Douglas Board
@boardwryter.uk
Half-Chinese Brit, proud south Londoner lucky enough to have 20 years+ of Johannesburg connections. Coach, writer and thinker on leadership. Main hobby: trying to change the course of Western civilisation. My writing website is www.douglasboard.com
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· Jun 25
All GBU-57A/B MOPs used on Iran were wokeness-scrubbed via a special 'Trump Operating System' Pete Hegseth found on Signal. As the bombs fell, they sent a signal received in the Situation Room after some hours' delay. 'I may work. I may not work. Nobody knows, not even me. LOL, Dr Strangelove.'
Yes - and horror - but also, I 100% agree that Agent Orange will hand on to his successor, and be remembered in visual history, for a demolished East Wing and no ballroom. www.alternet.org/trump-ballro...?
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yes - and horror - but also, I 100% agree that Agent Orange will hand on to his successor, and be remembered in visual history, for a demolished East Wing and no ballroom. www.alternet.org/trump-ballro...?
Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers newrepublic.com/post/204298/... via @newrepublic.com
Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers
Jerome Powell says the economy probably isn’t as good as the U.S. government claims.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers newrepublic.com/post/204298/... via @newrepublic.com
Pete Hegseth’s Own AI Bot Backfires on His Boat Strikes newrepublic.com/post/204266/... via @newrepublic.com
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December 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Pete Hegseth’s Own AI Bot Backfires on His Boat Strikes newrepublic.com/post/204266/... via @newrepublic.com
I never expected as a Brit to spend so much of my 60s reading judgements of first-tier and appellate US courts. There have been some amazing reads. @dankaszeta.bsky.social not sure if your historical knowledge extends to whether there was anything comparable in Germany in the early 1930s?
BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I never expected as a Brit to spend so much of my 60s reading judgements of first-tier and appellate US courts. There have been some amazing reads. @dankaszeta.bsky.social not sure if your historical knowledge extends to whether there was anything comparable in Germany in the early 1930s?
Now I understand why MPs who support this need to be paid a lot: because they crave the self-image of 'contributors' and mainfestly fail to qualify under the two other available routes.
#migrants
#migrants
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Now I understand why MPs who support this need to be paid a lot: because they crave the self-image of 'contributors' and mainfestly fail to qualify under the two other available routes.
#migrants
#migrants
This is really important good news for us and the planet
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is really important good news for us and the planet
Couldn't think of a #Xmas /winter holiday season card till now. Hello Magenta! Hello Riff-raff! Please take Agent Orange back to Planet Musk soon. (Seems like that project is on track.)
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Couldn't think of a #Xmas /winter holiday season card till now. Hello Magenta! Hello Riff-raff! Please take Agent Orange back to Planet Musk soon. (Seems like that project is on track.)
In England, we love word games.
So, what can you change in the world by replacing MA with NU?
#Autopen writes: Thank you for your attention to this MATTER.
So, what can you change in the world by replacing MA with NU?
#Autopen writes: Thank you for your attention to this MATTER.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In England, we love word games.
So, what can you change in the world by replacing MA with NU?
#Autopen writes: Thank you for your attention to this MATTER.
So, what can you change in the world by replacing MA with NU?
#Autopen writes: Thank you for your attention to this MATTER.
The venal arc of the universe: 'I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?' (2016) to 'I could order the military into Fifth Avenue to shoot everybody, and the Supreme Court will give me immunity, OK?' (2025)?
newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Legal
The Trump administration is twisting U.S. military code to take revenge against Democrats who reminded troops to follow the law.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The venal arc of the universe: 'I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?' (2016) to 'I could order the military into Fifth Avenue to shoot everybody, and the Supreme Court will give me immunity, OK?' (2025)?
newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
newrepublic.com/post/203628/...
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Elon's "Rosebud" is posting. His deepest desire is for everyone to tell him what a hilarious and clever poster he is. The problem is that he isn't funny. And it kills him.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Elon's "Rosebud" is posting. His deepest desire is for everyone to tell him what a hilarious and clever poster he is. The problem is that he isn't funny. And it kills him.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
I'm thinking, if all the reds in blue states follow this advice, then, ... electoral systems etc ... maybe that's ok?
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm thinking, if all the reds in blue states follow this advice, then, ... electoral systems etc ... maybe that's ok?
But look: it's good to read the briefing they gave Putin when he met Agent Orange.
