Brian Ging
@brianging.bsky.social
Al Jazeera journalist. Was BBC, C5, LBC. The list is endless.
Travelling field producer. Propagandist, apparently.
Views are my own. Usual rules apply on likes and reposts. #nufc is my lifelong punishment
Travelling field producer. Propagandist, apparently.
Views are my own. Usual rules apply on likes and reposts. #nufc is my lifelong punishment
This is a great report from Sky News about the force-feeding of far-right, hate filled content to X users.
New users have a hugely disproportionate amount of that type of post delivered to them.
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New users have a hugely disproportionate amount of that type of post delivered to them.
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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 8:21 AM
This is a great report from Sky News about the force-feeding of far-right, hate filled content to X users.
New users have a hugely disproportionate amount of that type of post delivered to them.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
New users have a hugely disproportionate amount of that type of post delivered to them.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Well there's a thing.
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Intelligence on ‘extreme’ Maccabi fans with history of violence led to Villa Park ban
Exclusive: West Midlands police were told supporters randomly attacked Muslims in Amsterdam last year
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Well there's a thing.
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Denmark summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen today after Danish media reported that Americans with ties to President Donald Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland.
Denmark summons top US envoy over ‘covert operations’ in Greenland
“We do not spy on friends,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says.
www.politico.eu
August 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Denmark summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen today after Danish media reported that Americans with ties to President Donald Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland.
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Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.
🔗: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime
🔗: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime
August 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.
🔗: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime
🔗: aje.io/eeht0q | #JournalismIsNotACrime
That's just great. The Nobel peace prize is in the bag.
President Trump has ordered the deployment of two American nuclear submarines in response to “foolish and inflammatory” threats from a former president of Russia
Expectations for peace in Ukraine are too high, says Putin
www.thetimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
That's just great. The Nobel peace prize is in the bag.
Hmmm. @nytimes.com are there other explanations?
July 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Hmmm. @nytimes.com are there other explanations?
Iran ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi demands IAEA Board goes harder in condemnation of Israeli, which NAJAFI calls an "oppressive child killer regime"
June 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Iran ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi demands IAEA Board goes harder in condemnation of Israeli, which NAJAFI calls an "oppressive child killer regime"
More Google wins. Is the great algorithm so helpless it needs a lesson from me about the role of gravy in Catalan cuisine?
June 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
More Google wins. Is the great algorithm so helpless it needs a lesson from me about the role of gravy in Catalan cuisine?
Like a movie scene. But which one?
The Seventh Seal? The Omen?
The Seventh Seal? The Omen?
April 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Like a movie scene. But which one?
The Seventh Seal? The Omen?
The Seventh Seal? The Omen?
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REPORTER: Can you explain more of the decision making on what feels like a reversal here?
BESSENT: No
BESSENT: No
April 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
REPORTER: Can you explain more of the decision making on what feels like a reversal here?
BESSENT: No
BESSENT: No
The moment of impact as the cargo vessel Solong collides with the Stena Immaculate, which was carrying aviation fuel.
Captured using thermal imaging from a nearby ship. The fire on the Solong is still going as it sits off Lincolnshire. Its captain is under arrest for manslaughter.
Video by Orca AI
Captured using thermal imaging from a nearby ship. The fire on the Solong is still going as it sits off Lincolnshire. Its captain is under arrest for manslaughter.
Video by Orca AI
March 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The moment of impact as the cargo vessel Solong collides with the Stena Immaculate, which was carrying aviation fuel.
Captured using thermal imaging from a nearby ship. The fire on the Solong is still going as it sits off Lincolnshire. Its captain is under arrest for manslaughter.
Video by Orca AI
Captured using thermal imaging from a nearby ship. The fire on the Solong is still going as it sits off Lincolnshire. Its captain is under arrest for manslaughter.
Video by Orca AI
I'm sure all the "two tier justice" warriors will be furious about this.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...
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Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted
Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania since December 2023
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I'm sure all the "two tier justice" warriors will be furious about this.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...
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Europe's hard line on migration: and the human consequences.
Frontex proudly says traffic has fallen 75% in the western Balkan route. You can see why.
youtu.be/nqmcSx-0tRM?...
Frontex proudly says traffic has fallen 75% in the western Balkan route. You can see why.
youtu.be/nqmcSx-0tRM?...
Refugee arrivals drop on Balkan route, but reports of violence persist
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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February 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Europe's hard line on migration: and the human consequences.
Frontex proudly says traffic has fallen 75% in the western Balkan route. You can see why.
youtu.be/nqmcSx-0tRM?...
Frontex proudly says traffic has fallen 75% in the western Balkan route. You can see why.
youtu.be/nqmcSx-0tRM?...
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We need facts as never before.
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
We need facts as never before.
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.
Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.
Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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🚨NEW @financialtimes.com investigation reveals evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are likely part of a systematic policy. And we uncover the identity of a Russian soldier likely involved in filming and carrying out the mass execution of 6 POWs.
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs points to a policy | FT Film
YouTube video by Financial Times
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨NEW @financialtimes.com investigation reveals evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are likely part of a systematic policy. And we uncover the identity of a Russian soldier likely involved in filming and carrying out the mass execution of 6 POWs.
