Paul Staunton
@offsetbxls.bsky.social
Cavan man long time exiled in Brussels
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
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The Trump circus dominates the news.
But there’s other events happening too - in countries where people are rising up against governments, fighting for democracy & accountability.
These photos are from Serbia & Georgia today. Capital cities brought to a standstill 🇷🇸🇬🇪
(Pls see ALT for more detail)
But there’s other events happening too - in countries where people are rising up against governments, fighting for democracy & accountability.
These photos are from Serbia & Georgia today. Capital cities brought to a standstill 🇷🇸🇬🇪
(Pls see ALT for more detail)
January 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Trump circus dominates the news.
But there’s other events happening too - in countries where people are rising up against governments, fighting for democracy & accountability.
These photos are from Serbia & Georgia today. Capital cities brought to a standstill 🇷🇸🇬🇪
(Pls see ALT for more detail)
But there’s other events happening too - in countries where people are rising up against governments, fighting for democracy & accountability.
These photos are from Serbia & Georgia today. Capital cities brought to a standstill 🇷🇸🇬🇪
(Pls see ALT for more detail)
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Remember the insurrectionist guy who broke into Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol?
His name is Richard Barnett.
Barnett goes by the nickname “Bigo.”
There was a J6 photo of Bigo that went viral. Bigo the insurrectionist was pictured with his boot…
His name is Richard Barnett.
Barnett goes by the nickname “Bigo.”
There was a J6 photo of Bigo that went viral. Bigo the insurrectionist was pictured with his boot…
December 31, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Remember the insurrectionist guy who broke into Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol?
His name is Richard Barnett.
Barnett goes by the nickname “Bigo.”
There was a J6 photo of Bigo that went viral. Bigo the insurrectionist was pictured with his boot…
His name is Richard Barnett.
Barnett goes by the nickname “Bigo.”
There was a J6 photo of Bigo that went viral. Bigo the insurrectionist was pictured with his boot…
Hood getting festive but in typical Brussels style, still with roadworks.
December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Hood getting festive but in typical Brussels style, still with roadworks.
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1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
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I see what he did there.
November 23, 2024 at 3:19 AM
I see what he did there.