John David Olsen
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We went to Ottawa for a visa. Naturally, I found Hitler’s car instead.
A visit to the Canadian War Museum led to Hitler’s armoured Mercedes, Göring’s uniform and the curious story of how the Mercedes was finally identified.
Plus a regrettable decision to walk there.
Quite a good travel day.
A visit to the Canadian War Museum led to Hitler’s armoured Mercedes, Göring’s uniform and the curious story of how the Mercedes was finally identified.
Plus a regrettable decision to walk there.
Quite a good travel day.
The Führer’s Mercedes, and Other Unexpected Things I Found in Ottawa
A residency visa, bagpipes and a long walk to a museum I had somewhat written off.
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October 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
We went to Ottawa for a visa. Naturally, I found Hitler’s car instead.
A visit to the Canadian War Museum led to Hitler’s armoured Mercedes, Göring’s uniform and the curious story of how the Mercedes was finally identified.
Plus a regrettable decision to walk there.
Quite a good travel day.
A visit to the Canadian War Museum led to Hitler’s armoured Mercedes, Göring’s uniform and the curious story of how the Mercedes was finally identified.
Plus a regrettable decision to walk there.
Quite a good travel day.
A ruined dinner, a hasty exit, and one very consequential train ride back to London — how a young historian talked Clementine Churchill out of burning fifty-six years of her husband's letters. New post ↓
#winstonchurchill #wwii #history #historyfacts
#winstonchurchill #wwii #history #historyfacts
How 56 Years of Churchill Letters Nearly Went Up in Smoke
East Bergholt, Suffolk
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August 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A ruined dinner, a hasty exit, and one very consequential train ride back to London — how a young historian talked Clementine Churchill out of burning fifty-six years of her husband's letters. New post ↓
#winstonchurchill #wwii #history #historyfacts
#winstonchurchill #wwii #history #historyfacts
A home fit for a king. Each summer, when the Royals went north, Clarence House discreetly opened its doors — a rare opportunity. Surrounded by silver frames filled with his family photographs, felt like being admitted to something very few people will ever see.
#kingcharles
#kingcharles
When the Royals Are Away on Holiday
A sunny summer visit to Clarence House — and the room Charles calls home.
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May 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A home fit for a king. Each summer, when the Royals went north, Clarence House discreetly opened its doors — a rare opportunity. Surrounded by silver frames filled with his family photographs, felt like being admitted to something very few people will ever see.
#kingcharles
#kingcharles
Spent a day inside the Houses of Parliament, and came away with three things: a story about the length of a sword, an encounter with a Cabinet Minister, and a Lord with an amusing nickname his daughters almost certainly didn't intend as a compliment. #britishparliament
Swords, Red Lines, and Fox Hunting: A Day Out at the House of Commons
Inside the chamber where the red lines are literal — and the wit is rather sharp.
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March 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Spent a day inside the Houses of Parliament, and came away with three things: a story about the length of a sword, an encounter with a Cabinet Minister, and a Lord with an amusing nickname his daughters almost certainly didn't intend as a compliment. #britishparliament
Three Famous Words at a Dusty Outpost: MacArthur’s Long Journey to ‘I Shall Return’ #wwii
Three Famous Words at a Dusty Outpost: MacArthur’s Long Journey to ‘I Shall Return’
The General's 1942 Escape from Carrigador
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March 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Three Famous Words at a Dusty Outpost: MacArthur’s Long Journey to ‘I Shall Return’ #wwii
Commonwealth Day at NSW Parliament House. Bagpipes, brilliant company, and the honour of representing the English-Speaking Union Australia — Gov Beesley, Commander Vallar, superb tablemates, and the lads from Scots College doing what they do best on the pipes. 🎶 God Save the King. #commonwealthday
March 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Commonwealth Day at NSW Parliament House. Bagpipes, brilliant company, and the honour of representing the English-Speaking Union Australia — Gov Beesley, Commander Vallar, superb tablemates, and the lads from Scots College doing what they do best on the pipes. 🎶 God Save the King. #commonwealthday
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here's today's post: "CBS is still fucking with Stephen Colbert" — now they’re censoring interviews with Democrats.
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CBS is still fucking with Stephen Colbert
now they’re censoring interviews with Democrats
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February 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
here's today's post: "CBS is still fucking with Stephen Colbert" — now they’re censoring interviews with Democrats.
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BITE-SIZE FASCIST GREG BOVINO TICKS ALL THE NAZI BOXES, SO SHOULD WE REALLY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN HE WENT ON AN ANTISEMITIC RANT DURING A PHONE CALL? I COVER THIS AND ALL THE OTHER NAZI SHIT THAT DONNY'S FLUNKIES HAVE BEEN UP TO LATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST. LINK: bit.ly/45ElJVZ
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
BITE-SIZE FASCIST GREG BOVINO TICKS ALL THE NAZI BOXES, SO SHOULD WE REALLY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN HE WENT ON AN ANTISEMITIC RANT DURING A PHONE CALL? I COVER THIS AND ALL THE OTHER NAZI SHIT THAT DONNY'S FLUNKIES HAVE BEEN UP TO LATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST. LINK: bit.ly/45ElJVZ
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This week felt like a seam ripping in the fabric of reality. As threads we thought were separate were revealed to be one tangled knot, some doubled down on what they needed to believe to feel safe, while others chose inconvenient reality & quietly walked toward the future. https://loom.ly/RyRWY1k
Wizard's Weekly Wrap-Up: Grifters, Gangsters, and the Great Unravelling
Denial, Deception, Distrust and Dysfunction as Truth and Reality Forced Their Way In: The Week That Was January 25-31, 2026
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February 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This week felt like a seam ripping in the fabric of reality. As threads we thought were separate were revealed to be one tangled knot, some doubled down on what they needed to believe to feel safe, while others chose inconvenient reality & quietly walked toward the future. https://loom.ly/RyRWY1k
Let's help Michael Wolff in his lawsuit against Melania. I've donated and can't wait to see her deposed under oath. #resist
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November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Let's help Michael Wolff in his lawsuit against Melania. I've donated and can't wait to see her deposed under oath. #resist
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A few nights ago, I stayed at Villa Rothschild in Königstein, just outside Frankfurt.
