Marcus Chown
@marcuschown.bsky.social
Writer. Books include A Crack in Everything, Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad. See www.marcuschown.com
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Marcus Chown
@marcuschown.bsky.social
· Jan 5
"The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening."
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Rosa Luxemburg
Three out of three axes on target! Can’t get better than that!
(Actually, I stuck them in. I was rubbish at axe-throwing)
(Actually, I stuck them in. I was rubbish at axe-throwing)
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Three out of three axes on target! Can’t get better than that!
(Actually, I stuck them in. I was rubbish at axe-throwing)
(Actually, I stuck them in. I was rubbish at axe-throwing)
Streeting is hardly going to release any messages that incriminate him, is he?
Did James O'Brien just say he thinks Streeting releasing his messages to Mandelson 'kills the story stone dead'?
'how not to be wrong' eh...
'how not to be wrong' eh...
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Streeting is hardly going to release any messages that incriminate him, is he?
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A £240m defence contract without tender.
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released
ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A £240m defence contract without tender.
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
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Wes Streeting sold y'all out!
A £240m defence contract without tender.
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Their fingerprints all over our health care data.
A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.
Everything around Palantir stinks.
www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released
ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…
www.thenational.scot
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Wes Streeting sold y'all out!
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Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
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columnists are going to anoint wes streeting and then run around saying 'the public really despise wes streeting? this is mind boggling. totally inexplicable.'.
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 PM
columnists are going to anoint wes streeting and then run around saying 'the public really despise wes streeting? this is mind boggling. totally inexplicable.'.
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If Labour chooses Streeting the party really is over…
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
If Labour chooses Streeting the party really is over…
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Apparently, Christian fundamentalists are confused by news that Streeting has now denied knowing Peter three times.
"Jesus Christ!" a spokesperson told the Times...
"Jesus Christ!" a spokesperson told the Times...
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Apparently, Christian fundamentalists are confused by news that Streeting has now denied knowing Peter three times.
"Jesus Christ!" a spokesperson told the Times...
"Jesus Christ!" a spokesperson told the Times...
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The dude whose company, thanks to Labour, will run our military analytics and to whom Wes Streeting is giving our personal healthcare data.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The dude whose company, thanks to Labour, will run our military analytics and to whom Wes Streeting is giving our personal healthcare data.
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This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.
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Wes Streeting marking Wes Streeting's homework and finding that Wes Streeting is a great guy to run Britain, is it?
BREAKING: Wes Streeting publishes his private WhatsApp messages with Peter Mandelson in apparent attempt to draw a line under their friendship. They reveal:
:: He feared being “toast at the next election” in his Ilford North seat, adding: “There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?”.
:: He feared being “toast at the next election” in his Ilford North seat, adding: “There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?”.
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Wes Streeting marking Wes Streeting's homework and finding that Wes Streeting is a great guy to run Britain, is it?
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This is incredibly funny to try because even if it *was* true, then it would mean Streeting was defending Mandleson in September for the love of the game.
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is incredibly funny to try because even if it *was* true, then it would mean Streeting was defending Mandleson in September for the love of the game.
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I am delighted to see Streeting getting absolutely everything he deserves.
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I am delighted to see Streeting getting absolutely everything he deserves.
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
In English, “The Magicians”. But, confusingly, re-named “Breakthrough” for the paperback www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
In English, “The Magicians”. But, confusingly, re-named “Breakthrough” for the paperback www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
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In the beautiful interior of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In the beautiful interior of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
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Looking forward to doing Brightthink on Monday 23 February at 7.30pm. It's a great location. A private bar above a pub in Brighton. I'll be talking about the one thing need to know to understand quantum theory, evolution, the big bang etc. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-one-th...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Looking forward to doing Brightthink on Monday 23 February at 7.30pm. It's a great location. A private bar above a pub in Brighton. I'll be talking about the one thing need to know to understand quantum theory, evolution, the big bang etc. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-one-th...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
@headofzeus.bsky.social
Think it’s pre-AI.
This looks like no fantasy but AI :)
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Think it’s pre-AI.
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Stairs, Lazy Oaf, London www.lazyoaf.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Stairs, Lazy Oaf, London www.lazyoaf.com
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Canada is beautiful. Especially in September.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Canada is beautiful. Especially in September.
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Canada is. There's a ton here to see.
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Canada is. There's a ton here to see.
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“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see…”
(Brian, Freddie, John, Roger… and Fluffy)
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see…”
(Brian, Freddie, John, Roger… and Fluffy)
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see…”
(Brian, Freddie, John, Roger… and Fluffy)
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see…”
(Brian, Freddie, John, Roger… and Fluffy)
In the beautiful interior of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In the beautiful interior of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...
Stairs, Lazy Oaf, London www.lazyoaf.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Stairs, Lazy Oaf, London www.lazyoaf.com
No. Here’s mine…
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
No. Here’s mine…