João Gretzitz
@joaogretzitz.bsky.social
Researcher, Independent Consultant
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This week's top stories ... as drawn by the world's cartoonists.
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Drawing the top stories around the globe.
www.politico.eu
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This week's top stories ... as drawn by the world's cartoonists.
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A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.
3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience - The Moscow Times
When she and tens of thousands of other Russians moved to Serbia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, St.
www.themoscowtimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.
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The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 at COP28 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.
US withdraws from UN climate damage fund
Establishment of the fund in 2023 was a victory for climate change activists from developing nations.
www.politico.eu
March 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the United Nations climate damage fund that was established in 2023 at COP28 to help developing countries most vulnerable to climate change when natural disasters strike.
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Many believe that America’s checks and balances will protect against Trump’s most radical initiatives. A realistic assessment must take into account other factors, writes Randall Kennedy.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Trump may bring about America’s destruction
Donald Trump and his cronies are smashing up democratic norms, government institutions and the postwar international order. There are no signs yet tha...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Many believe that America’s checks and balances will protect against Trump’s most radical initiatives. A realistic assessment must take into account other factors, writes Randall Kennedy.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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🎙️ Thrilled to be on the #TrueSpies POD with #SPYSCAPE discussing 📖 #WatchingTheJackals!
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
True Spies Debriefs: Dr. Daniela Richterova on the Jackals in Prague
Podcast Episode · True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics · 04/03/2025 · 49m
shorturl.at
March 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎙️ Thrilled to be on the #TrueSpies POD with #SPYSCAPE discussing 📖 #WatchingTheJackals!
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
We explore:
📂 the joys & traps of conducting research in Cold War archives
🕵️♀️ How Prague used it spies to interact with Cold War 'jackals'
⛓️ Why it never arrested any of them.
Take a listen 👉 shorturl.at/NHwia
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Delighted to sign on the dotted line with Georgetown University Press to write a new history of India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), with the fabulous Tanvi Pate. 👀 for the book coming out soon-ish! @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingsindiainst.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Delighted to sign on the dotted line with Georgetown University Press to write a new history of India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), with the fabulous Tanvi Pate. 👀 for the book coming out soon-ish! @kcsi.uk @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingsindiainst.bsky.social
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Great to see India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, talk @chathamhouse.bsky.social Expertly chaired by @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social I discovered poor Dr Jaishankar has been gifted Spying in South Asia www.cambridge.org/9781108843676 I reassured him it makes a good door stop @kcsi.uk
March 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Great to see India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, talk @chathamhouse.bsky.social Expertly chaired by @bronwenmaddox.bsky.social I discovered poor Dr Jaishankar has been gifted Spying in South Asia www.cambridge.org/9781108843676 I reassured him it makes a good door stop @kcsi.uk
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In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce an American conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation (@Heritage). Heritage is best-known for opposing military aid to Ukraine and for their political initiative called Project 2025, a potential blueprint for a Trump presidency.
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November 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM
In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce an American conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation (@Heritage). Heritage is best-known for opposing military aid to Ukraine and for their political initiative called Project 2025, a potential blueprint for a Trump presidency.
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Russians have been furious at me for calling their country a wasteland so I went today to Kursk to check it out for myself.
Turns out it is a wasteland. However the Russian residents told me they finally had flushing toilets now that Ukrainians liberated it. So that’s a bonus and improvement.🤣
Turns out it is a wasteland. However the Russian residents told me they finally had flushing toilets now that Ukrainians liberated it. So that’s a bonus and improvement.🤣
November 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Russians have been furious at me for calling their country a wasteland so I went today to Kursk to check it out for myself.
Turns out it is a wasteland. However the Russian residents told me they finally had flushing toilets now that Ukrainians liberated it. So that’s a bonus and improvement.🤣
Turns out it is a wasteland. However the Russian residents told me they finally had flushing toilets now that Ukrainians liberated it. So that’s a bonus and improvement.🤣
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@pfrazee.com, I have a relatively large account over on X where I publish mostly threads. X has a lot of nice features that would be useful here, too.
If you need any ideas about how I would improve Bluesky, let me know!
If you need any ideas about how I would improve Bluesky, let me know!
