Lifting weights and eating chocolate cake, because... you know... yin and yang
05.03.2026 23:50
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Lifting weights and eating chocolate cake, because... you know... yin and yang
Three announcements about a new podcast I'll start (in addition to HOF), a musical debut, and an upcoming tour of Japan: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Understanding the history of countries you are bombing may not be a bad idea
historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202... #Iran
I am joined by @ARaderVon to discuss how video games are changing the way we can understand history.
historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...
Where do you see yourself in 20 years?
Same reason why, other than in places where conditions were perfect for it, there were few large scale slave rebellions. Low odds of success, high probability of ending horribly
If you want to understand politics, history, and world events, you could do a lot worse than becoming familiar with Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue.
New Substack essay open.substack.com/pub/danieleb...
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." William Shakespeare
"The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters." Antonio Gramsci
New episode of History on Fire out today. One of the craziest WWI stories ever.
historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...
#WWI #History
My man @danielebolelli.bsky.social said it best:
Over and over again, power-hungry emperors in ancient Rome were murdered by their own praetorian guard.
"Don't quote laws to men with swords" Pompey the Great.
The irony, of course, is how a sword ended his career
“Every time the 2nd Army’s Arditi went into action it was not with a sense of resignation and duty, nor with the forced smile of self-control, but with outbursts of barbaric joy…” Mario Carli
Episode coming out in January about the insanity of the Italo-Austrian front in WW I
New episode for supporters on Patreon and Substack.
The bones tell a story. They tell that something awful happened in the 1300s in South Dakota. They tell of the things people do when conditions get dire enough. Link in comments
“We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world—bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts.”
― Hunter S. Thompson
Here’s a link to the latest episode published on the History on Fire feed. The tale of 19th century boxer Bill Richmond is truly weirder than fiction. historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...
These are the news I need in my life: "Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor".
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The quote above is what Livy tells Brutus declared while holding the bloody knife Lucretia had used to kill herself.
"O gods, to witness my oath, that I shall pursue Lucius Tarquin the Proud, his wicked wife, and all their race, with fire, sword, and all other means in my power; nor shall I ever suffer them or any other to reign at Rome." Lucius Junius Brutus.
For those asking for the context behind Bolsonaro’s insults at the start: he was still a congressman in 2014 and made headlines for being open about supporting the 1964 coup d’Etat. This was not a popular position in Brazil at the time. All Borges asked him was: “So there was no coup in 1964?”
You promise something, and you keep it. No ifs or buts. No exceptions. No excuses. It’s really simple. You don’t need to be a genius to pull this off. You just need an unyielding commitment to never betray the trust of those who give it to you.
danielebolelli.substack.com/p/giving-one...
Latest History on Fire episode is out now. Why so much of history reads like an account of human beings doing horrible things to other human beings?
historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...
My instructional on half guard is heavily discounted at the moment. In addition to the temporary 50% discount, @BjjFanatics offers another 53% using the code APP2025, so what's normally priced at $ 80 should be less than $20 today.
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Here's the latest History on Fire bonus episode for those keeping the podcast afloat by supporting it on Patreon and Substack.
www.patreon.com/posts/143280...
In this second and final episode in this series, we see the age of Thebes’ Sacred Band coming to an end, as a new power rises in Macedon.
historyonfirepodcast.com/episodes/202...
