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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 13h
I actually quite like Kemi Badenoch. But she is subject to a myth she doesn't deserve: a Tory recovery which just doesn't exist. Despite endless positive coverage, the Tories are still going backwards. And they deserve to be. Piece from me. goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-strang...
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The Strange Myth of Kemi Badenoch
Why does she have the best press in politics?
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 12h
My latest in which I look at some of the tricky currency related questions that are likely to concern both sides if Britain opts to rejoin the EU - and why returning to a pre-Brexit status quo that was proving increasingly problematic is unlikely to be straightforward.
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Would Britain Have to Join the Euro?
Even if the UK cannot be forced in, the currency question is sure to loom large over any bid to return to the EU. Part one of two on the third rail of British politics
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bravo to Private Eye for reporting what the cowardly mainstream client media chose to ignore…
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s hard to know whether Burnham’s decision to reopen the Brexit debate was part of a cunning plan to reverse Brexit or whether he was winging it. But the logic of his position is that he will take Labour into the next election on a pledge to Rejoin. My latest nixons.substack.com/p/europe-reu...
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Last week was mainly about bond market volatility, with evidence of spillover, and continued equity market resilience due to data and Fedspeak. This week, we get the Fed minutes and lots of interesting... 1 0f 2
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The Weekly Look at the Global Economy and Markets
The Context The transition from September to October brought a brief respite for weary fixed-income investors – even as tech stocks pushed the NASDAQ to a new record high. That said, the structural re...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐
Main on Sunday front page: 

"As one of Kemi's top female frontbenchers calls them 'instruments of suppression...
UK HANDS OUT 1,000 HIJABS TO CHANNEL MIGRANTS"
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In short: Fuck that, and fuck them. iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What a week. We've seen the news agenda rescued from the grip of the far-right. We've seen astonishing levels of competence in government communication. And we've seen the outline of a radical policy programme. It's a v.exciting time to be involved in politics iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...
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Some disparate thoughts on a historic speech
For the first time in two years, we freed ourselves from the far-right’s strangle-hold over the news agenda.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brexit revisited. Unscheduled post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog on why Burnham's conference speech was a significant development in the Brexit saga, the questions and concerns it raises, and why it might come to be seen as a historic moment: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/brex...
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Tim Schofield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍 @chiefoldmist.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Well, given what's happening with diesel prices in the US looks like customers have voted on the "Drill baby, drill" ethos of the current administration...
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 01/10/2026
For this.weekinsecurity.com, I break down how the anatomy of a voice-phishing call that allowed a hacker to steal millions of people's data. Voice phishing attacks are *highly* effective, and remain the go-to hacking technique by some of the most prolific hacking groups — no AI needed. Read on! 🐈‍⬛
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How a phone call allowed a hacker to steal millions of people's personal data
Financially motivated hackers are calling and tricking employees into handing over their passwords in highly effective voice-phishing attacks.
