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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AI policy paralysis at a time of AI panic - will September 2026 enter the history books as the month we should have taken action but missed an opportunity we will come to regret? My latest: historyneverended.substack.com/p/ai-policy-...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Weekend reading: Trump's stalled presidency, with an update on the 'G2" summit in Washington with Xi. Free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Trump’s stalled presidency - more proof of which came in his speech at the United Nations. My latest. historyneverended.substack.com/p/trumps-sta...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kevin Rudd’s warning on AI - @MrKRudd very good on the urgent need for regulation and what’s happening on the regulatory front in Washington and Beijing. My extended interview with him on Saturday Extra. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Kevin Rudd calls for urgent intergovernmental regulation of AI - ABC listen

The former prime minister Kevin Rudd has warned that there is an urgent need for intergovernmental regulation of AI. Ahead of next week's meeting in Washington between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, wh...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trust me I’m a very stable genius. Trump’s tribalism and politicization of AI makes a scary moment even scarier. My latest. Free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/trust-me-i...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trust me I’m a very stable genius isn’t going to cut when it comes to AI, nor the tired greatest hits playlists of hoaxes, conspiracies and “radical left Dumocrats.” My latest of The Perfect Apocalypse. historyneverended.substack.com/p/the-perfec...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It’s a chilling thought. The lawmakers on Capitol Hill who refuse to regulate guns after decades of mass shootings are the same lawmakers overseeing the rapid and dangerous advances in AI.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“The only control or “guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) President, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” says Trump. Confessedly, I've never found his "very stable genius" claims to be plausible. In fact, they underscore the argument of this piece.....

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The doomsday scenarios about A.I. could hardly come at a worse time, a concurrence of worrying and alarming factors that make it “The Perfect Apocalypse.” My latest. historyneverended.substack.com/p/the-perfec...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Some moments in history are of such immense scale, and so mentally scrambling, that even the most gifted of wordsmiths struggle to reach for apposite words. So it was in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11. My essay on the literary response: historyneverended.substack.com/p/putting-91...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How American unity was squandered after the attacks of 9/11, as the country went from September 11th to January 6th. My latest at History Never Ended. Free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/how-americ...

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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This morning I had a great conversation with ABC Saturday Extra host Nick Bryant. We talked about Russia's hybrid campaign in Europe and my book WE SHALL OUTLAST THEM - soon available in Australia! Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Alarm in Europe as the Kremlin escalates its campaign - ABC listen

Germany has blamed the Kremlin for attempting a drone attack at Leipzig airport last month targeting a Ukrainian plane. The heads of NATO and the European Commission have warned Russia is growing inc...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The challenge of putting 911 into words - the literary response to such an epic moment in history. My latest at History Never Ended. Free to all: historyneverended.substack.com/p/putting-91...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The challenge of putting 911 into words - the literary response to such an epic moment in history. My latest at History Never Ended. Free to all: historyneverended.substack.com/p/putting-91...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Power shift - this has been a season of American waning, with authoritarian China once again benefitting from Trump’s stumbles, needless rows with allies and strategic miscalculations. My latest at History Never Ended is free to all: historyneverended.substack.com/p/power-shif...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A weekend read: I’ve updated my piece on the not so quiet Canadian, Mark Carney, and thrown in some August monthly marginalia as well, including my movie of the month. History Never Ended, my Substack, is free to all. historyneverended.substack.com/p/the-not-so...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What sad news. Dolly Parton was that rare thing: a figure in these horribly polarised times of near universal affection. When the New York Times asked in 2019: “Is there anything we can all agree on?” it answered its own question by raising up the Queen of Tennessee. Vale Dolly Parton.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The not so quiet Canadian: at a time when deference has become the diplomatic default with Trump, Mark Carney opts for defiance. My latest at History Never Ended. As ever, no paywalls. historyneverended.substack.com/p/the-not-so...

