Alan Lewis Chambers #FBPE Bluesky @AlanLewCh

Adam Kinzinger Way To Go, MAGA. Is this the great America you were hoping for? Mar 20, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzin…

The Empty City - a law and polity blog The prospect of "executive orders" being used by an incoming illiberal government Reliance on statutory instruments is now openly part of a plan for government. Mar 20, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/emptycity/…

Adam Kinzinger Going Deeper: The Corruption of Donald Trump Part I - The Early Years. Adam Kinzinger Mar 19, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzin…

Bearly Politics Dear Donald Trump: Thank You for Everything (Truly) A thank you letter for fuel poverty, rising mortgages, and the economic consequences now landing at your front door. The Bear Mar 19, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/iratusursu…

Lucid Engineered Ignorance, Hubris, and the U.S. Entry into War An analysis of a developing case study of autocratic backfire. Ruth Ben-Ghiat Mar 19, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/en…

BYLINE TIMES Trump: Manufacturing Enemies Out of His Own Citizens Trump has consistently used disinformation to criminalise dissent by labelling any form of protest or antifascist activity as 'domestic terrorism' Caroline Orr Bueno Mar 18, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/bylinetime…

I do rarely say something is a must-read. But this thorough investigation by @arusbridger certainly is. If @lisanandy and Ofcom don't do anything now, they are complicit in letting the UK media landscape slide towards a lawless propaganda world like in the US.

French General Michel Yakovleff just compared joining Trump's Iran war to "buying cheap tickets for the Titanic" after it already hit the iceberg. And then it got even worse for Trump. Yakovleff is no random talking head. He's a three-star general.

THE CONTRARIAN Jen Rubin's Columns Words & Phrases Save us from the ‘SAVE America Act’. Jennifer Rubin Mar 17, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/contrarian…

Bearly Politics From Vietnam to Trump: The Evolution of Controlling the Story A long read on press access, propaganda, and why this moment feels different - and more desperate than ever. The Bear Mar 17, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/iratusursu…

Don't trust AI Chatbots for your news. A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI? Tess McClure 17 Mar 2026 theguardian.com/global-develop…

THE CONTRARIAN Why the Trump Administration Couldn’t Kill the Nature Record Science has a way of refusing to stay buried. Jeff Nesbit Mar 16, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/contrarian…

Making sense of health policy and science Good people, bad system - working to support children with special education needs A look at what it feels like to be one of the professionals behind the forms. Christina Pagel Mar 16, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/christinap…

THE CONTRARIAN Jen Rubin's Columns Trump’s War is the Worst Conceived in American History Ignoring experts comes at a steep price. Jennifer Rubin Mar 16, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/contrarian…

Phillips’s Newsletter Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe Also: Trump Throws Putin A Lifeline While Putin Helps Kill Americans; Hungary Steals Ukrainian Gold. Phillips P. OBrien Mar 15, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/phillipspo…

61185 was new from Vulcan Foundry to Gorton on 9 July 1947, then to Leicester Central. Later it moved to Colwick, and in December 1959 it arrived at Immingham, where it stayed until withdrawal on 11 October 1964. It was scrapped during December 1964 at W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield).

'With smokebox embellishments characteristic of Immingham Shed, LNER B1 4-6-0 No 61185 hauls a Cleethorpes express north from Kings Cross at Potters Bar on 19 March 1960.' MyLifeinTrains.com . #steamtrain Copyright © Alan Lewis Chambers

DEMOCRACY FOR SALE It’s Elon Musk’s world - but we don’t have to live in it Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on Musk, the far right, and the AI future being built without our consent. Peter Geoghegan Mar 14, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/democracyf…

BYLINE TIMES Trump’s Iran War Threatens a Refugee Crisis That Dwarfs Syria Brynn Tannehill, former US defence analyst, warns the assault on Iran risks causing a refugee crisis up to four times larger than the Syria conflict. Byline Times Mar 13, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/bylinetime…