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 30/09/2026
Issue VII is here! Get yours now: bit.ly/4yoFUU2
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/09/2026
-Intel ends paid bug bounties -OpenAI agents probed dozens of organizations -Fraudsters use AI to scam €95m from an Italian bank -Bitget hacked for $350m -Hackers breach Poland's Medyc platform -Data breach at the Pentagon DMDC N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... P: risky.biz/RBNEWS616/
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Tim Schofield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍 @chiefoldmist.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Worth reading to see that what is happening now, has happened before,
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In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyone https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/47/bc/eXqZ6ms1CwPcQXCBFA.gif?hh=373&ww=498&mp4=0GjKd3jhy6LTaRHzJFp9&webm=7TLVSs5qYskg3uz
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/09/2026
Australia and Canada are leading the way - they are choosing closer ties with the EU. The EU is our closest partner. The UK government should put EU membership on the table. It's really a no-brainer.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It would be quite funny to see the CANZ part of CANZUK turn to the EU and leave the UK high and dry.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-Anthropic agents went hacking again -Three Turkish ministers targeted with spyware -CISA is ready to hire 250 staff. -South Korea raises the breach fine level to 10% revenue -US lawmakers call for the ban of 3 Indian hacker-for-hire firms N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... P: risky.biz/RBNEWS612/
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-OpenAI agents activity found on 10 more sites -Surfshark reports breach -New surveillance vendor leak at CyberGlobes -Ransomware cripples German energy provider -Deep-Live-Cam supply chain attack -US police warn officers of Meta glasses -Discord brings back age verification
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-Major Windows 11 UI updates are coming -Bitcoin could be (theoretically) cracked in 26 days with a quantum computer -Mullenweg ousted as Automattic CEO -iPhone 18 is out -New Apple Watch can secretly record you -Meta launches Muse AI assistant -Anthropic builds secret surveillance system
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-White House to expand water cyber pilot into other sectors -FTC withdraws a cyber policy -FBI publishes Cyber Strategy -US and UK to work on fighting cyber scams -UK has a new NCF lead -ENISA gets Mythos access -China forms new anti-scam alliance -Xinbi Guarantee takedown
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-Conti member sentenced to prison -Malware abuses Play Early Access -CISA updates insider threat guide -AI campaign targets PaperCut servers -New Panzer ransomware group -Malicious Chrome and Firefox extensions found -10% of LiteLLM servers are exposed on the internet -Anthropic disrupts… everyone
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 11/09/2026
-CL-CRI-1171 runs PPI platform -New DENOmination Group profile -Passkey-themed campaign -CEO impersonation campaign -New Gigabud Android banking trojan -Russian APT deploys DarkSword against NATO targets -Four APTs used the same exploit kit -Another Chrome zero-day -ShieldCrash zero-day
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A picture of post-Brexit Britain. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog on a fortnight of ugly political scenes, why a government-led counter-narrative on asylum is needed, and why these domestic political events are a national security issue: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-pi...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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Tim Schofield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍 @chiefoldmist.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026
Great article trying to understand the period of convulsion that we are, and have been, living through. Whilst it might be uncomfortable now, it's normal... I just hope I get to see the better system that emerges. www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and...
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The Rise & Fall Of Liberal Democracy’s Shared Fiction - NOEMA
For most of human history, climate disrupted our shared beliefs. Now communications technologies do. We are caught between frames.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Surely he has to resign again to let the people of Clacton prejudge the resukt of the police investigation? It’s much more serious than the investigation he resigned over last time…
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There’s little sign of any moron premium baked into global bond yields despite the recent sell-off. But with Scott Bessent in charge of the US Treasury, perhaps there should be… My latest nixons.substack.com/p/moron-prem...
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Moron Premium
What’s driving soaring bond yields, could rogue AI trigger a financial crisis, the good news behind VW’s job losses, and why don’t more Americans care about corruption?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
From "I'm not a compliance officer" to "I know electoral law, I know donation law better than anybody" in 35 seconds.
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Original post: mastodon.world/@BrianJopek/...
A friend of mine (I have one or two) shared this with me. Not sure where he got it but I’m gonna have to find it. 
#USpol 
#FucktRump
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Does Andy Burnham really have a plan to end 40 years of neo-liberalism? That would require having a plan to redress the balance between efficiency and resilience. Absent a new mandate in a general election, I’m not holding my breath… nixons.substack.com/p/the-sovere...
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How are Europeans going to fill the €23.5 billion hole in Ukraine’s budget if Belgium has once again slammed the door on using Russia’s frozen assets? A question with even greater urgency following the CIA director’s mysterious trip to Moscow… nixons.substack.com/p/the-sovere...
