10 Historical Myths That Turned Out To Be True And Completely Shattered Everything We Thought We Knew — BuzzFeed It's weird that we have been told over and over that gladiators fought to the death, when it wasn't even true.

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social enjoying #firestorm, noticed article today about Pompeii: apparently similar perfect storm of eruption (instead of fire) PLUS super strong winds directed right at Pompeii. apple.news/A1TTamS0ESOW...

Chicago redux: “Gestapo tactics” of 1968. This time it’s ICE agents. WTF! Where are the republicans?

While I’m no fan of his, Trump has managed to put himself in position to reach a deal for Ukraine. However, he gets the Nobel ONLY if he holds out now for NATO membership. Then it’s a deal worth land and minerals, worth it to Ukraine, Europe and US. Needs to get this across Putin’s “Red Line”.

@ksiddiqui.bsky.social good seeing you