Mastodawn

Hmmm.... having failed recently to progress a prosecution against people accused of spying for China, will the latest arrests (edging ever closer to serving Labour MPs, if not quite there... yet) also be withdrawn due to the inability to gain a clear statement from the Govt. that China is (actually) a threat?

Or are the latest arrestees being accused of something more easily proved as espionage?

#spys #UK #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/04/parliament-arrests-suspicion-spying-china

Partner of sitting Labour MP among three arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Exclusive: Arrests under National Security Act understood to also include the partner of a former Labour MP

The Guardian

@[email protected] has moved Oct 20, 2025

It will come as no surprise to you that the Netherlands intelligence agencies are now no longer sharing intelligence with the US (and specifically that on Russia).

Whether this is part of a wide intelligence inoculation from the US remains to be seen, but if the Dutch are saying it, you can bet other intelligence agencies are quietly withholding from information sharing with the US.

More evidence of a ongoing fragmentation of global politics in the age of Trump

#politics #spys
h/t FT

J. Steven York Mar 25, 2025

The accidental leak of war plans to a journalist is shocking, but it's part of a much bigger pattern, Trump, and even more his clown college of appointees and hangers on, mostly lack any knowledge of operating in a security/intelligence environment. There will be more leaks, and more, and...the leak adjacent. I listened to a bit of Trump's announcement about Boeing getting the new advanced fighter contract. There was this bit where he started to tell the price, because -- bragging with amounts is his jam, and then stopped himself. This was followed by "I can't tell you the price, because that would give away the size of it. It's a good size." He can't help himself throwing out hints to how "best" it (HIS accomplishment!) is. That's also his nature.
Now, I don't know the meaning of that, I'm an aviation watcher, but not an expert, or a foreign analyst with files of other information. but foreign experts probably will. His statements shrink the box of unknown into which foreign intelligence may be trying to penetrate (if it hasn't already leaked, possibly from earlier incompetence). It may well have provided the last bit of information to figure out the details of the fighter and its capabilities, or it may provide them a target on which to focus future intelligence efforts. And we know how he leaks secrets regularly to his wealthy peers, so this probably isn't the beginning of it, and it won't be the end.
Even as he was speaking the words, I could imagine the CIA and others safeguarding the fighter's secrets banging their heads on the table in frustration. Trump is an idiot, and telling him an important secret is like telling it a talkative five-year-old.
(Full disclosure, my wife and I have a small number of shares of Boeing in our retirement account, and even I'm not sure how I feel about trusting Boeing with this contract, but I trust them more than Trump.) #trump #intelligence #intelligenceagencies #intelligenceanalysis #foreignintelligenceservice #spys #secrets #boeing #boeingfighter #military #trump #intelligence #intelligenceagencies #intelligenceanalysis #foreignintelligenceservice #spys #secrets #boeing #boeingfighter #military

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Elliott Gould Pays Tribute To ‘M*A*S*H’ & ‘S*P*Y*S’ Co-Star Donald Sutherland: “This Profoundly Hurts… He Was Like My Brother”
#News #DonaldSutherland #ElliottGould #MASH #SPYS

https://deadline.com/2024/06/elliott-gould-donald-sutherland-tribute-mash-1235979893/

Elliott Gould Pays Tribute To ‘MASH’ & ‘SPYS’ Co-Star Donald Sutherland: “This Profoundly Hurts… He Was Like My Brother”

Elliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was "like my brother" as he paid tribute to his 'M*A*S*H' co-star, who died Thursday aged 88.

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Women Using Words May 27, 2023

Integrity by E J Noyes is heart-pumping, non-stop, page-flipping fun, and one heck of a ride! My recommendation: don’t miss out!

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2023/05/26/integrity/

#EJNoyes #bellabooks #newrelease #sapphicfiction #wlw #action #adventure #mystery #thriller #spys #politics #coverup #mustread

Integrity

The details… The blurb from the publisher… Title:‎ Integrity Author: ‎E. J. Noyes Publisher‏: ‎Bella Books Publication date: ‎June 2, 2023 Available formats‏: ‎ebook, paperback, audiobook Ebook fil…

Women Using Words

David Tanner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Jan 9, 2023

Really enjoying the ITVX series “A Spy Among Friends” based on the book by Ben Macintyre. Even though it’s director does cut between locations and time a little brutally!
It’s taking me back to the book which I have read as I’m sure they’ve taken MANY liberties with the source material.

#today #tv #itv #spys #KimPhilby #1970s