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Tiago Dias
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Portuguese journalist. I post about a ton of random things (PT/EN/ES/FR). tiagodf at protonmail.com

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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Iranian security forces have opened fire on protesters in Lordegan.
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American.

Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This.
Maybe nothing has left a "cultural footprint" in 20+ years because we're flooded with bullshit, the idea that art can affect change became "cringe," and we started calling everything a "franchise" or an "IP."
December 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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#OtD 31 Dec 1941 ex-Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson was born. A union shop steward on Glasgow shipyards, he took part in a wildcat strike and led a successful footballers' strike at Falkirk. He later turned away from his youthful militancy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1036...
December 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Communication is perceived to be better in rural areas compared to urban settings. Moreover, female physicians were perceived to demonstrate superior communication skills. Notably, the greatest communication challenges appear to arise in interactions between female patients and male doctors."
Patients' Perception Regarding the Communicative Capabilities of Portuguese Family Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction Effective communication is the cornerstone of the doctor-patient relationship, playing a fundamental role in fostering a collaborative partnership between patients and their family physi...
www.cureus.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
O partido apresentou no parlamento uma proposta anti-okupas e chamou para audição os antigos patrões de André Ventura numa consultora.
Chega promove ex-chefe de André Ventura
O partido apresentou no parlamento uma proposta anti-okupas e chamou para audição os antigos patrões de André Ventura numa consultora.
www.sabado.pt
December 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Entretanto, no maior archote das guerras culturais em Portugal, o texto mais lido é esta riqueza.
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Não vale a pena estar a correr atrás de extremistas. Se nós fizéssemos uma queixa, eles teriam mais oportunidades para espalhar ódios e xenofobia. Foi por essa razão que decidimos não colocar qualquer ação cível contra o Chega.
Imigrantes do Bangladesh não querem avançar para a Justiça contra os cartazes de Ventura: "Não vale a pena correr atrás de extremistas"
Líder indostânico considera que "não vale a pena" seguir o exemplo da comunidade cigana, que obrigou André Ventura a retirar cartazes pela via judicial. Mas admite que as coisas possam mudar "um dia"
expresso.pt
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Politicians are terrified of an electorate they think is far more authoritarian and angry and right wing than it actually is, because they are out of touch because the literal media - the thing that mediates between public and polity - is corrupted
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Far-right Minister Smotrich Doubles Down on Call for Violence Against Supreme Court President
Far-right minister Smotrich reiterates call for violence against top court president
Smotrich Refused to Apologize for Calling the Supreme Court President 'A Violent, Ruthless Megalomaniac.' His Remarks Come Amid Escalating Right-wing Criticism of Israel's Supreme Court and Judicial S...
www.haaretz.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ryan Coogler's revival of The X-Files is happening, and it's happening before the writer-director's next Black Panther movie
I want to believe in Ryan Coogler's X-Files revival
The reboot is his next project, coming before Black Panther 3
www.polygon.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"When Mamdani walked into the Oval Office an hour later, Trump remarked, 'Wow, you are even better looking in person than you are on TV.' The tone never changed from there, with Trump seeming legitimately impressed by Mamdani"
The Making of Mayor Mamdani
He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
nymag.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"even if Fidesz would lose the election, and Orbán would accept defeat – two big ifs, given his response to his 2002 electoral setback – they will retain significant power within the country (much more so than Law and Justice in Poland)"
December 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Dados oficiais solicitados pelo Negócios mostram que há cerca de 1,5 milhões de trabalhadores com um valor de salário-base não superior ao futuro salário mínimo. São mais de um terço do total a ganhar até 920 euros brutos
Cerca de 1,5 milhões de trabalhadores ganham até 920 euros
Dados oficiais solicitados pelo Negócios mostram que há cerca de 1,5 milhões de trabalhadores com um valor de salário-base não superior ao futuro salário mínimo. São mais de um terço do total a ganhar...
www.jornaldenegocios.pt
December 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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One week they're crying about people getting visits from the police because of tweets, the next week they're calling for inquiries into tweets.
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
No one was on the dock at the time, and no one was killed, they said. But the strike is the first known American operation inside Venezuela.
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
André Marques, adjunto do secretário de Estado da Agricultura, criou um perfil falso no Facebook para influenciar as eleições para a Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados (OCC). O também ex-deputado do PSD era diretor de comunicação de uma das candidaturas
Adjunto do Governo cria perfil falso para influenciar eleições
Ex-deputado do PSD teve de se retratar publicamente e de pagar 600 euros a um lar para evitar julgamento por falsidade informática.
www.cmjornal.pt
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Cecilia Giménez, quien dio a conocer al mundo al Ecce Homo de Borja, ha fallecido este lunes a los 94 años de edad en la residencia de esa localidad donde vivía con su hijo, que tiene discapacidad intelectual, según ha confirmado el alcalde de la localidad
Muere Cecilia Giménez, la mujer que hizo famoso el Ecce Homo de Borja
Ha fallecido en la residencia donde vivía, según ha confirmado el alcalde de la localidad, Eduardo Arilla
elpais.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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New YouGov research for ippr finds that civic conceptions of being British are held by most people, with a third prioritising birthplace. Reform voters are outliers, against the general public view, weighting ancestry and ethnicity more highly
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM