Mark Chadbourn
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Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Morning Bluesky.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Just leaving this here.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just leaving this here.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
Gibb describes himself as a “Thatcherite Conservative” and was an editorial adviser for GB News before its launch.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Gibb describes himself as a “Thatcherite Conservative” and was an editorial adviser for GB News before its launch.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey again: “Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
“We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.”
“We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey again: “Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
“We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.”
“We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.”
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Trump’s attack on the BBC.
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Trump’s attack on the BBC.
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom makes the right call on the government shutdown deal negotiated by two rank-breaking New Hampshire Democratic senators and a Maine independent.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
California Governor Gavin Newsom makes the right call on the government shutdown deal negotiated by two rank-breaking New Hampshire Democratic senators and a Maine independent.
Morning Bluesky.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Aircraft queued at Newark Liberty International Airport. Average delay: 1 hour 20 minutes.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Aircraft queued at Newark Liberty International Airport. Average delay: 1 hour 20 minutes.
The US Department of Agriculture has ordered that "states must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025".
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The US Department of Agriculture has ordered that "states must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025".
He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
Pluribus, the new series from Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan, is phenomenal. Best to go in without knowing too much about it, but it has a lot to say about the world today. And Rhea Seehorn is on course for that Emmy.
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Pluribus, the new series from Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan, is phenomenal. Best to go in without knowing too much about it, but it has a lot to say about the world today. And Rhea Seehorn is on course for that Emmy.
“ID (IDENTIFICATION)”
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“ID (IDENTIFICATION)”
Olivia Rodrigo has come out punching after the White House and the Department of Homeland Security used her song All-American Bitch to promote ICE.
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Olivia Rodrigo has come out punching after the White House and the Department of Homeland Security used her song All-American Bitch to promote ICE.
The Long Man of Wilmington, Eric Ravilious, 1939.
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The Long Man of Wilmington, Eric Ravilious, 1939.
SOUTHCOM commander has left Suriname.
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
SOUTHCOM commander has left Suriname.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on charges of genocide.
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on charges of genocide.
The smallest man in the world.
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The smallest man in the world.
Choose your own adventure.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Choose your own adventure.
The sign of a complete and utter psychopath.
A man collapses in the White House. Trump pays zero attention. The cameras are more important.
A man collapses in the White House. Trump pays zero attention. The cameras are more important.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The sign of a complete and utter psychopath.
A man collapses in the White House. Trump pays zero attention. The cameras are more important.
A man collapses in the White House. Trump pays zero attention. The cameras are more important.