Calum Stuart
@calumstuart.bsky.social
Journalist, educator and all ‘round word nerd. Subscribe to Currents, a newsletter and podcast series spotlighting human rights defenders in the Asia-Pacific: https://currentsnewsletter.com
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Now I get why she didn’t make it as a child actor
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Now I get why she didn’t make it as a child actor
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Kash Patel carrying on J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Director tradition of wearing women's clothes, I guess?
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Kash Patel carrying on J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Director tradition of wearing women's clothes, I guess?
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"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
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no i'm sorry this sucks. these shows suck in particular. but also lots of journalists suck and are pieces of shit. and we are totally fair game.
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
no i'm sorry this sucks. these shows suck in particular. but also lots of journalists suck and are pieces of shit. and we are totally fair game.
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You'd be hard-pressed to find a more striking example of entitlement
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US, Israel fear leak of tech secrets from unexploded bomb in Beirut
US, Israel fear leak of tech secrets from unexploded bomb in Beirut
US and Israeli officials have reportedly demanded the Lebanese government to urgently secure the transfer of an unexploded Israeli air bomb in the southern suburbs of Beirut to its possession, fear…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more striking example of entitlement
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
US & Israel have demanded that a powerful, high-tech bomb that failed to explode when Israel used it for an assassination attempt in Beirut, be returned to them lest it fall into Russian or Chinese hands
can't make this shit up
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
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From my home to yours.
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
From my home to yours.
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Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
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Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
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i didn't think i could take any more of this story but jared's wife's dramatic reading of the book excerpt is killing me
Live drop is on now!
This week's premium episode is out now for our Patreon supporters: "055: How Olivia Nuzzi Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Worm"
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This week's premium episode is out now for our Patreon supporters: "055: How Olivia Nuzzi Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Worm"
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November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
i didn't think i could take any more of this story but jared's wife's dramatic reading of the book excerpt is killing me
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It's a legacy that contributed to the fight for independence. A strategic choice in the geopolitical scenario. A source of connection with the national soul. This is how several Timorese people described the role of the Portuguese language in Timor-Leste www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YV...
Rebirth of the Portuguese Language in Timor-Leste | United Nations
YouTube video by United Nations
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It's a legacy that contributed to the fight for independence. A strategic choice in the geopolitical scenario. A source of connection with the national soul. This is how several Timorese people described the role of the Portuguese language in Timor-Leste www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YV...
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"My work with AI is exponentially accelerating the destruction of the 🌎, but once a month, I go camping to reconnect w my own humanity thru nature. I also bike to & from the office, which definitely offsets all the other environmental destruction I work tirelessly to enact from sunup to sundown.."
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"My work with AI is exponentially accelerating the destruction of the 🌎, but once a month, I go camping to reconnect w my own humanity thru nature. I also bike to & from the office, which definitely offsets all the other environmental destruction I work tirelessly to enact from sunup to sundown.."
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Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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“Because the thing is: we already have the paperclip-producing machine. It’s just called capitalism, and instead of paperclips, the thing it produces at the expense of all else is profit.” www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
What could happen when the AI bubble bursts - The Dart
Crisis creates opportunity, and when the AI bubble bursts, there will be a chance for a reckoning for tech-driven capitalism.
www.thedart.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Because the thing is: we already have the paperclip-producing machine. It’s just called capitalism, and instead of paperclips, the thing it produces at the expense of all else is profit.” www.thedart.co/2025/11/19/w...
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ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
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This was a pretty powerful and emotional interview to do – my conversation with Edre Olalia, the lawyer who worked on the cases of Flor Contemplacion and Mary Jane Veloso, two Filipino domestic workers condemned to death, 20 years apart: currentsnewsletter.com/p/flor-and-m...
Flor & Mary Jane: The Story of Two Filipino Women on Death Row
Listen now | Lawyer and anti-death penalty campaigner Edre Olalia talks about his fight to save two domestic workers sentenced to death abroad
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This was a pretty powerful and emotional interview to do – my conversation with Edre Olalia, the lawyer who worked on the cases of Flor Contemplacion and Mary Jane Veloso, two Filipino domestic workers condemned to death, 20 years apart: currentsnewsletter.com/p/flor-and-m...
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John Carpenter 🖤
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
John Carpenter 🖤
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I absolutely love our tenth anniversary cover, beautifully illustrated by @badiucao.bsky.social, paying homage to the Gen Z protesters across Asia and the way they’ve embraced One Piece as a symbol of their determination for freedom and resistance 💪🏼
Really looking forward to everyone reading our tenth anniversary edition! It’ll be with our stockists in November, and is already at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival bookstore 🤩🤩🤩
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I absolutely love our tenth anniversary cover, beautifully illustrated by @badiucao.bsky.social, paying homage to the Gen Z protesters across Asia and the way they’ve embraced One Piece as a symbol of their determination for freedom and resistance 💪🏼
Hey, didcha hear the one where a Scotsman, a drag queen and an independent film distributor walked into a bar? Well, lucky for you, you can now listen to it — my latest podcast episode where we talk about the closure Singapore’s most beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hey, didcha hear the one where a Scotsman, a drag queen and an independent film distributor walked into a bar? Well, lucky for you, you can now listen to it — my latest podcast episode where we talk about the closure Singapore’s most beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
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It really sucks that we don’t have The Projector anymore. The initial shock has worn off, but the problem of finding indie spaces in Singapore remains.
@calumstuart.bsky.social’s latest newsletter/podcast on the closure of the beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
@calumstuart.bsky.social’s latest newsletter/podcast on the closure of the beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
“Not your average cinema”: Looking Back on The Projector
Listen now | Independent film distributor Vincent Quek and drag queen Becca D'Bus on the closure of Singapore's much-loved indie cinema
currentsnewsletter.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It really sucks that we don’t have The Projector anymore. The initial shock has worn off, but the problem of finding indie spaces in Singapore remains.
@calumstuart.bsky.social’s latest newsletter/podcast on the closure of the beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
@calumstuart.bsky.social’s latest newsletter/podcast on the closure of the beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...
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I love living in a country where the law about what bathroom I can use is genuinely UNKNOWABLE, it’s like something from a Joseph Heller novel
This is 100% correct. Including as to the chaos the Gender Critical Ideological Movement so beloved of Labour has now descended into as their facade of respectability crumbles like the Berlin Wall.
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
www.liberalcurrents.com/nobody-knows...
Nobody Knows What UK Law on Toilet Access is
The lawlessness of the government's response to For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I love living in a country where the law about what bathroom I can use is genuinely UNKNOWABLE, it’s like something from a Joseph Heller novel