Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Axios reports AI companies are preparing for a catastrophic event in the next six to 12 months. 60279131
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With the rise of the Far Right, we’re in a situation where every election could potentially be the last one. No excuse not to vote with rigour. 36827249
Sandy Auden @sandya.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jeffrey Archer?! 😳 On the list of best selling authors of all time? FFS www.webuybooks.co.uk/blog/best-se...webuybooks.co.ukBest-Selling Authors of All TimeDiscover 25+ of the best-selling authors of all time, from Shakespeare and Agatha Christie to J.K. Rowling and Stephen King, with estimated worldwide book sales. 000
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026US social media companies are interfering in the Brazilian elections in favour of the Far Right’s Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta is the latest. It’s just blocked the campaign account of President Lula in the final stretch of the election.elespectador.comMeta restringe la cuenta de Lula y su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjeraDe cara a las elecciones en Brasil, Lula enfrenta a Meta por restringir su cuenta mientras su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera. 441040673
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Important read for anyone - all of us - interested in the survival of American democracy. 1512447
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026In a bid to keep the two sides of my work life separate I’ve set up @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social A place for writers of all kinds, readers and viewers too. Things I’ve learned on the road to getting published, my work made for TV, talk about the craft, tips, news and intel, reviews. 1/2 1823693
Reposted by Sandy AudenShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comRussia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources sayKremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countries 26430
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026If only bad news is reported, that’s what sticks. 🧵 615557
Reposted by Sandy AudenLunabelle @lunabelle.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This is for all the men out there (and the women who care about them). Andy's Man Club - men helping men. I know of blokes who swear by it and now make an effort to be there for others - help them walk through that door. 7pm Monday all across the UK, a chat, a cuppa, a hand outstretched. 28133
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Here:open.substack.comPutin’s Secret WarRussia’s attacks on Europe are escalating 27319
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Tomorrow’s Independent front page: 16429551208
Reposted by Sandy AudenAmy Borrett @amyborrett.ft.com · 29/05/2026🚨Elon Musk has boosted the public profile of Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe on X, pulling Britain’s political discourse towards extreme content and amplifying his influence ahead of a knife-edge election in Makerfield More @FT: as.ft.com/r/80f4639f-0... 501047455
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026“Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied. “We didn’t expect to see this effect, and we really don’t know what it means,” Shapiro said.”apple.newsOzempic may be reshaping the brain, scientists say — The Washington PostThe research has implications for addictive behaviors and diseases of aging such as Alzheimer’s. 1211324
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Reform's Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon tells the Telegraph Russia were well within their rights to invade Crimea in 2014. 2424899
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026All the worst people. 1123147
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The third Reform councillor on Merseyside to face “questions” since the election.bbc.co.ukReform St Helens councillor assaulted woman while working pub doorsThe Labour Party has said it is "deeply concerned" by Reform's vetting procedures. 2716252
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This is a good read about how Rupert Lowe’s Fascist Restore party used Great Yarmouth as a test case for taking Britain. 29326
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Reform starting as they mean to go on.huffingtonpost.co.ukReform UK's Richard Tice Refuses To Condemn Councillor Who Said 'Nigerians Should Be Melted Down'The party's deputy leader accused their critics of "smearing and sneering". 63761366
Reposted by Sandy AudenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.healthpolicy-watch.newsOnly US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy WatchPresident of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to 13222431451
Reposted by Sandy AudenJean-Luc Picard @voiceofpericles.bsky.social · 15/04/2026THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. Farage says a woman who has been here for years, is married to a British person and has indefinite leave to remain, will need to apply for a work visa after they abolish indefinite leave to remain. @chadbourn.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social @bestforbritain.org 1321289
Reposted by Sandy AudenReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Reform UK donor linked to sanctioned Iranian conglomerate A churchwarden behind a £200,000 gift to Nigel Farage’s party is the director of a company cited in French intelligence memosthetimes.comReform UK donor linked to sanctioned Iranian conglomerateA churchwarden behind a £200,000 gift to Nigel Farage’s party is the director of a company cited in French intelligence memos 10369218
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026There are no coincidences. Or: time to move to Canada.cnbc.comAutomatic U.S. military draft registration planned by December, filing showsThe proposed timetable for automatic military draft registration came weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran. 39310105
Reposted by Sandy Auden🅖🅤🅝🅝🅐.🅦🅩 (𝑔𝓏) 🇺🇸🇮🇸𝙸𝙼𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙼 𝙰𝙻𝙻 @gunna-z.bsky.social · 07/04/2026JOIN ME AND CALL CONGRESS EVERY HOUR TODAY and demand they impeach him immediately! 15518
