Iván Darias Alfonso
@ivandariasa.bsky.social
Journalists and author, still trying to make sense of the world, which might be daunting coming from a particular Caribbean island. Based in Vienna, Austria.
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Musk has apparently manipulated Grok so much that it says he's a better athlete than LeBron James and a funnier comedian than Jerry Seinfeld.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Musk has apparently manipulated Grok so much that it says he's a better athlete than LeBron James and a funnier comedian than Jerry Seinfeld.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
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Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
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BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Entrevista con Niklas Frank.
En sus charlas en las escuelas, le pide a los jóvenes que se imaginen que los judíos muertos en los campos de exterminio son sus seres queridos. Que lo visualicen. Cómo se los llevan de casa, los meten en los trenes, en las cámaras de gas.
elpais.com/internaciona...
En sus charlas en las escuelas, le pide a los jóvenes que se imaginen que los judíos muertos en los campos de exterminio son sus seres queridos. Que lo visualicen. Cómo se los llevan de casa, los meten en los trenes, en las cámaras de gas.
elpais.com/internaciona...
El hijo de Hans Frank, criminal nazi ahorcado en Núremberg: “Soy contrario a la pena de muerte, excepto la de mi padre”
Una visita a Niklas Frank cuando se cumplen 80 años de los juicios que acabaron con la condena a muerte de llamado ‘Carnicero de Polonia’ y otros líderes alemanes
elpais.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Entrevista con Niklas Frank.
En sus charlas en las escuelas, le pide a los jóvenes que se imaginen que los judíos muertos en los campos de exterminio son sus seres queridos. Que lo visualicen. Cómo se los llevan de casa, los meten en los trenes, en las cámaras de gas.
elpais.com/internaciona...
En sus charlas en las escuelas, le pide a los jóvenes que se imaginen que los judíos muertos en los campos de exterminio son sus seres queridos. Que lo visualicen. Cómo se los llevan de casa, los meten en los trenes, en las cámaras de gas.
elpais.com/internaciona...
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
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🤣 Hoy 20N se cumplen 50 años de la muerte del dictador… y lo celebramos riéndonos en su cara 💀
No te puedes perder #ChistesContraFranco en el @teatrodelbarrio 🔥
🕘 21:00 y 22:15h
Consigue tus entradas 👇
No te puedes perder #ChistesContraFranco en el @teatrodelbarrio 🔥
🕘 21:00 y 22:15h
Consigue tus entradas 👇
Chistes contra Franco - Teatro del Barrio
Este 20 noviembre se cumplen 50 años de la muerte de Francisco Franco, y los artistas Darío Adanti y Eugenio Merino han preparado, para conmemorar el aniversario, un homenaje a quienes se jugaron la vida contando chistes contra el sátrapa.
f.mtr.cool
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🤣 Hoy 20N se cumplen 50 años de la muerte del dictador… y lo celebramos riéndonos en su cara 💀
No te puedes perder #ChistesContraFranco en el @teatrodelbarrio 🔥
🕘 21:00 y 22:15h
Consigue tus entradas 👇
No te puedes perder #ChistesContraFranco en el @teatrodelbarrio 🔥
🕘 21:00 y 22:15h
Consigue tus entradas 👇
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"Younger women were seeing some of the harmful impacts and legacy of hyperlegalistic purity culture." Sociologist and Hamilton actress Ashley LaLonde discusses why Gen Z women are disengaging from Christianity. open.spotify.com/epi... #sociology #socialscience
Episode 1274: Why Gen Z Women Are Leaving the Church: Sociologist Ashley LaLonde Explains
The RELEVANT Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Younger women were seeing some of the harmful impacts and legacy of hyperlegalistic purity culture." Sociologist and Hamilton actress Ashley LaLonde discusses why Gen Z women are disengaging from Christianity. open.spotify.com/epi... #sociology #socialscience
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OPINIÓN | “Si renunciamos a explicar el pasado tal como fue, otros lo explicarán como les convenga”, por Mireia Capdevila
La historia 50 años después del 20N
La distancia con la que las generaciones más jóvenes observan los episodios más recientes de la historia de España es cada vez mayor
www.publico.es
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
OPINIÓN | “Si renunciamos a explicar el pasado tal como fue, otros lo explicarán como les convenga”, por Mireia Capdevila
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Critics of Ukraine in the West will seize on the scandal as proof that the country is irredeemably corrupt and unworthy of support. That is a grave misreading of its real significance
Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine
Outrage is justified. Letting Vladimir Putin win would be disastrous
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Critics of Ukraine in the West will seize on the scandal as proof that the country is irredeemably corrupt and unworthy of support. That is a grave misreading of its real significance
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Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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La fortuna de Francisco Franco, rico por la gracia de Dios dozz.es/fk6h55
La fortuna de Francisco Franco, rico por la gracia de Dios
El dictador tuvo España a sus pies, la mayor riqueza que cabía, pero más allá del intangible, están las pesetas: se quedó con donaciones a la 'causa nacional', levantó un entramado de empresas y acaparó regalos que lo convirtieron en millonario.
dozz.es
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
La fortuna de Francisco Franco, rico por la gracia de Dios dozz.es/fk6h55
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Wann gibt's frisches Geld aus dem Klima- und Energiefonds?
Österreichweit bangen Klimaschutzexperten um ihre Jobs, weil vier Minister das Jahresprogramm für den Klima- und Energiefonds noch nicht beschlossen haben.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Österreichweit bangen Klimaschutzexperten um ihre Jobs, weil vier Minister das Jahresprogramm für den Klima- und Energiefonds noch nicht beschlossen haben.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Projekte wackeln: Wann gibt's frisches Geld aus dem Klima- und Energiefonds?
