Alex Hall Hall
@alexhh.bsky.social
Ex-🇬🇧diplomat. Now an 🇺🇸. Resigned over Brexit lies. Frmr Ambassdr to 🇬🇪 . Writer Byline Times. Co-host Disorder Podcast. Patron, European Movement. Advisor Eurasia Foundation. Member, Commission on Political Power looking at how to strengthen UK democracy.
The fear that stalks many of us. You don’t believe it can really happen, until it does, yet, Maga folk still have the gall to claim freedom of expression is threatened in Europe….Opinion | Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic - Guardian US
November 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The fear that stalks many of us. You don’t believe it can really happen, until it does, yet, Maga folk still have the gall to claim freedom of expression is threatened in Europe….Opinion | Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic - Guardian US
But, hey, that ballroom, eh? The people’s ballroom. Or, will this vulgarity also only be available for Republicans and tech donors.
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
But, hey, that ballroom, eh? The people’s ballroom. Or, will this vulgarity also only be available for Republicans and tech donors.
Anyone want to pay me $1,000 to “pumpkinscape” their porch? Photo below is my front door….all hand crafted and installed by me for a fraction of the price……😊
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Anyone want to pay me $1,000 to “pumpkinscape” their porch? Photo below is my front door….all hand crafted and installed by me for a fraction of the price……😊
The #NoKings protests were good, but need to attract wider support, focus on core issue of Trump’s threat to US democracy, get elites behind it, and be sustained over the long haul, to build momentum and achieve success. This is Americans fight alone, but we all have a stake in its success.
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The #NoKings protests were good, but need to attract wider support, focus on core issue of Trump’s threat to US democracy, get elites behind it, and be sustained over the long haul, to build momentum and achieve success. This is Americans fight alone, but we all have a stake in its success.
Chilling in the extreme - under a new national security memorandum, ordinary American individuals can be designated as domestic terrorists - accused of being “anti-American” for normal acts of protest, or opposition to govt policies. WAKE UP, AMERICA. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...
October 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Chilling in the extreme - under a new national security memorandum, ordinary American individuals can be designated as domestic terrorists - accused of being “anti-American” for normal acts of protest, or opposition to govt policies. WAKE UP, AMERICA. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...
The moment you’ve all been waiting for!
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The moment you’ve all been waiting for!
It’s arrived! Not quite as handsome as the original, because I couldn’t find one which would arrive in time. And looking rather big, so I may flap around in it a bit 😬😬😬
October 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It’s arrived! Not quite as handsome as the original, because I couldn’t find one which would arrive in time. And looking rather big, so I may flap around in it a bit 😬😬😬
Nervousness building around #NoKings protests - risk of arrest and harassment. Organizers having to circulate endless guidance, like this one.
October 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nervousness building around #NoKings protests - risk of arrest and harassment. Organizers having to circulate endless guidance, like this one.
Oh no, they’re catching on!!!
October 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Oh no, they’re catching on!!!
Hamas never losing an opportunity to screw things up and risk making life even more miserable for Palestinians.
October 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hamas never losing an opportunity to screw things up and risk making life even more miserable for Palestinians.
Living in America today is like being in a permanent state of whiplash. America’s institutions are crumbling; Trump is consolidating his grip on power; Republicans have sold their souls; Democrats are divided; and ordinary people are being terrorized by ICE - the cruelty being a feature not a bug.
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Living in America today is like being in a permanent state of whiplash. America’s institutions are crumbling; Trump is consolidating his grip on power; Republicans have sold their souls; Democrats are divided; and ordinary people are being terrorized by ICE - the cruelty being a feature not a bug.
What’s the point of Supreme Court if it abandons its duty to uphold constitution. It’s supposed to act as check on executive overreach, not an enabler of it. There’s no way this ruling is consistent with Congress’s right to determine the budget. Tens of thousands of people will suffer from this.
September 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What’s the point of Supreme Court if it abandons its duty to uphold constitution. It’s supposed to act as check on executive overreach, not an enabler of it. There’s no way this ruling is consistent with Congress’s right to determine the budget. Tens of thousands of people will suffer from this.
September 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It’s not quite so much that I’m scared to live here - but that I’m very scared about where we’re heading. A climate of self-censorship is descending in America. Ironic that after I wrote this, I learned Jimmy Kimmel show was cancelled - following Stephen Colbert.
September 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s not quite so much that I’m scared to live here - but that I’m very scared about where we’re heading. A climate of self-censorship is descending in America. Ironic that after I wrote this, I learned Jimmy Kimmel show was cancelled - following Stephen Colbert.
Trump is destroying America’s “brand”. Its image is one of political violence, and hostility to outsiders.
September 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump is destroying America’s “brand”. Its image is one of political violence, and hostility to outsiders.
The obscene contrast between these two images.
September 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The obscene contrast between these two images.
It would have seemed preposterous to write such a piece about America, but the impossible, the implausible is becoming reality. The ground is being laid for an authoritarian takeover.
August 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It would have seemed preposterous to write such a piece about America, but the impossible, the implausible is becoming reality. The ground is being laid for an authoritarian takeover.
Message from my friend, Nabil, in Gaza. He says he hears about the international pressure on Israel to get aid into Gaza, and says he hopes it can be delivered “with humanity and dignity.” If you want to support him, please help here gofund.me/a9bb473c
July 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Message from my friend, Nabil, in Gaza. He says he hears about the international pressure on Israel to get aid into Gaza, and says he hopes it can be delivered “with humanity and dignity.” If you want to support him, please help here gofund.me/a9bb473c
From my friend, Nabil, in Gaza. How can our govts be more focused on suppressing criticism of Israel, than acting to stop these war crimes? I’m filled with despair, anger, outrage and frustration, and deeply, deeply anguished for the people of Gaza.
July 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
From my friend, Nabil, in Gaza. How can our govts be more focused on suppressing criticism of Israel, than acting to stop these war crimes? I’m filled with despair, anger, outrage and frustration, and deeply, deeply anguished for the people of Gaza.
Rubbing my eyes in disbelief at this EXTRAORDINARY report by @josiah.writes.news in this month @bylinetimes.bsky.social. Our pol system is truly broken: no transparency on money in politics, corrupt appts to Hse of Lords, and ZERO checks on who can run for election, if they even exist or live here!
July 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Rubbing my eyes in disbelief at this EXTRAORDINARY report by @josiah.writes.news in this month @bylinetimes.bsky.social. Our pol system is truly broken: no transparency on money in politics, corrupt appts to Hse of Lords, and ZERO checks on who can run for election, if they even exist or live here!
The brutal personal toll of politics. Those of us who carp and criticize from the sidelines, of which I am guilty too, should be careful not to drive all good people out of the arena, leaving only the grifters and charlatans in charge.
July 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The brutal personal toll of politics. Those of us who carp and criticize from the sidelines, of which I am guilty too, should be careful not to drive all good people out of the arena, leaving only the grifters and charlatans in charge.
Unfortunately, what I feared here 19 months ago feels truer than ever today . bylinetimes.com/2023/11/20/i...
June 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Unfortunately, what I feared here 19 months ago feels truer than ever today . bylinetimes.com/2023/11/20/i...