pierre mcdonagh

writer. educator. advisor. creator of theory of sustainable communication. Professor of Critical Marketing & Society

[pierre mcdonagh @ecosuscom]

@Arsenal @deel Sad to see this link to such an oppressive regime by @Arsenal

[Tom Waits (ANTI-) @tomwaits]

"The Last Ride", a documentary focusing on US homelessness is re-airing today, July 29 on Italy’s RAI3. Watch Tom Waits perform Tom Traubert’s Blues and read from his poem, Seeds On Hard Ground, providing a throughline to the landscape of faces and stories portrayed in the film.

[pierre mcdonagh @ecosuscom]

https://t.co/Cc1pJewNOo
#wow #2025

[Arsenal News Channel @Arsenalnewschan]

Do YOU think that #Arsenal are making a mistake by NOT extending Thomas Partey’s 🇬🇭 contract?! 🤔 👋

RT for NO ❌ Like for YES ✅

[Adam @AdameMedia]

If you are confused on the conflict between Israel and Iran listen to this *Israeli* historian.

He sums up everything you need to know perfectly.

You only need to hear the truth once.

[The Extreme Music Enthusiast @TheExtremeMusi1]

Henry Mancini performs the iconic "Pink Panther Theme" in 1983 with Plas Johnson, the original saxophonist, and the Terry Gibbs Band.

[pierre mcdonagh @ecosuscom]

#shameful
https://t.co/z2WtNeh0jv

[Canada Hates Trump @AntiTrumpCanada]

Trump posted an AI image of himself as the Pope. But let’s get fucking real here.

The guy who praises neo-Nazis, wants to be leader for life, encourages political violence, attacks the free press, demonizes immigrants & obsesses over loyalty, meant to post this instead…

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Both China and the European Union have slapped retaliatory tariffs on the United States.

Trump's idiotic tariffs (and his general misunderstanding of how they work) have unleashed a new global trade war.

Buckle up.

In a trade war, there are no winners.

[Bricktop_NAFO @Bricktop_NAFO]

This is just bonkers. Wtaf.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

🇺🇸🇮🇹Trump said that the United States and Italy have been allies since the time of Ancient Rome. The translator's reaction is priceless!

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?"

Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

"A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever.

I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.

He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.

He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.

There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
* Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.
* You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.

He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish:

'My God… what… have… I… created?

If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set."

[pierre mcdonagh @ecosuscom]

#shameful. Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah https://t.co/bA9dSqWx48

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌍 Earth’s natural carbon sinks are vital for mitigating #ClimateChange.

🌱Did you know soil holds more carbon than you think? Understanding carbon storage in ecosystems is essential for advancing climate action and conservation.

Via @VisualCap

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Gary Lineker has received threats after daring to say that Israel should be banned from football for their outrageous war crimes.

If you stand with Gary, RT
If Israel should be banned, Like

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

Michael Cohen Sounds The Alarm On Trump With 'Dementia' Observation https://t.co/6clisYElIA

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Nikki Haley announced that she stands 100% behind her comments that Donald Trump is too old and mentally incompetent to be President. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this.

[Negan @Roger_Negan]

This
#HarrisWalz2024
#DementiaDon #TrumpIsInsane

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Mike Pence has announced that he cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump. Retweet to make sure every American sees this clip