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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Unsurprisngly good piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on the Ed Davey's leadership panic. But his opening par is a dream. www.ft.com/content/f309...

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Maybe Jason Arday’s death can offer us lessons in not rushing to glib judgements; in not joining the unthinking pack; and – above all - in keeping a sense of proportion and plain humanity. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

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Jason Arday was a victim of the worst kind of media pile-on

The former Cambridge professor suffered a relentless campaign of coverage against him. His death should teach us an important lesson about keeping a s...

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

From this review- “Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not

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James Shotter @jamesshotter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Immigration played a big role in Israel's history. But in recent years more people have left than arrived - something that had previously only happened a couple of times since the state was founded: as.ft.com/r/61c6d170-7...

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The exodus from Israel

Immigration is at the heart of the country’s self-image. But people have been leaving

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of Truss's worst legacies is to give the lobby an obsession with small moves in gilt prices.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 25/06/2026

What began as a joke candidacy in a staff committee election has turned into a test case for the ECB’s approach to internal free speech. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/ecb-...

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 26/05/2026

Other than that, how was the play Mrs Lincoln? www.ft.com/content/f471...

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Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🇭🇺 Hungarian elections: ‼️Viktor Orbán congratulated Péter Magyar

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Those visiting Guadalajara for the World Cup needn’t worry about physical crime: the cartels don’t want to undermine the far bigger opportunities of drugs, prostitution and fraud which the tournament presents. Great piece this www.ft.com/content/08c5...

The 3mn tourists expected to visit
Guadalajara this summer were more likely to be customers than victims of the CJNG, security analysts said. Cocaine and marijuana are routinely sold by the cartel in bars around the city, while illicit alcohol, tobacco and vapes show up in shops.
The group also controls prostitution rings and has directly targeted foreigners in fraud schemes involving timeshare resorts.
"All these opportunities will expand during the World Cup," said Fernando Jiménez Sánchez, a Guadalajara-based security researcher. "It is going to be a very good few weeks for criminal businesses."

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🇭🇺Hungary’s turnout is breaking records: 16.89% by 9am (2022: 10.31%). Areas where the opposition Tisza party did well in last year’s EP vote are overperforming. Urban, strongly anti-Orbán voters—who tend to vote later—are just starting to head to the polls. Follow me for #HungaryElection updates!

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 09/04/2026

Hall of fame FT correction

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 02/04/2026

Another magic post from our resident VATfluencer @louisashworth.bsky.social, this time on the tax treatment of giant marshmallows. www.ft.com/content/eb37...

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Much ado about marshmallows

Good news, it’s s’more VAT nonsense

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Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A potential new type of planet beyond our solar system resembles human visions of hell. A sulphurous atmosphere sits above an ocean of magma thick with yet more brimstone. An apparently unpromising bolt-hole for humanity, but let's see how things go in the next while... www.ft.com/content/2bc3...

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Hellish new planet identified beyond solar system

Observations add to scientists’ expanding picture of far-flung worlds

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Coffee, straight out of my nose.

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ explores stablecoin for Gaza—Another potential complication of relying on a stablecoin would be the fact… www.ft.com/content/cf4f... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ explores stablecoin for Gaza

Proposal to launch cryptocurrency pegged to US dollar comes after cash supply was decimated during Israeli offensive

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Ali Sha’ath: the new Gaza chief who must rebuild the shattered enclave—That Sha’ath, a civil engineer and former deputy minister in the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, was plucked to spearhead this new era in Gaza… www.ft.com/content/814f... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Ali Sha’ath: the new Gaza chief who must rebuild the shattered enclave

Civil engineer and former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority faces daunting reconstruction task

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Broad mandate of Trump’s Board of Peace sets it up for rivalry with UN—The body was originally conceived as part of the US president’s push to create a new governance framework for the shattered Palestinian enclave in… www.ft.com/content/0ee7... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Broad mandate of Trump’s Board of Peace sets it up for rivalry with UN

Body was originally planned to oversee Gaza but charter’s expansive wording suggests it could mediate in other conflicts

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/01/2026

It's Davos this week, so please find attached a list of phrases that you may hear and what they actually mean. Full phrasebook here 😉 www.ft.com/content/ab4f...

