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Came across this guy’s story today. Quite extraordinary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground scouting; in the aftermath of World War I, he joine… (View Post)

. Just not cricket ? (View Post)

It’s a very strange thing that some venerate Trump more than does your average MAGA. People are indeed strange. (View Post)

TBF, after a couple of centuries of absurd French intellectuals, it's only fair the US gets a shout. But unfortunate that their absurd intellectuals now more or less control the government. (View Post)

Good thread on the history of the Canadian border. A few days ago, I looked at how the international border through The Great Lakes was determined. But what about the border west of Lake Superior? It… (View Post)