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Pedro de las Heras Quirós
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Distributed systems, computer networks, formal methods, ethical CS, free/libre software, world history.

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capitanswing.bsky.social
¿Por qué ya todo son distopías? ¿No hay cabida para la imaginación utópica en estos tiempos de decadencia y fascismo?

Walkaway nos presenta una utopía socialista en el marco de una humanidad que languidece en un mundo distópico ultracapitalista.

La cuadratura del círculo narrativo del siglo XXI.
January 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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dgllana.bsky.social
“En la provincia de Huelva, el mismo día que lo de Julio, fue detenido un hombre por explotación sexual y laboral de mujeres migrantes irregulares contratadas como temporeras para el sector agrícola.”

elpais.com/television/2...
Punta Cana, Bahamas, Huelva
España lleva desde hace más de 72 horas hablando de las denuncias de varias mujeres que trabajaban para el cantante Julio Iglesias. Pero hay escenarios de terror que no tienen lugar en ninguna mansión
elpais.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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javierespinosa.bsky.social
Gaza: Dos informes acusan a Israel de destruir deliberadamente el sistema de salud reproductiva del enclave. Se trata de exterminar a los palestinos. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Gaza : deux rapports accusent Israël d’avoir délibérément détruit le système de santé reproductive de l’enclave
Les ONG américaine Physicians For Human Rights et israélienne Physicians For Human Rights - Israel ont étudié les conséquences de l’offensive israélienne sur la capacité reproductive des Palestiniens....
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/01/18/gaza-deux-rapports-accusent-israel-d-avoir-deliberement-detruit-le-systeme-de-sante-reproductive-de-l-enclave_6663085_3210.html?lmd_medium=email&lmd_campaign=trf_newsletters_lmfr&lmd_creation=a_la_une&lmd_send_date=20260118&lmd_link&&M_BT=36098038782668#x3D;autrestitres-title-_titre_5
January 18, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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antizionistjew.bsky.social
#BREAKING | Armed Israeli settlers are carrying out a pogrom in the town of Mukhmas, in north East Jerusalem, burning Palestinian homes and shooting live ammunitions. Several families wounded and trapped.
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM
pheras.bsky.social
1930s/1940s
Berlin, Sudetenland, Austria, Poland, Vichy.

2026
Minneapolis, Venezuela, Gaza, Greenland, Brussels.

It is time to stop modern-day collaborationist politicians in Europe.

www.themirror.com/news/politic...
Border Patrol Chief accused of 'Nazi cosplay' for bizarre uniform in Minneapolis
Social media users are accusing CBP Chief Gregory Bovino of cosplaying Nazi uniforms after he was seen wearing a unique winter trench coat
www.themirror.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Los políticos españoles y europeos que se muestran favorables o poco críticos con cualquiera de las acciones del gobierno de Trump dentro y fuera de EE.UU. están avalando toda su acción de gobierno, y por tanto son de temer.

Hay que denunciar el colaboracionismo en Madrid, en España y en la UE.
javierespinosa.bsky.social Javier Espinosa @javierespinosa.bsky.social · 9h
Un año de terror del ICE, el brazo ejecutor antiinmigrante de Trump. La policía migratoria de Estados Unidos opera con “inmunidad absoluta” mientras persigue, violenta, detiene, deporta y hasta mata. elpais.com/us/migracion...
Un año de terror del ICE, el brazo ejecutor antiinmigrante de Trump
La policía migratoria de Estados Unidos opera con “inmunidad absoluta” mientras persigue, violenta, detiene, deporta y hasta mata
elpais.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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javierespinosa.bsky.social
El Ejército sirio acelera su ofensiva en el este del país desafiando a Washington www.elmundo.es/internaciona...
El Ejército sirio acelera su ofensiva en el este del país desafiando a Washington
Las tropas leales al presidente de Siria, Ahmed al Sharaa, arrebataron este sábado el control de varias ciudades en el este del país a las fuerzas kurdas y sus aliados...
www.elmundo.es
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 AM
pheras.bsky.social
1945:
"a defensive scenario by which the British were to defend against a Soviet drive towards the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean after the withdrawal of the American forces from the Continent"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...

2026:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Operation Unthinkable - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
pheras.bsky.social
Understanding Purchasing Power Parity (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy...)

www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/cost-of-l...
Visualized: The Cost of Everyday Things in China vs. the U.S.
Compare the cost of everyday things in China and the U.S., from rent and milk to mobile plans and meals.
www.visualcapitalist.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
When the racist meme becomes national policy
Family Guy - officer holds up color palette to determine American or foreignness Minneapolis: facial recognition app being used to detect brown skinned man
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Gaza will be professionally pillaged by a group of leaders from anglo-saxon countries leaded by Trump that includes his son-in-law, Tony Blair and the PM of Canada.

