It frequently turns out FT’s reporting is questionable at best, complete nonsense at worst. Practically fanfiction, even.

‘Politico claims herds of antelopes and zebras are hidden away in the back garden of his countryside residence.’

‘Székely suggests the presence of these “fake” obsersvers is evidence that Georgia is following “the example of countries such as Russia”.’

‘One major reason this story is suspect is because of how pointless such a spy ring would be. Getting gossip, including incredibly sensitive info on the internal workings of the Commission and other bodies, is extremely easy. Each week, my messaging apps are drowning in document leaks and the latest stories of who is sleeping with whom and which EP aide is buying drugs off the guy in Strasbourg.’

‘Western Europe is in terminal decline. That’s my point of view, anyway. One informed by two years in the European Union’s infernal capital.’

AI are minds deprived of almost everything we previously viewed as essential to one. Is this not the very definition of a demon?

‘Sadly, this time it isn’t one of the important outlets taking pot shots. Instead, it is the EU Observer. While a tiny fraction of the size of Politico and Euractiv, the rarely-read paper has opted to repeat the same tired tropes about Hungary—that the country is some tired, authoritarian hellhole where the public is just crying out for some liberal democracy.’