Andrew RC Marshall
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Investigative reporter for Reuters • Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner • Author of "The Trouser People: Burma in the Shadow of the Empire" • Co-author of “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World” • Signal: AndrewMarshall.13
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OMG - Sepp Blatter is now occupying the moral high ground.
Which says everything you need to know about how far the rest of the ground has fallen.
Which says everything you need to know about how far the rest of the ground has fallen.
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls
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Security concerns over tournament have risen
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Blatter gave his support to comments from Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth, who worked with Fifa on potential reforms when Blatter was president, saying fans should stay away from the US for the tournament. Continue reading...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
OMG - Sepp Blatter is now occupying the moral high ground.
Which says everything you need to know about how far the rest of the ground has fallen.
Which says everything you need to know about how far the rest of the ground has fallen.
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ICE's standards of professional conduct require that its employees be "professional, police, respectful, considerate, helpful and patient in all official activities ... even in the face of considerable provocation."
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January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
ICE's standards of professional conduct require that its employees be "professional, police, respectful, considerate, helpful and patient in all official activities ... even in the face of considerable provocation."
www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/...
www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/...
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Nice transatlantic military alliance you’ve got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it.
Trump to Europe on Greenland: "You can yes and we will be very appreciative or you can say no and we will remember"
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Nice transatlantic military alliance you’ve got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
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Russian pundits are thrilled with Trump's approach to Greenland
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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January 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
I also grew up in 1970s Britain. Life in the 2020s is immeasurably better.
🔴 For Better or Worse? Is Nostalgia for the 1970s Really Justified?
As the global right claims the UK has 'gone to the dogs' over recent decades, our intergenerational panel looks at what life in the country really
🔗 https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/for-better-or-worse-is-nostalgia
As the global right claims the UK has 'gone to the dogs' over recent decades, our intergenerational panel looks at what life in the country really
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For Better or Worse? Is Nostalgia for the 1970s Really Justified?
As the global right claims the UK has 'gone to the dogs' over recent decades, our intergenerational panel looks at what life in the country really used to be like. Today, Otto English and Issie Yewman
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 AM
I also grew up in 1970s Britain. Life in the 2020s is immeasurably better.
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The Telegraph, the UK's most conservative major newspaper, has this editorial view (link at end):
"Donald Trump’s attempt to strongarm Denmark and Europe into accepting the annexation of Greenland is a disgraceful betrayal of the Western alliance..."
The Telegraph, the UK's most conservative major newspaper, has this editorial view (link at end):
"Donald Trump’s attempt to strongarm Denmark and Europe into accepting the annexation of Greenland is a disgraceful betrayal of the Western alliance..."
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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The Telegraph, the UK's most conservative major newspaper, has this editorial view (link at end):
"Donald Trump’s attempt to strongarm Denmark and Europe into accepting the annexation of Greenland is a disgraceful betrayal of the Western alliance..."
The Telegraph, the UK's most conservative major newspaper, has this editorial view (link at end):
"Donald Trump’s attempt to strongarm Denmark and Europe into accepting the annexation of Greenland is a disgraceful betrayal of the Western alliance..."
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I passed my PhD. If I gave my PhD certificate to my stepmother’s cat, that wouldn’t make her a doctor.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I passed my PhD. If I gave my PhD certificate to my stepmother’s cat, that wouldn’t make her a doctor.
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Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
“The Liz Truss Show (is) a weekly YouTube interview format that makes QAnon feel like the Periodic Table.”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...
How did Liz Truss become prime minister?
Truss has launched a bizarre YouTube show steeped in conspiracy theories. Thank goodness her time in Number 10 lasted just 49 days
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
“The Liz Truss Show (is) a weekly YouTube interview format that makes QAnon feel like the Periodic Table.”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...
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Why is every new AI announcement a solution you don't want to a problem you don't have
On Thursday, Google announced that it’ll start testing out a new AI Inbox tab, which will analyze the contents of a user’s emails, summarize them, and suggest action items. www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/ai-s...
AI summaries are coming to (for?) your Gmail
It's the week of circling back on those emails to sources you sent in December, and soon Google may determine whether you get a reply. On Thursday, Google announced that it'll start testing out a new…
www.niemanlab.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Why is every new AI announcement a solution you don't want to a problem you don't have
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“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
Thin Lei Win on changing her Myanmar passport for an Icelandic one.
“I don’t think I fully appreciated the mental load of carrying a passport that turns routine immigration appointments into nerve-wrecking ordeals; of being a citizen of a country whose government actively wants to harm you.”
“I don’t think I fully appreciated the mental load of carrying a passport that turns routine immigration appointments into nerve-wrecking ordeals; of being a citizen of a country whose government actively wants to harm you.”
2025 feels like both the longest & shortest year, for reasons personal, professional & related to the general state-of-world-ness.
Thin Ink will be taking a 2-week break so this is 2025's final issue. And as in previous years, it takes on a more personal hue.
