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Ivan Monteiro
@ivanmonteiro.bsky.social
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I help build long-term value Products.
Ex: Meltwater ▪︎ posts on society, culture, politics, product management + sky photos & the occasional memery ▪︎ views my own except where noted
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-cm
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I just couldn't miss the opportunity.
Man sitting behind a desk in a park holding a black mug. There are papers over the desk. A large white paper hanging from the front of the desk reads "One never needs an icecream pint. One wants an icecream pint to have and to hold until heat doed them part."
August 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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"Monk and Robot"
Becky Chambers FTW
Photo of an open paperback copy if the book "Monk and Robot" by Becky Chambers. Text on page reads: "The thing about fucking off to the woods is that unless you are a very particular, very rare sort of person, it does not take long to understand why people left said woods in the first place. Houses were invented for excellent reasons,..."
August 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Title card for "The X Files" tv show, where the letter X is covered by the name Epstein and so forms "The Epstein Files"
July 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Math. Not even once.
Doctored image of an ad for people living with adiction that instead says "living with addition?"
July 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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May 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A person lying on the ground next to a sideways crossing sign. Caption reads: "This is Partaaaaaa!"
April 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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I hope I don't offend anyone by posting a canine on a feline thread
A hand holds a mini pretzel in front of a smiling pug dog
April 21, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I see you and I raise you
April 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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aka
Screengrab from a chat where user says "i ain't reading all that i'm happy for u tho or sorry that happened"
March 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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From PBS to opsec to starbucks
Still from Star Wars with Darth Vader marching ahead of a group of generals, Big Bird from Sesame Street amidst them. Caption reads "when you're accidentally included in a war plan group chat"
March 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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March 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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It reminded me of the poem Ame 雨 [rain] (1966) by Niikuni Seiichi
The four drops from the Japanese Kanji for rain are repeated across the page, with the actual Kanji for rain appearing at the bottom center of the page, seemingly being rained upon. 1966 visual poem by Niikuni Seiichi.
March 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Could have used this
March 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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This is fine meme captioned "vote against government shutdown"
March 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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This
March 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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“Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?”
— Ursula K. Le Guin
#photography #s10e #hofburgpalace
Shadowy outline of the gates of Hofburg Palace in Vienna/Austria against a bright blue sunny sky, with a streetlight shining brightly
March 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Image of marco rubio looking like a spolied child who heard no from his parent. Caption reads "whem mom won't let you give someone else's country away"
March 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"As democracy is perfected, the off. of president represents, + and + closely, the inner soul of the ppl. On some grt & glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last & the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
—H.L.Mencken(1956)
#photography #sky #s10e
Purple and dark blue sky at dusk, with wispy orange cirrus clouds, against the shadows of plants on a plain.
February 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"I sense an opportunity to hire cheap labor at semi-indenture conditions!" *does weird airjump and salute*
Montage of a woman's body with hand next to hair. Hair is a watermelon husk. Face is that of Elon Musk - popularly referred to as Melon Husk. There is an added speech balloon on the top of the image, implying he is saying the words in the post.
February 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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January 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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"The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven."
—John Milton
(Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 254 - 1667)

#photography #sky #galaxys10e
Skyline photo with deeper blue skies, and fiery red and orange colors inside black clouds
January 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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I'm a very amateur photographer with a thing for sky lights and shapes

#photography #sky
Blue sky and wispy white clouds, with sunlight hitting the top of buildings in an European city.
January 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Boy have I got bad news for you
January 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Elven for any other situation
November 26, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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This is the enegy I want to projecy on Bluesky
September 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM