@jonathanwheatley.bsky.social
Breaking news person @financialtimes.com
“Shockingly there now appears to be zero interest at the [OECD’s] working group on bribery to look into these matters”
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NGOs raise alarm over case against Italy’s anti-graft prosecutors
[FREE TO READ] Ex-head of Milan’s anti-corruption unit appealed conviction for withholding evidence in case against Eni/Shell
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October 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
“Shockingly there now appears to be zero interest at the [OECD’s] working group on bribery to look into these matters”
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Sign of the times: great story from @olafstorbeck.ft.com @amykazmin.bsky.social
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Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US
Trump’s attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullion
www.ft.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Sign of the times: great story from @olafstorbeck.ft.com @amykazmin.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/e393...
www.ft.com/content/e393...
Trump in 2019: “Going into the Middle East is the worst decision ever made.”
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War on Iran is splitting Trump’s Maga movement
As a decision on involvement looms, some of the president’s most ardent supporters have turned against him
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June 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump in 2019: “Going into the Middle East is the worst decision ever made.”
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Darren Beattie - the State Dept official who dismantled the US government's main center for fighting Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world - turns out to have personal ties to the Russian elite.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
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Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin
Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Darren Beattie - the State Dept official who dismantled the US government's main center for fighting Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world - turns out to have personal ties to the Russian elite.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
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By me and @olihawkins.com:
- 16 of the 25 “VIPs” who won dinner and a reception with Trump by buying and holding $TRUMP meme coin have now emptied their wallets.
- 5 of the VIPs who only bought into the coin when the dinner was announced may have actually *made money* from the contest. (1/2)
- 16 of the 25 “VIPs” who won dinner and a reception with Trump by buying and holding $TRUMP meme coin have now emptied their wallets.
- 5 of the VIPs who only bought into the coin when the dinner was announced may have actually *made money* from the contest. (1/2)
🚨 New article: Crypto traders who won dinner with Trump also made big profits
Crypto traders who won dinner with Donald Trump also made big profits
Some wallets that scooped up large chunks of the president’s token have already transferred them
www.ft.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
By me and @olihawkins.com:
- 16 of the 25 “VIPs” who won dinner and a reception with Trump by buying and holding $TRUMP meme coin have now emptied their wallets.
- 5 of the VIPs who only bought into the coin when the dinner was announced may have actually *made money* from the contest. (1/2)
- 16 of the 25 “VIPs” who won dinner and a reception with Trump by buying and holding $TRUMP meme coin have now emptied their wallets.
- 5 of the VIPs who only bought into the coin when the dinner was announced may have actually *made money* from the contest. (1/2)
Oh dear
"Privately, however, many foreign officials have indicated that talks with the US appear to be progressing slowly, with US officials unable to articulate specific demands."
www.ft.com/content/382e...
"Privately, however, many foreign officials have indicated that talks with the US appear to be progressing slowly, with US officials unable to articulate specific demands."
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Donald Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of trade talks
US president stakes out position as Treasury secretary heads to Geneva for negotiations
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May 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Oh dear
"Privately, however, many foreign officials have indicated that talks with the US appear to be progressing slowly, with US officials unable to articulate specific demands."
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"Privately, however, many foreign officials have indicated that talks with the US appear to be progressing slowly, with US officials unable to articulate specific demands."
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Yes, this is a real tweet.
April 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Yes, this is a real tweet.
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In time when most things are bad...this one still rises to "holy shit" status
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In time when most things are bad...this one still rises to "holy shit" status
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Moscow seems pleased. One Russian paper today: “Soviet leaders’ dream of driving a wedge between the European part of Nato & the US has come true.” Another: “Trump is destroying the world created by US liberals…the changes in the global system serve [Russia’s] interests.” #ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (16 April 2025)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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April 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Moscow seems pleased. One Russian paper today: “Soviet leaders’ dream of driving a wedge between the European part of Nato & the US has come true.” Another: “Trump is destroying the world created by US liberals…the changes in the global system serve [Russia’s] interests.” #ReadingRussia
Trump said last night that if anyone but him was negotiating with China, the US would be paying China 104% - which is exactly what is happening today, to which he has no repsonse so far. (Also, Dimon said Bessent should take over negotiations.)
April 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump said last night that if anyone but him was negotiating with China, the US would be paying China 104% - which is exactly what is happening today, to which he has no repsonse so far. (Also, Dimon said Bessent should take over negotiations.)
that last sentence - what can he possibly mean?
April 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
that last sentence - what can he possibly mean?
I though Vance was the clever one
Vance is lying (again).
Social Security has repeatedly debunked this. The actual claim is that 40 percent of direct deposit fraud occurred via calls to the agency. That is wholly different, and massively less, than 40 percent of calls being fraudulent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Social Security has repeatedly debunked this. The actual claim is that 40 percent of direct deposit fraud occurred via calls to the agency. That is wholly different, and massively less, than 40 percent of calls being fraudulent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
JD Vance straight up lies on Fox & Friends, claims 40 percent of people calling the Social Security hotline are "actually committing fraud."
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I though Vance was the clever one
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Yesterday: Trump invites retired Stellantis auto worker from Michigan onto stage at tariff announcement.
Today: Stellantis temporarily lays of 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana.
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Today: Stellantis temporarily lays of 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana.
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April 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yesterday: Trump invites retired Stellantis auto worker from Michigan onto stage at tariff announcement.
Today: Stellantis temporarily lays of 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana.
eu.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Today: Stellantis temporarily lays of 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana.
eu.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
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Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
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You truly could not make it up.
You could not.
You could not.
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
You truly could not make it up.
You could not.
You could not.
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Full story below.
“The reporting has revealed an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could use this publicly available data to hack the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.“
“The reporting has revealed an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could use this publicly available data to hack the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.“
Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Full story below.
“The reporting has revealed an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could use this publicly available data to hack the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.“
“The reporting has revealed an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could use this publicly available data to hack the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.“
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This is evident when seeing @airwars.bsky.social important documentation of civilian harm recently as well as @vleckie.bsky.social’s valuable verification work in Yemen.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is evident when seeing @airwars.bsky.social important documentation of civilian harm recently as well as @vleckie.bsky.social’s valuable verification work in Yemen.
airwars.org/conflict/us-...
airwars.org/conflict/us-...