South of Watford
@graemesow.bsky.social
I fell asleep and I woke up here. Madrid based guiri talking all kinds of shit about Spanish life and politics. Can't even do a decent profile description. Posts in English and pidgin Spanglish
Mazón continues to act as if he is the only victim of the dana.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Mazón continues to act as if he is the only victim of the dana.
I'm guessing that premium denim will be like the denim they used to use?
Levi's to sell $300 jeans in more stores to tap growing demand for premium denim reut.rs/4p3dIB2
Levi's to sell $300 jeans in more stores to tap growing demand for premium denim
Levi's will sell its new line of $300 jeans in more stores next year as it looks to boost growth by tapping into strong demand for premium denim, Chief Financial and Growth Officer Harmit Singh told Reuters.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'm guessing that premium denim will be like the denim they used to use?
El candidato de Vox
Feijóo designa a Pérez Llorca como candidato para suceder a Mazón
Es un hombre de la absoluta confianza del ex president y uno de los interlocutores habituales de la extrema derecha, que deberá avalarlo
Informa @martamonforte.bsky.social
Es un hombre de la absoluta confianza del ex president y uno de los interlocutores habituales de la extrema derecha, que deberá avalarlo
Informa @martamonforte.bsky.social
Feijóo designa a Pérez Llorca como candidato para suceder a Mazón
Es un hombre de la absoluta confianza de Carlos Mazón y uno de los interlocutores habituales de la extrema derecha, que deberá avalarlo
f.mtr.cool
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
El candidato de Vox
They tell me it used to belong to the fans
Apollo Global Management firmó ayer la compra del 55% del Atlético de Madrid, en una operación que valora el club español en unos 2.500 millones de euros.
Qué es Apollo, dueño del Atlético: un fondo pegado a una aseguradora
www.expansion.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
They tell me it used to belong to the fans
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"La caída de precios de la energía solar es asombrosa: los paneles ahora son un 98% más baratos que cuando los analicé por primera vez en 2004. Hoy en día, construir una cerca con paneles solares puede ser más barato que usar madera."
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"La caída de precios de la energía solar es asombrosa: los paneles ahora son un 98% más baratos que cuando los analicé por primera vez en 2004. Hoy en día, construir una cerca con paneles solares puede ser más barato que usar madera."
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Enhorabuena, señor Almeida. Sólo le quedan 14.000 de los que le notificamos hace más de medio año.
El Ministerio de Consumo seguirá colaborando para acabar con esta lacra ya.
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
El Ministerio de Consumo seguirá colaborando para acabar con esta lacra ya.
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
El Ayuntamiento de Madrid cuantifica en al menos 1.423 los pisos turísticos que han dejado de operar gracias al Plan RESIDE
Son datos recopilados por la Agencia de Actividades y el Colegio de Administradores de Ficas. Si la fuente es la web de Airbnb, las VUTs que han desaparecido de la plataforma son más de 2.600 desde ve...
cadenaser.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Enhorabuena, señor Almeida. Sólo le quedan 14.000 de los que le notificamos hace más de medio año.
El Ministerio de Consumo seguirá colaborando para acabar con esta lacra ya.
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
El Ministerio de Consumo seguirá colaborando para acabar con esta lacra ya.
cadenaser.com/cmadrid/2025...
Feijóo works with a different definition of 'rápido' than the rest of us.
Tellado avanza que Feijóo comunicará "rápido" el candidato para suceder a Mazón al frente de la Generalitat Valenciana dozz.es/6_l_s1
Tellado avanza que Feijóo comunicará "rápido" el candidato para suceder a Mazón al frente de la Generalitat Valenciana
dozz.es
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Feijóo works with a different definition of 'rápido' than the rest of us.
It's what the big salaries are for etc etc
Global securities watchdog says 'tokenization' creates new risks reut.rs/49HZfGk
Global securities watchdog says 'tokenization' creates new risks
Crypto tokens linked to mainstream financial assets could create new risks for investors, the global securities regulator IOSCO said in a report on Tuesday, as the finance industry remains split on the merits of "tokenization".
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It's what the big salaries are for etc etc
Pero si con peaje en negacionismo climático...
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Pero si con peaje en negacionismo climático...
In the absence of any evidence we are forced to rely on an opinion poll. I wonder how many people in Spain even know the name of the attorney general?
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In the absence of any evidence we are forced to rely on an opinion poll. I wonder how many people in Spain even know the name of the attorney general?
