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@maya_teaches · 9 Feb 2026 · 15:20

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Maya @maya_teaches · 9 Feb 2026 · 15:20

A student asked me today if we are the bad guys now.

Thirteen years old, hand up, whole room quiet, completely sincere. Not being smart. Actually asking.

I said history is complicated and people will argue about this for a long time. He looked at me like he knew I had dodged it. He was right. I dodged it. I have thought about nothing else since 2pm.

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9 February 2026 · in the recordOperation Northern Hinge

Aster interceptors light the sky over Reykjanes at 02:40 UTC. By 11:20 the British commander surrenders with his ammunition gone. By 15:30 there are armed cordons around the Althin…