Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social
Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
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Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
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Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social
· Dec 21
The theme for this feed is Everything is Connected.
The posts cover news and politics from all over the world, things that I think it’s worth paying attention to but which may not always get priority in other media.
Even if it happens 5000 miles away it can still roll up on your doorstep.
The posts cover news and politics from all over the world, things that I think it’s worth paying attention to but which may not always get priority in other media.
Even if it happens 5000 miles away it can still roll up on your doorstep.
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"I want to let you know that the United States is going to make a contribution of 10 billion dollars to the board of peace".
Where is this coming from? Is it federal funds? If it is, will Trump face any challenge for diverting federal funds to his board of peace?
"I want to let you know that the United States is going to make a contribution of 10 billion dollars to the board of peace".
Where is this coming from? Is it federal funds? If it is, will Trump face any challenge for diverting federal funds to his board of peace?
Hmm. All above board, & every penny will be accounted for, I'm sure. 😱
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_978...
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Trump announces $10B donation to Board of Peace
YouTube video by New York Post
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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"I want to let you know that the United States is going to make a contribution of 10 billion dollars to the board of peace".
Where is this coming from? Is it federal funds? If it is, will Trump face any challenge for diverting federal funds to his board of peace?
"I want to let you know that the United States is going to make a contribution of 10 billion dollars to the board of peace".
Where is this coming from? Is it federal funds? If it is, will Trump face any challenge for diverting federal funds to his board of peace?
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US military flights have dominated our most tracked flights list this week. See a time lapse of flights since Monday and how you can access the most tracked flights panel in the Flightradar24 app.
February 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
“Trump is dragging the US into the Smart Bomb trap,” says Univ of Chicago Professor Robert A Pape. Any strike on Iran won’t be a one-day mission. Pape estimates Trump will have to hit 100 targets in a sustained campaign over two weeks. With “no lasting joy”.
February 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
“Trump is dragging the US into the Smart Bomb trap,” says Univ of Chicago Professor Robert A Pape. Any strike on Iran won’t be a one-day mission. Pape estimates Trump will have to hit 100 targets in a sustained campaign over two weeks. With “no lasting joy”.
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Terror In The White House
Epstein investigations are coming in the back doo
chadbourn.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Please don’t ruin that film for me, you idiot.
February 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Please don’t ruin that film for me, you idiot.
The USS Gerald R Ford and its three destroyers were approaching the Strait of Gibraltar today. The Washington Post suggests that means any attack on Iran could take place within days.
February 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The USS Gerald R Ford and its three destroyers were approaching the Strait of Gibraltar today. The Washington Post suggests that means any attack on Iran could take place within days.
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SCOOP: DHS strikes $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir.
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Trump on Steve Witkoff: “He goes to see Putin… I said, “How is Steve doing?” “He is still inside.” “Oh, that was an hour.”
“I called back. “Tell Steve to call me when he is finished. I want to know what the hell is going on… their meeting lasted 4 hours.
“That is talent.”
“I called back. “Tell Steve to call me when he is finished. I want to know what the hell is going on… their meeting lasted 4 hours.
“That is talent.”
February 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump on Steve Witkoff: “He goes to see Putin… I said, “How is Steve doing?” “He is still inside.” “Oh, that was an hour.”
“I called back. “Tell Steve to call me when he is finished. I want to know what the hell is going on… their meeting lasted 4 hours.
“That is talent.”
“I called back. “Tell Steve to call me when he is finished. I want to know what the hell is going on… their meeting lasted 4 hours.
“That is talent.”
No wonder Trump is once again taking potshots at the UK government over the Chagos Islands deal.
UK Holds Off Approval for US to Use Its Bases in Any Iran Strike
US President Donald Trump’s latest retraction of support for Britain’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius comes as the UK government holds off giving permission for him to use the Diego Garc...
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
No wonder Trump is once again taking potshots at the UK government over the Chagos Islands deal.
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Statement from Virginia's family.
February 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Statement from Virginia's family.
We are never ever getting back together.
Look how much Canadians hate the United States now
It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are never ever getting back together.
Terror In The White House
Epstein investigations are coming in the back doo
chadbourn.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
How to get your Far Right propaganda fix in Europe:
The US State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship.
The US State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship.