Österreichweit bangen Klimaschutzexperten um ihre Jobs, weil vier Minister das Jahresprogramm für den Klima- und Energiefonds noch nicht beschlossen haben
www.derstandard.at
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Wann gibt's frisches Geld aus dem Klima- und Energiefonds?
Österreichweit bangen Klimaschutzexperten um ihre Jobs, weil vier Minister das Jahresprogramm für den Klima- und Energiefonds noch nicht beschlossen haben.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Österreichweit bangen Klimaschutzexperten um ihre Jobs, weil vier Minister das Jahresprogramm für den Klima- und Energiefonds noch nicht beschlossen haben.
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Such a beautiful piece by @thrasherxy.bsky.social about the luminous treasure we've lost, Alice Wong.
lithub.com/remembering-...
lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Such a beautiful piece by @thrasherxy.bsky.social about the luminous treasure we've lost, Alice Wong.
lithub.com/remembering-...
lithub.com/remembering-...
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Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK
Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK
Government has officially announced ban on reselling for profit, described by minister as ‘no-brainer’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK
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Mark Singer recalls a 1997 flight with Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell, and a phone conversation the two had with a friend named Jeffrey. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jMp_Ao
Jeffrey, Who? A Plane Ride with Donald Trump
From the daily newsletter: remembering a trip to Mar-a-Lago.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Mark Singer recalls a 1997 flight with Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell, and a phone conversation the two had with a friend named Jeffrey. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jMp_Ao
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Warum nach Peter Thiels Visite in Innsbruck die Wogen hoch gehen
An der Universität Innsbruck protestieren Wissenschafter gegen Peter Thiels „Lectures“ im August dieses Jahres. Die Verantwortlichen müssen sich erklären
www.falter.at/maily/202511...
An der Universität Innsbruck protestieren Wissenschafter gegen Peter Thiels „Lectures“ im August dieses Jahres. Die Verantwortlichen müssen sich erklären
www.falter.at/maily/202511...
Politik: Warum nach Peter Thiels Visite in Innsbruck die Wogen hoch gehen
An der Universität Innsbruck protestieren Wissenschafter gegen Peter Thiels „Lectures“ im August dieses Jahres. Die Verantwortlichen müssen sich erklären
www.falter.at
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Warum nach Peter Thiels Visite in Innsbruck die Wogen hoch gehen
An der Universität Innsbruck protestieren Wissenschafter gegen Peter Thiels „Lectures“ im August dieses Jahres. Die Verantwortlichen müssen sich erklären
www.falter.at/maily/202511...
An der Universität Innsbruck protestieren Wissenschafter gegen Peter Thiels „Lectures“ im August dieses Jahres. Die Verantwortlichen müssen sich erklären
www.falter.at/maily/202511...
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Italy allows extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Sea pipeline sabotage
Italy allows extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Sea pipeline sabotage
Serhii Kuznietsov denied being part of a cell accused of placing explosives on the underwater pipelines linking Russia with Europe in September 2022
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Italy allows extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Sea pipeline sabotage
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Slovak PM weighs legal action against EU over Russian gas phase-out
Slovak PM weighs legal action against EU over Russian gas phase-out
Robert Fico is accusing Brussels of breaking the energy guarantees he says he secured in return for lifting his veto on EU sanctions
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Slovak PM weighs legal action against EU over Russian gas phase-out
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‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal
‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal
At a youth detention centre in north-east England, the paedophile Neville Husband raped and assaulted countless boys. Why was his reign of terror allowed to go on – and why hasn’t there been a public inquiry?
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal
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In 1997, when he was profiling Donald Trump, Mark Singer took a flight with the businessman and Ghislaine Maxwell. In our daily newsletter, Singer recalls a phone call the two made to a friend named Jeffrey. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/gBMA_A
Jeffrey, Who? A Plane Ride with Donald Trump
From the daily newsletter: remembering a trip to Mar-a-Lago.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In 1997, when he was profiling Donald Trump, Mark Singer took a flight with the businessman and Ghislaine Maxwell. In our daily newsletter, Singer recalls a phone call the two made to a friend named Jeffrey. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/gBMA_A
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Breaking news: A federal judge in the James Comey case questions whether the indictment of the former FBI director was properly approved by a grand jury.
Comey attorney argues indictment is an abuse of power by Trump
A federal judge heard arguments on whether to dismiss the indictment of former FBI director James Comey on the grounds of vindictive prosecution.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Breaking news: A federal judge in the James Comey case questions whether the indictment of the former FBI director was properly approved by a grand jury.
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It shouldn’t take nineteen clips to prove the point, but here they are anyway.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It shouldn’t take nineteen clips to prove the point, but here they are anyway.
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Even as Moscow tests Nato’s responses with recent violations of airspace on Europe’s eastern borders, Russia’s less visible but similarly brazen undersea spying operations are causing increasing concern among European security and defence officials. on.ft.com/3LNayTW
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Even as Moscow tests Nato’s responses with recent violations of airspace on Europe’s eastern borders, Russia’s less visible but similarly brazen undersea spying operations are causing increasing concern among European security and defence officials. on.ft.com/3LNayTW
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Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi
How are people expected to handle increased health insurance costs when everything else in life has become more expensive? I think the answer is: they’re not, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi