Tiago Dias
@tiagodf.bsky.social
Portuguese journalist. I post about a ton of random things (PT/EN/ES/FR). tiagodf at protonmail.com
About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind only Taiwan — which faces the prospect of an invasion from China — and on par with Slovenia, Spain and South Korea.
Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, new Gallup polling shows
New international polling from Gallup shows that Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind only Taiwan — which faces the prospect of an invasion from China — and on par with Slovenia, Spain and South Korea.
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I spoke with several VA staffers, most in Minneapolis, who say they've heard almost nothing from VA leadership after Alex Pretti was killed. They report low morale, blocked memorials and a feeling that the VA is downplaying it. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...
Veterans Affairs personnel say ‘silence is deafening’ from leaders after Alex Pretti’s death
Several VA employees report silence and slow responses from national leadership after Pretti was killed last month.
taskandpurpose.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I spoke with several VA staffers, most in Minneapolis, who say they've heard almost nothing from VA leadership after Alex Pretti was killed. They report low morale, blocked memorials and a feeling that the VA is downplaying it. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...
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Lot of people in the comments demonstrating how little they know about wrestling fans
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Lot of people in the comments demonstrating how little they know about wrestling fans
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Per Economist/YouGov, here's the % of Americans who support deporting:
• Violent criminals: 86%
• Those with nonviolent offenses: 43%
• Parents of citizens: 26%
• Long-time residents with no record: 23%
• Those brought here as kids: 21%
• Those married to US citizens: 16%
• Violent criminals: 86%
• Those with nonviolent offenses: 43%
• Parents of citizens: 26%
• Long-time residents with no record: 23%
• Those brought here as kids: 21%
• Those married to US citizens: 16%
Support For Abolishing ICE:
Support: 46%
Oppose: 44%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
Support: 46%
Oppose: 44%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Per Economist/YouGov, here's the % of Americans who support deporting:
• Violent criminals: 86%
• Those with nonviolent offenses: 43%
• Parents of citizens: 26%
• Long-time residents with no record: 23%
• Those brought here as kids: 21%
• Those married to US citizens: 16%
• Violent criminals: 86%
• Those with nonviolent offenses: 43%
• Parents of citizens: 26%
• Long-time residents with no record: 23%
• Those brought here as kids: 21%
• Those married to US citizens: 16%
Shatz: "The precariousness of life under contemporary capitalism and the return of scarcity have been a gift to authoritarian politicians who would rather fan anti-immigrant hysteria and bigotry than face problems that demand collective solutions, such as global inequality and the climate crisis"
Adam Shatz · Another Country: Visions of America
Is America a dream or a nightmare, a democratic paradise or a bastion of white supremacy and religious intolerance? Is...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Shatz: "The precariousness of life under contemporary capitalism and the return of scarcity have been a gift to authoritarian politicians who would rather fan anti-immigrant hysteria and bigotry than face problems that demand collective solutions, such as global inequality and the climate crisis"
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Can’t imagine why reporting on the Jan 6 insurrection wouldn’t be valued by multibillionaire in current political climate
WaPo laid off one of the journalists who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Can’t imagine why reporting on the Jan 6 insurrection wouldn’t be valued by multibillionaire in current political climate
Les frères ennemis du Maghreb ont, en 2026, les budgets de défense les plus élevés d’Afrique. Ils sont aussi, et de loin, les premiers importateurs d’armement du continent. Tous deux représentaient 87 % des achats militaires en Afrique du Nord entre 2020 et 2024
« Aucun des deux pays ne souhaite la guerre, mais ils semblent se préparer au pire » : entre l’Algérie et le Maroc, une inquiétante course aux armements
ANALYSE. Les budgets de défense cumulés des deux pays dépassent pour la première fois les 60 milliards d’euros, alors que le statu quo demeure précaire sur la question de la souveraineté du Sahara occ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Les frères ennemis du Maghreb ont, en 2026, les budgets de défense les plus élevés d’Afrique. Ils sont aussi, et de loin, les premiers importateurs d’armement du continent. Tous deux représentaient 87 % des achats militaires en Afrique du Nord entre 2020 et 2024
Several former editors said it appeared the paper was seeking to compete more with such specialized publications as Politico and Punchbowl rather than The New York Times. And numerous Post reporters and editors blamed their chief executives under Bezos
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Several former editors said it appeared the paper was seeking to compete more with such specialized publications as Politico and Punchbowl rather than The New York Times. And numerous Post reporters and editors blamed their chief executives under Bezos
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
"To the extent that a plan exists, it seems to be to transform the Post into a facsimile of Politico."
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"To the extent that a plan exists, it seems to be to transform the Post into a facsimile of Politico."
