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Madame Kalash

@kalashnicore.bsky.social

Update on my ww1 vest for soldiers. It is starting to look like the picture, but it is also very... small? The pattern calls for fingering yarn but I went up a size. Still it looks like it's made for a child. I will finish it and then decide if I'm gonna frog. #knitsky #historicalpatterns

October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM

Complexity Science Hub

@csh.ac.at

Take a read! 📖 CSH researcher Peter Turchin writes in The Guardian about historical patterns that might explain Trump’s victory in the US election.

#PeterTurchin #USPolitics #HistoricalPatterns

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 30

The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win

Our research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply In the days since the sweeping Republican victory in the US election, which gave the…

www.theguardian.com

December 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM

RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

5/10 Snyder details three historical patterns emerging: First, the "leader principle" (Führerprinzip), where a single individual claims to directly represent the people, making all his actions inherently legal.
#HistoricalPatterns #Authoritarianism

April 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM

lelandthebook.bsky.social

@lelandthebook.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

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#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

April 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM

lelandthebook.bsky.social

@lelandthebook.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

April 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM

Catharsis Theater: Relief for the Human Heart

@catharsistheater.bsky.social

"Starting World War III because no one came to your birthday party is the same as starting WWII because you flunked art school."

@feministnews.bsky.social

#Bluesky #FeministNews #WWIII #ToxicEgo #HistoricalPatterns #PowerAndInsecurity #UnhealedWounds #PettyTyrants #EgoDrivenWar #HistoryRepeats

June 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM

original-life.bsky.social

@original-life.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

May 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM

original-life.bsky.social

@original-life.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

June 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM

original-life.bsky.social

@original-life.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

June 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM

lelandthebook.bsky.social

@lelandthebook.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

May 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM

original-life.bsky.social

@original-life.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

April 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM

lelandthebook.bsky.social

@lelandthebook.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

June 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM

original-life.bsky.social

@original-life.bsky.social

Land is taken. Identity is contested.
History is rewritten—again and again.

Read: https://originallifemagazines.substack.com

Shop: https://OriginalLIFEmagazines.com

#History #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #NativeAmericanHistory #Displacement #Sovereignty #HistoricalPatterns #OriginalLIFEmagazines

June 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM

Brewminate (Matthew A. McIntosh)

@brewminate.bsky.social

The emperors knew:

🍞 Give the people bread.
🎭 Give them a show.
🔥 Give them someone to blame.

And you can rule without resistance.

#Brewminate #BreadAndCircuses #Scapegoats #PowerPlay #HistoricalPatterns