Martin D.B. Brown
@martindbbrown.bsky.social
Historian, parent, husband, occasional Bondologist
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
#BondianColdWar book
https://martindbrown.substack.com/
https://www.routledge.com/The-Bondian-Cold-War-The-Transnational-Legacy-of-a-Cultural-Icon/Brown-Granieri-Blaive/p/book/9780367569365
Pinned
On the 'whiff of Munich'
Or smell, historical 'lessons', and policy.
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Or smell, historical 'lessons', and policy.
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Ben Hania’s film, ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ is released in France this week. Read her latest interview:
"As soon as I heard the voice of Hind Rajab, it had such an impact on me. I felt desperate, powerless and so angry," the director told RFI, saying she knew straight away she had to do something.
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How the last words of a little girl in Gaza became an award-winning film
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on a recording of a six-year-old girl trapped under fire in Gaza, calling the Palestinian Red Crescent for help. RFI spoke to…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ben Hania’s film, ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ is released in France this week. Read her latest interview:
A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism
Wolfgang Streeck
Streeck, W. (2024). A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism. European Journal of Social Theory, 28(1), 40-47. doi.org/10.1177/1368... (Original work published 2025)
Wolfgang Streeck
Streeck, W. (2024). A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism. European Journal of Social Theory, 28(1), 40-47. doi.org/10.1177/1368... (Original work published 2025)
A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism - Wolfgang Streeck, 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism
Wolfgang Streeck
Streeck, W. (2024). A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism. European Journal of Social Theory, 28(1), 40-47. doi.org/10.1177/1368... (Original work published 2025)
Wolfgang Streeck
Streeck, W. (2024). A matter of state: The politics of German anti-anti-Semitism. European Journal of Social Theory, 28(1), 40-47. doi.org/10.1177/1368... (Original work published 2025)
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Catherine Leroy, Un aller simple pour le Vietnam (Éditions Xavier Barral, 2025; #skystorians, #photography) : exb.fr/fr/home/674-...
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Catherine Leroy, Un aller simple pour le Vietnam (Éditions Xavier Barral, 2025; #skystorians, #photography) : exb.fr/fr/home/674-...
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We keep adjusting our goalposts, trying to meet students where they're at--but for some, that place is a kind of non-place, where they don't complete any work or engage with the class, but still receive a high grade. Emails are ignored. They can't meet a deadline or keep an appointment.
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We keep adjusting our goalposts, trying to meet students where they're at--but for some, that place is a kind of non-place, where they don't complete any work or engage with the class, but still receive a high grade. Emails are ignored. They can't meet a deadline or keep an appointment.
Aah... the Dearlove delusion
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Aah... the Dearlove delusion
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Adrian Horton, ‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo? (@theguardian.com; #skystorians) www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?
A controversial Netflix documentary follows an investigation into the truth behind one of the most important wartime photos ever taken
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Adrian Horton, ‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo? (@theguardian.com; #skystorians) www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
The problem is, it wasn't
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The problem is, it wasn't
Not givin' a *uck and fighting the filth!
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Not givin' a *uck and fighting the filth!
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BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
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Massive Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv region
Kinzhal missiles, cruise missiles and drones attacking simultaneously.
Two person killed, 16 more injured by the attack as of now.
Kinzhal missiles, cruise missiles and drones attacking simultaneously.
Two person killed, 16 more injured by the attack as of now.
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Massive Russian attack on Kyiv and Kyiv region
Kinzhal missiles, cruise missiles and drones attacking simultaneously.
Two person killed, 16 more injured by the attack as of now.
Kinzhal missiles, cruise missiles and drones attacking simultaneously.
Two person killed, 16 more injured by the attack as of now.
Let's have a peek at the Torygasp...the whiff of amyl nitrate and pegging in the morning
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Let's have a peek at the Torygasp...the whiff of amyl nitrate and pegging in the morning
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Trump administration reaches deal with Northwestern University to restore funding reut.rs/4877TwW
Trump administration reaches deal with Northwestern University to restore funding
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday said it has reached an agreement with Northwestern University to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds and close pending investigations into the school.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Trump administration reaches deal with Northwestern University to restore funding reut.rs/4877TwW
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Talks for the UK to join a €140bn EU defence fund have broken down after London refused to pay billions of euros in fees.
www.ft.com/content/22db...
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Talks for the UK to join a €140bn EU defence fund have broken down after London refused to pay billions of euros in fees.
www.ft.com/content/22db...
www.ft.com/content/22db...
Is it spend vast amounts of money?
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Is it spend vast amounts of money?
There are sceptics of HTSI from the FT....and while I have no comprehension of what Warhammer entails, I am here for this subheading
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
There are sceptics of HTSI from the FT....and while I have no comprehension of what Warhammer entails, I am here for this subheading
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Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Channel 4 wrote a really good piece on this. The USA has a long history of interfering in elections and toppling democracies.
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy loses brother-in-arms in Kyiv power shift www.ft.com/content/56f7...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy loses brother-in-arms in Kyiv power shift
President’s departing aide centralised decision-making in a way no other official had done in Ukraine
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Volodymyr Zelenskyy loses brother-in-arms in Kyiv power shift www.ft.com/content/56f7...
*makes a pained face.
Phew, luckily, all EU member states have totally come to terms with their brutal pasts... especially the Belgians, ooh and the French, oh and Portuguese...
Phew, luckily, all EU member states have totally come to terms with their brutal pasts... especially the Belgians, ooh and the French, oh and Portuguese...
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
*makes a pained face.
Phew, luckily, all EU member states have totally come to terms with their brutal pasts... especially the Belgians, ooh and the French, oh and Portuguese...
Phew, luckily, all EU member states have totally come to terms with their brutal pasts... especially the Belgians, ooh and the French, oh and Portuguese...
Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol
Methanol, a cheap relative of ethanol, is entering the supply chain, causing thousands of deaths around the world
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol www.theguardian.com/society/2025...