Alessandra Cianetti
@alecianetti.bsky.social
📷 profile: Christa Holka - background: Moi Tran, 2024, “Care Chains (Love Will Continue To Resonate)”
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On October 28, Rio de Janeiro’s police besieged the Penha favela for 15 hours, killing at least 121 people in the city’s worst massacre.
Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while overlooking their own links to violent gangs.
Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while overlooking their own links to violent gangs.
The Making of the Penha Massacre
On October 28, Rio de Janeiro’s police besieged the Penha favela for 15 hours, killing at least 121 people in the city’s worst massacre. Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while overlooking their own links to violent gangs.
jacobin.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
On October 28, Rio de Janeiro’s police besieged the Penha favela for 15 hours, killing at least 121 people in the city’s worst massacre.
Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while overlooking their own links to violent gangs.
Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while overlooking their own links to violent gangs.
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Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
How Marxists View the Middle Ages
Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation. Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
jacobin.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
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No realm of culture or entertainment remains untouched by artificial intelligence, but the technology has had an especially swift impact on songwriting, @chaykak writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oTWaw3
That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
No realm of culture or entertainment remains untouched by artificial intelligence, but the technology has had an especially swift impact on songwriting, @chaykak writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oTWaw3
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‘An act of solidarity’: exhibitions raising funds and awareness for Palestinians open in London
One show presents works by over 200 artists, while another focuses on protests across the UK
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One show presents works by over 200 artists, while another focuses on protests across the UK
buff.ly/JlxymoK
July 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
‘An act of solidarity’: exhibitions raising funds and awareness for Palestinians open in London
One show presents works by over 200 artists, while another focuses on protests across the UK
buff.ly/JlxymoK
One show presents works by over 200 artists, while another focuses on protests across the UK
buff.ly/JlxymoK
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“Technologies of control are ramping up while democratic rights are ramping down. We drift towards extreme political repression, driven by the demands of capital and foreign states, accelerated by automation. This is why we must protest – now, while we still can” 👏 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
If we don't contest this full-frontal assault on our freedom, far worse will come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is | George Monbiot
The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“Technologies of control are ramping up while democratic rights are ramping down. We drift towards extreme political repression, driven by the demands of capital and foreign states, accelerated by automation. This is why we must protest – now, while we still can” 👏 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Empire of AI, @karenhao.bsky.social debunks myths that surround AI and exposes to us the full breadth of this global industry, from its cult leader-like CEOs to the workers that power the technology. @novaramedia.com
🎦 novaramedia.com/2025/06/29/s...
🎦 novaramedia.com/2025/06/29/s...
July 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Empire of AI, @karenhao.bsky.social debunks myths that surround AI and exposes to us the full breadth of this global industry, from its cult leader-like CEOs to the workers that power the technology. @novaramedia.com
🎦 novaramedia.com/2025/06/29/s...
🎦 novaramedia.com/2025/06/29/s...
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“His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
The Story Behind Jared Kushner’s Curious Acceptance Into Harvard
ProPublica editor Daniel Golden wrote a book a decade ago about how the rich buy their children access to elite colleges. One student he covered is now poised to become one of the most powerful…
www.propublica.org
July 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
More on how the rich buy their children’s way into elite universities with massive, tax-deductible donations (published 2016):
Responding to the EHRC consultation: What do I say? – TransActual
transactual.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Watch the film here: tokillawarmachine.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Watch the film here: tokillawarmachine.com
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“It is possible to meet our carbon budgets for 2030 and 2050, provided we take steps forward [on policy]. It’s very important that our country steps up to deliver our commitments” – CCC Chair @piersforster.bsky.social on their latest optimistic report:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds
Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“It is possible to meet our carbon budgets for 2030 and 2050, provided we take steps forward [on policy]. It’s very important that our country steps up to deliver our commitments” – CCC Chair @piersforster.bsky.social on their latest optimistic report:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sign the petition here: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription
June 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sign the petition here: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription
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Protest is sometimes the only way we can be heard – especially when speaking out on what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank.
If passed, this decision would have serious consequences for protest everywhere.
It must be stopped.
If passed, this decision would have serious consequences for protest everywhere.
It must be stopped.
June 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Protest is sometimes the only way we can be heard – especially when speaking out on what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank.
If passed, this decision would have serious consequences for protest everywhere.
It must be stopped.
If passed, this decision would have serious consequences for protest everywhere.
It must be stopped.
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A million people marched against the illegal war in Iraq and they were right.
Now the same script is playing out again. Same lies, same institutions, same push for war.
We can’t let history repeat itself.
Now the same script is playing out again. Same lies, same institutions, same push for war.
We can’t let history repeat itself.
June 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A million people marched against the illegal war in Iraq and they were right.
Now the same script is playing out again. Same lies, same institutions, same push for war.
We can’t let history repeat itself.