November 11, 2024 at 6:44 PM
@pfrazee.com, I have a relatively large account over on X where I publish mostly threads. X has a lot of nice features that would be useful here, too.
If you need any ideas about how I would improve Bluesky, let me know!
If you need any ideas about how I would improve Bluesky, let me know!
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Far-right Israeli minister’s call to annex West Bank sparks outrage
https://www.ft.com/content/cf09c061-8f59-4f40-8677-477fb4e522f3
https://www.ft.com/content/cf09c061-8f59-4f40-8677-477fb4e522f3
Far-right Israeli minister’s call to annex West Bank sparks outrage
Diplomats including EU’s Josep Borrell say move would breach international law and threaten regional stability
www.ft.com
November 12, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Far-right Israeli minister’s call to annex West Bank sparks outrage
https://www.ft.com/content/cf09c061-8f59-4f40-8677-477fb4e522f3
https://www.ft.com/content/cf09c061-8f59-4f40-8677-477fb4e522f3
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If you’re new here, this is the CEO of Bluesky:
Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
November 12, 2024 at 5:44 AM
If you’re new here, this is the CEO of Bluesky:
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Nossa história é marcada por uma exploração caótica e irresponsável dos recursos naturais. Nem os claros sinais de esgotamento do solo, das águas, da biodiversidade ou do clima parecem inibir a ganância desses parasitas travestidos de brasileiros. Independência é mudar tudo isso para sobreviver!
September 7, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Nossa história é marcada por uma exploração caótica e irresponsável dos recursos naturais. Nem os claros sinais de esgotamento do solo, das águas, da biodiversidade ou do clima parecem inibir a ganância desses parasitas travestidos de brasileiros. Independência é mudar tudo isso para sobreviver!
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O PL de anistia é um subterfúgio para salvar Bolsonaro e os golpistas do 8 de janeiro da cadeia. Não é surpresa que os bolsonaristas estejam mobilizados para garantir que o projeto seja votado.
September 10, 2024 at 12:40 AM
O PL de anistia é um subterfúgio para salvar Bolsonaro e os golpistas do 8 de janeiro da cadeia. Não é surpresa que os bolsonaristas estejam mobilizados para garantir que o projeto seja votado.
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Abriram a porteira pra boiada passar e tá difícil conseguir fechar …
September 10, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Abriram a porteira pra boiada passar e tá difícil conseguir fechar …
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Eu só consegui sentir vergonhaaaaaaa desse povo.
O PL já tá de olho nela …
O PL já tá de olho nela …
Uma influencer acusada de lavagem de dinheiro, sai da prisao pra responder em liberdade (habeas corpus), e sai nos "braços do povo".
O q vem para o futuro me assusta.
O q vem para o futuro me assusta.
September 10, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Eu só consegui sentir vergonhaaaaaaa desse povo.
O PL já tá de olho nela …
O PL já tá de olho nela …
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O país inteiro pegando fogo, as PESSOAS RESPIRANDO FULIGEM e rios secando completamente mas qual é a prioridade do Congresso Nacional?
A sucessão de Arthur Lira, anistia para criminosos do 8 de Janeiro e picuinha com o STF.
O Congresso brasileiro está na Suíça!
A sucessão de Arthur Lira, anistia para criminosos do 8 de Janeiro e picuinha com o STF.
O Congresso brasileiro está na Suíça!
September 10, 2024 at 6:25 PM
O país inteiro pegando fogo, as PESSOAS RESPIRANDO FULIGEM e rios secando completamente mas qual é a prioridade do Congresso Nacional?
A sucessão de Arthur Lira, anistia para criminosos do 8 de Janeiro e picuinha com o STF.
O Congresso brasileiro está na Suíça!
A sucessão de Arthur Lira, anistia para criminosos do 8 de Janeiro e picuinha com o STF.
O Congresso brasileiro está na Suíça!
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E tá certo. Parece até que várias frentes de opositores ao governo estão agindo de forma coordenada, desgastando instituições jurídicas, esvaziando pautas e sabotando setores diversos do país
“Não podemos normalizar o absurdo”, diz Flávio Dino sobre incêndios florestais
www.brasil247.com/brasil/nao-p...
www.brasil247.com/brasil/nao-p...
