Chantal Bowman
@chantalbb.bsky.social
Lefty, Mum, communications person, facts matter, truth matters, equality matters, empathy, politics, history, law, climate, policy, Franco-Anglaise, #BLM, #UkraineMustWin, #BrexitIsStillShit, #TrumpIsWeird
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Kazan, Russia. Substation blast 💥💙
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Kazan, Russia. Substation blast 💥💙
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
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Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Bohacek, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, says he’ll vote No on redistricting following Trump’s “retarded” slur at Gov. Walz.
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Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
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Maybe if Nigel Farage is brave enough to talk to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social then she can ask him to confirm that he hadn't had a close relationship with Nathan Gill since 2014 throughout UKIP, the Brexit Party, Reform UK and their common platform, Russia Today.
The casual reaction of Nigel Farage to the pro-Putin crimes of his trusted ally Nathan Gill should tell the people of Wales everything they need to know about Reform UK's priorities
Someone needs to point out their connection wasn't just UKIP + Reform UK
He was by his side, a Brexit Party MEP too
Someone needs to point out their connection wasn't just UKIP + Reform UK
He was by his side, a Brexit Party MEP too
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Maybe if Nigel Farage is brave enough to talk to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social then she can ask him to confirm that he hadn't had a close relationship with Nathan Gill since 2014 throughout UKIP, the Brexit Party, Reform UK and their common platform, Russia Today.
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It's 2014 and Nigel Farage is defending Vladimir Putin against Prince Charles saying that invading Ukraine makes him like Hitler
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Prince Charles Wrong To Criticise Vladimir Putin, Says Nigel Farage
Prince Charles Wrong To Criticise Vladimir Putin, Says Nigel Farage
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November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's 2014 and Nigel Farage is defending Vladimir Putin against Prince Charles saying that invading Ukraine makes him like Hitler
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
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Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
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November 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
It’s Time To Scrap Zimbabwe’s Outdated Abortion Law - Molokele ⋆ Pindula News
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe. Molokele made the comments at a ...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An MP in Zimbabwe has called for the repeal of the country's "backwards" 1977 abortion law. He argued that safe abortion should be available to a wider range of Zimbabwean women, as it is currently restricted to a privileged few. Each year, 60,000 women die due to unsafe abortion.
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Today, the European Parliament reiterated:
No occupied Ukrainian territory will be recognised as Russian by the EU
No occupied Ukrainian territory will be recognised as Russian by the EU
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Today, the European Parliament reiterated:
No occupied Ukrainian territory will be recognised as Russian by the EU
No occupied Ukrainian territory will be recognised as Russian by the EU
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
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It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
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Good piece this.
I’m sceptical about the AI-enabled productivity leap.
I’m utterly convinced about the massive and potentially catastrophic social and political impact of AI.
I’m sceptical about the AI-enabled productivity leap.
I’m utterly convinced about the massive and potentially catastrophic social and political impact of AI.
This week’s column is on AI slop and the aestheticisation of fascism. Happy Easter! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With ‘AI slop’ distorting our reality, the world is sleepwalking into disaster | Nesrine Malik
A perverse information ecosystem is being mined by big tech for profit, fooling the unwary and sending algorithms crazy, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Good piece this.
I’m sceptical about the AI-enabled productivity leap.
I’m utterly convinced about the massive and potentially catastrophic social and political impact of AI.
I’m sceptical about the AI-enabled productivity leap.
I’m utterly convinced about the massive and potentially catastrophic social and political impact of AI.
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We will have drowned in slop long before the promised AI productivity boom happens.
www.ft.com/content/ae15...
www.ft.com/content/ae15...
Taming the four horsemen of the infocalypse
Imposter accounts, lax moderation, extremism and synthetic content could destroy trust in everything we read online
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November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
We will have drowned in slop long before the promised AI productivity boom happens.
www.ft.com/content/ae15...
www.ft.com/content/ae15...
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So the former UKIP & Brexit party member - lives in a chateau in France.
You seriously couldn't make it up!
You seriously couldn't make it up!
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
So the former UKIP & Brexit party member - lives in a chateau in France.
You seriously couldn't make it up!
You seriously couldn't make it up!
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The economic benefits from scrapping two child limit can outweigh the initial costs. Some estimate the wider economic burden of child poverty at £39bn a year – lifting 10 per cent of children out of poverty will help alleviate this.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The economic benefits from scrapping two child limit can outweigh the initial costs. Some estimate the wider economic burden of child poverty at £39bn a year – lifting 10 per cent of children out of poverty will help alleviate this.
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Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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Ryan Bourne, a member of the Economists for Brexit* cabal that the Leave camp depended on to make their economic case for leaving, has written a long article in the Times admitting to the damage that Brexit has caused.
(*Other familiar names include Patrick Minford.)
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(*Other familiar names include Patrick Minford.)
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November 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Ryan Bourne, a member of the Economists for Brexit* cabal that the Leave camp depended on to make their economic case for leaving, has written a long article in the Times admitting to the damage that Brexit has caused.
(*Other familiar names include Patrick Minford.)
archive.ph/2025.11.26-1...
(*Other familiar names include Patrick Minford.)
archive.ph/2025.11.26-1...
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Translation: "PLEEEEASE forget about the EPSTEIN FILES!"
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Translation: "PLEEEEASE forget about the EPSTEIN FILES!"
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Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
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November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
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Holy shit! Trump has no decency or compassion.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Holy shit! Trump has no decency or compassion.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
A reporter asked if he planned to attend the funeral of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who just died.
Instead of offering condolences, he said he would “consider it” and pivoted to bragging about his margin of victory in West Virginia.
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🇪🇺‼️ Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, — Kallas
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🇪🇺‼️ Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, — Kallas
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?