Ivo Špigel
@ivospigel.bsky.social
Technosceptic, cofounder Pontyx, Perpetuum, ZIP, Tech.eu, FinVino, Možemo!
Columnist: Mreža http://mreza.bug.hr
Author: The European Startup Revolution
Columnist: Mreža http://mreza.bug.hr
Author: The European Startup Revolution
"Trump's “Board of Peace,” has filed two trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This would not be unusual except for the fact that the (...) marks are owned by the USPTO itself, marking an unprecedented use of executive power (...)."
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“Board of Peace” Trademark Filings Reveal Its Murky Legal Status
The "Board of Peace" trademarks are not owned by the organization itself, but by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, marking an unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect rights...
america2.news
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"Trump's “Board of Peace,” has filed two trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This would not be unusual except for the fact that the (...) marks are owned by the USPTO itself, marking an unprecedented use of executive power (...)."
america2.news/board-of-pea...
america2.news/board-of-pea...
I subscribed to Anne Applebaum's "Autocracy in America" podcast and you should as well.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
Autocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I subscribed to Anne Applebaum's "Autocracy in America" podcast and you should as well.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
Ok so we finally know who's going to run Venezuela... It's Matilda!
"Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...
"Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...
Harry Belafonte - Matilda (1966) Live
YouTube video by SweetSickan
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January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ok so we finally know who's going to run Venezuela... It's Matilda!
"Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...
"Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...
"We own half the world, oh say can you see
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'cause we're the cops of the world, boys
We're the cops of the world"
It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'cause we're the cops of the world, boys
We're the cops of the world"
It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...
Cops of the World (Live)
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"We own half the world, oh say can you see
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'cause we're the cops of the world, boys
We're the cops of the world"
It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'cause we're the cops of the world, boys
We're the cops of the world"
It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...
Op op stiže Kubrick!
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Stanley Kubrick- Kino Tuškanac
Retrospektivu filmova legendarnog američkog filmskog redatelja tijekom siječnja gledajte u Centru za kulturu Histrionski dom
kinotuskanac.hr
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Op op stiže Kubrick!
kinotuskanac.hr/cycle/stanle...
kinotuskanac.hr/cycle/stanle...
Laku noć Fritz
“Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”
“Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Laku noć Fritz
“Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”
“Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”
Dobro jutro i sretan zimski solsticij!
December 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Dobro jutro i sretan zimski solsticij!
The 2026 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors North America, Europe and Asia for a 4-month hybrid exchange on transatlantic policy coordination in Indo-Pacific region.
Applications close February 2, 2026.
www.bfna.org/future-leade...
Applications close February 2, 2026.
www.bfna.org/future-leade...
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The 2026 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors North America, Europe and Asia for a 4-month hybrid exchange on transatlantic policy coordination in Indo-Pacific region.
Applications close February 2, 2026.
www.bfna.org/future-leade...
Applications close February 2, 2026.
www.bfna.org/future-leade...
Dobro jutro radni narode! T - 5... Još pet dana do zimskog solsticija.
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Dobro jutro radni narode! T - 5... Još pet dana do zimskog solsticija.
Reposted by Ivo Špigel
📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent.
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We Must Stand Together: America and Europe Share a Common Fate
The transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe is under full-on assault. But we must not abandon it, writes A2 Editor David Troy.
america2.news
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent.
america2.news/we-must-stan...
america2.news/we-must-stan...
In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.Award winning documentary by Samuel George, supported by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...
www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...
Motown South
In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.
www.bfnadocs.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.Award winning documentary by Samuel George, supported by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...
www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...
Logička greška, stavila si "normalan" i "dočašće" u istu rečenicu.
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Logička greška, stavila si "normalan" i "dočašće" u istu rečenicu.
HDZ je "zadnja brana normalnoj Hrvatskoj"... Da mi je netko rekao da ću jednom izjaviti da potpisujem izjavu premijera Plenkovića, pomislio bih da se najeo ludih gljiva. Ali eto... i taj dan sam dočekao. I shit you not. n1info.hr/vijesti/uivo...
UŽIVO / Plenković o prosvjedu protiv fašizma: Mudri, zreli i pametni građani vide tko iza čega stoji
Premijer Andrej Plenković je nakon Predsjedništva Hrvatske demokratske zajednice (HDZ) stao pred predstavnike medija i javnosti ponudio posljednje informacije n
n1info.hr
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
HDZ je "zadnja brana normalnoj Hrvatskoj"... Da mi je netko rekao da ću jednom izjaviti da potpisujem izjavu premijera Plenkovića, pomislio bih da se najeo ludih gljiva. Ali eto... i taj dan sam dočekao. I shit you not. n1info.hr/vijesti/uivo...
