Richard Pendry
@richardpendry.bsky.social
Film maker. Recovering academic. Northern Irish yoga practitioner, tree-hugger. Russia and Ukraine person. PhD in war reporting by ethnographic fieldwork
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Richard Pendry
@richardpendry.bsky.social
· Oct 11
From Our Own Correspondent - Ukraine's death messenger - BBC Sounds
The soldier with the unenviable task of telling families their loved ones have been killed
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In Ukraine, the army's recruitment office also brings soldiers home when they are killed.
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
I'm on this BBC Ukrainecast Podcast today at 1717, talking about going out with Ukrainian army patrols rounding up unwilling recruits, and what it's like to accompany the soldier with the worst job in the Ukrainian army
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#ukrainecast #bbc #Ukraine #news #journalism
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#ukrainecast #bbc #Ukraine #news #journalism
BBC News - Ukrainecast, After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine?
US President Donald Trump is due to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm on this BBC Ukrainecast Podcast today at 1717, talking about going out with Ukrainian army patrols rounding up unwilling recruits, and what it's like to accompany the soldier with the worst job in the Ukrainian army
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#ukrainecast #bbc #Ukraine #news #journalism
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
#ukrainecast #bbc #Ukraine #news #journalism
In Ukraine, the army's recruitment office also brings soldiers home when they are killed.
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
From Our Own Correspondent - Ukraine's death messenger - BBC Sounds
The soldier with the unenviable task of telling families their loved ones have been killed
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In Ukraine, the army's recruitment office also brings soldiers home when they are killed.
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
Listen to my powerful, disturbing story about the man with the worst job in the Ukrainian army which led this morning's BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kpwp
‘What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space.’
Marina Hyde feels the love and gets right to it
Marina Hyde feels the love and gets right to it
April 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
‘What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space.’
Marina Hyde feels the love and gets right to it
Marina Hyde feels the love and gets right to it
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Memes aren’t just visual jokes.
They’re containers for meaning.
When used intentionally, they build counter-narratives—challenging propaganda by offering different values, identities, and visions of reality.
#NarrativeWarfare #MemeticWarfare #DigitalPsychology
They’re containers for meaning.
When used intentionally, they build counter-narratives—challenging propaganda by offering different values, identities, and visions of reality.
#NarrativeWarfare #MemeticWarfare #DigitalPsychology
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Memes aren’t just visual jokes.
They’re containers for meaning.
When used intentionally, they build counter-narratives—challenging propaganda by offering different values, identities, and visions of reality.
#NarrativeWarfare #MemeticWarfare #DigitalPsychology
They’re containers for meaning.
When used intentionally, they build counter-narratives—challenging propaganda by offering different values, identities, and visions of reality.
#NarrativeWarfare #MemeticWarfare #DigitalPsychology
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New: MAGA influencers are straining to explain why Trump's tariff meltdown and stock-market chaos are actually good. "Losing money costs you nothing. ... In fact, it builds quite a bit of character"
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Pro-Trump creators play down market turmoil: ‘Losing money costs you nothing’
After Trump’s tariff pledge led to a stock market crash, pro-MAGA influencers scrambled to offer alternative explanations.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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America’s main negotiator with Russia appears to be completely captured by Russian propaganda. Witkoff: “there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated … they want to be under Russian rule.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
March 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
America’s main negotiator with Russia appears to be completely captured by Russian propaganda. Witkoff: “there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated … they want to be under Russian rule.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
More good journalism from @bellingcat.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
More good journalism from @bellingcat.com
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The disturbing bit isn’t that he thinks or posts this—that’s unsurprising. He's a regular RT columnist. It’s that this is what the director of national intelligence is consuming. This is the person she amplified just yesterday. This is the worldview what will be shaping the assessments she oversees
March 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The disturbing bit isn’t that he thinks or posts this—that’s unsurprising. He's a regular RT columnist. It’s that this is what the director of national intelligence is consuming. This is the person she amplified just yesterday. This is the worldview what will be shaping the assessments she oversees
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Nothing that happened today contradicts this analysis
Sir Roderic Lyne, former UK Ambassador to Moscow, with a sharp assessment of Putin’s objectives in Ukraine and why negotiations are unlikely to ger much beyond a ceasefire. samf.substack.com/p/putins-dil...?
Putin's Dilemma Part 2: "Yes, But..."
