Martin D.B. Brown
@martindbbrown.bsky.social
Historian, parent, husband, occasional Bondologist
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
Pinned
On the road to Ponar(y), Bud Dajo & Punta Arenas
Reading about atrocities and the lies told to obscure them
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Me on Chris Heath's, 'No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis...'; Kim A. Wagner's 'Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History'; and Philippe Sands's '38 Londres Street', and yes, in that order
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Was at an event last night at which the Cold War and Berlin Wall came up... Then saw this today from Hebron, no not a direct comparison, but not a good look
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Was at an event last night at which the Cold War and Berlin Wall came up... Then saw this today from Hebron, no not a direct comparison, but not a good look
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Want some patriotism? If you’ve ever enjoyed watching BBC programmes or listening to BBC Radio, now might be the time to begin a Great British fight back. Let’s resist the far right extremists who want to place Britons in thrall to a foreign orange dictator.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Want some patriotism? If you’ve ever enjoyed watching BBC programmes or listening to BBC Radio, now might be the time to begin a Great British fight back. Let’s resist the far right extremists who want to place Britons in thrall to a foreign orange dictator.
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'MPs are broadening the scope of their investigation into the China audit, an internal government review of UK-China relations that concluded in June, to look into Chinese state influence at British universities.'
MPs preparing to examine Chinese state influence at British universities
Committee’s inquiry into review of UK-China relations to be broadened after Sheffield Hallam University disclosures
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
'MPs are broadening the scope of their investigation into the China audit, an internal government review of UK-China relations that concluded in June, to look into Chinese state influence at British universities.'
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BBC board member Sir Robbie Gibb’s position is 'untenable', John Swinney has said amid bias accusations at the broadcaster
Tory BBC board member's position 'untenable' amid bias row, John Swinney says
www.thenational.scot
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
BBC board member Sir Robbie Gibb’s position is 'untenable', John Swinney has said amid bias accusations at the broadcaster
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Whiff of Munich in the air, says Ben Wallace
There's a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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#Tehran may be evacuated as #Iran faces worst drought in decades. Iran is seeing nationwide #water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades
Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
#Tehran may be evacuated as #Iran faces worst drought in decades. Iran is seeing nationwide #water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Over at the Torygasp the amyl nitrate consumption is through the roof
[Is that the right expression? Ed. ]
[Is that the right expression? Ed. ]
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Over at the Torygasp the amyl nitrate consumption is through the roof
[Is that the right expression? Ed. ]
[Is that the right expression? Ed. ]
" the Istanbul Convention is a clearly ideological document. Its rhetoric about combating violence against women conceals radical gender ideology positions that are wholly unacceptable to conservatives and the convention serves as a tool for imposing these views."
news.err.ee/1609854126/v...
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Varro Vooglaid: Istanbul Convention is an ideological Trojan horse
Most likely, all politicians — and certainly all political parties — oppose violence against women. But to truly focus on shared and indisputable goals, this issue must not be tied to hidden…
news.err.ee
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
" the Istanbul Convention is a clearly ideological document. Its rhetoric about combating violence against women conceals radical gender ideology positions that are wholly unacceptable to conservatives and the convention serves as a tool for imposing these views."
news.err.ee/1609854126/v...
news.err.ee/1609854126/v...
"Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/n...
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/n...
"Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"
While Neom struggles to create ground-breaking urbanism, it is having more success replicating suburbia in the desert, writes Tom Ravenscroft.
www.dezeen.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
"Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/n...
www.dezeen.com/2025/11/10/n...
Ed. here, you sure you got the right photo for that headline?
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Ed. here, you sure you got the right photo for that headline?
Happy Nameday to me...
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Happy Nameday to me...
Young wine, old tradition – why Svatomartinské hits Czech tables early in 2025 english.radio.cz/young-wine-o...
Young wine, old tradition – why Svatomartinské hits Czech tables early in 2025
Czech winemakers began selling St. Martin’s wines four days early this year after a rule change by the Wine Fund — the earliest launch in the tradition’s history.
english.radio.cz
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Young wine, old tradition – why Svatomartinské hits Czech tables early in 2025 english.radio.cz/young-wine-o...
More about the Torygasp coup at the Beeb...
a woman wearing a mask and a yellow shirt is dancing in front of a street
ALT: a woman wearing a mask and a yellow shirt is dancing in front of a street
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
More about the Torygasp coup at the Beeb...
Tanning injections, drops and nasal sprays...
a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .
ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tanning injections, drops and nasal sprays...
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Did women ruin the workplace? No! Did I personally ruin my own weekend writing about the cynical fuckery that led to the New York Times asking that question? I sure did!
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Women didn’t ruin the workplace. Capitalism did
When your debate centers on whether women should exist in public, you’ve already lost.
www.salon.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Did women ruin the workplace? No! Did I personally ruin my own weekend writing about the cynical fuckery that led to the New York Times asking that question? I sure did!
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
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The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors without the ability to replace them with qualified military mem…
www.denverpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
