British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking. https://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muxejtdhak2n'I love you too babe.'07 Sep 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxejtdhak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muqzetfk322yThe Berlin Garrison in 1991: https://gilesmacdonogh.substack.com/p/the-twilight-of-the-gods?r=2kifs7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Sep 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqzetfk322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muwv53zhpc2nJust stop boats: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq0nn1l7w0o07 Sep 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwv53zhpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muwv2atavc2nThomas is a long-term campaigner against migrants and says he is a Christian. "Christ is King!" was shouted alongside "Stop the boats!" at the Dover protest.07 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwv2atavc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muwg6cyjdc2tMaybe the most revealing moment of the day, however, was when Jared Kushner, sitting next to Zelensky, expressed the Trump administration’s ultimate hopes for the talks. What Kushner said was that he and Trump wanted a “win-win” kind of deal for Russia and Ukraine. The amazing thing https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/graham-blumenthal-is-part-of-the?r=2kifs7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email07 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwg6cyjdc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muw4jkms7k2yZelensky says adieu to Laurel & Hardy:07 Sep 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw4jkms7k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muw3nsaccc2yPerhaps we should bear in mind this morning that the AfD is the equivalent of the Reform party here, which only a few weeks ago was topping the polls. The AfD is obviously fully supported by Moscow, but it is also encouraged by Trump's Washington, which we appease.07 Sep 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw3nsaccc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muvuxrgnh22yKatja Adler: 'And this is where the significance of the Saxony-Anhalt vote shines bright. A flashing red warning to traditional political parties, but also to institutions across Europe like the judiciary and security services. Those the AfD dismisses as the self-interested "Establishment".'07 Sep 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvuxrgnh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muvurvv7kc2yBBC The AfD... is pretty pro-Russia. It wants to stop sending military aid to Ukraine, halt sanctions against Moscow and start buying much cheaper Russian energy again. Energy-hungry German industry suffered a huge economic blow after the country halted Russian energy imports,07 Sep 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvurvv7kc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muvuoyexls2yOuch! [Dmitriev] declared the AfD result "historic", Germany's national government "discredited" and the German Chancellor "humiliated", comparing Friedrich Merz to the UK's not-long-gone prime minister, Keir Starmer, who felt forced to resign this summer.07 Sep 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvuoyexls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muvuln63j22yMAGA Louts: The AfD's anti-immigration, anti-woke, "Germany for Germans" message chimes closely with Donald Trump's MAGA missive. Along with a number of other nationalist parties in Europe, the AfD borrows heavily from the Trump playbook - undermining mainstream media,07 Sep 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvuln63j22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muusikvmi22yAfter talks with Laurel and Hardy... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6248nvqy8po06 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muusikvmi22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3muujj4sc3c2y'Full speed to Clacton! We're late for the conference!' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyegwl9vzqo06 Sep 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muujj4sc3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3mutzdadtnk2yMy first 2024 vintage ports: the Burmester is an early drinker; while the Kopke is a bombshell worth waiting for.06 Sep 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutzdadtnk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3mutysjlvmk2yTwo Russian stooges arrive in Kiev:06 Sep 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutysjlvmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social/post/3mutoymzox22yI agree with Farridge's 'family'. It is time for him to give up politics.06 Sep 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:bwe3plgk2ro7obl6urgpt4iv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutoymzox22y