The intricacy of this armour is absolutely incredible.
Pictured here is Hiroyuki Sanada playing βTorunagaβ in Shogun - James Clavellβs epic which fictionalised the real period where βIeyasuβ unified Japan and became the Shogun.
Have not watched the show yet, but Sanada is one of the best actors in the world, and certainly one of the best in Japan.
I hope it does justice to the book.
I believe it was nostr:npub1t289s8ck5qfwynf2vsq49t2kypvvkpj7rhegayrur0ag9s2sezaqgunkzs that first told me about the book - or maybe someone else. Either way - go read it !!
It's definitely good. I wouldn't say amazing, but compared to other modern series it's right up there. Definitely feels like significant parts and context were cut to fit it all in 10 eps.
The pharaohs merely renovated them. There are no hieroglyphics or any indication they were built by that culture.
They were built 12k years ago
Rereading nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu 's excellent expose on the Petrodollar recently and thinking: what would it seem like, if it seemed like (h/t nostr:npub1sfhflz2msx45rfzjyf5tyj0x35pv4qtq3hh4v2jf8nhrtl79cavsl2ymqt ) the petrodollar system was coming to an end, and the US knew it, and was embracing cryptodollars as a replacement for petrodollars, not by accident but by design.
I think it would look a lot like some of the stable coins we are seeing today, exporting our inflation out into the world through making stablecoins available in hundreds of countries where our banking system doesn't reach, and driving up a demand for US treasuries by stablecoin issuers, which pushes down US treasury yields, allows issuance of cheap debt, etc. Just like the petrodollar did.
Paul Ryan's recent comments show a clear understanding of this picture.
Hundreds of countries. Huh?
Truth is a dog whistle to the reasonable.
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They aren't worried about it inciting hate towards migrants, they are worried about it inciting hate against the people lying about it.
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It ain't easy, bein cheesy
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Couldn't get through the first ep