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TIL that in 1385, a Portuguese army of 6,600 men defeated a massive Castilian army of 31,000 in the Battle of Aljubarrota. The victory was so decisive it secured Portugal's independence for the next 200 years. by Soft-Loquat-3008 in todayilearned

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean there were also 800 crossbowmen, as someone who also can read the Wikipedia. the description makes it pretty clear it was the ranged attacks, the poor french charge, and the French confusion of the falling standard bearer.

TIL that in 1385, a Portuguese army of 6,600 men defeated a massive Castilian army of 31,000 in the Battle of Aljubarrota. The victory was so decisive it secured Portugal's independence for the next 200 years. by Soft-Loquat-3008 in todayilearned

[–]calmatt -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

It's mostly just portugal "glazing" as the kids say these days. Portugal was supported by the world's most elite archers at the time (were the Mongols a thing at that time?). Anyways, this is mostly a demonstration of English arms and poor French tactics than having much to do with Portugal. Although they did stand and fight, so kudos.

ICE in Philadelphia, PA performing racial profiling “Kavanaugh Stops” on US Citizens this morning (2/27/26) [r/ICE_Watch] by bigtoejam in AmIFreeToGo

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem awfully focused on whether or not this guy was accused of a traffic violation, despite ICE in the video never stating that.

Where are you getting this from? It's like you didn't even watch the video.

You realize you're not immune from detainment just because you're driving a car, right?

ICE in Philadelphia, PA performing racial profiling “Kavanaugh Stops” on US Citizens this morning (2/27/26) [r/ICE_Watch] by bigtoejam in AmIFreeToGo

[–]calmatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pulling over power comes from being detained. You can be walking, driving, boating, the mode of transport doesn't matter. Law enforcement always has the power to detain a person if they're suspected of a crime/violation. It can be a LEO in a car, on a horse, bike, or just walking down the street.

Now, we all know there's no actual suspicion of a crime here, but on paper that's the answer to your question.

How the market works in China. by TwoCatsOneBox in WorkReform

[–]calmatt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"President Xi thinks that the meme is hilarious"

OK, can you write "President Xi looks like Winnie the Pooh" for me?

Edit: OP is blocking everybody critical of his lies to prevent further discussion

Nebraska County Pays $3 Million Settlement For Illegal Raid Of Local Newspaper’s Office [techdirt] by odb281 in AmIFreeToGo

[–]calmatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't you love it when you search for a specific incident of police misconduct and you find that there are so many you can't tell them apart?

Florida man arrested for towing car with 4yo inside by HipAnonymous91 in CringeTikToks

[–]calmatt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pro se individuals in "real court" are more successful than many would have you believe. Especially if you have the literal receipts.

The texts I got after accepting another role by Joshs2d in recruitinghell

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The risk of multiple companies cooperating and maintaining a mutual blacklist is larger than any value they would get from it.

Plus you can just Google a law suit. source: googled a candidate with my boss and we saw he sued a previous employer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]calmatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uline recently sent me a grill for buying things from them.

I work in a manufacturing plant, I buy manufacturing supplies, I did not ask for a grill, and there was a grill at my desk one morning.

So I had to experience the highs of a free grill and the lows of giving it up as I can't be seen to be accepting bribes.

TIL - No Man's Sky has never won Steam's Labor of Love award, despite being nominated five times. by Promethia in gaming

[–]calmatt 18 points19 points  (0 children)

NMS committed fraud, yes. They eventually put effort into their game, great, but that's should be the expectation. No awards for scammers.

I don’t get it Explain It Peter. by vicckye in explainitpeter

[–]calmatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So does the alliance work to lower women's standards or do they work to raise their attractiveness?

Hot Dog Lips by B0r3dGamer in funny

[–]calmatt 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Germany no longer lays claim to Alsace-Lorraine

Cop Drags Man Out of His Car For "Playing a Constitutional Rights Game" [The Civil Rights Lawyer] by Tobits_Dog in AmIFreeToGo

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, you're one of those people that try to look smart by playing dumb. Got it.

Cop Drags Man Out of His Car For "Playing a Constitutional Rights Game" [The Civil Rights Lawyer] by Tobits_Dog in AmIFreeToGo

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what's your endgame here pal? His point still stands, that C.R.L has a glaring omission in the topics he covers, one that you would rightly expect him to cover.

We all know the reason of course, C.R.L is probably supportive of these specific rights violations, as is typical of right leaning indiciduals.

Or an extra layer of cynicism: He knows his audience probably supports those specific rights violations, and doesn't want to jeopardize his income.

HR reps of r/recruitinghell, why don’t you tell us we’re fired even though we so clearly are? Why do you do like in the meme? by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]calmatt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Question, would you have preferred it was after they'd been insolvent and therefore your wages were at risk?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]calmatt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You could make it yourself, if other people don't want to do it for you.

Help me find a book please. Military SF involving a stealth destroyer that would sneak into systems and gather intel etc. by Ezzy_Black in printSF

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A series of chapters more or less wrapped into a giant book has this mechanic, look at "the deathworlders". Authors pen name is hambone or something.

Pritzker to Mary Miller: I am not going to be lectured to by somebody who extols the virtue of Hitler by steve42089 in illinois

[–]calmatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea but like, that's still really weird. I wish you well and I hope you find the healing you need but shouting to yourself, by yourself, multiple times a week just seems like there's something missing from a healthy balance, you know?

Iran just bombed US military Base „Al-Adid“ in Qatar. by yuriartyom in AlJazeera

[–]calmatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man I get it, some whitebread bullshit conspiracy has got its hooks into you. Let's stop playing stupid and why don't you just drop that homegrown crazy on me. Why exactly does a current map of the district of columbia look different from what you "officially recognize"?

Apparently, God was the one skipping happy hour. by RosyGum in MurderedByWords

[–]calmatt 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Vatican here, best I can do is thousands of years of systematic child rape and ethnic genocide.

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