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8 connected korrents · 6 moments on record from 24 Jul 2020 to 8 May 2026.
Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Before railways an army could not carry the food it needed: anything longer than a few days in the field forced it to live off the country it was in. Before railways an army could not carry the food it needed: anything longer than a few days in the field forced it to live off the country it was in. Last stated 4 years ago
15 Jul 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About six weeks of supply is the most a pre-railway army could buy itself by adding carrying capacity, however many wagons it brought. — tap to centre the map on it About six weeks of supply is the most a pre-railway army could buy itself by adding carrying capacity, however many wagons it brought. Last stated 4 years ago
15 Jul 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The binding constraint on pre-modern campaigning was feeding the army every day it was in the field, not winning the battle at the end of it. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on pre-modern campaigning was feeding the army every day it was in the field, not winning the battle at the end of it. Last stated 4 years ago
15 Jul 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Long-distance food transport is what stops a local harvest failure from becoming a famine. — tap to centre the map on it Long-distance food transport is what stops a local harvest failure from becoming a famine. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do. — tap to centre the map on it A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do. Last stated 6 years ago
24 Jul 2020
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large army is inherently impractical and inefficient: every extra soldier is another mouth to feed and one fewer worker making the tanks and shells. — tap to centre the map on it A large army is inherently impractical and inefficient: every extra soldier is another mouth to feed and one fewer worker making the tanks and shells. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land. — tap to centre the map on it The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Famine cannot be what selected for fat storage, because a fat store built after a hunt cannot carry anyone to a famine three years later. — tap to centre the map on it Famine cannot be what selected for fat storage, because a fat store built after a hunt cannot carry anyone to a famine three years later. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are