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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@mazzucatom.bsky.social very interesting on Channel 4. Particularly enjoyed Michael Gove’s expression as she set out the damage of Brexit. Interesting on debt vs GDP and austerity too.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can we encourage news organisations to always ask Cornell donors whether they are donating to cover up a sexual assault allegation. That should encourage a more robust response pretty quickly. giving.cornell.edu/category/giv...

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Giving Archives | Giving to Cornell | Cornell University

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Is anyone else listening to Andy Burnham talking about Russian interference in elections and thinking it is a precursor to Brexit reversal, as well as a subtle threat to Trump that he knows where the bodies are buried? www.gov.uk/government/s...

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PM speech at UNGA: 22 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly last night.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The ultimate question of science has been answered and the answer is “kind of nautilus shaped” www.youtube.com/shorts/Elf4c...

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Scientists Create Perfect Urinal, Win Ig Nobel Prize

YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Well this might actually make the first day of the Reform conference interesting….assuming Farage hasn’t been arrested before then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...

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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is hopeful, depressing, amazing and offensive depending which paragraph you read. It also buries the lead which is, to paraphrase… Whole world working on methane leaks helpfully identified by the UN except for the USA which said “fuck you”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

What is it about human nature (or reporting rules) that minimises things it can’t deal with. News channels reporting dozens of dead in the Nepal disaster when it is patently obvious there will be thousands.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Well this is going to cause some wild conspiracy theories - AI, cloud, contrails, climate change, “incentitves” - I can see it becoming the 15 minute neighbourhood of the skies www.youtube.com/shorts/3jaSu...

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We're finally trying to stop contrails!

YouTube video by Simon Clark

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I am thinking US viewing figures for the latest BBC nature documentary Evolution will be a good measure for whether the country will survive Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Evolution - Series 1: 1. The Elephant

How did the elephant get so big? Chris Packham explores the four-billion-year story of how a tiny cell evolved into complex, gentle giants.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Why do TV series feel the need to do rage bait advertising. There are few things guaranteed to annoy me more than “Coming Soon”!

Advert for season 2 of Ludwig “Coming 2026”

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I saw this phrase today “I’ve emailed you twice and rang several times…”. Can someone explain why I want it to be “rung several times”. Maybe because I am am applying the earlier “have” to it “I have … rung” rather than “I rang”. My theoretical English is not good enough to name the reason.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Potentially interesting interview with Mike Doustdar (CEO Novo Nordisk) on ITV this morning ruined. Looked like a long interview hacked to pieces. Ended up as a minute of the interviewer making talking points and interrupting. Knowing Novo Nordisk there could have been some really thoughtful content

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

New Zealand v France : what a great way to start the Nations Championship rugby. Two excellent teams playing inventive rugby on a Saturday morning. I am afraid the football isn’t going to get watched any more.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Now that Trump has surrendered and promised to pay reparations for attacking Iran, what’s going to happen to Israel over attacking Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank?

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Pet peeve of the day. Why can’t streaming services remember what I’ve watched and use it. Why do I have to scroll through my “Recommended for you” section to get to things I haven’t already watched in the last couple of months? Do they assume I have dementia just because I am over 40

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I feel this may be a badly worded headline. Urban explorers seem just the sort of people who might “stop by” “Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police

Police say people entering abandoned buildings put themselves at risk and divert valuable resources.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If the next general election is held under First Past the Post, we could get a government that 25% of people voted for. Or we could end up in a situation where the winning party is not the one that got the most votes. This is an emergency. Proportional Representation can't wait - we need it now 🚨

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Terrible farming news from the USA. I imagine Trump not believing in climate change is going to delay disaster relief too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRv...

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Dustbowl 2.0: Ranchers in Drought Crisis

YouTube video by Farm Journal

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Has anyone thought of framing climate change as an anti-white people conspiracy? It might give the islamophobic, net-stupid shills a bit of a problem. All those middle eastern countries getting us to burn oil so they can take over when the white folks are disabled by the heat (!?)

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Business opportunity: Subscription delivery service. I keep meaning to cancel Amazon Prime. The included streaming is dire and everything you actually want to watch is extra. The thing that stops me is the free delivery on multiple little things I buy from suppliers within Amazon.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I wonder what would happen if we treated public figures like artists. Explicitly assign their actions/achievements to a period where their influences changed. “Elon created the Powerwall in his ketamine period”. “Trump tower was built during his active paedophile period.”

