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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 6d

If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe

cst.org.uk/donate-now

Donate Online Now – CST – Protecting Our Jewish Community

cst.org.uk

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 10d

Sadiq Khan at New Statesman event at Labour conference. "I love coming to Liverpool. I love the people, I love the food, I love the football. And it gives me a break from Sharia Law in London"

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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 12d

Burnham speaks... to @mattgarrahan.bsky.social
on.ft.com/4nOWyGC

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 29

“.. He told POLITICO his experts are “able to reveal a face using AI, if they have 35 percent or more of the face visible.”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

PS BCG consultants raved that their great development plan could "increase the value of Gaza to $324bn from $0 today". So that's nice

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

I mean...

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

One of the great reverse ferrets

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

NEW: Tony Blair's staff took part in a BCG project for the redevelopment of Gaza along the lines of the 'Trump Riviera' plan www.ft.com/content/0b1b...

Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG

Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 19

No no no you have to wait

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Helen Warrell @helenwarrell.bsky.social · Jun 18

A poignant report from our ever-brilliant Najmeh Bozorgmehr

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jun 18

‘Let them kill us’: millions of Iranians refuse to leave Tehran https://on.ft.com/3HFY2Ua

‘Let them kill us’: millions of Iranians refuse to leave Tehran

Many are staying put in the Iranian capital, despite Israel’s deadly strikes and warnings to evacuate

on.ft.com

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 16

@profgalloway.com on the risk difference between UK/Europe and the US

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 16

Scott Galloway on Mark Zuckerberg ("a c***"), the UK ("a butler economy") and the plight of young men ("no group has fallen further, faster")

on.ft.com/4k23zlu

Scott Galloway: ‘This is the time to fight for America’

[FREE TO READ] The podcaster, professor and investor pulls no punches on Trump, wealth and the plight of young men

on.ft.com

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Chris Cook @chriscook.news · Jun 15

Paul Caruana Galizia, Daphne’s son (and our wonderful colleague), has written a piece today on where Malta stands now, following these convictions. on.ft.com/3HEoj5b

What Malta owes my murdered mother

Those in power seem more focused on moving on than making changes to protect those who speak the truth

on.ft.com

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · Jun 15

The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel - a look at Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility buried deep underground near the ancient religious city of Qom. www.ft.com/content/46c6...

The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel

Buried half a kilometre underground, Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility is the ultimate test of Israeli air power

www.ft.com

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 14

Sabres! 👏

You're allowed to join the old ranks now

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John Thornhill @johnthornhill.bsky.social · Jun 8

Blunt advice from Michael Moritz for fellow Silicon Valley techies following the Musk-Trump fallout:

on.ft.com/4kEErlW Musk vs Trump is a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Jun 5

Lolololol

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 2

LPJ literally owns The Atlantic magazine, which has broken some of the biggest Trump scoops. So I'm not sure I agree

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 2

Ive says of San Francisco and Silicon Valley: "When I first moved here [in 1992] I came because it was characterised by people who genuinely saw that their purpose was in service to humanity, to inspire people and help people create. I don’t feel that way about this place right now.”

Financial TimesFinancial Times

News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 2

I went to San Francisco to interview Laurene Powell Jobs and Jony Ive. Friends for 28 years, they are both worried about the direction tech has taken on.ft.com/4ksEktA

‘Humanity deserves better’: Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on tech’s next chapter

[FREE TO READ] After Apple, the Silicon Valley visionaries are looking to artificial intelligence to shape the future again

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · Jun 1

"The SBU smuggled the drones into Russia, followed later by small wooden mobile cabins.... The drones were concealed under the roofs of the structures, which had been loaded on to lorries. On Sunday, the roofs were remotely opened and the drones launched towards Russian military airfields."

Ukraine stages audacious attack on airfields deep in Russian territory

Strikes come as Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will send delegation to Turkey for peace talks this week

www.ft.com

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Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Do you get those leather patches on the elbows if you spend $3.3k?