oldak
@oldak.bsky.social
Internationalist. Financial services/fintech via neurobiology. Automation, self-sufficiency, open culture, global democracy, federalism, PR 🌐🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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"things happen"; sometimes people are just randomly dismembered with bone saws. especially journalists who ask me mean questions.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"things happen"; sometimes people are just randomly dismembered with bone saws. especially journalists who ask me mean questions.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Disney passed on the best Star Wars movie that never was www.avclub.com/adam-driver-...
Disney passed on a Star Wars movie from Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh
Disney passed on a Star Wars movie from Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh
www.avclub.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Disney passed on the best Star Wars movie that never was www.avclub.com/adam-driver-...
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Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?
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HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
GUYS
GUYS THIS IS IS SEISMIC
GUYS I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU
OPUS DEI IS THE SCIENTOLOGY OF CATHOLICISM THEY ARE THE ONLY THING "THE DA VINCI CODE" GOT RIGHT THEY ARE AWFUL AND THEY ARE EVIL AND THEY HAVE ENORMOUS POWER AND THEY ARE INTEGRAL TO TRADFASH CATHOLICISM
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Els clients del Sabadell que han acceptat l'opa del BBVA són només l'1,1% del capital
Més detalls ⬇️
Més detalls ⬇️
Els clients del Sabadell que han acceptat l'opa del BBVA són només l'1,1% del capital
Un 97,2% dels clients del Banc Sabadell que també són accionistes de l’entitat han rebutjat l’oferta pública d’adquisició (opa) llançada pel BBVA, segons ha informat este dimarts el banc català a la Comissió Nacional del Mercat de Valors (CNMV). Els accionistes minoritaris que són alhora clients del Sabadell representen el 30,8% del capital del grup.
www.apuntmedia.es
October 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Els clients del Sabadell que han acceptat l'opa del BBVA són només l'1,1% del capital
Més detalls ⬇️
Més detalls ⬇️
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Impresionante historia de un fracaso acaba de rubricar BBVA. Se estudiará como caso de cómo no evaluar el entorno político puede llevar al traste una operación. Y tener casi dos años en danza a una organización.
October 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Impresionante historia de un fracaso acaba de rubricar BBVA. Se estudiará como caso de cómo no evaluar el entorno político puede llevar al traste una operación. Y tener casi dos años en danza a una organización.
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Los clientes del Sabadell rechazan la OPA: solo el 2,8% aceptaron la oferta del BBVA
Los clientes del Sabadell rechazan la OPA: solo el 2,8% aceptaron la oferta del BBVA
Estos clientes accionistas representan solo el 1,1% del capital de la entidad catalana
dozz.es
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Los clientes del Sabadell rechazan la OPA: solo el 2,8% aceptaron la oferta del BBVA
BBVA fails in its takeover bid of Sabadell with only 25.47% of shareholders accepting it: far worse than most predicted. Great news for bank account holders and Catalan small businesses. BBVA is going to tank tomorrow.
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
El BBVA fracasa en su opa sobre el Sabadell al lograr solo un 25% de aceptación de los accionistas
El banco vasco no alcanza el nivel mínimo del 30% que había fijado en la oferta para seguir adelante con la operación
elpais.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BBVA fails in its takeover bid of Sabadell with only 25.47% of shareholders accepting it: far worse than most predicted. Great news for bank account holders and Catalan small businesses. BBVA is going to tank tomorrow.
elpais.com/economia/202...
elpais.com/economia/202...
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"The Trump regime’s desire for cruelty, corruption, and criminality appears bottomless, but just because they want to doesn’t mean they can. Lacking capacity, they’re trying to bluster and meme their way into consolidated authoritarianism"
It's serious, but don't help them by falling for the trick.
It's serious, but don't help them by falling for the trick.
