“Much of what the U.S. has given Ukraine were obsolescent weapons that would have been otherwise been thrown away. As everyone in the room in fact knew, what Zelens'kyi was wearing was meant as an expression of solidarity with a people at war. It was not so unlike what Churchill wore in the White House in 1942.”
—Timothy Snyder, Antisemitism in the Oval Office
#usa #ukraine #zelensky #zelenskyy #zelenskyi #zelenskyj #churchill #whitehouse
What ‘s that (maybe #Churchill ) quote?
“After exhausting all other possibilities, (someone other than) the Americans will at last do the right thing.”
Bránící se demokracie nenosí saka a kravaty, ale uniformy - pokud ne vojenské, tak pracovní, jako symbol solidarity s těmi, kteří za ní umírají. A slovo konzervativismus kdysi znamenalo i něco jiného, než tu snůšku nesmyslů, kterými hypnotizují davy populisté.
Nikdy bych nečekal, že zestárnu a budu patetický - ale: cyničtí geronti v oblecích, to je to poslední, co dnešní svobodný svět potřebuje. Evropští politici mají jedinečnou šanci na celkem nízkonákladové gesto... pochopí to?
See that sculpture behind Trump & Musk? That’s Winston Churchill, & Trump put it there. And see this photo of Churchill at the White House in WWII? He’s not wearing a suit.
Trump & Vance’s betrayal of Zelensky & democracy is as if Roosevelt had said to Churchill: sign a cease fire now & let Hitler & Mussolini keep all of Europe & in return we’ll stop helping you & you have to give us your coal reserves.
Oh yes the suit
This guy show no respect in the WH
Diana Hopkins, daughter of advisor Harry Hopkins, stands beside Mr. Churchill with President Roosevelt's dog Fala in January 1942.
The White House Historical Association
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/mr-churchill-in-the-white-house-1
https://d1y822qhq55g6.cloudfront.net/default/_largeImage/18162.jpg
Brit politicians have said Trump's display towards Zelensky has 'dishonoured the Churchill bust in the Oval Office' , in case you were wondering how the UK is taking events.
When you've 'dishonoured Churchill'.....
Here is a picture of Sir Winston #Churchill visiting the White House during the Second World #War. I wonder if anyone would have dared to criticise his outfit?
Why do we have pathetic journalists criticising #Zelensky for not wearing a suit?
#Infrastructure in British #India:
"Natural drainage of Bengal was disturbed due to construction of a network of #railway embankments resulting in formation of poorly drained “compartments” in different areas of Bengal. This led to excessive silting, damaged crop production, increased chance of flooding and created stagnant water pockets that were apt for water-borne diseases like cholera and malaria."
Excerpt from: https://learn.culturalindia.net/bengal-famine-1943.html
#famine #starvation #agriculture #rice #Bangladesh #Churchill #wwii #transport #railways #railTransport #crops #colonialism #BritishEmpire #BritishRule
@BritishMovietone
_"Momentous historical events that occurred during the month of January"_
#Video length: seventeen minutes and twenty-three seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24C1jlPOAFY
#History #Histodon #Histodons #Churchill #Eisenhower #Leningrad #HarryTruman #JFK @histodon @histodons
#Palestine / Netanyahu calls himself Churchill. history may recall him as Milošević
Netanyahu, often compared to #Churchill by his supporters, bears a striking resemblance to Slobodan #Milošević. Like Milošević, Netanyahu (who’s original family name is Mileikowsky) initially distanced himself from far-right nationalists but later allied with them to maintain power. Both leaders suppressed dissent, controlled the narrative through media manipulation, and deflected blame onto scapegoats.
While Netanyahu's supporters highlight his speeches and military actions, the article argues that his trajectory—marked by an #ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and a disregard for democratic norms—mirrors Milošević's authoritarianism and ultimately jeopardizes Israeli society. The author suggests that the ICC warrant, while not a guaranteed solution, provides the necessary moral and political impetus for Israelis to challenge Netanyahu's leadership.
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-25/ty-article-magazine/.premium/netanyahu-calls-himself-churchill-history-may-recall-him-as-milosevic/00000193-f321-dc18-a3db-ffe364670000 or https://archive.is/loXYC
… I’m not sure Churchill is a compliment
either, talking about (white)supremacist assholes
@israel
@palestine
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#WarCrimes
#Apartheid
#Gaza
#HumanRights
* Edit: typo
_“Behind-the-scenes of Churchill filming a 1950 election appeal.”_
#Video length: one minute and twenty-one seconds.
#History #Histodon #Histodons #WinstonChurchill #Churchill #Bloopers #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britain #C20th #20thCentury @histodon @histodons
This is how irrelevant the Australian Financial Review is. To suggest Dutton is better place to negotiate with Trump then Albanese is working on the erroneous belief that Trump can be negotiated with. I want someone who has the balls to tell the #usa to Get F$cked like #curtin did with #churchill. #TrumpCircus
"The use of recriminating about the past is to enforce effective action at the present"
--Winston #Churchill
#Nazis #Czechoslovakia #WWII #appeasement #England #history
4/4
Who is this Darryl Cooper "historian" that told Cucker Tarlson that Churchill was the main villian of WW2 & the nazis were just killing people out of humaneness?
Speaking of nazi substack, this dude has enough substack subscribers to earn millions from it. This is what happens when someone with brains starts espousing dangerous ideas to the millions of racist mouthbreathers.
#Video length: six minutes and thirty eight seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKirZk6qFCU
#GB #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #WinstonChurchill #Churchill #Mountbatten #History #Histodon #Histodons #Television #TV #Archive @histodon @histodons
Winston #Churchill – True Statesman.
Wish #Biden dispensed with #virtueSignaling and confronted the violent #MAGA tribe and the orange tiger that’s a clear and present danger to world security
"#BorisJohnson explains how to speak like #WinstonChurchill"
I came across this whilst researching a little of Winston #Churchill's #speeches, and found it interesting and entertaining, so thought I'd share it here with fellow #Mastodon'ians
[From 9 years ago]
https://youtu.be/FLak2IzIv7U?feature=share #WW2 #History
In diesem Jahr gibt es viele runde Jubiläen, die gute Anlässe sind, sein Wissen zu erweitern.
Hier eine Auswahl:
100. Todestag von #Lenin
100. Todestag von #Kafka
150. Geburtstag von #Churchill
250. Geburtstag von #CasparDavidFriedrich
300. Geburtstag von #Kant
300. Geburtstag von #Klopstock
650. Todestag von #Petrarca
700. Todestag von #MarcoPolo
Solltet ihr zu einer dieser Person auf Anhieb nichts sagen können, holt euch ein Buch, Podcast oder Doku, um etwas dazuzulernen. 
