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James O'Brien

@james-obrien.chavo.band
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Here, because I don't want to be in a town square with racists, misogynists and crypto bros. If you're from the UK, I'm not that guy. Musician @chavo.band, Ethnomusicologist #NAFO #SlavaUkraini #European I don’t say much

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Chavo - The Band @chavo.band · 23/07/2026
Big Tech has pirated the entire creative output of humanity. The fightback starts now. When art is this worthless, what’s the point?
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Oh I like this game catfishing.net
catfishing.net
catfishing - the Wikipedia guessing game
Guess the Wikipedia article from its categories. 10 interesting people, places, and things to guess every day.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Europe is getting crushed on the social media battleground right now. Our democracies are wide open to attack because we rely on foreign tech. We cannot survive this unless we push through serious regulation and finally start building our own European platforms
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/04/2026
MAGA accounts tweet in unison about the need for a White House ballroom following WHCD incident
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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#WonderfulBirdWednesday Right in the middle of rain, the photo was captured the split second a droplet of water landed on the #Robins head like a crown! 👑 04/2026 #Birds #Nature #FlawlessTiming 🌟 #FMSPAD #SomethingThatFlies #Birdsky #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #Macrophotography
A color, macrophoto of a Robin perched on a branch in Virginia, during late April, 2026. The capture was taken during rain and the photographer snapped the photo at the split second a raindrop fell on the top of the bird's head, making it appear like a "natural" crown.
📸 Dawn Denise Boyer of Gloucester, Virginia
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 15/04/2026
War, Huh, What is it good for? Absolute profit. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Lovely people, these Reform UK candidates for the upcoming election, and great to know they're on our side.
James Bembridge on X:
Hate is too weak a word for what I feel towards the NHS. I'd tear it down and salt the earth upon which it stood.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The battle against Trump is a battle against genocide iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle...
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Vance has been trafficking in conspiracy slop for years - but this is another low. He accuses Ukrainian intelligence of interfering in both America’s and Hungary’s elections. “This is just what they do,” Vance said. Not it isn’t. This is what the Kremlin says they do.
reuters.com
Key quotes from Vance and Orban's news conference
U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called "disgraceful" interference by the European Union in an election in Hungary, as he lauded Prime Minister Viktor Orban as an ally of ...
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Jason Tiedje @peaceendspoverty.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I have a dream that one day all the people will realize they are free. Hemp can save the world. Renewable energy is cheaper than oil. The super battery is real and being sold in a single motor vehicle. Room temperature super conductor is possible. Scarcity is by design, rarity raises prices.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
He was certainly afraid of Vietnam-style combat in Vietnam.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/03/2026
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
A couple and their 5 and 7 year old kids… Shot and killed in front of their 2 other kids by the IDF This would be on every front page and condemned by politicians far and wide if the victims has been Israelis And yet when they’re Palestinians… Utterly utterly shameful.
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 13/03/2026
Ella Baron on Trump, Netanyahu and the victims of the war in the Middle East – cartoon - From the Guardian
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Cursed Film Festival 2026 Home Alone 2 (1992) (Donald Trump) How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) (Toby Young) Get Him to the Greek (2010) (Russell Brand) Iron Man 2 (2010) (Elon Musk) Bombshell (2019) (Megyn Kelly) Hillbilly Elegy (2020) (JD Vance) PLUS It's a Royal Knockout (1987)
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 23/02/2026
Redacted from the Epstein files and unfurled on the walls of the Justice Department.
Trump banner on the exterior walls of the US Justice Department alongside a building in 1930s Germany displaying an image of Adolf Hitler.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 31/01/2026
Astroturfing much? I don’t think I’ve seen such a Critic/Audience disparity before…
Screen grab of the Melania film Rotten Tomatoes review page showing a very low 7% Tomatometer (Critics) and a very high 99% Popcommeter (Audience) score.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 24/01/2026
Board of Peace - Season 1
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 22/01/2026
Good piece on Mark Carney’s extraordinary speech at Davos… open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
open.substack.com
The Strong Will Suffer What They Must
Vaclav's Grocer and American Hubris
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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
How it started ... How it's going
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
James Dyson has said he may not be able to pass his business down to his children because
of Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax changes..See more


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Sir James Dyson: Rachel
Reeves has put my family
business at risk
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Laura Ballarín 🍒 @lauballarin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
We condemn the scandalous US visa ban on former EU Commisioner Breton and digital activists. Protecting democracy isn’t censorship. ✋🏼 Disinformation isn’t free speech. Europe won’t take lessons from those undermining democracy and free speech. Here in Europe we set our own laws. 🇪🇺✊🏼
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 24/12/2025
"Shepherds and wisemen, dozing in paper crowns, Lighting a fire, snow on the ground..."
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 24/12/2025
If only the entire world could have stfu about this until all the files were released.
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 03/12/2025
What a beautiful example of the power of the arts.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 21/11/2025
Russia’s wish list written on White House stationery. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 13/11/2025
Huh, small dick energy. inews.co.uk/news/hitler-...
inews.co.uk
Hitler's 'micropenis and ADHD' revealed by DNA testing - key claims examined
Adolf Hitler's DNA is shedding light on mental and physical factors that may have influenced his genocidal behaviour
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 09/11/2025
NEW - D-Day Veteran Removed From Remembrance Parade After Forgetting His Poppy Full story here: mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/d-day-vete...
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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🚨 Season 8 -The Story of Socialism- premiere now available exclusively for Patreon supporters 🚨 The new season from @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social kicks off with the development of socialist ideas after the French Revolution. Public release 24/09 www.patreon.com/originstorypod
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Timeline cleanse
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 02/09/2025
Is he dead yet? If not, when?
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 08/07/2025
Yep, guilty.
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James O'Brien @james-obrien.chavo.band · 06/06/2025
It only took 6 months!
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Gary Lineker leaving BBC. Director General Tim Davie sweeps a killed Palestinian child (a model of one) under a rug.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
A Russian drone hit a civilian minibus, killing 9, including a family—a father, mother, and daughter. Seven others, injured with burns, fractures, and concussions, are in hospitals getting treatment. All those killed were civilians.
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David Dubas-Fisher @dubasfisher.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Ahead of the local elections, Nigel Farage continues to top the list of top earning MPs from additional work since the election
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 27/04/2025
⚡ Zelenskyy on Russian Orthodox Church: "Everyone knows that Russia's special services are in control of the churches."
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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Contemplate the incredible vastness of space with this visualization of the size of our Milky Way galaxy. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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On a clear day @icanseeforever1.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Hi All, just sent out this free piece. Trump is actively working with Putin to see Ukrainian civilians killed, some now and more in the future. He is depriving Ukraine of vital anti air defense, which the Ukrainians are willing to buy (helping the US economy) open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com
Trump Is Helping Putin Kill Ukrainians
The USA Is Running Down Ukrainian Air Defense in Coordination With Russia
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
You have to read this article. "The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants." By @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Ukrainian media reports that Russia has struck Sumy again for the second day in a row, this time with a drone.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Amazing. After nearly losing her house, and being locked away in a legal battle for years because of one innocuous line in her last TED Talk, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social returns to the Lion’s Den, and calls out the Broligarchs This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
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