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lydiabparker.bsky.social
Theatre director, New Yorker in London since 2000. Artistic Director of @overheretheatre.bsky.social
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So thrilledto be directing this! We open 19 March. Tickets on sale now.

HERO vs ZERO I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore. #SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

Do this. Say this. 👇🏻

“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”

Wrote a whole bloody book didn't I? Beyond delighted that SERVICE will be published in June 2026 by @manillapress.bsky.social 💫

There's no longer any denying it. The US and Russia are now allies, aligned against Europe. And we need to scramble like mad to work out what to do.

Here’s what happened at the summit I spoke at in Washington, DC today. Tell me free speech isn’t under attack: youtu.be/Gnt4PNS7lJU

I’ve been targeted for death in a bomb threat received at the Principles First Summit where I spoke today. To be clear, I’ve been threatened by far more capable people during my career. It won’t stop my advocacy for democracy and the Constitution: x.com/Acosta/statu...

Excited to be directing Moderation, a new dark comedy about social media content moderators. Opens 19 March at The Hope Theatre

Amen to that.

C-PAC is a cult gathering, not a convention! This “Third Term Project” poster at CPAC is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. The same people who were screaming about “the deep state” are now openly fantasizing about a dictator-for-life.

What is this supposed to mean? Trump wants allies in the military so that the US can support Russia? Or is he afraid of a coup?

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra. I have a Mabel.

is it woke to want to end cancer?

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Shame on Rubio and Trump for bullying a smaller nation like this. What is El Salvador getting in this "deal?" No tariffs?

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

Every time the Democrats tried to enact gun control after a mass shooting, the Republicans said they were politicizing a tragedy. What has Trump done by declaring DEI and the Dems are to blame for a plane crash?

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

I’m ok if AI just copies endlessly from AI until all that’s left is the bare binary code for ‘stop copying me’ and ‘no you stop copying me’.

I love @sanders.senate.gov . He should have been president. He's bold, outspoken, and like your favourite uncle.

Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!

Moderation, our latest production, is set in a world of “tech”, technically outsourced social media content moderation. It’s all based on fact. Moderators end up with PTSD after viewing so much violent and offensive material. But it’s also a comedy! Tix on sale now www.thehopetheatre.com/moderation

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

President Trump pardons Nazi & white supremacist that tried to overthrow the government. Fascists look out for fascists.

It doesn’t work like that.

She's right. The American people are being ripped off by Trump. All he cares about is increasing his wealth. And staying out of jail while he's doing it

AOC for president! She is amazing.

Cast announcement! Robbie Curran and Alice Victoria Winslow to star in Moderation by Kevin Kautzman at the Hope Theatre, 19 March to 5 April . Directed by @lydiabparker.bsky.social, it’s a very dark comedy about social media contact moderators. www.thehopetheatre.com/moderation

And casting announcement for Moderation by Kevin Kautzman in @broadwayworld.bsky.social ! Directed by @lydiabparker.bsky.social Starring @robbiecurranuk.bsky.social and Alice Victoria Winslow www.broadwayworld.com/westend/arti...

Unfortunately he wasn't. But thank God for @warren.senate.gov. Please keep fighting for what is right.

A violent criminal? A threat to society? A danger to democracy? No, no and no. This is someone being punished again and again for giving a damn about humanity and the living world. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman

Toronto why are you allowing people to freeze to death on the streets? It's shocking to see people in sleeping bags all over the pavements of the super wealthy Financial District.

🎭 REVIEW 🎭 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 🎭 SANTI & NAZ at the Soho Theatre “A heartfelt tale of innocence and experience that earns, and deserves, our undivided attention” 📖 thespyinthestalls.com/2025/01/santi-naz-2 📷 Paul Blakemore @thethelmas.bsky.social @sohotheatre.bsky.social @mobiustheatre.bsky.social

I love this. She developed her script on a writers lab founded to promote work by women 40+. Nobody would produce her script with a lead woman of 50. So she filmed it herself. Bravo!!

Can't wait to get into the rehearsal room with this fantastic cast! Tickets on sale now for Moderation www.thehopetheatre.com/moderation

And I'm very excited to be directing this fantastic new American play! Tickets are on sale now: www.thehopetheatre.com/moderation

Annoying to be a student of history right now. A populist leader coming to power on the heels of crushing inflation. One who blames the country’s problems on a minority ethnic group he rounds up in detention centers while promising to invade neighboring countries