Dekan Vedran Bilas otvara Dan FER-a 💪💪💪
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Dekan Vedran Bilas otvara Dan FER-a 💪💪💪
Islands in the sun ❤️🏝️😎🌞
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Islands in the sun ❤️🏝️😎🌞
"she wasn’t letting the crowd go home without a full-on sing-along version, not on a night when the city was possessed by Zohran fever. She turned “People Have The Power” into an Election Night sing-along"
Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪
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Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪
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Patti Smith Celebrates New Book 'Bread of Angels' With Intimate New York Event
Patti Smith celebrated her new book 'Bread of Angels' with an intimate event in New York City
www.rollingstone.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"she wasn’t letting the crowd go home without a full-on sing-along version, not on a night when the city was possessed by Zohran fever. She turned “People Have The Power” into an Election Night sing-along"
Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪
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Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Inicijativa Za Hrvatsku slobode danas, u 14:30 sati okupit će se na Markovom trgu, nedaleko od Banskih dvora u kojima je premijer Andrej Plenković najavio izvanredno obraćanje javnosti. Svi su pozvani!
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Inicijativa Za Hrvatsku slobode danas, u 14:30 sati okupit će se na Markovom trgu, nedaleko od Banskih dvora u kojima je premijer Andrej Plenković najavio izvanredno obraćanje javnosti. Svi su pozvani!
Burn, baby, burn! www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B+ OpenAI quarterly loss
updated: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised
www.theregister.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Burn, baby, burn! www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
Very interesting stuff - European Startup Embassy supports CEE founders on their way to conquering the US market!
tech.eu/2025/10/30/s...
tech.eu/2025/10/30/s...
Soft landing in Silicon Valley: how the European Startup Embassy helps CEE founders go global
The newly opened European Startup Embassy in San Francisco gives startups and VCs from Central and Eastern Europe a shared base to test expansion, host events, and connect with investors.
tech.eu
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Very interesting stuff - European Startup Embassy supports CEE founders on their way to conquering the US market!
tech.eu/2025/10/30/s...
tech.eu/2025/10/30/s...
"Right now, tech workers are desperate. Companies know it. That’s why Amazon can demand 5 days in the office and get compliance instead of resignations.
But the labor market isn’t static; it never was. In fact, it tends to whipsaw back and forth every few years."
www.fastcompany.com/91418980/rto...
But the labor market isn’t static; it never was. In fact, it tends to whipsaw back and forth every few years."
www.fastcompany.com/91418980/rto...
Return-to-office mandates are about to backfire
Why companies demanding office returns are setting themselves up for failure.
www.fastcompany.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Right now, tech workers are desperate. Companies know it. That’s why Amazon can demand 5 days in the office and get compliance instead of resignations.
But the labor market isn’t static; it never was. In fact, it tends to whipsaw back and forth every few years."
www.fastcompany.com/91418980/rto...
But the labor market isn’t static; it never was. In fact, it tends to whipsaw back and forth every few years."
www.fastcompany.com/91418980/rto...
Sutra ćemo dakle imati priliku u Saboru slušati negaciju Holokausta i žrtava ustaškog terora. U Saboru.
Jezivo.
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Jezivo.
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Prosvjedujemo jer Hrvatski sabor otvara vrata revizionistima
Sramotno je što se sutra u Hrvatskom saboru priprema okrugli stol u organizaciji Kluba zastupnika stranaka Dom i nacionalno okupljanje (DOMiNO) i Hrvatski suverenisti pod naslovom "Znanstveni pristup ...
documenta.hr
October 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sutra ćemo dakle imati priliku u Saboru slušati negaciju Holokausta i žrtava ustaškog terora. U Saboru.
Jezivo.
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Jezivo.
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“Every city can and should be looking at whatever creative opportunities exist within their own laws to prevent collaboration with the Trump administration,” says Matthew Lopas
www.fastcompany.com/91426969/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91426969/the...
The surprising new tactic Portland protesters are using to fight ICE
In the battle to close an ICE facility in Oregon's most populous city, activists are focusing on its municipal zoning code.
www.fastcompany.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Every city can and should be looking at whatever creative opportunities exist within their own laws to prevent collaboration with the Trump administration,” says Matthew Lopas
www.fastcompany.com/91426969/the...
www.fastcompany.com/91426969/the...
Vedran Bilas je ustvrdio: “Sveučilište u Zagrebu još uvijek čeka početak svoje budućnosti." Na pitanje o tome kako se na Sveučilištu pod rektorom Lakušićem danas gleda na kritičko izražavanje mišljenja, rekao je kako na Sveučilištu kritika nije dobrodošla."
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Dekan s rektorove crne liste: 'Na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu kritika nije ni poželjna ni dobrodošla'
Čelni čovjek FER-a Vedran Bilas, referirajući se na famozno rektorovo druženje s odabranim dekanima, smatra da nije dobro dijeliti Sveučilište
www.telegram.hr
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Vedran Bilas je ustvrdio: “Sveučilište u Zagrebu još uvijek čeka početak svoje budućnosti." Na pitanje o tome kako se na Sveučilištu pod rektorom Lakušićem danas gleda na kritičko izražavanje mišljenja, rekao je kako na Sveučilištu kritika nije dobrodošla."
www.telegram.hr/politika-kri...
www.telegram.hr/politika-kri...