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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

Maybe he’s thinking of the War of 1812 in which both sides agreed to return to pre-war borders. In which case, ok.

aug 24, 2025, 6:47 pm • 139 6

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J. Plantagenet, Esq. @jplantagenet.bsky.social

Yeah I don’t think that’s what he was referring to.

aug 24, 2025, 6:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jeffrey49 @jeffrey49.bsky.social

Silly me. I thot Canada won the War of 1812 (1812-15) but Canada didn't exist yet. It was the British who burned the Capitol during War of 1812 in retaliation for Americans burning the Canadian capitol at York (Toronto) on April 27, 1813. Canada rebuilt capitol in Ottawa (Bytown)

aug 24, 2025, 9:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social

Just wait a little. They'll rewrite it all. (Not a joke.)

aug 24, 2025, 6:50 pm • 9 0 • view
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Graeme McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🟥⬜️🟥🐑🚴‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @graememcdonald.bsky.social

The idea that JD Vance 'thinks'. 😂 Nice one Dan!

aug 24, 2025, 6:49 pm • 5 0 • view
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the15andthe45.bsky.social @the15andthe45.bsky.social

"Woe to the vanquished" is one of the older records of a post-war negotiation we have remaining

aug 24, 2025, 6:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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🚥Perrywong🚥 @perrywong.bsky.social

It’s very generous of you to bestow upon him the capacity for thought.

aug 24, 2025, 8:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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cmcasey @cmc910.bsky.social

Or maybe he’s just an idiot

aug 24, 2025, 8:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Third Punic War. Carthage got a good deal out of that one, right?

aug 24, 2025, 7:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pez Regis @pezregis.bsky.social

Will the negotiated settlement this time come before or after the White House is burnt down?

aug 24, 2025, 7:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Gordon Shorten @gordonshorten.bsky.social

I would argue that the war of 1812's outcome was to ensure that Upper Canada remained British and prevented northern expansion by the war hawks in Congress.

aug 24, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sara Herrin @sjhnstl.bsky.social

Vance's Ivy League education was a waste of his time and money. He doesn't care about facts that don't support his (and Russia's) talking points.

aug 24, 2025, 6:57 pm • 2 0 • view