATO Would Cost World $1.5 TrillionThe NATO chief says Russia may be ready for an attack on eastern Europe within five years. 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many expect. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEU Warns a Baseline Trump Tariff Would Still Spur RetaliationThe European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many expect. 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025AFTER ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL WARS of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comPhotos: A Road Trip Through Syria After the Fall of Bashar al-AssadAfter decades of dictatorship and 13 years of civil war, can Syria put itself back together? Our journalists traveled the length of the country to explore its hopes and its challenges. 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Preliminary classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...nytimes.comStrike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Will America’s pre-emptive strike discourage other countries from pursuing a weapon — or just the opposite? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/w...nytimes.comThe Bombing of Iran May Teach an Unwelcome Lesson on Nuclear Weapons 010
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025There was neither a regime change, nor a decapitation of the Iranian nuclear programme. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...aljazeera.comHow Israel failed in IranThere was neither a regime change, nor a decapitation of the Iranian nuclear programme. 010
Reposted by HistoryBytesCitizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 22/06/2025As peaceful as the kiss of death. 011
Reposted by HistoryBytesJohn O Connell @corkiejp.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Who is Gambling with WW3 Now? youtu.be/IwPkZRtBAhU?...youtu.beTrump tells Zelensky he’s gambling with WWIII in heated Oval Office meetingYouTube video by New York Post 113
Reposted by HistoryBytesshiverydug.bsky.social @shiverydug.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Coming to Fife above the clouds. Falkland Hill. East coast idyll and tree fighting the elements. 1525
Reposted by HistoryBytesNancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Father, grandfather Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado dies in ICE custody. They murdered him through denial of proper food and medical care.theguardian.com‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likelyGuardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado 24449254
Reposted by HistoryBytesHubbub🕊️ 🇪🇺 @hubbubbub.bsky.social · 21/06/2025But I merely wanted to express that anguish I feel every day when faced with the decrease of liberal energies, the prostituting of words, the slandered victims, the smug justification of oppression, the insane admiration of force. Albert Camus Resistance, Rebellion and Death: Essays (1960). 152
Reposted by HistoryBytesAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/06/2025The Trump administration issued layoff notices to over 600 employees at Voice of America, a federally funded outlet known for providing independent news to countries with restricted press freedom. 1283225852
Reposted by HistoryBytesDavid M Rubin @six18sfoundry.bsky.social · 20/06/2025From above St Francis looking over Cinque Terre 2375
Reposted by HistoryBytesGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Day by passing day, we are watching what amounts to a national police riot by ICE. But what worries me is that what we are witnessing is not the actions of an agency that believes it will ever be subject to meaningful oversight or legal authority ever again. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...doomsdayscenario.coICE believes it will never face accountability againThe Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy. 56917390
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Are Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran Within Legal Bounds? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...nytimes.comAre Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran Within Legal Bounds? 010
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Satellite Images Reveal Trump’s Dilemma Over Iran Nuclear Complex www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comIran’s Nuclear Sites Barely Damaged as Uranium Goes UndetectedIsrael is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, but uranium could be traveling around undetected 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025A panel rejected a lower court’s finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...nytimes.comAppeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A. 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The Israeli military needs American help to destroy a key nuclear site in Iran. Waiting for that help comes with risks for Israel. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...nytimes.comForced to Wait for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025An Iranian missile caused damage in the northern city of Haifa. Iran’s foreign minister said there was “no room for talking” until Israel stopped its attacks. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...nytimes.comLive Updates: Iran Fires More Missiles Into Israel and Casts Doubt on Talks 010
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Israel’s attack on Iran gave the greenback a boost after a long stretch of trouble. But the long-run prospects for the dollar don’t look good. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...wsj.comWar Brings Out the Best in the DollarIsrael’s attack on Iran gave the greenback a boost after a long stretch of trouble. But the long-run prospects for the dollar don’t look good. 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The high price tag will weigh on Israel to wrap up the conflict quickly www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comIsrael’s War on Iran Is Costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a DayThe price tag could constrain Israel’s ability to conduct a lengthy war. 030
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Russia, which built Iran’s atomic power plant at Bushehr, took part in international negotiations that led to a landmark 2015 accord restricting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in return for an easing of sanctions www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comRussia Watches Israel-Iran Crisis With Few Tools to InterveneRussia is watching Israel’s bombardment of Iran with mounting concern for the survival of a key ally, though the Kremlin recognizes it has few levers to influence the escalating conflict in the Middle... 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Israel has long fought a shadow war with Iran while avoiding all-out conflict. Now Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is risking it all in pursuit of a conclusive victory. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/w...nytimes.comStriking the Heart of the Iranian Regime, Netanyahu Looks to His Legacy 000
Reposted by HistoryBytesMathias Vermeulen @mathver.bsky.social · 12/06/2025I am not an expert on Brazilian law but this seems to be a potentially massive legal precedent? www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comBrazil's top court forms majority to hold social media platforms accountable for users' postsBrazil's Supreme Court formed a majority on Wednesday to hold social media companies accountable for some types of content published by users on their platforms in the country. 17820
Reposted by HistoryBytesZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12/06/2025REMINDER! This is today & it’s going to be awesome 😎😎😎 14612
Reposted by HistoryBytesPascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Poundland sold for £1 and set to shut shops in restructuring www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...independent.co.ukPoundland sold for £1 and set to shut shops in restructuringLaura Ashley owner Gordon Brothers has struck a deal to buy Poundland from European retail group Pepco. 341
Reposted by HistoryBytesShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 11/06/2025#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1963: James A. Hood and Vivian Malone register for classes at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, becoming the first African American students to attend the school after Gov. George Wallace was forced to end his blockade. /1 212055
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Europeans are right to worry about the $250 billion stablecoin market. apple.news/ArzTtR33vS-q...apple.newsOpinion | A Digital Dollar Is a Trade War Weapon — BloombergEuropeans are right to worry about the $250 billion stablecoin market. 000
Reposted by HistoryBytesThe Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1170 Another lovely urban tree. 1585
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to rebuild inventories of fighter jets, missiles and other hardware. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/b...nytimes.comChina’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Special forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian border apple.news/AoJbKJGQoRWS...apple.newsUkraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid — Guardian USSpecial forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian border 000
HistoryBytes @historybytes.bsky.social · 09/06/2025In the first months of Mr. Trump’s second term, his story of loss, shame, blame and retribution has split the country into two emotional zones. Many in America’s blue half have begun to feel a strange fear. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country 000