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Former UK leader Blair joins Carney and Rubio on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza | CNN
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Canada’s leader Mark Carney and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the members of the “Board of Peace” that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza.
edition.cnn.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Gaza death toll rises by Israeli raids

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Gaza death toll rises as Israeli raids intensify post ceasefire
Israeli raids cause rising casualties in Gaza, as attacks persist despite the ceasefire agreement.
www.aljazeera.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
“Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address,”
Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.
www.eff.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
pheras.bsky.social
1/ China blocks Nvidia H200 that US government cleared for export

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

2/ 1st major model trained entirely on Huawei Ascend HW using Huawei’s MindSpore framework without Nvidia/Tesorflow/Pytorch

www.scmp.com/tech/tech-wa...

3/ Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 AM
pheras.bsky.social
"En la Guerra Civil, los fascistas españoles tenían predilección por fusilar maestros. Ahora se trata de volverlos irrelevantes, de despojarlos de su dignidad y de los medios necesarios para su trabajo hasta que claudiquen y se rindan, o esperen desmoralizados a jubilarse"
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
No enseñar al que no sabe
Los buenos profesores sufren el descrédito, la postergación y el asedio porque son una barrera, casi la última, contra el triunfo de la ignorancia y la barbarie
elpais.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 AM
pheras.bsky.social
The Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and Technological Innovation in China filed a request with the ITU to operate two satellite constellations.

Each constellation would include 96,714 units, totaling nearly 200,000 satellites to be launched into low Earth orbit.

gizmodo.com/china-wants-...
China’s Proposed Megaconstellations Would Flood Orbit With 200,000 Satellites
Around 12,000 satellites are active in orbit today, most of them operated by SpaceX.
gizmodo.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
pheras.bsky.social
The country whose PM is "allegedly responsible for the war crimes of starvation, [...] crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts" (www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/ne...) signs a “trilateral military cooperation work plan” with 2 EU countries:
www.newsweek.com/israel-greec...
www.newsweek.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
pheras.bsky.social
Canadá hace lo que debería estar haciendo la UE.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Canada PM hails strategic partnership with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from US
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
pheras.bsky.social
El gobierno de España trata de paralizar el intento del Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid de desguazar la Universidad Pública en Madrid permitiendo que colegios profesionales ofrezcan estudios universitarios a precios libres desde las propias universidades públicas.

elpais.com/educacion/20...
Universidades denuncia al Gobierno de Ayuso por el centro académico privado que abrirá el Colegio de Abogados de Madrid
El Ejecutivo, enfrentado al ICAM por la condena al fiscal general, considera que se desvirtúa la docencia si se deja en manos de los gremios profesionales
elpais.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Minneapolis - Madrid

Las políticas y políticos que en España y Europa se pronuncian a favor de cualquier medida de Trump avalan las medidas que éste toma en contra de sus ciudadanos.

Hay que temer y trabajar para evitar que ellos y ellas traigan esas medidas aquí.

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/14/u...
Federal agent shoots man officials say assaulted officer in Minneapolis, prompting protests | CNN
For the second time in a week, a shooting involving an immigration agent sparked heated clashes in Minnesota – prompting the president to threaten to use the Insurrection Act.
edition.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Canada PM Mark Carney visits China:

"will not only deepen our bilateral ties to the benefit of our peoples but will also—from our judgement—help improve the multilateral system—a system that, in recent years, has come under great strain."

www.euronews.com/2026/01/16/c...
Canada PM Mark Carney meets China's Xi Jinping in landmark visit
According to Carney, the relationship "will not only deepen our bilateral ties to the benefit of our peoples but will also—from our judgement—help improve the multilateral system—a system that, in recent years, has come under great strain."
www.euronews.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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openculture.bsky.social
Orson Welles Narrates an Animated Parable About How Xenophobia & Greed Will Put America Into Decline (1971)
Orson Welles Narrates an Animated Parable About How Xenophobia & Greed Will Put America Into Decline (1971)
More than 50 years and 10 presidential administrations have passed since Orson Welles narrated Freedom River (1971). And while it shows signs of age, the animated film, a parable about the role of imm...
www.openculture.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
pheras.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are used in the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.

How was Iran able to saturate Starlink satellites’ transmission channels by directing noise beams at the satellites from multiple large dish antennas that constantly track them?

www.france24.com/en/iran-jamm...
How Iran jammed Starlink (and how Iranians are trying to get around it)
After shutting down the internet, the Iranian government is now attempting to jam the Starlink satellite service made free to Iranians by the company. Iranians are now seeking ways to circumvent this…
www.france24.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
pheras.bsky.social
"Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data."

www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules
Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.
www.brusselstimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
pheras.bsky.social
New study with 'focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents, educators and tech experts in 50 countries
[...]
using AI in education can "undermine children's foundational development" and that "the damages it has already caused are daunting" though "fixable"'
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM