Sign in

Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social
98K followers 13K following 55K posts

Everything is Connected. Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA Support my work at: substack.com/@chadbourn Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn

PostsRepliesMedia
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1h
Russia on the agenda for UK-Germany talks today.
bbc.co.uk
Burnham and Merz to hold security talks in Berlin
Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham's first official visit to Germany.
27921
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1h
“But what I can tell them is: come back, anytime." Lescure said being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.
bbc.co.uk
'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells Britain
Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.
89228
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h
Morning Bluesky.
A 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale on a dirt road. Perfect for driving along tracks into the lonely woods
10731
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9h
Trump’s Global Grift Operation is starting to collapse under its own weight.
618349
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
Hegseth: “Theocratic regimes should never have access to nuclear weapons. Trump recognises that.” The man who last week was manifesting the Christian god in the Pentagon and calling for a crusade.
36550166
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
Another day, another way of destroying all life. We’re just accelerating towards that brick wall.
rand.org
A U.S. Strategy to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Life
Mirror life is a hypothetical life form that could pose global catastrophic risks. There are steps the United States can take to prevent its creation before the window for meaningful action closes.
1012132
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10h
😂
020
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h
From earlier: Reporter: “Is the plague in Russia a bioweapon?” Trump: “We don’t think so. We’re going to find out soon enough, but we don’t think so. “The Russians are saying that it’s very much under control.”
178310
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h
Trump will award Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su the National Medal of Science at the summit tomorrow, Fox reports.
9549
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h
“Rethinking our strategy” 27 days from an election is what you say in a Vegas casino when you’re down to your last five bucks.
newsobserver.com
NC’s Michael Whatley pauses TV ads as campaign rethinks strategy
Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign paused television ads as it rethinks strategy in a final push to November.
913823
Reposted by Mark Chadbourn
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
“The strategy spun out of Project 2025. Dubbed the Donroe Doctrine, a ludicrous name designed to echo the 19th Century Monroe Doctrine, the aim was for total US control of the Western Hemisphere which Trump and his backers see as America’s sphere of influence.”
chadbourn.substack.com
Trump In South America
The Far Right shift is almost complete
26304124
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
“If a plane carrying an atomic weapon flies over Lithuania, it will be okay. Currently, it’s not allowed. “And we can maybe join some nuclear umbrella.”
2954
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
Sinkevičius: “Our constitution bans weapons of mass destruction on our soil. We are removing that article. “It does not mean we’ll have them ourselves. That means if a French submarine carrying an atomic weapon comes to a Baltic port, it’s okay.
1957
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
Lithuania is deploying up to 100 soldiers to reinforce its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region. Officials said the preventative move follows reports of a possible Russian mobilisation which could prompt people to try crossing illegally.
1679
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius: “There was a time when Putin was saying that they would not invade Ukraine. “So you can never predict what’s on their mind and how they will actually proceed. “They’re talking one thing, but acting very much differently.”
1021850
Reposted by Mark Chadbourn
Wouf @zeseadog1966.bsky.social · 22h
"on truth social I saw AI tits and tantrums and fits I got a digital hit of Ivermectin I saw a meme of the king in the arms of Jesus I'll admit it was a strange direction All caps, no breaks, and some real hot takes And they really only like the whites" jessewellesworld.com/song/truth-s...
jessewellesworld.com
Jesse Welles - Truth Social
"Truth Social" by Jesse Welles
0288
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
Iranian lawyer Bahareh Aghaei, who is being held in Qarchak prison in Varamin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
A dark-haired woman. Headline: Iranian lawyer sentenced to 20 years over support for protesters
1014470
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
Trump will host an AI summit at the White House tomorrow focused on accelerating scientific breakthroughs and ensuring US leadership, Axios reports.
3410121
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
In normal times this would set off multiple klaxons. In many of the 56 FBI field offices only around half of counterintelligence posts have been filled.
npr.org
As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
1616968
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16h
A year ago it was 123k.
120
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
“Collapse is happening.” In dozens of Russian cities, the heating season could not begin due to the wear and tear of utility networks. In Omsk alone, 4100 people are now without heating.
ru.themoscowtimes.com
«Коллапс происходит». В десятках городов России не смогли начать отопительный сезон из-за износа коммунальных сетей - Русская служба The Moscow Times
26423122
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
Reports of another Russian who’s fallen ill.
apple.news
