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Peter Geoghegan

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social

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Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/

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@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:59 PM

It’s due to be 34 degrees Celsius in Seville in the coming days. 34 degrees well into the second week of October

@jamesrball.comOct 11, 2026, 4:08 PMReposted by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

This is a truly grotesque "trial" of a vaccine known to be safe and effective. It will in practice randomly withhold that treatment from a percentage of children to see what happens. It is absolutely the reverse of good practice.

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:59 AM

Speaking to Democracy for Sale, Daniel Charest, a US-based lawyer representing clients in a class action against Delo BitMEX filed in New York in July, said he believed their conduct was “illegal, unethical and immoral”.

@lrb.co.ukOct 10, 2026, 12:50 PMReposted by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

‘In fixating on the threat of “foreign” money, Labour has implicitly accepted that plutocrats can buy politics, so long as they are on the electoral roll.’

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:02 AM

Plaza Del Sol in Madrid. Last time saw it like this was Indignados a decade and a half ago

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AMReposted by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:08 PM

Congrats, Alison. That piece was terrific. Have returned to it many times

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:48 AM

Thanks mate!

@iandunt.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:25 AMReposted by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social

This is a really serious piece of investigative work. Thank god someone is doing it.

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

Delo and his fellow crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne have now given Reform £100m+

Reform has pledged to deregulate crypto.

Delo and Harborne say there is no quid-pro-quo. But should crypto money buy British democracy?

🔴Read the full story:

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-meg...

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

It's not the first time Delo's BitMEX record has been in court. In 2022 Delo pleaded guilty to a Bank Secrecy Act violation over BitMEX's failure to have anti-money laundering controls. Trump pardoned Delo and BitMEX in 2025.

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

The lawsuit alleges Delo and BitMEX ran an 'Insider Trading Desk' with 'God access' to customers' positions and liquidation points, and liquidated customer’s accounts when profitable. The plaintiffs are demanding the return of $40m worth of Bitcoin.

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

We spoke exclusively to their lawyer, Daniel Charest, who says there was “something illegal, unethical and immoral” about Delo and BitMEX's BitMEX says it has successfully defended more than 20 'spurious claims' and will 'vigorously' fight this

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

The class action, filed in New York in July, accuses Delo and BitMEX of “theft” and says wants to hold them “accountable for the fraudulent conduct”

BitMEX closed down in September, a few weeks after Delo announced he was giving Reform £36m.

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-meg...

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

That meme comes from a lawsuit against Delo and BitMEX. The case was dropped but Delo is named in a new US class action accusing his BitMEX of trading against its own customers – and keeping $40MILLION worth of Bitcoin that should have gone back to them

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:08 AM

🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:08 PM

‘Engaged in a meeting’ 🤦

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:22 PM

Haven’t you ever heard me say ‘I’m engaged in a meeting’ 😂

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:01 PM

No idea who this text is from but it definitely isn’t me. Am trying to get it stopped

@petergeoghegan.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 11:27 AM

That must be a minority concern, surely

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