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Katie Martin

@katie0martin.ft.com

FT, E17, Unhedged podcast, gardening, plazzy Scouser, 6 Music Mum. I never give investment advice - if it looks like I am, it's a scam. I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace. *Stop the pervert glasses*

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07.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vegan products are the wild west of β€˜wackaging’ Hey, have you heard the one about the overfriendly oat milk?

So bad.

Vegan products are the wild west of β€˜wackaging’ - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

07.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

If they run on a ticket of taking those really sticky bands off bananas I might be tempted. They're too sticky and the effort of taking them off makes your bananas go bad

07.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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two men are sitting in front of a crowd talking about strategy ALT: two men are sitting in front of a crowd talking about strategy
07.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Take back control?

07.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Investors are not ready for a true shock [FREE TO READ] The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

Investors are not ready for a true shock -
(Yet)

Me, 300 free clicks: as.ft.com/r/4cc9ab3a-6...

06.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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US draws up strict new AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash [FREE TO READ] Draft rules mandate civilian government contracts make models available for β€˜any lawful’ use

EXCLUSIVE with @georgehammond.bsky.social: The Trump admin has drawn up rules for civilian AI contracts that would require companies to allow β€œany lawful” use of their models.

Comes amid Pentagon vs Anthropic. Similar rules are likely to follow for military contracts.

as.ft.com/r/e240c02b-e...

07.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

{..:β€’*°°°action°°°*β€’:..}

07.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Investors are not ready for a true shock [FREE TO READ] The consensus view of the impact of the Iran war on equities and bonds may well prove too sanguine

Investors are not ready for a true shock -
(Yet)

Me, 300 free clicks: as.ft.com/r/4cc9ab3a-6...

06.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Pull a sickie, Charlie

06.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No. And I'd kinda feel bad even asking them to try.

06.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5.

(Drawing of chopping of part of land)

suahuatica 2d
MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

kevinrkirk 2d @ Threads Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5. (Drawing of chopping of part of land) suahuatica 2d MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.

06.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 4009 πŸ” 805 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 91

well i hope they say thank you

06.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Operation Warflation

06.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

*eye twitch*
bsky.app/profile/lucy...

06.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh nice, thanks!

06.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of spongebob sitting on a beach Alt: a cartoon of spongebob sitting on a beach

i know there's lots of nuance in private credit and i agree it matters enormously, but what i also know is that in any situation, when the shit hits the fan...

06.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

might have to run the dog over first? I'm not in favour basically

06.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

is anxiety the true sign of consciousness? In this essay, i will...

06.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

ah yes i didn't say WHICH monday. strategic ambiguity

06.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this is a market saying: i don't see what gets better between now and Monday so i'm lightening up and hoping for the best

round of applause please for Operation Epic Fury

06.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool Alt: a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool
06.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man we are HAVING A NEWS DAY I see

*BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS

06.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 1650 πŸ” 337 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 115

weirdly i was discussing the other day who in Team Trump you would have look after your dog
Pete - would lose dog
Noem - would shoot dog
Bondi - would deny dog existed
Lutnick - would sell dog

06.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

not sure where you are but 'Septic' being Brit slang for American also works here

06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn Alt: a woman sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn

Brent @ $90

06.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

huh, strange
thanks!

06.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

""Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."" im losing my mind

06.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3

oh boy

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIt’s quite exhausting being an addict. All that running round, raising the money, scoring, meeting horrible people. It’s much lovelier to have lunch with you in a nice restaurant.”

06.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0