Oliver Rivers
@maxrothbarth.bsky.social
COO at OCCRP. Usual disclaimers about whose these opinions are (mine) apply in the usual (obvious) way. Aspiring cat owner. Corruption, investigative journalism, art, classical music, not necessarily in that order.
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It’s worth noting that Brazil just straight up banned Twitter, and Musk then gave it everything it asked for.
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It’s worth noting that Brazil just straight up banned Twitter, and Musk then gave it everything it asked for.
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Just amazing to me that law talky guys are immovably convinced that there is no unacceptable conflict in the Shadow AG acting in an asset freezing case for a PEP who is a citizen of a hostile power under economic sanction by the UK.
December 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Just amazing to me that law talky guys are immovably convinced that there is no unacceptable conflict in the Shadow AG acting in an asset freezing case for a PEP who is a citizen of a hostile power under economic sanction by the UK.
Very tedious law talky guys (rhubarb rhubarb cab rank) who insisted there was no problem with Wolfson acting in this case might want to reflect about whether it’s remotely tenable for the SAG to be in this position, particularly right now.
Kemi Badenoch’s spokesperson has said that the shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson has recused himself from any legal advice over Ukraine or Russia because he is representing Roman Abramovich - which would include anything about the deployment of UK troops. That’s a bit awkward.
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Very tedious law talky guys (rhubarb rhubarb cab rank) who insisted there was no problem with Wolfson acting in this case might want to reflect about whether it’s remotely tenable for the SAG to be in this position, particularly right now.
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Tell her that Grok is making disturbing images of Wigan and she might take an interest
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Tell her that Grok is making disturbing images of Wigan and she might take an interest
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🔴 Good to see a Democracy for Sale story raised in Parliament today
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Foreign Affairs Committee
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January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🔴 Good to see a Democracy for Sale story raised in Parliament today
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Government ministers could also ask the police what they are doing - if anything - about such a scale of actual unlawful content being produced both by users on the platform + the platform itself, as well as asking a regulator to look into the obvious gaps in enforcement re the site's legal duties.
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Government ministers could also ask the police what they are doing - if anything - about such a scale of actual unlawful content being produced both by users on the platform + the platform itself, as well as asking a regulator to look into the obvious gaps in enforcement re the site's legal duties.
As @dsquareddigest.bsky.social has said, why is this being left to Ofcom? Publishing CSAM is very obviously a criminal offence. Where are the Met?
Good to see a Cabinet Minister call the unlawful sexual harassment on X "appalling": She backs Ofcom "to take any enforcement action it deems necessary". Ofcom asked X to urgently advise on how it is protecting users from its own production of unlawful content at scale www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI
Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
As @dsquareddigest.bsky.social has said, why is this being left to Ofcom? Publishing CSAM is very obviously a criminal offence. Where are the Met?
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Yesterday Meloni rushed to describe US intervention in Venezuela as "legitimate". In a reversal of their usual roles, Salvini is the cautious one talking about diplomacy as the "highroad for solving international disputes" and "peoples' right to decide their own future.
January 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Yesterday Meloni rushed to describe US intervention in Venezuela as "legitimate". In a reversal of their usual roles, Salvini is the cautious one talking about diplomacy as the "highroad for solving international disputes" and "peoples' right to decide their own future.
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Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Go and see Peter Hujar’s Day, it’s enchanting.
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Go and see Peter Hujar’s Day, it’s enchanting.
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again, every Democrat has not in fact done this by any stretch of the imagination, and there have been multiple statements - here's a few - www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/art... - that condemn this unequivocally but sure, if you just lie about it you can feel fine saying both sides are the same.
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
again, every Democrat has not in fact done this by any stretch of the imagination, and there have been multiple statements - here's a few - www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/art... - that condemn this unequivocally but sure, if you just lie about it you can feel fine saying both sides are the same.
It’s the anti-Suez isn’t it? U.S. asserting military power in “its” sphere of influence and UK and France saying grovel grovel, you go right ahead.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It’s the anti-Suez isn’t it? U.S. asserting military power in “its” sphere of influence and UK and France saying grovel grovel, you go right ahead.
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Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.
Pedro Sánchez afirma que España no reconoció al régimen de Maduro, “pero tampoco reconocerá una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
Sánchez asegura que España no reconocerá “una intervención que viola el derecho internacional”
El Gobierno llama a la “desescalada” en Venezuela tras el ataque de EE UU y se ofrece a mediar; y Feijóo pone el foco en la “férrea dictadura” de Maduro
elpais.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Not for the first time, where other European leaders wring their hands over Trump, Spain’s Sánchez draws a line. A stance that is only looking more sensible (more *realistic*) as time goes on.
So as well as MTG we have to invite Le Pence to the residence?
Wasn’t expecting this.
Then again, being a US poodle wouldn’t play well with French voters. Not even the fat right ones.
Then again, being a US poodle wouldn’t play well with French voters. Not even the fat right ones.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
So as well as MTG we have to invite Le Pence to the residence?
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A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
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Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
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The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
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Grok's on-demand nudification service doesn't appear to have slowed down. As of about 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time the chatbot is still complying with user demands to digitally strip women of their clothing.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Grok's on-demand nudification service doesn't appear to have slowed down. As of about 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time the chatbot is still complying with user demands to digitally strip women of their clothing.
Don’t forget to get Morgan to focus group it.
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Don’t forget to get Morgan to focus group it.
Starmer will calibrate his statement to match this cowardly tosh.
Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Starmer will calibrate his statement to match this cowardly tosh.
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Anyone interested in EU defence and security might right now want to take a look at Dutch defence and security commitments to Curacao and other islands linked to the Netherlands just off the coast of Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Anyone interested in EU defence and security might right now want to take a look at Dutch defence and security commitments to Curacao and other islands linked to the Netherlands just off the coast of Venezuela
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Wondering which of the helicopters over Caracas contain Boris Johnson and his hedge fund pal
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Wondering which of the helicopters over Caracas contain Boris Johnson and his hedge fund pal
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The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
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You cannot prosecute the nationals of non-member states for the crime of aggression at the ICC.
rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
You cannot prosecute the nationals of non-member states for the crime of aggression at the ICC.