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Media outlets delete posts, stories relating to deceased Jason Arday

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:16 August 2026
Post last modified:16 August 2026

On 14 August, the 41-year-old academic Jason Arday was found dead in Battersea, London. His death followed a relentless media blitz in which the previously unknown professor was subjected the sort of relentless coverage which is usually reserved for heads of state. Since then, the media outlets involved have been deleting the evidence: "Jason Arday may want to get himself a nice pair of orange trousers" Looks like this (incomplete) archived copy is all that remains of a Times article that was published yesterday, before being swiftly deleted. https://t.co/Yy1TjNygWM pic.twitter.com/tErOj7OItx — Plutôt la Barbie (@plutotlabarbie) August 15, 2026 Jason Arday — Gone…

“Outrageous abuse” of office: Truth Social sells access to “market-moving” posts for $100k a month

Post author:Grace
Post published:4 August 2026
Post last modified:5 August 2026

On Saturday 1 August, Donald Trump’s Truth Social launched a subscription-based service that gives paying customers “real-time” access to posts from its largest accounts. The social media platform is charging up to $100,000 a month for what it calls “market-moving” insights. Critics have called the move an act of “brazen corruption”. Trump, a sitting US president, stands to profit by giving traders early access to the Truth Social posts. Those same traders could then profit from acting on subsequent changes in bonds, interest rates and stock prices. ‘Market-moving Truths’ Trump holds majority ownership of Truth Social via Trump Media & Technology…

Another Reform candidate exposed for grim social posts

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:24 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

Once again, a Reform candidate’s social media history has exposed the party‘s lax vetting procedures. The candidate in question is Andy Curwen, the National revealed. Gordon Highlanders veteran Curwen is running in the Peterhead South and Cruden by-election which will take place on 2 July. Reform UK candidate blasted for misogynistic Instagram postshttps://t.co/abuets3LRp — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 23, 2026 Curwen’s posts also include this blatantly racist meme from 2021. There’s also this which reads: “Women can argue for 3 straight hours but 2 minutes into a BJ and her jaw hurts”. A ‘BJ’ is a sexual act. The…