I’m partial to this one

I’ll start blocking people when it stops people from responding to my posts, Reddit style.

I don’t have the patience to deal with people using my posts as a jumping-off point for ignorant shite without being called out on it.

I may not be capable of much, but it’s nice to be recognized as a prolific shitposter 😊

“You are much closer to being homeless”

I’ll have you know I’m fulfilling my life goals

Those working in industries vital to war production and agriculture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940#Class_II:_Deferred_because_of_occupation

Into 1943 voluntary enlistment for young men was disallowed to prevent those with valuable skillsets from going into the military.

Ernest said he was handing over the reigns to someone else soon. I’d like to give them a chance before I bail on Kbin. I really like Kbin.

I’m gonna give Kbin a little while longer to get its shit together, but if need be, I’ll swap to Lemmy.world in the near future.

I only clarify because in a situation where every able body is fighting you’ve already lost, there needs to be logistics, maintaining utilities, growing food, etc

Conscription is actually a way to ensure that. In the Ukrainian War, as well as at least the US during WW2 (I’m less familiar with other countries’ conscription systems during WW2), conscription is used to prioritize those with skills which are not economically vital during wartime - during WW2, even, some skilled workers weren’t even allowed to volunteer, much less be conscripted, for military service.

Safety issue/margin, I would presume, whereas the cruise ship was trying to set a record and thus probably got whoever was in charge to waive the normal standards.

Reverse it - Murder Stroke let’s goooooo

I think it’s real - Corinth Canal.

Although the canal saves the 700-kilometre (430 mi) journey around the Peloponnese, it is too narrow for modern ocean freighters, as it can accommodate ships only of a width up to 17.6 metres (58 ft) and draft up to 7.3 metres (24 ft). In October 2019, with over 900 passengers on board, a 22.5 metres (74 ft) wide and 195 metres (640 ft) long Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines cruise ship successfully traversed the canal to set a new record for longest ship to pass through the canal. Ships can pass through the canal only one convoy at a time on a one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by tugs.[37] The canal is currently used mainly by tourist ships; around 11,000 ships per year travel through the waterway.[38]

“I need to unsharpen my blade”

We generally say ‘Antiquity’ and ‘Late Antiquity’ anymore.

The Middle Ages were not “a time of ignorance, barbarism and superstition”; the Church did not place religious authority over personal experience and rational activity;

Like hell it didn’t.

and the term “Dark Ages” is rejected by modern historians

Because it’s a prejudicial term, not because the past isn’t fucking shitty.

Both of them have upvoted posts in the past 15 hours.

https://ibb .co/GsV1znm

Some casual history promotion

!RoughRomanMemes@kbin.social

!HistoryMemes@kbin.social

!HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social

!HistoryDrawings@kbin.social

!HistoryRuins@kbin.social

!historyporn@lemmy.world

After the ‘Fuck’

Just edited the pic to fix the author’s mistake lmao

“Would you like to kill me? Jk jk! Unless…? 👉👈🥺”

Arendt except I’m not nice.