Europe’s Medieval Universities
https://redd.it/1k0g1pf
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Independence from Britain is celebrated somewhere in the world roughly every six days. Here's a map of every country that has gained independence from the UK.
https://redd.it/1k0i6q0
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Pretty good read. Short and sweet history of the US income tax.

https://email.1819news.com/rd/9z4zkgj67acfekejkbar5n7npncb6hp3m3vnn8c7v08_rp22sh2s8gm1p72c3imco7246h2ash2s8gb2sbgeppef9t4c3i69otl6tr779hnmmrq7d9neprq9cbl6mrqcdthmmhbfc5jmmij9c9memrradd1e2qjb8bk63qqbdtjmqqj9td1e2q32td769qjetd4meonfdd46mjjfcjkm6or8ch5u

"The cartels realize that the judicial bench is the choke point. There are only a handful of judges in each locale, so controlling even one through plato or plomo makes a measurable difference. Control the judiciary, and you effectively control law enforcement. It’s not just a cartel thing, it’s an organized crime tactic. You can find similar examples in the 1980’s mafia and the 1930’s Chicago mobsters."
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/habeas-corpses-monday-april-21-2025?publication_id=463409&utm_campaign=email-post-noscript&r=365zhe&utm_medium=email#:~:text=The%20cartels%20realize,s%20Chicago%20mobsters.

How to date a world map
https://redd.it/1jzyuma
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They're actually trying to block sunlight from reaching the earth.

These people are fucking nuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlScj5mvHyg

Will the Guardian reprint its fearmongering for the benefit of Sir Kier Starmer?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/mar/27/trump-presidency-opens-door-to-planet-hacking-geoengineer-experiments

The Netherlands has changed its press directive to exclude non-accredited journalists from court hearings. Beginning on June 1, 2025, only members of ONE association, the Dutch Association of Journalists, will be able to create audiovisual reports of legal cases. This ensures that the government can control the media’s narrative as it spirals into the grips of war. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/the-netherlands-bans-free-journalism/

"The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to charge steep fees on Chinese-built ships for stopping at US ports in an effort to revive its shipbuilding industry, but scaled back the penalties after warnings about the impact on consumers."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/us-unveils-new-port-fees-on-beijing-linked-vessels-to-reverse-chinese-dominance#:~:text=The%20Trump%20administration%20is%20forging%20ahead%20with%20plans%20to%20charge%20steep%20fees%20on%20Chinese%2Dbuilt%20ships%20for%20stopping%20at%20US%20ports%20in%20an%20effort%20to%20revive%20its%20shipbuilding%20industry%2C%20but%20scaled%20back%20the%20penalties%20after%20warnings%20about%20the%20impact%20on%20consumers.

The Man Who Loved His City

A lovely little essay on Niccolo Machiavelli and his love for his native city of Florence: The tradition of political realism has a reputation for being pessimistic—that is, for seeing and expecting the worst from the world, its individuals, and its states. Yet, despite all his realism, Niccolò Machiavelli was a romantic about his city. […]

https://voxday.net/2025/04/23/the-man-who-loved-his-city/

Hot damn wages are back on the menu boys

https://fixupx.com/ChiefNiftyswell/status/1912256349653590029

"Governments put folic acid into essential foodstuffs to stop pregnant women who don’t have enough folic acid in their bodies from having babies with something called a neural tube defect. Pregnant women, or women contemplating pregnancy, could, of course, just take “free” folic acid tablets to prevent this happening but some can’t be bothered, presumably preferring to take the risk of having a badly deformed baby than go through the physical and mental torment of taking a pill once a day.

So, we are led to believe that governments are putting possibly dangerous folic acid into essential foods to protect a handful of babies from mind-blowingly lazy or stupid mothers.

And this is, to be honest, such an incredibly insane thing to do that I don’t believe it. Why would any government in its collective right mind deliberately and cold-bloodedly do something that could cause damage to the health and life of every citizen (and that will possibly kill an unknown number of them) in order to protect the health of unborn children who can easily be protected if their mothers (or would-be mothers) take a few pills?

I suspect, I fear, that putting folic acid into our essential food supplies is merely another attempt to make us sick or to kill us."
https://expose-news.com/2025/04/19/the-folic-acid-story/#:~:text=Governments%20put%20folic,to%20kill%20us.