Praise only for dictators so far in his speech and the Q&A #putin #xi #davos

Does he know the difference between debt and deficit? #trump #davos

Donald Trump is picking numbers and percentages out of nowhere now, otherwise known as lying.

Is Donald Trump reading his speech now or ad libbing? Either is extremely worrying.

apnews.com/article/tax-... Where does this leave international tax cooperation for the rest of the Trump administration and if a Republican succeeds him?

I can't remember the last time a TV drama gave me goosebumps like the intro to #BlueLights on #BBC1 did just now. Magnificent.

You aren't allowed walk down the street and shout at someone to injure someone else. Why would you be allowed do it on social media?

That runner's-up speech took an amazing amount of courage. What a heroine! #AmandaAnisimova @wimbledonltc.bsky.social

An omen for the new season for @manutdfc.bsky.social fans everywhere. Let's hope so.

#NiallFerguson also said on #AmolRajan new podcast was that "Gaza is an impossible mess created by Hamas" as if Israel has had nothing to do with it. You know, it is possible, simultaneously, to abhor everything about Hamas and be horrified at what is happening in Gaza.

The UK needs a Javier Milei and Thatcherism on steroids, says Niall Ferguson, who doesn't live here. Easy for advice like that from outside the country. Eliminating Argentina's fiscal deficit and slashing inflation has also come with austerity and protests #BBCRadio4 #AmolRajan

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I have had a spate of researchers reaching out to us really interested in the Ultra Women book. Excellent signs that the tide can be turned on understanding more about female endurance athletes

Great to see Ultra Women in this pile @lilycanter.bsky.social

Are the HR problems of the Reform Party really the no. 1 story on BBC News at 10?

www.youtube.com/live/BmD3sN-... He's just compared the Russia-Ukaine war to two children fighting in the playground and he talks about Ukraine as if it bears as much responsibility for the war as Russia. It makes me so angry.

For all freelance journalists resident in the UK...

Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... Good luck to everyone at Radio Free Asia

You could question why #bbcwato felt it should interview Sebastian Gorka just now, who has form for breathtaking rudeness and lies, but applause for @sarahmontague.bsky.social for continuing in the face of someone as offensive as that. Does balance extend to interviewing a liar?

This is the week Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal is out - I know it is the best book I’ve written and the most useful - not much media stuff so, as usual, I will relentlessly tour bookshops and libraries cos I think it is worth your time Robinince.com

Chris Packham let Henry and Jo tell their story which is all you can ask for from a documentary. Superb.

Loving all the queries to @lilycanter.bsky.social and I on where to get the Ultra Women book that's not Amazon! The answer is you can find it in local bookshops (or if not they will order it in for you), Waterstones has it or Bookshop.org, Hive has already sold out but will be ordering more 💪

So how do you write a book when there are two of you (and you have full time jobs). This week’s @freelancingfor.bsky.social newsletter reveals how @lilycanter.bsky.social and I did it! freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/how-we-co-...

And again... #CreditSuisse: Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas www.cnbc.com/2025/05/05/d...

I've booked tickets for What Economists Really Do: The Political and Economic Risks of AI at Online on Monday 12th May 2025 www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/MMHFFI...

Well done. Looking forward to it.

Ultra Women is out this week so prepare to be bombarded by @lilycanter.bsky.social and I with posts but we’re not sorry because we worked really hard and it’s a cracking good read 👍🏻 www.canburypress.com/collections/...

hongkongfp.com/2025/05/02/h... Just dire. Very depressing

JD Vance says he's "optimistic" about finding an end to the war in Ukraine. Didn't his boss say he would bring it to an end in 24 hours once he became president again? Now the administration is only optimistic?

He's lying again. Just said on Air Force One that he inherited a terrible economy youtu.be/GaWx82C2jd4?...

"Maybe the numbers won't show, I think the numbers will be better.": I don't know what that even means. He's boasting now and telling lies about the economy in his first term. Inflation was falling steadily when he won re-election.

"Economic surrender"? America? What is he talking about?

The president of the biggest economy in the world is announcing a string of grievances against it. Has just accused the world of stealing America's IP, not just China, the whole world. This is being fact checked, I presume @thewhitehouse.blog

If anyone would like to include me in any @signal.org top-secret group, please don't hesitate

www.politico.com/news/magazin... Sticks and stones, and all that, but no one likes being called dumb. It seems to be a feature of Trump's circle, knowing they have to deal with America anyway

@irishtimes.com There may be a danger of overreacting to Saturday but there is also a danger of underreacting. A bit scary how complacent the #counterruck podcast was today #IrelandvFrance

Another Dark Day at the Bezos Post: Ruth Marcus Resigns After Censorship open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...

Another Dark Day at the Bezos Post: Ruth Marcus Resigns After Censorship open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...

She’s yapping again! A great evening speaking on this sold-out panel for the London Press Club last night, on whether AI is the saviour of assassin of journalism (tried not to be too pessimistic)! Thank you to Samantha Simmonds for moderating, and the other excellent panellists🤠

"It's not that complicated. You don't get something for free": #copyright #AI #Anne-MarieTomchak #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

"It's not just about making the product anymore, it's about where that product is distributed and where poeple find our storytelling": #Anne-MarieTomchak #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

"If you do not see the value of human-led journalism, you won't fight for its survival" #GenZ @emmaloffhagen.bsky.social #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

"If we do not get ahead of this, we will be left with a solution we do not own": #NusratGhani on the impact of #AI on democracy #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

"We have a big fight on our hands" against AI's impact on journalists' jobs @chrisblackhurst.bsky.social #pressclubdebate @stationerscomms.bsky.social

This should be good #pressclubdebate #londonpressclub @stationerscomms.bsky.social

Not sure what the point of the #BBC Today Programme podcast is. It seems to cover a lot of the same ground as Newscast, which is better

@karolineleavitt.bsky.social has just said that Elon Musk will excuse himself if, during his anti-waste and fraud crusade through the US government, he comes across any conflicts of interest with any of his companies. Does she or anyone else believe that?

From the latest @bbc-politics.bsky.social newsletter: "Is Nigel Farage Brexit's biggest winner?" In many ways, the self-censorship that people in the US said would happen in Trump 2.0 is much further ahead in the UK and Farage isn't even in government. It's depressing.

Extraordinary interview on @bbcworldservice.bsky.social just now with a lawyer representing two of the US Capitol rioters. The whataboutery with the US Civil War was breathtaking.

From Sarah Moss in @irishtimes.com 👏 #booksky