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
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Totally predictable from The Atlantic
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Totally predictable from The Atlantic
Incomprensible word salad
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Incomprensible word salad
7 hrs daydrinking in the pub with mates?
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
7 hrs daydrinking in the pub with mates?
Here come the hot-take appeasers [ Surely Hotstepper, Ed.?]
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Here come the hot-take appeasers [ Surely Hotstepper, Ed.?]
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela
Explosions were seen in capital Caracas as President Nicolas Maduro was detained by the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
We know that Mr. Trump’s warmongering violates the law.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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2/ ~old jk is best jk~
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2/ ~old jk is best jk~
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Shoutout to every scholar of the United States who will have to explain this to people in the next few days and cannot just resort to this meme.
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Shoutout to every scholar of the United States who will have to explain this to people in the next few days and cannot just resort to this meme.
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#Venezuela / #USA 🇻🇪🇺🇸: US “Delta Force” reportedly arrested the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in #Caracas.
Alleged photo shows one of the Delta operators armed with a possible Sig Sauer SIG MCX Spear LT assault rifle.
Alleged photo shows one of the Delta operators armed with a possible Sig Sauer SIG MCX Spear LT assault rifle.
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
#Venezuela / #USA 🇻🇪🇺🇸: US “Delta Force” reportedly arrested the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in #Caracas.
Alleged photo shows one of the Delta operators armed with a possible Sig Sauer SIG MCX Spear LT assault rifle.
Alleged photo shows one of the Delta operators armed with a possible Sig Sauer SIG MCX Spear LT assault rifle.
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The EU’s Kaja Kallas:
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The EU’s Kaja Kallas:
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As harsh weather conditions hit the Strip once again, people wounded in the war suffer the most.
Severe weather in Gaza hits vulnerable and wounded most in Israel's war
As harsh weather conditions hit the Strip once again, people wounded in the war suffer the most.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
As harsh weather conditions hit the Strip once again, people wounded in the war suffer the most.
Prince - America (Live 1985) [Official 4K Video]
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Not that I believe @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social but had to look it up to check
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Not that I believe @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social but had to look it up to check
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A good reminder of how major media outlets inflated and outright lied about the famous toppling of the Saddam statue in Firdos Square in 2004, which was a carefully stage-managed propaganda operation conducted by the U.S. military.
The Toppling: How the Media Inflated the Fall of Saddam's Statue in Firdos Square
How saturation media coverage of the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Firdos Square fueled the perception that the war had been won and diverted attention from what in reality was just the start...
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A good reminder of how major media outlets inflated and outright lied about the famous toppling of the Saddam statue in Firdos Square in 2004, which was a carefully stage-managed propaganda operation conducted by the U.S. military.
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I can't imagine how this will end terribly... Oh wait I can imagine a million ways this ends absolutely terribly.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Live updates: Trump says Maduro captured in ‘large scale strike’ against Venezuela
The United States carried out a large-scale strike on Venezuela, capturing its president, Nicolás Maduro, and flying him out of the country, President Trump said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I can't imagine how this will end terribly... Oh wait I can imagine a million ways this ends absolutely terribly.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump says US has "captured" Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in "large scale strike" - latest
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Trump says US has "captured" Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in "large scale strike" - latest
The US President says Maduro has been "flown out of the country", as Venezuela declares a national emergency.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Trump says US has "captured" Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in "large scale strike" - latest
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
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Nearly 10am and the rest of the family is still asleep...
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Nearly 10am and the rest of the family is still asleep...
In other news, after 2 episodes I remain underwhelmed not least because it's so unCarré -esque
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Night Manager review – no naughty bum-flashing? It’s still a class above all other spy thrillers
The racy espionage blockbuster caused a global frenzy a decade ago – and set an unbelievably high bar. As Tom Hiddleston’s M16 agent Jonathan Pine returns to take down a new supervillain, he just abou...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
In other news, after 2 episodes I remain underwhelmed not least because it's so unCarré -esque
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Switching to the World Service to get some actual news
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Switching to the World Service to get some actual news
Of course what the strikes on Venezuela really does is 'excuse' Putin's 'special military mission', replacing his absurd explanations for 'narco-terrorists'
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Of course what the strikes on Venezuela really does is 'excuse' Putin's 'special military mission', replacing his absurd explanations for 'narco-terrorists'
Quite by chance I happen to be reading this at the moment
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Quite by chance I happen to be reading this at the moment