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The Sovereignty Issue
What to make of Iceland’s Nei to the EU, Ukraine’s looming 2027 funding problem, Carney’s unwinnable trade war, why Andy Burnham is running out of breathing space, and the cost of retreating glaciers
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Amazing. It seems that plagiarism is only a problem for The Times when black people do it
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pretty sad commentary on this website that this has 400+ reposts and AFAICS no one has pointed out that it is obviously completely invented. The "average person" (median world income) is up more than 3-fold (200+%). World GDP per capita also up a lot but by less.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/08/2026
-Two TeamPCP members arrested in Australia -NSA to host TAO hacker reunion -Qilin hits US firearms agency -US seizes two more Chinese botnets -100+ tech call for action on AI-powered attacks -CISA says most cyber activity is opportunistic N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... P: risky.biz/RBNEWS606/
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/08/2026
-Chinese hackers hit Philippine Nuclear Agency -Cyberattack disrupts Boston Scientific -Carhartt user data leaked -Bookstores disrupted in Australia -Hackers hit a UK airport company -Breach at US water sector software provider -Meta settles for $17b -Egypt launches biometric verification system
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/08/2026
-Chrome 152 is out -Google adds SMS blaster protection to Android -Google rolls out ECH on Android -US launches Quantum-Readiness Task Force -White House prepares water sector cyber program -White House bans foreign equipment in US electric grid -NSA wants all the AI -Moobot source code leaks
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/08/2026
-Meta takes down accounts linked to surveillance vendors -Most investigations require cross-border data requests -New malicious Chrome and Edge extensions -New ToxNetV2 botnet, Aurora ransomware, Miraak framework, PackClient RAT -Russian disinfo op poses as a fake Israeli think tank
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/08/2026
-Analysis of Bauman leak -Russian APT uses malicious prompts to prevent AI from analyzing malware -New Dark Caracal, TortoiseShell, and BlueDelta ops -DPRK remote workers expand beyond IT jobs -New ZBT router backdoors -PaperCut zero-day -GPUThor Rowhammer attack -Gitea bug exploited in the wild
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Six of the most widely read, shared and valued Wealth of Nations posts over the last year as chosen by subscribers with the paywall removed for a week. nixons.substack.com/p/readers-ch... o
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Reader's Choice
While the newsletter takes a summer break, here are six pieces — chosen by you — that proved most widely read, shared and valued over the past year, temporarily unlocked for all subscribers
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Employment rates by country of birth. Following recent high levels of migration, those born outside the EU are slightly more likely to be in employment than the UK-born - reversing long-standing gap.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 17/08/2026
Jason Arday and the tragic moral panic machine New piece from me goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/jason-arda...
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Jason Arday and the moral panic machine
How the press were right and horribly wrong
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This BBC article (published this am but updated this pm) is *still* recycling Reform misinformation. This is *not* what would happen. At all. It would be much worse (1/3) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tim Schofield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍 @chiefoldmist.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026
I'm a bit tired but I'd like to help if I can... #caturday
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 05/08/2026
-New DOUBLECUP LaaS -Interlock ransomware abuses Volatility -New CRPX0 ransomware -QuickFox supply chain attack -An N-able zero-day -Vulnerability allowed DNA evidence tampering -Microsoft gives out $20m to bug hunters -BSides LV 2026 streams -New Into the Breach infosec docuseries
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 05/08/2026
-Websites of Russian banks break due to CA revokations -OpenAI disrupts Cambodian scam center -SMS blaster detained in Hong Kong -Malware moves to D2IP connections -FBI issues new swatting alert -AI is prevalent in African cybercrime -Malicious links found in AI summaries -ChainDrop worm hits npm
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 05/08/2026
-White House finalizes AI framework, but will keep it private -US prepares Chinese data center equipment ban -ICE uses surveillance dragnet to go after online critics -Banned Chinese telcos never left the US -Russia bans 20 new VPNs, total reaches ~500 -Russia to extend SORM to crypto and gaming
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 05/08/2026
-Data breach at UK govt investment fund -Switzerland's IT agency was hacked -Iran water hacks spread to 12 states -Coinkite destroys inventory after hack -BeaconCRM hack impacts UK charities -Samsung bans TV proxy apps -Apple challenges the UK over backdoor request again
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 05/08/2026
-Hacker breaches Hungary's State Treasury -Russia to mandate 40 apps on all smartphones next year -Hackers hits Liechtenstein's business database -AI hallucinates 55 vulnerability reports -Pass-ta-key attack recovers passkeys from Chrome N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... P: risky.biz/RBNEWS596/
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