Paul Buckley

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Lovely to be back in sunny Anguilla for project evaluation. Probably my last tweet. Have enjoyed being part of twitter but can't stomach the owner's lies and obsession with far right ideology. Have signed up to Blue Sky and hope to see you there

Just in from COP29 climate summit. . .

So when Trump fires all non-partisan career professionals in government, replaces them with radical loyalists within every nook and cranny of the US government, and adds radical judges everywhere. And every one of you that voted for him finally wake up from your fucked up fantasy just like the folks that woke up after 4 years of the last shit show, only to realize it’s much much worse, and much more permanent, this time. When the cancer you caused has infected every bit of the American system and it can’t be unwound for a lifetime. What then? Do you beg this country for forgiveness for choosing fascism because you were conned into believing your eggs are too expensive because of Joe Biden? You just put Steve Bannon in charge of American policy. You just put Michael Flynn in charge of our military. You just put Alex Jones in charge of media and propaganda. You just put Stephen Miller in charge of immigration policy. You just put batshit crazy RFK Jr. in charge of health policy. You just killed free public education and privatized schools, which you will have to pay for. You just sealed the deal on a national abortion ban, because you’re demented if you think it’s not coming. You just radicalized the Supreme Court for a generation. You just made women less safe and less free. You just made this country an oligarchy with the billionaires quite literally in charge now. You just put in office the one person that believes a president is a king, with the fucking Supreme Court ruling to prove it in his back pocket! You just ushered in Fascism. Because your cereal costs more. Congratulations.

Kamala Harris didn't lose, America did. As a nation, we collectively failed her—and in doing so we failed girls and women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims, Jewish people, immigrants, the sick, the poor, the elderly, the people of Ukraine, and Gaza, and the planet. It's unthinkable, that instead of being able to celebrate a beautiful, hopeful new chapter in the story of this nation with a leader who appealed to the best of our natures—we will instead be holding a postmortem for democracy as we enter our 250th year, stewarded by a malevolent sociopath who despises empathy and shuns the law. I truly thought we were better than this, that our shared humanity would show up. I thought we would reject this hatred and ugliness once and for all. I hate being wrong about the majority of the people of this nation. I don't know what's ahead. All I know is that good-hearted human beings are more necessary now than ever. We did all that we could to avoid this moment, but now that it's here we'll just have to decide who we will be. There is no way to comprehend or measure how grievous an error this is, but the only thing the decent people of this nation can do is wake up tomorrow and fight like hell for what we still believe is worth the fight, and we will. I'll be doing that with whoever has the strength to join me. I'm mourning the country we could have been and the one we apparently are—but I refuse to give up believing that compassion is the right path, that diversity makes us better, and that love is greater than fear.

@MTGrepp @elonmusk He wouldn't. The rest of the world watches in amazement that anyone supports trump. No actual genuine Christian or anyone with morals would support Trump...

@elonmusk God Bless Donald Trump and Elon Musk

The second Trump Presidency will be the most fun America has had in a while. It’s gonna be awesome! 😎

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org

@piratejw @TiggyWalker @lizziebarn @Dr_Paul_Thomas @BBCRadio2 Thanks for being a soundtrack of my life. Will miss your show every Sunday and will always bring great memories . All the very best

@TonyJuniper @ruthdavis27 Excellent news. Congratulations and best wishes

An excellent appointment. I’ve known @ruthdavis27 for many years & found her to be a determined & effective advocate for Nature. I’m looking forward to working with her in driving progress towards the actual delivery of Nature targets. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Has the U.S. economy, historically, been better under Republican presidents or Democratic presidents? A Republican financial analyst decided to find out. His name? Bart Starr, Jr. (Yes, the son of THAT Bart Starr.) The answer may surprise you.🧵

Just saw the remains of 20-year-old Palestinian journalist Hassan Hamad reduced to a plastic bag and a shoebox. According to a fresh tally from CPJ, 123 journalists have now been killed in Israeli strikes. If you're a journalist and you're not speaking out in solidarity ... why?

@BritishOverseas Not a good look relying on the pitiful reporting of the daily mail. Would you have said this every time a country of our former empire became independent...?

The UK is set to give away the most strategically important ocean in the world, to rent it back from Mauritius for billions of pounds. This rapid deal by the UK government is short-sighted, risks security, and denies the Chagossian voices of self-determination.

@SangitaMyska @cernusson Read 'the last colony' by the barrister and advocate Philippe Sands. Important both that the islanders can now return and that the marine protected area continues to protect some of the most important coral reefs left in the world

How many of you had heard of the Chagos Islands before today? (I hadn’t - I feel quite ashamed given the fact it’s inhabitants have never been allowed self-determination) s

@BritishOverseas Absolutely the right decision as all legal guidance has been that it should be returned to Mauritius. Devil in the detail - agreement should proper provision for return of chagossians if they wish and continuation of the marine protected area

The handover of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is shameful news. The Chagossians did not want this and the British public did not want this. This is a betrayal of regional security, self-determination and sovereignty of a territory which is legally British.

Powerful speech of @DavidLammy of the UK at UNSC on Ukraine: “Vladimir Putin When you fire missiles into Ukraine hospitals. We know who you are. When you send mercenaries into African countries. We know who you are. When you murder opponents in European cities. We know who you are. Your invasion is about your own interests. Yours alone. To expand your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption. Robbing from the Russian people as well as Ukraine. An empire built on crushing dissent. Courageous opponents like Navalny. An empire built on lies.” Bravo @BWoodward_UN

@neem_young @HenleyBSchool Lovely. Many congratulations

Yesterday was beautiful at the Greenland campus @HenleyBSchool a reminder of how far we have come and celebrating all the hard work. Here is to a toast to all the people who walked with me in the MBA journey- thank you !

Him: We are a failing, 3rd-World nation! We're headed for WWIII! They're killing babies after they're born! Haitian migrants are eating your pets! Couldn't think of anything he'd do differently on Jan 6th! #AngryDefensiveandWeird 🤬🤪 Her: Presidential 🇺🇸 #WeAreNOTGoingBack

I’m seeing a lot of anger and disappointment in badger circles today that the badger cull is ending, but not ending fast enough. Apologies for the long thread 🧵, but tet me explain why I think the news is the best it could be 1/25

Government shouldn't cut the agriculture budget. To meet environment targets it should be doubled. If that can't be done with public money, rapid regulation is needed to #MakePollutersPay. Nature-friendly farming funding is vital for wildlife & economy. fwi.co.uk/news/opinion/e…

Really recommend reading this article about Israel and Gaza As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel theguardian.com/world/article/…