Max Daly
@maxdaly.bsky.social
Drugs and organised crime journalist. Orwell Prize winner. Author, Narcomania. Former Global Drugs Editor, Vice.
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Max Daly
@maxdaly.bsky.social
· Aug 17
How the mafia infiltrated Germany
unherd.com
I wrote an epic read about how the Italian mafia expanded in Germany via the pizza restaurant, and how this is linked to a global rise of organised crime.
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Surely Europe has some James Bond type who can take out Trump, Vance, Musk without getting caught? Europe, and the world, does not need these pigs.
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Surely Europe has some James Bond type who can take out Trump, Vance, Musk without getting caught? Europe, and the world, does not need these pigs.
“My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza”
If only we still had MPs like Jewish MP Gerald Kaufman to speak sense on Israel.
The endless cow-towing of the UK to Israel is shameful.
His 2009 speech:
youtu.be/Osr_1ySuF6A?...
If only we still had MPs like Jewish MP Gerald Kaufman to speak sense on Israel.
The endless cow-towing of the UK to Israel is shameful.
His 2009 speech:
youtu.be/Osr_1ySuF6A?...
UK lawmaker Gerald Kaufman speaks about Israeli attack on Gaza, 15 January 2009
YouTube video by The Electronic Intifada
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January 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM
“My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza”
If only we still had MPs like Jewish MP Gerald Kaufman to speak sense on Israel.
The endless cow-towing of the UK to Israel is shameful.
His 2009 speech:
youtu.be/Osr_1ySuF6A?...
If only we still had MPs like Jewish MP Gerald Kaufman to speak sense on Israel.
The endless cow-towing of the UK to Israel is shameful.
His 2009 speech:
youtu.be/Osr_1ySuF6A?...
This dimwit cop really messed this up. There was enough evidence out there about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans (and the reception they would get in Aston) to advise for a ban, which was the right decision.
Btw, all this crap would have been avoided if UEFA had banned all Israeli teams, like Russian teams
Btw, all this crap would have been avoided if UEFA had banned all Israeli teams, like Russian teams
January 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This dimwit cop really messed this up. There was enough evidence out there about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans (and the reception they would get in Aston) to advise for a ban, which was the right decision.
Btw, all this crap would have been avoided if UEFA had banned all Israeli teams, like Russian teams
Btw, all this crap would have been avoided if UEFA had banned all Israeli teams, like Russian teams
Reposted by Max Daly
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
The kind of reality Elon Musk, Donald Trump cannot face.
Ps. “Roughly 50% of homicides are linked to drugs” — this is a dud govt statistic which should not be repeated by journalists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ps. “Roughly 50% of homicides are linked to drugs” — this is a dud govt statistic which should not be repeated by journalists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The kind of reality Elon Musk, Donald Trump cannot face.
Ps. “Roughly 50% of homicides are linked to drugs” — this is a dud govt statistic which should not be repeated by journalists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ps. “Roughly 50% of homicides are linked to drugs” — this is a dud govt statistic which should not be repeated by journalists
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
If the US army had any self respect they'd get on the streets and punish these small town bullies
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
If the US army had any self respect they'd get on the streets and punish these small town bullies
ICE officer fired the first of three shots “as the car moved past him”
Yet Trump and his sidekicks say he shot mother in “self defence”, and the Dept of Homeland Security says she weaponized her vehicle in an act of “domestic terrorism.”
America is a fascist regime. Europe must disengage from it.
Yet Trump and his sidekicks say he shot mother in “self defence”, and the Dept of Homeland Security says she weaponized her vehicle in an act of “domestic terrorism.”
America is a fascist regime. Europe must disengage from it.
The ICE officer involved in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis, fired the first of three shots as the car moved past him, a Reuters analysis of the available visuals shows reut.rs/49s6WyN
How the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded in 20 seconds
The ICE officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis fired the first of three shots as the car moved past him, a Reuters analysis of the available visuals shows.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
ICE officer fired the first of three shots “as the car moved past him”
Yet Trump and his sidekicks say he shot mother in “self defence”, and the Dept of Homeland Security says she weaponized her vehicle in an act of “domestic terrorism.”
America is a fascist regime. Europe must disengage from it.
Yet Trump and his sidekicks say he shot mother in “self defence”, and the Dept of Homeland Security says she weaponized her vehicle in an act of “domestic terrorism.”
America is a fascist regime. Europe must disengage from it.