Built in the 1890s by Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild as a summer residence.
In 1948–49, the Parliamentary Council met here to draft the Grundgesetz — the Basic Law that founded the Federal Republic of Germany.
Built in the 1890s by Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild as a summer residence.
In 1948–49, the Parliamentary Council met here to draft the Grundgesetz — the Basic Law that founded the Federal Republic of Germany.
October 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A few nights ago, I stayed at Villa Rothschild in Königstein, just outside Frankfurt.
Built in the 1890s by Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild as a summer residence.
In 1948–49, the Parliamentary Council met here to draft the Grundgesetz — the Basic Law that founded the Federal Republic of Germany.
Built in the 1890s by Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild as a summer residence.
In 1948–49, the Parliamentary Council met here to draft the Grundgesetz — the Basic Law that founded the Federal Republic of Germany.
Visited Huis Doorn outside Utrecht in the Netherlands — the final home of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
After Germany’s defeat in 1918, the Kaiser went into exile at the insistence of Woodrow Wilson—as a condition for ending The Great War. He brought with him 64 train carloads of possessions.
After Germany’s defeat in 1918, the Kaiser went into exile at the insistence of Woodrow Wilson—as a condition for ending The Great War. He brought with him 64 train carloads of possessions.
October 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Visited Huis Doorn outside Utrecht in the Netherlands — the final home of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
After Germany’s defeat in 1918, the Kaiser went into exile at the insistence of Woodrow Wilson—as a condition for ending The Great War. He brought with him 64 train carloads of possessions.
After Germany’s defeat in 1918, the Kaiser went into exile at the insistence of Woodrow Wilson—as a condition for ending The Great War. He brought with him 64 train carloads of possessions.
I learned details yesterday about the persecution of the Jews in Holland while I was visiting the Dutch National Holocaust Museum. It is located next to a kindergarten, which was used as a deportation site for children.
It is said that 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.'
It is said that 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.'
October 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I learned details yesterday about the persecution of the Jews in Holland while I was visiting the Dutch National Holocaust Museum. It is located next to a kindergarten, which was used as a deportation site for children.
It is said that 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.'
It is said that 'History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.'
April 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m numb. Speechless.
This is not just another political crisis—we are entering something far worse: a usurpation of power, the unravelling of democracy in real-time. I never thought I’d see this happen, and yet here we are.
bit.ly/41VZs3h
If this isn’t the moment to awaken, then what is?
This is not just another political crisis—we are entering something far worse: a usurpation of power, the unravelling of democracy in real-time. I never thought I’d see this happen, and yet here we are.
bit.ly/41VZs3h
If this isn’t the moment to awaken, then what is?
Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy
Black Saturday, March 15, 2025, will be remembered as the day the U.S. ceased to function as a constitutional democracy. A sitting president defied a federal court order, proving that judicial authori...
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March 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I’m numb. Speechless.
This is not just another political crisis—we are entering something far worse: a usurpation of power, the unravelling of democracy in real-time. I never thought I’d see this happen, and yet here we are.
bit.ly/41VZs3h
If this isn’t the moment to awaken, then what is?
This is not just another political crisis—we are entering something far worse: a usurpation of power, the unravelling of democracy in real-time. I never thought I’d see this happen, and yet here we are.
bit.ly/41VZs3h
If this isn’t the moment to awaken, then what is?
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Governor, I just listened to Episode Two of your podcast and love it. It's insightful, informed, and intelligent. This is a fantastic idea to show you (and we) can have constructive debates with those on the other side of the spectrum without hating each other.
Governor, I just listened to Episode Two of your podcast and love it. It's insightful, informed, and intelligent. This is a fantastic idea to show you (and we) can have constructive debates with those on the other side of the spectrum without hating each other.
March 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Governor, I just listened to Episode Two of your podcast and love it. It's insightful, informed, and intelligent. This is a fantastic idea to show you (and we) can have constructive debates with those on the other side of the spectrum without hating each other.
Governor, I just listened to Episode Two of your podcast and love it. It's insightful, informed, and intelligent. This is a fantastic idea to show you (and we) can have constructive debates with those on the other side of the spectrum without hating each other.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
This is definitely my favourite headline of the day…
'Lara Trump’s Fox debut derailed as fans allege plastic surgery left her looking like a horse.'
😂
#foxnews
'Lara Trump’s Fox debut derailed as fans allege plastic surgery left her looking like a horse.'
😂
#foxnews
March 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is definitely my favourite headline of the day…
'Lara Trump’s Fox debut derailed as fans allege plastic surgery left her looking like a horse.'
😂
#foxnews
'Lara Trump’s Fox debut derailed as fans allege plastic surgery left her looking like a horse.'
😂
#foxnews
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.
Donald Trump clearly has never read anything about history, particularly with regard to his favourite word in the English language—tariffs.
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The Great Depression Lesson About ‘Trade Wars’ | HISTORY
In 1930, raising tariffs across the board hurt the U.S. economy.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Donald Trump clearly has never read anything about history, particularly with regard to his favourite word in the English language—tariffs.
bit.ly/3Q38RjP
bit.ly/3Q38RjP
