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Fraudster Reform backer linked to controversial Trump judge

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:27 July 2026
Post last modified:27 July 2026

Reform UK has multiple ongoing financial scandals right now. Several of these scandals link to the convicted fraudster George Cottrell – a.k.a. ‘Posh George’. Now, journalists have linked Cottrell to another dubious figure (a figure who is herself linked to Donald Trump): This photo at Posh George's Montenegro penthouse was taken days after we exposed him as the criminal bankrolling Farage Who is she? We didn't expect to identify her as a US federal judge Or to uncover he paid her late husband, former AG for Arizona, where he was convicted pic.twitter.com/GvhMGaI5uz — Venetia Menzies (@venetiamenzies) July 26, 2026 Reform aristo-cash…

Influence operation: How an Arabic media outlet was linked to Israeli intelligence

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:15 July 2026

A prominent Arabic-language media outlet appears to have ties to Israeli intelligence. Jusoor, which boasts 11 million Facebook followers and bills itself as the “pulse of the Arab street”, may be anything but an ordinary news outlet, according to leaked documents seen by +972 Magazine. +972 reported on 13 July that Jusoor: describes itself as an “independent media platform” that is “not affiliated with any political entity” and seeks out stories that “reflect the pulse of all societies and peoples” in the Middle East and North Africa. The publication’s main output consists of short video segments circulated largely through social media,…

Human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining surge by 111% in just one year

Post author:The Canary
Post published:24 June 2026
Post last modified:24 June 2026

The Canary has reported previously on the Business and Human Rights Centre’s Transition Minerals Tracker. And now the latest report reveals a dramatic and accelerating human rights crisis at the mines supplying the global transition to clean energy. The figures for 2025 show a staggering 111% overall increase. There were 329 allegations of abuse linked to transition mineral mining operations worldwide, up from 156 the previous year. The latest report examined more mines than the previous year. Across mines also appearing in the 2025 report, there were 270 allegations, an increase of 73%. It’s the only research of its kind. And…

Human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining surge by 111% in just one year

Post author:The Canary
Post published:17 June 2026
Post last modified:17 June 2026

The Canary has reported previously on the Business and Human Rights Centre’s Transition Minerals Tracker. And now the latest report reveals a dramatic and accelerating human rights crisis at the mines supplying the global transition to clean energy. The figures for 2025 show a staggering 111% year-on-year increase. There were 329 allegations of abuse linked to transition mineral mining operations worldwide, up from 156 the previous year. It’s the only research of its kind. And it reveals direct implications for renewable energy companies relying on these minerals and their investors: Nearly 70% of mines associated with at least one allegation of…

Reform promotes councillor linked to genocidal WhatsApp group

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Tom Pickup is one of Reform UK’s Lancashire County councillors. In November 2025, he was exposed for being a member of a WhatsApp group which was calling for genocide against Muslims. In February, the party quietly reinstated him, and has now promoted him to a new position: He’s also reactivated his account. Blocked us of course because @TomPickup is a bigoted snowflake. pic.twitter.com/GOxtVGdrkQ — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 3, 2026 Reform — “Tactical” Comments in the WhatsApp group Pickup was a member of included: Calls for a “mass Islam genocide”. The suggestion that Keir Starmer “needs a fucking bullet”.…