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Full time freedom of speech supporter.

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@afneil Did the Germans send Burnham?

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@dcsandbrook @TheRestHistory Does @holland_tom say, right before the half time whistle, that the anthem is "all about him" or "all about hymn"?

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@bookclubpodhq Week in week out, @dcsandbrook and @Tabitha1278867 crush grapes against our palate. Absolutely love it!

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@nypost Get in there, Bari!

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Reading Tom Holland @holland_tom on Ascension Day

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@dcsandbrook @Tabitha1278867 @bookclubpodhq Some John le Carré please

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@dcsandbrook @GaryLineker @TheRestHistory I hope you'll talk about Maggie Thatcher spanking Christopher Hitchens

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@TheRestHistory Wishing you all the best, Theo!

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@libsoftiktok What was he doing there?

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@holland_tom Does it taste regal?

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.

If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.

If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.

If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

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@therabbithole Literally adding insults to injury 😉

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@holland_tom @TheRestHistory Thank you Tom! It's fascinating to learn that the 15th century German word for a sodomite was "Florenzer". Apparently the verb form was "florenzen". Can't help conjugating silently but have to stop -- it's becoming too graphic 😉

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@Jewishlegend18 ❤️

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@moutet I had hoped Israel would keep her for a bit longer

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@KonstantinKisin They didn't win sympathy from *normal people* then, either.

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Excellent news! The moral of the story: fellating the Chinese authorities by joining the exploitation of the Uyghur population doesn't save your skin, or your wallet. @VWGroup

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@MarcusBragg007 @CherylWroteIt That's a bit harsh on Al Jazeera

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@holland_tom @TheRestHistory @restisents @RestIsFootball Turns out Fernando wasn't fighting for liberty (or for you and me, for that matter), but Aguirre was -- according to the Latin American Marxist historians, that is.

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@holland_tom I thought I was listening to @TheRestHistory but it turned out to be a blend of @restisents -- paying homage to ABBA, and @RestIsFootball -- analysing Unai Emery's demeanour and style. More than worth a listen!