So the political journalist who appeared to be Boris Johnson’s stenographer through Covid was *actually* his co-conspirator who broke lockdown rules with him & then failed to report on the lies he told to cover it up. I’m shocked I tell you, shocked.

Can’t get enough of this. @raskin.house.gov rubbing Nigel Farage’s nose in his self-confessed love of Putin as he’s forced to sit & watch is delicious beyond words

Will ChatGPT kill your child? If you have teenagers, you need to understand the risks. Join me at 6pm BST, 1pm EDT with a campaigning mother & crusading lawyer, stars of new doc Can’t Look Away, who are seeking to end big tech’s impunity open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, produced by @the-citizens.bsky.social is one of the few independent productions nominated in this year's British Podcast Awards. There's also a People's award if you want to vote for us www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Oh yes, let's let the NYT be our guide on whether or not it's good to kill journalists.

This is a billionaire-funded Tony Blair lobbying project being funnelled unchallenged onto the front page of a national newspaper. 1/

Journalists ‘embedding’ with serving government ministers raises the exact same issues as when they ‘embed’ with invading armies. Everything about this feels badly misjudged. But above all the lack of critical questioning on Gaza. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social holds a great chat and interview with @karenhao.bsky.social Karen Hao author of "Empire of AI" which is all about the Techbro loonies such as Sam Altman of #OpenAI #AI citizensreunited.substack.com/p/empire-of-...

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Generally, the Guardian's been a good resource, but their actions re: the Observer were trash. Reposting this to celebrate independent media and reporting rising from the ashes of those actions.

Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/

NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow. A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?

Going live in 5 mins. Do join us to understand what it means for us to be under 24-hour digital surveillance...and what we can do about it open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Looking forward to this. The Contrarian has been an amazing media success story, co-founded by Washington Post refusenik & ex-columnist @jenrubin.bsky.social. Talking to her today with brilliant Facebook whistleblower & tech advocate @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social Join us!

'Big Tech & The Democratic Backslide' Live ft. @jenrubin.bsky.social from @contrariannews.org, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social & @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social on Citizens Reunited this Wednesday, July 2nd! 12pm ET / 5pm BST Don’t forget to add it to your calendars! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Understand the broligarchy with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social. She has a substack breaking it down regularly. She joined me for a chat recently on @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social youtu.be/6CfUnRiOJTA?...

2073.film: Genre: Documentary, Sci-Fi Date: Sunday 15/06/2025 Time: 6:30pm Event: Screening of film Q&A between Director Asif Kapadia & investigative journalist @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Starring: Academy Award® nominee Samantha Morton (Minority Report) genesis.admit-one.co.uk/details/?eve...

Necessary Sunday listening: @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in conversation with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...

Trump has tapped Palantir, which has been used by the Israeli government in its war on Gaza, to compile information on people in the United States. “If you're not freaking out yet, you should be,” says @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

They called her a mad cat woman and tried to destroy her reputation. Then they dragged her through the courts and tried to destroy her life. But @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is standing tall and continues telling the inconvenient truth. A must see. youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

“They are building a techno-authoritarian surveillance state. We can see that happening in real time. This is huge amounts of data on every single person in America that can and will be used in opaque & unaccountable ways—and it is terrifying.” Must watch interview with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...

Elon Musk’s actions have already killed an estimated 300,000 people since January. Read this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Can’t wait for this. @jessearmstrong.bsky.social is a genius & it’s thrilling to see this subject *finally* hit our screens

‘We’re having a coup in slow motion’ @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social tells @carolecadwalla.bsky.social at @lrb.co.uk live event at Conway Hall Pretty vital conversation for right now

ianpaintselon.com Tuesday, May 20: -Alex Winter, 3:15 pm BST/10:15 am ET -Carole Cadwalladr, 5 pm BST/12 pm ET -Jay Griffiths, 6 pm BST/1 pm ET Wednesday, May 21: -Brian Eno, 5pm BST/12 pm ET -Jon Ronson, 7 pm BST/2 pm ET

Sorry, 5pm PST. ie NOW!

