Kevin Rye
@kevinrye.bsky.social
Owner, https://fanengagement.net Lecturer in football business & media at UCFB Wembley. Increasingly interested in geopolitics & foreign affairs. #slavaukrani Reposts don't mean I endorse views of poster or post.
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Crypto exchange functioning as designed.
Two Chinese companies used Binance accounts to launder $61mn in proceeds of black-market Iranian oil purchases and attempted to funnel the funds back to the Iranian government, US prosecutors have alleged. ft.trib.al/pvBWEGO
September 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Crypto exchange functioning as designed.
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Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests
At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK
inews.co.uk/news/russian...
At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK
inews.co.uk/news/russian...
Russian spies 'recruiting UK teenagers' to carry out acts of violence and sabotage
Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests. Law enforc...
inews.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests
At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK
inews.co.uk/news/russian...
At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK
inews.co.uk/news/russian...
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"The data centre would be located near existing gas-fired power stations."
"and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households"
Nothing to see here, move along.
"and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households"
Nothing to see here, move along.
AI giant Anthropic signs agreement for $32b Queensland data centre
Major AI company Anthropic signs deal to use $32b Queensland data centre
A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.
www.abc.net.au
September 16, 2026 at 6:22 AM
"The data centre would be located near existing gas-fired power stations."
"and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households"
Nothing to see here, move along.
"and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households"
Nothing to see here, move along.
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Piddington's a no-pub village that's 20 minutes across fields from the proposed site, which includes a Category B prison that opened in 1994. What honestly are we doing?
September 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Piddington's a no-pub village that's 20 minutes across fields from the proposed site, which includes a Category B prison that opened in 1994. What honestly are we doing?
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Withdraw bin collections. They'll fold within a fortnight.
Fine. Put border crossings up, and treat them as a 3rd party country with passport checks etc.
#passporttoplimlico
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#passporttoplimlico
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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Withdraw bin collections. They'll fold within a fortnight.
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Andy Haldane and others seeking a performative fiscal event - slashing Welfare for the poorest - in order to convince the bond markets. Perhaps overturning Jeremy Hunts unfounded NI cuts might be a start - no one made much of these clearly unaffordable cuts.
September 16, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Andy Haldane and others seeking a performative fiscal event - slashing Welfare for the poorest - in order to convince the bond markets. Perhaps overturning Jeremy Hunts unfounded NI cuts might be a start - no one made much of these clearly unaffordable cuts.
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On Russia’s pastiche of democracy and lessons for countries that want to preserve the real thing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael Behr
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
On Russia’s pastiche of democracy and lessons for countries that want to preserve the real thing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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On the Today Programme Lisa Nandy's response to the Piddington racists was to say that a village in her constituency would vote the same way, giving credence the far right agitator line about dangers to women and girls as justification. 🤦♀️
September 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On the Today Programme Lisa Nandy's response to the Piddington racists was to say that a village in her constituency would vote the same way, giving credence the far right agitator line about dangers to women and girls as justification. 🤦♀️
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Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
www.newyorker.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I'd misclassified Rupert Lowe as a Twitter thing. But he's now *really* gaming Facebook's new algorithm with a mixture of 'remigration' and 'who remembers' memes. Crazy levels of engagement and he's all over the feed of every boomer I know regardless of their politics. www.facebook.com/rupertlowemep
September 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I'd misclassified Rupert Lowe as a Twitter thing. But he's now *really* gaming Facebook's new algorithm with a mixture of 'remigration' and 'who remembers' memes. Crazy levels of engagement and he's all over the feed of every boomer I know regardless of their politics. www.facebook.com/rupertlowemep
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I know I must be part of the liberal elite because I've not used Facebook in about a decade.
Yes - in most focus groups where Lowe comes up they've seen him on Facebook.
I'd misclassified Rupert Lowe as a Twitter thing. But he's now *really* gaming Facebook's new algorithm with a mixture of 'remigration' and 'who remembers' memes. Crazy levels of engagement and he's all over the feed of every boomer I know regardless of their politics. www.facebook.com/rupertlowemep
September 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I know I must be part of the liberal elite because I've not used Facebook in about a decade.
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Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Trump is an utter fool, convinced the only valid repository of knowledge lies in his gut and totally incapable of absorbing actual evidence.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'
Stock markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as Anthropic boss Dario Amodei says AI development should be slowed "to reduce the risk that something goes seriously wrong".
