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Erich von Däniken died and became a true legend of pseudo-history.

https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-obit-erich-von-daeniken-57a8a84b8976475791eee82461d53138

Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90. Von Däniken’s representatives announced on his website on Sunday that he had died the previous day in a hospital in central Switzerland. Von Däniken gained fame in 1968 with "Chariots of the Gods," claiming ancient cultures were visited by alien astronauts. Despite criticism from the scientific community, his books sold almost 70 million copies in more than 30 languages. He faced financial troubles and legal issues throughout his life but remained committed to his theories.

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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 🕐 CET Dec 20

History school books History school books
in the U.S. in the rest of the world

#uspol #politics #segregation #JimCrow #JimCrowLaws #Project2025 #MAGA #TrumpAdministration #TrumpAdministration2025 #SecondTrumpadministration #Trump #DonaldTrump #LindaMcMahon #DepartmentOfEducation #Pseudohistory #HistoricalNegationism #HistoricalDenialism #EpsteinFilesRelease #EpsteinCoverup

UselessFactsBadlyDrawn Dec 12

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #478: The Dodo.
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#dodo #commonmisconceptions #misconceptions #myths #birds #extinct #animals #history #pseudohistory #webcomics #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn Dec 12

#BruceSterling Sep 27

*Back when Precolumbian Incan Peru had thirst-trap Midjourney girls strolling the stone streets in bikinis. #pseudohistory #pastiche #slop #LLM #animated #weird #vaguelyfunny #YouTube #erudite #archaeologistnightmare youtu.be/HPRpx6qJaZg?...

AI reimagines how the Incas li...

AI reimagines how the Incas lived in Ancient Peru

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Bongolian Apr 27, 2025

Who Needs #Empathy? Why Some White Nationalists Condemn Western Civilization

The answer should remind us that men like #Musk don’t base their political positions on the ancient world any more than they do on smart economic policy: they create an ancient world that conforms to their political positions. …"

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#whitenationalism #westerncivilization #history #classics #pseudohistory
https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/04/25/elon-musk-joe-rogan-empathy-western-civilization/

Who Needs Empathy? Why Some White Nationalists Condemn Western Civilization

This post is part of a series on Elon Musk’s interest in Greco-Roman antiquity. Read part one: “When the Richest Man in the World Loves Classics.” A few weeks ago, Elon Musk took a break from dismantling social security, violating the privacy of millions of Americans, firing veterans, and increasing, not decreasing, the cost of […]

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Dec 2, 2024

#PeteHegseth and What #ChristianNationalism (#Fascism) Looks Like

#Pseudohistory, #guns inscribed #Trump’s face, and an “#insurgency” in #education.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegseth-christian-nationalism-networks

Pete Hegseth and What Christian Nationalism Looks Like

Pseudo-history, guns inscribed Trump’s face, and an “insurgency” in education.

The Bulwark

Damien Marie AtHope Oct 7, 2024

#PseudoArchaeology
#PseudoHistory
#PseudoScience

Damien Marie AtHope Jul 25, 2024

Linguistic #pseudohistory

Addressing the Unsupported Speculation theory of Turkish as the root of Indo-European languages, especially the relation of R1b

https://www.academia.edu/122325800/Addressing_the_Unsupported_Speculation_theory_of_Turkish_as_the_root_of_Indo_European_languages_especially_the_relation_of_R1b

Addressing the Unsupported Speculation theory of Turkish as the root of Indo-European languages, especially the relation of R1b

1. Proto-Transeurasian/Altaic languages 2. Proto-Tungusic-Mongolo 3. Proto-Koreanic-Japano 4. Proto-Tungusic 5. Proto-Turkic 6. Proto-Mongolic 7. Proto-Koreanic 8. Proto-Japonic The New Book: Turkish as the Founding Language of “Indo-European” The

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At The End Of Meaning Jul 6, 2024

@paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar