Dan McCrum
@mccrum.bsky.social
Do investigations for the FT, into dubious accounting and dodgy characters mainly. Wrote a book called Money Men about a spectacular fraud
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British government buying Twitter is an interesting idea.
The BBC buying Twitter would be a hilarious and brilliant idea.
The BBC buying Twitter would be a hilarious and brilliant idea.
Normal brain: the British government should ban Twitter.
Galaxy brain: the British government should BUY Twitter.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/yes-im-act...
Galaxy brain: the British government should BUY Twitter.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/yes-im-act...
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
British government buying Twitter is an interesting idea.
The BBC buying Twitter would be a hilarious and brilliant idea.
The BBC buying Twitter would be a hilarious and brilliant idea.
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don't overcomplicate it lads. Idris Elba steps out of the car, says my name's Bondjamesbond, raises an eyebrow, says "were you expecting someone else?", on with the fun.
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
don't overcomplicate it lads. Idris Elba steps out of the car, says my name's Bondjamesbond, raises an eyebrow, says "were you expecting someone else?", on with the fun.
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@Grok what is book?
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@Grok what is book?
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
demand shock incoming
I asked my subscribers to send me their new ACA premium quotes. OH MY GOD. Republicans are sending us into a full on healthcare crisis. You’ve got to see this.
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
demand shock incoming
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the british guy with the unhinged burritos has declared war on the italians youtube.com/shorts/vCI_k...
Made a 4 cheese-marinara-pesto-butternut squash-beetroot Ravioliolioliolioli for lunch 😋 #pasta
YouTube video by Elburritomonster
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
the british guy with the unhinged burritos has declared war on the italians youtube.com/shorts/vCI_k...
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I feel like I could live with the brass neck - it is the seemingly successful way that he and others have brainwashed themselves into thinking “our crumbling justice system” has an explanation beyond “we didn’t spend enough money on it” that I can’t stand.
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I feel like I could live with the brass neck - it is the seemingly successful way that he and others have brainwashed themselves into thinking “our crumbling justice system” has an explanation beyond “we didn’t spend enough money on it” that I can’t stand.
“Well, I cannot be compelled to use your preferred pronouns, as you all have voted,” Boril answered.
We've already seen this used as a way to push back, like this from February. If I was in school you can bet I'd be doing this to every Trumpy teacher I had in that school.
Woman Calls Male Legislator 'Madame' During 'What Is A Woman Act' Debate
Debate grew tense Thursday when a woman insisted on calling a male legislator "Madame" at the beginning of her testimony against the "What is a Woman…
cowboystatedaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Well, I cannot be compelled to use your preferred pronouns, as you all have voted,” Boril answered.
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Looking up death statistics (always fun and surprising) half of the 21,000 or so accidental UK deaths are falls, poisonings claim a quarter, far more than road accidents (7%) Knife/sharp object deaths account for around 260, guns 29.
Less than 600 homicides per year seems remarkable for 70m people.
Less than 600 homicides per year seems remarkable for 70m people.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Looking up death statistics (always fun and surprising) half of the 21,000 or so accidental UK deaths are falls, poisonings claim a quarter, far more than road accidents (7%) Knife/sharp object deaths account for around 260, guns 29.
Less than 600 homicides per year seems remarkable for 70m people.
Less than 600 homicides per year seems remarkable for 70m people.
Top investigation this, and great local journalism
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Top investigation this, and great local journalism
in case you missed this from @alisonkilling.bsky.social yesterday
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
in case you missed this from @alisonkilling.bsky.social yesterday
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If you financed thousands of windscreen wipers in Mexico, but that collateral was then “commingled”, who owns the windscreen wipers? Where exactly are the windscreen wipers? Why did anyone think that buying windscreen-wiper-backed bonds was a good idea in the first place? www.ft.com/content/b492...
Utah’s First Brands whale even leased the office furniture
A non-bank lender with the motto ‘been there, leased that’ finds out
www.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
If you financed thousands of windscreen wipers in Mexico, but that collateral was then “commingled”, who owns the windscreen wipers? Where exactly are the windscreen wipers? Why did anyone think that buying windscreen-wiper-backed bonds was a good idea in the first place? www.ft.com/content/b492...
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must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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No, they don't have ATC. Grounding private planes / general aviation would still reduce load at controlled towers though
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
No, they don't have ATC. Grounding private planes / general aviation would still reduce load at controlled towers though
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Astonishing piece by the brilliant @alisonkilling.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Astonishing piece by the brilliant @alisonkilling.bsky.social
Fascinating 2020 proposal to re-democratise the US constitution by creating 127 new states from the weird bit which isn’t one yet.
This reminds me a bit of this proposal to turn the District of Columbia into 127 states. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fascinating 2020 proposal to re-democratise the US constitution by creating 127 new states from the weird bit which isn’t one yet.
Would that work?
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Would that work?
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This reminds me a bit of this proposal to turn the District of Columbia into 127 states. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This reminds me a bit of this proposal to turn the District of Columbia into 127 states. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
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Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.
Atmospheric River Brings Powerful Winds and Rain to California, Oregon and Washington
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.