Josh Spero
Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. he/him 🏳️🌈 josh.spero@ft.com
- Reposted by Josh SperoINBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
- Reposted by Josh SperoHey, BBC - me, you and Raymond Williams are gonna have to have a chat about the meaning of the word “culture”
- Reposted by Josh SperoA bit of very lovely news from FT towers. The Food and Drink Avengers assemble a little bit more, as the literally one and only @nigella.bsky.social joins the team. More at the link below.
- Due to a Cheddar snafu, tonight’s mac and cheese has been made with… Comté
- Reposted by Josh SperoThis is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
- Reposted by Josh SperoThere's a Cézanne in the Epstein files. @joshspero.ft.com explains why it's there. as.ft.com/r/01fe04cd-e...
- I was searching the Epstein files for art-related matters and found a curious story about a Cezanne, a collector, a bank and a Swiss museum as.ft.com/r/ed451d71-d...
- New Yorker ad placement really serving here
- "Having been invited in 2010 to an Epstein dinner with Woody Allen and then Prince Andrew in New York, the magazine editor, Tina Brown, replied: “What the fuck is this . . .? The paedophile’s ball?”" as.ft.com/r/85a738a0-4...
- "King Harald, Norway’s 88-year-old monarch, has already had problems with his second child — daughter Märtha Louise — who agreed to stop performing official duties after marrying a shaman"
- "The involvement of Crown Princess Mette-Marit — who exchanged more than 100 friendly emails with the convicted sex offender and stayed at one of his homes — adds to a deepening set of scandals for Norway’s royal family" as.ft.com/r/3e8bfc70-7...
- "The involvement of Crown Princess Mette-Marit — who exchanged more than 100 friendly emails with the convicted sex offender and stayed at one of his homes — adds to a deepening set of scandals for Norway’s royal family" as.ft.com/r/3e8bfc70-7...
- Heidi Blake's New Yorker podcast about what looks like a gross miscarriage of justice concerning the murder of four people is essential, horrifying listening www.newyorker.com/podcast/in-t...
- "Senior councillors at Kent county council have admitted their Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive has not found any significant waste to cut, despite bombastic claims made by senior figures in Reform UK." as.ft.com/r/462e90dd-3...
- Reposted by Josh Speroi asked a celebrated Ukrainian publisher, Oleksandr Savchuk, to explain you why the Ukrainian book is and has always an act of anti-colonial resistance. Plus: why reading Ukrainian books is one of the best ways to support Ukraine maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-book...
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- Mmhmm
- "The two sleek towers planned for the site are “inspired by Frida Kahlo’s expressive spirit” according to promotional materials" www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/29/f...
- Plans for Trump hotel in Belgrade collapse after Serbia’s culture minister indicted www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/29/s...
- Reposted by Josh SperoWhat do we want? TRANS NEWS! When do we want it? 2026!! We're down to the last few days of our 2026 fundraiser, and we've got less than $5000 left to raise, but we still need your help to raise it.
- Interesting oped from Lee Child about diversifying the school reading curriculum as.ft.com/r/b53c01bf-d...
- Great Life of a Song on "Make Me Smile (Come up and See me)" and lovely comments as.ft.com/r/a3e6bf22-f...
- Reposted by Josh SperoIt has been quite a week! We all need a timeline cleanse. Have a great weekend, everyone! An Egyptian relief plaque with a face of an #owl 🦉. The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, 400–30 BC. 📷 Metropolitan Museum
- Reposted by Josh Spero“You guys just got to the last page?”
- Reposted by Josh SperoAn insane, perfect encapsulation of it all: The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
- Reposted by Josh SperoAs we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
- I do grimace a lot
- Reposted by Josh SperoICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
- Reposted by Josh SperoKyle Rittenhouse was on Infowars the day after the Renee Good shooting saying he had heard on X that Renee was putting cigarettes out on her kids. This wasn't true. This is a government by and for school shooters and their apologists.
- Reposted by Josh SperoMinneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
- Reposted by Josh SperoBy who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
- Reposted by Josh SperoIn some countries the outbreak of bloodshed inspires the opposition party to call for the leader to resign
- Reposted by Josh SperoIncredible
- Reposted by Josh SperoBig backtrack from Trump tonight
- Reposted by Josh SperoThe French press describes ICE accurately. "ICE, an opaque & unaccountable anti-immigration police force, acts as the armed wing of the Trump regime." "Since his return to the White House a year ago, Donald Trump has made ICE the main repressive instrument of his administration."
