Oliver Rivers
@maxrothbarth.bsky.social
COO at OCCRP. Usual disclaimers about whose these opinions are (mine) apply in the usual (obvious) way. Aspiring cat owner. Corruption, investigative journalism, art, classical music, not necessarily in that order.
A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
for the first time in two and a half years, a new note was played in this organ performance today!
![Organ²/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is a musical piece by John Cage.[1]
An organ in St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt in 2001 began a performance that is due to end in 2640. This makes it the longest running non-computerized piece currently being performed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiabq354dz537iuzii7lwylq56yyr4bcrzkj32by4z7fq3clewmssy)
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project@occrp.org · 9h ago‘I terminated this channel’: Inside the Fake Copyright Racket Silencing News Outlets www.occrp.org/en/news/i-te...
Nice oil tanker you got there. Sure would be a shame if it hit a mine, or if someone's drone just happened to fire a missile into it. Maybe you could pay this very reasonable "environmental fee" and we could see if that might make you feel safer. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...
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⚠️ Democrats in array: Schumer, Gillibrand, and Whitmer coalesce behind El-Sayed
My statement on the harmful EHRC guidance coming in to force today 🏳️⚧️
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 21h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
please, my government, stop trying to do this. Regulate big tech companies, yes; ensure fairness and competition. Don't ask for back doors; they make everyone less safe, you can't be trusted, future governments can't either, and it makes it harder to regulate Google and Apple when they are wrong.
Liberty@libertyhq.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW 🚨 Apple are challenging the UK Government's secret data access that could create a 'backdoor' to our encrypted information. Liberty and Privacy International are also challenging these secret orders, known as 'Technical Capability Notices' (TCNs). www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
He starts speaking and the share gives up all today’s gains
It may not be surprising, but it's nevertheless sad to see a Canadian newspaper trumpet Washington's call to demolish the #ICC, and siding with impunity for Putin, Netanyahu, and the Taliban. This is now part of the right's firmament, along with anti-trans politics and Residential School denialism.
This is sad news. The York Realist is a lovely play.
National Theatre@nationaltheatre.org.uk · yesterdayWe are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Welsh playwright and director Peter Gill (1939-2026). Peter was one of British theatre’s quietest masters whose association with the National Theatre stretched back 45 years. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/peter-gill/
It features journalists who spent years trying to piece together the puzzle of what happened, including Rana Sabbagh’s work on a 2021 OCCRP investigation that uncovered the network behind the U.K. company that owned the ammonium nitrate that exploded in the port: www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Ownership of Chemicals that Exploded at Beirut Port Traces Back to Ukraine
A year after a massive shipment of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut, an OCCRP investigation has settled one of the biggest lingering questions: who actually owned the cargo. A trail of documents…
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Our colleagues from L'Orient-Le Jour published a documentary examining how such a tragedy could have occurred: youtu.be/rajrDAxD6cY?...
Explosion du port de Beyrouth : Anatomie d'une catastrophe annoncée [DOCUMENTAIRE INTÉGRAL]
🌍 English subtitles available / Sous-titres en anglais disponibles C'est l'histoire de la plus puissante explosion non nucléaire de l'histoire moderne : l'explosion du port de Beyrouth, au Liban,…
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Today marks six years since a catastrophic explosion of ammonium nitrate tore through Beirut’s port, killing over 200 people in one of the most powerful non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d agoU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
Well that settles that. (One of the many reasons to like Chris Wickham’s The Inheritance of Rome is the elegance with which he sidesteps the question).
It isn't easy being a journalist in Italy. Over 30 live under police protection and over 250 have some form of protection.
Nicholas Whithorn@nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 2d agoLawsuits instigated by Italian politicians against journalists for alleged defamation since 2020: Matteo Salvini (Lega) - 14 Matteo Renzi (IdV) - 8 Guido Corsetto (FdI) - 7 Giorgia Meloni (FdI) - 7 Vincenzo De Luca (PD) - 6 Daniela Santanché (FdI) - 5 Attilio Fontana (Lega) - 5 Source: 'Domani'
Poisoned cigars and exploding toothpaste.
Glaxton T. FireTheWholeDamnBullpenWolf@8stringandsushi.bsky.social · 2d agoThis war is now a Teams meeting.
The transition is already happening at speed. Mental to be acting like net zero is a problem in this context.
Nicolas Fulghum@nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 2d agoJuly marks the first consecutive twelve month period where wind generated more electricity than gas in the UK...in every single month. In the last decade, wind generation in the UK has more than doubled, pushing first coal and now gas out of the mix.
It makes me extremely sad when my articles do better on the hell site than here, so I’m going to post this again and pray yall read it and share it. Billionaire Brock Pierce did an interview with a Pro-Putin, Anti-Ukraine Doomsday cult protos.com/billionaire-...
Billionaire Brock Pierce did an interview with a Pro-Putin cult
Brock Pierce interviewer AllatRa is a pro-Putin, anti-Ukraine doomsday cult that pushes mass amounts of generative AI disinformation.
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I think if you’re critically covering cryptocurrency you shouldn’t short it.
Yesterday I republished a thread about the Bologna Station bombing on the anniversary. Today is the 52nd anniversary of another fascist atrocity committed in Italy as part of the so called "strategia della tensione", the 'Italicus' train bomb. Unlike Bologna, nobody has ever been convicted for it.
Nicholas Whithorn@nickwhithorn.bsky.social · last yr.In the night between 3rd and 4th August 1974, crowded express train 1486 'Italicus' is travelling from Rome to Munich. At 0.45 it leaves Santa Maria Novella Station in Florence heading for its next scheduled stop in Bologna. It will never arrive [Thread] >> 1
Alexander Calder exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is just lovely. Ends in a couple of weeks – if you’re in Paris you should go.
This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.
Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d agoI'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
Remember what fascism brings: death and destruction.
Nicholas Whithorn@nickwhithorn.bsky.social · last yr.2nd August 1980, the worst terrorist attack in post-war Italian history is carried out by neo-fascist group NAR. A bomb hidden in a suitcase explodes in the waiting room of Bologna Station, causing the partial collapse of the station structure. 85 people die and 200 are injured [Thread] >> 1
... there is always the import route, but the whole region is in the same bind—Romania's nuclear is down (1400 MW gone), gas is unaffordable due to the stupid Iran war & hydro across the Balkans is collapsed. Every country prioritizing its own consumption.
