Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
Anne's piece is worth reading in full and available here as a gift article: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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One interesting aspect of the recent COVID discourse is that a lot of us have forgotten that lockdown and school closures was not simply about preventing deaths, it was about keeping the *rate of infection* down to a level the NHS stood some chance of coping with.
At some point you just have to conclude that the Trump supporters who are still left just knowingly love the lies, corruption and incompetence and have accepted it as their brand because nobody can be that naive and stupid.
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Bad Think Tanks: How fake facts get into the news
Media Storm · Episode
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Mark this well. A public servant who performed admirably in a crisis is being publicly persecuted, maybe prosecuted. Govt websites are being given over to propaganda. Fake medicines are being praised while lifesaving vaccines are lied about. Slanderous grifters cackle their triumph. Despicable.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
The most powerful onshore wind turbine in the UK has been installed - 6.2 megawatts. www.rechargenews.com/technology/v...
Vestas breaks UK wind sector record at Scottish project
6.2MW model installed at Scottish onshore wind farm indicator of industry's trajectory towards ever larger units
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Medvedev said: "There is only one way to preserve Russia: victory in the 'special military operation.'" My response: Russia lost the moment it started the war against Ukraine.
As a historian of Jodrell Bank, I agree! And the reason it is important is that it has been made to mean different things to different people at different times. Who's up for a mega thread on how and why? (I'm off for lunch now, but I'll do it after. I'll need the energy...)
John Grindrod@grindrod.bsky.social · last wk.Really one of the most important postwar sites in Britain
Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
An example of “don’t obey in advance” How @markruffalo.bsky.social and others have held back Ellison’s MAGA Media Takeover Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover (Gift Article)
Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.
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Miraculously when the collapse of the SpaceX share price and credit rating trashes OpenAI's IPO plans and then AGI immediately and conveniently happens Only* Sammo can save us! * My arse
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last wk.The 'singularity' refers to the point at which AI outpaces human intelligence and becomes difficult to control.
Trying not to share X content on here. But rules exist to be broken and this is just too funny.
Said this before, will again. Badenoch is the most dangerous figure in British politics. She's not as extreme as Farage or Lowe, but her impact is more pernicious. She actively prevents the British centre-right from adopting moderate positions, and thereby facilitates the radicalisation process.
🇬🇧 "The capital’s homicide rate has fallen to the lowest level in recorded history on a per capita basis. It’s now lower than that in Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Paris – and every US state." London is not lawless. It is a myth used to sow fear about multiculturalism and diversity.
If you’ve heard that London is dystopian and dangerous – read this. It just isn’t | Sadiq Khan
Britain’s capital has faced social media, press and political attacks designed to make residents and tourists feel unsaf
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Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board. Now comes the Economist's "Insider" interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic. The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one stunning image.
🚨 Major Investigation: George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster and long-time Farage ally, has influenced Reform UK’s finances through an apparent act of identity fraud. Thread on the key findings below 👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...
‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures
Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...
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If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
It’s one of the great ironies that people across the world who’ve spent years and years whipping up hate and dividing countries are now complaining that people hate them.
'That Russia is winning the war is the greatest disinformation campaign Putin’s regime has ever launched.' @sianushka.bsky.social sianushka.substack.com/p/russias-gr...
Russia's greatest disinfo campaign
They're not winning the war. And some other thoughts about where we are.
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They invented ways to warm themselves and stay alive, constantly innovating with the little means they had available to survive. These people are the salt of the Earth.
Russian strikes killed two children in Kramatorsk, not one as previously reported.
Russia’s attacked Odesa region: A Russian missile strike on Odesa this morning killed two people. One more person suffered shrapnel wounds. Russia struck civilian infrastructure. Last night, a Russian attack damaged a clinic, private homes, and infrastructure facilities.
Fascinating data analysis on rise of mental health illness by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Leads up to a banger of a chart, but tweeting it out risks stripping it of thoughtfulness and nuance. So here’s just a hard data one: hospital admissions for young women self-harming www.ft.com/content/063b...
The danger of using voxpops in place of real analysis. Cameras are a magnet for motivated activists. These two made it into four different reels + a dozen print pieces. The illusion is that we're getting an insight into "Clacton voters". In truth, we just know what Farage Megastans Jim & June think.
God is not great! Before stating that any god is great, we must first ask what it means to be 'divine'. And even theologians cannot agree on this, for a very good reason: Gods are imagined, MENmade!
