Douglas MacKenzie
@douglasmackenzie.bsky.social
Aberdeen and Bucharest
Read quickly, write slowly, take photos, broadcast. This account covers all but wee white balls: for that see @antiquegolf.bsky.social
Author: Înainte să se prăbușească (Bucharest art deco), Humanitas, 2024, for now only in Romanian
Read quickly, write slowly, take photos, broadcast. This account covers all but wee white balls: for that see @antiquegolf.bsky.social
Author: Înainte să se prăbușească (Bucharest art deco), Humanitas, 2024, for now only in Romanian
'it's always been clear to me that the lesson of 1933 is that it's better to get out sooner rather than later'- Marci Shore.
March 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
'it's always been clear to me that the lesson of 1933 is that it's better to get out sooner rather than later'- Marci Shore.
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In the course of 26 years, Putin has broken 190 deals -military analyst Michael Clarke
"The biggest one of all,I suppose,was 1994,the Budapest Memorandum,which is when Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons…, and Ukraine was the one country that could have used them," he said
"The biggest one of all,I suppose,was 1994,the Budapest Memorandum,which is when Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons…, and Ukraine was the one country that could have used them," he said
March 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In the course of 26 years, Putin has broken 190 deals -military analyst Michael Clarke
"The biggest one of all,I suppose,was 1994,the Budapest Memorandum,which is when Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons…, and Ukraine was the one country that could have used them," he said
"The biggest one of all,I suppose,was 1994,the Budapest Memorandum,which is when Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons…, and Ukraine was the one country that could have used them," he said
'Russia isn’t a nation; it’s a prison of nations, bound not by shared values but by force and fear.' - Andrew Chakhoyan
Neither putin nor his inner circle had to choose war. The criminal war of aggression chose them.
Colonialism, a deeply rooted and overpowering impulse, spins the wheels of russian history, where the actors charge, but the violence remains #UkrainianView
euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/26/d...
Colonialism, a deeply rooted and overpowering impulse, spins the wheels of russian history, where the actors charge, but the violence remains #UkrainianView
euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/26/d...
Ruscism explained: 7 Russian phrases that drive Moscow's imperial wars against Ukraine
From "Russian World" to "Rising from knees," decode the seven phrases that fuel Russia's imperial aggression and explain its relentless war against Ukraine since 2022.
euromaidanpress.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
'Russia isn’t a nation; it’s a prison of nations, bound not by shared values but by force and fear.' - Andrew Chakhoyan
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Dnipro now. Does it look like ceasfire?
March 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Dnipro now. Does it look like ceasfire?
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⚡️ USAGM agrees to partially fund RFE/RL as judge weighs case over Trump cuts.
RFE/RL sued USAGM on March 18 over the termination of grant funding, arguing the step violates federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
RFE/RL sued USAGM on March 18 over the termination of grant funding, arguing the step violates federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
USAGM agrees to partially fund RFE/RL as judge weighs case over Trump cuts
RFE/RL sued USAGM on March 18 over the termination of grant funding, arguing that the step violates federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
kyivindependent.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
⚡️ USAGM agrees to partially fund RFE/RL as judge weighs case over Trump cuts.
RFE/RL sued USAGM on March 18 over the termination of grant funding, arguing the step violates federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
RFE/RL sued USAGM on March 18 over the termination of grant funding, arguing the step violates federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
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OTD in 1949 Operation Priboi started. USSR forcibly deported *90,000* Baltic people to 'inhospitable parts' of Russia. 70% of those deported were women & children under 16.
Imagine mass deporting children today....
Imagine mass deporting children today....
March 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
OTD in 1949 Operation Priboi started. USSR forcibly deported *90,000* Baltic people to 'inhospitable parts' of Russia. 70% of those deported were women & children under 16.
Imagine mass deporting children today....
Imagine mass deporting children today....
'Watching Witkoff’s interview from anywhere in the world can be embarrassing. Watching it in Kyiv is also frightening.'
In any negotiation, one of the most powerful weapons is knowledge. In that regard, Steve Witkoff is willfully disarmed.
And it’s playing just right for Russia.
And it’s playing just right for Russia.
Editorial: What Steve Witkoff doesn’t get about Ukraine (and Russia)
In any negotiation, one of the most powerful weapons is knowledge. In that regard, Steve Witkoff is willfully disarmed.
And it’s playing just right for Russia.
The interview that Witkoff, Trump’s sp...
kyivindependent.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
'Watching Witkoff’s interview from anywhere in the world can be embarrassing. Watching it in Kyiv is also frightening.'
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Absolutely over the moon to reveal that I’m painting a Wild In Art book bench sculpture for The Book Bench Trail!!
👩🏻🎨🎨🛋🏴
In aid of Clan Cancer Support charity and my design is being sponsored by Albyn School.
#Scotland #WildInArt #WildInArtArtist #Aberdeen #illustrator
👩🏻🎨🎨🛋🏴
In aid of Clan Cancer Support charity and my design is being sponsored by Albyn School.
#Scotland #WildInArt #WildInArtArtist #Aberdeen #illustrator
March 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Absolutely over the moon to reveal that I’m painting a Wild In Art book bench sculpture for The Book Bench Trail!!