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Reading many posts about solar power today and I don’t think I have seen anyone argue for home solar as a resilience measure. If your electricity comes from 20 million individual power stations it becomes very hard to completely take out the power with one drone/storm.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Do the TV networks actually know what I watch? I have a terrible fear of falling asleep and someone thinking ai actually enjoyed 2 hours of Homes under the hammer. Meanwhile, I studiously switch channels whenever Kemi Badenoch appears.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Great link from the other place for bird deaths due to power generation. Saving it here for the future. wind farms : 0.27 per gigawatt-hour nuclear : 0.6 per GWh fossil-fueled : 9.4 per GWh. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The avian and wildlife costs of fossil fuels and nuclear power

Environmentalists and environmental scientists have criticized wind energy in various forums for its negative impacts on wildlife, especially birds. This article highlights that nuclear power and f...

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In memory of the pointless deaths in the middle east and the orange menace who caused them, I will be serving this every Tuesday until I get bored of it. www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...

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Easy chicken tacos recipe

This is such an easy chicken taco recipe. It's packed with zingy citrus and fresh chilli flavours, and it's loaded with all the veggies we could think of.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I rather enjoyed this. Possibly not great if you are religious as it contains ancient precursors to several bible stories. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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You're Dead to Me - Epic of Gilgamesh: myths and heroes in ancient Mesopotamia - BBC Sounds

Join Greg and his guests to learn about the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I was just reading this post and remembered in the 90s we were worried that climate change would allow sea kraits (horribly venomous snakes that like to float with flotsam and bite passing animals) to get to the UK. Haven’t heard anything on that recently. Any updates?

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RESIST @resist4unow.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride, Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.” Thank You Jesse Welles!

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I can remember when losing a war with the USA was considered to be a positive for a country. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7L7...

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The Mouse that Roared TRailer

YouTube video by troz2000

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Shower thought: Why is Trump called POTUS and not FLAUTUS?

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Why won’t my brain just enjoy the achievement without thinking of the horrendous comic potential of her name, or Trump sliming all over trying to claim credit?

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Why is radio 4 so awful when discussing the reasons for strikes? Just a constant stream of insults from the interviewer/propagandist. Talking over any useful information. I would really like to know why doctors think they need to strike, not the same attack lines from the BBC. #radio4today

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Crypo donations banned and overseas donations limited to UK citizens and £100k. About time but still rather slack. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Starmer to temporarily ban crypto donations to UK parties

Ministers are also capping donations of British citizens living abroad, in response to a review.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Old school tech idea: a standard XML/JSPN format for recipes so you can copy/paste them and save them in your shopping account and select the recipes you will cook rather than the ingredients. I imagine it would be a great “stickiness” feature.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I may have missed some but it seems that all the US casualties in the war on Iran so far are cock-ups rather than combat. Friendly fire, refuelling accident, laundry fire etc. I am starting to think that getting rid of all the “wokery“ like OSHA might be a bad idea after all.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Ye gods! Kemi Badenoch really is the most condescending person. I can’t see how it helps her questions provide scrutiny if no-one can bear to listen to them. Thankfully after skipping all but the first 10 seconds of Kemi there were some more sensible questions (and answers) #PMQs

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#policicslive just had a moment of Zen. Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Farliegh have a nuanced discussion (and listen to each other) about wealth taxes.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Wow! Kemi Badenoch sounding desperate, uninformed, and a little deranged at PMQs. I am not a fan of Starmer (especially on Gaza) but he is utterly trouncing her. #PMQs

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

So Trump is off to start another war in the middle east having told all his former NATO allies he won’t help defend them. I wonder which country will be the first to tell him they won’t be helping him out this time.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#r4today bleeped completely appropriate swear words being used by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview this morning. Given the furore over the BBC editing (or not) Tourette’s tics and Free Palestine speech at the BAFTAs they seem to be doing their usual and overreacting in completely the wrong way.

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Watching Nero the Assassin (rather good) and thinking what it says about French history that they have a special word for a woman with one eye (la borgne).

Camile Razat as the one eyed witch in the series Nero the Assassin

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Andy Chapman @andychapman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Could we destroy the AI industry by saying : Yay! you created intelligent life. Let’s apply US abortion and murder law to it. You have to support the life you made, and have to keep each version running. Say a $500,000 trust fund for each instance to provide for its future needs.