Maitlis
@maitlis.bsky.social
Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
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One THOUSAND authoritarian acts reached open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
One THOUSAND authoritarian acts reached open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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“You can have truth, but it's got to be Donald Trump's version of the truth”
Trump has deployed the National Guard, fired the head of the BLS, made Harvard pay up – and that’s just this week.
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@jonsopel1.bsky.social
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/who-...
Trump has deployed the National Guard, fired the head of the BLS, made Harvard pay up – and that’s just this week.
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/who-...
Who needs facts when you’re Donald Trump? | The News Agents
Trump is firing statistics chiefs, rewriting museum displays and forcing Harvard to pay up – and that’s just this week. He's building his own version of reality - one where inconvenient truths simply…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“You can have truth, but it's got to be Donald Trump's version of the truth”
Trump has deployed the National Guard, fired the head of the BLS, made Harvard pay up – and that’s just this week.
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/who-...
Trump has deployed the National Guard, fired the head of the BLS, made Harvard pay up – and that’s just this week.
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/who-...
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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We've been busy... 👀
Introducing the new 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 website!
Everything we do, all in one place:
🎙️ Every podcast episode
📖 In-depth political analysis
🎥 Exclusive video content
Visit: www.thenewsagents.co.uk
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
Introducing the new 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 website!
Everything we do, all in one place:
🎙️ Every podcast episode
📖 In-depth political analysis
🎥 Exclusive video content
Visit: www.thenewsagents.co.uk
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We've been busy... 👀
Introducing the new 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 website!
Everything we do, all in one place:
🎙️ Every podcast episode
📖 In-depth political analysis
🎥 Exclusive video content
Visit: www.thenewsagents.co.uk
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
Introducing the new 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 website!
Everything we do, all in one place:
🎙️ Every podcast episode
📖 In-depth political analysis
🎥 Exclusive video content
Visit: www.thenewsagents.co.uk
@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com
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"No one knows why."
A recent YouGov poll says the number of young people who actively have faith has doubled in the last six years... it's called the “Quiet Revival“.
What’s going on with young people and God?
@maitlis.bsky.social investigates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izH1...
A recent YouGov poll says the number of young people who actively have faith has doubled in the last six years... it's called the “Quiet Revival“.
What’s going on with young people and God?
@maitlis.bsky.social investigates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izH1...
What's going on with young people and God?
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"No one knows why."
A recent YouGov poll says the number of young people who actively have faith has doubled in the last six years... it's called the “Quiet Revival“.
What’s going on with young people and God?
@maitlis.bsky.social investigates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izH1...
A recent YouGov poll says the number of young people who actively have faith has doubled in the last six years... it's called the “Quiet Revival“.
What’s going on with young people and God?
@maitlis.bsky.social investigates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izH1...
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HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring:
- When @mehdirhasan.bsky.social confronted self-described fascists @maitlis.bsky.social
- The Coldplay meme shows why late night TV is dying @lucasshaw.bsky.social
- Why @neildegrassetyson.com isn't worried about AGI
- When @mehdirhasan.bsky.social confronted self-described fascists @maitlis.bsky.social
- The Coldplay meme shows why late night TV is dying @lucasshaw.bsky.social
- Why @neildegrassetyson.com isn't worried about AGI
Listen to July 25, 2025 on Hark
A playlist of podcast moments
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July 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring:
- When @mehdirhasan.bsky.social confronted self-described fascists @maitlis.bsky.social
- The Coldplay meme shows why late night TV is dying @lucasshaw.bsky.social
- Why @neildegrassetyson.com isn't worried about AGI
- When @mehdirhasan.bsky.social confronted self-described fascists @maitlis.bsky.social
- The Coldplay meme shows why late night TV is dying @lucasshaw.bsky.social
- Why @neildegrassetyson.com isn't worried about AGI
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“Media organisations around the world haven’t united to tell Israel: you can’t just shut down Gaza and block us from reporting.”
Ayala Panievsky calls out the global media's failure to collaborate in pressuring Israel to allow press freedom in Gaza.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Ayala Panievsky calls out the global media's failure to collaborate in pressuring Israel to allow press freedom in Gaza.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Media organisations around the world haven’t united to tell Israel: you can’t just shut down Gaza and block us from reporting.”
