Emma-Kate Symons
@eksymons.bsky.social
Paris-based writer, correspondent. Bylines in @franc-tireur @TheNewEuropean @ConspiracyWatch Global @ForeignPolicy @wsj @PostOpinions @reuters. Alum @columbiajourn 🇦🇺
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Emma-Kate Symons
@eksymons.bsky.social
· Apr 25
He is a life-long property developer.
So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal? Asks @eksymons.bsky.social
So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal? Asks @eksymons.bsky.social
Steve Witkoff, the world's worst diplomat
He is a life-long property developer. So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal?
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
After the Trump envoy for everything's latest pilgrimage to Moscow to smile and cosy up to his favourite war criminal and dictator, read our @theneweuropean.bsky.social profile of Steve "Putin's a super smart guy" Witkoff ⤵️
So in 🇬🇧 former Prince Andrew stripped of title, kicked out of royal home, Mandelson fired from 🇺🇸 ambassador job+House of Lords, under investigation. PM Starmer chief aide resigns. In the US? Epstein best buddy Trump is President, his biz partner Lutnick Commerce Sec, only Ghislaine Maxwell in jail.
Breaking News: Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, resigned under pressure over his role in appointing Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the U.S.
Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment
The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
So in 🇬🇧 former Prince Andrew stripped of title, kicked out of royal home, Mandelson fired from 🇺🇸 ambassador job+House of Lords, under investigation. PM Starmer chief aide resigns. In the US? Epstein best buddy Trump is President, his biz partner Lutnick Commerce Sec, only Ghislaine Maxwell in jail.
"Epstein’s sex trafficking served to conceal another essential mission he carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence: providing cover for Russian women tasked with infiltrating Silicon Valley." Must read in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @deskrussie.bsky.social by French historian Françoise Thom
Epstein, Robert Maxwell and the Kremlin
In a major essay, a historian of contemporary Russia describes the deep networks of global power and political corruption that Epstein exploited to make his fortune
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"Epstein’s sex trafficking served to conceal another essential mission he carried out on behalf of Russian intelligence: providing cover for Russian women tasked with infiltrating Silicon Valley." Must read in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @deskrussie.bsky.social by French historian Françoise Thom
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When pressed on naming his preferred successor, Trump refused to name the vice president.
Cornered Trump Refuses to Back Vance as Successor
The president claims he has not considered who he will endorse—but he has thought about defying the Constitution to stay in power himself.
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
When pressed on naming his preferred successor, Trump refused to name the vice president.
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Epstein and the Robert Maxwell link to the Kremlin. The extraordinary picture emerging that underpins the biggest scandal of our age
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
Epstein, Robert Maxwell and the Kremlin
In a major essay, a historian of contemporary Russia describes the deep networks of global power and political corruption that Epstein exploited to make his fortune
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Epstein and the Robert Maxwell link to the Kremlin. The extraordinary picture emerging that underpins the biggest scandal of our age
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
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February 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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@kaitlancollins.bsky.social is a female version of @jimacosta.bsky.social. Amazing that the President of the United States turned on her and CNN right after she brought up The Epstein Files , Musk, Lutnick and survivor concerns (90 seconds)
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social is a female version of @jimacosta.bsky.social. Amazing that the President of the United States turned on her and CNN right after she brought up The Epstein Files , Musk, Lutnick and survivor concerns (90 seconds)
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What would happen if a journalist (Male or Female) in the oval office asks Trump:
"Why do you degrade female journalists who ask bonafide questions ?"
Press pass revoked
Instant hero status and new gold benchmark standard for journalistic ethos and holding truth to power
"Why do you degrade female journalists who ask bonafide questions ?"
Press pass revoked
Instant hero status and new gold benchmark standard for journalistic ethos and holding truth to power
February 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
What would happen if a journalist (Male or Female) in the oval office asks Trump:
"Why do you degrade female journalists who ask bonafide questions ?"
Press pass revoked
Instant hero status and new gold benchmark standard for journalistic ethos and holding truth to power
"Why do you degrade female journalists who ask bonafide questions ?"
Press pass revoked
Instant hero status and new gold benchmark standard for journalistic ethos and holding truth to power
He’s enraged! Hoisted with his own petard and lashing out at survivors, at Collins, ie women victims of Epstein and women journalists. Cornered.
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
He’s enraged! Hoisted with his own petard and lashing out at survivors, at Collins, ie women victims of Epstein and women journalists. Cornered.
