Leon Alvarez
@lalvarez1.bsky.social
Cali. Colombia.
Electrical engineer.
Electrical engineer.
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Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
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Some of the results tonight
GA-121 (House):
🔵 DEM: 50.9% (+12) - (FLIP)
🔴 GOP: 49.2% (-12)
FL-90 (House):
🔵 DEM: 63.7% (+7.6) - (HOLD)
🔴 GOP: 35.3% (-8.6)
FL-11 (Senate):
🔴 GOP: 59.2% (-10.1) - (HOLD)
🔵 DEM: 40.8% (+10.1)
(% Change with previous elections)
GA-121 (House):
🔵 DEM: 50.9% (+12) - (FLIP)
🔴 GOP: 49.2% (-12)
FL-90 (House):
🔵 DEM: 63.7% (+7.6) - (HOLD)
🔴 GOP: 35.3% (-8.6)
FL-11 (Senate):
🔴 GOP: 59.2% (-10.1) - (HOLD)
🔵 DEM: 40.8% (+10.1)
(% Change with previous elections)
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some of the results tonight
GA-121 (House):
🔵 DEM: 50.9% (+12) - (FLIP)
🔴 GOP: 49.2% (-12)
FL-90 (House):
🔵 DEM: 63.7% (+7.6) - (HOLD)
🔴 GOP: 35.3% (-8.6)
FL-11 (Senate):
🔴 GOP: 59.2% (-10.1) - (HOLD)
🔵 DEM: 40.8% (+10.1)
(% Change with previous elections)
GA-121 (House):
🔵 DEM: 50.9% (+12) - (FLIP)
🔴 GOP: 49.2% (-12)
FL-90 (House):
🔵 DEM: 63.7% (+7.6) - (HOLD)
🔴 GOP: 35.3% (-8.6)
FL-11 (Senate):
🔴 GOP: 59.2% (-10.1) - (HOLD)
🔵 DEM: 40.8% (+10.1)
(% Change with previous elections)
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There is nothing to discuss with Russia right now, but once negotiations happen, it’s Europe that should be at the table, not Trump the freeloader
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
There is nothing to discuss with Russia right now, but once negotiations happen, it’s Europe that should be at the table, not Trump the freeloader
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❗️In 🇸🇰Slovakia, schoolchildren disrupted Fico’s speech when he criticized aid to Ukraine.
During the speech, the prime minister said that the EU was going to allocate 140 billion euros “to continue the war.”
During the speech, the prime minister said that the EU was going to allocate 140 billion euros “to continue the war.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
❗️In 🇸🇰Slovakia, schoolchildren disrupted Fico’s speech when he criticized aid to Ukraine.
During the speech, the prime minister said that the EU was going to allocate 140 billion euros “to continue the war.”
During the speech, the prime minister said that the EU was going to allocate 140 billion euros “to continue the war.”
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❤️🔥Never underestimate a Chihuahua.
When you lied in the interview, but you still got hired: In Mexico, a missing Chihuahua named Coco from a farm was found by a dashcam in a reserve together with a pack of wild wolves. Coco lived with them for over 7 weeks and safely returned home on October 30.
When you lied in the interview, but you still got hired: In Mexico, a missing Chihuahua named Coco from a farm was found by a dashcam in a reserve together with a pack of wild wolves. Coco lived with them for over 7 weeks and safely returned home on October 30.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
❤️🔥Never underestimate a Chihuahua.
When you lied in the interview, but you still got hired: In Mexico, a missing Chihuahua named Coco from a farm was found by a dashcam in a reserve together with a pack of wild wolves. Coco lived with them for over 7 weeks and safely returned home on October 30.
When you lied in the interview, but you still got hired: In Mexico, a missing Chihuahua named Coco from a farm was found by a dashcam in a reserve together with a pack of wild wolves. Coco lived with them for over 7 weeks and safely returned home on October 30.
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From the Green Mill to Empty Bottle to Symphony Center, here are the best places in Chicago to see live music.
A music critic’s guide to the 10 best music venues in Chicago
From the Green Mill to Empty Bottle to Symphony Center, here are the best places in Chicago to see live music.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
From the Green Mill to Empty Bottle to Symphony Center, here are the best places in Chicago to see live music.
