Michele Travierso
@michetravi.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, entrepreneur, EIR, pilot
//airplanes, tech, photog. Shanghai/HK 04-20, now in Milan.
- Words in @TheEconomist @NYTimes @Wired @TIME @Monocle @NatureItaly
- Founder @Atmosoar.io
- Entrepreneur-in-residence @SOSV @Orbitstartups
//airplanes, tech, photog. Shanghai/HK 04-20, now in Milan.
- Words in @TheEconomist @NYTimes @Wired @TIME @Monocle @NatureItaly
- Founder @Atmosoar.io
- Entrepreneur-in-residence @SOSV @Orbitstartups
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October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
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Very engaging and informative talk by @mcgreenesd.bsky.social on "Socialism at Altitude: Chinese Mountaineering, Mountaineering in China" —so glad that UCI's Long Institute has shared the video, because the visuals are amazing.
Socialism at Altitude: Chinese Mountaineering, Mountaineering in China
This talk examines historical attempts to climb the highest mountains in the People's Republic of China. Much has been written about mountaineering from a Western perspective - but what does this…
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Very engaging and informative talk by @mcgreenesd.bsky.social on "Socialism at Altitude: Chinese Mountaineering, Mountaineering in China" —so glad that UCI's Long Institute has shared the video, because the visuals are amazing.
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Reminder: the point of the massive, lavishly funded, decades-long campaign by the right to take over media was not to make the public love Republicans, it was to make the public hate Democrats, so that no matter what Republicans did, it would be forgiven.
They know: it won't matter ...
They know: it won't matter ...
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder: the point of the massive, lavishly funded, decades-long campaign by the right to take over media was not to make the public love Republicans, it was to make the public hate Democrats, so that no matter what Republicans did, it would be forgiven.
They know: it won't matter ...
They know: it won't matter ...
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And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
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“The world is watching us, stunned, while we slit our own throat—with our initiation of trade wars with countries around the globe (including with some of our closest allies); with our president’s display of pathetically gullible obsequiousness to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin;…”
"Has a major world power ever intentionally inflicted so much damage on itself in such a constricted period of time?" www.persuasion.community/p/america-is...
America Is Choosing Decline
When the president wants to slit the nation’s throat, the least we can do is not hand him the blade.
www.persuasion.community
September 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“The world is watching us, stunned, while we slit our own throat—with our initiation of trade wars with countries around the globe (including with some of our closest allies); with our president’s display of pathetically gullible obsequiousness to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin;…”
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High stakes, low expectations as EU and China face off in Beijing
My preview of tomorrow's summit
BIG NEWS as of an hour ago: they have a joint statement on climate, negotiations finished, goes to Coreper today for approval
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
My preview of tomorrow's summit
BIG NEWS as of an hour ago: they have a joint statement on climate, negotiations finished, goes to Coreper today for approval
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
High stakes, low expectations as EU and China prepare for summit in Beijing
Hopes of a reset in relations rose in the first quarter but came back to Earth with controls on critical minerals.
www.scmp.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
High stakes, low expectations as EU and China face off in Beijing
My preview of tomorrow's summit
BIG NEWS as of an hour ago: they have a joint statement on climate, negotiations finished, goes to Coreper today for approval
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
My preview of tomorrow's summit
BIG NEWS as of an hour ago: they have a joint statement on climate, negotiations finished, goes to Coreper today for approval
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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authoritarians hate public broadcasting because in its ideal form it untethers journalism from the perverse financial incentives inherent in a consolidate corporate ad-based media that (as you see every day) is often too feckless to stand up to wealth and power when it really matters
Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS
Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
arstechnica.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
authoritarians hate public broadcasting because in its ideal form it untethers journalism from the perverse financial incentives inherent in a consolidate corporate ad-based media that (as you see every day) is often too feckless to stand up to wealth and power when it really matters
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July 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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An Italian newspaper hired ChatGPT as a new colleague—and it didn’t melt down. @matteowong.bsky.social talks with "Il Foglio" editor Claudio Cerasa about his AI experiment:
The Newspaper That Hired ChatGPT
Il Foglio editor Claudio Cerasa believes the chatbot should be treated like a colleague.
bit.ly
June 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
An Italian newspaper hired ChatGPT as a new colleague—and it didn’t melt down. @matteowong.bsky.social talks with "Il Foglio" editor Claudio Cerasa about his AI experiment:
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"Someday somebody will explain that."
He always acts like his own personal ignorance is shared by the entire globe. If he does not know it, it cannot be known.
He always acts like his own personal ignorance is shared by the entire globe. If he does not know it, it cannot be known.
Trump: "Russia fought with us in WWII and everybody hates them. And Germany and Japan, they're fine — some day somebody will explain that...Everybody hates Russia and they love Germany and Japan...It's a strange world."
June 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Someday somebody will explain that."
He always acts like his own personal ignorance is shared by the entire globe. If he does not know it, it cannot be known.
He always acts like his own personal ignorance is shared by the entire globe. If he does not know it, it cannot be known.
