Blips on the Radar

FT · 2026.01.07

The MSS has been operating Salt Typhoon for several years. It allows China to access the unencrypted phone calls, texts and voicemails of almost every American, and in some cases enables access to email accounts.

Senator Mark Warner still seems to be the only person concerned with this.

CRITERION via YouTube

And while we’re talking Kubrick …

Lisa Leone on collaborating with Stanley Kubrick on the pre-production for Eyes Wide Shut. Wonderful insights into how he works.

https://kubrick.life/

Quite a nice microsite dedicated to Stanley Kubrick

Amanpour and Company

Ken Klippenstein · Substack · Dec 06, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism,” according to a Justice Department memo published here exclusively.

Ken Klippenstein is one of the only people reporting on NSPM-7.

Le Monde diplomatique · November 2025

Big Tech is rewiring the American state; it’s not just a case of corporate capture but a transformation of sovereignty itself.

Personal portfolio

I’ve considered rebuilding it, but people are still discovering it. Not many had, I’d put quite a bit of effort into it and thinking on it, I’m still quite happy with it.