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WaPo laying off entire Middle East team
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
WaPo laying off entire Middle East team
A E-Redes admite não conseguir garantir uma data para a reposição total da eletricidade, apesar de esperar que esteja concluída ***até ao final de fevereiro.***
Presidente da E-Redes não garante data para reposição total de energia, mas deseja que seja "até ao final do mês"
A E-Redes admite não conseguir garantir uma data para a reposição total da eletricidade, apesar de esperar que esteja concluída até ao final de fevereiro. O presidente, José Ferrari, explica que a ope...
cnnportugal.iol.pt
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A E-Redes admite não conseguir garantir uma data para a reposição total da eletricidade, apesar de esperar que esteja concluída ***até ao final de fevereiro.***
Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Israeli forces have bulldozed part of a Gaza cemetery containing the war graves of dozens of British, Australian and other allied soldiers killed in the first and second world wars, satellite imagery and witness testimony reveal.
“I want to see elections be honest, and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it,” Trump said Tuesday in the Oval Office, flanked by congressional Republicans during a bill-signing ceremony to reopen the federal government.
Trump Doubles Down on Calls for Republicans to Nationalize Elections
The president said federal government agents should be involved in counting votes, a role the Constitution explicitly grants to states.
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“I want to see elections be honest, and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it,” Trump said Tuesday in the Oval Office, flanked by congressional Republicans during a bill-signing ceremony to reopen the federal government.
If the Post loses local *AND* international news to focus on the political circus and horseraces it's not producing more of what 'subscribers want', it's giving them less. Worse: it's becoming even more similar to its competitors.
Tragic, tragic, tragic.
Tragic, tragic, tragic.
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
If the Post loses local *AND* international news to focus on the political circus and horseraces it's not producing more of what 'subscribers want', it's giving them less. Worse: it's becoming even more similar to its competitors.
Tragic, tragic, tragic.
Tragic, tragic, tragic.
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A civic crisis: "The Metro section will be restructured, ensuring a "healthy presence for local subscribers," he said. According to a Metro staffer who was just laid off, there will be about a dozen people left on the desk. That's down from more than 40." -- www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
A civic crisis: "The Metro section will be restructured, ensuring a "healthy presence for local subscribers," he said. According to a Metro staffer who was just laid off, there will be about a dozen people left on the desk. That's down from more than 40." -- www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
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This is about The Washington Post but it is also about the slow death of movie theaters, of book stores—the rapid integration of AI into schools—the Kennedy Center—the way so many people in power are afraid of art (and wow even sports) for the power it has to give people common language and cause.
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is about The Washington Post but it is also about the slow death of movie theaters, of book stores—the rapid integration of AI into schools—the Kennedy Center—the way so many people in power are afraid of art (and wow even sports) for the power it has to give people common language and cause.
Israeli strikes and artillery shelling were reported in Gaza City, Khan Yunis and the al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Israeli fire in Gaza kills 21 Palestinians, medics say, after militants wound IDF officer
Israeli Strikes and Artillery Shelling Were Reported in Gaza City, Khan Yunis and the al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip. The Israeli Military Said the IDF Reserve Officer Was Wounded Wh...
www.haaretz.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Israeli strikes and artillery shelling were reported in Gaza City, Khan Yunis and the al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip.
"It's led experts to caution that shark attacks are still very rare relative to the higher rates of people using the water for leisure - and urge the public to remember the ocean is a wild space with risks".
British man tells BBC of horror shark attack on Caribbean holiday
Peter Smith and his wife were on holiday in the Caribbean when a beautiful swim suddenly changed.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"It's led experts to caution that shark attacks are still very rare relative to the higher rates of people using the water for leisure - and urge the public to remember the ocean is a wild space with risks".
Duarte said he doesn't like when people change the recipe of the pasteis de nata.
He said the original pastry is the best and hoped to pass along his craft to the younger generation to keep his culture alive through the Portuguese staple.
He said the original pastry is the best and hoped to pass along his craft to the younger generation to keep his culture alive through the Portuguese staple.
97-year-old crafts pasteis de nata by hand after nearly 50 years at Colonial Bakery
Pasteis de nata are Portuguese egg custard tarts.
turnto10.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Duarte said he doesn't like when people change the recipe of the pasteis de nata.
He said the original pastry is the best and hoped to pass along his craft to the younger generation to keep his culture alive through the Portuguese staple.
He said the original pastry is the best and hoped to pass along his craft to the younger generation to keep his culture alive through the Portuguese staple.
The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
Who in their right mind manages something on the scale of the Post and says 'nah, what we should be aiming for is to be something like Axios'?
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Who in their right mind manages something on the scale of the Post and says 'nah, what we should be aiming for is to be something like Axios'?
Seven provinces face critical food insecurity, the final stage before famine, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of international organizations that the United Nations and aid agencies rely on to monitor global hunger. None were at this level a year ago.
In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Seven provinces face critical food insecurity, the final stage before famine, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of international organizations that the United Nations and aid agencies rely on to monitor global hunger. None were at this level a year ago.