WHO demands answers from Russia about ‘second plague victim’ — The Telegraph
Pressure increases on Moscow to disclose information about lab worker’s death following reports of another employee contracting the disease
48468202
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
No wonder Xi is always smiling.
1110
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
Update US warning on Russia:
2216453
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
“When a hostile narrative spreads, every hour counts. They amplify, they distort, and they establish a perception that becomes dominant if no other perception comes to counterbalance it.”
212910
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
Barrot: “Artificial intelligence tools multiply the possibilities for spreading, amplifying and even manufacturing information and narratives. “The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
112719
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
“The reality is different. Each of us knows that. And yet, through repetition, amplification and multiplication, these narratives can eventually reach us and plant doubt in our minds.”
1915
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
Barrot: “Listen to what is being said in Moscow: Europe is going to war and is losing its moral values. “Listen to what is being said across the Atlantic in MAGA circles: Europe is supposedly a decadent, backward, totalitarian civilization.
1765
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
“Yes, France is fully rooted in the 21st century and is projecting itself into the decades ahead. Yes, it innovates.”
2703
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot: “The United States and China, through massive amounts of storytelling, make sure the whole world knows that they are at the cutting edge of technology. “Yet every day in France we see a completely different reality. So it is up to us to tell that story.
821749
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
Badenoch got three standing ovations when she said the Tories would never join forces with Reform. “We must not let these people take us backwards. That is not the country we are. Reform MPs are openly questioning people's identity. They are not like us. We are not like them. We are different.”
11572
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
Mine too.
030
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch opens her conference speech by saying there is a “battle for the soul of this nation” and in that she’s right.
2015518
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
“The strategy spun out of Project 2025. Dubbed the Donroe Doctrine, a ludicrous name designed to echo the 19th Century Monroe Doctrine, the aim was for total US control of the Western Hemisphere which Trump and his backers see as America’s sphere of influence.”
chadbourn.substack.com
Trump In South America
The Far Right shift is almost complete
26304124
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Good work!
130
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the economy is getting worse. And those who don’t are wrong.
bbc.co.uk
The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.
1728565
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Morning Bluesky.
A windblown, bleak Stonehenge. Don’t accept any runic messages
3033411
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just a random pick to differentiate from red/blue, I think.
270
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yes.
050
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Two top Trump advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita travelled to Bosnia’s Republika Srpska to provide election advice to its Putin-friendly government, the NYT reports. They were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
17230121
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Good overview. In essence, you can trust the Russians and everything’s fine, or you can’t trust them at all, one or the other.
apple.news
Russia Needs to Tell the Truth About a Plague Death — The Atlantic
After an apparent lab accident in Siberia, Moscow is reverting to its old Soviet ways.
118710
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you read the piece, the reports out of Russia suggest it’s not plague.
060
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New YouGov US Senate: TEXAS 🟦 Talarico: 50% 🟥 Paxton: 44% OHIO 🟦 Brown: 49% 🟥 Husted (inc): 45% KANSAS 🟦 Hamilton: 48% 🟥 Marshall (inc): 45% NEBRASKA 🟨 Osborn: 48% 🟥 Ricketts (inc): 47% MICHIGAN 🟦 El-Sayed: 49% 🟥 Rogers: 48%
4031692
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reporter: “On the plague in Russia, have you spoken with Putin?” Trump: “I have a call scheduled very soon.”
4583
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump: “Democrats can’t do the dividend because they don’t do tariffs. Therefore, the country is gonna go bankrupt.”
4553
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reporter: “What would you say has been the number one issue for American voters in the midterms?” Trump: “I don’t know exactly.”
4556
Reposted by Mark Chadbourn
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Trump has tried to drive the entire South American continent towards the Far Right, an operation that will have implications far beyond the Midterms for both the US and the rest of the world.”
chadbourn.substack.com
Trump In South America
The Far Right shift is almost complete
29298122
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“They explained [at the hospital] that there was unconfirmed information about a virus — one that might be even worse than coronavirus — and that it wasn’t yet clear what the virus was or how to handle it, especially given the presence of small infants … It really terrified me,” she said.
apple.news
Tell us the truth about Russian ‘pneumonic plague’ death, US demands — The Times and The Sunday Times
Marco Rubio has asked for transparency from the Kremlin after a laboratory worker in Siberia died following an alleged accidental exposure to the disease
69614
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lot of Far Right.
190
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Horrible.
070