😂 in other words pretty much everyone had the wherewithal to know & follow the rules.

But not our former PM.

We’re in Spinal Tap territory!

It's almost 9pm too...

How to find stories

New substack:

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Listen 'journalists': the OECD predicts that over the next 7 1/2 years, if you don't include months that end in '-ber', the UK will be the second fastest growing G7 economy whose name starts with a letter from the last 13 letters of the alphabet.

Proof our plan is working!

With my brilliant friends at Knight First Amendment Institute, I filed suit against Meta today, asking a federal court to find that CDA section 230 gives users rights to control what they see on social media via third party tools. See our complaint at knightcolumbia.org/cases/zuckerma…

🚨EVOLVING THREAT ALERT🚨
The NCSC and international partners 🇺🇸🇨🇦 have issued a warning today about the continuing threat from Russia state-aligned actors targeting critical infrastructure.

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Mencken: ‘The older I get the more I admire and crave competence, just simple competence, in any field from adultery to zoology.’

Actual ‘thought leaders’ don’t usually get invited to speak at conferences. They’re too dangerous / potentially wildly wrong (Tim C May? Roger Hallam?).

I am merely part of the giant thought peloton, chasing behind from a safe distance.

I know it’s fake

But it’s still great

So far today, 4,801 companies have been incorporated in the UK (as at 17:15).

Unbelievably, 647 of them have been incorporated by individuals declaring Chinese nationality.

13.5% of the total.

By far the highest we have ever seen.

Applications now open for this summer's AI Palace (aipalace.org). Please do ping me, apply or share with folk you think might be interested!

I wrote a bit about sextortion & self generated indecent images for my Substack a while back. Plus advice for parents…

open.substack.com/pub/jamiejbart…

The judge in the #SilkRoad trial called him 'despicable'. Countless drug users called him a lifesaver. The incredible story of DoctorX 👇

Do you remember DoctorX - the dark net doctor?

He emailed me last week. His life got even crazier after Ross Ulbricht was convicted for running The Silk Road.

jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/the-incredib…

What's happening with asylum claims in Ireland? 🇮🇪

Is there evidence of a spillover from the UK's Rwanda scheme?

What does the data suggest?

(Updated) thread 🧵

Catch me & Geoff White in Hub8 on Wednesday, talking The Lazarus Heist & Axie Infinity – the infamous fake job offer that triggered a $620 million heist in a matter of seconds.

Dr Ruja might get a mention too...

It's free! Register here:

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Jamie Bartlett writes about DOCTORX, the professional who used to to gave free health advice on the Silk Road forums to anyone who asked for it.
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DOCTORX is also the main topic of 'DOCTOR X
EL MÉDICO DE LA DARK WEB' (@esferalibros) by José Ángel Mañas.
jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/the-incredib…

Not seen a better example of the “two sides to every story” bit. First up, see this carefully cut clip.

Then see my next tweet.