@pipesmokindan.bsky.social
Interested in Europe, 20th century history, public transport, reading, podcasts and music
Just finished a pleasant break in #Sulmona,#Italy following in the footsteps of my wife's grandad who escaped from a POW camp and was assisted by Italian partisans
18.06.2025 15:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I see the bully Trump accused President Zelenkyy of attempting to start World War 3. Hmm, so many parallels of how Hitler treated President Edvard Benes, the Czech President. Oh, and there are no Nobel prizes for bullies.
28.02.2025 18:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In a world where the USA has turned its back on Europe and Russia is increasingly aggressive towards Europe, the German election is crucial for Europe.
Not since the fall of the Berlin Wall has it been so important for Europe who the German Chancellor is.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
If the US/Russia peace talks about the Ukraine war does not include Ukraine. It's 1938 again and a re run of the Czechoslovakia question. And remember what happened there.
17.02.2025 07:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I don't understand why we the British aren't putting more distance between us and the US. I think we need to go full steam ahead with the UK/EU reset. The continent we have most in common and where most of our trade goes
16.02.2025 21:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0With the start of the second Trump Whitehouse tomorrow. I think this is a great opportunity to get closer to our European neighbours and create distance between the UK and the US
19.01.2025 16:34 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Since leaving school many years ago, one of the things I regret is not embracing foreign languages. I'm enjoying correcting that at long last.
18.12.2024 09:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Did I mention that I'm pro EU...forgot to mention that in the bio thing
24.11.2024 21:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi All I'm new to blue-sky. Can anyone recommend any 20tth century history pages
24.11.2024 18:40 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
