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Planned transfer. Russia issues appeal.Plan to transfer nuclear weaponry to Ukraine govt.
Russia: UK and France want US/Russia nuclear conflict.
Think the war is ending? Think again.
The first permanent English standing army was formed by James II, and its first military duty was the killing of English farmers, artisans and labourers – namely, the Monmouth rebels.
Scots, Irish and Scottish Highlanders captured by parliamentary forces in the Civil War were transported (sometimes straight from the battlefield) via Bristol and other collection points to the West Indies as slaves.
Father Caraccioli.
Father Caraccioli was a 17th-century Dominican priest and ideological founder of the pirate utopia, Libertalia, alongside Captain Misson. Described as a “lewd” deist and anti-authoritarian, he converted French sailors to a radical, egalitarian philosophy, advocating for shared wealth, liberty, and opposing slavery and institutional religion.
Key Details About Father Caraccioli:Background: An Italian priest who became disillusioned with the Catholic Church, viewing it as a tool for controlling the masses, leading him to adopt Deism.
The Partnership: Met Captain Misson in Rome and influenced him to abandon traditional naval life for a life of “liberty”.
Ideology: Believed all men were born free and equal, and that slavery was inherently wrong.Role in Piracy: He was not a traditional pirate but rather a philosophical leader who encouraged the crew to become “Guardians of the People” and to capture slave ships to free their captives.
Libertalia: Helped establish the pirate colony of Libertalia on the coast of Madagascar, promoting a democratic society with no private property.
Libertalia part II.
https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/legend-libertalia-part-two
