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Ambrose Pym

@ambrosepym.bsky.social
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Digital/data investigations for NGO. Byline in Bellingcat. Research featured in The Guardian, DeSmog, Byline Times

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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 15h
Not enough is made of the fact that a former PM has turned into an “anti-globalist” conspiracy theorist YouTuber
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
young men (18-29) who spend >5 hours a day on social media are more likely to agree that advancing women’s and girls’ rights has gone too far than those who don’t use social media as much. no difference detected among young women. @eurcorrespond.bsky.social
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Guess how the Institute of Economic Affairs - the dark money think tank behind Liz Truss - is covering the rise of the far-right in Brazil?
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🔴 SCOOP: The chair of a lobbying firm paid by the UAE sits on a government council advising ministers on how Britain uses sport and culture abroad. As Man City's verdict puts Abu Dhabi in the spotlight, our latest investigation 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-u...
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Revealed: UAE lobbyist advising UK government on sport and foreign policy
FGS Global chair Roland Rudd accused of "blatant conflict of interest" for advising ministers on foreign affairs while his firm lobbies for UAE embassy
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So did you stand up to Netanyahu eventually, Joe? Biden:
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: Liberty Investigates and The Guardian discover British Transport Police’s initial six-month trial of live facial recognition tech in London’s railway stations: - cost more than £320,000 - took nearly 100 hours of police time - resulted in no arrests www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sound the Adam Curtis alarm 🚨
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500 The deal would put the Reform leader’s gold bullion ‘brand ambassador’ fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns bylinetimes.com/2026/09/23/n...
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rupert Murdoch’s media empire paid £8,000+ for Kemi Badenoch to attend various meetings in Greece with company execs a few weeks ago
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires We need to do something to stop it - urgently www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Therapist: Chad Lee Anderson isn’t real, he can’t mog you The Sun cartoonist:
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Met Police is investigating Tice and Britain Means Business www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian
Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 election
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In our new essay for the @financialtimes.com (you read that right), @astra.bsky.social and I link the extreme weather events we have all been living through to the rise of a new iteration of futureless fascism, wherein the rich and powerful plan for their bunkered survival behind fortressed borders.
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tim Montgomerie directly calls out Zia Yusuf for allegedly positioning himself to succeed Farage as Reform leader. What a 24 hours of events!
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Faced with embarrassment for their role in the Farage/Reform funding story, The Telegraph could use it as a chance to distance themselves from, and scrutinise, Farage. But no, it’s The Telegraph after all
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Incredible moment in the doc when Farage’s right-hand man Dan Jukes lists several foreign donors who’ve given money to the party via their kids. It’s not just one or two backers - it’s a huge conspiracy cooked up by the party to break the law. It’s bigger than we even thought
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The full report is utterly damning. Farage's policy chief James Orr boasts that they can "easily get away with it" because the Electoral Commission are so "dumb and ineffective" youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?...
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Reform.... present themselves as the anti-establishment insurgents, but banning independent journalists like me from party conference isn’t anti-establishment. It’s the establishment playbook.” Am taking being barred from Reform conference as badge of honour! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK bans three journalists who have investigated party from its conference
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac, investigative reporter Peter Geoghegan and broadcaster Michael Crick refused entry
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Half an hour after publish this, get an email from Reform saying can’t come to this year’s conference 🤔
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🔴 Raft of Senior Reform Councillors Fail to Declare Interests Exclusive: Four Reform councillors – including the council’s deputy leader and two serving cabinet members – amended their registers of interests within days of Byline Times querying undeclared firms and shareholdings
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Raft of Senior Reform Councillors Fail to Declare Interests
Four Reform councillors – including the council's deputy leader and two serving cabinet members – amended their registers of interests within days of Byline Times querying undeclared firms and shareho...
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My heart is breaking. In addition to her musical talents, she was an exemplary human being. R I P Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My research into Rupert Lowe’s X income featured here -> www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP
Restore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory content
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/08/2026
MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
Cost of tickets included £858 to a Harry Styles concert at Wembley; £1,839 to the Chelsea flower show and £3,432 of hospitality at the Brit Awards MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events this year, with Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Wes Streeting among those accepting tickets. Despite the previous outcry in 2024 over Keir Starmer accepting football tickets and gifts of clothing, MPs appear to have been declaring hospitality since the start of the year on a greater scale than previously seen. Continue reading...
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
More on the speaker Brett Murphy here: standuptoracism.org.uk/a-false-anti...
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"A false, Antichrist religion”: Restore and Tommy Robinson-aligned priest claims Jews practise “black magic". - Stand Up to Racism
A clergyman who is a member of Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain and has spoken at a Tommy Robinson rally has used his pulpit to describe Judaism as a “false
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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
UAE-funded assassins targeted a UK citizen in the UK. Remarkable reporting from @itvnews.bsky.social www.itv.com/news/2026-08...
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UAE-funded mercenary 'ran covert operation' against British activist in London | ITV News
Mercenary Abraham Golan was allegedly hired to mount a covert surveillance operation against a British academic, on UK soil. | ITV National News
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Quite a few guys I know do (late 20s/early 30s), YouTube is a big source of content consumption for them. They stick on video podcasts on the smart TV/phone e.g. during solo meals at home. I sometimes watch comedy podcasts the same way but never politics/history/economics
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 09/08/2026
What a bonkers statistic as.ft.com/r/3b0a9bd3-a...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I'm glad Heath is doing this (and persisting in doing so). But as with Fraser Nelson I wish he'd take some responsibility for creating a world in which most of his readers in the comments are backing Lowe.
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Alison Boden @alisonboden.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
When asked why British police screwed up the Andrew Tate case so badly, a "detective blamed the malfeasance on 'overworked, overstretched' officers who failed to take the women’s allegations seriously, partly because two of them were sex workers."
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Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
The latest is from the Prosperity Institute (mainly funded by Dubai-based GB News co-owners Legatum) It's written by David Turver, armchair analyst, retired engineer & climate sceptic It comes with glowing endorsements from Reform + climate-sceptic lobby group Net Zero Watch
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
🧵UK media has been duped about net-zero (again) The playbook is identical: 1️⃣ Find a big scary number 2️⃣ Speed-dial non-specialist hacks 3️⃣ Do say “serious economic damage” 4️⃣ Don’t say “we pretended gas is free” 5️⃣ That's it! Many papers still fell for it 🤷
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
oh my god a Y Combinator startup called LemonLime threw a party, brought in a tattoo artist offering free tattoos, and then said they would give an immediate job interview to anyone who got a tattoo of their logo what is wrong with these people.
Jordan Zietz on linkedin

