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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 21d

“I suspect if you were to ask most billionaires, ‘Where is your loyalty, with your country or with your money?’, most would say, ‘My loyalty is with my money.’” Thought-provoking piece on challenges of taxing the rich by Emma Agyemang. Come for the reporting, stay for the comments

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The problem with taxing the rich

[FREE TO READ] Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 24d

To quote John Elledge in the New Statesman review, “even nice old people’s homes don’t look like Downton fucking Abbey”.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 24d

I couldn’t believe how bad it was. Listened to Columbus on the Rest is Entertainment to understand some of the decisions, from the characters’ absurd wealth to casting Brosnan. The ludicrously lavish retirement home? In part chosen so they could fit the key characters in one shot 🤷‍♂️

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 24d

This weekend’s must read. Phenomenal reporting by the brilliant @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social

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

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

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

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 27d

Winner of Digital Storytelling (National/International) is the Financial Times @FT for “Are the robots finally coming?” #FutureMediaAwards

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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is amongst the best reported stories about the current state of ICE Air. Must read.

Peter Andringa @peter.andringa.me · Aug 28

ICE plans to 6x its current budget for immigrant transportation and deportations. The money offers a potential windfall for a few contractors and charter airlines — some with close ties to the Trump campaign. Yet the system is already under strain, with significant concerns for detainees' safety: 🧵

The booming business of Trump’s deportation flights

Companies are jostling for billions of dollars to fly immigrant detainees out of the US

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Peter Andringa @peter.andringa.me · Aug 28

ICE plans to 6x its current budget for immigrant transportation and deportations. The money offers a potential windfall for a few contractors and charter airlines — some with close ties to the Trump campaign. Yet the system is already under strain, with significant concerns for detainees' safety: 🧵

The booming business of Trump’s deportation flights

Companies are jostling for billions of dollars to fly immigrant detainees out of the US

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is great fun. I won the FA Cup and overspent by £100m but the memories will live forever #PinkhamTiliDie

Nassos Stylianou @nassosstylianou.bsky.social · Aug 23

We've built a football game and it's free to play!

Can you run a Premier League club? Step into the boardroom, navigate financial regulations and guide your team to glory in our new game.

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Can you run a Premier League football club?

Step into the boardroom, navigate profit and sustainability rules and guide your club to glory

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Aug 23

In this piece, we explain why we decided to turn Premier League finances into a news game — and what it reveals about the challenges clubs face today.

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The Football Game: how financial rules changed the Premier League

Profit and sustainability regulations are dividing clubs and fans alike. A new FT game challenges players to navigate the restraints and lead their club to glory

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Aug 23

Had way too much fun building this with Dan Clark, @nassosstylianou.bsky.social, @joshnoble.bsky.social, Chesca Kirkland and @carolinenevitt.bsky.social. Gorgeous illustrations by Samar Haddad 🎨

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Can you run a Premier League football club?

Step into the boardroom, navigate profit and sustainability rules and guide your club to glory

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Aug 23

FREE TO PLAY: ⚽ Can you run a Premier League football club?
Step into the boardroom, navigate financial regulations and guide your team to glory in our new game.

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · Aug 21

If only there were some famous text warning of vainglorious desert-based ambition which could've given us a clue as to how hosting the Winter Olympics in Saudi Arabia would go on.ft.com/3UH13qt

Saudi Arabia’s 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk from snow mountain delay

[FREE TO READ] Kingdom eyes alternative countries to host event after falling behind on construction of desert ski resort

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Steven Bernard @sdbernard.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW: Ski resort in the Saudi mountains? This animation shows how the huge Trojena project which is set to host the Asian winter games in 2029 is falling behind schedule

Great reporting from @alisonkilling.bsky.social Andrew England Joe Leahy and Ahmed Al Omran
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW: Saudi is holding internal discussions about having China or South Korea hold the 2029 Asian Winter Games as it struggles to deliver its desert defying ski resort in Neom. on.ft.com/45qlxtK

Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain put 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk

[FREE TO READ] Kingdom eyes alternative countries to host event after falling behind on construction of desert ski resort

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Aug 21

Exc: Saudi Arabia is struggling to deliver its desert-defying ski resort for the 2029 Asian Winter Games and has held internal discussions about finding alternative countries to host the event.

Great scoop by @alisonkilling.bsky.social, Andrew England, @alomran.me and Joe Leahy

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Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain put 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk

[FREE TO READ] Kingdom eyes alternative countries to host event after falling behind on construction of desert ski resort

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · Jul 31

Incredibly instructive reporting on what appears well on its way to becoming the biggest, most concentrated, most energy- and resource-intensive, and most speculative wave of capital investment ever.
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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 31

Latest visual story with crack team: @nassosstylianou.bsky.social, @samlearner.bsky.social, @tim.fo, @rafeuddin.ft.com, @ian-bott.bsky.social, @carolinenevitt.bsky.social and Dan Clark

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 31

New: Inside the relentless race for AI capacity.

The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom, with hyperscalers clustering thousands of chips to train AI models. But critics question the environmental impact, soaring costs and whether it's all needed.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 30

Latest visual investigation with stellar team: @alisonkilling.bsky.social, @digitalcampbell.ft.com and
@peter.andringa.me, with reporting from Myles McCormick in Florida and Joe Daniels in Haiti’s besieged capital, Port-au-Prince.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 30

New: The American guns turning Haiti’s gangs into an army.

Caches of weapons — including sniper and military-style rifles — are being smuggled from Florida, enabling Haitian militias to challenge the country’s fragile government. The UN says gangs now outgun the police.

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The American guns turning Haiti’s gangs into an army

Weapons smuggled from Florida are empowering the country’s militias and enabling them to challenge a fragile government

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 16

New: Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry.

The largest domestic deportation operation in US history has seen detention companies’ market value surge. But FT analysis has identified facilities housing 100s more people than they are designed to hold.

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Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · Jul 14

New: Inside Gaza’s 'death traps'. A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. First-hand testimony, satellite imagery and verified video shed light on the dangerous journey from which many never return.

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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT
GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…
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Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’

[FREE TO READ] A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back

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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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FT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com · Jul 1

Is Europe prepared for war? https://on.ft.com/4nsBo1V

Is Europe prepared for war?

With US support for transatlantic security faltering, Nato nations are fortifying the eastern frontier with Russia

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