Katie Martin
@katie0martin.ft.com
FT, E17, Unhedged podcast, gardening, making bread, plazzy Scouser, crap at charts, 6 Music Mum. I never give investment advice - if it looks like I am, it's a scam.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
*Stop the pervert glasses*
Pinned
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Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
good opportunity now for spotting wrong'uns who get agitated if they don't see a lady in a bikini every 5 seconds
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
good opportunity now for spotting wrong'uns who get agitated if they don't see a lady in a bikini every 5 seconds
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🏆👂POD TIME👂🏆
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock picking champs 2025
What bets paid off last year?
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🏆👂POD TIME👂🏆
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
jezza. mate. it's TORY dysfunction week this week smdh
Jeremy Corbyn wants to get Your Party “back on track”
He has launched his own platform for the upcoming Your Party central executive committee elections
By @meganekenyon.bsky.social
He has launched his own platform for the upcoming Your Party central executive committee elections
By @meganekenyon.bsky.social
Jeremy Corbyn wants to get Your Party "back on track"
He has launched his own platform for the upcoming Your Party central executive committee elections
www.newstatesman.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
jezza. mate. it's TORY dysfunction week this week smdh
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A less independent Fed raises risks to a key crisis tool - the swap lines that central banks to exchange currencies: column here by Aditi Sahasrabudde who argues Trump admin is likely to seek quid pro quos for support. www.ft.com/content/2ba8...
A less independent Fed raises risks to a key crisis tool
If the Trump administration exerts more influence on the US central bank, global swap lines could become more politicised
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
A less independent Fed raises risks to a key crisis tool - the swap lines that central banks to exchange currencies: column here by Aditi Sahasrabudde who argues Trump admin is likely to seek quid pro quos for support. www.ft.com/content/2ba8...
Is it time to buy a racing car simulator? www.ft.com/content/1039...
a woman is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
Alt: a woman is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Is it time to buy a racing car simulator? www.ft.com/content/1039...
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The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and attended a White House meeting with the president last week.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
www.ft.com/content/da74...
Donald Trump’s first Venezuela oil sale deal goes to megadonor’s company
Senior Vitol trader met US president at White House last week and gave millions of dollars to his re-election campaign
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The first US sale of Venezuelan crude was to a company whose senior oil trader donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and attended a White House meeting with the president last week.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
www.ft.com/content/da74...
sorry for a minute there i thought you said *the US* was complaining about someone else's trade policies
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal ft.trib.al/5Wgz9Ts
US accuses EU of seeking cheese ‘monopoly’ in Mercosur deal
Bloc and four South American countries will sign trade agreement on Saturday after 25 years of talks
ft.trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
sorry for a minute there i thought you said *the US* was complaining about someone else's trade policies
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Farage to attend Davos conference ft.trib.al/Vadp2Nb
Farage to attend Davos conference
Reform UK leader due to appear at World Economic Forum next week
ft.trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Farage to attend Davos conference ft.trib.al/Vadp2Nb
no sure, but let's not forget the time Obama wore a tan suit
Once upon a time, a President of the United States saying "fuck you" and raising his middle finger to an American factory worker would be front page news around the world. Now it's a "colour lede" on a business analysis. www.ft.com/content/36ab...
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM
no sure, but let's not forget the time Obama wore a tan suit
🏆👂POD TIME👂🏆
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock picking champs 2025
What bets paid off last year?
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🏆👂POD TIME👂🏆
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
Stock-picking competition edition!
Me, @lexiter.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on:
-what was hot/not in 2025? 📈📉
-have I reclaimed a shred of dignity? 😭
-crucially: did I beat Rob? 😬
-who the hell had the brains to buy silver miners a year ago?? 🤓
www.ft.com/content/5fec...
girls, we gotta stick up for ourselves. the system has (predictably) failed us. don't allow your image to be used on that platform for nazi perverts as.ft.com/r/9c0a8a64-0...
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s children sues xAI over sexual images
[FREE TO READ] Influencer Ashley St Clair claims Grok chatbot created ‘countless’ sexual images of her without her consent
as.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
girls, we gotta stick up for ourselves. the system has (predictably) failed us. don't allow your image to be used on that platform for nazi perverts as.ft.com/r/9c0a8a64-0...
so embarrassing for everyone involved (apart from the ones with no capacity for shame) www.ft.com/content/bd78...
Venezuela’s opposition leader gives her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump
María Corina Machado leaves White House meeting without the US president’s backing to be her country’s next leader
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 AM
so embarrassing for everyone involved (apart from the ones with no capacity for shame) www.ft.com/content/bd78...
with the Your Party shenanigans and the Tory Party shenanigans, there's just so much for sickos to enjoy as.ft.com/r/142fdc3d-a...
Betrayal, plots and a mole who derailed Jenrick’s defection to Reform
[FREE TO READ] Ex-Tory minister’s switch raises questions about whether he will be a help or a hindrance to Farage
as.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
with the Your Party shenanigans and the Tory Party shenanigans, there's just so much for sickos to enjoy as.ft.com/r/142fdc3d-a...
Ok so I'm caught up on Traitors and my main thought is: what was Stephen wearing???
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Ok so I'm caught up on Traitors and my main thought is: what was Stephen wearing???
[[[Traitors music]]]
It's time for the roundtable!
It's time for the roundtable!
BREAKING - Jenrick tweets: "It's time for the truth."
Defection imminent.
Defection imminent.
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
[[[Traitors music]]]
It's time for the roundtable!
It's time for the roundtable!
this is fine
".. when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump
Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
this is fine
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Tech barons should not assume they are invulnerable. They may feel safe today, but the constancy of Maga Republicans is not something anyone should take for granted. It is not hard to see a future where US populists seek to regulate the seemingly untameable titans.
as.ft.com/r/7645c8c1-7...
as.ft.com/r/7645c8c1-7...
A warning shot to our tech overlords
[FREE TO READ] Democratic history is a timeline of states acting to curb over-mighty figures, from kings to business tycoons
as.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Tech barons should not assume they are invulnerable. They may feel safe today, but the constancy of Maga Republicans is not something anyone should take for granted. It is not hard to see a future where US populists seek to regulate the seemingly untameable titans.
as.ft.com/r/7645c8c1-7...
as.ft.com/r/7645c8c1-7...
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Three dynamite FT reporting jobs have opened up: Here are the links.
— European Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— Tax Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— US Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— European Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— Tax Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— US Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
January 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Three dynamite FT reporting jobs have opened up: Here are the links.
— European Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— Tax Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— US Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— European Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— Tax Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
— US Business Correspondent: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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A brilliant day for the Conservative party. It no longer has Robert Jenrick in it. My initial thoughts on Robert Jenrick's sacking:
Jenrick’s sacking is both threat and opportunity for Badenoch
The surprise departure deprives Farage of some Westminster theatre and gives the Tories a chance to reclaim ground
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A brilliant day for the Conservative party. It no longer has Robert Jenrick in it. My initial thoughts on Robert Jenrick's sacking:
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Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
he said he wanted to “jump into the great digital Narnia of the creator economy”
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
he said he wanted to “jump into the great digital Narnia of the creator economy”
talk Britain down all you like but we lead the world in petty trolling
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
talk Britain down all you like but we lead the world in petty trolling