Reposted by Max Daly
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
Stranger Things finale was fantastic, and a homage to the best game in the world, D&D
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Stranger Things finale was fantastic, and a homage to the best game in the world, D&D
I wrote a few lines on festive season cocaine for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
White Christmas: why cocaine is everywhere in December
A seasoned drug dealer says cocaine sales rise by 50 per cent over the festive period
www.newstatesman.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I wrote a few lines on festive season cocaine for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Footballers’ family Christmas shots, hmm, someone should do a compilation
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Footballers’ family Christmas shots, hmm, someone should do a compilation
Good thread on Epstein release/non-release
There’s a queue to access the Epstein Files because all of this wasn’t weird enough already
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Good thread on Epstein release/non-release
Good piece
‘Marijuana is not harmless. I still think it’s safer than alcohol’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
‘Marijuana is not harmless. I still think it’s safer than alcohol’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Trump’s New Marijuana Policy Offers an Opportunity
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Good piece
‘Marijuana is not harmless. I still think it’s safer than alcohol’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
‘Marijuana is not harmless. I still think it’s safer than alcohol’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Had a chat with Nick Cave and some other interesting characters at the @unherd.com Christmas party last night
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Had a chat with Nick Cave and some other interesting characters at the @unherd.com Christmas party last night
Either Trump goes to war with the Mexican cartels or he doesn’t. This is just dicking about
www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
Trump designates street fentanyl as a WMD, escalating militarization of the drug war
Trump already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. Experts are skeptic...
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Either Trump goes to war with the Mexican cartels or he doesn’t. This is just dicking about
www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
Bluesky: 10 of the same people on repeat 😴
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bluesky: 10 of the same people on repeat 😴
With the insights of an experienced youth expert, I wrote about continued child deaths on London's streets. These killings are just the surface of harm. Many, particularly the most vulnerable kids, are forever damaged by a hidden zone of fear, crime and petty retribution.
unherd.com/2025/12/gang...
unherd.com/2025/12/gang...
Gangs are menacing London’s schoolchildren
unherd.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
With the insights of an experienced youth expert, I wrote about continued child deaths on London's streets. These killings are just the surface of harm. Many, particularly the most vulnerable kids, are forever damaged by a hidden zone of fear, crime and petty retribution.
unherd.com/2025/12/gang...
unherd.com/2025/12/gang...
Keir Starmer, lame. All he’s got is to pretend the @greenparty.org.uk will allow drug selling outside schools, which is totally made up.
I’ve interviewed Keir Starmer for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. He is defiant about his leadership and says he’ll prove his critics wrong. He says Angela Rayner will be back in Cabinet, the Greens are “nuts” and young people have been “collateral damage” of past policy observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Keir Starmer: ‘The Greens are anti-Nato and think it’s all right to sell drugs. That’s nuts’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Keir Starmer, lame. All he’s got is to pretend the @greenparty.org.uk will allow drug selling outside schools, which is totally made up.
World Cup preamble: FIFA is corrupt
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
World Cup preamble: FIFA is corrupt
The ‘U.S.A U.S.A’ chant. The dumbest noise the universe has ever had to hear
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The ‘U.S.A U.S.A’ chant. The dumbest noise the universe has ever had to hear
Wonder if he only started after retiring?
Breaking News: An ex-DEA agent has been charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars in narcotics proceeds for a Mexican drug cartel.
Ex-D.E.A. Agent Charged With Agreeing to Launder Millions for Cartel
The former agent, Paul Campo, laundered money for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday.
nyti.ms
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wonder if he only started after retiring?
Was at the memorial for legendary journalist Duncan Campbell at Conway Hall last night. What a man he was, a journalistic hero really.
One of the first crime reporters to not be a mouthpiece for the cops, and to speak to the robbers too (he once arranged a notorious cat burglar’s funeral)
One of the first crime reporters to not be a mouthpiece for the cops, and to speak to the robbers too (he once arranged a notorious cat burglar’s funeral)
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Was at the memorial for legendary journalist Duncan Campbell at Conway Hall last night. What a man he was, a journalistic hero really.
One of the first crime reporters to not be a mouthpiece for the cops, and to speak to the robbers too (he once arranged a notorious cat burglar’s funeral)
One of the first crime reporters to not be a mouthpiece for the cops, and to speak to the robbers too (he once arranged a notorious cat burglar’s funeral)
Trump is a spiv who will always back the bad guys
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Honduras and Trump's Narco Pardon
Overturning a narco conviction throws Washington's war on drugs on its head; I look at the lobbying behind it
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December 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Trump is a spiv who will always back the bad guys
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