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
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This is the biggest shift in US foreign policy since 1945. It'll probably barely make the front pages.
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US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth
US defence secretary says Europe should lead in defending Ukraine and that restoring pre-2014 borders is unrealistic
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is the biggest shift in US foreign policy since 1945. It'll probably barely make the front pages.
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"It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism... it plainly violates the First Amendment."
AP effectively barred from White House event.
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AP effectively barred from White House event.
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AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
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February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism... it plainly violates the First Amendment."
AP effectively barred from White House event.
www.ap.org/the-definiti...
AP effectively barred from White House event.
www.ap.org/the-definiti...
Further details on the use of North Korean troops inside Kursk, Russia.
It follows the news of the capture of two North Koreans last week. The Institute fprnteh Study of War says the killed/injured rates for N Korean troops are so high that all will be out of action by April.
t.me/ukr_sof/1390
It follows the news of the capture of two North Koreans last week. The Institute fprnteh Study of War says the killed/injured rates for N Korean troops are so high that all will be out of action by April.
t.me/ukr_sof/1390
January 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Further details on the use of North Korean troops inside Kursk, Russia.
It follows the news of the capture of two North Koreans last week. The Institute fprnteh Study of War says the killed/injured rates for N Korean troops are so high that all will be out of action by April.
t.me/ukr_sof/1390
It follows the news of the capture of two North Koreans last week. The Institute fprnteh Study of War says the killed/injured rates for N Korean troops are so high that all will be out of action by April.
t.me/ukr_sof/1390
Big Russian hit on Kyiv this morning. Four people dead and 8 injured just outside the central part of the Ukrainian capital.
Armed forces had warned of incoming ballistic missiles.
The sounds of Ukrainian anti-air missiles rocked the city centre before dawn.
Armed forces had warned of incoming ballistic missiles.
The sounds of Ukrainian anti-air missiles rocked the city centre before dawn.
January 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Big Russian hit on Kyiv this morning. Four people dead and 8 injured just outside the central part of the Ukrainian capital.
Armed forces had warned of incoming ballistic missiles.
The sounds of Ukrainian anti-air missiles rocked the city centre before dawn.
Armed forces had warned of incoming ballistic missiles.
The sounds of Ukrainian anti-air missiles rocked the city centre before dawn.
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Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’
Pair being interrogated in Kyiv, with intelligence agency SBU saying one had fake Russian military ID; Russia claims control of village near Pokrovsk
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Ukraine said it was interrogating two North Korean soldiers after…
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January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine ‘captures two North Korean soldiers in Russia’
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Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops entered the war on Russia's side in October reut.rs/4hb1kej
Ukraine captures two North Korean soldiers in Kursk, Zelenskiy says
It is the first time Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers alive since their entry into the war.
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January 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops entered the war on Russia's side in October reut.rs/4hb1kej
Major Russian attack on an industrial area of the southern city of Zaporizhia. 13 are confirmed dead, 29 injured according to the city prosecutor.
Pres. Zelensky says he expects number of injured to rise.
Pictures from DCNC, Fire and Rescue.
Pres. Zelensky says he expects number of injured to rise.
Pictures from DCNC, Fire and Rescue.
January 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Major Russian attack on an industrial area of the southern city of Zaporizhia. 13 are confirmed dead, 29 injured according to the city prosecutor.
Pres. Zelensky says he expects number of injured to rise.
Pictures from DCNC, Fire and Rescue.
Pres. Zelensky says he expects number of injured to rise.
Pictures from DCNC, Fire and Rescue.
This presents a bit of an issue for the incoming US administration, big admirers of the Orban playbook. Donald Trump recently said "Viktor Orban, one of the most respected men. They call him a strong man. He's a tough person. Smart. Prime Minister of Hungary".
Big: US sanctions top Orban aide, Antal Rogan www.state.gov/sanctioning-...
Sanctioning Hungarian Official Antal Rogan - United States Department of State
The United States is today designating senior Hungarian government official Antal Rogan under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program for his involvement in corruption. During his tenure as a governmen...
www.state.gov
January 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This presents a bit of an issue for the incoming US administration, big admirers of the Orban playbook. Donald Trump recently said "Viktor Orban, one of the most respected men. They call him a strong man. He's a tough person. Smart. Prime Minister of Hungary".
"During a massive missile and drone attack in December 2024...an F-16 fighter jet destroyed six enemy cruise missiles at once in a single combat mission, two of them with an aircraft cannon."
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Шість збитих ракет ворога за один виліт: у Повітряних силах розповіли про рекорд українського пілота F-16
Під час масованої ракетно-дронової атаки в грудні 2024 року вперше в історії застосування Fighting Falcon за один бойовий виліт винищувач F-16 знищив одразу шість крилатих ракет противника, дві з них ...
www.pravda.com.ua
January 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"During a massive missile and drone attack in December 2024...an F-16 fighter jet destroyed six enemy cruise missiles at once in a single combat mission, two of them with an aircraft cannon."
www.pravda.com.ua/news/2025/01...
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Meanwhile in Kharkiv it's Epiphany. Temperature -4c. Feels like -9c.
January 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Meanwhile in Kharkiv it's Epiphany. Temperature -4c. Feels like -9c.