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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 2h

Can we return the favour and tax McDonald, Burger King, Starbucks and all the other fast food crap imported from the US to the same degree? From a health point of view this could be seriously beneficial @ec.europa.eu

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well

www.theguardian.com

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 1d

Always found that horse hair wig fascinating. Apparently it makes all judges look the same which hinders retribution from those who are judged.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 1d

I have always romanticised the visual aspect of Cuba. Its decay stuck in an alternative reality, echoes of soft voices carried by the smoke of cigars. Until you live there.

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Water supplies fail. Food shortages force adults to skip meals to feed the young and elderly. Multiple generations live packed together in a single house and endure hot summer nights without enough power to run a fan.

Daily life in Cuba is a nightmare.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 2d

People may be finally realising that putting all your life data onto social media for free has its pitfalls.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline since. And this is not just the unwinding of a bump in screen time during pandemic lockdowns – what’s going on?

Read the full story here: on.ft.com/3IzaxBL

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 3d

AI could send mass tourism to some grotty outer suburb destination lauded it as the new Taj Mahal, and it wouldn't be a bad thing.

AI Endangering Tourists by Sending Them to Nonexistent Landmarks in Hazardous Locations

Hallucinating AI platforms are spitting out nonexistent landmarks and it's putting tourists in dangerous situations.

futurism.com

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 3d

The wonders of mass tourism.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday.

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet.

bit.ly

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 3d

Paying attention is what has been sadly lacking for sometime.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 3d

I cried.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 3d

The Don't Look Up ending version of Dr. Jane Goodall. Shoot them into space and good riddance to that pack of terminal sociopaths. Goodall was exceptional, down to every word. We got this far because of inspiring people like her; this is the leadership we need.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 5d

There you are. So, to follow up, I can just mute you or block you in order not to have to engage with your abusive comments. It's really that easy.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 5d

Agree💯- if you feel threatened defend your argument instead, stand up to those who you perceive wrong and use the block facility. Banning is for wimps.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 6d

The final shootout scene is absolutely epic. I would watch the whole series again just for that bit.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 7d

Requiem for Terence Stamp.

Breaking Baz: Terence Stamp Pre-Shot ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert 2’ Scenes Months Before He Died; Filmmaker Stephan Elliott Says Actor Had “Time Of His Life”

Stephan Elliot tells Deadline that Terence Stamp spent his final months reprising his role as Bernadette for 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2'.

deadline.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7d

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 7d

Jane Goodall's ground breaking research on primates led to a major conservation initiative in Tanzania which Trump almost killed when foreign-aid funding was cut. Search engine Ecosia
filled the funding gap, guaranteeing the continuation of the Gombe reforestation project for the next 3 years.

Libération @liberation.fr · 7d

⚫ La célèbre primatologue britannique, devenue une icône planétaire des luttes environnementales, a révolutionné notre regard sur les primates, grâce à ses travaux pionniers auprès des grands singes. Elle est morte à 91 ans.

➡️ bit.ly/42hJQIn

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 8d

Lake Trasimeno under the clouds. Umbria. Italy
#photorgraphy

A mooring pilon set near the shore of a lake under the dark cloud of the sky.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 9d

Lake Trasimeno. The jetty. Umbria
#photography

A wood cladded jetty curves into the rippled water of a lake. A storm is advancing.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 9d

Never forget that what has got us this far is our ability for empathy, selflessness and helping each other. Without it we would have never made it as a human race.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 9d

Corrupt local politicians, ignorance, and big lobbies are the usual culprits in this story so no need to apologise! I love eucalyptus trees and I love Australia. Their scent will always remind me of the most unforgettable journey I have ever taken.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 9d

Really need this.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 10d

Last year in Asturias I saw native forests invaded by Eucalyptus trees introduced by the cellulose extraction industry. These invasive trees drain the soil of any moisture, destroy local habitat, prevent the thriving of other species. The fires we saw this year were a disaster waiting to happen.

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

www.theguardian.com

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 10d

Valencia is in the path of some extreme flooding risk starting tomorrow morning. Anyone there stay safe.

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 10d

"..I believed that giving users such a simple way to navigate the internet would unlock creativity and collaboration on a global scale. If you could put anything on it, then after a while, it would have everything on it.

We need to return the internet to the original vision.

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

www.theguardian.com

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Ella🌻 @gabriellanonino.com · 10d

Not the best spot, but I had to stop to take a photo. The colours of the soil in Umbria under a threatening sky.
#TravelPhotography #photography #OnTheRoad

A ploughed field with deep brown and orange tonalities and mountains in the background. The dark clouds above alternate the perception of the landscape with light and shadow.

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