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Shocked that no other reporters support CNN's Kaitlin Collins here.
Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for asking about justice for Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. Your organization should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Shocked that no other reporters support CNN's Kaitlin Collins here.
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
La 🇫🇷classe ! Paris Prosecutor's office quits X just after it raided X Paris offices, summoned Elon Musk to court in April in cyber-crime probe over pedophile pornographic and other hateful material on his sewer of a platform. "Find us on LinkedIn and Insta". Fur shur 👓!👏👏👏
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
La 🇫🇷classe ! Paris Prosecutor's office quits X just after it raided X Paris offices, summoned Elon Musk to court in April in cyber-crime probe over pedophile pornographic and other hateful material on his sewer of a platform. "Find us on LinkedIn and Insta". Fur shur 👓!👏👏👏
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The Paris public prosecutor's office announcing on X that it's raiding X's offices and also leaving X is one hell of a mic drop
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The Paris public prosecutor's office announcing on X that it's raiding X's offices and also leaving X is one hell of a mic drop
Paris prosecutors raid offices of X, summon Elon Musk, ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino to court in April. Mega cyber-crime investigation incl: algorithm-driven foreign political interference, pedo-pornographic material and sexually abusive images of nude women on Grok AI, negation of crimes against humanity
Les locaux français de X perquisitionnés dans le cadre d’une enquête pour cybercriminalité
Les locaux français de X perquisitionnés dans le cadre d’une enquête pour cybercriminalité
Une perquisition est « diligentée dans les locaux français » de la plateforme X par la section de lutte contre la cybercriminalité du parquet de Paris, a indiqué ce dernier mardi sur ses réseaux sociaux.
www.lemonde.fr
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Paris prosecutors raid offices of X, summon Elon Musk, ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino to court in April. Mega cyber-crime investigation incl: algorithm-driven foreign political interference, pedo-pornographic material and sexually abusive images of nude women on Grok AI, negation of crimes against humanity
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Artificial intelligence researchers hit by flood of ‘slop’ ft.trib.al/blGe1C3
Artificial intelligence researchers hit by flood of ‘slop’
Conferences restrict use of LLMs after surge of low-quality AI-generated papers and reviews
ft.trib.al
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Artificial intelligence researchers hit by flood of ‘slop’ ft.trib.al/blGe1C3
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EXCLUSIVE 🚨In a remarkable report for The New World, the award-winning podcaster and broadcaster @maitlis.bsky.social joins a deportation plane-spotter to watch Trump’s shock troops kick ordinary people out of the US
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January 23, 2026 at 8:07 AM
EXCLUSIVE 🚨In a remarkable report for The New World, the award-winning podcaster and broadcaster @maitlis.bsky.social joins a deportation plane-spotter to watch Trump’s shock troops kick ordinary people out of the US
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Full report ➡️ buff.ly/waAJ7Ki
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Liam and his father might be released.
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention, source says | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Liam and his father might be released.
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this guy’s an antisemite? this guy? next you’re gonna tell me elon musk is in the epstein files
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
this guy’s an antisemite? this guy? next you’re gonna tell me elon musk is in the epstein files
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They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
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I don’t want to ruin anyone’s pristine image of Greg Bovino, but
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I don’t want to ruin anyone’s pristine image of Greg Bovino, but
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Not only is that the very same Nellie Bowles, but she pops up 17 different times in the files!
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Not only is that the very same Nellie Bowles, but she pops up 17 different times in the files!
To do business deals for himself and Putin and further screw Ukraine
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
To do business deals for himself and Putin and further screw Ukraine
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“A Biden-appointed judge declined to order the Trump admin to immediately scale back its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, rejecting pleas from state officials who said the campaign was stepping on their sovereignty and endangering the public”
Judge won’t scale back Trump’s immigration surge in Minnesota for now
Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.
wapo.st
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“A Biden-appointed judge declined to order the Trump admin to immediately scale back its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, rejecting pleas from state officials who said the campaign was stepping on their sovereignty and endangering the public”
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Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
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Elon Musk is now claiming the Epstein files are a “distraction” that “doesn’t matter” after he was busted begging to come to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s parties.
Exposed Musk Now Insists Epstein Files Don’t Matter
The Tesla billionaire suddenly claimed the Epstein files are a “distraction.”
trib.al
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Elon Musk is now claiming the Epstein files are a “distraction” that “doesn’t matter” after he was busted begging to come to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s parties.