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"Bezos became dazzled by one of the media industry’s biggest con artists: British newspaper buccaneer Will Lewis" – Tina Brown's brilliant takedown of the Bezos-Lewis alliance that ravaged @washingtonpost.com
Bafflement with Bezos
The whole debacle of the Washington Post brand hara-kiri last week dispatched the myth that a tech billionaire could save serious journalism.
tinabrown.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"Bezos became dazzled by one of the media industry’s biggest con artists: British newspaper buccaneer Will Lewis" – Tina Brown's brilliant takedown of the Bezos-Lewis alliance that ravaged @washingtonpost.com
If you read only one piece on the revolting world of the elite male weaponised by Epstein, let it be this one. Outstanding by Amelia Gentleman
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
If you read only one piece on the revolting world of the elite male weaponised by Epstein, let it be this one. Outstanding by Amelia Gentleman
This will repay your reading: Marina Hyde on the Sex Bilderberg exposed by the Epstein files
It’s the Epstein files deja vu: how many more powerful men knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway? | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This will repay your reading: Marina Hyde on the Sex Bilderberg exposed by the Epstein files
Hard to find anything uplifting in these times, but here it is: my city, New York, proving it's still got it – the power to renew itself with a Muslim cultural renaissance
This is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the city
A burgeoning set of Muslim creatives and intellectuals are thriving amid the backdrop of Zohran Mamdani’s rise. We ask 18 of them about this historic moment in New York City life
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Hard to find anything uplifting in these times, but here it is: my city, New York, proving it's still got it – the power to renew itself with a Muslim cultural renaissance
Superb reporting by @samtlevin.bsky.social exposes yet more DHS duplicity
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Superb reporting by @samtlevin.bsky.social exposes yet more DHS duplicity
"Would you inherit a rare Stradivarius violin, polish it up for a few years, and then decide to take a hammer to it?" @sulliview.bsky.social on the tragedy unfolding at @washingtonpost.com
Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it | Margaret Sullivan
He has the chance to be the steward of a national treasure, but he’s blowing it
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"Would you inherit a rare Stradivarius violin, polish it up for a few years, and then decide to take a hammer to it?" @sulliview.bsky.social on the tragedy unfolding at @washingtonpost.com
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Melania Trump documentary opens to underwhelming reception: ‘It’s not a gripping film’
$75m Amazon-produced paean to the first lady saw empty seats and faint praise as it opened in New York City
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Important reporting from my colleagues @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @maanvisingh.bsky.social
Minneapolis ICE watchers face violence, teargas and arrests. They keep showing up
Bystanders say they are determined to keep recording federal agents’ actions: ‘There will be absolutely no accountability unless people are documenting’
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Important reporting from my colleagues @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @maanvisingh.bsky.social
@robdelaney.bsky.social As someone who lost my wife to GBM I greatly appreciated your wonderful book. Thank you for it. I thought you might be interested in what is happening to DIPG research and treatment in your mother country
Everyone must read @edpilkington.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com's heartbreaking story about how maga cuts have ground pediatric cancer research to a halt. Remind your representatives of what's at stake and share this story with them. Tell everyone you know. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
@robdelaney.bsky.social As someone who lost my wife to GBM I greatly appreciated your wonderful book. Thank you for it. I thought you might be interested in what is happening to DIPG research and treatment in your mother country