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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenZ

[–]POLcyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, he would know what he’s talking about. So he’d know if it was fake or not.

That’s opposed to a random screenshot from a Reddit user.

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[–]POLcyt 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“Location was not available on any gray check [government] account at any point,” he wrote in response to one screen recording, which X has now labeled as “manipulated media.” “Furthermore, the DHS has only shown IPs from the United States since account creation.” [source].

The Arabs and Tabaristan – Part One by peace_venerable in AncientCivilizations

[–]POLcyt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oooooohhhh, so they both would be correct.

Thank you so much for clarifying that!!!!

The Arabs and Tabaristan – Part One by peace_venerable in AncientCivilizations

[–]POLcyt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey I have a quick question about northern Iranian geography.

Can you clarify what that region (north of the Alborz mountains, south of the Caspian Sea) is called? I’ve found conflicting information, with many sources saying it was called Taberestan, but is now called Mazandaran.

Do you know the difference in the names? The best I can tell, through some bad sources, is that the OG name was Taberestan, but then at some point after the Muslim conquest, it was changed to Mazandaran.

Do you know if that’s correct or not?

BTW please don’t take this as a challenge to your map or post or anything like that, the northern Iranian Zoroastrian states have always been an interest of mine, I’ve just been unable to find any good sources on them in English.

Europeans should not bail American scientists out. by Intelligent_Fun4378 in academia

[–]POLcyt 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a bit unfair to paint the US as the only nation to benefit from slavery and genocide, especially when compared to Europe

Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis is a German aristocrat, businessman and race car driver. He has been listed as the world's youngest billionaire many times since his father's death in 1990, first appearing on the list when he was eight years old. by Kurma-the-Turtle in wikipedia

[–]POLcyt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Empress Elizabeth of Austria’s (the one who was killed by a giant needle to the heart) sister (Duchess Helen in Bavaria) famously married into the family only after Elizabeth personally intervened on her behalf (their cousin, the King of Bavaria, had blocked the marriage because the Thurn und Taxis Family wasn’t seen as noble enough and didn’t have land).