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Chris Balster

@ChrisBalster

"I try all things, I achieve what I can." https://t.co/NibcBEBMJr https://t.co/yrs3tgU6wh

Long Beach, CA Katılım Temmuz 2009
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The National Museum of the Royal Navy
⚓ Protecting HMS Victory is about more than preserving a ship. It’s about safeguarding a national story. In response, we are undertaking a major conservation step, fully enclosing her in scaffolding to stabilise her structure and prevent further damage. orlo.uk/zw5g1
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On This Day RN
On This Day RN@OnthisdayRN·
#OnThisDay 1807 the Abolition of Slave Trade act gains Royal assent making trade of African slaves illegal in the Empire. In the decades that followed the Royal Navy captured over 1600 ships, freeing over 150,000 slaves. The cost was 2% of Government spending or half of RN budget
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Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.@warnerbros·
In honor of Tolkien Reading Day and the destruction of the One Ring, we bring you a special announcement.
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Chris Balster@ChrisBalster·
'Interior of Canterbury Cathedral' by Albert Goodwin (1845-1932).
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DiscussingFilm
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm·
Disney has cancelled their deal with OpenAI. They planned to invest $1 billion into the company and let Sora have access to AI generate videos of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. (Source: hollywoodreporter.com/business/digit…)
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IMAX@IMAX·
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Today in History
Today in History@TodayinHistory·
March 24, 1603: Queen Elizabeth I passed away at the age of 69 after ruling England for 44 years.
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DiscussingFilm
DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm·
Exclusive look at the creation of Rocky in ‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’. “We had two versions of Rocky — an animatronic version and a puppeteerable version.”
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Imperial War Museums
This British instructional film from 1973 describes and demonstrates how soldiers should respond to 'aggro'. Film: IWM DRA 1314 <1/2>
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A Shot
A Shot@ashotmagazine·
“It's like being allergic to the air.” — Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026), dir. Gore Verbinski
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Culture Crave 🍿
Culture Crave 🍿@CultureCrave·
Andy Weir says he would 'absolutely' write a sequel to #ProjectHailMary He has ideas, but '[not] a good enough one yet' (via @nytimes)
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BFBS Forces News
BFBS Forces News@ForcesNews·
"You couldn’t ask for more than that"🗣️ D-Day veteran John Dennett has died aged 101 BFBS Forces News captured a powerful moment when he watched an Airbus A400M Atlas fly past—returning to Normandy 80 years on
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'That old weird bell strange tales could tell' by James Drummond, 1867.
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NASA Webb Telescope
NASA Webb Telescope@NASAWebb·
Webb captured this new image of galaxy Messier 58, in both the near and mid-infrared, as part of a treasury of 55 massive, star-forming galaxies. The data on the properties of these galaxies will add insight to our picture of how galaxies grow and evolve over cosmic time.
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Andrew Spratt
Andrew Spratt@andrewsp2009·
Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up with original Barmkin wall mock-up over pre 1913 ruin image. Castle famous for Highlander (1986). #EileanDonan #ScottishCastles
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Reuters
Reuters@Reuters·
Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the center of the Georgian capital to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the church through nearly half a century of Georgia's often tumultuous history reut.rs/3NQBvau
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Brandon Yoshizawa
Brandon Yoshizawa@bay_photography·
Crescent moonset over the Los Angeles industrial stack 🌛
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ABC News
ABC News@ABC·
A Southern California surf coach is being hailed as a hero for saving a father and daughter who got caught in a rip current. abcnews.link/sQPeOJ3
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