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Thin Ink will be taking a 2-week break so this is 2025's final issue. And as in previous years, it takes on a more personal hue.
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Borders, Belonging, & Finally Travelling Without Fear
“Better weight than wisdom a traveller cannot carry”
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December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thin Lei Win on changing her Myanmar passport for an Icelandic one.
“I don’t think I fully appreciated the mental load of carrying a passport that turns routine immigration appointments into nerve-wrecking ordeals; of being a citizen of a country whose government actively wants to harm you.”
“I don’t think I fully appreciated the mental load of carrying a passport that turns routine immigration appointments into nerve-wrecking ordeals; of being a citizen of a country whose government actively wants to harm you.”
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How combative videographers fire up Britain's asylum hotel protests reut.rs/4s3hGvY
How combative videographers fire up Britain's asylum hotel protests
Adam didn’t set out to expose what he calls Britain’s “broken asylum system.” About four years ago the 32-year-old started working in one of hundreds of hotels being used to house asylum seekers because, he said, he wanted to help them settle in the country.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How combative videographers fire up Britain's asylum hotel protests reut.rs/4s3hGvY
‘I’ve now read their “what we do” section four or five times, and I have a problem – I can’t figure out what they do.’
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Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting | Eleanor Margolis
In my six months of looking for work, I’ve found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than ever, says columnist for the i newspaper and Diva, Eleanor Margoli...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
‘I’ve now read their “what we do” section four or five times, and I have a problem – I can’t figure out what they do.’
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Some of the nearly 1,600 people who received clemency from Trump over the Jan. 6 attack have met with Justice Department officials and provided advice on how to retaliate against those who helped put them behind bars, a Reuters investigation finds reut.rs/4qeX9mu
December 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some of the nearly 1,600 people who received clemency from Trump over the Jan. 6 attack have met with Justice Department officials and provided advice on how to retaliate against those who helped put them behind bars, a Reuters investigation finds reut.rs/4qeX9mu
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More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 2,900 attorneys quit the Justice Department or were fired during the first 10 months of this year -- about triple the number who depart in a typical year. personnel records obtained by Reuters show.
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Meta made about $3 billion in China last year from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Meta made about $3 billion in China last year from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content, according to internal Meta documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Trump: “Other things are happening, so you’ll be seeing that later, and you’ll be talking about that later with some other people.”
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, says Donald Trump
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December 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Trump: “Other things are happening, so you’ll be seeing that later, and you’ll be talking about that later with some other people.”
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, says Donald Trump
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The response from Republicans underscored how Trump's racist views are no longer seen as out of bounds among allies and supporters. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics
Donald Trump's racial comments are growing increasingly bold, normalized and permissible, his critics say, as his allies and supporters no longer consider them out of bounds.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The response from Republicans underscored how Trump's racist views are no longer seen as out of bounds among allies and supporters. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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In one family-owned restaurant, a woman assembled makeshift beds, so family members could sleep there to avoid potentially being profiled by federal agents while traveling between home and work: “Not all of us are criminals,” she said. “We're hardworking people.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans
New Orleans, with a population of around 384,000, would be the latest city with a Democratic mayor targeted in Trump's mass deportation push.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In one family-owned restaurant, a woman assembled makeshift beds, so family members could sleep there to avoid potentially being profiled by federal agents while traveling between home and work: “Not all of us are criminals,” she said. “We're hardworking people.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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🥁 Introducing Emotional Currency — a new
@reuters.com column exploring the emotional side of personal finance through real stories from Gen Z and Millennials around the world.
First up: Why more young people are swapping independence for savings by moving back home👇
www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ho...
@reuters.com column exploring the emotional side of personal finance through real stories from Gen Z and Millennials around the world.
First up: Why more young people are swapping independence for savings by moving back home👇
www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ho...
How a 28-year-old stayed home and saved six figures
While many of his peers were starting new lives and leases in big cities, Lamar Mangal chose a different — and increasingly popular — path: to move back in with his father in Milton Keynes, England.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🥁 Introducing Emotional Currency — a new
@reuters.com column exploring the emotional side of personal finance through real stories from Gen Z and Millennials around the world.
First up: Why more young people are swapping independence for savings by moving back home👇
www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ho...
@reuters.com column exploring the emotional side of personal finance through real stories from Gen Z and Millennials around the world.
First up: Why more young people are swapping independence for savings by moving back home👇
www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ho...
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‘Karl Marx observed that historical events tend to appear first as tragedy, then again as farce. Cryptocurrency hoarders may well reverse the formulation.”
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Breakingviews - Crypto hoarders veer from farce to tragedy
With bitcoin down 30%, coin-stacker Strategy has unveiled a 'USD reserve.' A funding shift from convertible debt to preferred equity requires greenbacks to pay dividends. It also entails a move from c...
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
‘Karl Marx observed that historical events tend to appear first as tragedy, then again as farce. Cryptocurrency hoarders may well reverse the formulation.”
www.reuters.com/commentary/b...
www.reuters.com/commentary/b...