Sam Gad Jones
@samgadjones.bsky.social
European Security Correspondent for the Financial Times.
Writer and host of Hot Money Season 3: Agent of Chaos.
Formerly FT investigations, UCLSSEES, FT defence & security editor & way back the LSE
Also 🎿🚴♂️📚🏔️
Writer and host of Hot Money Season 3: Agent of Chaos.
Formerly FT investigations, UCLSSEES, FT defence & security editor & way back the LSE
Also 🎿🚴♂️📚🏔️
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Ex-Wirecard boss Jan Marsalek linked to multibillion-dollar laundering network on.ft.com/4abx6aK
Ex-Wirecard boss Jan Marsalek linked to multibillion-dollar laundering network
Link is latest revelation in a years-long probe into Smart and TGR, which move money for criminals and sanctioned individuals
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Ex-Wirecard boss Jan Marsalek linked to multibillion-dollar laundering network on.ft.com/4abx6aK
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
What the hell…
Touched by Gold: Elton John | World Gold Council
Elton John’s life has been touched by gold in fascinating ways, both on and off the stage. Hear his story, in a new exclusive access documentary.
touchedby.gold.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What the hell…
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"I was confident that Ryanair would match your public spiritedness by refunding you the £100 fee as a goodwill gesture. I was naive."
Some epic shithousery from Ryanair here, impressive.
Some epic shithousery from Ryanair here, impressive.
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"I was confident that Ryanair would match your public spiritedness by refunding you the £100 fee as a goodwill gesture. I was naive."
Some epic shithousery from Ryanair here, impressive.
Some epic shithousery from Ryanair here, impressive.
This is just such a shitshow
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
[FREE TO READ] Senators said Marco Rubio told them that a contentious 28-point proposal was not a Trump administration policy
on.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This is just such a shitshow
FT Editorial.
“This was the week when any ambiguity surely disappeared. The true cynical, money-grabbing and self-interested nature of his world view was laid bare.”
“This was the week when any ambiguity surely disappeared. The true cynical, money-grabbing and self-interested nature of his world view was laid bare.”
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
[FREE TO READ] Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
FT Editorial.
“This was the week when any ambiguity surely disappeared. The true cynical, money-grabbing and self-interested nature of his world view was laid bare.”
“This was the week when any ambiguity surely disappeared. The true cynical, money-grabbing and self-interested nature of his world view was laid bare.”
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I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
Choose dignity.
Once lost it is the hardest of things to regain.
America has already lost its.
Once lost it is the hardest of things to regain.
America has already lost its.
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Choose dignity.
Once lost it is the hardest of things to regain.
America has already lost its.
Once lost it is the hardest of things to regain.
America has already lost its.
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The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10 and a half years after he accepted money to make pro-Russian statements in the European parliament.
www.ft.com/content/9959...
www.ft.com/content/9959...
Former leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed over pro-Russian bribes
Nathan Gill sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting money to make statements in European parliament
www.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10 and a half years after he accepted money to make pro-Russian statements in the European parliament.
www.ft.com/content/9959...
www.ft.com/content/9959...
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
Narrator: But the chip sales… were the bubble…
US technology stocks surged on Thursday after Nvidia reported better than expected chip sales, reassuring investors on AI demand amid growing concerns of a bubble. on.ft.com/4p20NzC
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Narrator: But the chip sales… were the bubble…
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Exclusive: Russia’s spy agencies and Western security services are engaged in a secret struggle to gain custody of a Russian operative suspected of coordinating attacks last year that caused air cargo packages to burst into flames in Europe.
Russia, Europe fight for custody of operative linked to DHL bomb plot
A Russian national, now in Azerbaijan, is suspected of coordinating a 2024 parcel plot targeting air cargo planes in Europe.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Exclusive: Russia’s spy agencies and Western security services are engaged in a secret struggle to gain custody of a Russian operative suspected of coordinating attacks last year that caused air cargo packages to burst into flames in Europe.
