BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
@economist.comReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialThe world’s richest man disdains charity. His money is where his mouth is
@ghoshworld
@ghoshworld.bsky.social
Journalist, formerly of @bloomberg and @time Food, football and foreign policy… not necessarily in that order. Substack: Ghoshworld
@economist.comReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.social
@eliothiggins.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.social
@kschake.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialThe calm competence SACEUR displays here is such a good look. But his good work can't compensate for the destabilizing effect of Trump statements, actions, and policies.
@thediplomat.comReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialFrom church vandalism to grave desecration, assaults against Christian minorities are increasing in the large state of West Bengal since the BJP, an RSS offshoot, came to power in May.
@theguardian.comReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialRightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says
theguardian.comRightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief saysMove from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last year
Extremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming increasingly likely to consider carrying out terrorist attacks against immigration centres and asylum hotels in the UK, the head of MI5 has warned.
Ken McCallum said a shift from radicalised rightwing sentiment to violence was “the most marked trend” in the spy agency’s caseload over the past year, contributing to a rise in the overall UK terror threat level.
Russia remains “aggressor number one” as the Kremlin continues to lash out against the west with assassination plots, explosive threats and cyber-attacks that at times stop “not much short” of conventional warfare.
Moscow tried to interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum with anti-EU coverage on RT and Sputnik media, and via troll social media accounts, but there was a big difference between “attempted [interference] and outcome swayed”.
He was “particularly focused” on the risk of hostile states or terrorists using AI to generate new, deadly bioweapons, and announced the creation of a new AI threat assessment centre to distinguish fact from fiction.
There was a “concerning trend of violence targeted at political figures, religious or community groups”, as demonstrated by the killing of the former minister and Reform UK spokesperson Anne Widdecombe.
Threats from other states had quadrupled in the last decade and were running on par with MI5’s counter-terrorism mission. “We have again entered a new era of national security,” he said. Continue reading...
@kevinmkruse.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialWas this entire country kicked in the head by a mule?
@codastory.comReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.social1/ “The boys have gone extinct.” In Kukës, Albania, TikTok glamorizes life in the U.K. while smugglers exploit the dream. Families split, streets fall silent, and an algorithm pushes a generation to leave.
@lrb.co.ukReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.social‘Rupert Lowe, who set up the far-right party Restore Britain after falling out with Farage, earns about as much from posting about mass deportations and rape gangs on Elon Musk’s X as he does from being an MP.’
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising.
@stillwatersrandeep.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialThe Guardian view on Narendra Modi’s gen Z crackdown: he cannot arrest his way out of a democratic crisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@ozgurogret.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialWe are reaching a crisis point with at least 22 journalists arrested or detained under the disinformation law this year alone. cpj.org?p=627230
@ghoshworld.bsky.socialPining for a Ford
@ghoshworld.bsky.socialFord-ing a stream
@davidallengreen.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialOh superb!
Someone has got the glorious screenshot, of Russian Brexit bottery at its best.
@ghoshworld.bsky.socialEven LLMs would be embarrassed to put out a statement this bland.
@bsky.appReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialThis is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free.
Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
@shipwreck75.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialBritish Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford was “highly likely” coordinated in Iran and “almost certainly” directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “We will not tolerate these threats on our soil,” Burnham told parliament.-Iran Intl
@paulguinnessy.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialWell that didn't last even 24 hours.
@nickjbrumfield.bsky.socialReposted by @ghoshworld.bsky.socialIt's worth noting Saudi Arabia was positively supine before Iran before all this happened Was lobbying against attacks on the Houthis for years, waved off US attacks from its soil, was leading the GCC softliners, did jack shit until July But the Axis's strategy doesn't work if the Red Sea is open