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I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This has happened against my wishes, and I’m genuinely dismayed by it.
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
Not because people can’t disagree with my words, but because self-censorship driven by fear (Trump threatening to sue the BBC) should concern all of us. /3
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
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This shows that the defence issue is not just defence against Russia without the US, but defence against the US. The UK is quite obviously partially governed by the US and unable/unwilling to defend its citizens against the wrath of a foreign head of state.
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This shows that the defence issue is not just defence against Russia without the US, but defence against the US. The UK is quite obviously partially governed by the US and unable/unwilling to defend its citizens against the wrath of a foreign head of state.
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“a Star Trek uniform specifically for the occasion”
Who was first to brew an espresso in space? #NationalEspressoDay☕
Astronaut, pilot & engineer Samantha Cristoforetti. First Italian woman in space, she holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight of a European astronaut. Pic: 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 #coffee break in history!
#WomenInSTEM #Italy
Astronaut, pilot & engineer Samantha Cristoforetti. First Italian woman in space, she holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight of a European astronaut. Pic: 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 #coffee break in history!
#WomenInSTEM #Italy
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“a Star Trek uniform specifically for the occasion”