Piero Castellano 🇪🇺
@pierocastellano.com
Photojournalist, biker, reader, writer: street photography, heritage, rights and struggle for them. Food&wine and their history. Italy, Mediterranean, Europe. 🧿
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Piero Castellano 🇪🇺
@pierocastellano.com
· Nov 18
Wow, good morning skywalkers! Thanks and welcome to everyone, this is the number of people who followed me on X when I left...
I hope I won't disappoint you, I will follow up later with a proper and updated introduction.
I hope I won't disappoint you, I will follow up later with a proper and updated introduction.
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A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
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“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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After California sued Tesla for false advertising, the company quietly changed the name to "full self-driving (supervised)." Now Elon's like "hahaha, no supervision needed."
How many people will die because a Tesla owner listened to Elon? #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/m...
How many people will die because a Tesla owner listened to Elon? #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/m...
Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states | TechCrunch
Texting while driving is banned in nearly every state, even with the use of advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
After California sued Tesla for false advertising, the company quietly changed the name to "full self-driving (supervised)." Now Elon's like "hahaha, no supervision needed."
How many people will die because a Tesla owner listened to Elon? #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/m...
How many people will die because a Tesla owner listened to Elon? #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/m...
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The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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"Cellphone video recorded by Miami Herald reporter David Goodhue captured the moments federal agents, most of them with their faces covered, pulled the screaming woman out of her stopped car in front of Pink Plaza at Mile Marker 103.4, early Wednesday morning."
wsvn.com/news/local/b...
wsvn.com/news/local/b...
‘I’m a U.S. citizen’: Video shows federal agents briefly detaining woman in Key Largo - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman experienced a scary moment during her drive through Key Largo when she was stopped by federal agents, violently pulled<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com...
wsvn.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Cellphone video recorded by Miami Herald reporter David Goodhue captured the moments federal agents, most of them with their faces covered, pulled the screaming woman out of her stopped car in front of Pink Plaza at Mile Marker 103.4, early Wednesday morning."
wsvn.com/news/local/b...
wsvn.com/news/local/b...
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"You can’t discredit community media the way you can discredit CNN," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
"People know their local reporters. They see them on the street. They rely on them. That makes it harder for the administration to control the narrative."
"People know their local reporters. They see them on the street. They rely on them. That makes it harder for the administration to control the narrative."
How The Feds Used Propaganda To Frame Their ‘War’ On Chicago: 'They're Lying Constantly'
Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...
blockclubchicago.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"You can’t discredit community media the way you can discredit CNN," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
"People know their local reporters. They see them on the street. They rely on them. That makes it harder for the administration to control the narrative."
"People know their local reporters. They see them on the street. They rely on them. That makes it harder for the administration to control the narrative."
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I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
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This is one of the most damning arguments against AI and one of the most damning indictments of the university admins who gleefully jumped on this bandwagon without once thinking about the long-term damage it might cause. Everyone should read this.
I finally got around to reading this. You should read it too.
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is one of the most damning arguments against AI and one of the most damning indictments of the university admins who gleefully jumped on this bandwagon without once thinking about the long-term damage it might cause. Everyone should read this.
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I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
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fuel efficiency laws were introduced under president Gerald Ford (R) in 1975. the station car was killed by the car lobby which made 'light trucks' excempt from any fuel regulation which made producing SUV's cheaper than station cars
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7m...
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
fuel efficiency laws were introduced under president Gerald Ford (R) in 1975. the station car was killed by the car lobby which made 'light trucks' excempt from any fuel regulation which made producing SUV's cheaper than station cars
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7m...
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US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal Thursday, even as fresh violence raised questions about the accord to end one of Africa's longest wars.
u.afp.com/S74o
u.afp.com/S74o
u.afp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal Thursday, even as fresh violence raised questions about the accord to end one of Africa's longest wars.
u.afp.com/S74o
u.afp.com/S74o
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This is perhaps the most detailed & gruesome insight to date into the torture and death regime of #Syria 's former dictator #Assad. NDR, WDR, & SZ have been given access to 130,000 documents from the fallen regime & are now reconstructing what happened in Assad's prisons & dungeons.
#DamascusDossier
#DamascusDossier
Dies ist der bisher vielleicht detaillierteste und grausamste Einblick in das Folter- und Todesregime von Syriens Ex-Diktator Assad. NDR, WDR und SZ haben 130.000 Dokumente des gefallenen Regimes zugespielt bekommen und rekonstruieren nun, was in den Gefängnissen & Verliesen von Assad passiert ist.
"Damascus Dossier" - Anatomie eines Verbrechens
Tausende Dokumente enthüllen schwerste Menschenrechtsverletzungen des Assad-Regimes. Die Daten, die NDR/WDR, SZ und internationale Partner ausgewertet haben, geben auch Aufschluss über das Schicksal v...
www.tagesschau.de
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is perhaps the most detailed & gruesome insight to date into the torture and death regime of #Syria 's former dictator #Assad. NDR, WDR, & SZ have been given access to 130,000 documents from the fallen regime & are now reconstructing what happened in Assad's prisons & dungeons.
