Filipe Campante
@filipecampante.bsky.social
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor (SAIS & Carey Business School), Johns Hopkins University. Political economy, Brazil, and a little bit of futebol.
Your regular reminder that, in a world awash with slop, people will have a strong incentive to gravitate towards trusted news sources that can help them tell apart what’s real from what’s not.
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Your regular reminder that, in a world awash with slop, people will have a strong incentive to gravitate towards trusted news sources that can help them tell apart what’s real from what’s not.
Say what you will about American capitalism, but it didn’t use to be like this. We will all be worse off as a result.
Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Say what you will about American capitalism, but it didn’t use to be like this. We will all be worse off as a result.
None of this is how a modern democracy is supposed to function. Even after Trump is gone, it will be hard to rebuild the institutions that have been thoroughly vandalized.
Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
None of this is how a modern democracy is supposed to function. Even after Trump is gone, it will be hard to rebuild the institutions that have been thoroughly vandalized.
Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Reposted by Filipe Campante
Honestly, this all ends with us discovering he was born in Kenya.
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Honestly, this all ends with us discovering he was born in Kenya.
I honestly think post-conflict is one of the best windows into the next few years in America. We have a regime that’s very unlikely to accept electoral defeat peacefully, and peace vs justice will be a key tradeoff in any future transition.
Early 2029 will be like a post-conflict society starting a campaign of de-Trumpification.
Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I honestly think post-conflict is one of the best windows into the next few years in America. We have a regime that’s very unlikely to accept electoral defeat peacefully, and peace vs justice will be a key tradeoff in any future transition.
Time to remember an all-time classic…
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Time to remember an all-time classic…
Reposted by Filipe Campante
This is not some harmless joke. This is the “Hafez gives us wheat” billboards of my early visits to Syria.
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is not some harmless joke. This is the “Hafez gives us wheat” billboards of my early visits to Syria.
For those who used to complain about American hypocrisy, welcome to the no-hypocrisy world. Vice is no longer paying tribute to virtue, and the result will be a lot more vice.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
For those who used to complain about American hypocrisy, welcome to the no-hypocrisy world. Vice is no longer paying tribute to virtue, and the result will be a lot more vice.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
so true... I was getting all excited about France-Norway-Senegal, then I remembered that most 3rd place teams will advance...
Now that 32 teams advance to the knockouts there's no Group of Death. There's barely even a Group of Might Be Coming Down With Whatever's Been Going Around
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
so true... I was getting all excited about France-Norway-Senegal, then I remembered that most 3rd place teams will advance...
Reposted by Filipe Campante
Now that 32 teams advance to the knockouts there's no Group of Death. There's barely even a Group of Might Be Coming Down With Whatever's Been Going Around
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Now that 32 teams advance to the knockouts there's no Group of Death. There's barely even a Group of Might Be Coming Down With Whatever's Been Going Around
Reposted by Filipe Campante
My very dear partner gave me Evans's "The Third Reich in Power: How the Nazis won over the hearts and minds of a nation" as a wedding anniversary present (yes, this was a very romantic gesture!) and I've been reading it a lot recently.
MUCH RECOMMENDED. Very clear parallels to the present.
But!
MUCH RECOMMENDED. Very clear parallels to the present.
But!
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
My very dear partner gave me Evans's "The Third Reich in Power: How the Nazis won over the hearts and minds of a nation" as a wedding anniversary present (yes, this was a very romantic gesture!) and I've been reading it a lot recently.
MUCH RECOMMENDED. Very clear parallels to the present.
But!
MUCH RECOMMENDED. Very clear parallels to the present.
But!
Reposted by Filipe Campante
Imagine for five seconds what the reaction would be if a woman CEO behaved this way
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Imagine for five seconds what the reaction would be if a woman CEO behaved this way
This kind of summarizes LeBron’s unique greatness.
After 1,297 games, LeBron James’ 10-point scoring streak ends with Lakers buzzer-beater
After 1,297 games, LeBron James’ 10-point scoring streak ends with Lakers buzzer-beater
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This kind of summarizes LeBron’s unique greatness.
After 1,297 games, LeBron James’ 10-point scoring streak ends with Lakers buzzer-beater
After 1,297 games, LeBron James’ 10-point scoring streak ends with Lakers buzzer-beater
Reposted by Filipe Campante
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
É muito bom ser Flamengo, maior do Brasil e da América. ❤️🖤
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
É muito bom ser Flamengo, maior do Brasil e da América. ❤️🖤
The funny thing is that this is meant to refer to China and Russia, but he doesn’t get the irony that it is an uncanny description of Trump’s regime.
The Liberal Order Can’t Heal Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
The Liberal Order Can’t Heal Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The funny thing is that this is meant to refer to China and Russia, but he doesn’t get the irony that it is an uncanny description of Trump’s regime.
The Liberal Order Can’t Heal Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
The Liberal Order Can’t Heal Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
This is indistinguishable from the rhetoric of genocidal regimes throughout history.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is indistinguishable from the rhetoric of genocidal regimes throughout history.
There might be other policies that could have an equally destructive impact on America's ability to attract foreign talent, but it's hard to think of one.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There might be other policies that could have an equally destructive impact on America's ability to attract foreign talent, but it's hard to think of one.
Oh my God, I have a new favorite NBA player... ge.globo.com/basquete/nba...
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Oh my God, I have a new favorite NBA player... ge.globo.com/basquete/nba...
It’s starting to happen…
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It’s starting to happen…
It seems like Trump takes any former president being brought to justice as a kindred spirit, and he needs to make sure they go unpunished.
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
It seems like Trump takes any former president being brought to justice as a kindred spirit, and he needs to make sure they go unpunished.
Reposted by Filipe Campante
This Pope guy has some bangers
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This Pope guy has some bangers
Tomara que o título de ontem permita o reconhecimento de um fato cristalino: o Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira é freguês de caderno do Flamengo. Não fosse por Andreas Pereira, que infelizmente era até ontem o confronto mais marcante, isso já estaria claro desde sempre.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tomara que o título de ontem permita o reconhecimento de um fato cristalino: o Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira é freguês de caderno do Flamengo. Não fosse por Andreas Pereira, que infelizmente era até ontem o confronto mais marcante, isso já estaria claro desde sempre.
I think Abel Ferreira has taken over @theathleticfc.bsky.social account…
Palmeiras were left stunned in the Copa Libertadores final as Flamengo's Erick Pulgar avoided a red card for this off the ball challenge on Bruno Fuchs.
Referee Dario Herrera had already awarded Flamengo a free kick, before the Chilean midfielder raked his studs down the leg of the Brazilian.
Referee Dario Herrera had already awarded Flamengo a free kick, before the Chilean midfielder raked his studs down the leg of the Brazilian.
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I think Abel Ferreira has taken over @theathleticfc.bsky.social account…
Republican state senators in Indiana are the canary, and Trump’s authoritarian grip over the GOP is the coal mine.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Republican state senators in Indiana are the canary, and Trump’s authoritarian grip over the GOP is the coal mine.