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T.E.D.

3:34 AM

Nice. Actually managed to delete a Nazi's coward's account before their post even showed up here.

Good work @PieterGeerkens on the quick flag.

Pieter Geerkens

3:55 AM

@T.E.D.: Fortuitous timing on checking my feed.

The Historian

4:49 AM

Pieter Geerkens

Just flagged another one

sempaiscuba

5:08 AM

I must be getting old. I remember the days when trolls were sad little creatures that lived under bridges. It seems they're still sad little creatures but now they sit in darkened bedrooms, connected to the Internet, playing with their joysticks.

T.E.D.

5:33 AM

And again with the using "genocide" as a verb. Do Nazis all go to the same moron school or something?

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sempaiscuba

6:41 AM

And another one bites the dust before their post made it on here.

Pieter Geerkens

University students out early this year i guess.

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The Historian

8:57 AM

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The Historian

9:59 AM

Q: Schulunglagers Nazi Re-education Centres. N7

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The Historian

11:01 AM

Q: Did the US manage to eavesdrop on KMT communications during World War 2?

I was reading How frequently did the KMT use telegrams to communicate; from where (roughly) and to whom?, which contains a quote: Following is a telegram code "dictionary" used by Japan military that already decoded the Chiang Kai-shek KMT army telegram code during World war 2. Even USA milit...

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The Historian

8:38 PM

Q: What was the consequence of Gestapo being declared a criminal organization in the Nuremberg trials in 1945?

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Q: Book of French Folk Customs

I have been looking into French culture and was wondering if anyone knows of a book or collection of documents, ect... That contain prayers, customs, ect... That the French practiced. Kinda like a French version of the Carmina Gadelica. Does anyone know if something like this exists or a comparab...

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The Professor

Q: What is the Mother of Dragons hat for?

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The Historian

9:40 PM

Q: How can we date the Trojan war?

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