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The portal could potentially put Washington in the unfamiliar position of appearing to encourage citizens to flout local laws.
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
How to get your Far Right propaganda fix in Europe:
The US State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship.
The US State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship.
Trump fails, China wins. Breaking US leverage:
Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China's vast manufacturing base into the world's biggest economic blocs, including the European Union, Gulf States and a trans-Pacific trade pact, a Reuters examination found.
Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China's vast manufacturing base into the world's biggest economic blocs, including the European Union, Gulf States and a trans-Pacific trade pact, a Reuters examination found.
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
BEIJING, Feb 19 - China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump's tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S. pressure far ...
www.straitstimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Trump fails, China wins. Breaking US leverage:
Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China's vast manufacturing base into the world's biggest economic blocs, including the European Union, Gulf States and a trans-Pacific trade pact, a Reuters examination found.
Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China's vast manufacturing base into the world's biggest economic blocs, including the European Union, Gulf States and a trans-Pacific trade pact, a Reuters examination found.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged Polish citizens in Iran to leave immediately, warning that the risk of armed conflict could make evacuation impossible within hours and telling them not to travel there under any circumstances.
www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
Polish citizens should leave Iran ASAP, PM Tusk advises | The Jerusalem Post
"Please leave Iran immediately... and do not go to this country under any circumstances," Tusk said.
www.jpost.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Something you never thought you’d see. Now…where does it go from here?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Formerly Prince Andrew, Arrested in U.K. on Suspicion of Misconduct in Public Office — The Hollywood Reporter
British police say the royal family member remains in custody.
apple.news
February 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Something you never thought you’d see. Now…where does it go from here?
Starmer: “Today…we are putting social media companies on notice to take down any non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours.”
February 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Starmer: “Today…we are putting social media companies on notice to take down any non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours.”
Justice for an insurrectionist.
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea
Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Justice for an insurrectionist.
Morning Bluesky.
February 19, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Morning Bluesky.
China fills the gap that Trump vacates as he flees from the world stage.
China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News
How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
China fills the gap that Trump vacates as he flees from the world stage.
By Jove, he’s got it!
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
“All these different slogans were heard at the Munich conference, but it comes down to the same thing: Russia is the enemy, and Ukraine must finish it off.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
“All these different slogans were heard at the Munich conference, but it comes down to the same thing: Russia is the enemy, and Ukraine must finish it off.”
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
By Jove, he’s got it!
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
“All these different slogans were heard at the Munich conference, but it comes down to the same thing: Russia is the enemy, and Ukraine must finish it off.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:
“All these different slogans were heard at the Munich conference, but it comes down to the same thing: Russia is the enemy, and Ukraine must finish it off.”
Trump on Biden: “We had an idiot as a President.
“We had a man that was not a President. Number one, he didn’t win the election. He was not a President.”
So close to awareness.
“We had a man that was not a President. Number one, he didn’t win the election. He was not a President.”
So close to awareness.
February 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trump on Biden: “We had an idiot as a President.
“We had a man that was not a President. Number one, he didn’t win the election. He was not a President.”
So close to awareness.
“We had a man that was not a President. Number one, he didn’t win the election. He was not a President.”
So close to awareness.
A critic of the CDC gets to lead the CDC. Another attack on America’s disease prevention.
White House taps Jay Bhattacharya, CDC critic, to lead agency for now — The Washington Post
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A critic of the CDC gets to lead the CDC. Another attack on America’s disease prevention.
The MAGA disconnect from reality is huge.
Reporter: “As Trump's popularity rises around the world, do you think we might be watching the emergence of a global MAGA movement?”
Leavitt: “I sure hope so.”
Reporter: “As Trump's popularity rises around the world, do you think we might be watching the emergence of a global MAGA movement?”
Leavitt: “I sure hope so.”
February 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The MAGA disconnect from reality is huge.
Reporter: “As Trump's popularity rises around the world, do you think we might be watching the emergence of a global MAGA movement?”
Leavitt: “I sure hope so.”
Reporter: “As Trump's popularity rises around the world, do you think we might be watching the emergence of a global MAGA movement?”
Leavitt: “I sure hope so.”
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'Tisbury Court to Old Compton Street' by Peter Brown
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February 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
'Tisbury Court to Old Compton Street' by Peter Brown
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