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Soft-power self-destruction watch, an ongoing saga:
(Fulbright program one of most successful forms of US engagement with the world. Trump nihilists/ Red Guards mindlessly tearing it down.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
(Fulbright program one of most successful forms of US engagement with the world. Trump nihilists/ Red Guards mindlessly tearing it down.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
Fulbright Board Quits, Accusing Trump Administration of Political Interference
The board of the prestigious program told the State Department it had no right to cancel scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Soft-power self-destruction watch, an ongoing saga:
(Fulbright program one of most successful forms of US engagement with the world. Trump nihilists/ Red Guards mindlessly tearing it down.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
(Fulbright program one of most successful forms of US engagement with the world. Trump nihilists/ Red Guards mindlessly tearing it down.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
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the feds did a pit maneuver on a mercedes sedan in order to terrorize the latino occupants by assuming they were undocumented migrants
BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
June 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the feds did a pit maneuver on a mercedes sedan in order to terrorize the latino occupants by assuming they were undocumented migrants
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My entire read on what's going on has been to assume that this would not, in fact, change (or rather, that it wouldn't change for the better--it's actually getting worse as power warps the disordered minds and social milieus of the ppl willing to work in the Trump 2.0 leadership class).
i suppose that i expected a position of power to change the communication style of these guys instead of them just continuing to act like a bunch of incels raging on 4chan
June 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My entire read on what's going on has been to assume that this would not, in fact, change (or rather, that it wouldn't change for the better--it's actually getting worse as power warps the disordered minds and social milieus of the ppl willing to work in the Trump 2.0 leadership class).
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Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday ordered more scrutiny of the social-media profiles of any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University, telling US consular officers that applicants’ lack of an online presence might be enough evidence to deny a visa.
Rubio Ramps Up Pressure on Harvard With Expanded Visa Scrutiny
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday ordered more scrutiny of the social-media profiles of any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University, telling US consular officers that applicants’ lack of an online presence might be enough evidence to deny a visa.
bloom.bg
May 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday ordered more scrutiny of the social-media profiles of any foreigners seeking to visit Harvard University, telling US consular officers that applicants’ lack of an online presence might be enough evidence to deny a visa.
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The BBC obtained a mobile phone that was smuggled out of North Korea.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
May 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The BBC obtained a mobile phone that was smuggled out of North Korea.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
The level of control the regime holds over its citizens is shocking but not surprising.
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The idea that this kind of armed presence is necessary in Great Barrington - a quaint Berkshires town of artists, aging hippies, and retired dentists - is insane. These agents are dressed like paramilitaries, not police officers. www.berkshireeagle.com/breaking/ice...
May 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The idea that this kind of armed presence is necessary in Great Barrington - a quaint Berkshires town of artists, aging hippies, and retired dentists - is insane. These agents are dressed like paramilitaries, not police officers. www.berkshireeagle.com/breaking/ice...
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Louisiana:
“A bill that would ban so-called “chemtrails” in Louisiana advanced out of the state House of Representatives on May 29, despite scientific consensus that aircraft exhaust does not modify weather.”
“A bill that would ban so-called “chemtrails” in Louisiana advanced out of the state House of Representatives on May 29, despite scientific consensus that aircraft exhaust does not modify weather.”
Louisiana lawmakers push ‘chemtrail’ ban legislation through the House
The chemtrail ban heads to the Louisiana Senate despite experts saying chemtrails are only a conspiracy theory.
www.kalb.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Louisiana:
“A bill that would ban so-called “chemtrails” in Louisiana advanced out of the state House of Representatives on May 29, despite scientific consensus that aircraft exhaust does not modify weather.”
“A bill that would ban so-called “chemtrails” in Louisiana advanced out of the state House of Representatives on May 29, despite scientific consensus that aircraft exhaust does not modify weather.”
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its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
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Years from now, this picture will be in History textbooks, in the "Collapse of the American Empire" chapter. Students will have essay prompts like "explain the ways in which online conspiracy theories accelerated imperial collapse." Most all their opening sentences will use the phrase "brain worms"
RFK Jr celebrated the release of the MAHA report by downing raw milk shooters in the White House with influencer Paul Saladino. Hazards of raw milk include Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, E. coli O157:H7, and now-- avian flu.
May 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Years from now, this picture will be in History textbooks, in the "Collapse of the American Empire" chapter. Students will have essay prompts like "explain the ways in which online conspiracy theories accelerated imperial collapse." Most all their opening sentences will use the phrase "brain worms"
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Guy is high as a kite at the Oval Office and that NYTimes story from early today is definitely fake news 🤣
May 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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It's beyond parody that we're now calling apparent malignant narcissistic sociopathy a philosophy
May 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's beyond parody that we're now calling apparent malignant narcissistic sociopathy a philosophy
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Why Is #NASA Shuttering This Iconic Institute in New York City?
Since 1966 NASA’s #Goddard Institute for #Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth & planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump admin directive is ejecting its #scientists to parts unknown
Since 1966 NASA’s #Goddard Institute for #Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth & planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump admin directive is ejecting its #scientists to parts unknown
Trump Administration Shutters New York City–Based NASA Institute
Since 1966 NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth and planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump administration directive is ejecting it...
www.scientificamerican.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Why Is #NASA Shuttering This Iconic Institute in New York City?
Since 1966 NASA’s #Goddard Institute for #Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth & planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump admin directive is ejecting its #scientists to parts unknown
Since 1966 NASA’s #Goddard Institute for #Space Studies has been at the forefront of Earth & planetary science from its location in upper Manhattan. Now a Trump admin directive is ejecting its #scientists to parts unknown