Andy Chapman
@andychapman.bsky.social
International gadabout based in the UK.
Using technology and sarcasm to make life better, easier and more fun.
Born at 322ppm.
Using technology and sarcasm to make life better, easier and more fun.
Born at 322ppm.
Is anyone else listening to Andy Burnham talking about Russian interference in elections and thinking it is a precursor to Brexit reversal, as well as a subtle threat to Trump that he knows where the bodies are buried?
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PM speech at UNGA: 22 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly last night.
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September 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Is anyone else listening to Andy Burnham talking about Russian interference in elections and thinking it is a precursor to Brexit reversal, as well as a subtle threat to Trump that he knows where the bodies are buried?
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🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media.
Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts.
And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts.
And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
September 21, 2026 at 5:53 AM
🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media.
Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts.
And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts.
And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
The ultimate question of science has been answered and the answer is “kind of nautilus shaped”
www.youtube.com/shorts/Elf4c...
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Scientists Create Perfect Urinal, Win Ig Nobel Prize
YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles
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September 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The ultimate question of science has been answered and the answer is “kind of nautilus shaped”
www.youtube.com/shorts/Elf4c...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Elf4c...
Well this might actually make the first day of the Reform conference interesting….assuming Farage hasn’t been arrested before then.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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September 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Well this might actually make the first day of the Reform conference interesting….assuming Farage hasn’t been arrested before then.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut...
This is hopeful, depressing, amazing and offensive depending which paragraph you read. It also buries the lead which is, to paraphrase…
Whole world working on methane leaks helpfully identified by the UN except for the USA which said “fuck you”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Whole world working on methane leaks helpfully identified by the UN except for the USA which said “fuck you”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:27 PM
This is hopeful, depressing, amazing and offensive depending which paragraph you read. It also buries the lead which is, to paraphrase…
Whole world working on methane leaks helpfully identified by the UN except for the USA which said “fuck you”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Whole world working on methane leaks helpfully identified by the UN except for the USA which said “fuck you”.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What is it about human nature (or reporting rules) that minimises things it can’t deal with. News channels reporting dozens of dead in the Nepal disaster when it is patently obvious there will be thousands.
August 30, 2026 at 8:31 AM
What is it about human nature (or reporting rules) that minimises things it can’t deal with. News channels reporting dozens of dead in the Nepal disaster when it is patently obvious there will be thousands.
Well this is going to cause some wild conspiracy theories - AI, cloud, contrails, climate change, “incentitves” - I can see it becoming the 15 minute neighbourhood of the skies
www.youtube.com/shorts/3jaSu...
www.youtube.com/shorts/3jaSu...
We're finally trying to stop contrails!
YouTube video by Simon Clark
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August 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Well this is going to cause some wild conspiracy theories - AI, cloud, contrails, climate change, “incentitves” - I can see it becoming the 15 minute neighbourhood of the skies
www.youtube.com/shorts/3jaSu...
www.youtube.com/shorts/3jaSu...
I am thinking US viewing figures for the latest BBC nature documentary Evolution will be a good measure for whether the country will survive Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Evolution - Series 1: 1. The Elephant
How did the elephant get so big? Chris Packham explores the four-billion-year story of how a tiny cell evolved into complex, gentle giants.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I am thinking US viewing figures for the latest BBC nature documentary Evolution will be a good measure for whether the country will survive Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Why do TV series feel the need to do rage bait advertising. There are few things guaranteed to annoy me more than “Coming Soon”!
July 26, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Why do TV series feel the need to do rage bait advertising. There are few things guaranteed to annoy me more than “Coming Soon”!
I saw this phrase today “I’ve emailed you twice and rang several times…”. Can someone explain why I want it to be “rung several times”. Maybe because I am am applying the earlier “have” to it “I have … rung” rather than “I rang”. My theoretical English is not good enough to name the reason.
July 23, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I saw this phrase today “I’ve emailed you twice and rang several times…”. Can someone explain why I want it to be “rung several times”. Maybe because I am am applying the earlier “have” to it “I have … rung” rather than “I rang”. My theoretical English is not good enough to name the reason.
Potentially interesting interview with Mike Doustdar (CEO Novo Nordisk) on ITV this morning ruined. Looked like a long interview hacked to pieces. Ended up as a minute of the interviewer making talking points and interrupting. Knowing Novo Nordisk there could have been some really thoughtful content
July 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Potentially interesting interview with Mike Doustdar (CEO Novo Nordisk) on ITV this morning ruined. Looked like a long interview hacked to pieces. Ended up as a minute of the interviewer making talking points and interrupting. Knowing Novo Nordisk there could have been some really thoughtful content
You can write to your MP to support the National Commission on Electoral Reform via @fwddem.com: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to fix our broken voting system
Britain’s voting system is broken. Over and over again, it delivers results that don’t represent how people voted, poisons our political culture, and leads to instability and chaos. After last month’...
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July 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
You can write to your MP to support the National Commission on Electoral Reform via @fwddem.com: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
New Zealand v France : what a great way to start the Nations Championship rugby. Two excellent teams playing inventive rugby on a Saturday morning. I am afraid the football isn’t going to get watched any more.
July 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM
New Zealand v France : what a great way to start the Nations Championship rugby. Two excellent teams playing inventive rugby on a Saturday morning. I am afraid the football isn’t going to get watched any more.
