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@HistoryWJacob World War I, but ONLY if I could be an aviator!!

If I had to fight in an American War, it would have to be the Revolutionary War Being a part of defeating the greatest empire in the world and creating a new country Knowing that actions I take directly affect if my descendants live in freedom The chance I would be able to interact with figures like Washington, the Adams or Samuel Whittemore

All my Dual Credit US History grades are DONE! Sent off to the college, entered in the necessary LMS platforms, and finished for the semester! (Cue "Hallelujah Chorus")

@LOTR_Daily_ Love it!! The King James Bible of Middle Earth.

What are your opinions of the Silmarillion?

@AuthorGFAllen My WIP is an alternative history about Julius Caesar - five years after the Ides of March, he is returning to Rome after conquering the Parthian Empire, and trying to reform and restore the Republic before retiring from public life.

@AuthorIndySmith Hey!! What are you working on? :)

I need more authors, librarians, and book-people on my timeline. Come hang out, lit nerds 📚

@AuthorGFAllen Two things, really. I read THE DA VINCI CODE and was angered by its slander on the Christian faith, and secondly, I read a best-selling book by an established Christian author and it was awful. I knew I could do better (and I think I did, even if my sales never matched his).

What inspired you to write your first book? 📕

@Ihunanya_chi I simply believe that Jesus of Nazareth was who He claimed to be, and that the Gospels are accurate records of His life.

In many religions, fear is what keeps people there. So let me ask you as a Christian: what is keeping you in Christianity? ✝️

@ThrillaRilla369 NO

Without arguing: Are you happy with our current US President?

@UpdatingOnRome Cato the Younger destroyed the Republic.

Hot historical take:

@hbulwark1 The Articles of Confederation had already demonstrated the folly of such a decentralized design. How long before a state chose to secede from the Confederacy?

Imagine if the CSA had won the Civil War and successfully defended their homes to become its own country. Thoughts? The US Constitution starts with “We the People” and aimed to create a stronger federal Union. The CSA Constitution was very similar overall, but key differences included: • Each State described as sovereign & independent • President limited to one 6-year term + line-item veto • Used 'delegated' powers to the central government (to keep it weaker) • Banned protective tariffs & restricted some federal spending Many Southerners still to this day viewed the war as primarily about states rights and resisting federal overreach, not slavery as the main cause.

There's nothing like a beautiful spring morning hunting for treasures in the riverbed! youtube.com/watch?v=QRQ_Yj…

Good night to my dogs, Barking for no reason; Good night to the frogs, Stirring in this season Good night to the clouds, As they blot out the stars, AND GOODNIGHT MRS. CALABASH, WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!!!!!!

@ConsulofRome_ Either Gaius Marius or Scipio Africanus.

Who would you say was the greatest hero of the Romans pre-50 BC?

@edgaralandough John 14: 1 -2

What's a scripture you hold on to but not a lot of people know about? Not Philippians 4:13. Not John 3:16. Give me the hidden gems, the ones you cherish in your heart but never see on shirts. Drop the verse below.

@acewizardnz That being said, most Mormons I have met are genuinely decent people who make a real effort to abide by the tenets of their faith.

I try to be tolerant of other religions but Mormonism is so profoundly fake in such obvious ways that I genuinely do struggle to respect it at all.

@AuthorGFAllen Me. I generally read 40-60 books a year, all the old fashioned way.

Who still sits down and reads an actual physical book?

@HistoryWJacob While I do not drink alcohol, I could hang with Ben Franklin all evening just to listen to him get trashed and go off on the other Founders!! LOL

If you could drink with any historical figure, who would it be? And what are you drinking?

@andy_lion007 Can I shake your hand?

Actor Mark Ruffalo recently called Donald Trump “the worst human being in the world”. What would you like to say to Mark?

@mcgillmd921 Mentioning Trump and Caesar in the same sentence is an insult to the memory of the Divus Julius!

Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) isn’t new. Julius Caesar had the same effect on Roman senators that Donald Trump has on his opponents today. Smart. Accomplished. Rational men. Until Caesar entered the conversation. Long before TDS there was Caesar Derangement Syndrome: CDS🧵

Nothing makes me sadder than when someone says "I hate reading." It makes no sense to me. Do you WANT to go through life ignorant, uncultured, and easily misled? Because you WILL.