There are a few things I want to say about this. but they might be compromising so I will send you a Jabber or Whatsapp… Oh, wait, that’s not private anymore. Let’s meet for a coffee instead – or are they bugging the cafe? Perhaps, a sly meeting in the park “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” style?
I dislike the risk of corruption in banks. I dislike it even more in government.
Federalist Society: Are IRS Defenses Crumbling?
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnastics in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions.
Vladimir Putin's rumored girlfriend Alina Kabaeva hit with new round of U.S. sanctions
Good Law Project doesn’t just bring legal challenges – we also campaign using the law. And that’s because campaigning and challenges both make change happen.
“What happens now?” our supporters ask us, when a Court declares that a Minister broke the law. The answer should be, a promise that it won’t happen again – if not a resignation. But it’s not the declaration that the case asks the judge to make which compels that answer. Change happens, with this Government especially, only where you attach political pain to wrongdoing, and that means campaigning.
The most important thinkers over sixty?
ALWAYS NICE TO SEE COMMON SENSE CREEP INTO THE NYT IN ANY QUANTITY: The Best Extracurricular May Be an After-School Job.
AUSTRALIA USED TO SEEM LIKE A FUN PLACE. NOW NOT SO MUCH. Workers’ paradise lost? Biggest beer tax hike in 30 years serves up the ‘$15 pint.’ “Brewers and pub and club operators were extremely disappointed the former government did not deliver on a proposed reduction in beer tax at this year’s March budget.”
Venezuelan Spy and Alleged Drug Trafficker Linked to Luxury Flats in Barcelona
Unpicking the link between smell and memoriesNature
Leadership, governance, and EA. An insightful piece.
From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner …
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—“German cities impose cold showers and turn off lights amid Russian gas crisis,” the Grauniad,Thursday.
Data Breaches: Politico: “House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) told fellow lawmakers that “three hostile foreign actors” attacked the U.S. Courts’ document filing system as part of a breach in early 2020 causing a “system security failure.” The comments — at a committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department’s National Security Division — were the first public disclosure of the hack. Nadler said the committee learned in March about the “startling breadth and scope” of the breach, which was separate from the SolarWinds hack revealed in late 2020. SolarWinds involved Russian government-backed hackers infiltrating the networks of over a dozen U.S. federal agencies for much of 2020, including the federal courts systems. Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen testified to the committee that NSD is “working very closely with the judicial conference and judges around the country to address this issue,” and committed to updating the committee on the investigation as it progressed…”
CDC warns deadly bacteria detected in U.S. for 1st time Axios Eeek!
Mystery over spike in Covid deaths on hottest day of the year: Virus fatalities doubled in 40C heat Daily Mail
How omicron BA.5 became a master of disguise Asia Times
21st Century wire tap? Spies could use fibre-optic broadband cables to EAVESDROP on people from over half a mile away, study showsDaily Mail (BC). One advantage of not yet having fiber optic. Wonder if it can be defeated by white noise.
Can Venice Be Saved From Flooding Without Wrecking The Ecosystem Around It?
Prince Charles accepted £1m from Osama Bin Laden’s family – report BBC
How Labour abandoned the unions Unherd
How the German Economic Machine Broke Down WSJ
European Parliament Secretary-General appointment shows it’s “one rule for them and one rule for us” Transparency International