In the 14th and 15th Centuries, the Japanese emperor ruled as a figurehead, much as he did in more modern times. The shogun, or military dictator, actually held the real power. While supposedly being chosen by
The drug trial that Dave told the doctors about was actually fortafenoquine(Arakoda), another type of anti-malarial that was shown in the results of small animal testing to be even more neurotoxic thanmefloquine(Lariam). He was one of some 3,000 Australian troops who were deployed to Bougain...
Not only has colonialism not disappeared after the 20th century, but it has actually worsened and evolved into a more subtle form – people outside of the west are not only subjugated by western political, economic and military might, but also through ideology and culture. Westerners are painful...
Using Geoff's SE with "1914-18" in additional info and UK alone, 403 results were shown for those who had served in the Great War and who died during WW2. Just clicking at random on the lists, although some were buried abroad, a good proportion are actually commemorated 'at Home' I ...
Who declared WW2? Who was President when the Vietnam War started? Who led the Shanghai Massacre? Who was killed in the Sinchon Massacre? Who started the Gulf war? Who was responsible for World War 2? Who actually started the Philippine-American War? Who sent the in the missiles during ...
The US has been pouring scorn on Iran for decades – but would it actually be willing to take them on in a direct confrontation with Israel? The answer, again, seems to be – don’t bank on it. Hence, again, Israel may well be drawing the conclusion that it would be better to ...
WilliamBryk(@garrytan):RT @WilliamBryk Thoughts on the eve of AGI I talked to several friends about o3 this week. Their summarized response is basically "holy crap is this actually happening?" Yes, this is actually happening. The next few years are going to be insane. This is historic ...
Counsel Frederick, using the old “answer the question you wanted them to ask, not the question they actually asked” tactic, responded again about the ways it can be serviced, and then taken out of use. Justice Thomas was like, “if it’s in maintenance, or on its way to be worked ...
I thought it was an incredibly powerful novel, hugely thought-provoking too, to the extent that I found myself thinking about it even while I wasn’t actually reading it. It’s a dystopian novel, chillingly told – of a society on the brink. It’s rather depressing, truth be told, bec...
So the French created a cult of personality around this nonexistent (or very uneventful) “Napoleon” to confound their enemies with terror of the “Unbeatable General Napoleon of France”, and to cover their tracks for the King of France & now apparently the Rothschilds who we...