Now the same script is playing out again. Same lies, same institutions, same push for war.
We can’t let history repeat itself.
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Yesterday marked a first step for reproductive rights in England and Wales – but it’s not enough.
The fight is far from over
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fight is far from over
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abortion remains a criminal offence in the UK because of the left’s timidity. We must learn from that – and fast | Stella Creasy
Tuesday’s vote in parliament was a missed opportunity – and proof that progressives are allowing the right to shape the key debates, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Yesterday marked a first step for reproductive rights in England and Wales – but it’s not enough.
The fight is far from over
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fight is far from over
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision.
But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets.
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The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision.
But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets.
goodlaw.social/pa8z
EHRC backs down on single-sex toilets | Good Law Project
The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision. But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets...
goodlaw.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
💥 NEW 💥
The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision.
But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets.
goodlaw.social/pa8z
The EHRC’s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Court’s transphobic decision.
But now the commission says it was only ‘some observations’ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets.
goodlaw.social/pa8z
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Thinking of the survivors and all those who lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Eight years ago, 72 people were killed by a system that put profit before people. Still, no-one has been held to account.
The fight for justice and accountability goes on. Always. 💚
Eight years ago, 72 people were killed by a system that put profit before people. Still, no-one has been held to account.
The fight for justice and accountability goes on. Always. 💚
June 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thinking of the survivors and all those who lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Eight years ago, 72 people were killed by a system that put profit before people. Still, no-one has been held to account.
The fight for justice and accountability goes on. Always. 💚
Eight years ago, 72 people were killed by a system that put profit before people. Still, no-one has been held to account.
The fight for justice and accountability goes on. Always. 💚
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The right to make a decision about our families and bodies must be protected by law.
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
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Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
June 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The right to make a decision about our families and bodies must be protected by law.
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
Write to your MP to put decriminalise abortion 👇
goodlaw.social/f2eef3
This weekend! Per tutti gli italiani all’estero e non…
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/05/italy-citizenship-referendum-government-italians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/05/italy-citizenship-referendum-government-italians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
June 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This weekend! Per tutti gli italiani all’estero e non…
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/05/italy-citizenship-referendum-government-italians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/05/italy-citizenship-referendum-government-italians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘No! The Art and Activism of Complaining'
Much needed feminist killjoy truths by amazing @saranahmed.bsky.social this evening!
Much needed feminist killjoy truths by amazing @saranahmed.bsky.social this evening!
June 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‘No! The Art and Activism of Complaining'
Much needed feminist killjoy truths by amazing @saranahmed.bsky.social this evening!
Much needed feminist killjoy truths by amazing @saranahmed.bsky.social this evening!
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OTD in 1946 Italians voted in the Institutional Referendum. Universal suffrage was allowed for the first time, in the first free election in 25 years.
Given the choice between republic and monarchy, voters opted for the former.
The assembly in charge of writing a new Constitution was elected too.
Given the choice between republic and monarchy, voters opted for the former.
The assembly in charge of writing a new Constitution was elected too.
June 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
OTD in 1946 Italians voted in the Institutional Referendum. Universal suffrage was allowed for the first time, in the first free election in 25 years.
Given the choice between republic and monarchy, voters opted for the former.
The assembly in charge of writing a new Constitution was elected too.
Given the choice between republic and monarchy, voters opted for the former.
The assembly in charge of writing a new Constitution was elected too.
Voted!
May 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Voted!
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“As anti-trans legislation continues to reach record levels year over year, publications are choosing to not include accurate reporting on what’s at stake for trans people.”
Mainstream newsrooms aren’t really covering the latest attack on gender-affirming care
As anti-trans legislation continues to reach record levels, these publications are excluding accurate reporting about the stakes.
objectivejournalism.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“As anti-trans legislation continues to reach record levels year over year, publications are choosing to not include accurate reporting on what’s at stake for trans people.”
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Lawyers for six victims say ‘historic’ decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.
Guatemala jails ex-paramilitaries for 40 years over rapes during civil war
Lawyers for six victims say ‘historic’ decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.
bit.ly
May 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Lawyers for six victims say ‘historic’ decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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We are #WritersMosaic, an independent, inclusive and evolving presence in the UK’s literary landscape, offering rare and in-depth insight into the lives and practices of contemporary writers and we are happy to be here on @bsky.app, get to know us bit.ly/3QYWzJO
WritersMosaic Magazine | Uncommonly Brilliant New Writing
WritersMosaic magazine from the Royal Literary Fund: Uncommonly brilliant interviews, reviews, non-fiction and fiction from UK writers.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We are #WritersMosaic, an independent, inclusive and evolving presence in the UK’s literary landscape, offering rare and in-depth insight into the lives and practices of contemporary writers and we are happy to be here on @bsky.app, get to know us bit.ly/3QYWzJO