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John Bull

@garius.bsky.social

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He/Him. Writer. Historian. Host of "The Untitled History Podcast." Strategy streamer. Tech Strategist. Founding Editor of @lonrec. Orient fan. Business/Writing: [email protected]. Agent: @pastpreservers.bsky.social

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@garius.bsky.socialFeb 19, 2026, 5:57 PM Pinned

Important news!

I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast.

It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine.

Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

cms.megaphone.fmEpisode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History PodcastFrom as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...
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@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:34 PM

NFC East this week is like: "what if you had an entire LEAGUE of Tottenham Hotspurs?"

@rogerlitwiller.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:01 AMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

#OTD 11/10/1963 #RememberRCN -HMCS HAIDA paid-off, to become floating Memorial in Toronto, ON. The last remaining Tribal Class Destroyer was moved to Hamilton, ON in 2004. Parks Canada

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:51 PM

yup. she's: "oooh warm"

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:27 PM

the implicit threat of a tortie near your power button

tortie sat on top of my pc tower
@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:56 PM

that is an impressively bad take to post in a thread about WW1 commemoration. Congrats on somehow being the exact opposite of a poppyshagger, in the most Bluesky way possible.

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:49 PM

pretty much every kid over about 12 these days knows about social media clout farming - and that's basically what poppyshagging is. Clout farming, with the goal of pushing their other content. So there's ALSO a lesson there about watching for clout farmers in your regular online life.

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:47 PM

Finally, it's easy to show how it's used for "like farming" - poppyshaggers will do it to get people to like, follow or share, but then use the same account for far right content or whatever. And then claim lots of people must agree with them on THAT, because of high follower count.

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:42 PM

easy enough, for example to find poppyshaggers using it as a "Britishness test" in facebook comments. But then also show the incredible level of commitment from, say, Indian troops to the war.

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:40 PM

Perfect example being facebook pages doing poppyshagging, then leaning into far-right ideas, and othering over who is British and who isn't. big lesson there for kids in terms of radicalisation, and not going along with people just because the FIRST time you chatted to them they seemed cool/sane

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:37 PM

Poppyganda is a good place to start (link below)

I'd probably do it by talking about how there are always people that will take a thing we agree on, and use it to try and push you into things that aren't true, or they want you to believe.

www.amazon.co.uk/Poppyganda-M...

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:01 PM

this is gonna be the first November where the poppyshaggers have full, unrestricted access to Gen AI. It's going to be horrific.

@roseschmits.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:01 AMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

Ooooh its leg day in the studio

@thatjohn.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:12 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

if you believe "safety is going to make the call" and not "AerCap, the lessor that owns Delta's A350 fleet, is going to make the call", i have a bridge in The Line that i think you would be SUPER interested in purchasing

@touhoburg.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:19 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

Again very intresting episode. 1920s art world deserves its own drama series.

@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:04 AM

STREAM TIME!

Europa Universalis 5 is a flawed diamond of a game rn. The patch in open beta though makes it well worth playing, or picking up.

Join me for a "beginners guide" stream as Sweden, and general natter about #history twitch.tv/gariusthebrit

game promo art showing a renaissance -era figure on horseback in front of various other figures in clothing from different periods of history.
@garius.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:17 AM

"debate meee"

@peloriemate.netOct 10, 2026, 7:49 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo

Rrobdog 👾@robdogdraws.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:33 PM

Probably the coolest thing he's done next to being a potential Bomberman fan

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@maggiemice.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:43 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

The Princess & the Pea

@oldmanweldon.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:36 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

Top ten most foreboding sentence I've ever read.

She had bought raw goat milk from a farm recommended to her in a Facebook group run by her chiropractor
@phillewis.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:45 PMReposted by @garius.bsky.social

Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’

variety.comNicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'
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