Scott Rose
@rprose.bsky.social
News product at Bloomberg. Before that, was in Moscow for 15 years with @bloomberg.com & @themoscowtimes.com. Mostly Russia news & chess. Views are mine
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The individual detailed in Russian media as a Bellingcat reporter has never worked for us in any capacity and we do not know who they are.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The individual detailed in Russian media as a Bellingcat reporter has never worked for us in any capacity and we do not know who they are.
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Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Russian state media are today alleging that a Bellingcat reporter was involved in an attempt to hijack a Russian fighter plane.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
We would like to make clear that Bellingcat had absolutely no involvement in the alleged activities and the accusations towards us are entirely false.
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just another day at work welding various weapons to The Machine. we're all pretty curious what we're building it for. they said they might turn it on soon
June 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM
just another day at work welding various weapons to The Machine. we're all pretty curious what we're building it for. they said they might turn it on soon
approximate breakdown of accounts I've blocked on bluesky
-racism/hatred - (2%)
-crypto/spam - (1%)
-arguing with jokes - (2%)
-mangled AI-generated images of chess sets - (95%)
-racism/hatred - (2%)
-crypto/spam - (1%)
-arguing with jokes - (2%)
-mangled AI-generated images of chess sets - (95%)
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
approximate breakdown of accounts I've blocked on bluesky
-racism/hatred - (2%)
-crypto/spam - (1%)
-arguing with jokes - (2%)
-mangled AI-generated images of chess sets - (95%)
-racism/hatred - (2%)
-crypto/spam - (1%)
-arguing with jokes - (2%)
-mangled AI-generated images of chess sets - (95%)
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I skipped this article for a while because I figured I'd read enough about the NYT's Mamdani coverage. I don't want to say the headline does the article a disservice - it is also very much about that - but goes well beyond as well
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I skipped this article for a while because I figured I'd read enough about the NYT's Mamdani coverage. I don't want to say the headline does the article a disservice - it is also very much about that - but goes well beyond as well
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Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months
[FREE TO READ] Christopher Eppinger kept trading Russian oil when sanctions meant others stopped
on.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Heart-warming story of the day on.ft.com/47Kk7dz
The new Chessbase is jumping from version 18 to version '26. Release notes are like, new, opening report, you can prepare for your opponents, and something something club players too
counting on you @anishgiri.bsky.social
counting on you @anishgiri.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The new Chessbase is jumping from version 18 to version '26. Release notes are like, new, opening report, you can prepare for your opponents, and something something club players too
counting on you @anishgiri.bsky.social
counting on you @anishgiri.bsky.social
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In a first-of-its-kind trial in Ukraine, Russian soldier Dmitri Kurashov was convicted by a court of executing Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk as he surrendered on the battlefield and sentenced to life imprisonment.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
🚨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
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In a first-of-its-kind trial in Ukraine, Russian soldier Dmitri Kurashov was convicted by a court of executing Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk as he surrendered on the battlefield and sentenced to life imprisonment.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
there were a lot of good sandwich jokes but this one, while the bread was still fresh, remains my favorite
bsky.app/profile/frov...
bsky.app/profile/frov...
ME: i’ll have a foot long turkey sub
SANDWICH ARTIST: for here or to throw
SANDWICH ARTIST: for here or to throw
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
there were a lot of good sandwich jokes but this one, while the bread was still fresh, remains my favorite
bsky.app/profile/frov...
bsky.app/profile/frov...
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Oh just get the calipers out, this is taking forever
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Oh just get the calipers out, this is taking forever
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If only @nytimes.com was all Chris Chivers and Finbarr O’Reillys. Extremely brave, professional and possessing exceptional clarity and insight. I can’t believe they did this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If only @nytimes.com was all Chris Chivers and Finbarr O’Reillys. Extremely brave, professional and possessing exceptional clarity and insight. I can’t believe they did this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
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🧵Today is the 10th anniversary of one of Washington’s most persistent unsolved mysteries: the death of Mikhail Lesin. A former Putin media minister who built the Russia Today, Lesin’s body was found in the Dupont Circle Hotel on Nov. 5, 2015.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧵Today is the 10th anniversary of one of Washington’s most persistent unsolved mysteries: the death of Mikhail Lesin. A former Putin media minister who built the Russia Today, Lesin’s body was found in the Dupont Circle Hotel on Nov. 5, 2015.
