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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

@instituteforgovernment.org.uk just listening to the latest podcast episode…. John ‘Sweeney’ - who’s he?? 🤦‍♂️

Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

@disordershow.bsky.social you can only go so far in persevering with a podcast etc that challenges your ‘echo chamber’ of views… but to say there is no genocide in Gaza? So sad to hear that 😔

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I’m tagging just @governor.ca.gov and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social — the first two of a small band of merry men still making an effort to stop us sliding into global disaster.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

@disordershow.bsky.social I was just listening to ep. 143. It always challenges me and for that I love it for that. But Jason, you don’t agree with Gay marriage? I’m really struggling with that and didn’t expect that point of view from you. Can you elaborate? 😔

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia last night. 18 people injured as of now, more people are asking for medical assistance with shrapnel wounds, concussions and acute stress reactions. Residential building and vehicles damaged, as per usual Russian tactics of attacking Ukrainian civilians.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I’m neither Jewish nor Muslim. I don’t have a side here, except my humanity. It’s unbearable to see the people who once suffered the Holocaust now see their politicians carrying out genocide against Palestinians. All of this driven by Israeli politics, Gaza paying the price. #Gaza #Israel #UN

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

….against the bombardments and loss of innocent lives. To pretend otherwise does a disservice both to them and to the truth. We have to hold governments accountable without slipping into prejudice — that’s the only way to stand for justice while also standing against hate. 🇮🇱 🇵🇸

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

That is wrong, and it shuts down the space needed for honest discussion. Just as people across the world are horrified by what’s happening, there are also Jewish and more widely Israeli voices who are speaking out against the war crimes being perpetrated in their names….

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

It’s important to say this clearly: criticising a government’s policies and their war criminal prime minister is not the same thing as criticising a people or a faith. Too often, any questioning of the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza was deliberately conflated with antisemitism.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I’ve been listening to @newsagents.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @maitlis.bsky.social in rltn. to Gaza. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... This shed light on something we don’t always hear about: the growing divide between many Israeli citizens and their right-wing govt.

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Israel invades Gaza City. Will anything stop Netanyahu?

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 21/08/2025 · 49m

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

“Delivering benefits isn’t enough — people need belonging, identity, and a story they believe in.” democracyjournal.org/author/shahr... Thanks Matthew D’Ancona for referencing this in a recent @thenewworldmag.bsky.social If only response to right is outrage, how will hearts be won as well as minds?

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Shahrzad Shams

is the program manager for the Race and Democracy program at the Roosevelt Institute.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

What a depressing, depressing photograph this is 😔

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started — theonion.com/netanyahu-ca...

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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Oh my goodness 😔 here’s a screenshot of the news headlines right now. Overwhelmingly sad.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The man who wants a Nobel Peace Prize has ICE preparing to hit 5 Dem-led cities. Marines deployed. Insurrection Act discussed. Federalised National Guard. Some US military personnel apparently filing conscientious objector paperwork. peace? law and order? Try American autocracy. Smell the fascism.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

No ‘Lie of the Week!’ 😭 @theneweuropean.bsky.social Can I start a campaign to bring it back?! What do we want? LIES! When do we want them? NOW!

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

@theneweuropean.bsky.social do I need to renew/ start a new subscription or will my TNE subscription roll into TNW?? 🌍 Exciting times, love my weekly paper ❤️

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

What a weekend so far. Woodhouse Moor #parkrun in the morning, #BryanAdams tonight, junior parkrun on way home, followed by our second sighting of parkrun Jesus in a month or two - we’re passing so would be rude not to!! @pauls-h.bsky.social

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

In today’s episode of “What the Fu*k”……

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

This headline says it all. Don’t Fu*k this up as well SNP 🙏

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer. That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it. One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.

Tweet from Pete Hegseth: This morning, I proudly ENDED the “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program inside the
@DeptofDefense. WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops — distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING. WPS is a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it. DoD will hereby executive the minimum of WPS required by statute, and fight to end the program for our next budget. GOOD RIDDANCE WPS!

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I just had to go tell Sir Keir the good news! #SlimmingWorld #parkrun

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

4. Curtailing civil liberties — attacking or threatening the media, courts, and other independent institutions that check government power. They argue that if a political leader or party consistently shows even one or two of these, it’s a major red flag. /3

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

2. Denying the legitimacy of opponents — claiming opponents are criminals, traitors, or enemies, rather than just political rivals. 3. Tolerating or encouraging violence — either downplaying political violence or openly supporting it. /2

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Four warning signs of authoritarian behaviour, according to Levitsky and Ziblatt in ‘How Democracies Die’. 1. Rejecting democratic rules — e.g., refusing to accept election results, undermining the legitimacy of elections. /1

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Listening now, it’s a reminder that we’ve been here before—and that we still need to ask: What’s going on? Not just once, but again and again, until something changes. 5/ #WhatsGoingOn #MarvinGaye #Gaza #Ukraine 🇵🇸 🇺🇦

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

That’s the power of it. You don’t have to be an activist to care. You don’t have to be on the front lines to feel heartbroken by what’s happening. You just have to be human. 4/

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

What makes the album stand out is how gentle it is. The music isn’t angry or loud—it’s smooth, soulful, and full of feeling. It asks tough questions, but in a way that pulls you in, rather than pushing you away. 3/

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Back then, it was Vietnam, poverty, racism, and a planet under threat. Now, it’s Ukraine, Gaza, and political unrest across the world. Different times, same pain. 2/

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I’ve been listening to Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, and it feels as relevant now as Im sure it did over 50 years ago. When he first brought the song to Motown, he was apparently told it was too political. But how could it not be? 1/

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Parkrunners! #parkrun Is it just the UK that are out of ‘250’ hoodies? If they’re available where you are in the world, I feel like there’s a wee trading deal to be done! 😂

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

This on the other hand?! Ffs 🤦‍♂️

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Israeli soldiers murdered these medical workers, buried them in a mass grave, libelled them as terrorists and then lied about it. One of the ambulance crews' last words were: "I only chose this path because I wanted to help people." www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics

The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We’re coming in a wee road trip to see you in Oswestry. Only a 4.5hr drive lol. Very kind of you to schedule a date during the school holidays Paul 😂 If there’s anyone out there fancies a slow jog round the Henley Wood parkrun course during the day/afternoon of the 14th, give us a shout!

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We’re arriving (from 🇨🇦 on 3 July) before heading home to Scotland 4 days later. Would be brilliant to have some faith in 🇺🇸 restored - in humanity in fact. We used to have an education partnership charity in 🇷🇺 and we have (democratic) family in Athens GA. So yeah, thanks for your efforts today ❤️

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Is this in Boston itself? We’re visiting in July from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and this just gladdens the heart ❤️

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Trump’s latest performance was less “economic strategy,” more bin fire meets reality TV. •Declared 1789 the peak of greatness •Launched global tariffs with a marker and a vibe •Forgot to sign the order •Thanked someone for plastic Easter eggs Markets tanked. Allies baffled. #BinFire #TradeWar 🤦‍♂️

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

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Douglas Clark @mrdclark.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

@theneweuropean.bsky.social Really helpful analysis from Ronald Reagan some years ago. #tariffs

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The suffering that will be unleashed on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos is horrific. And that's not because they have "raped" America. It's because they're poor, they can't afford many US goods but they can become wealthier by exporting to rich countries.

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