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Janine Gibson

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Editor of Weekend FT • sinkhole tracker • Do not buy crypto from me or anyone who appears to be me

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1h

It’s a tiny bit more murdery but the end result is bad for the olds

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1h

NB I only want to know if it’s The (actual) Purge, anything else is Normal For Camden

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1h

Approx 10000 teens (protest maths) are currently converged at the end of my street lolling on the lime bikes that usually park there. Is it The Purge?

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 10h

Fab "Lunch with the FT" with none other than former USTR, Amb. Robert Lighthizer. Glad @aimewilliams.bsky.social got him on to the topic of economists...

1st 300 clicks free to read...

on.ft.com/42BOj8Z

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 17h

Imagine the meeting www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Graffiti makes Canterbury Cathedral resemble ‘underground car park’

An art installation that has covered walls and pillars with street-style spray-painting has drawn a mixed response

www.thetimes.com

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 17h

Read of the day: Can Japan satisfy the world’s thirst for matcha? just a great story from Harry Dempsey and @urbandirt.bsky.social reporting from Shizuoka and Uji www.ft.com/content/be14...

Can Japan satisfy the world’s thirst for matcha?

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

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

woah she's small but revealing

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

I’m sorry I’m not at my best x

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

I’m currently wasting my break time at the strategic away day so I’ll be sure to raise this point in the next session titled WHAT ABOUT THE ELDERLY MILLENNIALS

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

There is simply no market for a newspaper catering to sex people that has not been captured by the Saturday Times.
Ok we did do only Fans but we were very attracted to their business model

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

hearing from my legal team that I am not confirming anything simply noting the similarity between an anonymous FT.com comment and a pop itch blind item. Thank you for reading this important disclaimer

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

It set the comments alight let me tell you

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

if you wanna know what’s in Popbitch today, read the FT comments 2 weeks ago #blinditemreveal

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

My observation of the young uns is that they do ALL their consumption in someone’s house not mine officer thus cheating the nighttime economy

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

Just saying authorship is a real thing especially in academia shouldn’t really be for show

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

Is it like when a Sony exec changes ‘like’ to ‘love’ and gets a co-writing credit? Or did Robert and Kate sit up til 4am bickering over the wording of the conclusion and not speak for a couple of weeks? Why can’t she just say I am not an academic I studied art history but THIS IT IS IMPORTANT

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

Without wishing to be mean (and I support this woman as much as a republican can benignly ignore the least worst royal), what does “The Princess of Wales has co-authored an essay with Professor Waldinger from Harvard” mean *precisely*

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 2d

had sort of planned to draw the line at Celebrity Traitors but i was very wrong

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 2d

"Jonathan's got the plan, Cat's a cool customer and I think I'm kind of the PR face"

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 2d

He was always so very decent. Glad he had a great send off.

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 2d

this is great insightful and honest writing about the pull of pessimism..

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

On FT pessimism on.ft.com/4mS0eXm | opinion

On FT pessimism

And a final word on AI and GDP

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 2d

When judgy people like to judge Ozempic users, I always cite my pal James who was *not well* and now is. (Also he thinks he looks hot, no question) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...

I’ve lost 4 stone on Wegovy. Now I look like a weedy nerd

At 38 James Ball was overweight, suffering from sky-high blood pressure. Fifteen months later, he’s buying a new wardrobe — and has no plans to give up his jabs

www.thetimes.com

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 3d

i would like you to greet me every day with "let's do the fucking news"

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 3d

Pretty sure Aaron Sorkin wrote this in like 2013

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 3d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 3d

pretty sure if you're spelling you're losing