Francesc
@rhinomni.bsky.social
Catalan Dutchman/Dutch Catalan (delete whichever you think is most inappropriate) in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain..
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Interested in politics
Art
Philosophy
Science
Anthropology and sociology
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Interested in politics
Art
Philosophy
Science
Anthropology and sociology
🎥
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It’s mine - I opted for the bigger, brighter place. The other one is super dark and pretty pokey. This is close to the river, park, and a 5 min walk from the city centre.
Can’t wait now. The screen to divide the room is a bit weird, but I’ll make it work. Come to Graz, I’ll show you around 🙂
Can’t wait now. The screen to divide the room is a bit weird, but I’ll make it work. Come to Graz, I’ll show you around 🙂
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s mine - I opted for the bigger, brighter place. The other one is super dark and pretty pokey. This is close to the river, park, and a 5 min walk from the city centre.
Can’t wait now. The screen to divide the room is a bit weird, but I’ll make it work. Come to Graz, I’ll show you around 🙂
Can’t wait now. The screen to divide the room is a bit weird, but I’ll make it work. Come to Graz, I’ll show you around 🙂
This is a truly superb series.
The last narrated by the great David Attenborough? At 99 years old you must assume so.
But it’s brilliant.
The photography, the story, the extraordinary footage.
Must see. BBC iPlayer.
youtu.be/uKzjZu_KVzU?...
The last narrated by the great David Attenborough? At 99 years old you must assume so.
But it’s brilliant.
The photography, the story, the extraordinary footage.
Must see. BBC iPlayer.
youtu.be/uKzjZu_KVzU?...
Kingdom | Trailer – BBC
YouTube video by BBC
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is a truly superb series.
The last narrated by the great David Attenborough? At 99 years old you must assume so.
But it’s brilliant.
The photography, the story, the extraordinary footage.
Must see. BBC iPlayer.
youtu.be/uKzjZu_KVzU?...
The last narrated by the great David Attenborough? At 99 years old you must assume so.
But it’s brilliant.
The photography, the story, the extraordinary footage.
Must see. BBC iPlayer.
youtu.be/uKzjZu_KVzU?...
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A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
Montmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online harassment head-on, asking viewers to ‘please stop with the thirsty comments’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
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News: Wladimir Putin, Russland, Ukraine: Die USA und die EU zerstreiten sich mehr und mehr, zur Freude der russischen Regierung. Das ist die Lage am Sonntag.
News: Wladimir Putin, Russland, Ukraine
Die USA und die EU zerstreiten sich mehr und mehr, zur Freude der russischen Regierung. Das ist die Lage am Sonntag.
www.spiegel.de
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
News: Wladimir Putin, Russland, Ukraine: Die USA und die EU zerstreiten sich mehr und mehr, zur Freude der russischen Regierung. Das ist die Lage am Sonntag.
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Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?
Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?
The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reserves
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?
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‘Gedreven door macht en geld’ sluit Fifa-baas Infantino vriendschap met de grootste autocraten
‘Gedreven door macht en geld’ sluit Fifa-baas Infantino vriendschap met de grootste autocraten
www.volkskrant.nl
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
‘Gedreven door macht en geld’ sluit Fifa-baas Infantino vriendschap met de grootste autocraten
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Venezuela: Kommt es zum Krieg mit den USA? »Ein großer Bluff«: Seit US-Präsident Trump den Luftraum über Venezuela für geschlossen erklärt hatte, glauben viele, dass ein Angriff auf das südamerikanische Land unmittelbar bevorsteht. Der britische Autor Phil Gunson erklärt die aktuelle Lage.
Venezuela: Kommt es zum Krieg mit den USA? »Ein großer Bluff«
Seit US-Präsident Trump den Luftraum über Venezuela für geschlossen erklärt hatte, glauben viele, dass ein Angriff auf das südamerikanische Land unmittelbar bevorsteht. Der britische Autor Phil Gunson erklärt die aktuelle Lage.
www.spiegel.de
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Venezuela: Kommt es zum Krieg mit den USA? »Ein großer Bluff«: Seit US-Präsident Trump den Luftraum über Venezuela für geschlossen erklärt hatte, glauben viele, dass ein Angriff auf das südamerikanische Land unmittelbar bevorsteht. Der britische Autor Phil Gunson erklärt die aktuelle Lage.
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Vor dem Besuch von Bundeskanzler Merz in Israel: Wie die Menschen in Gaza die Waffenruhe erleben – und wie es weitergeht: Bundeskanzler Merz hat die Beschränkung der Rüstungsexporte aufgehoben und reist zum Antrittsbesuch nach Israel. Der Krieg sei beendet, sagt er. Wie erleben das die Menschen in…
Vor dem Besuch von Bundeskanzler Merz in Israel: Wie die Menschen in Gaza die Waffenruhe erleben – und wie es weitergeht
Bundeskanzler Merz hat die Beschränkung der Rüstungsexporte aufgehoben und reist zum Antrittsbesuch nach Israel. Der Krieg sei beendet, sagt er. Wie erleben das die Menschen in Gaza?
www.spiegel.de
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Vor dem Besuch von Bundeskanzler Merz in Israel: Wie die Menschen in Gaza die Waffenruhe erleben – und wie es weitergeht: Bundeskanzler Merz hat die Beschränkung der Rüstungsexporte aufgehoben und reist zum Antrittsbesuch nach Israel. Der Krieg sei beendet, sagt er. Wie erleben das die Menschen in…
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Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
The Swedish navy encounters Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, its chief of operations has said, and is preparing for a further increase in the event of ceasefire or armistice in the Ukraine war.
