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A Spotter in London (1940)
An Observer Corps Spotter on a rooftop in London (1940). The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defense organization in the UK that ran from 1925 to 1996. Mostly ran by civilian volunteers, their task was to spot, track, and record aircraft over the country. The ROC's origins dates back since the Great War when the country experienced bombing raids from German zeppelins. They played an important role in WW2, notably the Battle of Britain, and was titled "Royal" by King George VI in 1941 for their service.
Someone made an engagement map for TERF tweets
Anyone from these countries didn't even need to check the news this morning, they just felt a shot of adrenaline sent right from their ancestors hit their blood stream and knew something had changed
I went to the National Portrait Gallery in London today and these were some of my favorites:
I think we should unanchor the british island and let them drift off to sea