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Signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, February 6, 1922.

On this day in 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty is signed by representatives of Great Britain, the United States, Japan, France and Italy. The treaty limited numbers of warships by establishing tonnage limits for each nation, and included a "building holiday" for battleships.
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a close up of a man wearing armor and a helmet with his mouth open . ALT: a close up of a man wearing armor and a helmet with his mouth open .

COOOOOLLLLLLBYYYYYY

Speed of change: Wyoming (BB32) was launched in 1911, just 57 years after Matthew Perry opened up Japan with steam-powered paddle ships

USS Nimitz was launched in 1967, 56 years later after Wyoming was launched & is still in service 57 years later in 2024...

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Back after a couple of weeks. Terrible times for Ukraine, European, and global security, but great time now if you're a dictator

Anyway, here's a pic of the Massachusetts (BB59) in all her coloured glory

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Vance’s real warning to Europe Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America

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Putin Is Not Yet Desperate Economic pain won’t turn the tide in Ukraine.

Good piece by Alexandra Prokopenko. More and more one heard the thinking that Russia’s economic woes could prove decisive this year. The cracks are visible, and growing. But the timelines don’t align well for this to decide events in 2025. www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/puti...

We’re not a serious country anymore

Visualising naval networks in the Admiralty China Station records - The National Archives blog Explore the communication networks of the British Royal Navy from China in the 19th and 20th centuries.

@globalmarhist.bsky.social this may be of interest blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visualising-...

My book uses the writings and perspectives of enlisted men in order to show that eighteenth-century battles were a negotiation of authority between officers and their men. The officers wanted the men to fight like they do in the movies. The men weren't having it. 8/20

A rapid ceasefire in Ukraine could lead Donald Trump into a Russian trap A ceasefire that leaves Ukraine unprotected would only provide a pause before a wider war. Washington and Kyiv must agree viable security guarantees before any negotiations with Putin begin.

Ukrainians know that if a ceasefire has no viable enforcement mechanism and Kyiv stands alone against a militarist Russia, it will create a time-bomb for Ukraine’s future.

LONG LIVE TIKTOK
LONG LIVE TIKTOK
LONG LIVE TIKTOK

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It's ultimate aim is to whitewash the myriad of crime that rivals the Holocaust in Europe. Historians need to push back against this. Japan (as well as Germany & Italy) was never the victim of the War, & will never be

It's also interesting to note that arguments for victimisation of Japan are common in both the far left in the West & the far right in Japan. In all cases, it minimises the suffering of victims & places the blame of war on the United States

The only victims here are those of Nanking, Manila, Unit 731, Baatan Death March, Burma Railway, Comfort women, Sook Ching, & countless others who died due to disease & starvation under Japanese Occupation.

It's been very fashionable of late to focus on the atomic bombings & rewrite the narrative that Japan is a victim of WW2 & that violence was inflicted upon it by the US. We have to be 100% clear: Japan was NEVER a victim of the War

Its Sydney. You can see the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the back

HMS Formidable - 1945

Location: fairly obvious

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South Korea to begin impeachment trial to decide Yoon’s fate Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a criminal investigation for alleged insurrection, the first case of its kind against a sitting South Korean president.

South Korea's Constitutional Court will begin a trial to decide if President Yoon Suk Yeol will be permanently removed from office after his shocking martial law declaration on Dec. 3.

You're talking about a man who couldn't even build a border wall. Taking over Greenland? Don't joke

Long 4 years of chaos & cringe with nothing of substance getting done

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9
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VP Kamala Harris: "Today, I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Jan 6th is a reminder to me: cowardice spreads like wildfire… this country needs leaders who are willing to tell the people the truth, not pander to lies

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving Bremerton, Washington - January 6, 2025 #ussnimitz #cvn68

SRC: YT- SkunkBayWeather

Something something alleged Einstein quote..... insanity... doing the same thing over & over again

January 2025's China quarrel thread begins here, to keep track of the various arguments, incidents & threats being made by & against China. December 2025's thread below.
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8
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#BookChallenge
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"Can't Ukraine just forgive Russia?"

Yeah, sure thing, bud. I'm just gonna flick this switch in my brain, & everything about my dead spouse & kids will be cool

Is this man serious?

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