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Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

PM Netanyahu at an Arrow missile defense battery: Have intelligence indications Iran and its proxies may try to challenge us with an attack aimed at disrupting the elections.

Kenny Campbell@mrkennycampbell.bsky.social

I have never seen coverage of a live trial, one involving allegations of multiple sex attacks on multiple women, framed in a more distasteful way. It's not 'Fame under fire' it's a rape trial. And it involves actual women. And this from the *checks notes* BBC

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social

When I say the politics will become increasingly obvious... I mean look at this. If you want to unite the left/centre and split the Tories, without a big spending committment there's no better option.

Christopher Miller@christopherjm.ft.com

US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.com

ft.comUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharingDonald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that artificial intelligence is a “classic bubble” that is nearing a bursting point thanks to rising interest rates and the need to turn wealth into cash. Read more here: bloom.bg/4AOTfH7 📷: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Josh Self@josh.politics.co.uk

Explore 300+ filters, including endorsements in leadership elections going back to 2010, in @politics.co.uk's new Political Profiles database: politics.co.uk/database/

Barchart@barchart.com

U.S. Treasuries have now suffered their worst 10-year period in history 🚨

Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social

I am really baffled by how many colleagues, analysts and journalists didn't see this coming

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences@pnas.org

College students did worse on a test of attention control when what they thought was a gun was present in the laboratory than when a stapler was present. The researchers argue that allowing guns in educational settings may impair cognitive control. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/bL6k50ZSNh7

David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

nytimes.comManchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breachesCity were charged by the Premier League in February 2023.

Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social

Important scoop by my colleagues:

ft.comDonald Trump presses Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineriesUS president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it is all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com

The announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation. on.wsj.com/4xFkW2j

on.wsj.comPresident Trump said on Sunday that his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington will double as a “military complex” housing drones and sniper ammunitionThe announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

The US has warned allies to expect delays of as much as five years in key weapons deliveries as it rebuilds its own depleted munitions stocks.

bloom.bgUS Warns Allies of Delays in Missile Shipments Due to ShortagesThe US has warned allies to expect delays of as much as five years in key weapons deliveries as it rebuilds its own depleted munitions stocks.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

* KING CHARLES TO AI EXECS: THERE SEEMS URGENCY IN ADEQUATELY CONSIDERING THE EXISTENTIAL DANGERS OF SUCH TECHNOLOGIES FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS * KING CHARLES TO AI EXECS: SURELY, WE NEED SUFFICIENT MEANS OF CONTROL BEFORE IT IS ALL TOO LATE? @reuters.com

Steve Liesman@steveliesman.bsky.social

It’s amazing to me how Mayor Larry Vaughn from Jaws keeps returning in real life. “The beaches are open, and people are having a wonderful time. ‘Amity,’ as you know, means ‘friendship.’ www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trum...

wsj.comTrump Says AI Doesn’t Need More Guardrails and Calls Safety Fears a HoaxThe president alleges that a conspiracy is undermining support for AI and data centers, amid fierce public debate about the technology’s risks.

Matt Steinglass@mattsteinglass.bsky.social

Melenchon has a realistic plan for solving France's chronic deficit problem. He wants to default on its debt. If France does this, no one will buy any bonds it issues, and it will immediately have to implement severe austerity, slashing spending by at least 5% of GDP to get its deficit down to 0.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Donald Trump has doubled down on his comments over Ireland unification, saying it would be a 'very cool thing' during a speech at the US embassy. Making light of the situation, he said: 'No matter what you say, no matter how well you say it, there's no good answer, right?'-Sky News

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

Mr Thomas claims, implausibly, that nobody even knew the name of the company, which he had listed publicly over a decade ago, giving his mother as a director at his home address.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump on the war in Iran: "I think the war is going to end immediately after the election. I think the war will end immediately after the election."

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social

Daniel Thomas / Danny Tommo has today marched his private army of blackshorts to Daily Mail HQ to demand a new house for his mum within 48 hrs, after they doorstepped her for a feature on him. Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas

Decrypt@decrypt.co

Irish Gangs Are Renting Private Vaults to Hide Crypto Keys

decrypt.coIrish Gangs Are Renting Private Vaults to Hide Crypto KeysKeys are going into rented boxes alongside cash, watches and passports, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says.

The Verge@theverge.com

The British automaker is on the hunt for a new demographic with its first electric vehicle. www.theverge.com/transportati...

theverge.comBentley’s Torcal EV tries to balance authenticity with fake V8 soundsThe fake engine sound was designed to mimic a V8.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com

Hundreds of colleges are sending prospective students letters of admission—without even requiring an application. https://on.wsj.com/4gSBn4U

Ben Chu@benchu.bsky.social

Burnham's original pledge on 29th June..."the biggest council house building programme since the post-war period"...with "post-war period" left undefined... andyburnham.org.uk/2026/07/20/a...

Librarian Capital@librariancapital.bsky.social

"Druckenmiller Calls (Bessent) Bond Buying a Mistake" (Bloomberg) "He suggested the Treasury ... isn’t paying enough attention to how yields signal investors’ confidence in the government’s fiscal position, among other things"

bloomberg.comDruckenmiller, Bessent’s Early Mentor, Calls Bond Buys a MistakeStanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire investor who mentored US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in his early career as a hedge fund trader, suggested his former pupil is making a mistake by wading in...

Jay Van Bavel, PhD@jayvanbavel.bsky.social

Analyzing 1.7 million social media posts, a series of controlled experiments, and a large global survey covering 40 countries (total N = 49,222), we find that extreme opinions are overrepresented on social media by 6-22% compared to their true prevalence in our samples. osf.io/preprints/ps...

Steven Beschloss@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social

Trump has no idea how to end the war with Iran.

koenfucius@koenfucius.bsky.social

How good are you at inferring the correlation of a set of data points? Check out Daniel @lakens.bsky.social’s game (part of his “Improving your statistical inferences” book) and test (and hone!) your skill: buff.ly/hcOmPOU

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social

Republicans love pushing vocational-only education instead of comprehensive-education because they want a healthy supply of low-cost servants and less competition for the professional and boss jobs they want their own kids to have.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social

Why do so many progressives want this? I just don't get it.

Daniel Knowles@dlknowles.bsky.social

Targeting crime, and especially the sort of petty crime that makes people feel like a place is unsafe or run-down, is something New Labour did well, in the face of a lot of initial criticism from both right and left.