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Here is an EPIC new review of In Defense of Civilization by David Marks Shribman for the Literary Review of Canada (@reviewcanada). Huge!
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Writer | Classicist | Historian of Iran | Arabisant | dundurn.com/books_/t22117/…
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- Ah, yes, "Tes Thdpssssps".Coming in 2026
Readers added contextThis is a fandmade poster by a reddit user called r/Fatdino426 Credit: reddit.com/r/TheOdysseyMo… - Did you know that Mexico used to belong to the House of Habsburg?Did you know that California used to belong to Mexico? …along with Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, you get the picture. I see why MAGA wants to ban books and eliminate the Department of Education. We can’t have the next generation learning accurate history, now can we?
00:00 - Replying to @DrFrancisYoungAn insult to Cadmus of blessed memory.
- Because you can only plunder everything from Constantinople and tack it on to your church haphazardly ONCE.Why did humans stop building like this?
- Many of you know that I held Temporary Foreign Worker file in the federal government once upon a time. Nevertheless, I have usually refrained from speaking about it, since so many unpleasant memories are attached to it. I will say now that, in my time, we practically forbade theWe’re reducing the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers in Canada. The labour market has changed. Now is the time for our businesses to invest in Canadian workers and youth.
- Ironically, what diminishes our seriousness is precisely the sort of ignorance of our traditions displayed in this embarrassing comment:We are not a serious country.
- Somehow the fact that the first legislation against slavery appeared in Upper Canada in 1793 and that it has never been legal in the Dominion of Canada is transformed into a source of shame by this bozo.Today, we mark Emancipation Day—a time to reflect on the history of slavery & the enduring impacts of anti-Black racism in Canada. People of African descent have been foundational in shaping our identity & in building a stronger, more inclusive country. 🔗canada.ca/en/canadian-he…
- In a stunning twist of fate, the budget didn't balance itself...The Canadian Federal Government's Interest expense has exploded. It is now ~60% higher than Defence. 😬
- Compare this with the distribution of Sasanian coins and other artefacts. Source: caitlingreen.org/2017/07/sasani…
A Map of the Distribution of Roman Coins Found in Eurasia and North Africa. - BECAUSE HE IS OUR HEAD OF STATE.Why would King Charles need to deliver the throne speech?
- Fake news! Unless I'm very much mistaken, North America's first female head of state was Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)!!!
