Ryan Murdock @roadwisdom

@hoyer_kat You have a talent for attracting the wurst.

Sara Wheeler joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about Jan Morris’s iconic writing style, her late-life obsession with Welsh nationalism, and the unreconcilable sense of longing at the heart of her work. Follow on Substack @FaberBooks @HarperCollins

Sara Wheeler joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about Jan Morris’s iconic writing style, her late-life obsession with Welsh nationalism, and the unreconcilable sense of longing at the heart of her work. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc personallandscapespodcast.com/p/jan-morris-w…

“The contrast between the bravery of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the cowardice of [Yorgen] Fenech is as shocking as his acquittal.” observer.co.uk/opinion-and-id…

In Malta, Yorgen Fenech admitted paying money to Daphne’s killers, admitted covering it up, and asked for a pardon 3 times - a jury acquitted him anyway. He walks free. In Slovakia, Kočner was acquitted of Jan’s assassination (under appeal). He is in prison for tax evasion. 1/3

The European Union’s mafia state just hit a new low. The accused mastermind of the brutal murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was acquitted last night in Malta. You’ll wonder why after reading this short update. ryanmurdock.com/2026/09/anothe…

@BarbaraRKay @nationalpost Thank you, that was excellent.

@andrea_wulf joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about George Forster’s remarkable Pacific journey, why his ideas were so far ahead of their time, and his unfortunate end. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc. Pls subscribe on Substack.

@andrea_wulf joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about George Forster’s remarkable Pacific journey, why his ideas were so far ahead of their time, and his unfortunate end. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc. Pls subscribe on Substack. personallandscapespodcast.com/p/george-forst…

@hoyer_kat What's your beer of choice in Berlin?

@wander2wonder joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about the nature of grief, cross-cultural accounts of an afterlife, and what ancient rituals can teach us about modernity. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc. Pls subscribe.

@wander2wonder joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about the nature of grief, cross-cultural accounts of an afterlife, and what ancient rituals can teach us about modernity. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc. Book => @LittleBrownUK personallandscapespodcast.com/p/rory-maclean…

As the trial of Yorgen Fenech moves through its second week, jurors are hearing from investigators and first responders. The details are harrowing. #DaphneCaruanaGalizia’s murderer wanted to make sure she didn’t survive the bomb blast. More here ⬇️ linkedin.com/posts/the-daph…

In Germany, the trains have stopped running on time, bridges have been shut over safety fears, and the country’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, is cutting a sixth of its workforce. The government’s response amounts to a shrug, dressed up as reform. It seems like Germany is on a bad streak – and the AfD looks set to reap the rewards. Take the railways, the infamous Deutsche Bahn. A few weeks ago, they ground to a total halt. Every train in the country stood still, because the radio system that lets drivers talk to signal boxes – a system that appears to date, in spirit if not in silicon, from the Kaiserreich – simply stopped working. For several hours, nothing moved on the tracks of Europe’s largest economy. ✍️ Henry Donovan Article | spectator.com/article/german…

As the trial of Yorgen Fenech gets underway and more horrific details emerge, remember that this is about justice for Daphne. Remember her, and her work the exposing the corruption that led to her murder. #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #JusticeforDaphne

Nine years after Daphne's assassination, the man accused of commissioning it stands trial. Follow the case here: timesofmalta.com/article/live-b…

NP View: Mark Carney's online surveillance state nationalpost.com/opinion/np-vie…

Tech companies on Bill C-22 • Shopify @Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke @tobi warned that Bill C-22 could become a “death blow to Canadian tech viability” and make Canada “essentially unviable for those with choices on where to build.” • Signal's @signalapp VP of Strategy & Global Affairs Udbhav Tiwari stated, "In its current form, Bill C-22 would convert the everyday tools Canadians rely on into a sprawling, insecure surveillance apparatus." • Apple @Apple Senior Director of User Privacy & Child Safety Erik Neuenschwander warned that Bill C-22 allows the Government of Canada to force companies to break encryption by inserting backdoors into their products - “something Apple will never do.” • Google's @Google Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy Jeanette Patell warned that Bill C-22 “goes well beyond lawful access regimes in other G7 democracies, and risks creating new surveillance infrastructure that would introduce serious security vulnerabilities, undermine user trust and hinder our ability to innovate and offer pro-privacy technologies.” • Meta @Meta warned that Bill C-22 could require companies to build or maintain capabilities that weaken encryption and that could force providers to "install government spyware directly on their systems." • Proton VPN @ProtonVPN General Manager David Peterson warned that complying with Bill C-22 could conflict with Swiss and European privacy obligations. He said, “Complying with foreign surveillance orders without Swiss legal process is a criminal offence...We’ll defend our Canadian users and never compromise them.” • NordVPN @NordVPN stated that “there isn’t a scenario in which we would compromise our no-logs architecture or encryption protections" and that it would consider limiting or removing its Canadian presence. • ExpressVPN @expressvpn warned, “Legislation that mandates data retention or technical access, however well-intentioned, undermines the security that millions of users rely on." • DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo stated that "if the bill passes, we will be forced to stop offering our VPN in Canada." • Windscribe @windscribe stated, “...they want to destroy the entire essence of our service to basically spy on its own citizens." Privacy protects citizens. It also protects innovation. Note: These statements were made before Bill C-22 was amended on June 18, 2026. In our view, those amendments did not meaningfully address concerns raised by tech companies, privacy experts, or civil liberties organizations. The companies above are free to tell Canadians whether the amendments have changed their assessment.

Colin Thubron joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about how Russia’s vast landscape shaped its psyche, Asia’s suspicious borderlands, and getting interrogated by the KGB. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc + pls subscribe on Substack.

Colin Thubron joined me on Personal Landscapes podcast to talk about how Russia’s vast landscape shaped its psyche, Asia’s suspicious borderlands, and getting interrogated by the KGB. Listen on iTunes, Spotify etc + pls subscribe on Substack. personallandscapespodcast.com/p/colin-thubro…