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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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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026
A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Baltic States Prepare for War
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The falling ceiling is the least of anyone’s concerns. Everything else about this place is far more threatening. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please Like Me shoulda been on the list. the Great North, Bob’s Burgers, King of the Hill shoulda been too. Orange Is the New Black, obv, and Russian Doll too. Bad Sisters, Pluribus, Central Park, The Testaments, Brooklyn Nine-Nine. But yeah. Fine—the list is fine. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential stars, showrunners and other notable names in the world of TV voted on the best series released since Jan. 1, 2000. See what they chose.
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The Economist @economist.com · 27/09/2026
It’s always a good time to pick up a new book: here are the best recent novels to read as the seasons change
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Eight of the best new novels to read now
Our favourite books published between July and September
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When the groypers posted online that women belonged in breeding gulags or were too stupid to vote, she’d defended them, telling her own audience that the edgy jokes made “inconvenient truths more digestible” for a new generation of conservative men. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
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The Economist @economist.com · 27/09/2026
The EU considers putting an Irish alumina refiner on its sanctions list
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Ireland is helping supply Russia’s war machine
The EU considers putting an Irish alumina refiner on its sanctions list
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Danger! Danger!! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“This is sadism disguised as activism.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How to Destroy a Lesbian Bar
The scourge of COVID led to drive-by whinings disguised as activism.
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The Economist @economist.com · 27/09/2026
The makers of sophisticated AI models will engineer them to display a simulacrum of consciousness—perhaps even to gain consciousness itself. The intuition that they are just machines will become harder to sustain
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Could AIs become conscious?
Even if they don’t, they might be treated as such—to humanity’s great cost
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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The Economist @economist.com · 27/09/2026
Housing asylum-seekers in Britain is fraught, owing to the fear and loathing directed at them. The government’s policies are not making things any better
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By housing asylum-seekers so badly, Britain is harming itself
Most will become citizens in time
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remember this? Who’s the stupid one now?
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I guess we're still not ready to acknowledge that Breaking Bad was the dramatic equivalent of junkfood, huh
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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“If you write one good book, you will live forever.” How did A Theory of Justice make John Rawls a star in academia?  @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss the book that changed modern political philosophy. ➡️ linktr.ee/originstorypodcast
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So that’s two reports now, first in the Israeli paper: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Something very strange and disturbing is happening in this country, of which Braverman is just the most pitiful example. iandunt.substack.com/p/the-return...
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The return of race politics
Ethnic minority politicians on the right are engaged in depraved acts of self-hatred, in order to capture a movement which will never accept them
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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
we've got to stop Liz Truss from finding out about this at all costs
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milo edwards @miloedwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CALGARY SHOW TONIGHT!
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mad little deal going on at the i paper right now. The usual £79.99 annual subscription as been cut to just £20 for the whole year. You can unlock it by going to my last article inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
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Trump threatened genocide. So why does the UK ignore his moral depravity?
Ian Dunt: America has wised up to what the US President represents. When will we?
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That's just fraud, my dude. Even if you use an AI agent. It's just fucking fraud.
Nikita Bier: Hello computer,

Find every Amazon purchase I ever made. 
Call the number of the manufacturer. 
Say you’re not satisfied.
Request a refund. 
If they decline, threaten to leave a bad review.
If they decline, find the CEO’s phone number and ask him for a refund.

Now, repeat the same process for items I never even purchased and see if you can get  them to send me money.

If they ask for a recipient, generate an image of one and send that.

