Ben Stanley

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  Ben Stanley benstanley.eu · May 13
  Hats off to the barista who rushed back to the bar to flick past “Girls and Boys” by Blur in favour of “Shadowplay” by Joy Division.
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  Ben Stanley benstanley.eu · May 12
  Okay. So a quid pro quo that isn’t explicitly articulated isn’t corruption. If I just let my brown envelope fall open on the bureaucrat’s desk, it’s not corruption if I don’t wink. Just absolutely remarkable stuff.
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    Eric Lipton NYT ericlipton.nytimes.com · May 12
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    Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
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  Ben Stanley benstanley.eu · May 10
  Imagine if the New York Times had the balls to write like this
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    Stan Oklobdzija stano.bsky.social · May 9
    "Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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  Ben Stanley benstanley.eu · May 7
  I sometimes wonder if Americans realise quite how far their image of Lech Wałęsa diverges from how he is seen domestically.
  
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