Paul David Gould

I don’t usually swear on BlueSky —but our #BBC is a #British institution and it’s our #patriotic duty to defend it. In other words, Donald #Trump can fuck off

And Karoline Leavitt is a toxic, barefaced liar, a vile, propaganda-spouting harridan

Join the campaign to Trump-proof the BBC

www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

Forget #Trump #Epstein #BBC for a moment

#Putin's #Russia is STILL *indiscrimately* lobbing missiles & #drones at #Ukraine — at civilians' homes + non- #military targets

It's STILL a 100% unprovoked #war
And for what?
- ZERO benefit for ordinary #Russians
- result: a pariah state for generations

It really is a #terrorist state. All it knows is the rule of bullying, of fear, the law of the jungle.

And I say this as one who studied #Russian, drawn by a love of its #literature and #classical music.

#Putin has turned a great country into a pariah basket case

I hope you're right, I hope he does, I really do. Tragically, I think he'll get away with it

Forget #Trump #Epstein #BBC for a moment

#Putin's #Russia is STILL *indiscrimately* lobbing missiles & #drones at #Ukraine — at civilians' homes + non- #military targets

It's STILL a 100% unprovoked #war
And for what?
- ZERO benefit for ordinary #Russians
- result: a pariah state for generations

Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference Stop Trump Coalition

We need to defend ourselves from Trump's attack on free speech. It started with Stephen Colbert....it's spread across the Atlantic with Taco and Musk attacking the BBC
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/

The right hate the BBC for its committment to truthfulness. It's our patriotic duty to defend our national broadcaster from Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg and all the others who want their warped world view to dominate.

Yes we've all felt immensely pissed off with the BBC from time to time

But it's clear that the attacks on it come from fascists and proto-fascists who want to shut down our powerful public-service broadcaster

For the sake of democracy we all need to defend the BBC as an institution

Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.

We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.

Trump-proof the BBC The BBC is our national broadcaster, we must defend it against those who want to destroy it.

www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

The BBC isn't perfect. But it remains an institution defending British values against a populist, Trump-style takeover.

Party leaders must unite to defend it.

If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee

"The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together."

As the #Ukraine #war grinds on (with no #ceasefire in sight), step back to 1990s #Moscow, to #arms reductions and more freedoms — yet also an era that paved the way for #Putin

#Soviet collapse, jungle #capitalism, covert #gay love — all in 'Last Dance' in the #Russia section @dauntbooks.bsky.social

Interested in #1990s #Russia pre- #Putin, #Soviet collapse #capitalism, #gay rights?

Join me & @docdoak.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social #Russian dept *6pm *MON 3 NOV* to discuss my #novel 'Last Dance', a tale of intrigue, heartbreak💔 + #discos🪩

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Interested in #1990s #Russia pre- #Putin, #Soviet collapse #capitalism, #gay rights?

Join me & @docdoak.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social #Russian dept *6pm *MON 3 NOV* to discuss my #novel 'Last Dance', a tale of intrigue, heartbreak💔 + #discos🪩

📍Humanities Rsch Space
7 Woodland Road BS8 1TB

Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump [FREE TO READ] Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield

Bravo @edwardluce.bsky.social for calling out #Trump's indulgence of #Putin (and for reminding us of #Ukraine's resilience) — plus the #Russian casualties and utter bloody pointlessness of the #kremlin's #invasion #slavaukraini #РоссиябезПутина

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Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump [FREE TO READ] Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield

Bravo @edwardluce.bsky.social for calling out #Trump's indulgence of #Putin (and for reminding us of #Ukraine's resilience) — plus the #Russian casualties and utter bloody pointlessness of the #kremlin's #invasion #slavaukraini #РоссиябезПутина

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

Read this and weep (and never let #Netanyahu off the hook) — a list of the 18,457 children on #Gaza’s list of war dead

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

Read this and weep (and never let #Netanyahu off the hook) — a list of the 18,457 children on #Gaza’s list of war dead

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Wow, my #Russian #novel 'Last Dance' featured in an article by Connor Doak @docdoak.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social for @aseees.bsky.social

Set pre- #Putin in post- #Soviet #Russia, it tackles #gay/ #lgbtq #identity #capitalism #homophobia #coldwar #glasnost AND discos
tinyurl.com/48w8cfsv

Aw thank you Anson! I’m touched! (And if you don’t mind, please post a short review — the words of your BlueSky post would work — on Amazon and/or Waterstones) best, Paul

Why Ukraine is winning the war [FREE TO READ] Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation

Why #Ukraine could defeat #Russia in the brutal, pointless #war launched by #Putin — free-to-read #comment by Yuval Noah Harari in @financialtimes.com

#slavaUkraini #Russiaisaterroriststate

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Why Ukraine is winning the war [FREE TO READ] Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation

Why #Ukraine could defeat #Russia in the brutal, pointless #war launched by #Putin — free-to-read #comment by Yuval Noah Harari in @financialtimes.com

#slavaUkraini #Russiaisaterroriststate

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ooh, please do! I'm grateful for each and every reader

Wow, my #Russian #novel 'Last Dance' featured in an article by Connor Doak @docdoak.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social for @aseees.bsky.social

Set pre- #Putin in post- #Soviet #Russia, it tackles #gay/ #lgbtq #identity #capitalism #homophobia #coldwar #glasnost AND discos
tinyurl.com/48w8cfsv

Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism? [FREE TO READ] Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified

Is #America under #DonaldTrump in a new era of McCarthyism?

@financialtimes.com correspondent Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social reports on how the #Trump administration is using 1950s tactics to stifle criticism.

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Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism? [FREE TO READ] Since January, Donald Trump has used tactics reminiscent of the 1950s to stifle critical voices. Over the last week, the threats have intensified

Is #America under #DonaldTrump in a new era of McCarthyism?

@financialtimes.com correspondent Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social reports on how the #Trump administration is using 1950s tactics to stifle criticism.

Free to read on
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