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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · 5d

As ever @sundersays.bsky.social sets the right tone:

Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · 7d

This is really rather good. I don’t know why I was sceptical. A sophisticated and mature take on a very difficult and morally complicated story. Journalist on journalist stories are never comfortable reading/viewing. Especially for journalists.

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Jessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 20d

@freepress.bsky.social joined @wgawest.bsky.social today to protest ABC/Disney’s capitulation to the Trump administration’s calls to censor Jimmy Kimmel.

SAG AFTRA member holds sign of Mickey Mouse’s middle finger in front of FreePress.net sign.

Writer’s Guild member holds sign that reads, “FuCC this!”

Two protesters hold signs shaming ABC for canceling Kimmel and a picture of Donald Trump as CEO of Disney.

Crowd of protesters, WGA member holds a sign that reads “cowards” with Mickey’s head taking the place of the “o.”

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · 26d

“See you in Valhalla”. Where have we heard that before?

theconversation.com/far-right-ex...

Far-right extremists keep co-opting Norse symbolism – here’s why

Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.

theconversation.com

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Sep 6

The AI impersonation plot thickens...
Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related?

“Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · Sep 3

The arrest of Graham Linehan over a series of posts on X has been a stark example of overpolicing what we say online in the UK. Index's @martinbright.bsky.social writes about the episode:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/09/the-...

The arrest of Graham Linehan is a cop and ball story - Index on Censorship

The Father Ted writer was arrested by five armed police officers on arrival in the UK over historic tweets on trans people

www.indexoncensorship.org

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Aug 27

Could you get in touch please? @gregwilliams718.bsky.social

Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join us this Tuesday for Land of the Free? A magazine launch and panel on #Trump's assault on free expression. With @ericawagner.bsky.social, @anveebhutani.bsky.social, and
@charlieholt.bsky.social.
📅 Tuesday 5 August
📍 St John's Waterloo
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-th...

Land of the free? Trump's war on press, protest and academic freedom

Join Index on Censorship for a magazine launch and panel discussion on the Trump administration's attack on freedom of expression

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jul 31

Can we now talk about the American Dissident? A conversation with @benjaminnathans.bsky.social for @indexoncensorship.org www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/has-...

Has President Trump launched the age of the American dissident? - Index on Censorship

A new era of authoritarianism has dawned in the “land of liberty”. What can US political activists learn from those who defied Soviet repression?

www.indexoncensorship.org

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · Jul 29

The term "dissident" emerged during the Cold War. Index was created at this time & worked with dissidents from the USSR.

So what can US political activists now learn from the original dissidents?

Index's editor-at-large @martinbright.bsky.social explores: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/has-...

Has President Trump launched the age of the American dissident? - Index on Censorship

A new era of authoritarianism has dawned in the “land of liberty”. What can US political activists learn from those who defied Soviet repression?

www.indexoncensorship.org

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hope his voice is better than John Fogerty’s!

Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jun 28

At risk of sounding like an old git, Glastonbury seems to be just a series of bland acts playing songs using the same intervals with that pop-country-Swedish vibe. It’s as predictable and predigested as the politics.

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · Jun 24

As Health Secretary Wes Streeting announces a national inquiry into maternity care, revisit the ground-breaking investigation by Index's @martinbright.bsky.social on the culture of secrecy shrouding maternity services and women’s healthcare in #England:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/04/whis...

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jun 22

I was delighted to hear about the release of political prisoners from Belarus, but the campaign must continue for others still detained. bjr.org.uk/handing-the-...

Handing the story to President Putin - BJR

America is pulling funding of uncensored radio stations just as Russia and China are raising their spending on state-controlled propaganda

bjr.org.uk

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · Jun 22

I keep hearing that we’ve seen this film before… www.officialsecretsfilm.co.uk/home/

Official Secrets: Cinema Screenings & Ticket Booking - The Official Showtimes Destination

Search for screenings / showtimes and book tickets for Official Secrets. See the release date and trailer. The Official Showtimes Destination brought to you by Entertainment One Ltd

www.officialsecretsfilm.co.uk

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 8

Who has what of ours - and why?
observer.co.uk/culture/art/...

Can we get our Turners back? British plea to the US raiders of our lost art | The Observer

Turner’s paintings are not the only British treasures in the US: a glut of Shakespeare’s first folios are in Washington, and the teddy bear that inspired Winnie the Pooh is in New York

observer.co.uk

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 11

The floral soul of the man who created unforgettable costumes for Audrey Hepburn and Margot Fonteyn: observer.co.uk/style/fashio...

Review: Cecil Beaton’s garden party | The Observer

A new exhibition reveals how the fashion photographer's stage outfits, which mesmerised the West End for half a century, were inspired by his perennials

observer.co.uk

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 17

Pedro Pascal urges people to fight back against a scary US regime by not being fearful and so not “letting them win” #Eddington @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social

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Vanessa Thorpe @vanessathorpe.bsky.social · May 17

Harris Dickinson @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social -ahead of acclaim today for his directorial debut #Urchin - explains his work with East London rough sleepers and addicts

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.

The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

www.nytimes.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · May 14

Support local journalism! Great independent initiative in Leicester...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · May 13

The same administration that issues executive orders about "restoring truth to American history" is eliminating archives of historical newspapers. It's almost like they don't mean what their performative EOs say.

Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · May 12

Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down

Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss

About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...

www.loc.gov

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 13

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

time.com

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Martin Bright @martinbright.bsky.social · May 9

The terrible story of the appalling French rock star and killer Bertrand Cantat. Brilliantly told and all kudos to journalist Anne-Sophie Jahn who revealed the full scale of the horror.

www.netflix.com/gb/title/815...

Watch From Rock Star to Killer | Netflix Official Site

In 2003, rock singer Bertrand Cantat killed his partner, actress Marie Trintignant. This documentary revisits the case that divided a nation.

www.netflix.com

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