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A People's Birth

31 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

Through Void’s vast silence, the wanderers came, A man at the fore with a spark and a flame. No ground to claim, no stars aligned, Only the abyss, unbound and unkind. "We must," spoke the man, "from chaos contrive A law to bind and a light to revive....

BURN IT DOWN - Prometheus stole fire from the Gods. Mortals unleashed it.

30 Dec 2024 10 minute read 0 comments Wopney

LONDON 1780  THE BURNING OF NEWGATE PRISON “Strike, and let the fire spread, For in the ashes lies the seed.” The protestors start by attacking the carriages of those arriving at Parliament. Criminals they held responsible for passing the Act. Yet, t...

Hidden Messages: 2024 USA Presidential Election

2 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments iCryptobeing

USA Nov 5, 2024, Presidential Election: What does this election hold for the Future? What messages have the Founding Fathers left for us? In the Nov 5, 2024, Astrology Chart, I noticed a shape similar to the Masonic Compass/Set Square Symbol. The sy...

An Implausible Possibility?

28 Aug 2024 3 minute read 2 comments rah

I came across this online a few days ago, and it was just too good not to share. As interesting as it is, I think that it is highly unlikely given both the Earth's geological history and the fact that at least some fossils hang around for billions o...

Trip to Bodružal

20 Aug 2024 2 minute read 0 comments photoparadise

As part of our trip through eastern Slovakia, we came close to the Slovak-Polish border. Near them there is a picturesque village with a very interesting cultural monument. I am glad that in today's post I can write about my trip to the wooden church...

City of Nitra and peak Zobor

18 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments photoparadise

Hi. In the previous article, we learned something about the Nitra Castle, and today we will go see the city of Nitra and take a trip to Zobor. You can find this old historical town in western Slovakia. It is the fifth largest Slovak city and I highly...

ALCIBIADES, 416 - 415 BC: Preparing for Sicily

15 Feb 2024 21 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Amidst the turmoil of the Peloponnesian War, both warring sides - Athens’ Delian League and Sparta’s Peloponnesian League - would eventually come to an agreement of sorts in the form of the Peace of Nicias. Due to character, however, the two sides wo...

Review of Kings of the North, Elizabeth Moon

26 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments powersjo

Author Elizabeth Moon writes the sequel, Kings of the North, to Oath of Fealty. If you have not read it, I wrote a review of Oath of Fealty here. Kings of the North picks up with King Kieri’s coronation and him attempting to find a wife. Like the las...

A Disturbing look at the way we think.

5 Nov 2023 2 minute read 7 comments rah

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas I came across a post about this film and replied and then I thought that my reply was too important not to share to a wider audience. So here we go. Not my normal type of post but the message behind it is essential whoe...

The Near-Death of American Historical Education

6 Aug 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Nihilsum

I am appalled by the near-complete failure of public education in America with regard to history. As a historian, I am in contact with college students every day who have been massively let down by their history "educators", who more often than not a...