ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Conversation: We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals. “In response to the high interest from historians and the public (the database has 75,000 visitors per month), the resource has recently been updated. It is now sustainably hosted by GeoData, a University of Southampton research institute. We have recently added new records, taking the […]
LoC Appreciation SocietySalon des Armées, réservé aux artistes du front. Au profit des oeuvres de guerre. Jardin des Tuileries [1916]
1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 121 x 79 cm. | A soldier holding a small wooden statue of winged victory that he has been carving. In 1916, the Ministry of Beaux-Arts and the Ministry of War promised artists serving in the war, that their work would be shown in official war exhibitions on the homefront. The government sponsored the Salon des Armées to show the work of the mobilized artist and this exhibition realized 60,000 francs. These proceeds supported not only needy artists at home but also the disabled. The striking contrast between the continuing French culture, even from within the trench, and the barbarianism of the Germans, was brought home by these exhibitions. This poster won first prize.
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TechSpot: UK announces world’s first international esports competition for military personnel, aiming to “sharpen cyber skills”. “The UK government has announced the world’s first international eSports competition for active military personnel.’
The Nation (Thailand): RTA warns personnel, public against sharing operational information online. “The Royal Thai Army urges soldiers and the public to avoid sharing operational details online, warning such information could endanger frontline troops.”
The Guardian: British Asian families urged to share stories of ‘greatest generation’ who fought for Britain. “British Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for ‘future generations’ as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.”
Business Insider: Military influencers are going viral, and the Pentagon’s social media rules aren’t keeping up. “Some share lighthearted or mundane glimpses of daily military life; others push boundaries with sexualized or irreverent posts. Across the ranks, Pentagon policies on social media are vague and unevenly enforced, leaving troops eager to grow their followings but wary of the […]
Berkeley News: How crowdsourcing and phone cameras could help bring fallen soldiers home. “A UC Berkeley archaeologist is working to build a reference system that can expedite the recovery of service members killed in World War II.”
AFP: Iraq’s social media mercenaries dying for Russia. “For weeks Mohammed posted videos on TikTok. In one, AFP geolocated him to the Oryol region, close to the border with Ukraine. His family thought he was working in the southern Iraqi province of Basra. But by the time Mohammed posted his last TikTok selfie video on May 12, they knew the truth. His mother Jabbar called him, begging him to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/afp-iraqs-social-media-mercenaries-dying-for-russia/
Kyiv Post: ‘Nullfired’: Russian Soldiers Who Kill Their Comrades Documented in New Database.. “A Russian independent media outlet has compiled a database identifying soldiers accused of killing their own comrades on the front lines in Ukraine – a practice soldiers refer to as ‘nullification.'”
The Times Of Central Asia | Eurasian Publication & News OnlineUzbek Man Forced into Russian Army Pleads for Help to Return Home from Ukraine
