Reposted by Richard NewellKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 237100933205
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How To Live On Earth, the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mR...youtube.comHow to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict CumberbatchYouTube video by Open Planet 021
Reposted by Richard NewellDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren calls for the removal of climate denier Matthew Wielicki as head of the US govt's climate research office. Wielicki has no training in climate science, and regularly uses AI to invent non-existent sources to support his claims. 217468
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The government and its military backers fear the PTI protest could escalate into a movement that could topple their administration, similar to protests seen in nearby Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comPakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capitalTens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI demands release of jailed former PM 011
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/letterso...open.substack.comTo the Police Officer who helped me on September 11thA letter of thanks of note 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Well, clearly, we can't have people commemorating something that never happened www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTiananmen Square vigil organisers jailed for seven years in Hong KongPro-democracy activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan were found guilty of ‘incitement to subversion’ in controversial national security case 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Southeast Asia’s growth is drawing family capital www.asianinvestorwealth.net/article/owne...asianinvestorwealth.netOwnership rules shape one family office’s Southeast Asia bet | Exclusive | AsianInvestor WealthTimothy Tsui is looking beyond economic growth as ownership restrictions, access to leverage and trusted partners influence where his family deploys capital. 000
Reposted by Richard NewellClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Fuck you Google. We will all remember your capitulation to a mad king 296140143200
Reposted by Richard NewellPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026South West Water has worst environmental record in England, dumps sewage in rivers 574,323 hours a year Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water came second and third. Bills up, criminal activity up. Still allowed to trade. Must revoke their licence. Eliminate profit motive. Nationalise.theguardian.comSouth West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis showsExclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset 31502304
Reposted by Richard NewellHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 25/08/2026Kiribati, a tiny Pacific neighbour to Hawaii that has grown ties with Beijing, detained a Chinese vessel this month for illegally harvesting shark fins, its maritime police told AFP. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/08/25/c... File photo: Klaus Stiefel/Flickr. 051
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Some sensible words from Miriam "history has always been the propaganda of the victors, but it can lead you astray. So why not try listening to the other side of the story? Don’t fall for your own hype." www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.com‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken BritainAt 85, the actor has lived through much political upheaval. But, she writes, today’s hostile times feel like ‘the worst yet’. She reflects on her journey from teenage Tory to full-throated leftist – a... 031
Reposted by Richard NewellByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Reform UK Paid £440,000 to Firms Linked to Party Insiders Exclusive: Electoral Commission filings reveal payments to companies run by Reform activists, donors and a former party chairman... bylinetimes.com/2026/08/14/reform-u…bylinetimes.comReform UK Paid £440,000 to Firms Linked to Party InsidersExclusive: Electoral Commission filings reveal payments to companies run by Reform activists, donors and a former party chairman 04816
Reposted by Richard NewellBuck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The 2nd sentence of this snippet of UEFA’s response to FIFA (the whole of which is fantastic) reminds me of Thatcher & everything she sold off - resulting in high utility & rail prices, dirty rivers & water shortages and a huge welfare bill as we pay market rent instead of using houses we owned. 615842
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Pat Metheny - Still playing like a dream bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2026/07/pat-...bangnzdrum.blogspot.comPat Metheny - Still playing the most sublime musicClassic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat, 010
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“I think independent thought should still be allowed in Hong Kong…”. Mainland Chinese person shocked to discover it isn’t. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.com‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raidsTaiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months 010
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Maltese politicians ‘involved’ in plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, court hears 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026What made Tuchel think that sitting back and letting Argentina come at us was sustainable for 25 minutes? Was he not paying attention the rest of the tournament? He threw it away. 010
Reposted by Richard NewellCinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 13/07/2026Rest in peace to one of cinema’s most outstanding artists; the legendary actor Sam Neill (1947–2026) 248116952396
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I really dislike these hydration breaks. You spend 20 minutes building momentum and a dominant position and then it’s all taken away 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026UEFA: “We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision.” 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026You couldn’t make it up www.facebook.com/share/v/14hf...facebook.com 000
Reposted by Richard NewellCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026new metaphor just dropped 1137285138732
Reposted by Richard NewellByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026🟣 SUBSTACK: Why the British Press Are Really Angry About the Government’s Planned Media ‘Prominence’ Law Julian Petley on the real reasons why the right-wing press are so worried about plans to ensure online platforms prioritise trustworthy news over disinformation Read below.bylinesupplement.comWhy the British Press Are Really Angry About the Government’s Planned Media ‘Prominence’ LawJulian Petley on the real reasons why the right-wing press are so worried about plans to ensure online platforms prioritise trustworthy news over disinformation 719593
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Amazing the number of professional footballers who haven’t learnt the one basic lesson of shooting - DON’T LEAN BACK! 000
