Post B342Of5eZldQOaAhcm by puddintaim@www.minds.com
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 (DIR) Post #B340G6WP18RgxSTVjc by UnityOstara@poa.st
       2026-02-07T02:11:02.958707Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #B342Of5eZldQOaAhcm by puddintaim@www.minds.com
       2026-02-07T02:32:57+00:00
       
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       Initial Action (1801-1805): President Thomas Jefferson sent the U.S. Navy to fight the First Barbary War after pirates demanded higher tribute.Decisive U.S. Action (1815): President James Madison sent Stephen Decatur to the Mediterranean, where he secured treaties ending the tribute system.Final Suppression: Despite the U.S. victories, smaller-scale piracy continued until France conquered Algiers in 1830, ending centuries of activity.
       
 (DIR) Post #B342Og294IQHJzXPnM by UnityOstara@poa.st
       2026-02-07T02:35:02.235188Z
       
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       @puddintaim You do know I was going to school to teach history right?
       
 (DIR) Post #B343KfwpXqqrqqhwlE by UnityOstara@poa.st
       2026-02-07T02:45:05.562633Z
       
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       @puddintaim Thanks for bringing this up.
       
 (DIR) Post #B34AkwydYLTzsI1q0O by ThatWouldBeTelling@shitposter.world
       2026-02-07T04:08:43.708808Z
       
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       @puddintaim Yeah, I knew some of that, then looked up the rest in Wikipedia, which doesn't hide the fact that stopping Barbary piracy including capturing and trading slaves was why France conquered Algeria.Which went back centuries; for example "When the fall of Granada completed the Reconquista in Iberia, Ferdinand II launched campaigns to curb Barbary piracy...."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_Coast