Alberto Pérez C.
@alpeca.bsky.social
Idealistic stubbornly optimistic dreamer. Catholic. Love family, friends, history, Patriots & Red Sox. Believe in freedom, democratic values.
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Putin and Xi have declared a "no limits" partnership but in the corridors of Lubyanka, the headquarters of the FSB, a secretive intelligence unit refers to the Chinese as “the enemy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/w...
Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Putin and Xi have declared a "no limits" partnership but in the corridors of Lubyanka, the headquarters of the FSB, a secretive intelligence unit refers to the Chinese as “the enemy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/w...
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President Trump condemned the decision by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to unleash one of the largest offensives in Russia’s war against Ukraine, and said he was considering imposing more sanctions on Russia in response.
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ With Putin’s Escalation of Ukraine Attacks
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
President Trump condemned the decision by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to unleash one of the largest offensives in Russia’s war against Ukraine, and said he was considering imposing more sanctions on Russia in response.
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The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world. www.wired.com/story/the-ri...
One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.
www.wired.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world. www.wired.com/story/the-ri...
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Sir Keir Starmer hosted a conference call featuring 29 international leaders as he builds a coalition of the willing
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Minehunters and 10,000 troops: what the coalition of the willing has agreed
Sir Keir Starmer hosted a conference call featuring 29 international leaders as he builds a coalition of the willing
www.thetimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Sir Keir Starmer hosted a conference call featuring 29 international leaders as he builds a coalition of the willing
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🔓 This story is free to read
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Occasionally, groups on Bluesky will coordinate to mass report an account. This may lead our moderators to review the case more quickly, but mass reporting alone doesn’t lead to suspensions. Reports and user behavior are reviewed by moderators, not counted like votes.
March 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Occasionally, groups on Bluesky will coordinate to mass report an account. This may lead our moderators to review the case more quickly, but mass reporting alone doesn’t lead to suspensions. Reports and user behavior are reviewed by moderators, not counted like votes.
Fallando al red social X (antes Twitter)… www.excelsior.com.mx/hacker/x-se-...
¡Se cae X! Usuarios reportan fallas en la red social este 10 de marzo
Usuarios de X han informado sobre problemas en la red social este 10 de marzo. Según DownDetector, los reportes de fallas aumentaron esta mañana.
www.excelsior.com.mx
March 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Fallando al red social X (antes Twitter)… www.excelsior.com.mx/hacker/x-se-...
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Two U.S. Army soldiers in Washington State and a former soldier were arrested on bribery and theft charges, accused in separate federal indictments of conspiring to obtain and sell sensitive government information, the Justice Department said.
Two Army Soldiers Are Accused of Selling Military Secrets
One of the soldiers was accused in a federal indictment of selling sensitive information to people in China. A former soldier was also arrested.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Two U.S. Army soldiers in Washington State and a former soldier were arrested on bribery and theft charges, accused in separate federal indictments of conspiring to obtain and sell sensitive government information, the Justice Department said.
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NEW: The USPS has abruptly stopped accepting all packages from Hong Kong and China until further notice. The move comes after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US imports, in response to President Trump’s executive order to increase tariffs on China.
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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos
As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
NEW: The USPS has abruptly stopped accepting all packages from Hong Kong and China until further notice. The move comes after China imposed retaliatory tariffs on US imports, in response to President Trump’s executive order to increase tariffs on China.
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🚨 Bombardier plane of American Eagle @americanair.bsky.social crashed: CRJ700 (Series 701) with 78 seats 💺 carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members. The military UH-60 Sikorsky (Blackhawk) has the capacity to carry 4 crew members and up to 11 passengers 🙏🏼😔. Vía @flightradar24.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🚨 Bombardier plane of American Eagle @americanair.bsky.social crashed: CRJ700 (Series 701) with 78 seats 💺 carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members. The military UH-60 Sikorsky (Blackhawk) has the capacity to carry 4 crew members and up to 11 passengers 🙏🏼😔. Vía @flightradar24.com
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Kristi L. Noem, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday, installing a Trump ally in a key policy role.
Kristi Noem confirmed by Senate as homeland security secretary
The role is key to Trump’s plans for the second term after his pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and impose a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Kristi L. Noem, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday, installing a Trump ally in a key policy role.
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The Democratic party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition with President Trump in office. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.
Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed, With Some Willing to Work With Republicans
Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Democratic party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition with President Trump in office. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.
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After concluding 500 days alone in a cave, Beatriz Flamini described her experience as “excellent” and “unbeatable.” But she later conceded that living underground was not something that she “would recommend to anyone.”
The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave
Beatriz Flamini liked to be alone so much that she decided to live underground—and pursue a world record. The experience was gruelling and surreal.
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January 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
After concluding 500 days alone in a cave, Beatriz Flamini described her experience as “excellent” and “unbeatable.” But she later conceded that living underground was not something that she “would recommend to anyone.”
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Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. But designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
Trump designated drug cartels as terrorists. Here’s what that means.
Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. But designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. But designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
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The UK released new documents about Kim Philby, a British intelligence officer turned Soviet double agent during the Cold War. In Journalist and Spy, I wrote that Philby was also a journalist, writing for both The Times and The Daily Telegraph. 1/10 www.journalistandspy.com/p/kim-philby
Kim Philby
Kim Philby, byname of Harold Adrian Russell Philby, worked for British intelligence for 30 years and became one of its leading agents. He was also a journalist, writing for well-known papers such as T...
www.journalistandspy.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The UK released new documents about Kim Philby, a British intelligence officer turned Soviet double agent during the Cold War. In Journalist and Spy, I wrote that Philby was also a journalist, writing for both The Times and The Daily Telegraph. 1/10 www.journalistandspy.com/p/kim-philby
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law slated to start Sunday
January 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law slated to start Sunday
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned employees Tuesday that the company is planning to push out “low performers” faster — a move that will lead to thousands of job cuts in a layoff that could affect 5 percent of the company.
Zuckerberg plans Meta layoffs as company culls ‘low-performers’ faster
Layoffs could affect 5 percent of the workforce as its CEO seeks to “raise the bar on performance management,” according to a memo viewed by The Post.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned employees Tuesday that the company is planning to push out “low performers” faster — a move that will lead to thousands of job cuts in a layoff that could affect 5 percent of the company.
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Ahead of receiving an honorary doctorate from Leiden University, I'll be giving a Feb 6th lecture on my new work on information disorder, and how we can deal with it. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Information Disorder - Public Lecture by Eliot Higgins
Join us for an insightful public lecture by Eliot Higgins, founder and director of Bellingcat, as he addresses the challenges of information disorder.
www.universiteitleiden.nl
January 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ahead of receiving an honorary doctorate from Leiden University, I'll be giving a Feb 6th lecture on my new work on information disorder, and how we can deal with it. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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Even though Californians are accustomed to the threat of wildfire, the pressure of having just minutes to evacuate scuttled even the best-laid plans.
The Post spoke to 12 residents about what objects they decided to save and what they had to leave behind.
The Post spoke to 12 residents about what objects they decided to save and what they had to leave behind.
What they saved from the fires
12 Californians on what they took, what they forgot and what they had to leave behind.
wapo.st
January 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Even though Californians are accustomed to the threat of wildfire, the pressure of having just minutes to evacuate scuttled even the best-laid plans.
The Post spoke to 12 residents about what objects they decided to save and what they had to leave behind.
The Post spoke to 12 residents about what objects they decided to save and what they had to leave behind.
📣 Depose Maduro | Opinion vía @nytimes 📰 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/o...
Opinion | Depose Maduro
Combine a powerful incentive and a credible military threat to dislodge him and his cronies.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📣 Depose Maduro | Opinion vía @nytimes 📰 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/o...
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TikTok users likely could circumvent the ban via VPNs, EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told CBS News, though many free VPNs make money by selling user data and some have been known to install malware. “I would advise people to be very careful about the VPN they choose."
What would happen to TikTok on my phone if the app is banned?
A law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19. Here's what that would mean for users of the social media platform.
www.cbsnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
TikTok users likely could circumvent the ban via VPNs, EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told CBS News, though many free VPNs make money by selling user data and some have been known to install malware. “I would advise people to be very careful about the VPN they choose."
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The run of show for this year’s presidential inauguration is by official estimations expected to be surprisingly routine for a city that has seen only high-drama or disrupted swearing-ins since President Barack Obama took the oath a second time more than a decade ago.
Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
Most of D.C.’s elected leaders either did not say or were noncommittal about whether they will show up to celebrate Trump’s return to a city he has criticized.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The run of show for this year’s presidential inauguration is by official estimations expected to be surprisingly routine for a city that has seen only high-drama or disrupted swearing-ins since President Barack Obama took the oath a second time more than a decade ago.
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How do you find a stolen piece of art? On Thursday 5pm CET/11am EST we explore the world of thieves, forgers and fraudsters with @sauterne.bsky.social, CEO of The Association for Research into Crimes against Art in the first Stage Talk of 2025. Join us: discord.gg/r88a4zcX?eve...
January 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How do you find a stolen piece of art? On Thursday 5pm CET/11am EST we explore the world of thieves, forgers and fraudsters with @sauterne.bsky.social, CEO of The Association for Research into Crimes against Art in the first Stage Talk of 2025. Join us: discord.gg/r88a4zcX?eve...
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Refiners, tanker operators, traders and port executives across Asia were scrambling to manage the fallout from the US’s most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil industry to date, and the impact on major importers China and India
Top Asian Oil Buyers in Turmoil after Sweeping Russian Sanctions
Refiners, tanker operators, traders and port executives across Asia were scrambling on Monday to manage the fallout from the US’s most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil industry to date, and the im...
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Refiners, tanker operators, traders and port executives across Asia were scrambling to manage the fallout from the US’s most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil industry to date, and the impact on major importers China and India