Martin D.B. Brown

Ancient Greek priestesses may have turned ergot fungus into a psychedelic brew during the Eleusinian Mysteries The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, and aimed to remove the fear of death. The ceremonies included days of ...

Proper science

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Errr. Wot?

Was a lovely sunny day, which was nice

The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump's Rise—Now He's Making It His Own Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom.

The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump's Rise—Now He's Making It His Own www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Thankfully they remain clothed

Well, at least not on the last flurries of confetti that are left over

True enough

Nearly got a bench seat in the sunshine there... But nope.
Even the Goths seem to be enjoying the first signs of spring

Nearly got a bench seat in the sunshine there... But nope.
Even the Goths seem to be enjoying the first signs of spring

And the pedestrians on Oxford street are idiots

London is beautiful in the sunshine

Haven't read it, but is it coming out of Oxbridge?

Presumably this accurate and thus utterly idiotic

Hegseth: "Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."

Fare dodgers targeted as train ticket refund rules are tightened In a bid to clamp down on ticket fraud that costs the railways millions each year, the government has quietly changed the rules on claiming refunds for unused train tickets.

DON'T BUY TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE!
On 1 April, the government is quietly changing the rules.
Off-Peak & Anytime tickets become non-refundable after 23:59 the day BEFORE you travel.
If you wake up & find your event cancelled, NO REFUNDS, even on £100+ tickets.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/far...

patrick star from spongebob sits in a lotus position with the words wishing you positive vibes below him ALT: patrick star from spongebob sits in a lotus position with the words wishing you positive vibes below him

We're in the era of vibes-based foreign policy (and commentary), which is not a good thing

Over on LinkInnit

Ahh yes possibly, Oxbridge is often a law unto itself, as we all know

Yup, the US system, assistant, associate and professor is more common, for better or worse

Cremulator?

I bet!

I mean, if money were no object, these look lovely

Probably not, but it's the FT so you know it's for concierges to buy for clients

On the 'whiff of Munich' Or smell, historical 'lessons', and policy.

martindbrown.substack.com/p/on-the-whi...

Four Years of War: The Limits of History | History As It Happens Subscribe now for early access to this episode and all future shows. Early access is the newest benefit of becoming a History As It Happens Premium subscriber.

Good to hear Kimmage & Galeotti critique the whole 'lesson of Munich' bollocks here

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On the G.W.O.T. and of war everlasting 9/11, and all which followed.

Taps screen, take no pleasure in saying I told you so...might also mean that the whole 'History teaches us...industry' falls apart

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IN PHOTOS: Central Tel Aviv in flames after a direct Iranian hit Fear, Damage, Fire and Evacuations After a Direct Iranian Missile Hits a Residential Building in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Killing a Woman and Wounding Dozens

IN PHOTOS: Central Tel Aviv in flames after a direct Iranian hit www.haaretz.com/photo-blog/2...

'Terror was needed to make Arabs leave': What Israel's army did in '48, revealed Thousands of Newly Discovered Documents Now Make It Possible to Tell the True Story of Israel's Expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to Begin to Grasp Its Bitter Implications, post-October 7

'Terror was needed to make Arabs leave': What Israel's army did in '48, revealed

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

BREAKING Several US warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait's defence ministry says, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf

Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future The US president has not understood the lessons of past wars for regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan

Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future www.ft.com/content/4371...