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China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet. https://cnn.it/4hs6XGp
China’s newest aircraft carrier not as capable as 50-year-old US ship in one key respect, former US officers say | CNN
China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation f...
cnn.it
October 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet. https://cnn.it/4hs6XGp
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❗MHO
Russians really like to talk about their culture, claiming it’s rich and vast. Meanwhile, in America, they say there’s supposedly no culture except hamburgers. What exactly is Russian culture? Vodka, the balalaika, writers and artists with Ukrainian parents, militarism, war, and war crimes?
Russians really like to talk about their culture, claiming it’s rich and vast. Meanwhile, in America, they say there’s supposedly no culture except hamburgers. What exactly is Russian culture? Vodka, the balalaika, writers and artists with Ukrainian parents, militarism, war, and war crimes?
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
❗MHO
Russians really like to talk about their culture, claiming it’s rich and vast. Meanwhile, in America, they say there’s supposedly no culture except hamburgers. What exactly is Russian culture? Vodka, the balalaika, writers and artists with Ukrainian parents, militarism, war, and war crimes?
Russians really like to talk about their culture, claiming it’s rich and vast. Meanwhile, in America, they say there’s supposedly no culture except hamburgers. What exactly is Russian culture? Vodka, the balalaika, writers and artists with Ukrainian parents, militarism, war, and war crimes?
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Russian Z-propagandist Maksim Kalashnikov publicly admits that Putin’s so-called "liberation" army has brought nothing but destruction to the residents of Donbas and other occupied territories of Ukraine.
"We came to 'liberate' Russian regions, but we’ve turned them into ruins.
"We came to 'liberate' Russian regions, but we’ve turned them into ruins.
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Russian Z-propagandist Maksim Kalashnikov publicly admits that Putin’s so-called "liberation" army has brought nothing but destruction to the residents of Donbas and other occupied territories of Ukraine.
"We came to 'liberate' Russian regions, but we’ve turned them into ruins.
"We came to 'liberate' Russian regions, but we’ve turned them into ruins.
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The Trump administration said that Colombia had “failed demonstrably” in its obligations to fight drug trafficking but the US will continue to provide funding to the country. https://cnn.it/4n22oob
Trump administration says Colombia has failed in fight against drug trafficking, but US will still provide funding to country | CNN Politics
The Trump administration said Monday that Colombia had “failed demonstrably” in its obligations to fight drug trafficking but the US will continue to provide funding to the country.
www.cnn.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Trump administration said that Colombia had “failed demonstrably” in its obligations to fight drug trafficking but the US will continue to provide funding to the country. https://cnn.it/4n22oob
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1/ MEMOIRS OF A MOBIK, PART 4: Mobilised Russian soldier 'Ukol' continues his recollections his time on the front line in Ukraine as a medical orderly. In this final part, he describes how he participated in the torture and execution of Ukrainian POWs. ⬇️
September 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
1/ MEMOIRS OF A MOBIK, PART 4: Mobilised Russian soldier 'Ukol' continues his recollections his time on the front line in Ukraine as a medical orderly. In this final part, he describes how he participated in the torture and execution of Ukrainian POWs. ⬇️
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Today in 1916 John Duesbury took part in an attack during the Battle of the Somme.
He was severely injured and trapped in a shell hole, where he wrote this letter that was later found on his corpse.
He was severely injured and trapped in a shell hole, where he wrote this letter that was later found on his corpse.
September 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today in 1916 John Duesbury took part in an attack during the Battle of the Somme.
He was severely injured and trapped in a shell hole, where he wrote this letter that was later found on his corpse.
He was severely injured and trapped in a shell hole, where he wrote this letter that was later found on his corpse.
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❗️🇵🇱Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: The Russian government suggests that Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace by mistake while the Russian UN ambassador claims it’s a physical impossibility for Russian drones to reach Poland.
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
❗️🇵🇱Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski: The Russian government suggests that Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace by mistake while the Russian UN ambassador claims it’s a physical impossibility for Russian drones to reach Poland.
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
Which Russian lie are we supposed to believe?
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Fifty-five foreign diplomats visited the residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district destroyed by a Russian strike. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it a “horrific war crime,” highlighting the death of a two-year-old girl—born during Russia’s 2022 attacks, killed in this latest one.