Reposted by Richard NewellThe Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026“Extreme wealth is always an extreme power. It’s the power to stifle competition, the power to shape public discourse…” @gabrielzucman.bsky.social Media ownership is agenda-shaping power. In the fight for democracy we must #BlockTheMerger & the Ellison takeover www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel ZucmanThere is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power 311461
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 19/06/2026“I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies. It is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence.” 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Fun fact: The Beatles’ Please Please Me was released closer to the 1800s than it was to the present day. bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2021/01/life...bangnzdrum.blogspot.comLIFE reports on 'The New Far-out Beatles' - July 1967Classic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat, 000
Reposted by Richard Newellleftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social @leftwingmusicfrank.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I read this great profile of Dick Cheney today in the December 2025 issue of In These Times @inthesetimes.com by Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social . I am, as usual, behind in my reading. inthesetimes.com/article/dick...inthesetimes.comDick Cheney: A Profile in ImpunityThe life of Cheney which brought so many to await his death. 053
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026RUSH-mania as Anika Assumes Control bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2026/06/rush...bangnzdrum.blogspot.comRUSH-mania as Anika Assumes ControlClassic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat, 010
Reposted by Richard NewellOmar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026“Within two minutes we were able to get ChatGPT to tell us how we can cut ourselves safely. Within 65 minutes it was giving us a full personalised suicide plan and drafting suicide notes for our family and friends.” Shut it all down. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06... 8954495
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Starting their shows for the first time with ‘Xanadu’. I have something in my eye. youtu.be/b3OFIwnPsiM?...youtu.beRush - Xanadu Live - KIA Forum 6/8/2026YouTube video by KmanRz 020
Reposted by Richard NewellThe Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @fritzbischoff.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Couldn't agree more ... 198107803279
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026“We’ll keep the blockade. If they don’t want to talk, that’s okay with me. I think it’s fine. I don’t particularly want to talk either. We’ve been talking too much, if you want to know the truth. I think going silent would be very good, and that could be for a long time.” So much winning. 000
Reposted by Richard NewellMichael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s... 447188346433
Reposted by Richard NewellDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model. 563115623720
Reposted by Richard NewellMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Sadly, every word is true. The American experiment is over. Killed in the middle of Fifth Avenue and no one in power blinked an eye to stop it. 1275171645966
Reposted by Richard NewellBuck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Farage didn’t turn up to 41 of 42 EU fishery committee meetings He won’t hold constituency surgeries He dodges high profile TV interviews He didn’t declare a £5mn gift He lied about buying a house, probably to avoid stamp duty. If he’s your answer, you’re asking a fucking stupid question. 922787
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Vanilla Sky and other inspired movie songs bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2026/04/movi...bangnzdrum.blogspot.comInspired Use of Music in MoviesClassic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat, 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Rickie Lee Jones and Tom Waits - a love betrayed bangnzdrum.blogspot.com/2026/03/rick...bangnzdrum.blogspot.comRickie Lee Jones Takes Off Like A RocketClassic albums, Dylan, Bowie, Joni, Elton, Prog, Funk, Jazz, Festivals, Jimi, Marley, Zappa, Miles, Coltrane, Corea, Jarrett, Metheny, Dan, Feat, 000
Reposted by Richard NewellThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 06/05/2026A gulf is emerging between the party’s populist rhetoric and what it does in practice.tcnv.linkAfter a year of Reform UK in local government, the cracks are starting to showA gulf is emerging between the party’s populist rhetoric and what it does in practice. 1139
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026How crypto billionaires are funding the UK Reform party 133
Reposted by Richard NewellHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 03/05/2026100% independent - no billionaires, conglomerates, shareholders or governments - HKFP is people-powered media, non-profit, impartial and governed by an Ethics Code. Support our team on Press Freedom Day. In full: buff.ly/K6y5Sm2buff.lyPress Freedom Day 2026: 25 reasons to support HKFP100% independent - no billionaires, conglomerates, shareholders or governments - HKFP is people-powered media, non-profit, impartial and governed by an Ethics Code. Support our team on Press Freedom Day. 0175
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026It’s not just in America plus.flux.community/p/how-the-my...plus.flux.communityHow the myth of ‘liberal media bias’ warped American politicsA.J. Bauer on the origins and purpose of the myth that the establishment press is progressive 010
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026"The new curb on Goldman bankers’ usage of Claude could represent a challenge for Hong Kong as a revived financial and knowledge hub." www.ft.com/content/aa3a...ft.comGoldman Sachs stops bankers using Anthropic’s Claude in Hong KongEmployees were unable to access company’s AI models as of a few weeks ago 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Reading that headline, you would assume he had killed his mother, right? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comMan arrested in ‘one of most heinous, notorious cold cases’ more than 30 years after mother’s murderJames Lawhead was arrested after forensic DNA analysis lead in decades-old killing of Cindy Wanner 000
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026"Birol said a key effect of the US-Israel war on Iran was that countries would lose trust in fossil fuels and demand for them would reduce." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief saysExclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion 053
Richard Newell @richnewz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026NZ Super court ruling on human rights is a warning for others www.asianinvestor.net/article/nz-s...asianinvestor.netNZ Super court ruling on human rights is a warning for all | ESG | AsianInvestorThe judicial review concluded that the fund's underlying exclusion policies were less clear and specific than in the past. 000