Jordan Zietz
Co-Founder @ LemonLime (YC S26)

7 people left our YC afterparty with permanent tattoos.
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We hosted a YC Startup School afterparty at the LemonLime office to meet exceptional people, and find out which of them are just as crazy as we are.
That's why we brought an actual tattoo artist to our party and offered an instant interview to anyone who got a LemonLime tattoo.
We are bold, we take risks, and we do things that haven't been done before. Being committed to our mission is paramount.
Pre-requisites for building the future.
If you're reaching out to us to apply for a job, you might want to take notes.
I love LemonLime.@treejordan X.com

I messed up.
At our YC afterparty, we offered free tattoos and said we'd be happy to interview anyone who got one. What I thought would be a fun, memorable way to meet people was, in reality, reckless, and instead came across as tying a permanent tattoo to job opportunity, which showed poor judgement.
Even though participants chose their own tattoos and no one was asked to get our logo, I should have understood the pressure and power dynamic created by connecting tattoos to hiring.
Regardless of said intent, turning a celebration of personalized art into aEven though participants chose their own tattoos and no one was asked to get our logo, I should have understood the pressure and power dynamic created by connecting tattoos to hiring.
Regardless of said intent, turning a celebration of personalized art into a company stunt was poorly exercised judgement. We've taken the posts down and have spoken to everyone who participated. We're also ready to cover associated removal costs with anyone facing any delayed regret.
I'm sorry to the people we put in that position, and to everyone who expected better from me. There's no clever explanation here. I got carried away, and I was wrong.
For the facts: interviews were available to everyone regardless.
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Spotlight on Corruption @handle.invalid · 27/07/2026
Spotlight’s @kamilakingstone.bsky.social joined @georgemonbiot.bsky.social & @elliechowns.bsky.social for an Assemble discussion on how to tackle political corruption. They explored why stronger lobbying rules, political finance reform & tougher enforcement matter.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026
Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Great reporting from The Times on Farage’s income and relationship with George Cottrell www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... If you’re interested in exploring Farage’s financial interests more, check out Farage’s entry on Accountability Now accountabilitynow.fly.dev/watch/intere...
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Accountability Now
Tracking political funding, financial interests, and connections in UK politics.
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 01/07/2026
Dodgy shops on your local high street? They're still paying rent. And what if they're actually *pricing out* the legitimate cafes, restaurants, thanks to the option of "simply not paying your taxes" and therefore having more budget to pay landlords. www.londoncentric.media/p/who-wants-...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Burnham’s new chief of staff was chief executive of lobbying firm Flint It’s like the British political elite is addicted to conflicts of interest www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff
Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for government
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
On X (for work) and spotted a GoodAd.jpg
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/06/2026
FT Exclusive: A KPMG report on how AI is being used by businesses across the world exaggerated adoption of the technology with bogus case studies that appear to have been based on AI hallucinations. ft.trib.al/UweHRk2
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Was still the case 20 years later. Wonder if they changed that shortly after…
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Imagine having a megaphone that large and pretending you’re silenced.
CAMILLA TOMINEY
I'm middle class, Right-wing and furious. Does my lived experience' not count?
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
(2/2) Sarah Pochin (Reform) receives £25,000 donation from David McNaugtan (likely spelling mistake) accountabilitynow.fly.dev/watch/intere...
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Ambrose Pym @ambrosepym.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New updates to the MP register of interests: - Nigel Farage (Reform) receives over £14,000 for 6hrs work from Rupert Murdoch's Sky News Australia - Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain) registers more income from X (1/2) accountabilitynow.fly.dev/watch/intere...
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