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Bob the Traveler<p>Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, born OTD in 1646, was one of the inventors of the notion of an economic market <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/flaneur-canal-saint-martin/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc</span><span class="invisible">e/flaneur-canal-saint-martin/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the birthday of Arthur Kennedy (1914), Kathleen Freeman (1919), Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929), Rene Russo (1954), Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Denise Richards (1971), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981) <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/movie-stars.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/movie-stars.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Venerable Martyr Theocteristus, 8th century Abbot of Pelecete Monastery near Prusa in northwestern Asia Minor <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/ephesus/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/ephesus/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>The bookends of time <a href="https://archive.is/0piCc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/0piCc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>On President's Day, see the toilet on board Air Force 1 <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/air-force-1.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/air-force-1.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PresidentsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoopLikeAPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoopLikeAPresident</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Chilean-born Conchita Cintrón, who died OTD in 2009, was perhaps the most famous torera or female bullfighter in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/talca/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile</span><span class="invisible">/talca/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/447048/uhhh-i-just-asked-to-%f0%93%85%b1%f0%93%89%94%f0%93%84%bf%f0%93%8f%8f-%f0%93%8f%8f%f0%93%89%94%f0%93%87%8c-%f0%93%86%91%f0%93%85%b1%f0%93%8b%b4%f0%93%8e%a1-%f0%93%82%a7%f0%93%87%8b%f0%93%82%a7/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/447048/uhhh-i-just-</span><span class="invisible">asked-to-%f0%93%85%b1%f0%93%89%94%f0%93%84%bf%f0%93%8f%8f-%f0%93%8f%8f%f0%93%89%94%f0%93%87%8c-%f0%93%86%91%f0%93%85%b1%f0%93%8b%b4%f0%93%8e%a1-%f0%93%82%a7%f0%93%87%8b%f0%93%82%a7/</span></a> Uhhh I just asked to 𓅱𓉔𓄿𓏏 𓏏𓉔𓇌 𓆑𓅱𓋴𓎡 𓂧𓇋𓂧 𓇌𓅱𓅱 𓆓𓅱𓋴𓏏 𓆑𓅱𓋴𓎡𓇋𓅓𓎼 𓋴𓄿𓇌 𓄿𓃀 <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HistoryMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryMemes</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/447044/me-1958-south-attleboro-ma/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/447044/me-1958-sout</span><span class="invisible">h-attleboro-ma/</span></a> Me, 1958 – South Attleboro MA <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheWayWeWere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWayWeWere</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Trinidadian cricketer Andy Ganteaume, who died OTD in 2016, played one Test match for the West Indies in 1948; he scored 112, giving him the highest Test batting average in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/trinidad/port-of-spain.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/trini</span><span class="invisible">dad/port-of-spain.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trinidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trinidad</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)What Putin really wants <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-moscow-china-north-korea-kremlin-opinion/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-moscow-china-north-korea-kremlin-opinion/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/criticalrawmaterials" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Criticalrawmaterials</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a>-Russiarelations <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/foreignpolicy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Foreignpolicy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/negotiations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Negotiations</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/warinukraine" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarinUkraine</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/borders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borders</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/kremlin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kremlin</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/opinion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Opinion</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/nato" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NATO</a>
Conan the Sysadmin<p>This settlement in the desert is the jumping-off point for a trek to a legendary trading city, 52 days if all goes well. Do not venture into this region without a good supply of water, or the hardy camels will gnaw your bones. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/morocco/zagora/?s=mc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/moroc</span><span class="invisible">co/zagora/?s=mc</span></a></p>
Nate Shivar<p></p><p>Ohhh…I love this -&gt; <a href="https://wikenigma.org.uk/start" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikenigma – A Website of Unknowns</a></p><p></p><p>Wikenigma – A Website of Unknowns --&gt; <a href="https://www.nateshivar.com/28328/wikenigma-a-website-of-unknowns/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nateshivar.com/28328/wikenigma-a-website-of-unknowns/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.nateshivar.com/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.nateshivar.com/tag/interesting/" target="_blank">#Interesting</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.nateshivar.com/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Francis de Lorraine II, born OTD in 1519, was a prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551-1559 and French Wars of Religion; he was assassinated during the siege of Orleans in 1563 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/loire-valley/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc</span><span class="invisible">e/loire-valley/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
#AI is Accelerating Inequality<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jaden3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jaden3</span></a></span> </p><p>And remember. </p><p>This is everyone's <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> people are <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/oppressed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppressed</span></a> when <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> people act out the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a>. Oppression isn't something that just happens to people. My forebears built some hefty <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a> of oppression, but these systems still need buy-in to keep going.</p><p>In computer systems, we use the word <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privilege</span></a> to describe the level of <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> a user has. Whether they can <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> a file. Whether they can <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a> a file. </p><p>Our <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> is updated by <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>. By <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a>. For most of <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> history, Black people did not have update access to government. This is not Black history, this is <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHistory</span></a>. </p><p>When you research Black history, remember this is our shared history. </p><p>These are the stories about our <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nation</span></a>. Many of these are like the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> stories that are told in whispers. Bad things that were done by people that we're related to. </p><p>When people say that they don't want this taught because it will make their <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> feel bad about themselves, they usually mean one of two things: </p><p>- /they/ feel bad about this <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a> themselves, and they feel the kind of <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilt</span></a> that they want to hide from. They want their kids to remain <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/innocent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innocent</span></a> about the evil in the world, especially this kind</p><p>or</p><p>- they /don't/ feel bad about these <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/evils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evils</span></a> and they do /not/ want to be <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/judged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judged</span></a> by their children</p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Bo Yibo, born OTD in 1908, was Vice Premier of the People's Republic of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> 1957-1966, and one of the most senior political figures in China during the 1980s and 1990s <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/china/yangshuo.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/china</span><span class="invisible">/yangshuo.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Theodore of Amasea, in north-central <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/hatusas/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/hatusas/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/447016/fuck-yuan-shikai-all-my-homies-hate-yuan-shikai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/447016/fuck-yuan-sh</span><span class="invisible">ikai-all-my-homies-hate-yuan-shikai/</span></a> Fuck Yuan Shikai, all my homies hate Yuan Shikai <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HistoryMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryMemes</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a></p>
USLUCK<p><a href="https://www.usluck.com/447012/a-japanese-woman-poses-in-a-bathing-suit-c-1920s/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usluck.com/447012/a-japanese-w</span><span class="invisible">oman-poses-in-a-bathing-suit-c-1920s/</span></a> A Japanese woman poses in a bathing suit. c.1920s <a href="https://channels.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheWayWeWere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWayWeWere</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>On President's Day, see how Donald Trump stole and stored classified documents in a gaudy bathroom <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/blog/63.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/blog/63.html?s</span><span class="invisible">=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PresidentsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoopLikeAPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoopLikeAPresident</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Chilean-born Conchita Cintrón, who died OTD in 2009, was perhaps the most famous torera or female bullfighter in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/rancagua/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile</span><span class="invisible">/rancagua/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a></p>