Kimmel and Comey Highlight the Trump Regime's Limitations
Their desire for authoritarian abuse is bottomless, their ability to carry it out is not
www.arcdigital.media
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"The Trump regime’s desire for cruelty, corruption, and criminality appears bottomless, but just because they want to doesn’t mean they can. Lacking capacity, they’re trying to bluster and meme their way into consolidated authoritarianism"
It's serious, but don't help them by falling for the trick.
It's serious, but don't help them by falling for the trick.
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👇🎯 Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
The unbelievably unserious nature of how the 2024 presidential election was covered would be shocking, were it not exactly the same as how the 2020 & 2016 elections were covered.
The unbelievably unserious nature of how the 2024 presidential election was covered would be shocking, were it not exactly the same as how the 2020 & 2016 elections were covered.
September 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
👇🎯 Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
The unbelievably unserious nature of how the 2024 presidential election was covered would be shocking, were it not exactly the same as how the 2020 & 2016 elections were covered.
The unbelievably unserious nature of how the 2024 presidential election was covered would be shocking, were it not exactly the same as how the 2020 & 2016 elections were covered.
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In all seriousness, I'd love to see a reporter try to get comments from all of these people about their initial impulse to declare a literal war on half of their fellow citizens and to see if any of them regret it, apologized for it or learned anything at all from it.
like this is the most irresponsible level of hysteria i’ve ever seen. most of these people are either paid by the republican party, or are high level advisors and allies. this is insane
September 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In all seriousness, I'd love to see a reporter try to get comments from all of these people about their initial impulse to declare a literal war on half of their fellow citizens and to see if any of them regret it, apologized for it or learned anything at all from it.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
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A society in which even the message to get offline is expressed through a reference to meme language that assumes a high degree of familiarity with online lingo is not a society which is going to solve its problem with online irony poisoning any time soon.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox: “Social media is a cancer right now. I would encourage you all to log off, be with your family, and touch grass.”
September 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A society in which even the message to get offline is expressed through a reference to meme language that assumes a high degree of familiarity with online lingo is not a society which is going to solve its problem with online irony poisoning any time soon.
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Charlie Kirk spent his last days manufacturing a lurid panic about “Black-on-White crime” and his final post on X was a call to politicize a murder. He was not “practicing politics the right way.“ You can oppose what happened yesterday without pretending he was One of the Good Ones.
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Charlie Kirk spent his last days manufacturing a lurid panic about “Black-on-White crime” and his final post on X was a call to politicize a murder. He was not “practicing politics the right way.“ You can oppose what happened yesterday without pretending he was One of the Good Ones.
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He espoused not just differences of opinion, but violent rhetoric about LGBTQ people, black people, women, Muslims, immigrants, etc. Those violent views were representative of what he wanted the government to *do* when the people he advocated for took power.
September 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
He espoused not just differences of opinion, but violent rhetoric about LGBTQ people, black people, women, Muslims, immigrants, etc. Those violent views were representative of what he wanted the government to *do* when the people he advocated for took power.
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"Tony Blair was able to face down the left partly because MPs stayed confident he was a winner. To put it gently, this is not the median view of Starmer." Terrific column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:
Starmer is still captive to Labour’s contradictions
His challenges spring from unresolved tensions within his party and leadership
www.ft.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Tony Blair was able to face down the left partly because MPs stayed confident he was a winner. To put it gently, this is not the median view of Starmer." Terrific column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:
Spain's Partido Popular (PP) is learning what should be obvious: if you ally with and ape the policies and messaging of a fascist party, you only transfer your own votes to that party. Lessons for the Tories, Labour, and Democrats.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
elpais.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Spain's Partido Popular (PP) is learning what should be obvious: if you ally with and ape the policies and messaging of a fascist party, you only transfer your own votes to that party. Lessons for the Tories, Labour, and Democrats.
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
elpais.com/espana/2025-...
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This is one of the many, many reasons we should all condemn the celebration of political violence, as Kirk did here: You often don't get to decide when to dismount the tiger. It eats you first.
September 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is one of the many, many reasons we should all condemn the celebration of political violence, as Kirk did here: You often don't get to decide when to dismount the tiger. It eats you first.