A sale of £575m for the Telegraph has been agreed. Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss what it could mean in the latest episode of Media Confidential
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A sale of £575m for the Telegraph has been agreed. Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss what it could mean in the latest episode of Media Confidential
One of my old bosses used to be known as "fucker ****" when he worked in HMT. Many of us assumed that he was a bit of what we used to call "a ladies man" . Turns out that it was simply his notorious tardiness that had so irritated Healey that in one meeting he asked "where's that fucker ****"
war seems to be going to plan!
Reuters assembled a photo lineup of possible Banksys to show Ukrainian residents who saw him paint a mural there. The candidates included a man previously identified by UK tabloids as Banksy. But that wasn't who one local seemed to recognize reut.rs/40zkvbB
It's kind of "It is a huge, complete, very strong victory, we plebes just can't see it in its full majesty."
Ironically in Melanija Knavs / Melania Knauss Trump’s home place
EXCLUSIVE: Don’t just focus on Hungary’s election — Slovenia matters too.
Slovenian PM Robert Golob underlined the high stakes facing Europe in an interview with POLITICO ahead of two critical votes.
🔗 politi.co/46PPEen
The Trump administration on Friday approved a $5 billion oil drilling project in ultradeep waters of the Gulf of Mexico over protests from Democrats and environmental activists who said the venture posed significant risks to wildlife and communities.
Ground troops soon on Kharg Island, then.
The quagmire beckons.
History rhyming: Da Nang landing of USMC was 61 years ago this week
Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting on everything
You could read any number of specialist or even non-specialist articles and understand that the West has not waged war in Iran since 1979 because once Hormuz is closed there is no practical way to open it. Or you could simply bet like a rube on his first night in Las Vegas.
"Will no longer a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated" is an all-timer.
Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are. Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP
in a single sentence Trump claims Iran's military is "destroyed 100%" but also admits "it's easy for them to send a drone or two" 🙃
Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/u...
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering proposing a new rule that would bar U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. government officials from attending the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported yesterday.
Habermas, born in 1929, was three and a half when Hitler took power, and fourteen to sixteen in 1943-45 as a teenage member of the Hitler Youth.His death at 96 does symbolise a generational shift from personal memory in 1980s vs 2020s debates on history+ identity
www.theguardian.com/books/2017/f...
Tomorrow is Ides of March. Am going to stay locked in bunker’s bedroom all day.
Why take a chance?
I can't have the croissants if I go visit a company for work
@markemuk.bsky.social with an interesting piece on the geopolitics of Brexit.
The dogs in the street knew it was a geopolitical mistake even before Putin, Donbas, Trump, Iran, Venezuela and so forth.
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www.europeanmovement.co.uk/trump_war_mu...
And if you’ve seen how feeble Ofcom is in the face of GBeebies, just imagine how pathetic they are with Meta, Google or Musk…
This is one of the many reasons that Ofcom will cock up internet regulation completely. They can’t manage open and shut cases.
This always seems to me a big danger for EU unity - once the US starts easing it's sanctions on Russia, the pro-Putin politicians will start arguing it would be an economic necessity for the EU to follow suit
Executive summary: After decades of institutional failure & dysfunction by the department & successive Taoisigh, despite visceral war in Europe & hybrid war against the HSE; we continue to outsource defence to the U.K.
This Mad Mc motion picture looks shite
Can’t believe nobody wanted to read the articles nobody bothered to write
In which German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius tells me he’s very concerned about the impact the oil revenue will have on Russia’s ability to prosecute war in Ukraine.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
It's a very high bar but I think this might be my favourite Democracy for Sale interview yet, with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff talking about 'Muskism'
And if the phrase 'sovereignty as a service' doesn't terrify you, if should....
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-elon-m...
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll talk about why we’re doing this: why we think Ukraine is so important and why we believe that souping vatniks and debunking their propaganda narratives is so crucial to counter Russia’s and their allies’ wars of aggression and achieve real peace.
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