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Paul Russell
@pwrussell.bsky.social
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Deeply disillusioned Labour voter in South London. “Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt.” — Mahatma Gandhi I block bots, spammers and fascists on sight. #PAFC
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · Nov 6
Right now I don’t even know how to process this, but I do know that all decent people have to stick together, support each other and fight back
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 2m
Whatever the opposite of ‘Protect and Serve’ is, that’s what they’re doing.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 36m
Because they’re scared.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 38m
Nope. The costumes serve the function of showing up the lie that Portland is a ‘warzone’ for the ridiculous nonsense it is.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 1h
They are being forced into increasingly extreme and plainly unjustifiable measures to cling on to power. It’s not sustainable. Even their supporters are starting to see through it.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 1h
If you don’t want to be likened to a fascist regime, best not send masked thugs out onto the street to arrest journalists.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 1h
It’s undoubtedly a sign of weakness and fear. They know they are losing the battle for public opinion.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 1h
Remember that when conservatives talk about ‘the debt’ they are just finding cover for spending cuts to help finance tax breaks for billionaires.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 1h
Lucky he’s got Stephen Miller as a restraining voice of reason then.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 2h
It was over on November 5 2024
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 3h
The trouble is that it’s much easier to lie about what you will do in office that it is to lie about what you’re actually doing in office.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
Maybe he should save his posts until after this garbage has been in front of a judge.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
Because children are famously only ever given Tylenol after circumcision.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
Yes. It looks a bit like an ICJ arrest warrant.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
The authoritarian mind simply cannot tolerate any crack in the facade.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
It’s called a protest. You know, that thing they have in democracies.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 4h
He wants to be regarded as a serious statesman without the bother of having to anything vaguely statesmanlike.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 5h
The hilarious thing is that he will genuinely be seething with rage and self pity for not getting this prize.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 5h
Okaay… so why aren’t they getting paid?
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 5h
Great idea. Maybe you could hold the award ceremony on a boat off the coast of Venezuela.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 5h
Someone might like to explain to Trump that the Nobel Peace Prize tends to go to people who display courage and selflessness so he won’t be getting one in this life.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 11h
NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 6h
They all seem unable to distinguish between actual freedom and freedom for themselves to do exactly as they want without hinderance.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h
It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10h
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 10h
We did.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 12h
This is another example of right wing advocacy for ‘freedom’ of speech. Freedom for themselves to express their own offensive bigotry that is not extended to people they disagree with. You can tell a lot about people by the causes they choose to associate with.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 13h
Whenever a right winger runs out of useful things to say they pass the time by attacking teachers.
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