Ayala Panievsky calls out the global media's failure to collaborate in pressuring Israel to allow press freedom in Gaza.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Ayala Panievsky calls out the global media's failure to collaborate in pressuring Israel to allow press freedom in Gaza.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
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"Everyone is troubled by the lack of answers around Epstein - just one person is 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 to disagree: Trump."
Epstein questions aren't going away - and the president should know by now: You can't kill a conspiracy theory, you can only shrink it.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Epstein questions aren't going away - and the president should know by now: You can't kill a conspiracy theory, you can only shrink it.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"Everyone is troubled by the lack of answers around Epstein - just one person is 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 to disagree: Trump."
Epstein questions aren't going away - and the president should know by now: You can't kill a conspiracy theory, you can only shrink it.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Epstein questions aren't going away - and the president should know by now: You can't kill a conspiracy theory, you can only shrink it.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
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Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice?
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
Why the government took me to a secret court to hide their own catastrophic mistake - by Lewis Goodall
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice? This is a question with which I have much cause to wrestle, for some 23 months.
articles.globalplayer.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice?
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
For nearly two years the government has taken The News Agents to a secret court to prevent us reporting a story of huge public interest.
✍️ Now, @lewisgoodall.com tells that story.
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq4aFegbT6...
The secret court that silenced @thenewsagents - BREAKING
July 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The secret court that silenced @thenewsagents - BREAKING
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Trump’s attacks on Canada and Australia got their liberal leaders reelected. His 50% tariff threat against Brazil over its “witch hunt” against ally Jair Bolsonaro will have limited economic impact — but it's great news for Lula
@terrencemccoy.bsky.social and Marina Dias report
wapo.st/44Hnh06
@terrencemccoy.bsky.social and Marina Dias report
wapo.st/44Hnh06
In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a confrontation with the White House.
wapo.st
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump’s attacks on Canada and Australia got their liberal leaders reelected. His 50% tariff threat against Brazil over its “witch hunt” against ally Jair Bolsonaro will have limited economic impact — but it's great news for Lula
@terrencemccoy.bsky.social and Marina Dias report
wapo.st/44Hnh06
@terrencemccoy.bsky.social and Marina Dias report
wapo.st/44Hnh06
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"How do you get away with dropping your trousers, talking about your cock, then blaming neurodiversity? It’s sickening."
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social react to the Gregg Wallace backlash after he blamed his autism for the 50+ allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social react to the Gregg Wallace backlash after he blamed his autism for the 50+ allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.
July 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"How do you get away with dropping your trousers, talking about your cock, then blaming neurodiversity? It’s sickening."
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social react to the Gregg Wallace backlash after he blamed his autism for the 50+ allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social react to the Gregg Wallace backlash after he blamed his autism for the 50+ allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.
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"Not a single police officer lost even a day’s pay over the killing of an innocent man."
Twenty years after 7/7, writer and human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan reflects on the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and an ongoing “culture of impunity.”
Twenty years after 7/7, writer and human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan reflects on the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and an ongoing “culture of impunity.”
July 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Not a single police officer lost even a day’s pay over the killing of an innocent man."
Twenty years after 7/7, writer and human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan reflects on the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and an ongoing “culture of impunity.”
Twenty years after 7/7, writer and human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan reflects on the police killing of Jean Charles de Menezes and an ongoing “culture of impunity.”
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The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.
July 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.
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Here is the full text of the DOJ/FBI memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case.
One thing to note, the memo says that Epstein harmed “over one thousand victims.”
I have spoken to many of the major figures involved in this over the years and no one has ever mentioned this many potential victims.
One thing to note, the memo says that Epstein harmed “over one thousand victims.”
I have spoken to many of the major figures involved in this over the years and no one has ever mentioned this many potential victims.
July 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here is the full text of the DOJ/FBI memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case.
One thing to note, the memo says that Epstein harmed “over one thousand victims.”
I have spoken to many of the major figures involved in this over the years and no one has ever mentioned this many potential victims.
One thing to note, the memo says that Epstein harmed “over one thousand victims.”
I have spoken to many of the major figures involved in this over the years and no one has ever mentioned this many potential victims.
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Identity is a complicated thing. Who you are is a co-created, co-currated experience. Indian-Ugandans are Africans, & the only person who didn't think so was Uganda's former brutal dictator Idi Amin. www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
Uganda: The story your parents never told you
Young people ask their parents what happened 50 years ago when Asians were expelled from Uganda.
www.bbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Identity is a complicated thing. Who you are is a co-created, co-currated experience. Indian-Ugandans are Africans, & the only person who didn't think so was Uganda's former brutal dictator Idi Amin. www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
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40% of Reform's 2024 intake have now lost the whip....
🚨 Reform UK back down to four MPs
Lee Anderson: “I have today received a call from James McMurdock who has advised me, as Chief Whip, that he has removed the party whip from himself…”
Lee Anderson: “I have today received a call from James McMurdock who has advised me, as Chief Whip, that he has removed the party whip from himself…”
July 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
40% of Reform's 2024 intake have now lost the whip....
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OPINION by @susanrinkunas.com:
“Murkowski herself could have forced changes to the bill by refusing to vote for it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“Murkowski herself could have forced changes to the bill by refusing to vote for it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Lisa Murkowski’s megabill vote was everything people hate about politicians
What the senator claimed was a difficult decision was just a case of backroom deals and abandoned principles.
www.msnbc.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
OPINION by @susanrinkunas.com:
“Murkowski herself could have forced changes to the bill by refusing to vote for it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
“Murkowski herself could have forced changes to the bill by refusing to vote for it.”
READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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"There are two levels at play: the NHS, the trains - and a darker story about 'Englishness.'”
Has “declinism” become a right-wing rallying cry to “rescue Britain” - and a tool for xenophobes?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Has “declinism” become a right-wing rallying cry to “rescue Britain” - and a tool for xenophobes?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"There are two levels at play: the NHS, the trains - and a darker story about 'Englishness.'”
Has “declinism” become a right-wing rallying cry to “rescue Britain” - and a tool for xenophobes?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Has “declinism” become a right-wing rallying cry to “rescue Britain” - and a tool for xenophobes?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
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🔺 BREAKING: The jury at the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has reached a verdict on four of the five counts against the music mogul but are struggling to reach a unanimous conclusion on a count of racketeering, according to a note passed to the judge ⬇️
Jury reaches partial verdict in P Diddy trial
www.thetimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🔺 BREAKING: The jury at the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has reached a verdict on four of the five counts against the music mogul but are struggling to reach a unanimous conclusion on a count of racketeering, according to a note passed to the judge ⬇️
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“That's a 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 when you've got as much money as Elon Musk has got.”
Musk vowed to primary any Congress member who votes for Trump's spending bill: 'if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.'
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXqBWU59626...
Musk vowed to primary any Congress member who votes for Trump's spending bill: 'if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.'
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXqBWU59626...
Is Elon Musk about to launch a new political party?
Things are heating up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump again, with Musk threatening to launch a new political party and primary Republican lawmakers over their support for Trump's big beautiful bill...
articles.globalplayer.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“That's a 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 when you've got as much money as Elon Musk has got.”
Musk vowed to primary any Congress member who votes for Trump's spending bill: 'if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.'
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXqBWU59626...
Musk vowed to primary any Congress member who votes for Trump's spending bill: 'if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.'
articles.globalplayer.com/2GXqBWU59626...
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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
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It's wild to me that Kemi Badenoch still has yet to comment in any way on the re-emergence of this stuff on the British right. Is she genuinely so lazy that she won't assert herself to defend her own children? She thinks she's fit to be prime minister!
Goodwin expanding his ethnic purity tests to the Mischlinge ersten Grades. As both a product and a practitioner of Rassenschande I feel seen.
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's wild to me that Kemi Badenoch still has yet to comment in any way on the re-emergence of this stuff on the British right. Is she genuinely so lazy that she won't assert herself to defend her own children? She thinks she's fit to be prime minister!