Do not stop until you’ve collected $1 million in refunds.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why does the UK press continue to treat Trump like a normal politician when he is demonstrably wicked and insane inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A police chief in Milford, Connecticut, is calling out Flock Safety for using his image in a promotional video without his permission, and I find the irony to be absolutely hilarious.
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milo edwards @miloedwards.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
CANADA! my greatest hits tour is now on sale for september - i’ll be coming to montreal, ottawa, toronto, calgary and vancouver - grab your tickets here: www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows-can
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026
Greenland, Brazil, Ukraine, Jared and…the ballroom www.thebulwark.com/p/anne-apple...
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Anne Applebaum: Putin Played Jared Kushner “Like a Fiddle”
In Greenland, the Trump administration has got tech bros and hedge fund guys running an influence operation there.
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“The war shows how technology translates into hard power—and that Russia uses it without regard to the old rules or norms of combat. Even if America did not fear a similar hot war with China, a lead in AI would give its main geopolitical rival dominance in hacking, spying and hybrid warfare.“
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The Economist @economist.com · 19/09/2026
The capabilities of AI are not those which America should cede to an authoritarian state with an interest in stamping out liberal ideas. But racing ahead imperils humanity
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Can the AI arms race be stopped?
America will struggle to make the technology safe while staying ahead of China
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Gemini models used passwords that they found online or guessed to log into the online infrastructure of the targeted company, and two other companies. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
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Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says (Gift Article)
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
At a year old, Tigrino was fully grown but smaller than a typical adult oncilla, which can weigh more than seven pounds. Initially, Dr. Nogales Ascarrunz did not think too much of the discrepancy, though. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/s...
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New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century (Gift Article)
The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room? Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My talk on what's wrong with British politics was cancelled a few months back because of the heat but it is BACK BABY. You can reserve a spot here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-westmi...
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How Westminster Works ... and Why it (Still) Doesn't
Join the podcaster and journalist Ian Dunt to explore how Westminster is working today and how we can build something better for the future!
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone supporting this motion is, at best, an imbecile. More likely they're a straight up cunt. If Polanski backs it, it would be an outrage. But even his failure to speak out against it is pretty damning. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Greens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’
The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in October
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Heads up cryptocunts. These guys will be needing a new cash injection soon.
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The Economist @economist.com · 15/09/2026
Some of the inventions in Jonn Elledge’s new book are so deeply ingrained in urban design that they seem more natural than invented. Register to discover more
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Urban life rests on invisible, extraordinary technology
A new book explores the invaluable inventions you rarely think about
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Everything can always get stupider. Behold, a crap version of Aldous Huxley‘s dystopia, available now: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough
Digital spaces that simulate indulgences like shopping and ordering food have taken off worldwide. Experts in human behavior say there are real reasons for their appeal.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
This is part of a pattern: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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The Economist @economist.com · 13/09/2026
The makers of sophisticated AI models will engineer them to display a simulacrum of consciousness—perhaps even to gain consciousness itself. The intuition that they are just machines will become harder to sustain
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Could AIs become conscious?
Even if they don’t, they might be treated as such—to humanity’s great cost
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The Economist @economist.com · 13/09/2026
Working on problems has usually led to the asking of yet more questions and the creation of new areas of study. If AI just churns out proofs, that might not happen
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Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI’s methods
24 Fields Medal winners have written a letter of objection
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Whether you believe in a human soul, or that consciousness requires brain cells, or that a mind can indeed emerge from computations in silicon alone, humanity is destined to confront something entirely new.“
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A warrior, a conqueror, a historical figure, a younger and thinner and more muscular version of himself: AI slop is duce‘s favourite toy. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality (Gift Article)
With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.
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Armin Wolf @arminwolf.at · 13/09/2026
„The Greatest“ - Was sagt uns sein Social Media-Account über Donald Trump: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Some have made plans to leave immediately after September 18th farce election. Others will hide in their countryside dachas. Many homeowners are signing away their property to their parents, in hopes that this will make it harder to find them. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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'Ordinary citizens do not want to be sent to a war with no end in sight': Russian men consider exile
Amid the threat of renewed conscription, some Russian men of fighting age have purchased plane tickets and are ready to leave if a general mobilization is declared after the elections scheduled for Se...
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Alex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This hour-long conversation about The Breakup I had yesterday with the remarkably smart, thoughtful, fun Connecticut NPR hist Colin McEnroe may be the best long live media conversation I’ve ever had about anything. www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Newsmax too for that matter. Carl Higbie just now: "Has Trump done everything perfectly? No! ... Fuel is whatever a gallon right now, yes it’s costing a little bit more for a little while but you had to do this with Iran...” Yeesh. Anyway, let's talk about the female Lindsay Clancy jurors!
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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight we get $10,000
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm delighted the Republicans are introducing a policy of Universal Basic Income. Good socialist instincts from the lads.
Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
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