Francesco Carollo
@francescocarollo.bsky.social
Mediterranean, Sicilian, European, Italian, Londoner.
Runner: 2x42k 1x60k
Hate those who divide. Love those who get people together.
Non-linear paths are the most fascinating ones.
Runner: 2x42k 1x60k
Hate those who divide. Love those who get people together.
Non-linear paths are the most fascinating ones.
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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On Epstein, the DOJ is not just putting its thumb on the scale for Trump. It's his defense team. The top officials at the Justice Department are executing Trump's wishes. It's Trump’s cover-up. But it’s not going well for him.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
Bill Kristol: This Is Trump's Cover-Up
On the Epstein matter, the current DOJ is not just putting its thumb on the scale for Trump.
www.thebulwark.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
On Epstein, the DOJ is not just putting its thumb on the scale for Trump. It's his defense team. The top officials at the Justice Department are executing Trump's wishes. It's Trump’s cover-up. But it’s not going well for him.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road
The late musician bristled against his record companies, his producers and fame itself – but that friction ignited both his AOR hits and his raw, spirited take on the blues
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Despite his knack for slick pop, the principled and passionate Chris Rea never took the easy road www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Maria Farmer, chi è la donna che poteva fermare sul nascere il regno di Epstein www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
Maria Farmer, chi è la donna che poteva fermare sul nascere il regno di Epstein
www.repubblica.it
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maria Farmer, chi è la donna che poteva fermare sul nascere il regno di Epstein www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
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🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials
Huge archive – set to shed fresh light on Epstein’s misdeeds – legally obliged to be released before midnight deadline
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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🚨PHD Opportunity 🚨
Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs!
Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs!
Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨PHD Opportunity 🚨
Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs!
Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs!
Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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I turned off the news for 1 day to give myself a break, and came back to this. wtf is going on now?
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I turned off the news for 1 day to give myself a break, and came back to this. wtf is going on now?
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He got two mortgages just seven weeks apart. The two documents Trump personally signed said he would make each home his principal residence for a year, unless the lender agreed otherwise.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Trump mortgage 1993
www.documentcloud.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
He got two mortgages just seven weeks apart. The two documents Trump personally signed said he would make each home his principal residence for a year, unless the lender agreed otherwise.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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Very interesting story from Robert Peston on Twitter.
It sounds like Labour very deliberately engineered a series of artificial, unnecessary storms in teacups in advance of the budget.
In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned that the beginnings of an official investigation are under way.
It sounds like Labour very deliberately engineered a series of artificial, unnecessary storms in teacups in advance of the budget.
In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned that the beginnings of an official investigation are under way.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Very interesting story from Robert Peston on Twitter.
It sounds like Labour very deliberately engineered a series of artificial, unnecessary storms in teacups in advance of the budget.
In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned that the beginnings of an official investigation are under way.
It sounds like Labour very deliberately engineered a series of artificial, unnecessary storms in teacups in advance of the budget.
In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned that the beginnings of an official investigation are under way.
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Black Friday is the name usually given to refer to the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day when retailers in the US have traditionally kicked off the holiday shopping season with heavily discounted goods.
As Black Friday has become established here in the UK, it has been exploited by scammers.
As Black Friday has become established here in the UK, it has been exploited by scammers.
How scammers exploit Black Friday
Different ways scammers take advantage of Black Friday and the weekly scam news
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Black Friday is the name usually given to refer to the Friday after Thanksgiving, a day when retailers in the US have traditionally kicked off the holiday shopping season with heavily discounted goods.
As Black Friday has become established here in the UK, it has been exploited by scammers.
As Black Friday has become established here in the UK, it has been exploited by scammers.
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They’ve got nothing else. A nothing burger of a budget, a row back on workers’ rights… u-turns everywhere, but you don’t worry!!
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
They’ve got nothing else. A nothing burger of a budget, a row back on workers’ rights… u-turns everywhere, but you don’t worry!!
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
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It’s the same weakness as has infected our politics in the UK too, although he’s better at projecting a sense of confidence when he does it.
