Brian Gough
@briangough.bsky.social
Why are school shootings news?
August 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why are school shootings news?
July 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Every country in the world now needs an Ellis island
"Long overdue."
"An awesome thing."
"Great news!"
Anti-vaxxers are rejoicing after RFK Jr. fired all the CDC's vaccine experts.
"An awesome thing."
"Great news!"
Anti-vaxxers are rejoicing after RFK Jr. fired all the CDC's vaccine experts.
RFK Jr. fires the CDC vaccine experts—and the anti-vaxxers rejoice
Public health leaders reacted to the news with horror.
www.motherjones.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Every country in the world now needs an Ellis island
And we’re off …
Gardaí are investigating after a drone carrying a suspected explosive device crashed into a home in Finglas overnight. http://jrnl.ie/6696512
Gardaí investigating after drone carrying suspected explosive crashes into house in Finglas
A number of houses in the area were evacuated after the drone collided with the home of an innocent family.
jrnl.ie
May 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
And we’re off …
Beyond dystopian
Peter Thiel backs the Hallow prayer app, which is now promoting “The Way,” a book composed by Josemaría Escrivá, the initiator of Opus Dei. Leonard Leo (Federalist Society, Teneo) reportedly belongs to Opus Dei. 1/
May 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Beyond dystopian
Drivers that start indicating as you’re turning, what gives?
April 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Drivers that start indicating as you’re turning, what gives?
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I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
Belllingcat CEO Eliot Higgins, on how disordered discourse is destroying democracy
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...
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"Ukrainians don’t have the luxury of indulging in the fantasies and distortions of Truth Social, or X, or Russian state TV. They have no choice but to believe in the rockets flying over their heads, the news of dead neighbours – in short, in reality."--Nataliya Gumenyuk
In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump's ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians | Nataliya Gumenyuk
At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending it, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Ukrainians don’t have the luxury of indulging in the fantasies and distortions of Truth Social, or X, or Russian state TV. They have no choice but to believe in the rockets flying over their heads, the news of dead neighbours – in short, in reality."--Nataliya Gumenyuk
“I takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to run it”
Warren Buffet
Warren Buffet
April 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“I takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to run it”
Warren Buffet
Warren Buffet
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To China, right now, we are not serious people.
"Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump
April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
To China, right now, we are not serious people.
“… Catholic conservatives representing the Vatican […] began to fear that diplomats and women’s groups who wanted to include the word ‘gender’ in the conference’s official report were attempting to covertly smuggle in a radical, far-left feminist agenda”
americanjournalnews.com/gender-ideol...
americanjournalnews.com/gender-ideol...
'Gender ideology': The history of the right's new favorite phrase
The right has rallied behind the anti-trans slogan in their campaign against transgender rights.
americanjournalnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“… Catholic conservatives representing the Vatican […] began to fear that diplomats and women’s groups who wanted to include the word ‘gender’ in the conference’s official report were attempting to covertly smuggle in a radical, far-left feminist agenda”
americanjournalnews.com/gender-ideol...
americanjournalnews.com/gender-ideol...
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"The dream is over."
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon says America is "losing its moral authority" under President Trump.
#Newsnight
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon says America is "losing its moral authority" under President Trump.
#Newsnight
April 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"The dream is over."
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon says America is "losing its moral authority" under President Trump.
#Newsnight
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon says America is "losing its moral authority" under President Trump.
#Newsnight
Surely one answer is to rescind Elon’s passport and start taxing the bejaysus out of his wealth?
April 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Surely one answer is to rescind Elon’s passport and start taxing the bejaysus out of his wealth?
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Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
April 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
When you see leading U.S. academics, who specialise in the history of totalitarianism, leave the U.S. because they feel the ‘reign of terror’ … youtu.be/noJ4rMMYvdo?...
Why this US historian is leaving Trump’s America
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When you see leading U.S. academics, who specialise in the history of totalitarianism, leave the U.S. because they feel the ‘reign of terror’ … youtu.be/noJ4rMMYvdo?...
I somehow missed last years Reith Lectures –
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
One year on and a lot has happened in between. But I found these lectures informative and hopeful.
@benansell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
One year on and a lot has happened in between. But I found these lectures informative and hopeful.
@benansell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
Professor Ben Ansell asks how we can make politics work for all of us in the 21st century.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I somehow missed last years Reith Lectures –
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
One year on and a lot has happened in between. But I found these lectures informative and hopeful.
@benansell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Ben Ansell: Our Democratic Future
One year on and a lot has happened in between. But I found these lectures informative and hopeful.
@benansell.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...