S7 Ep12: Espresso Martini 2

On the second episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt do
their best to cover events from the jam pact month of
October.

Topics discussed


Elon Musk takes over Twitter

Russian espionage foiled in the US and Europe

Mysterious Chinese "Police stations" have been discovered in
UK, USA & Europe

Spy Entertainment



Links

The Dry Cleaner is screening at the Horsham Film Festival on 30th
November
Tickets are available here:
https://www.everymancinema.com/Booking/horsham/8814967

Articles discussed in the show:

No, Elon and Jack are not “competitors.” They’re
collaborating
https://davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-jack-are-not-competitors-theyre-collaborating-3e88cde5267d


Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan:
Report
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blocks-starlink-in-crimea-amid-nuclear-fears-report-2022-10


US army doctor and wife charged with Russia spying 
https://topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/its-raining-traitors

Russians expelled from the Hague
https://euobserver.com/world/156289

Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC that spies on dissenters run by
shady charity on IRS blacklist
https://nypost.com/2022/10/08/chinese-police-station-spies-on-dissenters-linked-to-shady-us-charity/


More on the police stations
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-police-china-london-glasgow-investigating-unacceptable-chinese-police-stations-in-britain/


Former RAF pilots in China training Chinese pilots to shoot down
western aircraft
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/raf-pilots-chinese-military-law-change-james-heappey


US charges alleged Chinese spies in telecoms probe case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63378817

UK sent RAF pilots to teach Chinese counterparts and allowed
students to attend British military colleges
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-sent-raf-pilots-to-teach-chinese-counterparts-and-allowed-students-to-attend-british-military-colleges-12732462



Articles we did not get time to cover

Wired: How the World Will Know If Russia Is Preparing to Launch a
Nuke
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-nuclear-attack-surveillance/


Spy Talk: “A Bold New look at China’s Audacious Spies”  by
Matt Brazil titled
https://open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/p/a-bold-new-look-at-chinas-audacious?r=19kty&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web


“Terror Granny” plotting German civil war to bring back the
Kaiser
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/terror-granny-accused-of-plotting-german-civil-war-to-bring-back-the-kaiser/ar-AA12Ywv7


The Hunt for Phish: How Agents Netted a Terrorist Jewel
Thief 
https://www.coffeeordie.com/phish-isis-jewel-thief


Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird)
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