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- Reposted by Josh SperoThe average winter temperature inside a British house in the early 1970s was 12C. And probably considerably colder 50, 100 or 150 years before then when more people relied on hearths. I usually find it implausible in historical movies set in eg a medieval castle if actors strip off for a sex scene 🥶
- Reposted by Josh Sperothey went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
- Reposted by Josh SperoPoland’s energy infrastructure was targeted in a cyberattack now assessed as Russia-linked, involving an APT Sandworm. If the operation had succeeded, it could have caused major operational disruption, potentially a limited blackout. www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese...
- Reposted by Josh SperoThis is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
- as.ft.com/r/f727fbb7-4... Rothschilds join the ranks of the super-rich buying up British pubs
- Reposted by Josh SperoBREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
- Reposted by Josh Sperogenuinely stunning image
- Reposted by Josh SperoToday, I joined thousands of Minnesotans for a peaceful protest. We’re standing together to tell the Trump administration that everyone is welcome here. Together we're brave, you can’t silence us. ICE OUT OF MN.
- Reposted by Josh Speronine years old
- I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...
- Reposted by Josh SperoEvery time I read an article that mentions that they are brining the streets of New York my brain says “brining the streets? sounds delicious!” and I can’t make it stop
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- Reposted by Josh SperoLighting a candle instead of cursing the darkness— I have given money to this wonderful charity which educates Afghan women inside and outside Afghanistan and I hope that some of you will do the same! sola-Afghanistan.org
- Reposted by Josh Speroan artist and a journalist, Sati never imagined herself doing anything with arms or military, but when russia invaded her home, they became an anti-imperial fighter. because in the russian occupation, there’s no place for queerness, equality, or human dignity maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/lana-sati
- Reposted by Josh SperoSecretary of State Marco Rubio approved the deportation of five student activists last year after receiving memos describing their participation in pro-Palestinian protests and their writings about the war in Gaza, according to government documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday.
- Reposted by Josh SperoText people you love and ask if they’re prepared for this winter storm or need help. As for your enemies, well… but text the people you love, even and especially if you think of them as strong, capable people.
- Reposted by Josh Speroein wichtiger Schritt in der Entamerikanisierung Europas wäre, alle englische Lehnwörter und -begriffe mit französischen zu ersetzen. Kein 'cool' und 'okay' mehr, sondern 'formidable' und 'd'accord'. Kein Business Lunch, sondern quoi, vous m'expectez de travailler entre les heures de 12 et 14?
- Reposted by Josh SperoIt’s snowdrop season. Here’s where to get your fix ft.trib.al/DtYRLbG
- Reposted by Josh SperoRevisiting Andrew O’Hagan’s 2024 bit on the Beckhams: “In his best moments, he’s a reverse Dorothy Parker, curving another déclaration folle into the back of the net. ‘We’re definitely going to get Brooklyn christened,’ he said, ‘but we don’t know into which religion.’” www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
- Reposted by Josh SperoWe’ve officially reached the "Mean Girls" stage of international diplomacy.
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- New York vs LA
- Just started this fun story; the author seems to be trying quite hard not to say the protagonist is a mobster, or at least mob-acquainted www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
- Just started this fun story; the author seems to be trying quite hard not to say the protagonist is a mobster, or at least mob-acquainted www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
- Reposted by Josh Sperothe woke mob is giving He-man pronouns
- Reposted by Josh SperoRoughly two dozen countries have publicly accepted Trump's invitation and a senior White House official has said that they expect about 35 countries to participate. Follow live updates: ft.trib.al/05KNr4R
- Reposted by Josh SperoLooks even more badass on the big screen (of the EU summit)
- Reposted by Josh SperoGrok AI generated about 3m sexualised images earlier this month, including 23,000 that appear to depict children, according to researchers who said it “became an industrial scale machine for the production of sexual abuse material”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Reposted by Josh SperoNo more Jeffrey Gibson commissions, please. We've seen enough.
- Reposted by Josh Sperobanger hed
- Reposted by Josh SperoYikes on bikes. Car trouble hits the Met’s “Carmen.” apnews.com/article/met-...
- Reposted by Josh Speroa lot going on here
- Reposted by Josh SperoThucydides? Wake me up when someone quotes Polybios.
