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Episode 62 - Electoral Pacts, Constitutions, and Kidnappings

Michael Collins takes a novel approach to avoiding civil war: election rigging and writing a constitution that will undermine the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The British Government prefers direct action against the anti-treaty IRA members who took the Four Courts and may have assassinated Field Marshall Wilson. Which option do you think seems more likely to avoid civil war? Support this podcast by…

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#1922 general election #Assassination of Field Marshall Wilson #beginning of the irish civil war #collins and devalera electoral pact #Eamon Dalton #Field Marshall Wilson #Four Courts #IRA #Ireland #irish civil war #Irish Constitution #Irish Republican Army #Kidnapping of Ginger O&039;Connell #lloyd george #Michael Collins #Richard Mulcahy

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Episode 61 - the Irish Civil War: The Civic Guard Mutiny

When the Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified, England withdrew all of its forces from Ireland (except for a contingent in Dublin). This included members of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Now the Provisional Government needs to create a new police force from scratch in the midst of a civil war. The government makes necessary compromises, leading to a mutiny within the new police force! Support this…

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#Civic Guard #Civic Guard Mutiny #Garda Síochána #IRA #Ireland #irish civil war #Michael Collins #Podcast #Richard Mulcahy

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Putting my own spin on the one and only Kurt ‘Nightcrawler’ Wagner because I’m EXCITED for X-Men ‘97, and with Gambit now happily married, someone else needs to have the frauleins dropping their knickers like they’re live grenades.

Very strong Errol Flynn influence, X-Men outfits are really best when they accentuate the character instead of ‘fitting with a team’ (there was a period where they all had these slick black and gold uniforms but where’s the fun if EVERYONE looked like that? More so the X-Men who revel in differences?) so there was really no reason the Fuzzy One couldn’t own the full longcoat and brocade shoulders!

Also, energy blades for a little high tech to go with the old school ✨👌🏼

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Love that moment when you go from “yeah this bit could use some higher stakes, maybe just a mild increase…” to “actually the thing that makes the most narrative sense is that everyone dies horrifically. Yeah.”

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just wanna take it easy

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Kurt!

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Why I like Xanatos

"Oh, reason not the need, father... I wanted it, so I took it."

This might sound weird but of all the reasons to like Xanatos, the one that intrigues me the most is that he just might be one of the happiest characters I've ever seen.

Something that I like to think about whenever I look at a character is how much their actions are helping them achieve joy in life and how they respond to that.

For instance, John's choices bring him a lot of misery but he always try to blame others around him for it and try to get them to change instead of working on himself, Ramses and Catra on the other hand just live in denial trying to pretend they're not miserable so they don't have to change who they are, while people like Spider-Man and Percy Jackson just try to laugh at it and keep going despite the misery.

Xanatos though... Xanatos is never miserable. He's a man who already discovered the thing in life that brings him joy, that being, using his wealth and wisdom to mess around with things and people around him. He's basically a grown kid with the intellect and maturity of an adult and the whole world is his toy house.

While some characters usually grab me by their relationship with tragedies, Xanatos grabs me by his ability to be immune to tragedy.

Doesn't matter if he is at the top of the world or at the bottom of a prison cell, Xanatos always knows how to make a situation turn out in his favor.

The guy's also very dangerous. If something seems fun to him, he'll do it, no matter who may suffer for it.

He kinda feels less like a villain and more just a guy whose goals just so happen to clash with that of the heroes, so much so that whenever his goals match that of the heroes he is always more than happy to cooperate with them as if they were all good life-long friends (he even asked his mortal enemy to be his best man at his wedding).

This is honestly a good example of the difference between a villain and an antagonist. He isn't a sadist that enjoys hurting others, he doesn't want to rob a bank so he can get rich, take over the world and enslave humanity, or take revenge on someone who wronged him... He just wants to feel joy, and he's just so freaking good at it, he's so good at knowing how to have fun with any situation he's in.

Someone like Aaravos always looks like he's having fun too, but that's mostly because he's constantly watching things go as he planned it. I think Xanatos could literally be picking up trash on the beach and he would still find a way to enjoy it somehow.

And what I find it really interesting is that once he decides to build a stable life with his wife and son he completely stops doing anything villain-ish, basically saying that having a family is the most fun he could be having right now.

Xanatos isn't just a character that I love to like, he's also a character that I really respect! I WISH I could know how to enjoy life like he does, never caring too much about the things I lose and always looking at what I still have and what I can still achieve!

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Trans Rights Readathon 2024

It’s 2024 and trans rights and lives are still being threatened and we’re facing an election between two old white cis men who don’t care about anyone, let alone the trans and non-binary community. Things are particularly fraught for trans people of color, which is why I’m raising $500 dollars for Brave Space Alliance. Brave Space Alliance is a Black-led, Trans-led, LGBTQ+ Center in Hyde Park,…

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#brave space alliance #fundraiser #support trans authors #trans authors #trans books #trans rights #trans rights are human rights #Trans Rights Readathon

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Zone of Interest Review (Spoilers)

In many ways, Zone of Interest plays like a psychological horror film except the residents never realize the land is cursed and they are the monsters. Continue reading Zone of Interest Review (Spoilers)

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Official Launch of Around the World Bookclub!

Today I’m officially launching the Around the World Bookclub! This is a virtual bookclub dedicating to reading authors from all over the world. We’ll be reading books of all genres and formats, fiction and non-fiction, and they’ll all be focused on either colonialism and/or asymmetrical warfare.  Subscribe * indicates required Email Address *Sign up Now! Book ClubPodcast Updates We will meet…

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#book club #book discussion club #bookclub #history bookclub #patreon exclusive #second italo-ethiopian war #the shadow king

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Special Announcement! Discord AND a Bookclub!

If you are a member of my Patreon, you may have noticed, we now have a Discord! If you would like access to the Discord, either join my Patreon or sign up for my newsletter. Not only will we be talking about all things asymmetrical warfare and colonialism, we’ll also be talking about….*drum roll* AOAWARFARE’S AROUND THE WORLD BOOKCLUB! That’s right, come February 1st, I will be officially…

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#around the world bookclub #bookclub #discord #Patreon

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Episode 60 - the RIC, Auxiliaries, and Black and Tans During the Irish War of Independence

One of England’s main tools of colonization in Ireland was the police. Learn how England first police force was created in Ireland and why England switched to relying on paramilitary units instead of the local police during the Irish War of Independence. Take part in the ⁠week-long global strike for Palestine⁠ ⁠Join my Patreon⁠ Follow me on ⁠Instagram ⁠and ⁠Tiktok⁠ Continue reading Untitled

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#Auxiliaries #Black and Tans #IRA #Ireland #Irish Republican Army #Irish War of Independence 1919-1921 #Royal Irish Constabulary

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russian gaslight gatekeep girlboss queen

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Babylon Berlin

fooling around with goache