#DamascusDossier
#DamascusDossier
Is this a sarcastic question?
Can Farage survive racism allegations? | The Latest
Can Farage survive racism allegations? | The Latest
Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice says allegations of racism from Nigel Farage’s school days is ‘made-up twaddle’. Lucy Hough speaks to investigations correspondent Henry Dyer
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is this a sarcastic question?
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I look like I'm trying to smile thru crapping an angry hedgehog.
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I look like I'm trying to smile thru crapping an angry hedgehog.
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Journalists - please don't jump to the conclusion this applies specifically to tech companies. A lot of academics and researchers use H-1B visas.
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Journalists - please don't jump to the conclusion this applies specifically to tech companies. A lot of academics and researchers use H-1B visas.
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mark zuckerberg has set $60 BILLION ablaze since 2020 to produce nothing but derivative cack
but because his unmanageably massive boomer sneaker advertising empire generates so much wealth, the press helps him maintain the delusion his company is remotely innovative or interesting
but because his unmanageably massive boomer sneaker advertising empire generates so much wealth, the press helps him maintain the delusion his company is remotely innovative or interesting
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
mark zuckerberg has set $60 BILLION ablaze since 2020 to produce nothing but derivative cack
but because his unmanageably massive boomer sneaker advertising empire generates so much wealth, the press helps him maintain the delusion his company is remotely innovative or interesting
but because his unmanageably massive boomer sneaker advertising empire generates so much wealth, the press helps him maintain the delusion his company is remotely innovative or interesting
'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Donald Trump bears responsibility for THIS
Responsibility isn't like a pie that gets divided up, so the president being responsible doesn't make the SecDef somehow not responsible (nor the senior admiral, nor the officers who fired).
But the buck doesn't stop at the Office of Secretary of Defense.
Responsibility isn't like a pie that gets divided up, so the president being responsible doesn't make the SecDef somehow not responsible (nor the senior admiral, nor the officers who fired).
But the buck doesn't stop at the Office of Secretary of Defense.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Donald Trump bears responsibility for THIS
Responsibility isn't like a pie that gets divided up, so the president being responsible doesn't make the SecDef somehow not responsible (nor the senior admiral, nor the officers who fired).
But the buck doesn't stop at the Office of Secretary of Defense.
Responsibility isn't like a pie that gets divided up, so the president being responsible doesn't make the SecDef somehow not responsible (nor the senior admiral, nor the officers who fired).
But the buck doesn't stop at the Office of Secretary of Defense.
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Zuckerberg is going to his grave as the guy who broke tens of millions of millennial, GenX, and Boomer brains, facilitated a couple of genocides, bought Instagram on the cheap and let WhatsApp flourish, but beyond that he is one of the worst capital allocators of all time.
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Zuckerberg is going to his grave as the guy who broke tens of millions of millennial, GenX, and Boomer brains, facilitated a couple of genocides, bought Instagram on the cheap and let WhatsApp flourish, but beyond that he is one of the worst capital allocators of all time.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
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UPDATE: The Trump-Vance admin admits DOGE likely used AI to rewrite regulations at HUD.
This unreliable technology should not be used to change policies that affect the lives of millions without oversight. We will continue to hold the admin accountable in court.
This unreliable technology should not be used to change policies that affect the lives of millions without oversight. We will continue to hold the admin accountable in court.
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
UPDATE: The Trump-Vance admin admits DOGE likely used AI to rewrite regulations at HUD.
This unreliable technology should not be used to change policies that affect the lives of millions without oversight. We will continue to hold the admin accountable in court.
This unreliable technology should not be used to change policies that affect the lives of millions without oversight. We will continue to hold the admin accountable in court.
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In 2014 Farage defended a comedian who appeared at UKIP conference and made a string of offensive "jokes" about Polish, Somalia, Muslims and Asian people.
The BBC by contrast banned the Black and White minstrel show in 1978
The BBC by contrast banned the Black and White minstrel show in 1978
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In 2014 Farage defended a comedian who appeared at UKIP conference and made a string of offensive "jokes" about Polish, Somalia, Muslims and Asian people.
The BBC by contrast banned the Black and White minstrel show in 1978
The BBC by contrast banned the Black and White minstrel show in 1978
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Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.
Europe’s New Lines of Defense Are Not Maginot 2.0
Across Europe, nations have signaled a desire to dig, wire, and network their frontiers. From the Baltic Defense Line and the European Union’s proposed
warontherocks.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Skeptics see Maginot 2.0. The reality? A modern system built to slow, expose, and punish aggression.