👩🏻🎨🎨🛋🏴
In aid of Clan Cancer Support charity and my design is being sponsored by Albyn School.
#Scotland #WildInArt #WildInArtArtist #Aberdeen #illustrator
👩🏻🎨🎨🛋🏴
In aid of Clan Cancer Support charity and my design is being sponsored by Albyn School.
#Scotland #WildInArt #WildInArtArtist #Aberdeen #illustrator
''They are Russian-speaking, and there have been referendums,' — Witkoff parrots Russian propaganda, legitimising Putin's claims in Ukraine'
oh there was definitely a referendum in southern Ukraine in 2022. my family voted on whether they wanted to get shot on the spot or not
March 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
''They are Russian-speaking, and there have been referendums,' — Witkoff parrots Russian propaganda, legitimising Putin's claims in Ukraine'
Any organisation Musk tries to muzzle must be providing valuable insights and is worth supporting. In addition to their work in Ukraine, very grateful for the data they collected around the Romanian elections.
Ukrainian outlet Texty is fighting a war with data, using cutting-edge journalism to track Russian propaganda, map military movements, and uncover war crimes — all while working under fire. Read about their extraordinary work.
gijn.org/stories/data...
gijn.org/stories/data...
Fighting a War with Data Journalism: Ukraine’s Texty and the Battle for Truth
The team at the award-winning data journalism outlet suspected that Russia would invade — they could see clues in the data. We profile the team and their work combating false conflict narratives.
gijn.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Any organisation Musk tries to muzzle must be providing valuable insights and is worth supporting. In addition to their work in Ukraine, very grateful for the data they collected around the Romanian elections.
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My friend Adriana in Romania @ingadriana.ro shared this beautiful short film about landscape-scale restoration in the Carpathians. The project supports traditional livelihoods to support nature & is driven by and for local people.
Brilliant - and wait till you see the Carpathian sheepdog pups 💚💚💚
Brilliant - and wait till you see the Carpathian sheepdog pups 💚💚💚
That's a beautiful review of life in these surroundings 🤩 Very much reflects life outside the cities, although it's changing, due to various reasons.
Sharing a link to a project from a friend: youtu.be/kw1JTceBQWQ
LIFE Connect Carpathians
Enhancing landscapes for people and wildlife
Sharing a link to a project from a friend: youtu.be/kw1JTceBQWQ
LIFE Connect Carpathians
Enhancing landscapes for people and wildlife
LIFE Connect Carpathians, Romania
YouTube video by Fauna & Flora
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My friend Adriana in Romania @ingadriana.ro shared this beautiful short film about landscape-scale restoration in the Carpathians. The project supports traditional livelihoods to support nature & is driven by and for local people.
Brilliant - and wait till you see the Carpathian sheepdog pups 💚💚💚
Brilliant - and wait till you see the Carpathian sheepdog pups 💚💚💚
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March 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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And when Putin lies, Trump parrots those lies ....
Putin has started lying about Kursk, so I just released my latest documentary - where I went to Sudzha. Russia put me on their wanted list for filming this so check it out 🔥🔥🔥
youtu.be/yNSEiohS00o?...
youtu.be/yNSEiohS00o?...
Russia tried to jail me for making this video in Kursk
YouTube video by Caolan Robertson
youtu.be
March 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
And when Putin lies, Trump parrots those lies ....
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Welfare spending as a percentage of GDP.
- France: 31% of GDP.
- Finland: 29%.
- Belgium: 28.9%.
- Italy: 28%.
- Germany: 26%.
- Spain: 25%.
- Denmark: 25%.
- Sweden: 25%.
- Norway: 25%.
- Japan: 22%.
- United Kingdom: 21%.
This is before £5 Billion of Labour cuts!
- France: 31% of GDP.
- Finland: 29%.
- Belgium: 28.9%.
- Italy: 28%.
- Germany: 26%.
- Spain: 25%.
- Denmark: 25%.
- Sweden: 25%.
- Norway: 25%.
- Japan: 22%.
- United Kingdom: 21%.
This is before £5 Billion of Labour cuts!
March 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Welfare spending as a percentage of GDP.
- France: 31% of GDP.
- Finland: 29%.
- Belgium: 28.9%.
- Italy: 28%.
- Germany: 26%.
- Spain: 25%.
- Denmark: 25%.
- Sweden: 25%.
- Norway: 25%.
- Japan: 22%.
- United Kingdom: 21%.
This is before £5 Billion of Labour cuts!
- France: 31% of GDP.
- Finland: 29%.
- Belgium: 28.9%.
- Italy: 28%.
- Germany: 26%.
- Spain: 25%.
- Denmark: 25%.
- Sweden: 25%.
- Norway: 25%.
- Japan: 22%.
- United Kingdom: 21%.
This is before £5 Billion of Labour cuts!
In Romanian press today via report from deschide.md: pro-Russian party in Moldova organising transportation of Moldovans to demonstration in Bucharest in favour of disqualified pro-Kremlin Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu.
