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Sam Edwards

@samshepedwards.bsky.social
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Freelance writer and reporter. Seen in The Guardian, Reuters, and Politico www.sam-edwards-writes.com

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's not just that they got it wrong it's that believing the original shows such a fundamental misunderstanding of the immigration system.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/07/2026
‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage
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‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage
The long read: After her son disappeared, Isabel Miranda de Wallace swore she would bring the culprits to justice. She became a national hero. But did she go too far?
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Sam Edwards @samshepedwards.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
After her son Hugo's disappearance in 2005, Isabel Wallace led a relentless public campaign to punish those she claimed were responsible. She became an anti-crime celebrity & a close ally to presidents. But was the case she championed a fraud? for TheLongRead: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage
The long read: After her son disappeared, Isabel Miranda de Wallace swore she would bring the culprits to justice. She became a national hero. But did she go too far?
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Northern Ireland (and not only Northern Ireland) needs a political leadership willing to challenge misinformation, confront prejudice and speak up for those who have become the targets of systematic suspicion and violence.” Amen and Inshallah, Luqman Saeed
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Luqman Saeed | In Belfast
It isn’t an exaggeration to say that we are living under a kind of house arrest, unable to go out, with an oppressive...
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info-activism.bsky.social @info-activism.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
⭐ We are thrilled to announce “The RePlaybook: A Field Guide to the Climate and Information Crisis”, a first-of-its-kind toolkit by 30+ experts, journalists & NGOs to decode disinfo, challenge tech & counter division in climate comms.⬇️Must-have! Download: tacticaltech.org/replaybook/
Cover of the Replaybook a fieldguide to the climate and information crisis
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Sam Edwards @samshepedwards.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A wild story of organised crime, pigeon influencers and the Chinese elite. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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The pigeon heist: How racing birds became the target of organized crime
Pigeon races in Chinese cities became opulent symbols of China’s economic boom, with purses over $100 million — exceeding most of the world’s major sports.
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Sam Edwards @samshepedwards.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
my latest: Albert Varela claimed his corporate ayahuasca empire would free people's minds and offer them an escape from a world in crisis. But as Inner Mastery grew, its followers discovered a darker reality. for @theguardian.com Long Read
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‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational
The long read: Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker reality
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 03/06/2025
3/ 🚨 A major @euronews.com investigation reveals: "High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion-euro gamble on #CCS." www.euronews.com/green/2025/0... #ClimateAction #EUgreen
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Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start
High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.
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Sam Edwards @samshepedwards.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Investigation: Three major EU-backed CCS infrastructure projects face high costs, local opposition and technical issues, calling into question the feasibility of the bloc's strategy to decarbonise heavy industry w/ support from @journalismfund.bsky.social
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Europe’s carbon capture and storage strategy off to a rocky start
High costs, local opposition and technical issues threaten the viability of the EU’s multi-billion euro gamble on CCS to decarbonise heavy industry.
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Jule Zentek @julentek.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
CCS-Projects are currently launched all over the EU. Some have failed, others have run into problems. We took a look at three of the major CCS-infrastructure projects (Northern Lights, Callisto, Pycasso) and the lobby behind them. @journalismfund.bsky.social table.media/en/climate/f...
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Norway: These are the problems of the CCS flagship project Northern Lights
The Norwegian CCS flagship project
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Sam Edwards @samshepedwards.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Norway's Northern Lights, a landmark carbon capture and storage project, faces major issues with costs and too few ships Part of our cross-border investigation series on Europe's CCS gamble
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 23/04/2025
"Carbon capture and storage: industry’s €500 billion climate hold-up" New cross-border investigation by @humanite.fr + EU partners, exposing how intense pressure by oil&gas lobbyists secured political and financial support to this false solution. 🇫🇷 www.humanite.fr/environnemen...
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Stockage carbone : le hold-up à 500 milliards des industriels sur le climat - L'Humanité
Grâce à un intense lobbying, le stockage carbone (CCS) s’est imposé comme le principal levier de décarbonation de l’industrie, en dépit des doutes qui planent sur cette technologie...
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Jennie King @jkingy.eurosky.social · 11/07/2024
This is a great piece from Darren Loucaides, Alessio Perrone and Sam Edwards in Rolling Stone. Well worth a read if you want to understand “issue stacking” as a phenomenon, and how/why we got here.
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