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026A Reform candidate parroting Russian propaganda. What a huge shock.bbc.co.ukReform Senedd candidate blamed Nato for Ukraine warRivals call for John Clark to be removed over social media messages about Russia, Ukraine and Putin. 22359115
Reposted by Sandy AudeniKapaAllan @ikapaallan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Please would you repost this link: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop Palantir taking over our public services!Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. 210074
Sandy Auden @sandya.bsky.social · 30/03/2026www.wired.com/story/this-i...wired.comThis Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the MidtermsWIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections. 010
Reposted by Sandy AudenHedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 27/03/2026JOIN US - SATURDAY MARCH 28 Use the link below to find an event near you. www.nokings.orgnokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ... 13326
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026BBC Question Time is now pretending Reform UK member and Trump-supporting political activist Tom Skinner is a mere celebrity to get him the “neutral” slot on the panel. 54373144
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026All going well for Reform in Scotland.dailyrecord.co.ukReform UK's Holyrood campaign in meltdown as fifth candidate quitsJames Glen said he had “withdrawn” his candidacy a week after he had been unveiled as one of the party’s hopefuls. 2924970
Reposted by Sandy Auden46&2 @7719deftones.bsky.social · 23/03/2026fortune.com/2026/03/23/u...fortune.comThe Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it | FortuneThe Government Accountability Office can't even verify the books. Here's what Congress must do. 88446
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Brits - your cut out and keep guide to when to expect Reform Rage. 33627199
Reposted by Sandy AudenEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 20/03/2026Imagine seeing British people at prayer and thinking “this is a great chance to stoke fear, hatred and division”. People who do that should have no place in British politics. Freedom to worship is a fundamental British value – one the Conservative Party used to believe in. 19583133
Reposted by Sandy AudenPolitics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Reform UK in Kent: raising tax by 4% despite promising not to. Also Reform UK in Kent: raising councillors’ wages by 4% despite promising to establish DOGE to cut council waste. 67844
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Labour needs to legislate fast to keep this kind of money out of UK politics. If not, Farage will buy himself a fascist state.apple.newsThe coming of crypto: how Nigel Farage plans to reshape politics — The Times and The Sunday TimesThe general election may be years away but Nigel Farage is already acting like a winner — and one flush with cash. His political campaigns are starting to look like gameshow giveaways, with huge cash ... 22378115
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Just one day for a new Reform election candidate to be suspended. On brand.huffingtonpost.co.ukA Reform UK Election Candidate Has Been Suspended A Day After Being UnveiledStuart Niven is being investigated over claims he diverted thousands of pounds from a government Covid loan into his personal account. 1016245
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026“Concepts of a plan.” Asked what options Reform UK are considering for funding the NHS if they win power, policy chief James Orr said: "There will be a long process of policy ideation. We’ll be talking to experts.”huffingtonpost.co.ukReform UK Policy Chief Left Squirming Over Party's NHS Plans In Car Crash Question Time PerformanceJames Orr repeatedly refused to say how his party wants the health service to be funded. 4018539
Reposted by Sandy AudenUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 13/03/2026🔴 BREAKING: Moscow is now supplying Tehran with advanced tactics and Russian-produced drones to target US allies. 🧵 1/5 ⬇️ 22310148
Reposted by Sandy AudenClaire Jones @claireaj.bsky.social · 11/03/2026westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/hum... "Reform UK policy creators are re-positioning society in ways that orientate male thinking towards a future of increased sexual abuse" Claire Jones for West England Bylineswestenglandbylines.co.ukThe octopus and the handmaid: Reform’s Epsteinian cultural agendaFrom Epstein’s web to Reform’s proposed raft of policy ideas, creeping misogyny now risks redefining women’s rights in Britain 04625
Reposted by Sandy AudenBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Re supposed end of the Target boycott: it’s 100% bullshit. See statement below from an *actual* leader of the initial DEI boycott. Even if true (to repeat, it’s not!), it’s not up to any small group. Target has fixed nothing + compounded its DEI sins with ICE complicity. People are done with it! 201455514
Reposted by Sandy AudenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026No plan, no endgame, Trump is careering towards disaster. 2432971
Reposted by Sandy Audengrannydoodle.bsky.social @grannydoodle.bsky.social · 08/03/2026@chadbourn.bsky.social did you see this? What an absolute piece of shit Faux news is. trump made them do it 💯 bsky.app/profile/atru... 26814
Reposted by Sandy AudenNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran. No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles. Worth a watch. (🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify) 10539742131
Reposted by Sandy AudenEd Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4 9330762528
Reposted by Sandy AudenDBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We really should listen to George Orwell. 043
Reposted by Sandy AudenLavajackal @lavajackal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026This is also going a bit under the radar with everyone distracted. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.com‘We’ll run out of food this week’: Israel’s Iran war brings new Gaza siegeIsrael has closed all crossings into Gaza, threatening to plunge 2 million people into a new hunger crisis 17544
Sandy Auden @sandya.bsky.social · 02/03/2026There's more than one way to this could all go nuclear... 010