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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 10h

Give it Grand Sam till end of saison

Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 10h

French media reporting President Macron has renamed Sebastien Lecornu, as in the guy who quit four days ago, as French prime minister

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 10h

2002 Peter Mandelson email to Jonathan Powell, then Tony Blair's chief of staff, on Epstein: "He is young and vibrant. He is safe (whatever that means) and Clinton is now doing a lot of travelling with him."

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 10h

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street, he has confirmed to the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister

The ex-PM confirms he met Epstein in 2002, before the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 13h

“Honestly, it’s so severe that I can’t bow my head any further in apology,” says Kazuhiko Nakajima, head of international business at Ito En, Japan’s largest green tea supplier. www.ft.com/content/be14...

Japan buckles under matcha mania

Booming demand is straining a supply chain that prioritises quality and cannot expand quickly enough

www.ft.com

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 1d

He's got a point #CelebrityTraitors

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 20h

No opinions on his politics, obviously, but impossible not to respect this kind of thing bsky.app/profile/alex...

Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · Aug 2

I’m gonna need the most Janan Ganesh column intro you’ve got…wait that’s too much

Word reaches me that much of the civilian population, as a result of having school-age children, must take their holidays in the summertime. I never know how much to believe these occasional dispatches from the frontline, such as the persistent rumour that some people make use of their home kitchens. Regardless, this might be a good moment to share with readers a few thoughts on how to travel.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 20h

Presumably there’s already a listicle somewhere ranking everyone’s mourning outfits. A feast for the eyes.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 20h

Also poor Kate Garraway. I think she’s just Like That.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 20h

Caught up with the Traitors. Campest show on telly, absolutely incredible stuff

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli PM's office says the Israeli government has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 1d

Recommend reading the judgement because:
- a judge recounting a rap feud is funny in and of itself
- there's a great bit where the judge remarks at length on how successful and popular 'Not Like Us' was
- American libel law is *quite* something

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 1d

"Diss tracks are much more akin to forums like YouTube and X...than journalistic reporting. The average listener is not under the impression that a diss track is the product of a thoughtful or disinterested investigation, conveying to the public factchecked verifiable content."

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 1d

Attempting to watch Your Party's rally in Liverpool but the YouTube stream has fallen over

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Callum May @callummay.co.uk · 1d

This is possibly a new personal worst for a Diet Coke sold in a can. Benugo in St James’s Park in London. £3.25!

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting figures on Lib Dem membership: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Liberal Democrat membership has halved in 5 years, figures show

Analysis of available figures shows the number of party members has fallen by 49% since August 2020.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 2d

Iron law of being on here is that if I’m posting I’m not working and if I’m not posting during some big politics news I’m working REALLY HARD and being EXTREMELY FRANTIC

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 2d

Oh it was literally just something like “British supermarket giant” or whatever. Very entry level British knowledge

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 3d

“Tesco” an answer in the NYT crossword today. Cultural imperialism going the other way for once

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 3d

Got to respect a tour itinerary that's doing the Isle of Man, Middlesbrough, Buxton and Cumbernauld in consecutive days but has a full day between dates to allow for the arduous trek between Epsom and Aldershot

Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 4d

This is the maddest tour I've ever seen in my life. It seems like he's doing more gigs than there are days in the year.

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 4d

It's not a big thing one way or the other in the grand scheme, but so far I've not heard much about X The Everything App launching peer-to-peer payment services, investments and debit or credit cards like they said they were going to a couple of months ago.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 4d

We are reluctantly opening the barn door to let the horse out for a LIMITED TIME ONLY

Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 4d

Uefa clears Spanish and Italian leagues’ plans for overseas games. Says they are two exceptional cases but opposes principle. So Barcelona-Villarreal in Miami and Milan-Como in Perth, Aus.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 5d

This is one of those where the questions aren’t for Martin but for the people who appointed him. What did you THINK would happen exactly

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