Why did Jonathan Sacerdoti’s Oxford Union debate go viral — and what happened behind the scenes? In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Jonathan Sacerdoti — British broadcaster, journalist, and public intellectual — for a conversation about the Oxford Union debate that went viral around the world, the BBC's Gaza documentary scandal, and what the UK's two-tier approach to law and media actually looks like from the inside. The debate — on the motion "The West Should Be Suspicious of Islam" — took place in June but was held back by the Oxford Union for weeks. When selective clips started leaking to Middle East Eye, Jonathan and his team released their own footage. Within hours, the Oxford Union found…
In a BBC interview Friday, Hunter Biden faced questions about his actions’ toll on his father’s health and the propriety of his father’s act of clemency.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's closest aide called President Donald J. Trump a "fascist" and blamed the President for January 6.
Kevin Lee, the closest and longest-serving political adviser to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, called President Donald J. Trump “a fascist” and the worst President ever in posts unearthed by The National Pulse . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED:One of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s closest aides called President Donald J. Trump a “fascist” and blamed him for January 6. DETAIL: Kevin Lee has served as a political aide to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham for more than 15 years. Lee worked under Burnham during the latter’s failed bids for the Labour Party leadership in 2010 and 2015, as well as serving under Burnham while he was a Shadow Cabinet member. Lee was appointed Director of the Mayor’s Office when Burnham was elected…Open
Some 40,000 migrants crossed into Spain's enclave of Ceuta on July 30 alone, according to the Spanish newspaper El País. Ceuta is a Spanish outpost of just under 12 square miles on the North African coast, bounded on land by Morocco and separated from mainland Spain by the narrow Strait of Gibraltar. BBC reporting indicates that the crisis continued in the hours that followed, and has led to an official death toll of no fewer than 34. #Ceuta #Spain #Migration
Actor Jared Leto issued a categorical denial after a BBC investigative documentary aired allegations of sexual misconduct from ten women, including claims involving minors as young as 16. The 54-year-old Oscar winner told USA TODAY on Wednesday that he has "never sexually assaulted anyone" in his life. His two-sentence statement arrived the same day the […] The post Jared Leto denies sexual misconduct after BBC documentary details allegations from ten women appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Jared Leto issued a categorical denial after a BBC investigative documentary aired allegations of sexual misconduct from ten women, including claims involving minors as young as 16. The 54-year-old Oscar winner told USA TODAY on Wednesday that he has "never sexually assaulted anyone" in his life. His two-sentence statement arrived the same day the BBC published its documentary, titled "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret," which features accounts from ten women describing alleged incidents spanning from 2002 to 2016. Nine of those women are sharing their stories publicly for the first time, the BBC said. The network reported that it corroborated multiple claims through interviews with family members and friends, and in some cases…Open
This week on New World Next Week: Flock vigilante summer is in full swing; Britain braces for Albiston Shadow; and the BBC loses licensees in record numbers. SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://corbettreport.com/nwnw638/ Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Data Center Opponents Stage 142 Protests Across 42 US States https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-data-center-protests-go-national-backlash-grows-2026-07-18/ Is China Sabotaging America's Data Centers? https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-sabotaging-americas-data-centers #MorningMonarchy: West Virginia Man…
President Donald J. Trump has dropped BBC Studios from a defamation lawsuit against the British public broadcaster, but continues to pursue claims against the BBC over the deceptive editing of a 2024 Panorama episode.
President Donald J. Trump has dropped BBC Studios from a defamation lawsuit against the British public broadcaster, but continues to pursue claims against the BBC over the deceptive editing of a 2024 Panorama episode. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has removed BBC Studios from his defamation lawsuit against Britain’s state-backed public broadcaster, but is continuing a $10 billion claim against the BBC over a 2024 Panorama episode. The lawsuit alleges that the program “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” edited a Trump speech to misrepresent his remarks about the January 6 , 2021, Capitol protests, splicing together remarks made roughly an hour apart to make it look as though he was inciting…Open