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

(I) encourage everyone to pls read/follow/sign-up to NB

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

With each passing week, Trump’s presidency looks more and more like a home improvement show aimed at a niche audience of rich retirees in Boca Raton. He is, after all, the main tenant of America’s ultimate gated community. My latest: historyneverended.substack.com/p/pulling-at...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Jason Arday affair offers a tragic case study of a personally destructive media culture which is emphatically, even uniquely, British. My latest post on a backlash years, even decades, in the making. historyneverended.substack.com/p/a-tragical...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“The loftiest chariot that man has yet devised,” was how Time correspondent Hugh Sidey described Air Force One when it was unveiled in the 1960s. Under Trump, it has become a symbol of America’s imperial decline. My latest at History Never Ended. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Six months of Substacking. A huge thank you to everyone who has subscribed or taken a look at History Never Ended, where I’m only just getting started….. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I've interviewed hundreds of people on Saturday Extra. I can't remember a conversation that got such a powerful listener response......

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Richard Flanagan is one of the world’s great prose stylists. He came on my ABC show Saturday Extra to talk about his new collection of essays, Heresies. I’ve rarely seen such an audience reaction, as he spoke of hope in a time of such darkness. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Richard Flanagan sees 'goodness in the midst of our apocalypse' - ABC listen

Richard Flanagan has brought out a collection of essays, speeches and columns entitled Heresies. Its topics range from Manus Island to the Black Summer bushfires to the growing corrosion of democracy...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The parable of the Reflecting Pool. In a highly symbolic setting, an emblematic Trumpian tale. My latest. Free to all. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Climate fatigue in a time of climate emergency. Why has media coverage fallen off when the earth continues to hot up? My latest, which comes with a mea culpa….. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Climate fatigue in a time of climate emergency. Why has media coverage fallen off when the earth continues to hot up? My latest, which comes with a mea culpa….. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

From autonomous weaponry to the political fallout from white collar job losses, many things freak me out about AI. Repeating the mistakes we made with the Internet is another. My latest essay at History Never Ended. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Andy Burnham says our generation of politicians needs to raise its game. He’s absolutely right. But successive political generations have screwed up, and Baby Boomers are too reluctant to leave the stage. A weekend read from me: open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The political generation game. Have my generation of politicians, Gen X, and the Baby Boomers made a complete hash of things? Spoiler alert, yes. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Project 2026: Donald Trump’s war on democracy. A field guide to his administration’s lines of attack ahead of the congressional midterms. My latest post at History Never Ended. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I’m not sure if such a thing as the honeymoon suite exists in UK politics any more but here’s hoping the coverage of Westminster calms down after ten years of excitable and often needlessly destructive coverage. This was my first Substack column. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The Democratic dilemma - does the orthodoxy still hold that centrism wins the Democrats the presidency or should the party pick a populist of the left? My weekend read. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The two Americas - Trump is a president who cannot command majority support and the world is starting to get that. My weekend read. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

One of the few upsides of such chronic US polarization is that people around the world realise it is chronically polarized. So anti-Trumpism doesn’t automatically equate with anti-Americanism. And My latest at History Never Ended. All free. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Gianni, I just need you to find me four more goals.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After losing 4-1 to Belgium, Trump could always claim the USA won, organise a big stop the steal rally outside the World Cup final, urge his militias to storm the stadium, defecate on the pitch and trash the changing rooms, and then emerge scot-free and be awarded another FIFA peace prize.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It’s been a bad few days for Donald Trump - he’s been upstaged by a beautiful global game and America’s epic 250-year history. Both have made him look peevish and small - a presidential pygmy. My latest at my Substack, History Never Ended. Free to all. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Historical parallels are already being drawn with Benito Mussolini’s strong-arming of referees during the 1934 World Cup in Italy to ensure the hosts carried off the trophy. But then, Trump has often come across as an American Il Duce.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Both America’s 250th anniversary and the World Cup have diminished and exposed Trump. He’s been upstaged by his country’s epic history and a beautiful global game he is now trying to taint. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What a dark day for FIFA. What next? A word in the ear of the ref? VAR teams siding with the US on margin calls? Something like this was always on the cards. The ridiculous FIFA peace prize awarded by the unctuous Infantino felt like the appetizer.

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

25 books for 250 years. My big birthday bibliography. Some of the books that have helped me make sense of America. open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The myths of American history - my long read about what we often get wrong about the American past and how it animates and distorts the American present. Free to all. #America250 open.substack.com/pub/historyn...

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Nick Bryant. @nickbryantoz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“History is an argument without end,” the Dutch scholar Pieter Geyl has argued. What a statement of algorithmic allure for social media giants whose business models rely on stoking disunion, and for populist politicians seeking new battlefields in the culture wars. My latest……

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