james buckler

Crime Writer, Dog Companion, Longboarder and Cornish Pasty Connoisseur. Author of LAST STOP TOKYO. THE SIMPLE TRUTH out Jan 2023 #TheSimpleTruth #LastStopTokyo

[james buckler @jamesbuckwriter]

The Simple Truth will be published on January 5th 2023. It's available to pre-order now... just saying 😎

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@ruth_deyermond Oh well. Scratch that. The head burying continues 🤷‍♂️

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@ruth_deyermond The silver lining (if any) is that Healy’s resignation letter spells out the problem of lack of funding in stark terms. This issue can’t be avoided any more, surely?

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@ruth_deyermond In this, as in so many other areas, government clarity and decisiveness seems to be a rare commodity. I’m reading Robert Kaplan’s ‘Wasteland’. His idea of a global Weimar Moment seems very apt. (Un)fun times ahead

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@ruth_deyermond I recall another quote about the Bourbons as ‘people who learned nothing and forgot nothing’. Seems quite apt at the moment

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@ruth_deyermond It seems that a lot of our present problems are due to people knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing

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Please read this thread in full. It’s another brilliant and insightful (but tough) wake up call from @ruth_deyermond . Time for all of Europe and the UK to finally start looking after ourselves. This can be a positive moment if we choose wisely.

[Ruth Deyermond @ruth_deyermond]

Trump is saying this now because he's angry that other NATO members aren't doing what he wants. But there are also medium- and longer-term questions about NATO's viability that everyone needs to face up to. 🧵

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@ruth_deyermond The feeling in his bones is telling him to manipulate the market

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@ruth_deyermond The title of your course - Russia and its West - seems worryingly apt Ruth. It seems like they’ve taken full possession of a certain Western country now

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@ruth_deyermond If military victory is defined as forcing the enemy to conform to your political will, then the ‘Victory Over America’ parade in Moscow will take place any day now

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@ruth_deyermond Incoming quid pro quo - Russia will offer to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the US stops sharing with Ukraine

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@ruth_deyermond This relationship is starting to resemble a cuckooing scenario where criminals take over a victim’s home and abuse the occupants while demanding protection money. Not long until the US starts extorting us for the privilege of letting them stay

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@ruth_deyermond Perhaps we could give him some kind of gold medal for incoherence?

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@ruth_deyermond @DrRadchenko It’s a cliche, but no fiction writer could get away with these kinds of plot twists

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@ruth_deyermond It’s going to be a painful break up but it could be the best thing that happens to Europe in the long run. A closer Europe, maybe even full federalism, is essential now for a full seat at the table, otherwise we’re on the menu

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@ruth_deyermond This is a great example of the storytelling foundation of MAGA - a fairytale narrative designed for people who don’t read books 📚

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@ruth_deyermond Re Greenland - I wonder if the real aim is to force a withdrawal of US troops from Europe?? Congress may have disallowed a presidential removal decree but they can’t prevent the Europeans not wanting US forces here anymore?

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Must watch 👀

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.

Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.

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Imagination is the most powerful weapon we have. A vital thread by @samagreene about how to resist authoritarianism. Start by imagining your own freedom 💪

[Sam Greene @samagreene]

I study authoritarianism for a living, so I do not say this lightly: America isn't facing an authoritarian future. America is living an authoritarian present.

(A long 🧵)

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@ruth_deyermond What was that line about history, tragedy and farce??