So...I'm taking part in an experimental art-meets-tech project at 4pm BST today. I'm joining artist @ianbrucestudio.bsky.social who's in the throes of a marathon portrait painting session of Elon Musk to raise money for @freeourfeeds.com. Join us!

Good story on tech minister's overly close relationship to tech industry. Good to see it on front page. Now tell, the Guardian it's also too close to big tech & needs to kick the Google guy off its board. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Support local journalism! Great independent initiative in Leicester...

Good thread by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on Palantir in NHS. Read also my newsletter from yesterday which reveals head of Palantir UK in middle of UK-US trade deal talks…of which we still don’t know the details. Why not?? open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

MPs! An important event on how our elections are at grave risk from foreign interference while Russia continues a campaign of sabotage across Europe. Tonight: Committee Room 11, 7pm. Please join @alexsobel & @peterjukes & the star of the Sergei & the Westminster Spy podcast

Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions. What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal? broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...

Read this alarming Substack blog by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about the UK and US governments dirty deals with #Palantir open.substack.com/pub/broligar.... The Big Secret Sell out of Europe to the Techbros. Europe keeps sleepwalking.

"We are living in the Architecture of Authoritarianism." @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Will someone please clip the UK boss of Palantir when he comes on so I can see the full horror of the BBC normalizing Trump’s tech bro besties?

Live at 6pm BST, 1pm ET a conversation with 2 of the most interesting thinkers on tech & culture around: Kyle Chayka & Yancey Strickler. Join us to understand how algorithms flatten everything..including culture. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Announcement!! We're doing a Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring live event next week in London...with Conservative party whistleblower Sergei Cristo, the irrepressible @peterjukes.bsky.social & special guests!! Would be great to see you there

‘The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.’ www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones. Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.

Looking forward to this. @chaykak.bsky.social is one of the most interesting writers on what is happening at the intersection of tech & culture & Yancey created Kickstarter which changed the world & is now kickstarting all sorts of other things. Join us!

It's not Bake Off. It's a global far-right insurgency. To normalise Nigel Farage, is to normalise Donald Trump. We, the media, have to wise up fast. broligarchy.substack.com/p/springtime...

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

This was brilliant, just brilliant 👏👏👏👏 Thank you @carolecadwalla.bsky.social for bringing these experts together to share their insights. substack.com/@allthecitiz...

I’m glad to see this article but it’s after 24 hours of unchallenged corporate guff dominating the news cycle. Tony Blair is a tech lobbyist who is literally writing naive, venal & dangerous policy for Starmer’s government. Call it out. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is kicking off at 5pm BST/12pm ET. There’s been so much about Trump’s first 100 days in politics, but this is specifically about Silicon Valley’s role in all this with some of leading tech experts in the US. Do join & bring your questions..

This is kicking off in 15 mins. Is Britain already at war with Russia? Why won’t the UK hold an inquiry into foreign interference? Sergei’s memories of the greatest KGB defector, Oleg Gordievsky, & is foreign money already flooding into UK politics again?

Tony Blair is literally being paid by a man with one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet - Larry Ellison. The founder of Oracle is his biggest funder & these techsolutionist remarks have to be seen for what they are: tech lobbying www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

So I'm attempting my first Substack Live tonight with @the-citizens.bsky.social & @peterjukes.bsky.social & Sergei Cristo, the Tory whistleblower who's at the centre of Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. We'll be answering any qs you have on Russia, UK & govt refusal to hold an inquiry. Do join!

Substack Live: Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring Tuesday 29th April, 6pm BST / 1pm EST Join online carolecadwalla.bsky.social, peterjukes.bsky.social and Sergei Cristo and ask them questions about our chart-topping spy thriller citizensreunited.substack.com/p/substack-l...