“I fundamentally assess that Putin is not interested in negotiations. There are no negotiations, not real negotiations. He’s attempting to play us… [But] this is a very, very winnable contest… It’s particularly important that we don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”
Former MI6 chief Richard Moore: Britain must regain the ‘power of example’
[FREE TO READ] The outgoing head of the Secret Intelligence Service on the rise of China, why Putin is not interested in talks — and how screen spies aren’t always far from the truth
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“I fundamentally assess that Putin is not interested in negotiations. There are no negotiations, not real negotiations. He’s attempting to play us… [But] this is a very, very winnable contest… It’s particularly important that we don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”
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The Freedom of Russia resistance movement set fire to dozens of locomotives on the territory of Russia - Ukrainian Defense Intelligence
Russian locomotives are used to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment during combat operations against Ukraine.
Russian locomotives are used to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment during combat operations against Ukraine.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Freedom of Russia resistance movement set fire to dozens of locomotives on the territory of Russia - Ukrainian Defense Intelligence
Russian locomotives are used to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment during combat operations against Ukraine.
Russian locomotives are used to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment during combat operations against Ukraine.
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Take a look at this extraordinary story by the @financialtimes.com investigations star Alison Killing:
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Take a look at this extraordinary story by the @financialtimes.com investigations star Alison Killing:
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
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Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we?
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism.
Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨
🧵
1/22
Interesting thread. Another nuance that gets lost in the narrative about Ukraine “losing”: I guarantee you Ukraine’s injured are looked after a lot better than those in Russia.
1/ Russian hospitals are overflowing with badly injured soldiers, who are lying for days in the hallways without even being treated, due to the doctors being so overworked. The men are not being compensated for their wounds, says one hospitalised soldier. ⬇️
November 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Interesting thread. Another nuance that gets lost in the narrative about Ukraine “losing”: I guarantee you Ukraine’s injured are looked after a lot better than those in Russia.
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Servus Österreich 🇦🇹 Als #BalkonMuppet bezeichnet die Wiener politmediale Blase Ex-Politiker, die frei von Amt & Verantwortung Schelte und Besserwisserei betreiben.
Nur: Warum nennt keiner Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz einen „Balkon Muppet“?
Mein Text aus Wien.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/die-...
Nur: Warum nennt keiner Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz einen „Balkon Muppet“?
Mein Text aus Wien.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/die-...
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Servus Österreich 🇦🇹 Als #BalkonMuppet bezeichnet die Wiener politmediale Blase Ex-Politiker, die frei von Amt & Verantwortung Schelte und Besserwisserei betreiben.
Nur: Warum nennt keiner Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz einen „Balkon Muppet“?
Mein Text aus Wien.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/die-...
Nur: Warum nennt keiner Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz einen „Balkon Muppet“?
Mein Text aus Wien.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/die-...
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, argues that technological revolutions are driven by new ways of paying for them. Here are unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, argues that technological revolutions are driven by new ways of paying for them. Here are unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
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"the FBI director used taxpayer funds in a government shutdown to fly his country singer GF to sing at a Hulk Hogan-founded wrestling event aired on Fox Nation" is not the flashiest Trump-era headline but pound for pound it can compete with any contender
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"the FBI director used taxpayer funds in a government shutdown to fly his country singer GF to sing at a Hulk Hogan-founded wrestling event aired on Fox Nation" is not the flashiest Trump-era headline but pound for pound it can compete with any contender
AI fatigue is becoming more than an ignorable irritation.
Setting aside the disastrous but abstract way it is addling the minds of people… On a day to day basis it has made searching for anything specific on the internet hell.
Google struggles with anything more precise than a sponge recipe.
Setting aside the disastrous but abstract way it is addling the minds of people… On a day to day basis it has made searching for anything specific on the internet hell.
Google struggles with anything more precise than a sponge recipe.
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
AI fatigue is becoming more than an ignorable irritation.
Setting aside the disastrous but abstract way it is addling the minds of people… On a day to day basis it has made searching for anything specific on the internet hell.
Google struggles with anything more precise than a sponge recipe.
Setting aside the disastrous but abstract way it is addling the minds of people… On a day to day basis it has made searching for anything specific on the internet hell.
Google struggles with anything more precise than a sponge recipe.
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...