A dithering mess, forced to row back on every principle, desperately proving their toughness by kicking immigrants. Contemptible. #r4today
A dithering mess, forced to row back on every principle, desperately proving their toughness by kicking immigrants. Contemptible. #r4today
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It’s the same weakness as has infected our politics in the UK too, although he’s better at projecting a sense of confidence when he does it.
A dithering mess, forced to row back on every principle, desperately proving their toughness by kicking immigrants. Contemptible. #r4today
A dithering mess, forced to row back on every principle, desperately proving their toughness by kicking immigrants. Contemptible. #r4today
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Trump is in crisis, MAGA base turning on him over links with Jeffrey Epstein & the whole country is feeling his total failure to get the cost of living under control.
His response? Get the headlines back where he wants them - ramping up the extreme racist scapegoating #r4today
His response? Get the headlines back where he wants them - ramping up the extreme racist scapegoating #r4today
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Trump is in crisis, MAGA base turning on him over links with Jeffrey Epstein & the whole country is feeling his total failure to get the cost of living under control.
His response? Get the headlines back where he wants them - ramping up the extreme racist scapegoating #r4today
His response? Get the headlines back where he wants them - ramping up the extreme racist scapegoating #r4today
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“Beyond testing failures, the Journal reports that Anduril’s only real battlefield experience in Ukraine has also been problematic”
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
techcrunch.com/2025/11/27/a...
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
techcrunch.com/2025/11/27/a...
Anduril's autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports | TechCrunch
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the
techcrunch.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“Beyond testing failures, the Journal reports that Anduril’s only real battlefield experience in Ukraine has also been problematic”
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
techcrunch.com/2025/11/27/a...
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
techcrunch.com/2025/11/27/a...
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Great (video) interview with Dominic Grieve. 👇
Dominic Grieve has a lot to say
Europe, security, the state of the Tory Party
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great (video) interview with Dominic Grieve. 👇
Pil pro capite, la mappa che spiega il crollo dei redditi in Italia nell’ultimo decennio
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Pil pro capite, la mappa che spiega il crollo dei redditi in Italia nell’ultimo decennio
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
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Nadine Dorries to LBC, "I saw Boris Johnson at his best at that time (at the start of the covid pandemic)"
If this was Boris Johnson's best, can you imagine his worst?
If this was Boris Johnson's best, can you imagine his worst?
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Nadine Dorries to LBC, "I saw Boris Johnson at his best at that time (at the start of the covid pandemic)"
If this was Boris Johnson's best, can you imagine his worst?
If this was Boris Johnson's best, can you imagine his worst?
Pil pro capite, la mappa che spiega il crollo dei redditi in Italia nell’ultimo decennio
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pil pro capite, la mappa che spiega il crollo dei redditi in Italia nell’ultimo decennio
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
www.corriere.it/economia/fin...
UK stock market hits one-month low as AI bubble fears mount, and borrowing exceeds forecasts in October – business live www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
UK stock market hits one-month low as AI bubble fears mount, and borrowing exceeds forecasts in October – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
UK stock market hits one-month low as AI bubble fears mount, and borrowing exceeds forecasts in October – business live www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
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School repairs left unfinished as firm behind PFI contract goes into liquidation.
Massive profiteering from PFI. After 25-30 years assets need to be in good condition before transfer to the public body. Then the company goes bust.
Govt doing more PFI deals.
Massive profiteering from PFI. After 25-30 years assets need to be in good condition before transfer to the public body. Then the company goes bust.
Govt doing more PFI deals.
Repairs left unfinished as firm behind huge schools PFI contract goes into liquidation
The news heightens concerns that 88 schools in Stoke-on-Trent could be left with unfinished work.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
School repairs left unfinished as firm behind PFI contract goes into liquidation.
Massive profiteering from PFI. After 25-30 years assets need to be in good condition before transfer to the public body. Then the company goes bust.
Govt doing more PFI deals.
Massive profiteering from PFI. After 25-30 years assets need to be in good condition before transfer to the public body. Then the company goes bust.
Govt doing more PFI deals.