Catherine Brown
@catpin67.bsky.social
Chair and board member of various not for profit organisations - I want to be able to engage with civil society on line as well as IRL…
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We're the baddies now. The house the whole neighborhood hates.
This gentleman's analogy encapsulates the pedophile president's blithering idiocy in Venezuela to perfection. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
We're the baddies now. The house the whole neighborhood hates.
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Derlis Chusin, an 11th grader spent more than a month in ICE detention, a teenager who was put in detention with adults in his bunk!
Here he is thankfully being reunited with his family.
Imagine if this were your child.
Speak out against #ICELawlessness
Call Congress at 202-224-3121.
Here he is thankfully being reunited with his family.
Imagine if this were your child.
Speak out against #ICELawlessness
Call Congress at 202-224-3121.
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Derlis Chusin, an 11th grader spent more than a month in ICE detention, a teenager who was put in detention with adults in his bunk!
Here he is thankfully being reunited with his family.
Imagine if this were your child.
Speak out against #ICELawlessness
Call Congress at 202-224-3121.
Here he is thankfully being reunited with his family.
Imagine if this were your child.
Speak out against #ICELawlessness
Call Congress at 202-224-3121.
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The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.
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how to dress for the trump kennedy center now that the armrests are made from cold hard marble
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
how to dress for the trump kennedy center now that the armrests are made from cold hard marble
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How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
"Russian industry has entered a perfect storm" warns Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
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This isn’t just about one researcher or one organization. It’s about whether exposing disinformation is treated as a civic duty, or as an act of resistance punishable by the state. And that’s exactly why they’re being targeted.
December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This isn’t just about one researcher or one organization. It’s about whether exposing disinformation is treated as a civic duty, or as an act of resistance punishable by the state. And that’s exactly why they’re being targeted.
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Kyiv was under Russian attack throughout the night and into the morning. Several fires have broken out. Information about casualties is still being clarified.
December 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Kyiv was under Russian attack throughout the night and into the morning. Several fires have broken out. Information about casualties is still being clarified.
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Trump says we're winning.
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Trump says we're winning.
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The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”
Seasons greetings to all my friends here and thank you for all the work you do all year to fight evil and make the world a better place. Here’s hoping we make lots of progress in 2026! Here’s an Angel I carved to mark the occasion :)
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Seasons greetings to all my friends here and thank you for all the work you do all year to fight evil and make the world a better place. Here’s hoping we make lots of progress in 2026! Here’s an Angel I carved to mark the occasion :)
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At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
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‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Harvard fired Larry Summers for concealing his ties to Epstein.
Will the NYTImes fire Brooks for concealing his ties to Epstein even as he wrote a column trying to bury the Epstein story??
Does the NYTimes have any integrity left??
Will the NYTImes fire Brooks for concealing his ties to Epstein even as he wrote a column trying to bury the Epstein story??
Does the NYTimes have any integrity left??
December 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Harvard fired Larry Summers for concealing his ties to Epstein.
Will the NYTImes fire Brooks for concealing his ties to Epstein even as he wrote a column trying to bury the Epstein story??
Does the NYTimes have any integrity left??
Will the NYTImes fire Brooks for concealing his ties to Epstein even as he wrote a column trying to bury the Epstein story??
Does the NYTimes have any integrity left??
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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We’re up to at least 95 Trump-Hegseth murders.
“The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...
“The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...
US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8 | CNN Politics
The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.
www.cnn.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We’re up to at least 95 Trump-Hegseth murders.
“The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...
“The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
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Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
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”They are, as Daniel Sugarman argued on these pages, selective in their condemnation of antisemitism: unequivocal when it comes from the left, hesitant when it comes from the right
And it leaves them in the unprincipled and undignified position of a crouch: head down, waiting for the storm to pass”
And it leaves them in the unprincipled and undignified position of a crouch: head down, waiting for the storm to pass”
There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism
While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
”They are, as Daniel Sugarman argued on these pages, selective in their condemnation of antisemitism: unequivocal when it comes from the left, hesitant when it comes from the right
And it leaves them in the unprincipled and undignified position of a crouch: head down, waiting for the storm to pass”
And it leaves them in the unprincipled and undignified position of a crouch: head down, waiting for the storm to pass”