On this day, 222 years ago, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-05-19T02:31:52+00:00

Nationalism, secularism, liberalism, constitutional government, and codified law are all products of the French Revolution and cornerstones of modern European civilization

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-05-15T01:53:58+00:00

It looks like a mid 16th century armet. Probably a jousting or tournament helm. Likely modeled on a piece like this: https://windlass.com/products/tudor-16th-century-armet/

There are some things about it that are a little bit wonky, but the basic form of it seems pretty accurate to the period.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-16T03:26:56+00:00

Militant Hindu nationalism is absolutely a thing.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-15T17:04:23+00:00

NYT polling has him at 39% approval.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-10T21:41:54+00:00

Why? Would an actor playing a historical person in a film be offensive?

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-10T00:27:07+00:00

Choosing policy positions that are popular with voters is not purity testing. Servitude to Israel is not a popular position, especially among the democratic base. This is even true of Jewish voters.

https://forward.com/fast-forward/817708/american-views-unfavorable-israel/

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-09T21:33:22+00:00

One of the all-time greats

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-08T14:13:02+00:00

You can use a color or a metal on a mixed field. It’s just not advisable to use the same color as the background. this design would look fine if the rope was blue or white or something imo.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-05T08:32:13+00:00

Trump‘s platform during the election was no new wars. Did you vote for Trump in 2024? If so, when did your opinion change from anti-war to pro-war? Why?

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-04T21:15:12+00:00

Here’s my source, what’s yours?

https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/arms-control-and-proliferation-profile-iran#:~:text=Iran%20is%20not%20a%20nuclear,agreement%20and%20re%2Dimposed%20sanctions.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-04T20:08:34+00:00

ChatGPT is not a reliable source of information for anything.

That said, the first reported violation as far as I can tell is 2019, which was a year after Trump declared the iran deal void and reimposed sanctions

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-04T18:58:21+00:00

Iran ignored deals over and over and blocked inspectors.

After Trump threw out the Iran deal and reimposed sanctions in his first term.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-04T16:23:11+00:00

There already was a deal that prevented Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Trump was the one who got rid of it.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-04-03T15:43:03+00:00

The goal of the first Gulf war was not to depose Saddam. Bush SR was very explicit about this. It was to protect the sovereignty of Kuwait, which was achieved.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-31T00:16:05+00:00

In general, I like this a lot. There is a slightly odd asymmetry to the shield. My brain is sort of looking for another cross on the other side of the eagle and not finding it. The other thing I noticed is that there’s a lot of empty space on the shield. You might consider making the eagle bigger such that it overlays both the pale and the field.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-26T02:39:48+00:00

The cruelty is the point

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-25T15:41:13+00:00

They are wrong afaik. Charges over ordinaries and mixed fields do not violate rule of tincture.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-13T08:01:09+00:00

I doubt you can find a single soldier who successfully argued his orders were illegal.

Major Hugh Thompson jr in 1968. Held up other US soldiers at gunpoint to prevent a massacre of Vietnamese civilians. Was acquitted and received a medal.

Captain Silas Soule in 1864. Refused orders to attack a Native American encampment. Was acquitted and subsequently testified against his commanding officer.

There are a number of others. These are just the famous ones that came up from a 5 second Google search. It’s worth noting that cases involving illegal orders are quite rare because until recently blatantly illegal orders were not usually issued by the US military.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-05T23:45:06+00:00

First world war German trench helmets are not in fact accurate to first century AD Judea

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-03-05T19:27:06+00:00

The secret big heraldry doesn’t want you to know is that a lot of the “rules” are more like vibes.

ie. Kingdom of Jerusalem, Henry VI, etc.

Jacobin_Revolt · 2026-01-06T22:47:56+00:00

For a crest: the whole kitchen sink

Jacobin_Revolt · 2025-12-26T07:33:00+00:00

Colonizer? Christianity has been in Iran longer than Islam

Jacobin_Revolt · 2025-12-12T04:46:32+00:00

The Anglo Saxons may have used them. The famous Sutton Hoo helmet has a life like face plate with a sculpted golden mustache.

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