This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
Starmer has one reason to be happy: as he exits the stage in disgrace, Mandelson gives Burnham the kiss of death
“I remember Andy Burnham 25 years ago as a good Blairite, therefore I still think he has a lot of potential.”
How the Gawker Trial Was the Gateway to Trump. The Journalism 2050 podcast returns with guests @mariabustillos.com, @marinedoux.bsky.social, and @swajcmanearle.bsky.social, hosted by @emilybell.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
At Zohran Mamdani’s block party, I observed a simple truth: people want more politics, not less | Samuel Earle
I have a piece in today's guardian, a dispatch from a moment of optimism on Jan 1, which now feels a lot longer ago than it did last night
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
We have already had some great episodes of this new #Journalism2050 podcast - this is one of my favorites so far with @jayrosen.bsky.social - the internet that promised so much, what went wrong, and where do we go now
A pretty fascinating ad from 1918 for an early PA system: the fascism vibes are strong
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
Chapter 4 in my dissertation from 1986 is "From Crowd to Public." pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...
Here's journalist and PhD candidate, Samuel Earle @swajcmanearle.bsky.social who is working in similar territory, but 39 years later. We asked him to comment: pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch... 3/
maybe this was the plan all along
yep, and a successful one - at least for now (let's see how the spurs fans respond..)
me, seeing the headline: hmm, that's a strange & counterintuitive take
me, seeing the author: ah
Claire Fox, chairing a 'debate' on populism at the Battle of Ideas, apologises: "This wasn't intended as a Reform rally."
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Blackout to Help Out
America's answer to Zac Polanski - what a success story
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Ann Coulter NOT a fan of me - though unclear what she made of the piece
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
Thanks, Charlie - happy it found you!
This is great. Come for the Farage profile, stay for the drive-by on the PM. "Labour’s dour and directionless year in power, defined by a centrism of the blandest variety, has led Mr. Starmer’s approval ratings to reach record lows in record time..."
My essay on Nigel Farage 2.0, what he learned as Trump's apprentice, and his gleeful forecasts of violence - for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
"This is not the same thing as persuading people that the thing itself matters: they usually know it does. The task is to persuade people that they matter: they know they usually don’t."
haven't seen it said better than @alybatt.bsky.social says it here
great episode
I did wonder if Marshall was one character too many! All very disconcerting. Great piece
At the Washington launch, with Farage and lots of MAGA people there, Paul Marshall said: “We need you to come and save us" (3/3)
When Farage then appeared at the House Judiciary Committee, "orchestrated by the ADF", GB News timed their US launch to coincide with it (Farage even wore a GB News lapel, turning the entire thing into an advert) 2/3
Paul Marshall and GB News aren't mentioned in this but their involvement is key - look where the meeting between Farage, the anti-abortion group (ADF) and Trump's team happened: Marshall's private member's club at UnHerd (1/3)
