Alessandro Ravanetti
@aleravanetti.bsky.social
Freelance writer | Climate, Fintech and Impact l External expert w/ European Commission, Eureka Network, Common Goal, and more l Italian in Barcelona
https://aleravanetti.com/
https://aleravanetti.com/
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The attempts by Western institutions to normalise Israel since the ceasefire are disgusting and absurd.
First, Israel has not stopped killing Palestinians, and by all accounts is eager to do more of it.
First, Israel has not stopped killing Palestinians, and by all accounts is eager to do more of it.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The attempts by Western institutions to normalise Israel since the ceasefire are disgusting and absurd.
First, Israel has not stopped killing Palestinians, and by all accounts is eager to do more of it.
First, Israel has not stopped killing Palestinians, and by all accounts is eager to do more of it.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Guten Morgen Berlin 🇩🇪
Just days away from joining the stellar FIBE media team at Europe’s premier fintech gathering.
Insights on the impact of AI on banking, the rise of super apps, climate fintech & more.
Who’s in? More info -> www.fibe-berlin.com
Just days away from joining the stellar FIBE media team at Europe’s premier fintech gathering.
Insights on the impact of AI on banking, the rise of super apps, climate fintech & more.
Who’s in? More info -> www.fibe-berlin.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Guten Morgen Berlin 🇩🇪
Just days away from joining the stellar FIBE media team at Europe’s premier fintech gathering.
Insights on the impact of AI on banking, the rise of super apps, climate fintech & more.
Who’s in? More info -> www.fibe-berlin.com
Just days away from joining the stellar FIBE media team at Europe’s premier fintech gathering.
Insights on the impact of AI on banking, the rise of super apps, climate fintech & more.
Who’s in? More info -> www.fibe-berlin.com
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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
March 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
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In partnership with @freedom.press, WIRED will make all of its FOIA-based reporting free to access for anyone. Public records should be public, and I hope to see more outlets follow suit:
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In partnership with @freedom.press, WIRED will make all of its FOIA-based reporting free to access for anyone. Public records should be public, and I hope to see more outlets follow suit:
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
Full speed into recession
March 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Full speed into recession
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Piazza Europa
Piazza del Popolo, 15,30h.
Roma.
(Foto:La Repubblica)
Piazza del Popolo, 15,30h.
Roma.
(Foto:La Repubblica)
March 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Piazza Europa
Piazza del Popolo, 15,30h.
Roma.
(Foto:La Repubblica)
Piazza del Popolo, 15,30h.
Roma.
(Foto:La Repubblica)
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The answer = trees.
“These trees will slow down the water on the way to the river... The rain will spend a few days dripping off the leaves, and the roots of the trees will break up the soil, helping the water to penetrate into the aquifer rather than going straight down the hill” @philsturgeon.com
“These trees will slow down the water on the way to the river... The rain will spend a few days dripping off the leaves, and the roots of the trees will break up the soil, helping the water to penetrate into the aquifer rather than going straight down the hill” @philsturgeon.com
The unusual way to save one of Britain’s most flooded towns
A charity believes that restoring trees to the Welsh borders could protect Tenbury Wells from increasingly frequent extreme weather
www.thetimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The answer = trees.
“These trees will slow down the water on the way to the river... The rain will spend a few days dripping off the leaves, and the roots of the trees will break up the soil, helping the water to penetrate into the aquifer rather than going straight down the hill” @philsturgeon.com
“These trees will slow down the water on the way to the river... The rain will spend a few days dripping off the leaves, and the roots of the trees will break up the soil, helping the water to penetrate into the aquifer rather than going straight down the hill” @philsturgeon.com
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Each day of Donald Trump’s second term is “its own fresh hell,” David Remnick writes, “bringing ever more outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”
Trump’s Disgrace
David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Each day of Donald Trump’s second term is “its own fresh hell,” David Remnick writes, “bringing ever more outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”
Barcelona is preparing for #4YFN and #MWC25, and I'm looking forward to the energy these events bring!
Particularly keen to check the fintech and green tech programs, discuss the current political shift, and discover new impact startups.
If you are visiting, let's catch up for a chat ☕
Particularly keen to check the fintech and green tech programs, discuss the current political shift, and discover new impact startups.
If you are visiting, let's catch up for a chat ☕
February 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"we are the leaders we've been waiting for."
Definitely worth a read if you are looking for some hope 👇
Definitely worth a read if you are looking for some hope 👇
If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. But a groundswell of opposition is growing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism
February 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"we are the leaders we've been waiting for."
Definitely worth a read if you are looking for some hope 👇
Definitely worth a read if you are looking for some hope 👇
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February 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚀 Our Tech & Democracy Open call is Open
Supporting orgs in 🇭🇺 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇪🇸 🇷🇴 🇳🇱 working to make online spaces safer & ensure EU tech rules (DSA,GDPR,Ai Act) are enforced.
💰 Up to €160K over 2 years.
🗓️ Apply by March 14, 2025! Info sessions: Feb 26&27.
👉 Details: tinyurl.com/3bjj693y
#OpenCall #Civitates
Supporting orgs in 🇭🇺 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 🇸🇰 🇪🇸 🇷🇴 🇳🇱 working to make online spaces safer & ensure EU tech rules (DSA,GDPR,Ai Act) are enforced.
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🗓️ Apply by March 14, 2025! Info sessions: Feb 26&27.
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#OpenCall #Civitates
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X is blocking links to @signal.org, now widely used to discuss / report on Washington.
Same technique (flagging as 'potentially harmful') that X has used to block / throttle Bluesky, Instagram, NYT, Reuters & Substack.
When Twitter derailed links to Hunter Biden story, Musk called it "tyranny."
Same technique (flagging as 'potentially harmful') that X has used to block / throttle Bluesky, Instagram, NYT, Reuters & Substack.
When Twitter derailed links to Hunter Biden story, Musk called it "tyranny."
February 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
X is blocking links to @signal.org, now widely used to discuss / report on Washington.
Same technique (flagging as 'potentially harmful') that X has used to block / throttle Bluesky, Instagram, NYT, Reuters & Substack.
When Twitter derailed links to Hunter Biden story, Musk called it "tyranny."
Same technique (flagging as 'potentially harmful') that X has used to block / throttle Bluesky, Instagram, NYT, Reuters & Substack.
When Twitter derailed links to Hunter Biden story, Musk called it "tyranny."
It looks like "the most blatant Ponzi scheme in history" already has a worse-looking copy medium.com/@aleravanett...
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It looks like "the most blatant Ponzi scheme in history" already has a worse-looking copy medium.com/@aleravanett...
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"The actions of Musk and DOGE have created moral dilemmas of a kind no American government employee has faced in recent history. Protest or collaborate? Speak up against lawbreaking or remain silent?"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"The actions of Musk and DOGE have created moral dilemmas of a kind no American government employee has faced in recent history. Protest or collaborate? Speak up against lawbreaking or remain silent?"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A now or never moment for the EU to act and evolve.
I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.
February 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A now or never moment for the EU to act and evolve.