Nige C
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@TheSimonEvans @Paul_Heron_ "if the AIDS don't get you then the warheads will" CroMags 'Age of Quarrel' 1996. We had plenty to worry about.
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Threads is the more powerful film, but that scene of the Minuteman missiles launching into a clear blue sky in The Day After is darkly beautiful, haunting.
The Sting@TheStingisBack
In the early ’80s, two landmark TV films tackled nuclear war: The Day After (US) and Threads (UK). Both showed the effects of nuclear fallout on ordinary people. They were grim, unsettlingly accurate, and terrifying. Neither offered a happy ending.
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@Dr_TheHistories @FennellJW Great background story, Green Howard's now the rifles?
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On D-Day, one man earned the only Victoria Cross of the entire invasion. His name was Stanley Hollis.
A former merchant sailor and lorry driver from Middlesbrough, Hollis landed on Gold Beach on 6 June 1944 with the Green Howards. That morning he charged a German pillbox alone — firing into the slit, climbing on top, throwing grenades — then pushed down a trench and captured a second bunker. Later that day in Crépon, he dragged a Bren gun forward and fired from the hip to draw enemy fire, saving two pinned-down comrades.
The only VC awarded for D-Day. Presented by King George VI. Earned before sunset on the longest day.
© MilitaryHistoria
#drthehistories
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Yes. Very few men can actually pull an English longbow, and that includes your gym bros, as it involves such a massive amount of physical strength.
Fast Jet Performance 🏴 🎄⭐@timdavies_uk
Make it mandatory for Englishman to practise longbow on Sundays again! 'the_hooded_man_' on youtube
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@MarkOrmrod @London_W4 It's why I left London after 25 years monthly altercations on trains and public transport.
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I was quiet on here this morning because on my way to Chiswick from East London, I got into an altercation with a third world person. He was drunk, stoned and looking for trouble. I explained to him that I was going to sit there in my seat in peace and he wasn’t going to bully me or push me around. There was some contact, but nothing bad. It was quite obvious though to everyone else in the carriage, that this wasn’t going to end well. Interestingly, as I sat there waiting for the next salvo, the train pulled into a station and a tfl Swat team of five blokes got on, grabbed him and pulled him out. Someone had obviously reported him. I have to say, I was very impressed by them. Dealt with swiftly and professionally. Good work.
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@Slangalangutang Are you clearing a room or looking to rescue hostages?
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This is the most logical way to clear a room but it makes people realise what war really is so no one likes to hear it
𝙊𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙠@oprktr
>who is gonna save us? >spetsnaz >oh n-
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The fact that 800 years of trial by Jury in England was swept away solely by the votes of Scottish Labour MPs when Scotland is unaffected by the change is a powerful argument for English Independence
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@reece_dinsdale @bphillpotts People used to take so much pride in their community back in the day
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What a wonderful shot.
John Pitchford🌹💙@Johnnypapa64
Cleaning The Step & Spreading The News: The social media of its day.
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@MarkOrmrod @reece_dinsdale @bphillpotts And we still can..you used to have to apply for a council house and prove you could maintain and keep in proper order for consideration.
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@NigeC3 But you'd develop intuitive body movement, situational awareness, ... all the core skills and intangibles.
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Imagine how good you could be at CQB if you started training at 7 years old.
The Last Homely House@AHomelyHouse
I wonder how much market interest there would be for private tutelage or homeschool formation from retired Special Ops guys. It seems like a lot of us go into tactical training fields, but what about private education?
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@TheNewsAgents @jonsopel @LewisGoodall He's not addressing you, he is speaking directly to the US service man and woman in theatre, it's exactly what you want from a leader if you are US military, it's their martial culture.
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"Real military commanders aren’t going 'woohoo, look how many people we killed today' - yet that was the tone of Hegseth yesterday."
"It was, frankly, repellent."
@jonsopel and @lewisgoodall react to Pete Hegseth "revelling" in the deaths of Iranian sailors.
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@TheFreds @DavidBowie Nice....had no idea. I couldn't stand you guys growing up..I'm slowly warming up after 37 years. It takes time with me.
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Spot #thefreds on the set of @davidbowie 'Blue Jean' MTV Music Video (Alternative Version), 1984!
Way back when Rich made several appearances as Bowie's session bass player, before the formation of Right Said Fred. you'll spot him in the official music video for 'Blue Jean' as well as the alternative version filmed for MTV.
#rightsaidfred #thefreds #fredhead #davidbowie
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