#Falklands

Henry Jones

hthjones

THREAD: #OTD in 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.Last year, I covered the conflict day by day in a very long Twitter thread/timeline. This year I'll link to each day

Koen Hufkens, PhD

koen_hufkens

Reading @ian_urbina The Outlaw Ocean he mentions the city of lights, a (squid) fishing ground to the north of the Falklands. (Illegal) fishing vessels light up the ocean to attract

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BrooklandBently

Here's a story to show just to show you how arse peacetime service was, even in the Falklands. It was 1992 and coming up to the 19th Anniversary of the

Henry Jones

hthjones

#OTD in 1982, Lt Col H Jones VC was killed fighting for Goose Green during the Falklands Conflict. Today, like all days, I'm seriously proud of my grandfather. For those

Lucas Hahn

LucasHahn1990

“Fernández has signalled that Argentina will return to its alignment with the left-wing governments of Latin America. That could see closer ties with Mexico and Venezuela, and greater tensions with

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5DAlchemist

Black Goo A.I.My theory..It's been in the universe since before humanity..I believe it was the downfall of babylonia Reptilians are subservient to this A.I.#AI https://youtu.be/sHJVFiq3z-M Let's have a dig into

Chief Miekelson

ChiefMiekelson

OK Jean's memorial service set to start at 11. Reminder - Jean isn't dead. There was a mix up and the service was arranged before we could confirm she was

Derrick Berthelsen

DerrickBerthel1

Thread on the Internal Market (IM) bill and Brexit. For what it’s worth I think Boris is right with the IM bill. We can argue whether it breaks international law

James

jhallwood

Please no comparisons to George Lansbury. He was a pacifist but a firm patriot and such naïveté feels more justified in the interwar period. Even then, when he saw he

Austin

austingcommons

It’s striking to me that the squabbling among the US armed services about their roles in a Pacific conflict is taking place around the anniversary of the Falklands War. The

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adnamode

Tim Westwood’s age during notable historical events: a thread Collapse of the Berlin Wall: 34 years old Beginning of the Falklands War: 24 years old First moon landing: 11 years

Tom Hickman

TomRHickman

I waited with anticipation to see the green list countries announced, as I’m sure you did. That is, countries where there is no greater risk from covid than the UK

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cloppa258

A brief look at @RFAArgus Argus is an old lady with an interesting history. For almost 40 years, she’s quietly gone about her business with little public recognition and (it

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eggandcustard

@collins_faron crueley suggested yesterday that my #fpl insights on here were lacking. This needs addressing.Thread. Stick stats up her hoop and rely on the good old eye test. MOTD after

Shashank Joshi

shashj

My reading for past few weeks. Fascinating book, lots of new material, but despite being an "authorised" history Ferris wasn't allowed to see diplomatic COMINT after 1945 & other UK

oneoneoneone

oneoneoneone

I can't stop thinking about this bizarre claim by Boris Johnson that two thirds of the world's penguins are British. Other than the fact that ascribing a nationality to a