We’re delighted to welcome back Sir Roderic Lyne as our guest poster for March.
samf.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nothing that happened today contradicts this analysis
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‘“Maybe burn him alive on the street, spray him with some super-strong acid, VX, like the North Koreans, or the ricin,” Marsalek said. “Shower accident won’t discourage others. It must create a dramatic story.”’ More on signalling and assassinations? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘Burn him alive on the street’: the Russian journalist targeted in UK by spy ring
Old Bailey trial of six Bulgarians charged with espionage has provided chilling evidence that Kremlin wanted reporter to be killed
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
‘“Maybe burn him alive on the street, spray him with some super-strong acid, VX, like the North Koreans, or the ricin,” Marsalek said. “Shower accident won’t discourage others. It must create a dramatic story.”’ More on signalling and assassinations? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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In the aftermath of 9/11, Ukraine, a non-NATO ally, sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq—not because we had to, but because we stood with our US partners and allies in a moment of need. There was no question.
March 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In the aftermath of 9/11, Ukraine, a non-NATO ally, sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq—not because we had to, but because we stood with our US partners and allies in a moment of need. There was no question.
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The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
March 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
The most revealing quote from the Oval Office meltdown yesterday? Trump’s ‘Putin went through a hell of a lot with me.’
a man in a blue shirt says thread here in a video
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says thread here in a video
media.tenor.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The most revealing quote from the Oval Office meltdown yesterday? Trump’s ‘Putin went through a hell of a lot with me.’
I wonder how Zelensky feels this morning
March 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I wonder how Zelensky feels this morning
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as talk of a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict proceeds enterprising reporters should remember that one concession Russia should be forced to make is returning the people it's kidnapped
newrepublic.com/article/1693...
newrepublic.com/article/1693...
Victory Is the Only Way to Bring Ukraine’s Kidnapped People Home
Officials from the war-torn nation estimate that as many as 2.8 million residents have been forcibly relocated to Russia since the invasion began.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
as talk of a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict proceeds enterprising reporters should remember that one concession Russia should be forced to make is returning the people it's kidnapped
newrepublic.com/article/1693...
newrepublic.com/article/1693...
Some understandably upset and angry Ukrainians on this episode of Ukrainecast
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Ukrainecast - How are Ukrainians reacting to Trump’s peace talk plans? - BBC Sounds
The country comes to terms with the US president’s negotiations announcement
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Some understandably upset and angry Ukrainians on this episode of Ukrainecast
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Russia's long running disinformation campaign on X is pumping out videos making all sorts of allegations about USAID, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr, already resharing one of the video to millions of people, because they're too dumb to spot a disinfo op.
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Russia's long running disinformation campaign on X is pumping out videos making all sorts of allegations about USAID, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr, already resharing one of the video to millions of people, because they're too dumb to spot a disinfo op.
Absolutely! If it didn’t break any rules that rather suggests the rules are rubbish and we need to get better ones
Taking cash from a sanctioned Russian mercenary chief to enable him to sue a British journalist is not an abuse of the UK legal system, solicitors' regulator finds 🙃
Update on Yvegeny Prigozhin's legal case against me - UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
January 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Absolutely! If it didn’t break any rules that rather suggests the rules are rubbish and we need to get better ones
Cool open source tools for journalists and other nosey people! Nice work
Hi! After 3+ years of diving into OSINT tools, techniques creating tutorials, I've made this video on some of the best tools and how to use them. There's a link to 20+ tools I’ve relied on, perfect for verification, geolocation, or just exploring our amazing world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Jp...
January 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Cool open source tools for journalists and other nosey people! Nice work
Fair
Making a ridiculous post about tariffs on Truth Social was his secret plan to end the war in 24 hours? What a ridiculous clown show. Idiocracy.
January 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fair
Very good and long overdue idea! Open source investigations have revolutionised journalism and universities need to teach these skills
Bellingcat is currently working with universities to develop open source investigation courses in various fields and creating student-led investigative hubs at those universities, which seems well timed.
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Very good and long overdue idea! Open source investigations have revolutionised journalism and universities need to teach these skills
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, subject to Israeli cabinet approval. At Bellingcat we've covered the 15-month conflict by sharing resources for monitoring land change as well as producing our own, in-depth investigations. Find our coverage here: www.bellingcat.com?s=gaza
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January 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, subject to Israeli cabinet approval. At Bellingcat we've covered the 15-month conflict by sharing resources for monitoring land change as well as producing our own, in-depth investigations. Find our coverage here: www.bellingcat.com?s=gaza
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Geography matters. On the correlation between distance to Moscow and defence spending/aid to Ukraine.
Great charts by @economist.com
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
econ.st/4fQq6iL
Great charts by @economist.com
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
econ.st/4fQq6iL
January 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Geography matters. On the correlation between distance to Moscow and defence spending/aid to Ukraine.
Great charts by @economist.com
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
econ.st/4fQq6iL
Great charts by @economist.com
Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
econ.st/4fQq6iL