@silviadurandb.bsky.social
Relentless interference. USA style foreign affairs at its best. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents
As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump’s team.
www.politico.eu
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Relentless interference. USA style foreign affairs at its best. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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If you go back and read the country’s original user manual it lists factors that help you identify monarchical malware and suggests solutions.
February 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If you go back and read the country’s original user manual it lists factors that help you identify monarchical malware and suggests solutions.
«Time becomes the touchstone of the alien, who bears the brunt of every evil tongue, the easy target of calumny» The Suppliant Maidens, lines 992-994 On the horrors of requesting refuge and asylum c.469 BCE #deportation #aeschylus #immigration #birthrights Learning from the classics
January 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
«Time becomes the touchstone of the alien, who bears the brunt of every evil tongue, the easy target of calumny» The Suppliant Maidens, lines 992-994 On the horrors of requesting refuge and asylum c.469 BCE #deportation #aeschylus #immigration #birthrights Learning from the classics
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As best you can, ignore him.
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As best you can, ignore him.
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Always a pleasure to talk about Venezuela with @IanMastersmedia.bsky.social
We are joined by @dsmilde.bsky.social to discuss third inauguration of Venezuelan President Maduro, whom many believe rigged the last election, and his country continues to suffer under harsh US sanctions.
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The Third Inauguration of Venezuela's Maduro Who Lost the Last Election in a Landslide
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
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January 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Always a pleasure to talk about Venezuela with @IanMastersmedia.bsky.social
Just another school strike in #Gaza … (lest we forget that there are still Palestinians alive)
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Israeli airstrike targets another UN-run school in Gaza
Israeli forces have bombed the UN-run, Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz School, in southern Khan Younis.
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December 17, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Just another school strike in #Gaza … (lest we forget that there are still Palestinians alive)
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aje.io/6iylzt
This ⤵️ #Venezuela
December 17, 2024 at 8:02 AM
This ⤵️ #Venezuela
If you’re white-woman, not USA + live in the 21stcentury, is difficult to really get under the skin of a black #slave in the 1800’s, that is until you read JAMES by @percivalleverett56.bsky.social What a revelation! Read it and get ready to be blinded by the light.
And yet …
And yet …
December 4, 2024 at 6:52 PM
If you’re white-woman, not USA + live in the 21stcentury, is difficult to really get under the skin of a black #slave in the 1800’s, that is until you read JAMES by @percivalleverett56.bsky.social What a revelation! Read it and get ready to be blinded by the light.
And yet …
And yet …
Reminder: Norway parliament has just approved (with overwhelming majority) law for extending self-decided #abort possibility until week 18. Just saying…
www.newsinenglish.no/2024/12/03/n...
www.newsinenglish.no/2024/12/03/n...
Norway extends abortion rights - Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no
A solid majority in the Norwegian Parliament voted in favour on Tuesday of extending women’s rights to a self-determined abortion from 12 to 18 weeks into a pregnancy. It was widely hailed as an histo...
www.newsinenglish.no
December 4, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Reminder: Norway parliament has just approved (with overwhelming majority) law for extending self-decided #abort possibility until week 18. Just saying…
www.newsinenglish.no/2024/12/03/n...
www.newsinenglish.no/2024/12/03/n...
Moving to #bluesky due to “enshittification” in other platforms😅
Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary names ‘enshittification’ word of the year
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
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November 26, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Moving to #bluesky due to “enshittification” in other platforms😅
Ditto⤵️ Although probably not the Financial Times😅
I read a paper edition of the Financial Times today, cover to cover. Encountered all kinds of topics that algorithms would never show me.
November 23, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Ditto⤵️ Although probably not the Financial Times😅
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🧵1. Great evening with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social at the House of Literature Foundation in Oslo. The author of Autocracy Inc. (and more!) in conversation with Nils August Andresen about how dictators & authocrats operate, and what the world can do in response. Plus a shout out to BlueSky. A thread.
November 23, 2024 at 9:41 AM
🧵1. Great evening with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social at the House of Literature Foundation in Oslo. The author of Autocracy Inc. (and more!) in conversation with Nils August Andresen about how dictators & authocrats operate, and what the world can do in response. Plus a shout out to BlueSky. A thread.
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I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily
November 18, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily
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November 18, 2024 at 2:46 PM
After experiencing many Norwegian winters, you finally understand why “Scream” is painted as it is … #Munch #Oslofjord
November 16, 2024 at 7:34 PM
After experiencing many Norwegian winters, you finally understand why “Scream” is painted as it is … #Munch #Oslofjord
«How do you market a pogrom?» Just listen to Benjamin Moser and then decide for yourself #pogrom #netherland #palestina
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How to market a pogrom
Who has an interest in fanning race riots?
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November 15, 2024 at 6:51 PM
«How do you market a pogrom?» Just listen to Benjamin Moser and then decide for yourself #pogrom #netherland #palestina
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November 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Zadie Smith is just the smartest. This review of a new edition of The Third Reich of Dreams is as much about our own times as the Nazi period. Her essay is deeply chilling and brilliant. Also everyone must read The Fraud. Just saying.
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
The Dream of the Raised Arm | Zadie Smith
It’s no wonder those who lived under the Third Reich suffered ceaseless nightmares. What of our dreams today, under the totalitarianism of the online algorithm?
www.nybooks.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Zadie Smith is just the smartest. This review of a new edition of The Third Reich of Dreams is as much about our own times as the Nazi period. Her essay is deeply chilling and brilliant. Also everyone must read The Fraud. Just saying.
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...