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

a reminder.

The famous pale blue dot image with an arrow pointing to the Earth and text reading: “everyone you know lives here”.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

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Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

NEW: The first big new malaria treatment in a generation is close, offering hope at a time of rising resistance to existing drugs and steep cuts to global health funding. www.ft.com/content/9070... Read more here about fears of a malaria resurgence due to slashed aid. www.ft.com/content/6d5e...

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New malaria drug promises to beat resistant strains

Novartis-led project should help curb spread of deadly disease in Africa and Asia

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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Phenomenal. In my 10 year update of A Brief History, I make the point that in the first edition, not one disease had been successfully treated using gene therapy. Today that number is at least 7.

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

How times have changed. Jeb Bush, Republican presidential hopeful, on illegal immigration, 11 years ago www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/08/2025

Israel has killed at least 20 people, including several journalists, in a double strike on Nasser Medical Complex, the largest health facility in southern Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave. on.ft.com/41X8Jsz

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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, including freelance journalist who worked for AP.

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

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Hanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#Belarus It’s a joyful day, and I’m grateful to the US and allies for their efforts to free those unjustly jailed. But let’s be clear: It’s infuriating that people’s lives, health, and dignity depend on the whims of one man who thinks he alone can decide their fate.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 21/06/2025

Wonderful and surprising news out of Belarus, as Lukashenko sets free 14 political prisoners in a deal brokered by Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Multiple Israeli airstrikes have targeted Tehran’s top military commanders, nuclear sites and bases across the country. Verified footage, photos and official statements from Israel and Iran confirm some of the key locations that have been hit. on.ft.com/4jQdz0O

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Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps

[FREE TO READ] Multiple air strikes targeted Tehran’s top military commanders, nuclear sites and bases across the country

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Chris Cook @chriscook.news · 10/06/2025

A very big day in Malta - the bomb-makers involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia have been sentenced to whole-life terms. The first time the state has had to make its case before a jury -- and they managed to make it stick. www.ft.com/content/1896... @daphne.foundation

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Two bombmakers jailed for life over murder of Maltese journalist

Trial of suspects in Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death was seen as test of EU county’s ability to tackle organised crime

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Honoured to win two @amnesty.org awards for our visual investigations into Russia’s abductions of Ukrainian children and settler soldiers in the West Bank. 👏 @alisonkilling.bsky.social @peter.andringa.me @digitalcampbell.ft.com @samlearner.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com @jamesshotter.bsky.social

The visual investigations team collect the award for written news story of the year on stage at the amnesty media awards

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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Amazing to win two @amnesty.org awards for our visual investigations into Ukrainian children on Russian adoption websites and settler-soldiers in the West Bank. @christopherjm.ft.com @jamesshotter.bsky.social @digitalcampbell.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @samjoiner.bsky.social @samlearner.bsky.social

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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This reminds me of my favourite Chatham House rule story 🧵 Way back in the pre-crash boom period, Gordon Brown as Chancellor hosted one of his big global investment conferences at the QEII in London. Muggins here, a junior Treasury official, had a cheap seat as one of the organisers…1/

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Laura Dubois @lauramdubois.ft.com · 20/05/2025

„The aid plan which is being proposed is a tool which facilitates the forced displacement of the people,” Philippe Lazzarini said. “And ultimately we know that in [the] context of war, forced displacement of people may constitute [a] war crime.” With @jamesshotter.bsky.social on.ft.com/4jm8GN2

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Israel’s Gaza aid plan could lead to ‘war crime’, UN agency chief says

Philippe Lazzarini says ‘primary intent’ of US-backed proposal is to push population south and even out of strip

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This is a brilliant, wry description of where we are at the end of the week

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