Francisco Valente
@francisvalente.bsky.social
NYC / PVD / BCN / LX / Cinema
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as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Long Con Comes To An End
The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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the son he always wanted
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the son he always wanted
Bro
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bro
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I’m saddened to hear of the death of Homayoun Ershadi, who gave one of the great performances in one of the greatest films, Taste of Cherry. english.alarabiya.net/amp/life-sty...
Iranian actor Ershadi dies at 78 after battle with cancer
Iranian actor Homayoun Ershadi died at 78 on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, state news agency IRNA reported.Ershadi rose to international fame with
english.alarabiya.net
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m saddened to hear of the death of Homayoun Ershadi, who gave one of the great performances in one of the greatest films, Taste of Cherry. english.alarabiya.net/amp/life-sty...
Acho que vão sair dez comunicados nos próximos dez minutos
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Acho que vão sair dez comunicados nos próximos dez minutos
Great piece.
I wrote about one lens of understanding Mamdani's victory, which is as a campaign that corrected many of the mistakes Democrats made in 2024 newrepublic.com/article/2027...
How Zohran Mamdani Fixed the Mistakes That Cost Democrats in 2024
Democratic leaders who are antsy about the rise of New York City’s new mayor should listen to—and learn from—him.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Great piece.
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"New York will remain a city of immigrants, built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
GOD YOU JUST FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT
GOD YOU JUST FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"New York will remain a city of immigrants, built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
GOD YOU JUST FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT
GOD YOU JUST FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT
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i can't stop thinking about this video. how the campaign started w/ Mamdani as an unknown basically...just like out reporting on the political apathy in 2024. figuring out why people felt jaded. and then working to bring about the opposite. beyond remarkable www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tur...
Back on Fordham Road
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
i can't stop thinking about this video. how the campaign started w/ Mamdani as an unknown basically...just like out reporting on the political apathy in 2024. figuring out why people felt jaded. and then working to bring about the opposite. beyond remarkable www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tur...
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let's go mets baby we love da mets
First NYC results are in: That's already 819,165 votes.
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
let's go mets baby we love da mets
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NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
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baseball is cinema, actually
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
baseball is cinema, actually
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baseball will be central to reestablishing liberal democracy
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
baseball will be central to reestablishing liberal democracy
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Ioannidis é craque
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Ioannidis é craque
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Sorry I can't get over this but it's just so funny to say "The test starts off with giraffes and elephants but the questions get way harder than that"
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Sorry I can't get over this but it's just so funny to say "The test starts off with giraffes and elephants but the questions get way harder than that"
O Alisson tem sido a mais bela surpresa do Sporting esta época, o que também só mostra como desesperávamos por um extremo com este perfil há muitas épocas
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
O Alisson tem sido a mais bela surpresa do Sporting esta época, o que também só mostra como desesperávamos por um extremo com este perfil há muitas épocas
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And João César Monteiro's God's Comedy, from 1995, at @moma.bsky.social at 4, with more explicit carnality and a sense of form in an era in which the concept had become fused (or confused) with formality—here, for clear and specific reasons: www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
God's Comedy
www.newyorker.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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João César Monteiro, Robert Downey Sr., and Kevin Brownlow retrospectives, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.
NYC Weekend Watch: God’s Comedy, Robert Downey Sr, Kevin Brownlow & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtA complete João César Monteiro retrospective (watch our exclusive trailer debut) continues with some of his most no...
thefilmstage.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
João César Monteiro, Robert Downey Sr., and Kevin Brownlow retrospectives, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.
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Tidal has basically the same library, pays artists more, has high quality audio, and detailed production credits — you can even search by producers, instrumentalists, and so on if you're into that kind of thing. I've been using it for years. Zero complaints.
I know every corporation has its thorns and there's no ethical consumption under capitalism etc: but just dump Spotify. do it now.
Apple Music is great, I've heard Tidal is solid, Deezer, whatever. you can transfer your playlists. it'll be ok. they can rot.
Apple Music is great, I've heard Tidal is solid, Deezer, whatever. you can transfer your playlists. it'll be ok. they can rot.
Spotify customer service is immediately ending conversations if you ask about them airing ICE advertisements on the platform.
Cancel your Spotify subscription.
#BoycottSpotify
Cancel your Spotify subscription.
#BoycottSpotify
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Tidal has basically the same library, pays artists more, has high quality audio, and detailed production credits — you can even search by producers, instrumentalists, and so on if you're into that kind of thing. I've been using it for years. Zero complaints.
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A Patricia Saramago montou a grande maioria dos filmes da Rita Azevedo Gomes e No Quarto de Vanda e Onde Jaz seu Sorriso. Era minha mutual no Facebook, sempre uma pessoa muito interessante de se ler. Muito jovem.
Patrícia Saramago (1975-2025), uma montadora do século XXI
A montadora de obras como No Quarto da Vanda, de Pedro Costa, deixa um filme inédito que seria a sua estreia como realizadora. Tinha 49 anos.
www.publico.pt
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A Patricia Saramago montou a grande maioria dos filmes da Rita Azevedo Gomes e No Quarto de Vanda e Onde Jaz seu Sorriso. Era minha mutual no Facebook, sempre uma pessoa muito interessante de se ler. Muito jovem.
I love this man.
Each NYC Baby Basket will also include a resource guide of information on the City’s newborn home visiting program, breastfeeding, post-partum depression and more.
These are critical resources for combating postpartum maternal mortality and increasing trust in government as well.
These are critical resources for combating postpartum maternal mortality and increasing trust in government as well.
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I love this man.