Rusia implică PSRM în protestele din România. Fratele lui Bătrîncea recrutează moldoveni pentru manifestația pro-Georgescu | Deschide
Rusia se implică tot mai activ în treburile interne ale României. În lipsa resurselor umane la București, Moscova a recurs la ajutorul pionilor săi de la Chișinău – Partidul Socialiștilor din Republic...
www.deschide.md
March 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In Romanian press today via report from deschide.md: pro-Russian party in Moldova organising transportation of Moldovans to demonstration in Bucharest in favour of disqualified pro-Kremlin Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu.
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Violating the law and the Constitution, Trump purports to have closed Radio Free/Radio Liberty, a medium which is the source of much of what we known about Russia and the post-communist world. Stanislav Aseyev was arrested in Russian-occupied Ukraine and tortured for his reporting for Radio Liberty.
After my post about Radio Liberty, Professor Snyder asked me to expand on the idea in a short article.
Here it is (translated by Amelia Mukamel Glaser):
snyder.substack.com/p/225?fbclid...
Here it is (translated by Amelia Mukamel Glaser):
snyder.substack.com/p/225?fbclid...
2+2=5
"America destroys one of its own symbols," by Stanislav Aseyev
snyder.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Violating the law and the Constitution, Trump purports to have closed Radio Free/Radio Liberty, a medium which is the source of much of what we known about Russia and the post-communist world. Stanislav Aseyev was arrested in Russian-occupied Ukraine and tortured for his reporting for Radio Liberty.
BBC Scotland Sports website has tthe name of the article's subject stated incorrectly 15 times within it. The German coach of the Greek team which won Euro 2004 was Ottto Rehhagel not Renhagel. “King Otto” is not a legend: it was the title of a 2002 film about Rehhagel by Christopher André Marks.
Nations League play-offs: Greece summon legend of King Otto before Scotland play-off tie
Almost 21 years on from Greece's greatest triumph, Scotland's opponents have their sights set on Nations League A.
www.bbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
BBC Scotland Sports website has tthe name of the article's subject stated incorrectly 15 times within it. The German coach of the Greek team which won Euro 2004 was Ottto Rehhagel not Renhagel. “King Otto” is not a legend: it was the title of a 2002 film about Rehhagel by Christopher André Marks.
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Good news for sustainability of EVs as researchers in China reveal process for recycling almost all lithium from batteries cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/n...
New Battery Recycling Process From China Recovers 99.99% Of Lithium - CleanTechnica
New research in China and the US shows battery recycling can reduce emissions and energy usage dramatically.
cleantechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Good news for sustainability of EVs as researchers in China reveal process for recycling almost all lithium from batteries cleantechnica.com/2025/03/17/n...
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Superb video setting out Labour's promises, every one of which they have enthusiastically reneged upon after they got elected on the hollow 'Change' mantra 👇
March 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Superb video setting out Labour's promises, every one of which they have enthusiastically reneged upon after they got elected on the hollow 'Change' mantra 👇
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On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
July 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
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On this day, three years ago.
"The Russian bombing of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol on March 16, 2022, stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date."
Please read and never forget what Ukrainians are up against 👇
apnews.com/article/russ...
"The Russian bombing of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol on March 16, 2022, stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date."
Please read and never forget what Ukrainians are up against 👇
apnews.com/article/russ...
AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — She stood in just her bathrobe in the freezing basement of the Mariupol theater, coated in white plaster dust shaken loose by the explosion.
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
On this day, three years ago.
"The Russian bombing of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol on March 16, 2022, stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date."
Please read and never forget what Ukrainians are up against 👇
apnews.com/article/russ...
"The Russian bombing of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol on March 16, 2022, stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date."
Please read and never forget what Ukrainians are up against 👇
apnews.com/article/russ...
Ca. 15.000 (my estimate) gathered in Bucharest to support democratic values, proclaim Romania's place in Europe, and reject Russia and fascism. The European anthem "Ode to Joy" was sung as was the Romanian one. The crowd formed a heart for Europe with blue and white sheets lit by mobile phones
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ca. 15.000 (my estimate) gathered in Bucharest to support democratic values, proclaim Romania's place in Europe, and reject Russia and fascism. The European anthem "Ode to Joy" was sung as was the Romanian one. The crowd formed a heart for Europe with blue and white sheets lit by mobile phones
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When Nicola Sturgeon left office she was the most popular party leader in the UK.
Yet on her retirement from politics the BBC chooses to continue the non-stop negativity. You have to ask who it thinks it represents - because it isn't most people in Scotland.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/tight-...
Yet on her retirement from politics the BBC chooses to continue the non-stop negativity. You have to ask who it thinks it represents - because it isn't most people in Scotland.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/tight-...
March 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
When Nicola Sturgeon left office she was the most popular party leader in the UK.
Yet on her retirement from politics the BBC chooses to continue the non-stop negativity. You have to ask who it thinks it represents - because it isn't most people in Scotland.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/tight-...
Yet on her retirement from politics the BBC chooses to continue the non-stop negativity. You have to ask who it thinks it represents - because it isn't most people in Scotland.
www.ipsos.com/en-uk/tight-...
Original paper in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Original paper in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...