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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 11d

Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.

Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference

observer.co.uk/news/science...

Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics

The crumbling seaside palaces at the centre of Britain’s asylum crisis

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 21d

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 21d

Buried in Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is an allegation that their reporting is harming… the value of his memecoin

h/t @axios.com

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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 25d

FT mag piece from me: Spent a long time looking into the Britannia hotel chain, beneficiaries of a vast amount of taxpayer money via the asylum system

on.ft.com/47HEE46

[FREE TO READ] How one hotelier built an empire from beloved community assets — and a government struggling to cope with a surge in migration

on.ft.com

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 24d

With thanks to @imranahmed.bsky.social

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 24d

“The virality of the video of Kirk’s death, paired with the amplification of extreme views, creates an impression of “a world that is riven by irreconcilable inter-hatreds”, said Ahmed. In turn, those hatreds may play off each other and become ratified into reality.”

observer.co.uk/news/interna...

‘It was like the day after 9/11’ says analyst about extre...

Uncensored viral footage of Charlie Kirk’s murder has created a febrile and divisive mood online, experts say

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 25d

A city in Honduras is home to a start-up selling experimental gene therapies for $25k a dose.

Now, those radical ideas are reaching the US. What happens when biohacking leaves libertarian fringes… and reaches Capitol Hill?

Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/PmOkSmBS

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3J7b...

The immortality bros: The business of living forever

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

Read all about it: observer.co.uk/news/science...

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

This is a followup to our previous investigation into Minicircle and the Honduran economic free zone, Próspera, made with @basialc.bsky.social, which you can listen to here: open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

Huge thanks to producer Madeleine Parr who was instrumental in shaping such a complex narrative, to our editors @jaspercorbett.bsky.social and @mattrussell3.bsky.social, and sound designer @domdelargy.bsky.social

The immortality bros: the new frontiers of health

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

You can also find it on Apple podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Podcast Episode · The Slow Newscast · 09/09/2025 · 42m

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The immortality bros: the new frontiers of health

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

You can listen to my latest podcast, The immortality bros: the new frontiers of health here on Spotify, or on any podcasting platform:
open.spotify.com/episode/3J7b...

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

Supporters say this could speed up life-changing research. Critics warn it risks bypassing safeguards and harming more people than it helps.

And if it works, it could set a new norm: one where patients, not regulators, decide how much risk to take

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

In May, the state of Montana broadened its “right-to-try” legislation.

Since 2014, terminally ill patients could apply to use treatments that hadn’t yet cleared the FDA. Now, even healthy patients can apply to try unproven “life-extending” drugs

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

What began as the story of one company turned into something larger: the rise of a “longevity” industry that is no longer confined to a handful of wealthy experimenters but is edging towards the American mainstream

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

But the deeper I dug, the stranger it all became.

The science was weak. Experts told me the little data Minicircle published was “meaningless.” And the company’s choice of location wasn’t accidental – it kept them beyond the reach of regulators like the FDA

Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK | The Observer

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · 28d

NEW 🎙️: Last year, I started investigating a biotech startup called Minicircle.

It was selling an experimental gene therapy for $25,000 a dose, in a libertarian free zone on an island off the coast of Honduras. The pitch? You'll have more muscle, less fat, maybe even a longer life 🧵

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Sep 7

In the past week, the UK’s tech and business landscape has been hit by a string of high-profile resignations from institutions all created to parade Britain’s scientific prowess on the world stage. My latest with @barneymac.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Three sudden exits from the top of science and investment have raised fresh questions about Britain’s abilities to attract talent and capital

The immortality bros: The business of living forever

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Sep 7

For months I’ve been working on a followup to this: the story of startup cities where medical experimentation goes ahead more or less unchecked. The podcast is out tomorrow 👀

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Dec 17

NEW 🎧: The tech millionaire & anti-death influencer Bryan Johnson announced this summer that he’d travelled to a crypto “start-up city” off the coast of Honduras to receive a highly experimental gene therapy. Did it work?
open.spotify.com/episode/5jTz...

The Slow Newscast · Episode

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Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Sep 4

Jean Innes is stepping down as CEO of the Turing Institute. My previous reporting here:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Turing turmoil: UK’s hope to lead world in AI is at war w...

Ministers are worried, partners are mulling legal action, and top managers are accused of losing their grip

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Sep 1

After a stint covering for our Business News Editor @barneymac.bsky.social, I’m back on the tech beat. My DMs are open if you've got a story I should be looking into 🔍

Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social · Aug 27

Aaand in other crypto treasury news: www.ft.com/content/7696...