August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fifty-five foreign diplomats visited the residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district destroyed by a Russian strike. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it a “horrific war crime,” highlighting the death of a two-year-old girl—born during Russia’s 2022 attacks, killed in this latest one.
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Closely following the Mediterranean diet lowered the risk of dementia by at least 35% in people with two copies of the APOE4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer's, according to a new study. https://cnn.it/45UbHPX
August 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Closely following the Mediterranean diet lowered the risk of dementia by at least 35% in people with two copies of the APOE4 gene, a major risk factor for Alzheimer's, according to a new study. https://cnn.it/45UbHPX
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❗️In the department of Antioquia, 🇨🇴Colombia, local militants used an FPV drone to shoot down a police helicopter carrying government personnel in an anti-drug operation.
12 police officers were killed.
12 police officers were killed.
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
❗️In the department of Antioquia, 🇨🇴Colombia, local militants used an FPV drone to shoot down a police helicopter carrying government personnel in an anti-drug operation.
12 police officers were killed.
12 police officers were killed.
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EE | Los hechos ocurrieron hacia las 2:54 p. m. y quedaron registrados en varios videos que circulan en redes sociales.
https://ok.me/bwiM1 👈🔗
https://ok.me/bwiM1 👈🔗
August 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
EE | Los hechos ocurrieron hacia las 2:54 p. m. y quedaron registrados en varios videos que circulan en redes sociales.
https://ok.me/bwiM1 👈🔗
https://ok.me/bwiM1 👈🔗
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Science friends!
Show this to your institutions, your media/comms teams, your LinkedIn networks, and of course, your teams!
There is loads of science here on BSky across many different fields, and it's super easy to follow your interests and build your communities with starter packs.
🔭📡🧪🎢👩🔬
Show this to your institutions, your media/comms teams, your LinkedIn networks, and of course, your teams!
There is loads of science here on BSky across many different fields, and it's super easy to follow your interests and build your communities with starter packs.
🔭📡🧪🎢👩🔬
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Science friends!
Show this to your institutions, your media/comms teams, your LinkedIn networks, and of course, your teams!
There is loads of science here on BSky across many different fields, and it's super easy to follow your interests and build your communities with starter packs.
🔭📡🧪🎢👩🔬
Show this to your institutions, your media/comms teams, your LinkedIn networks, and of course, your teams!
There is loads of science here on BSky across many different fields, and it's super easy to follow your interests and build your communities with starter packs.
🔭📡🧪🎢👩🔬
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met special envoy General Keith Kellogg in Washington DC. During the conversation the Ukrainian president emphasized the necessity of security guarantees.
August 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met special envoy General Keith Kellogg in Washington DC. During the conversation the Ukrainian president emphasized the necessity of security guarantees.
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Fox News published a letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Putin:
"Dear President Putin,
Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger…"⤵️
"Dear President Putin,
Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger…"⤵️
August 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Fox News published a letter from First Lady Melania Trump to Putin:
"Dear President Putin,
Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger…"⤵️
"Dear President Putin,
Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation's rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger…"⤵️
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Putin's declaration of "brotherly love" for #Ukraine and what it looks like in reality.
Putin is a maniac and a sadist.
We know who we're dealing with.
Peace through force and ironclad security guarantees for Ukraine are needed. Putin's promises are worthless.
Putin is a maniac and a sadist.
We know who we're dealing with.
Peace through force and ironclad security guarantees for Ukraine are needed. Putin's promises are worthless.
August 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Putin's declaration of "brotherly love" for #Ukraine and what it looks like in reality.
Putin is a maniac and a sadist.
We know who we're dealing with.
Peace through force and ironclad security guarantees for Ukraine are needed. Putin's promises are worthless.
Putin is a maniac and a sadist.
We know who we're dealing with.
Peace through force and ironclad security guarantees for Ukraine are needed. Putin's promises are worthless.
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❗️About 2,000 volunteers from 🇨🇴Colombia arrived in 🇺🇦Ukraine. What brought them here and what their motivation is - I don't care, the main thing is that they professionally perform combat missions, - the commander of the Assault Company of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Hamlet"
July 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
❗️About 2,000 volunteers from 🇨🇴Colombia arrived in 🇺🇦Ukraine. What brought them here and what their motivation is - I don't care, the main thing is that they professionally perform combat missions, - the commander of the Assault Company of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Hamlet"