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We're still gathering applications for this job, if you haven't seen it and are interested.
Our VI team does a very wide range of work -- it's not all just conflict reporting (though we do plenty of that). A handful of recent stories for an idea of our range of coverage:
Our VI team does a very wide range of work -- it's not all just conflict reporting (though we do plenty of that). A handful of recent stories for an idea of our range of coverage:
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We're still gathering applications for this job, if you haven't seen it and are interested.
Our VI team does a very wide range of work -- it's not all just conflict reporting (though we do plenty of that). A handful of recent stories for an idea of our range of coverage:
Our VI team does a very wide range of work -- it's not all just conflict reporting (though we do plenty of that). A handful of recent stories for an idea of our range of coverage:
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Note to travellers in the Middle East: crossing borders with a small bag of zaatar in your luggage is not worth the the trouble…
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Note to travellers in the Middle East: crossing borders with a small bag of zaatar in your luggage is not worth the the trouble…
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🎉 We celebrate the 75th birthday of one of chess’s most charismatic and creative legends — Ljubomir Ljubojević! ♟️
Once ranked world #3, Ljubojević captivated the chess world with his brilliance, flair, and fearless attacking style. Known simply as “Ljubo,” he was a star of the
Once ranked world #3, Ljubojević captivated the chess world with his brilliance, flair, and fearless attacking style. Known simply as “Ljubo,” he was a star of the
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
🎉 We celebrate the 75th birthday of one of chess’s most charismatic and creative legends — Ljubomir Ljubojević! ♟️
Once ranked world #3, Ljubojević captivated the chess world with his brilliance, flair, and fearless attacking style. Known simply as “Ljubo,” he was a star of the
Once ranked world #3, Ljubojević captivated the chess world with his brilliance, flair, and fearless attacking style. Known simply as “Ljubo,” he was a star of the
A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A strong stance from @garrykasparov.bsky.social, on Kramnik and his campaign against Naroditsky. "I don’t know how he can appear at any chess tournament now. He’s become untouchable."
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
Original: www.youtube.com/live/1NVDy-D...
In English, via the great Leonard Barden:
www.ft.com/content/cf99...
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I wonder how important Halloween is in raccoon culture. They must gorge themselves on dropped candy for weeks
November 1, 2024 at 1:26 PM
I wonder how important Halloween is in raccoon culture. They must gorge themselves on dropped candy for weeks
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“All we were doing was bringing the music we like to a mass audience. We hope we’ll be home soon. It’s what we’re dreaming of most,” Stoptime vocalist Diana Loginova tells me. She & the other members of the band are still in jail after their street concerts. My report from St Petersburg.
How teenager gave street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“All we were doing was bringing the music we like to a mass audience. We hope we’ll be home soon. It’s what we’re dreaming of most,” Stoptime vocalist Diana Loginova tells me. She & the other members of the band are still in jail after their street concerts. My report from St Petersburg.
I've seen some very old men on tour to pay their relatives' bills, but it's hard to imagine a sadder concert than this fucking guy, whom I last saw on state TV channel kultura, playing his leningrad set for russians in dubai
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've seen some very old men on tour to pay their relatives' bills, but it's hard to imagine a sadder concert than this fucking guy, whom I last saw on state TV channel kultura, playing his leningrad set for russians in dubai
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this is slightly more distressing then the time i was sitting alone in silence watching jeopardy and seemingly unprompted siri said “i’m sorry i don’t understand what i am”
October 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
this is slightly more distressing then the time i was sitting alone in silence watching jeopardy and seemingly unprompted siri said “i’m sorry i don’t understand what i am”
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i don’t know what alexa js practicing for but i do not like it
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
i don’t know what alexa js practicing for but i do not like it
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Early humans were online an hour, maybe two hours, per day
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Early humans were online an hour, maybe two hours, per day
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People aren't struggling, they are experimenting with frugality! 🧑🔬🔬🧪
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
People aren't struggling, they are experimenting with frugality! 🧑🔬🔬🧪