Simon Schama
@simon_schama
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The past is never dead. It's not even past (Faulkner) . Historian, writer, art critic, cook, BBC presenter but not necessarily in that order
Joined August 2013
RT @IrynaVoichuk: Seeing Kharkiv so alive today brings tears of joy, but also of sorrow — for all it has endured and for the peace it still….
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Lord Woodbine ( Harold Philips) sitting there - for more about him and Beatles watch The Story of Us Bbc IPlayer.
Listening to the new Anthology 1. Absolutely floored by the new In Spite Of All The Danger and That’ll Be The Day. Feels crazy to hear new instruments that were always there in songs I’ve heard hundreds of times. I have… opinions on the home demos + decca… won’t share them yet
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RT @davidfrum: DHL is suspending commercial package deliveries to USA because of Trump tariffs. It's as if the United States were imposing….
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After August 22, Deutsche Post and DHL Parcel Germany will no longer be able to accept and transport parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the U.S.
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RT @SethAbramson: I am reading the Maxwell Transcript and it is the biggest pile of bullshit I have ever encountered in my 25 years as a la….
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RT @RpsAgainstTrump: John Bolton: “The historical verdict on Trump will be devastating. It’s rare to see one person being so destructive. H….
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RT @TomJChicago: Trump in the Oval Office sat disheveled while everyone stood. He’s in decline. Delusional statements came out of his mouth….
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RT @DrNeilStone: Plague denial. In 2025!. "The reported symptoms of the plague: fever, chills, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes—sound like….
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RT @kylegriffin1: Reuters poll: 57% of Americans fear that American democracy is in danger — including 4 in 10 Republicans.
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RT @TheAtlantic: The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues @andersen. We are witnessing an unparalleled a….
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America’s run as the premier techno-superpower may be over.
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RT @BulwarkOnline: JVL summed up the John Bolton raid during our live reaction with @Timodc, @monacharen and @gtconway3d: "It's gangster g….
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aaargh, eeeuw. 🤮 will never unsee.
Trump: “…I'm a very good athlete … I look extremely good in shorts…” .
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The best epitaph for 45/7 is what he repeats, endlessly because utterly clueless. "we'll see what happens".
Maybe plan ahead. 'cuz I don't think he's coming. .
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RT @MarcoFoster_: Michael Wolff: “Epstein and Trump had been the best of friends. I don’t mean just casual friends, acquaintances, someone….
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RT @BBCNewsnight: "What Trump is trying to do is buy time. in order not to help Ukraine." . David Frum, speechwriter to George W. Bush an….
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RT @MarcoFoster_: John Bolton on Donald Trump (2020): “No, I don’t think he’s competent to be president. He’s almost proud of not learning….
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RT @RadioFreeTom: Another career trashed for not reaching the conclusions the White House wanted. Hegseth fires head of Defense Intellige….
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the latest national security senior officer to be purged.
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RT @ReallyAmerican1: This is Insane: In one of Russia's largest attacks, Putin bombed an American factory 24 hours ago, and Trump brags abo….
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another scene from his descent from light, to heavy, puerility.
Trump holding up Putin’s picture is an insult to every soldier who died for freedom and democracy.
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