Martin D.B. Brown
@martindbbrown.bsky.social
Historian, parent, husband, occasional Bondologist
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
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Trying to think of favourite Robert Duvall performances but there are so many, looking at IMDB apparently he even played Stalin (haven't seen that one)
Don't see his role in M*A*S*H getting much love, and enjoyed him in Reacher
Don't see his role in M*A*S*H getting much love, and enjoyed him in Reacher
February 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Trying to think of favourite Robert Duvall performances but there are so many, looking at IMDB apparently he even played Stalin (haven't seen that one)
Don't see his role in M*A*S*H getting much love, and enjoyed him in Reacher
Don't see his role in M*A*S*H getting much love, and enjoyed him in Reacher
Partly raises one eyebrow and realises i can't be bothered to respond further
Reform’s new shadow cabinet team:
Leader: Nigel Farage
Chancellor: Robert Jenrick
Home: Zia Yusuf
Business, Trade & Energy: Richard Tice
Education & Skills: Suella Braverman
Chief Whip: Lee Anderson
Leader: Nigel Farage
Chancellor: Robert Jenrick
Home: Zia Yusuf
Business, Trade & Energy: Richard Tice
Education & Skills: Suella Braverman
Chief Whip: Lee Anderson
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Partly raises one eyebrow and realises i can't be bothered to respond further
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Watched the Blair docs. Here's the quote – from Cherie – that has stayed with me:
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
Tony Blair’s never-ending legacy tour
A new documentary reminds us of what a consummate politician he was - and how much his achievements are tarnished by Iraq
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Watched the Blair docs. Here's the quote – from Cherie – that has stayed with me:
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
“He is an amazing politician. As a husband and as a human being, that’s a different matter. But that’s really between me and him.”
What does she *mean*?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...
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"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
A strange book, about a slightly strange organisation, and the conculsion such as it is, is that teh entire JSOC operation ended up as a rival of the Vietnam era Phoenix Program
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 AM
A strange book, about a slightly strange organisation, and the conculsion such as it is, is that teh entire JSOC operation ended up as a rival of the Vietnam era Phoenix Program
Ron on his new book
ANCHORING GERMANY TO THE WEST: ADENAUER’S HEIRS warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/ade...
ANCHORING GERMANY TO THE WEST: ADENAUER’S HEIRS warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/ade...
ANCHORING GERMANY TO THE WEST: ADENAUER’S HEIRS
The question of how a divided Germany became a pillar of Western stability is more relevant today than ever. In a rare appearance as a guest, podcast editor Ron Granieri sits down in the studio with…
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Ron on his new book
ANCHORING GERMANY TO THE WEST: ADENAUER’S HEIRS warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/ade...
ANCHORING GERMANY TO THE WEST: ADENAUER’S HEIRS warroom.armywarcollege.edu/podcasts/ade...
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Reading Kofman. Some thoughts on Michael Kofman's great piece in Foreign Affairs. open.substack.com/pub/profradc...
Reading Kofman
Mike's latest piece on the Russia-Ukraine war, and my comments
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Reading Kofman. Some thoughts on Michael Kofman's great piece in Foreign Affairs. open.substack.com/pub/profradc...
Universal Christian cultural bonds?
*The First Council of Nicaea enters the chat
*The First Council of Nicaea enters the chat
February 17, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Universal Christian cultural bonds?
*The First Council of Nicaea enters the chat
*The First Council of Nicaea enters the chat
Poland extends war reparations campaign to Russia www.ft.com/content/ba2d...
Poland extends war reparations campaign to Russia
Warsaw has already sought to claim €1.3tn from Germany for second world war losses and damages
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Poland extends war reparations campaign to Russia www.ft.com/content/ba2d...
Peter J.S. Duncan (1953-2026) www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Peter J.S. Duncan (1953-2026)
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Dr Peter Duncan.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Peter J.S. Duncan (1953-2026) www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
China’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration www.ft.com/content/3c15...
China’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration
Lunar new year travel is taking place faster than ever
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 AM
China’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration www.ft.com/content/3c15...
Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift www.ft.com/content/5c6d...
Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift
A moment of calm in relations between Europe and the US is a prelude to crises ahead
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift www.ft.com/content/5c6d...
As defence chiefs, we warn you today about Russia, and say this rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As defence chiefs, we warn you today about Russia, and say this rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer
Our security is more uncertain than in decades. But by working together, and by showing strength, Britain, Germany and the rest of Europe can preserve peace, say defence chiefs Richard Knighton and…
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 AM
As defence chiefs, we warn you today about Russia, and say this rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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and this comes mere months after moving us to a 'quasi-hotdesking' model because apparently one doesnt need their own desk to produce 'internationally excellent' research and teaching... management undercosted their strategy and so we have to pay... well no! fuck that!
February 12, 2026 at 8:10 AM
and this comes mere months after moving us to a 'quasi-hotdesking' model because apparently one doesnt need their own desk to produce 'internationally excellent' research and teaching... management undercosted their strategy and so we have to pay... well no! fuck that!
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They took my desk, now they want my pension, well NO:
(On strike today and tomorrow, off to join @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line outside the law school, itll be cold and wet but sometimes you have to stand up and be counted.)
(On strike today and tomorrow, off to join @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line outside the law school, itll be cold and wet but sometimes you have to stand up and be counted.)
a man says " the line must be drawn here "
Alt: Captain Picard in the movie Star Trek First Contact says in an overly dramatic way " the line must be drawn here, this far, no further "
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
They took my desk, now they want my pension, well NO:
(On strike today and tomorrow, off to join @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line outside the law school, itll be cold and wet but sometimes you have to stand up and be counted.)
(On strike today and tomorrow, off to join @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line outside the law school, itll be cold and wet but sometimes you have to stand up and be counted.)
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Explaining the plot of Scooby-Doo to my daughter and realizing the central irony of the show is that the gang cruises around looking for magic and mysteries that never pan out, while the only truly supernatural element is the talking dog they all ignore.
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Explaining the plot of Scooby-Doo to my daughter and realizing the central irony of the show is that the gang cruises around looking for magic and mysteries that never pan out, while the only truly supernatural element is the talking dog they all ignore.
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Prague and Warsaw move forward on long-running territorial dispute english.radio.cz/prague-and-w...
Prague and Warsaw move forward on long-running territorial dispute
Prague and Warsaw move forward on long-running territorial dispute
english.radio.cz
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Prague and Warsaw move forward on long-running territorial dispute english.radio.cz/prague-and-w...
Rheinmetall offers more tanks, air defense systems and ammunition for Ukraine table.media/en/security/...
Rheinmetall offers more tanks, air defense systems and ammunition for Ukraine
In the Table.Today podcast, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger calls for continued military support for Ukraine and says he does not expect the war to end any time soon.
table.media
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Rheinmetall offers more tanks, air defense systems and ammunition for Ukraine table.media/en/security/...
Dry firewood in Estonia all sold out as deep winter freeze continues news.err.ee/1609942667/d...
Dry firewood in Estonia all sold out as deep winter freeze continues
Stocks of dry firewood have sold out with winter still in full swing.
news.err.ee
February 17, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Dry firewood in Estonia all sold out as deep winter freeze continues news.err.ee/1609942667/d...
If this was Palm Beach in the 1970s no wonder the Ginger Nut moved there
www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunt...
www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunt...
Hunter S. Thompson: A Dog Took My Place
Hunter S. Thompson's coverage of 1982 Pulitzer divorce trial in Palm Beach, Florida summed up culture of greed as it was still taking form.
www.rollingstone.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM
If this was Palm Beach in the 1970s no wonder the Ginger Nut moved there
www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunt...
www.rollingstone.com/feature/hunt...
"Pooping menaces or ‘flying puppies’? How pigeons are dividing a UK city"
a man with long hair and a beard is holding a glass and a bottle and says huh ?
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is holding a glass and a bottle and says huh ?
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:11 AM
"Pooping menaces or ‘flying puppies’? How pigeons are dividing a UK city"