They get more fussy when they are the ones who could be bombed.
UAE refuses to join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework
Decision reflects wider regional doubts about terms of US-drafted plan to disarm Hamas
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
They get more fussy when they are the ones who could be bombed.
And nobody will have a clue what is going on until the result is announced.
Esta semana hay un partido de la NFL en Madrid y viene con todas las cosas que gusta al madriliberalismo: precios astronómicos, mucha zona VIP y subvenciones pagadas con los impuestos de todos
www.eldiario.es/madrid/somos...
www.eldiario.es/madrid/somos...
La NFL desembarca en Madrid recibiendo 3,3 millones en patrocinios públicos y con un equipo de Miami jugando como local
Los gobiernos de Ayuso y Almeida subvencionan el primer partido en España de la liga de fútbol americana y ceden espacios públicos para sus eventos previos
www.eldiario.es
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
And nobody will have a clue what is going on until the result is announced.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
I think it's been clear since the Paris agreement was signed, and the Cop was put in the hands of fossil fuel producers.
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I think it's been clear since the Paris agreement was signed, and the Cop was put in the hands of fossil fuel producers.
Today's Negre exclusive.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today's Negre exclusive.
There's a lifetime of work in Madrid for a pavement vigilante.
The ‘pavement vigilante’: why Cameron Roh is naming and shaming bad walking etiquette
He films people breaking his self-created ‘laws’ of street decorum and posts the videos online – with many viewers expressing their gratitude. So watch out if you’re rushing along on your phone or whe...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There's a lifetime of work in Madrid for a pavement vigilante.
Inspector Fessbuc cracks another case.
Louvre heist suspect is social media star and former museum guard, reports say
Man, identified as Abdoulaye N, is one of four accused over theft of historic jewels worth tens of millions of pounds
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Inspector Fessbuc cracks another case.
The investigating judge just ignored their testimony, because it made it hard to present a case against the attorney general. Now what will his colleagues do?
La declaración de varios periodistas cuestiona que los correos de la pareja de Ayuso fueran secretos cuando llegaron al fiscal general
La declaración de varios periodistas cuestiona que los correos de la pareja de Ayuso fueran secretos cuando llegaron al fiscal general
Tres informadores han revelado que la confesión de González Amador ya circulaba por varias redacciones incluso días antes de que los conociera el acusado, lo que refuerza la tesis de la defensa y la F...
www.eldiario.es
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The investigating judge just ignored their testimony, because it made it hard to present a case against the attorney general. Now what will his colleagues do?
The working title was Ungrateful Bastards, but he finally opted for Reconciliation.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The working title was Ungrateful Bastards, but he finally opted for Reconciliation.
Or, to put it another way, it was El Mundo's characteristic manipulation of supposedly 'confidential' information that set off the whole process.
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Or, to put it another way, it was El Mundo's characteristic manipulation of supposedly 'confidential' information that set off the whole process.
“I am the only Spaniard who receives no pension after almost 40 years of service. ”
Disgraced former king of Spain’s memoir details ‘enormous respect’ for Franco
Memoir chronicles Juan Carlos’s anointment as heir to dictator and death of younger brother when playing with pistols
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“I am the only Spaniard who receives no pension after almost 40 years of service. ”
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Dos fraudes fiscales, facturas falsas y dos millones de comisión: lo que realmente ha “destrozado la vida” a la pareja de Ayuso
Dos fraudes fiscales, facturas falsas y dos millones de comisión: lo que realmente ha "destrozado la vida" a la pareja de Ayuso
Alberto González Amador atribuye a la filtración de un correo su supuesta ruina personal al tiempo que obvia el origen de sus problemas: las declaraciones fraudulentas para no tributar por una comisió...
www.eldiario.es
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Dos fraudes fiscales, facturas falsas y dos millones de comisión: lo que realmente ha “destrozado la vida” a la pareja de Ayuso
Inevitable that George was going to be involved.
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Inevitable that George was going to be involved.
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Spain's services sector growth fastest in 10 months in October, PMI shows reut.rs/43JzOQS
Spain's services sector growth fastest in 10 months in October, PMI shows
Spain's services sector experienced its fastest growth in 10 months in October, driven by a surge in new work volumes and increased staffing levels, a survey showed on Wednesday.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Spain's services sector growth fastest in 10 months in October, PMI shows reut.rs/43JzOQS
Don't let them down.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Don't let them down.