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Interests: Journalism, news, current affairs.
Hobbies: DIY, spider solitaire, walks.
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Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting

From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Just as AI can personalize ads online, bad actors are using it to glean personal information that enables them to create custom-tailored scams.
How AI Is Making Life Easier for Cybercriminals
Phishing and other cyber scams are becoming bigger, more targeted and more convincing.
on.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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‘Solstice’ comes from a Latin word that means “sun standing still.”
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I quote from Andrew Tate’s X profile:

‘Unmatched perspicacity coupled with sheer indefatigability makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour.’

Erm…
This is certainly not the case when it comes to boxing Andy.
Oh dear.
You poor little love.
😉
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Trickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
Trickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
The justice department is using a variety of tactics to try to obfuscate the US president’s connection to the sex offender
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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California regulators have given Tesla 90 days to meet compliance after an administrative law judge found the company deceived consumers by falsely implying its cars could drive on their own.
California Gives Tesla 90 Days to Change Autopilot Advertising
An administrative judge found that the automaker deceived consumers by falsely implying its cars could drive on their own.
on.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Savers are being urged to lock in a good account as soon as they can, as experts predict that lower-than-expected inflation figures will trigger rate cuts within the next few days trib.al/ZzNdK4h
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.

Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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We also find an association between intensity of austerity and productivity. Weak demand and growth alongside rising employment results in falling productivity.

We therefore find evidence that austerity contributed to the so-called productivity puzzle.
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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A council’s £1 asset deal on a $4.6m centre has triggered police arrests and a criminal probe. The fallout now includes £1m in irregular payments and governance failures.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Three arrests as £4.6m centre sold for £1 plunges council into crisis
A statutory report into a city council has uncovered unlawful asset disposal, £1m in irregular payments and police arrests
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
December 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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🔴Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work

The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company’s “Brand Ambassador”

bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.

Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion

The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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I want this for Christmas, preferably built into my specs! I’m sure it will happen at some time!
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time

youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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“The Big Tech AI industry is only interested in one thing: zero laws, zero accountability. The American people do not agree with their agenda, and that’s why Big Tech CEOs are putting big money behind efforts to repeal and neuter laws at the federal, state, and international levels.”
Crypto Won Big in 2024. AI Is Angling to Do the Same in 2026
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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🔴How Epstein Saved Bitcoin – and Accessed Trump’s Tech Inner Circle

Newly released emails show Epstein helped rescue Bitcoin’s core developers during a governance crisis – drawing him deeper into the Silicon Valley networks that would frame crypto as a way around democratic states
How Epstein Saved Bitcoin – and Accessed Trump’s Tech Inner Circle
Newly released emails show Epstein helped rescue Bitcoin’s core developers during a governance crisis - drawing him deeper into the Silicon Valley networks that would frame crypto as a way around demo...
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein was never cast out of Silicon Valley’s inner circle. Docs unearthed via @bylinetimes.bsky.social show he stayed inside a confidential network linking Musk, Bezos, Brin, Page, Gates & Zuckerberg – now wired into Trump’s new tech order bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/h...
How Epstein Infiltrated the Silicon Valley Network Behind Trump’s New Tech Order
Documents show Jeffrey Epstein was not cast out after his child sex-crime conviction but remained embedded in a confidential inner circle of Silicon Valley founders with strategic influence on the mod...
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Reform UK’s Cllr Ian Cooper has posted dozens of racist and bigoted posts to YouTube and X/Twitter under his personal accounts.

@hopenothate.org.uk

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/03/r...
Revealed: The Online Activity of Staffordshire Council Leader Ian Cooper – HOPE not hate
Reform UK’s Cllr Ian Cooper has posted dozens of racist and bigoted posts to YouTube and X/Twitter under his personal accounts. When it comes to...
hopenothate.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The food industry must face up to nature-related risk on.ft.com/4azcKIG | opinion
The food industry must face up to nature-related risk
Boardrooms need to acknowledge that without healthy soils and reliable seasons the system could face collapse
on.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM