85 years ago today

[jon-nyc]

Operation Dynamo began, the evacuation of Dunkirk.

[89th]

How odd, I almost watched Dunkirk last night. I didn't even make the connection.

[jon-nyc]

And last night in MN was today already in western France.

[Horace]

Seems like you missed a huge opportunity 89th. One that will never again occur. But this gives you a new opportunity - to face the crushing, permanent loss of a once in a lifetime opportunity, with dignity, and grace. These moments forge souls.

[Renauda]

@89th said in 85 years ago today:

How odd, I almost watched Dunkirk last night. I didn't even make the connection.

A really gripping production and devoid of the melodrama so often afflicting war movies. As usual, Kenneth Branagh’s performance was superlative.

A fitting tribute to the determination of the British at so perilous a time in their history.

[jon-nyc]

It was a good movie.

[LuFins Dad]

Think I’ll queue that up to watch with Lucas, tonight.

[Doctor Phibes]

Oh God, I hope the Brexit brigade don't start going on about Churchill and Farage again.

The biggest problem with WW2 is that half of England wants to go back and live in it.

[Horace]

21,000,000 million illegals entered America. Let that sink in. That's 21,000,000,000,000. That's around 20 billion COVIDs.

One COVID was enough for me. But I guess the Democrats wanted 19 billion, 999 million, 999 thousand, 999 more.

Count me out.

[jon-nyc]

For contrast:

[LuFins Dad]

Oh, is he back from Maternity Leave?

[jon-nyc]

I thought you were against transing people? He took paternity leave like a lot of men.

[Renauda]

My only question is, how the hell did Trumpigula’s X rant get shoehorned into a thread about about Dunkirk?

Sick.

[Axtremus]

@Renauda said in 85 years ago today:

... how the hell did Trumpigula’s X rant get shoehorned into a thread about about Dunkirk?

The USA celebrates Memorial Day on the anniversary of Operation Dynamo. Trump's post talks about Memorial Day.

[jon-nyc]

Trump’s post speaks movingly about the debt and gratitude we owe to fallen soldiers. Some 1000 British soldiers died in Operation Dynamo while saving some 340k soldiers from capture or destruction by German forces.

[Horace]

@Renauda said in 85 years ago today:

My only question is, how the hell did Trumpigula’s X rant get shoehorned into a thread about about Dunkirk?

Sick.

Because I posted it there. Is that ok with you?

[Renauda]

No

[Horace]

I've already sent several draft posts to my editors, which were to be published in the coming days and weeks. I will let them know to remove the sick parts.

[Doctor Phibes]

Trump would have won Dunkirk.

By a lot.

[Renauda]

@Doctor-Phibes

In fact, it wouldn’t have happened if Trump were president.

@Horace

I've already sent several draft posts to my editors, which were to be published in the coming days and weeks. I will let them know to remove the sick parts.

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