A team of Israeli contractors who claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation on social media has been exposed in a new investigation. theguardian.com/world/2023/feb… The unit is run by Tal Hanan, a 50-year-old former Israeli special forces operative who now works privately using the pseudonym “Jorge”, and appears to have been working under the radar in elections in various countries for more than two decades. theguardian.com/world/2023/feb…

Here are 10 podcasts to listen to in 2023 ⬇️

Whether you want to cut down on screen time or just learn something new, Guardian podcasts has something to offer for everyone ...

And you can listen to them all, wherever you get your podcasts. 1. Politics Weekly UK

Here's one for the political enthusiasts.

The award-winning Guardian columnist @johnharris1969 hosts an insightful take on the week's political news with guests from across the political spectrum.

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We want to give the millions of people living with long Covid a voice. So we’ve launched a new global series – Living with long Covid.

We’ve asked our reporting teams based around the world to talk to long haulers to document their experiences. Long Covid has been called a “mass disabling event,” and research backs this assertion.

A meta-analysis found that, worldwide, 49% of Covid survivors reported persistent symptoms four months after diagnosis. theguardian.com/society/2022/o…

Inside this weekend’s Saturday magazine: she rocketed to fame as Killing Eve’s stylish assassin, now Hollywood beckons for Jodie Comer. Can she keep it real? @TomLamont finds out.

🧵 @tomlamont Plus, the last le Carré: read an exclusive extract from John le Carré's final novel, Silverview.

#PandoraPapers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/… Tony and Cherie Blair bought property via offshore firm and saved £300,000 in tax #PandoraPapers theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/…

Today’s issue of @GdnSaturday is packed full of great stuff, kicking off with @HadleyFreeman's interview with @succession’s Jeremy Strong. He talks rage, pain and shame - and his commitment to his role as the self-destructive media heir Kendall Roy.

🧵 @GdnSaturday @HadleyFreeman @succession In Culture @steverose7 speaks to actor @jfreewright about Wes Anderson’s upcoming, star-studded film, and about being trapped in London away from his family during the lockdown.

Plus @ameliargh investigates how the true crime boom has born a generation of DIY detectives.

How did UK politicians vote on 16 key climate issues between 2008-2018? Let's start with the prime minister: Here's the leader of the opposition:

Polluting fossil fuel companies have been warned their products are affecting the climate since at least the 1960s. THREAD 1959: Physicist Edward Teller tells the American Petroleum Industry a 10% increase in CO2 is enough to melt the icecap and submerge New York.

Thread: 252 journalists in 36 countries have worked to uncover the damage caused by faulty medical devices around the world. #ImplantFiles We found stories of untested products on the market, and of patients not being told that devices inside them had been recalled.