Paola Trimarco
@paolatrimarco.bsky.social
Writer and linguist. Fiction, creative non-fiction and sociocultural blogs. Academic editor.
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Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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"How Europe and “the west” responds to Trump now and the actions that governments take downstream from that is going to set the path for 2026. Because Trump isn’t just a rogue, out-of-control president, America is a rogue state. And the longer we fail to acknowledge that, the more danger we are in."
NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
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But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"How Europe and “the west” responds to Trump now and the actions that governments take downstream from that is going to set the path for 2026. Because Trump isn’t just a rogue, out-of-control president, America is a rogue state. And the longer we fail to acknowledge that, the more danger we are in."
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The United States can only begin war with another country through a declaration of Congress. The President’s actions are unjustified and unconstitutional. Military attacks upon Venezuela and the loss of life and property must end immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The United States can only begin war with another country through a declaration of Congress. The President’s actions are unjustified and unconstitutional. Military attacks upon Venezuela and the loss of life and property must end immediately.
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Get your tickets now!
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Get your tickets now!
From a huge fan, RIP.
Breaking News: Tom Stoppard, the playwright known for a witty, cerebral style who drew comparisons to Shakespeare and Shaw, has died at 88.
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
From a huge fan, RIP.
Jane Goodall - one of my heroes. RIP
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The Independent UK
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October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Jane Goodall - one of my heroes. RIP
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Will ChatGPT kill your child? If you have teenagers, you need to understand the risks. Join me at 6pm BST, 1pm EDT with a campaigning mother & crusading lawyer, stars of new doc Can’t Look Away, who are seeking to end big tech’s impunity
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Will ChatGPT kill your child?
Join me for a Substack Live with a campaigning mother and lawyer fighting Silicon Valley's culture of impunity
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August 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Will ChatGPT kill your child? If you have teenagers, you need to understand the risks. Join me at 6pm BST, 1pm EDT with a campaigning mother & crusading lawyer, stars of new doc Can’t Look Away, who are seeking to end big tech’s impunity
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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My latest blog comes in the aftermath of the US president's domestic policy bill. Comments welcomed.
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Today’s Inbox – or WTF is happening to America?
Still surfacing from a deep night’s sleep, I checked my inbox to find an email from the US Social Security Administration. The subject header read: ‘Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation …
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July 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My latest blog comes in the aftermath of the US president's domestic policy bill. Comments welcomed.
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Some thoughts on languages, immigration and literariness.
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Titanic Languages
This is not another linguistic term, nor is it figurative. I literally mean the big cruise ship whose sinking continues to intrigue and entertain over a century later. I’ve been listening to the BB…
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June 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some thoughts on languages, immigration and literariness.
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Yesterday was World Oceans Day. Here's my contribution to the conversation. trimarcoblog.com/2025/06/09/o...
Ocean awareness: an essay
Yesterday was World Oceans Day 2025, and today is the start of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice (I’m writing from Menton, further along the coast). While I cannot add to the tranche of news sto…
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June 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Yesterday was World Oceans Day. Here's my contribution to the conversation. trimarcoblog.com/2025/06/09/o...
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81 years ago, America's bravest generation stormed the beaches of Normandy in hopes of freeing Europe from the clutches of a brutal authoritarian.
Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.
Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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June 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
81 years ago, America's bravest generation stormed the beaches of Normandy in hopes of freeing Europe from the clutches of a brutal authoritarian.
Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.
Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.
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Journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion.
According to YouGov 66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe and (53%) are in favour of undoing #Brexit altogether.
Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people?
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According to YouGov 66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe and (53%) are in favour of undoing #Brexit altogether.
Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
The public doesn’t like Brexit. Has anyone told the media?
From the broadsheets to the tabloids, journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion.
www.newstatesman.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Journalism is increasingly out of touch with public opinion.
According to YouGov 66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe and (53%) are in favour of undoing #Brexit altogether.
Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
According to YouGov 66% of the public support a closer relationship with Europe and (53%) are in favour of undoing #Brexit altogether.
Remember when newspapers cared about the will of the people?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
My latest blog looks at politics, sex and a short story. Enjoy 😉.
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Finding humour in uncomfortable spaces
I follow Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labour under Clinton, on Substack. With his constitutional expertise, Reich has been pointing out the authoritarianism and fascism being perpetrated b…
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June 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My latest blog looks at politics, sex and a short story. Enjoy 😉.
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The Trump administration improperly withheld funds under a $5 billion federal infrastructure program, according to an independent government watchdog, which concluded that officials violated the law by refusing to spend money on electric vehicle charging stations as authorized by Congress.
Trump Administration Wrongly Impounded Infrastructure Aid, Watchdog Finds
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May 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Trump administration improperly withheld funds under a $5 billion federal infrastructure program, according to an independent government watchdog, which concluded that officials violated the law by refusing to spend money on electric vehicle charging stations as authorized by Congress.
My latest blog looks at the US government's ban word list and as always has a couple of book recommendations.
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Cultural words in the time of MAGA
Aside from having a form of the word cultural, what do these words have in common: cultural competence, cultural heritage, cultural differences, culturally appropriate, cultural relevance, cultural…
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May 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My latest blog looks at the US government's ban word list and as always has a couple of book recommendations.
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I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. We’re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. We’re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
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“Do not mock us.”
May 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Do not mock us.”
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A vehicle manufactured for Pope Francis’ visit to Bethlehem in 2014 is being transformed into a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip — an initiative that he blessed in the months before he died.
A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza
In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.
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May 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A vehicle manufactured for Pope Francis’ visit to Bethlehem in 2014 is being transformed into a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip — an initiative that he blessed in the months before he died.
Some politics, some feminism and a book recommendation. My latest blog. trimarcoblog.com/2025/04/29/t...
Ten Days in a Woman’s Life
Ten days ago, the UK Supreme Court made a pronouncement clarifying that in Britian’s Equality Act, ‘woman’ referred only to those assigned female at birth. This in effect says that a transwoman is …
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April 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Some politics, some feminism and a book recommendation. My latest blog. trimarcoblog.com/2025/04/29/t...
My latest blog started on a train and ended up in politics, psychology and books. Enjoy trimarcoblog.com/2025/04/22/t...
Train Journeys are always non-linear
I’ve taken the train between Peterborough and Edinburgh countless times over the past 40 years. The hilly landscape, the rugged coastline and the familiar stations – York, Darlington, Newcastle – h…
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April 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My latest blog started on a train and ended up in politics, psychology and books. Enjoy trimarcoblog.com/2025/04/22/t...
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Our own @stuartpstevens.bsky.social has a message for Democrats: stop treating this like politics as usual. Our Democracy is being eroded, so wake up and fight before it’s too late.
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To Democrats In Office: America Is In Grave Danger. Fight like It!
Give up on the idea that this will be easy or that there is a simple solution. It is the cumulative weight and fury of outrage that turns the tide.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I have lived through unstable economic and political times before. Tariffs and isolationism are breeding grounds for fascism. We are at strong risk of repeating history.
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have lived through unstable economic and political times before. Tariffs and isolationism are breeding grounds for fascism. We are at strong risk of repeating history.
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Donald Trump’s executive order on history, which takes particular issue with the Smithsonian, aims to rewrite the darker parts of America’s past.
At the Smithsonian, Donald Trump Takes Aim at History
The urge to police the past is hardly an invention of the Trump Administration. It is the reflexive obsession of autocrats everywhere.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Donald Trump’s executive order on history, which takes particular issue with the Smithsonian, aims to rewrite the darker parts of America’s past.
My latest blog is on tremors, earthquakes and talking about Tr*mp.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My latest blog is on tremors, earthquakes and talking about Tr*mp.
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