treehouse49 @treehouse49

Interested Observer; anti-politician; cynic extrodinaire! Sacramento, Ca Joined March 2011

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Military History Now @MilHistNow

a year ago

Toons on the March — How Hollywood Animators Turned Their Characters Loose on the Axis “Most cartoons in the wartime genre were quickly pulled from circulation. In fact, few born after the 1945 ever saw any of them.” militaryhistorynow.com/2014/04/17/bug…

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NSFVoyager2 @NSFVoyager2

a year ago

Sister ship @NASAVoyager 1 is 22h 32m 34s of light travel time from Earth (2024:121:120000:1L)

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BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica

a year ago

Hope is fading away for many in Kenya who believed they could find loved ones after the floods that hit the country. One of those was 62-yeard Nancy Wanjiku: "My brother was in his 70s when he died after being washed away". bbc.in/3wcLVIN

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teleSUR English @telesurenglish

a year ago

#Cuba | Citizens marched towards the Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, an emblematic place where they celebrate International Workers Day. telesurenglish.net/news/Cubans-Ra…

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

a year ago

Dubbed "The most interesting moth in the world," the incredible Picasso moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica) is a rare beauty found in India and Asia. [📸 msone]

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Auschwitz Exhibition @auschwitzxhibit

a year ago

Since the formation of the first band in 1941 - consisting of about 120 musicians - there have been six orchestras in the Auschwitz complex, made up of male and, since 1943, female prisoners. The most fortunate saved their lives thanks to their extraordinary musical talent.

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National Park Service @NatlParkService

a year ago

There’s nothing wrong with following your heart, but it never hurts to check the map too.

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NSFVoyager2 @NSFVoyager2

a year ago

Ending my periodic engineering & science calibration subroutine. END PESCAL END PMPCALLR CCS:BR11 (2024:121:205932:2T)

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Military History Now @MilHistNow

a year ago

On this day in 1915, the ocean liner RMS Lusitania departs New York for Liverpool with 1,266 passengers aboard. The vessel leaves just eight days after Germany issues a chilling warning: "Travellers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain do so at their own risk."

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Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords

a year ago

50 years ago today in 1974 organist #RonnieFoster was at Electric Lady Studios recording his third Blue Note studio album "On The Avenue" which featured grooving originals like "Serenade to the Rock" & a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Golden Lady." Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/RonnieFoster-O…

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WeRateDogs @dog_rates

a year ago

This is Khan. He is your Uber driver. But unlike most Ubers, all of his rides go to the park. And also you drive. 13/10 five stars

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Lakota Man @LakotaMan1

a year ago

So, believe it or not, a few states in the U.S. still prohibit Native students from wearing traditional regalia to graduation. Should Indigenous graduates be allowed to wear things like feathers and such when they graduate?

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J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt

a year ago

In 1945, Navy Seabees crew LCVP landing craft to ferry GIs across the Rhine in Germany. ⚓️ At General Patton’s request, the Seabees were issued Army uniforms. 🪖

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Fascinating @fasc1nate

a year ago

One of the two remaining northern white rhinos in the world, guarded 24 hours a day to guard against poachers Photo: Matjaz Krivic source: National Geographic

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Majdanek Memorial @MajdanekMuseum

a year ago

29.04.1943|Adolf Górski was transferred to #Majdanek from the Gestapo prison at the #Lublin castle. Registered as inmate no. 1400 he was detained at field III. Adolf worked in the construction group. He also went through the Buchenwald Sachsenhausen & Dachau camps. He survived.

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Military History Now @MilHistNow

a year ago

British troops march through Dublin's streets with captured Irish rebels. The famous Easter Rising was defeated on this day in 1916.

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Prof. Frank McDonough @FXMC1957

a year ago

30 April 1943. Beatrice Webb died (aged 85). She coined the term “collective bargaining” in relation to industrial relations. She was also one of the founders of the London School of Economics and played a crucial role in the formation of the Fabian Society.

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WeRateDogs @dog_rates

a year ago

This is Buster. He has vitiligo, a rare and completely harmless genetic condition that causes skin and fur to lose pigment over time. Though it typically affects dogs in patches, over the course of 2.5 years, he went from solid black to completely white. 14/10