Now that Trump has surrendered and promised to pay reparations for attacking Iran, what’s going to happen to Israel over attacking Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank?
June 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Now that Trump has surrendered and promised to pay reparations for attacking Iran, what’s going to happen to Israel over attacking Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank?
Pet peeve of the day. Why can’t streaming services remember what I’ve watched and use it. Why do I have to scroll through my “Recommended for you” section to get to things I haven’t already watched in the last couple of months? Do they assume I have dementia just because I am over 40
June 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Pet peeve of the day. Why can’t streaming services remember what I’ve watched and use it. Why do I have to scroll through my “Recommended for you” section to get to things I haven’t already watched in the last couple of months? Do they assume I have dementia just because I am over 40
I feel this may be a badly worded headline. Urban explorers seem just the sort of people who might “stop by”
“Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police”
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“Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police
Police say people entering abandoned buildings put themselves at risk and divert valuable resources.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I feel this may be a badly worded headline. Urban explorers seem just the sort of people who might “stop by”
“Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Urban explorers urged to stop by Devon and Cornwall Police”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If the next general election is held under First Past the Post, we could get a government that 25% of people voted for.
Or we could end up in a situation where the winning party is not the one that got the most votes.
This is an emergency. Proportional Representation can't wait - we need it now 🚨
Or we could end up in a situation where the winning party is not the one that got the most votes.
This is an emergency. Proportional Representation can't wait - we need it now 🚨
June 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
If the next general election is held under First Past the Post, we could get a government that 25% of people voted for.
Or we could end up in a situation where the winning party is not the one that got the most votes.
This is an emergency. Proportional Representation can't wait - we need it now 🚨
Or we could end up in a situation where the winning party is not the one that got the most votes.
This is an emergency. Proportional Representation can't wait - we need it now 🚨
Terrible farming news from the USA. I imagine Trump not believing in climate change is going to delay disaster relief too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRv...
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Dustbowl 2.0: Ranchers in Drought Crisis
YouTube video by Farm Journal
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June 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Terrible farming news from the USA. I imagine Trump not believing in climate change is going to delay disaster relief too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRv...
Has anyone thought of framing climate change as an anti-white people conspiracy? It might give the islamophobic, net-stupid shills a bit of a problem. All those middle eastern countries getting us to burn oil so they can take over when the white folks are disabled by the heat (!?)
May 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Has anyone thought of framing climate change as an anti-white people conspiracy? It might give the islamophobic, net-stupid shills a bit of a problem. All those middle eastern countries getting us to burn oil so they can take over when the white folks are disabled by the heat (!?)
Business opportunity: Subscription delivery service. I keep meaning to cancel Amazon Prime. The included streaming is dire and everything you actually want to watch is extra. The thing that stops me is the free delivery on multiple little things I buy from suppliers within Amazon.
May 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Business opportunity: Subscription delivery service. I keep meaning to cancel Amazon Prime. The included streaming is dire and everything you actually want to watch is extra. The thing that stops me is the free delivery on multiple little things I buy from suppliers within Amazon.
I wonder what would happen if we treated public figures like artists. Explicitly assign their actions/achievements to a period where their influences changed. “Elon created the Powerwall in his ketamine period”. “Trump tower was built during his active paedophile period.”
May 20, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I wonder what would happen if we treated public figures like artists. Explicitly assign their actions/achievements to a period where their influences changed. “Elon created the Powerwall in his ketamine period”. “Trump tower was built during his active paedophile period.”
Yay! Now do the Commander in Chief and his family.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly made trades on Polymarket on the basis of classified information, the justice department says.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Yay! Now do the Commander in Chief and his family.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reading many posts about solar power today and I don’t think I have seen anyone argue for home solar as a resilience measure. If your electricity comes from 20 million individual power stations it becomes very hard to completely take out the power with one drone/storm.
April 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Reading many posts about solar power today and I don’t think I have seen anyone argue for home solar as a resilience measure. If your electricity comes from 20 million individual power stations it becomes very hard to completely take out the power with one drone/storm.
Do the TV networks actually know what I watch? I have a terrible fear of falling asleep and someone thinking ai actually enjoyed 2 hours of Homes under the hammer. Meanwhile, I studiously switch channels whenever Kemi Badenoch appears.
April 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Do the TV networks actually know what I watch? I have a terrible fear of falling asleep and someone thinking ai actually enjoyed 2 hours of Homes under the hammer. Meanwhile, I studiously switch channels whenever Kemi Badenoch appears.
Great link from the other place for bird deaths due to power generation. Saving it here for the future.
wind farms : 0.27 per gigawatt-hour nuclear : 0.6 per GWh
fossil-fueled : 9.4 per GWh.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
wind farms : 0.27 per gigawatt-hour nuclear : 0.6 per GWh
fossil-fueled : 9.4 per GWh.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The avian and wildlife costs of fossil fuels and nuclear power
Environmentalists and environmental scientists have criticized wind energy in various forums for its negative impacts on wildlife, especially birds. This article highlights that nuclear power and f...
www.tandfonline.com
April 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Great link from the other place for bird deaths due to power generation. Saving it here for the future.
wind farms : 0.27 per gigawatt-hour nuclear : 0.6 per GWh
fossil-fueled : 9.4 per GWh.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
wind farms : 0.27 per gigawatt-hour nuclear : 0.6 per GWh
fossil-fueled : 9.4 per GWh.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....