Watch this video of @carolecadwalla.bsky.social’s new TED Talk. TED has been a cheerleader for the technologies that have destroyed democracy and our social fabric, and Carole does not hold back. She is so courageous … and speaks the truth. www.ted.com/talks/carole...

I just solved Bellingcat's 'Name that street!' challenge 🏆 Try it yourself! challenge.bellingcat.com

When someone asks for an example of irony… Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit www.bbc.com/news/article...

It’s been a phenomenal series @peterjukes.bsky.social & @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 👏One that everyone should listen to!

Meanwhile in Russia: TV pundits discussed the drastic change of America's foreign policy under Trump and how Moscow can use it to its advantage. They rejoiced that Trump's enemies are also Russia's enemies. Once again, Vladimir Solovyov threatened Germany. youtu.be/EEY1wMEqXs0?...

If you haven’t been listening to this podcast, get on it!

Can anyone help explain these strange ads I keep seeing on YouTube? They appear to feature British presenter Alison Hammond with statements warning about the consequences of making statements live on air, together with seemingly unconnected links. Very odd. #journorequest

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

Germans have been subjected to covert Russian propaganda as well as overt American propaganda - jointly in support of the far-right www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

It’s a coup. It’s a strategic alliance with Putin. It’s the end of the post-war international order. It’s the triumph of lies over truth and in Putin’s case, evil over good. We are through the looking glass & we all now have to decide who we are & what we stand for

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social is one of the few journalists tirelessly reporting on the degradation of democracy and the rise of oligarchy. A fundamental shift in power is taking place RIGHT NOW, and almost no one is talking about it. Please help to change that. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Are you f**king shitting me?

* IT'S A COUP * I’m repeating it, because illegal power seizure isn’t just another story to be swept away in a deluge of other stories. It’s the foundational framing to understanding everything... This week, I went to market, bought a coup & realignment of the world order @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social nails it, what’s happening in the US isn’t just politics as usual, it’s a full-blown shift toward #Broligarchy. Now @theguardian.com’s ditching experienced journalists like her and jumping in bed with #OpenAI? Support independent journalism if you can. #USPol #Politics

I’ve been reading @carolecadwalla.bsky.social’s substack for a while (open.substack.com/pub/broligar...) but today became a paid member. We are entering a truly terrifying era, where democracy and truth itself are at risk. Voices like Carole’s need to be protected (and funded!) Please consider it:

Priorities, BBC, priorities…

Bit late to this but still worth a watch! @rosatkins.bsky.social

Sir Richard Moore, head of MI6: "In 37 years in the intelligence profession, I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state." "We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe." news.sky.com/story/flatpl...

2am in Tbilisi, Georgian National Anthem in front of parliament.

Ukrainians react to Joe Rogan’s recent comments about Zelenskyy and the war. Video from @kyivindependent.com youtu.be/35G3hNEQXwI?...

Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont... It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.

Hank Green doing a pretty good job at describing our historically weird information environment youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?...

Some valid points here from @ascottreid.bsky.social (supposedly 😉) The line between fact and fiction have never been more blurred. Proper verification is paramount if @bsky.app is going to cut through the social media noise.

Just wondering if there could be a link between slow growth in UK, France, and Germany? I suppose it could Rachel Reeves tax plans affecting all three, or could it be something like an interlinked global economy in which geography is particularly important...

Eye-opening investigation from @wired.com I imagine there are a few individuals getting a little nervous right about now… youtu.be/PjPHq-Ez0nc?...

“The bill…does not require the treasury to adhere to any evidentiary standard in releasing its findings.” Is it 2024 or 1984? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Chilling and passed with the help of Democrats (by @aliceraeherman.bsky.social ) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

The number of peers on a leave of absence jumped 48% after new rules requiring them to declare income from foreign states were introduced, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social analysis has shown. More Peer Review work by myself and @seitarowhite.bsky.social 👇 www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/21/d...

A super important tool from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social It makes understanding what the House of Lords does (or… doesn’t do!) in a very simple and visual way - something that is high time for British media. Check it out 👇

Fantastic new tool by Tortoise that allows you to you investigate who is in the House of Lords, how they got there and ultimately the role they play in British democracy. Vital public scrutiny at time when a quarter of the members were found to do just two-thirds of the work.

Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.

All in all a pretty disastrous interview for the UK Gov - just proving how ill equipped and out of touch it is to deal with the likes of Musk.

I hope this platform doesn’t become just a left-wing echo chamber but instead grows into a space where people can respectfully share and debate ideas, prioritising truth and accountability above all 🤞 Wouldn’t that be something?