“Não podemos normalizar o absurdo”, diz Flávio Dino sobre incêndios florestais
Ministro do STF defende uma mobilização semelhante a que foi feita durante a pandemia para lidar com o problema
www.brasil247.com
September 10, 2024 at 11:01 PM
E tá certo. Parece até que várias frentes de opositores ao governo estão agindo de forma coordenada, desgastando instituições jurídicas, esvaziando pautas e sabotando setores diversos do país
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🧠 Russian drone which crashed in Latvia was equipped with explosives
Russian drone which crashed in Latvia was equipped with explosives
A drone recovered in Latvia on 7 September during another attack on Ukraine was a Russian Shahed-type drone equipped with explosives, representatives of the Latvian National Armed Forces have stated a...
www.pravda.com.ua
September 9, 2024 at 4:41 PM
🧠 Russian drone which crashed in Latvia was equipped with explosives
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Australia plans minimum age limit for social media use
https://www.ft.com/content/1ee0140e-a633-471d-85a7-f5af4ec04fed
https://www.ft.com/content/1ee0140e-a633-471d-85a7-f5af4ec04fed
Australia plans minimum age limit for social media use
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises crackdown amid concerns about excessive screen use by young people
www.ft.com
September 10, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Australia plans minimum age limit for social media use
https://www.ft.com/content/1ee0140e-a633-471d-85a7-f5af4ec04fed
https://www.ft.com/content/1ee0140e-a633-471d-85a7-f5af4ec04fed
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Fantástico agora sobre as bets e a Deolane...eles poderiam mostrar também como o Grupo Globo e a MGM Resorts, uma das maiores operadoras de cassinos do mundo, vão se unir para explorar apostas online no BR. Estão "limpando o mercado" para explorar a doença dos brasileiros de forma regulamentada...
September 8, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Fantástico agora sobre as bets e a Deolane...eles poderiam mostrar também como o Grupo Globo e a MGM Resorts, uma das maiores operadoras de cassinos do mundo, vão se unir para explorar apostas online no BR. Estão "limpando o mercado" para explorar a doença dos brasileiros de forma regulamentada...
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That quote is from one of the architects of Project 2025 who’s bitter that his little fascism blueprint got thrown under the bus when Trump realized normal people hated it
Former Project 2025 Leader Accuses Trump Campaign Advisers of ‘Malpractice’
The remarks from Paul Dans, the former director of the policy initiative, revealed discontent on the right about what some see as a pivot to the center.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2024 at 11:41 PM
That quote is from one of the architects of Project 2025 who’s bitter that his little fascism blueprint got thrown under the bus when Trump realized normal people hated it
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At least 40 dead, 60 injured, 15 missing
Gaza agency says Israeli strike kills 40 in humanitarian zone
Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an Israeli strike on a humanitarian zone in the south of the Palestinian territory killed 40 people and wounded 60 others, with the Israeli army saying it...
sg.news.yahoo.com
September 10, 2024 at 4:13 AM
At least 40 dead, 60 injured, 15 missing
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#URGENTE
🇵🇸 Neste momento são 3 da manhã em Gaza
Palestinos estão cavando com as próprias mãos e usando as lanternas de seus celulares para recuperar os corpos de famílias deslocadas enterradas sob a areia.
Gaza, 10 de setembro de 2024.
🇵🇸 Neste momento são 3 da manhã em Gaza
Palestinos estão cavando com as próprias mãos e usando as lanternas de seus celulares para recuperar os corpos de famílias deslocadas enterradas sob a areia.
Gaza, 10 de setembro de 2024.
September 9, 2024 at 11:55 PM
#URGENTE
🇵🇸 Neste momento são 3 da manhã em Gaza
Palestinos estão cavando com as próprias mãos e usando as lanternas de seus celulares para recuperar os corpos de famílias deslocadas enterradas sob a areia.
Gaza, 10 de setembro de 2024.
🇵🇸 Neste momento são 3 da manhã em Gaza
Palestinos estão cavando com as próprias mãos e usando as lanternas de seus celulares para recuperar os corpos de famílias deslocadas enterradas sob a areia.
Gaza, 10 de setembro de 2024.