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Austin J. Ruddy @austinjruddy.bsky.social💙🇺🇦

@AustinRuddy

Historian, author, freelance writer and consultant. See my books at: https://xitter.gq/t.co/O5ViyzO4do

 Leicestershire, England
Joined April 2019
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A pleasant surprise... full page review and @britainatwar magazine's BOOK OF THE MONTH! #BookReview #WW2 #History #booklovers #Britain
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@CjMfdtOct 10
Vladimir Putin signs an Executive Order changing the name of the White House to Kremlin West
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@Kasparov63Aug 22
Please watch and consider that Russia is proudly targeting and murdering Ukrainian children, and that there are real people operating these drones. That they have commanders all the way up to Putin authorizing this terror campaign.
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@CaolanReportsAug 22
A boy on his bike near Kramatorsk was just murdered by a russian drone. They posted this video of their crime. This is evidence this war has nothing to do with territory. It’s an attempt to wipe out an entire civilian population of an innocent county while the world watches.
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Miss Ally@MissAlly_01Jul 14
So if Farage wins, he won against a bin, & if he loses, he lost against a bin. It’s a bin bin situation.
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Received this parcel from @penswordbooks and am delighted my book The Home Front 1939-1945 In 100 Objects is reprinted in paperback! The result of 40 years' research & collecting, it's ideal for students, historians, collectors & readers of all ages. Available online & bookshops.
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@bayraktar_1loveJul 4
HUR struck Russia's Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea during the night of June 25–26, destroying a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet.
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Very sad indeed to hear the news of Stephen Bungay’s passing. His work on the Battle of Britain was remarkable.
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@I_amMukhtar21 Aug 2025
This is brilliant.
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Only Fools and Horses Lines@OnlyFoolsLinesApr 22
Remembering the late John Sullivan who passed away 15 years ago today ❤️
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THE 'BATTLEE' OF BRITAIN' by the fictional 'Charles C. Philips' - when #AI tries to write #History #books #bullshit... amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1KVX88P/?…
BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940: THE FEW WHO SAVED THE WEST

BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940: THE FEW WHO SAVED THE WEST

BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940: THE FEW WHO SAVED THE WEST

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*EXCLUSIVE* 85 Years Ago Today the #Luftwaffe dropped their largest bomb of the #Blitz on #Hendon killing over 75 residents. But why here? For the first time, I definitively identify the target with rare unpublished photos. Only in @britainatwar magazine - OUT NOW! #WW2 #London
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*EXCLUSIVE* 85 years ago the #Luftwaffe dropped the largest bomb of the #Blitz on #Hendon killing over 75 residents. But why here? For the first time, I definitively identify the target with rare unpublished photos. Only in @britainatwar magazine - OUT NOW! #WW2 #London #History
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@Heccles94Feb 11
Nigel Farage has kindly asked we stop sharing this video of him talking about why we should privatise the NHS 💙 You know what to do!
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@bayraktar_1loveFeb 8
Really impressive video of a Shahed being shot down by an F-16 fighter jet from the 107th Aviation Wing of the Ukrainian Air Force. The interception was carried out using the aircraft’s M61A1 Vulcan onboard rotary cannon.
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*EXCLUSIVE* 85 years ago the #Luftwaffe dropped the largest bomb of the #Blitz on #Hendon killing over 75 residents. But why here? For the first time, I definitively identify the target with rare unpublished photos. Only in @britainatwar magazine - OUT NOW! #WW2 #London #History
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Michael.@cawleym129 Dec 2025
Replying to @LBC @CPhilpOfficial
The height of hypocrisy.
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@Gerashchenko_en11 Nov 2025
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
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Not good news for #historians, #writers and #journalists apparently... even worse news for the public because #AI can only scalp off online already published sources - good #History is from unpublished sources. Nor can AI interpret. news.sky.com/liveblog-webvie…

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@reformexposed29 Sep 2025
“I haven’t got any evidence”. Reform UK Leader of Derbyshire Council Alan Graves (@CllrAlanG) is attacking schools and parents on “over-diagnosis” of SEND here, with zero evidence to back it up.
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