I might not be the best person to give dating advice, but I'm gonna say don't do this. Or if you do, maybe just hand your hard drive over to the police now to save your doorframe getting damaged.
Men's romance fantasy novels are so interesting.
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
But look: it's good to read the briefing they gave Putin when he met Agent Orange.
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Oh shit, I need to grant some integrity -
Agent Orange stumbles the talk -
truly he is the opposite of woke.
Agent Orange stumbles the talk -
truly he is the opposite of woke.
I still think the biggest story in the country should be Trump admitting he has no idea who he’s pardoning, but a close second is probably the fact that this guy can’t sit through a meeting without falling asleep.
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Oh shit, I need to grant some integrity -
Agent Orange stumbles the talk -
truly he is the opposite of woke.
Agent Orange stumbles the talk -
truly he is the opposite of woke.
Weapon of mess destruction: onion and mustard gas
newrepublic.com/post/202661/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/202661/... via @newrepublic.com
Fed Agent Whines About “Onions and Mustard” in D.C. Sandwich Guy Case
The trial of the D.C. man charged with throwing a sandwich at federal agents is already a complete joke.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Weapon of mess destruction: onion and mustard gas
newrepublic.com/post/202661/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/202661/... via @newrepublic.com
Agent Orange: Thank you for giving this matter your attention.
Epstein protege(e): It's my pleasure.
Epstein protege(e): It's my pleasure.
If & when federal courts (& SCOTUS) insist on deferring to the President's determination that deploying the Natl Guard is necessary for the enforcement of federal law, safety, etc. - please remember Trump says he's making such decisions based in part on what the CEOs of Salesforce & NVIDIA tell him.
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Agent Orange: Thank you for giving this matter your attention.
Epstein protege(e): It's my pleasure.
Epstein protege(e): It's my pleasure.
Agent Orange has turned over the chessboard, f---ing the previous game.
Suppose Dems vote for a continuing resolution subject to the Obamacare extension AND the new ballroom is emblazoned with DEDICATED TO DONALD J TRUMP, VERY STABLE GENIUS WHO DESERVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?
#shutdown
Suppose Dems vote for a continuing resolution subject to the Obamacare extension AND the new ballroom is emblazoned with DEDICATED TO DONALD J TRUMP, VERY STABLE GENIUS WHO DESERVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?
#shutdown
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Agent Orange has turned over the chessboard, f---ing the previous game.
Suppose Dems vote for a continuing resolution subject to the Obamacare extension AND the new ballroom is emblazoned with DEDICATED TO DONALD J TRUMP, VERY STABLE GENIUS WHO DESERVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?
#shutdown
Suppose Dems vote for a continuing resolution subject to the Obamacare extension AND the new ballroom is emblazoned with DEDICATED TO DONALD J TRUMP, VERY STABLE GENIUS WHO DESERVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?
#shutdown
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#SCOTUS denies a stay of execution to Alabama death-row prisoner Anthony Boyd, over *quite* a dissent from the three Democratic appointees, written by Justice Sotomayor, about the problems with nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
October 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#SCOTUS denies a stay of execution to Alabama death-row prisoner Anthony Boyd, over *quite* a dissent from the three Democratic appointees, written by Justice Sotomayor, about the problems with nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
@iandunt.bsky.social is right, but could it also be mandatory for members of the royal family?
If it's mandatory for work, it's de-facto mandatory share.google/ulfGaMN5b9Jt...
Digital ID to be voluntary... unless you want a job (or benefits)
Keir Starmer has relaunched the controversial policy, stressing its use for every day life
share.google
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@iandunt.bsky.social is right, but could it also be mandatory for members of the royal family?
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This is very good
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is very good
A lovely, sickening and bizarre cocktail - an Agent Orange special - but compulsive viewing. Like a competence train crash and an ethics train crash happening at the same time on adjacent tracks.
Were the Nazis this incompetent? But why do I wonder that, and what do I want the answer to be?
Were the Nazis this incompetent? But why do I wonder that, and what do I want the answer to be?
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A lovely, sickening and bizarre cocktail - an Agent Orange special - but compulsive viewing. Like a competence train crash and an ethics train crash happening at the same time on adjacent tracks.
Were the Nazis this incompetent? But why do I wonder that, and what do I want the answer to be?
Were the Nazis this incompetent? But why do I wonder that, and what do I want the answer to be?
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