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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 21m

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 44m

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1h

Breaking News! MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the practices of the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.
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MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

👇👇

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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 28m

Can’t believe the guy whose love language is hate speech didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Michael Belfiore @michaelbelfiore.bsky.social · 2h

Worth the subscription. @katmabu.bsky.social is bringing the fight that the incumbents don't have in them. We need more like her.

"She's betting that voters, above all else, want a brawler."

Yes.

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She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 50m

Cada maluco... e esse cara é bilionário, criador do P*ypal

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 55m

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Revista Fórum @revistaforum.com.br · 59m

Local em São Bernardo do Campo local é apontado como a origem das garrafas que causaram a morte de duas pessoas por intoxicação no estado

Polícia Civil desmonta fábrica clandestina de bebidas com metanol

Local em São Bernardo do Campo local é apontado como a origem das garrafas que causaram a morte de duas pessoas por intoxicação no estado

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 1h

Sempre contra o Brasil

Revista Fórum @revistaforum.com.br · 2h

Emenda proposta pelo senador permitiria terceira candidatura aos mandatários que já exerceram dois mandatos consecutivos. Especialistas veem retrocesso institucional:

Ciro Nogueira propõe jabuti para permitir 3º mandato em PEC para acabar com reeleição:

Emenda proposta pelo senador permitiria terceira candidatura aos mandatários que já exerceram dois mandatos consecutivos. Especialistas veem retrocesso institucional.

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Revista Fórum @revistaforum.com.br · 2h

Celulares básicos, câmeras antigas e fitas cassete voltam à moda como símbolo de resistência digital

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Nem iPhone, nem tablet: entenda o ‘novo ludismo’ da geração Z

Celulares básicos, câmeras antigas e fitas cassete voltam à moda como símbolo de resistência digital

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 1h

I love this. A poster by artist Ed Bauer & printer Conrad Kayser advertising their combined creative services, c1960, Hamburg. I do hope this gem did its job. It deserved to.

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 1h

NUNCA

Revista Fórum @revistaforum.com.br · 1h

De novo?

Mais de 10 anos após perder para Dilma, Aécio ensaia candidatura contra Lula e "os extremos"

Saiba mais:

Mais de 10 anos após perder para Dilma, Aécio ensaia candidatura contra Lula e

Derrotado por Dilma Rousseff em 2014, Aécio foi o primeiro a questionar a legitimidade da eleição, abriu caminho para Bolsonaro e agora reaparece com discurso de candidato

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Folha de S.Paulo @folha.com · 1h

Assembleia da Bahia mantém prisão de Binho Galinha

Assembleia da Bahia mantém prisão de deputado acusado de chefiar milícia

Binho Galinha (PRD) foi preso há uma semana; OUTRO LADO: defesa de parlamentar afirma que ele é inocente e está sendo vítima de perseguição

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Chris Weston @westonfront.bsky.social · 4h

Never trusted this bloke.
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Tim Westwood charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Former Radio 1 DJ charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault

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Cleber Lourenço @ocolunista.bsky.social · 5h

💣 BOMBA!!!

Mais um caso envolvendo o setor energético e PCC. Adivinhem quais nomes surgem!

Antônio Rueda e Ciro Nogueira.

Rueda estaria envolvido na venda de uma e presa de gás do PCC e Ciro com um indicado na agência que regula o setor.

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Rueda esteve em reunião com chefe de esquema do PCC que negociava venda de empresa de gás - ICL Notícias

O presidente do União Brasil, Antonio Rueda, atuou como intermediário em uma negociação para a venda de uma empresa de gás de cozinha ligada à dupla acusada

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

I moderated this conversation with Machado and David Smolansky, the elected mayor of El Hatillo who was forced into exile, last December @snfagora.bsky.social
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Venezuela's Epic Movement Towards Democracy

YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
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The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 6h

Donald Trump did NOT win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

This year’s award for contributions to peace was presented to María Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela.

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 6h

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Nobel Peace Prize goes to María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader | CNN

The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was revealed at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Follow for live updates

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 6h

Cages é maravilhoso

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CNN @cnn.com · 6h

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, described as a "brave and committed champion of peace." Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3VV7gjc

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WIRED @wired.com · 6h

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

www.wired.com

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 6h

Dave McKean

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Sergio Codespoti @codespoti.bsky.social · 6h

Bom dia. Conan tem uma mensagem pra vcs:

Thank Crom It's Friday

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