Thais Portilho
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UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn
UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn
Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk
Spending on flood defences will fall off a cliff edge next year, a report warns, calling on the chancellor to commit at least £1.5bn a year in…
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
UK must spend £1.5bn a year on flood defences to protect public, experts warn
I give my two cents on calls for Christie’s to cancel its AI art auction in The Spectator
It displays unforgivable ignorance of the innovative and fascinating ways these artists create with the use of new technology.
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Should Christie's cancel its AI art auction?
Auction house Christie’s has caused a stir in art circles, after announcing its first auction offering works exclusively created with AI
buff.ly
February 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I give my two cents on calls for Christie’s to cancel its AI art auction in The Spectator
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Because this is getting downplayed in some of the coverage, the racist staffer DOGE rehired isn’t a case of “stupid things he wrote years ago as a teen.” He posted about how we should “normalize Indian hate” IN SEPTEMBER.
February 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Because this is getting downplayed in some of the coverage, the racist staffer DOGE rehired isn’t a case of “stupid things he wrote years ago as a teen.” He posted about how we should “normalize Indian hate” IN SEPTEMBER.
Sounds like unnecessary policing of people’s lives
Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count | Martha Gill
Sorry, Lily Collins, but when people outsource childbirth, their motives really count | Martha Gill
Whether it’s infertility, to save a career or pure altruism, is there ever a reason that can morally justify surrogacy?
An online row last week underlines something we all know but which many prefer to ignore. There is something not right about…
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sounds like unnecessary policing of people’s lives
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Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over WhatsApp messages www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over racist WhatsApp messages
The Greater Manchester MP sent texts including one expressing a wish for an elderly constituent’s death over bin collections
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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In case you’re wondering what’s happening on the other app
February 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In case you’re wondering what’s happening on the other app
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.
Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools | CNN
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.
cnn.it
January 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.
Well, who’s laughing now
Nick Clegg has sold almost $19m in Meta shares since joining Facebook in 2018
Nick Clegg has sold almost $19m in Meta shares since joining Facebook in 2018
Former UK deputy prime minister, who still has about $21m worth, is leaving role as president of global affairs
Nick Clegg has made almost $19m (£15.3m) from the sale of shares in Meta since he joined the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp six…
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Well, who’s laughing now
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A federal appeals court upheld a $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the US president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist reut.rs/4fzAiMt
Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5-million defamation, sexual assault verdict
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5-million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the U.S. president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist.
reut.rs
December 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM
A federal appeals court upheld a $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the US president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist reut.rs/4fzAiMt
2024 highlights:
🛫 Travelled to NYC x4, Rio de Janeiro x4, Paris, Naples
💎 Collected 100+ pieces of art
🖼️ Curated art exhibitions in NYC x3, Rio de Janeiro x1
🇧🇷 Hosted 19 artists from around the world at the Rio Art Residency
💰 Facilitated £30k+ in art sales
🧠 Got formal ADHD diagnosis
🛫 Travelled to NYC x4, Rio de Janeiro x4, Paris, Naples
💎 Collected 100+ pieces of art
🖼️ Curated art exhibitions in NYC x3, Rio de Janeiro x1
🇧🇷 Hosted 19 artists from around the world at the Rio Art Residency
💰 Facilitated £30k+ in art sales
🧠 Got formal ADHD diagnosis
December 29, 2024 at 11:03 PM
2024 highlights:
🛫 Travelled to NYC x4, Rio de Janeiro x4, Paris, Naples
💎 Collected 100+ pieces of art
🖼️ Curated art exhibitions in NYC x3, Rio de Janeiro x1
🇧🇷 Hosted 19 artists from around the world at the Rio Art Residency
💰 Facilitated £30k+ in art sales
🧠 Got formal ADHD diagnosis
🛫 Travelled to NYC x4, Rio de Janeiro x4, Paris, Naples
💎 Collected 100+ pieces of art
🖼️ Curated art exhibitions in NYC x3, Rio de Janeiro x1
🇧🇷 Hosted 19 artists from around the world at the Rio Art Residency
💰 Facilitated £30k+ in art sales
🧠 Got formal ADHD diagnosis
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Former US President Jimmy Carter - the longest living president in history - has died aged 100.
December 29, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Former US President Jimmy Carter - the longest living president in history - has died aged 100.
An old friend, Alvaro Campos (elalvarocampos on IG), was on the team of writers of the mega successful Netflix series “Senna”.
He’s an Emmy-nominated, Critics Choice Awards-nominated, recognised at Cannes screen writer. Pure talent. Great friend.
Watch “Senna”.
He’s an Emmy-nominated, Critics Choice Awards-nominated, recognised at Cannes screen writer. Pure talent. Great friend.
Watch “Senna”.
December 29, 2024 at 8:33 PM
An old friend, Alvaro Campos (elalvarocampos on IG), was on the team of writers of the mega successful Netflix series “Senna”.
He’s an Emmy-nominated, Critics Choice Awards-nominated, recognised at Cannes screen writer. Pure talent. Great friend.
Watch “Senna”.
He’s an Emmy-nominated, Critics Choice Awards-nominated, recognised at Cannes screen writer. Pure talent. Great friend.
Watch “Senna”.