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Trump is an utter fool, convinced the only valid repository of knowledge lies in his gut and totally incapable of absorbing actual evidence.
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' - BBC News
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Momentum is growing against data centres.
They're using a quarter of our electricity while paying half the price that households are paying.
It's time to pull the plug and stop Ireland being the dumping ground for the toxic waste of the 21st century.
They're using a quarter of our electricity while paying half the price that households are paying.
It's time to pull the plug and stop Ireland being the dumping ground for the toxic waste of the 21st century.
September 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Momentum is growing against data centres.
They're using a quarter of our electricity while paying half the price that households are paying.
It's time to pull the plug and stop Ireland being the dumping ground for the toxic waste of the 21st century.
They're using a quarter of our electricity while paying half the price that households are paying.
It's time to pull the plug and stop Ireland being the dumping ground for the toxic waste of the 21st century.
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🚨🚨 #MAGA is making the world safe for #corruption.
Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on how far-right ideologies have transformed #American #foreignpolicy into a tool of private gain and anti-democratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on how far-right ideologies have transformed #American #foreignpolicy into a tool of private gain and anti-democratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🚨🚨 #MAGA is making the world safe for #corruption.
Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on how far-right ideologies have transformed #American #foreignpolicy into a tool of private gain and anti-democratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on how far-right ideologies have transformed #American #foreignpolicy into a tool of private gain and anti-democratic reaction.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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This week's Monday Almanac is upon us. The Manchester derby won't be remembered for any of the actual football, but the VAR was always based on a false premise.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-monday...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-monday...
The Monday Almanac: The Conspiracy Against The Richest Clubs on the Planet
The most-watched Premier League match of the season so far ended up making the League itself look somewhat foolish, but they only have themselves to blame.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This week's Monday Almanac is upon us. The Manchester derby won't be remembered for any of the actual football, but the VAR was always based on a false premise.
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-monday...
unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/the-monday...
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AI doesn't "go rogue".
the developers are responsible for not putting up proper guardrails.
if their AI agents fuck off and start hacking things those developers should be liable for those crimes as if they did them themselves.
until we do this these developers will not bother to stop.
the developers are responsible for not putting up proper guardrails.
if their AI agents fuck off and start hacking things those developers should be liable for those crimes as if they did them themselves.
until we do this these developers will not bother to stop.
September 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
AI doesn't "go rogue".
the developers are responsible for not putting up proper guardrails.
if their AI agents fuck off and start hacking things those developers should be liable for those crimes as if they did them themselves.
until we do this these developers will not bother to stop.
the developers are responsible for not putting up proper guardrails.
if their AI agents fuck off and start hacking things those developers should be liable for those crimes as if they did them themselves.
until we do this these developers will not bother to stop.
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Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Picked up a copy of "Hyperpolitics" on a whim after seeing it promoted all over the place and I can only conclude that Verso have an amazing marketing department because there's not much substance here and the evidence base is weak.
September 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Picked up a copy of "Hyperpolitics" on a whim after seeing it promoted all over the place and I can only conclude that Verso have an amazing marketing department because there's not much substance here and the evidence base is weak.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Remember visiting Auschwitz back in the mid 80s and in an otherwise shocking visit what stood out most was the design, architecture and building work (brick) standing cells etc) that someone in an office designed and sourced. Torture is easier to comprehend …
Remember visiting Auschwitz back in the mid 80s and in an otherwise shocking visit what stood out most was the design, architecture and building work (brick) standing cells etc) that someone in an office designed and sourced. Torture is easier to comprehend …
Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Remember visiting Auschwitz back in the mid 80s and in an otherwise shocking visit what stood out most was the design, architecture and building work (brick) standing cells etc) that someone in an office designed and sourced. Torture is easier to comprehend …
Remember visiting Auschwitz back in the mid 80s and in an otherwise shocking visit what stood out most was the design, architecture and building work (brick) standing cells etc) that someone in an office designed and sourced. Torture is easier to comprehend …
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Everyone who worked there needs to end up in prison.
Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find
Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find
DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Everyone who worked there needs to end up in prison.
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The main issues that motivated Swedish voters in yesterday’s election.
September 14, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The main issues that motivated Swedish voters in yesterday’s election.
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If Ukraine would just surrender we could get on with making business deals
Kushner on Ukraine:
“President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.”
Putin’s brain cell
“President Putin's laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Ukraine, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Ukraine right now does not want to do that.”
Putin’s brain cell
September 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
If Ukraine would just surrender we could get on with making business deals