Adam Higginbotham
@adamhigginbotham.bsky.social
Writer. Author of New York Times bestsellers Midnight in Chernobyl and Challenger. www.adamhigginbotham.com
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Really shocked to hear about the death of the brilliant Observer writer Rachel Cooke - what a terrible loss.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Really shocked to hear about the death of the brilliant Observer writer Rachel Cooke - what a terrible loss.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Post an image that will always make you laugh
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Post an image that will always make you laugh
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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❤️🔥 In Brooklyn, a police officer on horseback overheard people speaking Ukrainian and surprised them by reciting a poem by Taras Shevchenko.
He said he learned Ukrainian in college and still remembers the poem.
📹: bonsoir_laboureur
He said he learned Ukrainian in college and still remembers the poem.
📹: bonsoir_laboureur
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
❤️🔥 In Brooklyn, a police officer on horseback overheard people speaking Ukrainian and surprised them by reciting a poem by Taras Shevchenko.
He said he learned Ukrainian in college and still remembers the poem.
📹: bonsoir_laboureur
He said he learned Ukrainian in college and still remembers the poem.
📹: bonsoir_laboureur
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October 31, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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1. Russia has a slightly bigger stockpile than the U.S.
2. No one has tested nukes aboveground since 1980.
3. Since 1998 only N. Korea has tested nukes (underground).
4. Obama launched the renovation of the U.S. stockpile. It's not complete; timeline stretches into the 2040s ($ is headed for $2T).
2. No one has tested nukes aboveground since 1980.
3. Since 1998 only N. Korea has tested nukes (underground).
4. Obama launched the renovation of the U.S. stockpile. It's not complete; timeline stretches into the 2040s ($ is headed for $2T).
None of this is correct. Good thing we have a steady hand on "nuclear"
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
1. Russia has a slightly bigger stockpile than the U.S.
2. No one has tested nukes aboveground since 1980.
3. Since 1998 only N. Korea has tested nukes (underground).
4. Obama launched the renovation of the U.S. stockpile. It's not complete; timeline stretches into the 2040s ($ is headed for $2T).
2. No one has tested nukes aboveground since 1980.
3. Since 1998 only N. Korea has tested nukes (underground).
4. Obama launched the renovation of the U.S. stockpile. It's not complete; timeline stretches into the 2040s ($ is headed for $2T).
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range operation against Russian military industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The city is more than 1,800 km (1,100 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range operation against Russian military industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The city is more than 1,800 km (1,100 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
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It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
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Lord North in 1775:
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lord North in 1775:
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What bollocks this is.
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
www.independent.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What bollocks this is.
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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The idea that someone can become British but never English is so agonisingly stupid that it makes me fear for the future of the species.
October 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The idea that someone can become British but never English is so agonisingly stupid that it makes me fear for the future of the species.
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If People Magazine wants to restore their credibility, they'll recognize me as Sexiest Man Alive. I've earned it.
Scalise: "If Nobel wants to restore what used to be a once dignified prize, they can restore their credibility by awarding President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize. He's earned it."
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If People Magazine wants to restore their credibility, they'll recognize me as Sexiest Man Alive. I've earned it.
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Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
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Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.
October 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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This is what the Stasi did in East Germany - it's crazy how fast and how unopposed the US is falling into this
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is what the Stasi did in East Germany - it's crazy how fast and how unopposed the US is falling into this
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A blackout at Chornobyl, while serious, is not of immediate concern as it's not an operating plant, and power is only needed to operate the cooling-pond pumps where its spent nuclear fuel is stored. It would take weeks for the water there to boil off.
Worry about Zaporizhzhya.
Worry about Zaporizhzhya.
‼️Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is in blackout due to a Russian strike on #Kyiv region.
The new confinement that isolates the ruined reactor and prevents radioactive materials from getting outside.
Ukrainian energy specialists are working hard to restore electricity supply.
The new confinement that isolates the ruined reactor and prevents radioactive materials from getting outside.
Ukrainian energy specialists are working hard to restore electricity supply.
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A blackout at Chornobyl, while serious, is not of immediate concern as it's not an operating plant, and power is only needed to operate the cooling-pond pumps where its spent nuclear fuel is stored. It would take weeks for the water there to boil off.
Worry about Zaporizhzhya.
Worry about Zaporizhzhya.
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Sadiq Khan bringing Sharia Law to London like
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sadiq Khan bringing Sharia Law to London like
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This is not a thing — there is no “domestic terror organization” designation — and the president doesn’t have this power. (State does terror designations!) So media: Please make all that clear in any coverage.
This is a random tweet on White House letterhead. That’s all.
This is a random tweet on White House letterhead. That’s all.
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
What to know after Trump classifies antifa as a domestic terror organization
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
www.wmur.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is not a thing — there is no “domestic terror organization” designation — and the president doesn’t have this power. (State does terror designations!) So media: Please make all that clear in any coverage.
This is a random tweet on White House letterhead. That’s all.
This is a random tweet on White House letterhead. That’s all.
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46 years ago today
Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979.
She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history.
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979.
She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history.
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
46 years ago today
Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979.
She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history.
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979.
She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history.
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.