Capt Marko Petkovic said Moscow was “continuously reinforcing” its presence in the region, and sightings of its vessels were a regular part of life for the Swedish navy. Its “very common”, he said, adding that the number of sightings had increased in recent years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
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Wortlos kommunizieren: Das bedeuten die geheimen Besteck-Codes im Restaurant www.der-postillon.com/2023/12/best...
Wortlos kommunizieren: Das bedeuten die geheimen Besteck-Codes im Restaurant
Einfach mit der Bedienung zu sprechen, wenn man etwas mitteilen möchte, ist einer der häufigsten Anfängerfehler unerfahrener Restaurantbesucher. Echte
www.der-postillon.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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This type of conversation really fascinates me.
I like this quite likely scenario.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
I like this quite likely scenario.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life
We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient
www.newscientist.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This type of conversation really fascinates me.
I like this quite likely scenario.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
I like this quite likely scenario.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
What an immense joke.
It’s hard to express to sycophantic lunacy of this “prize”.
It degrades literally everything FIFA ought to stand for.
Utterly and shamefully embarrassing.
Yuk.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
It’s hard to express to sycophantic lunacy of this “prize”.
It degrades literally everything FIFA ought to stand for.
Utterly and shamefully embarrassing.
Yuk.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What an immense joke.
It’s hard to express to sycophantic lunacy of this “prize”.
It degrades literally everything FIFA ought to stand for.
Utterly and shamefully embarrassing.
Yuk.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
It’s hard to express to sycophantic lunacy of this “prize”.
It degrades literally everything FIFA ought to stand for.
Utterly and shamefully embarrassing.
Yuk.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
I know @rawstory.com has quite partisan reporting, but perhaps it’s time for Americans to realise that SCOTUS serves their paymasters and not “the American people”.
That ship has long sailed.
www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
That ship has long sailed.
www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
'Bad sign': Supreme Court under fire for 'failing the country' with latest order
Legal experts bashed the Supreme Court's unsigned order on Thursday that allows Texas to use an election map that significantly favors President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. On Thursday, the...
www.rawstory.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I know @rawstory.com has quite partisan reporting, but perhaps it’s time for Americans to realise that SCOTUS serves their paymasters and not “the American people”.
That ship has long sailed.
www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
That ship has long sailed.
www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
We are visiting London with Catalan friends this weekend.
Weather: English (☔️🥶).
Tonight we went to Abba Voyage and despite its overwhelming commercialism , it’s a great experience!
When in London, do consider going and if you do, take -like we did- dance floor tickets. The intimacy is spot on!
Weather: English (☔️🥶).
Tonight we went to Abba Voyage and despite its overwhelming commercialism , it’s a great experience!
When in London, do consider going and if you do, take -like we did- dance floor tickets. The intimacy is spot on!
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We are visiting London with Catalan friends this weekend.
Weather: English (☔️🥶).
Tonight we went to Abba Voyage and despite its overwhelming commercialism , it’s a great experience!
When in London, do consider going and if you do, take -like we did- dance floor tickets. The intimacy is spot on!
Weather: English (☔️🥶).
Tonight we went to Abba Voyage and despite its overwhelming commercialism , it’s a great experience!
When in London, do consider going and if you do, take -like we did- dance floor tickets. The intimacy is spot on!
Is this the Bluesky equivalent of that old chain letter?!
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Is this the Bluesky equivalent of that old chain letter?!
Lasst uns das Kreuz nehmen und einen Kreuzzug unter Kaiser Trump starten…
Crazy.
Crazy.
Marco Rubio erschwert Einreise in die USA aus Nigeria: In der Debatte über Gewalt gegen Christen in Nigeria kündigte US-Präsident Trump bereits an, einen Militäreinsatz in Nigeria vorbereiten zu wollen. Nun schränkt der Außenminister die Einreise in die USA ein.
Marco Rubio erschwert Einreise in die USA aus Nigeria
In der Debatte über Gewalt gegen Christen in Nigeria kündigte US-Präsident Trump bereits an, einen Militäreinsatz in Nigeria vorbereiten zu wollen. Nun schränkt der Außenminister die Einreise in die USA ein.
www.spiegel.de
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Lasst uns das Kreuz nehmen und einen Kreuzzug unter Kaiser Trump starten…
Crazy.
Crazy.
Abgesehen von notwendigen Geschäftsreisen und Besuchen bei der engsten Familie, warum sollte irgendjemand in diese schrecklichen, fremdenfeindlichen, rassistischen USA reisen wollen?!
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USA stoppen Einwanderungsanträge von Menschen aus 19 Ländern: Die USA wollten sich vor ausländischem Terrorismus schützen, behauptet das Heimatschutzministerium. Deswegen werden nun zahlreiche Einwanderungsanträge ausgesetzt.
USA stoppen Einwanderungsanträge von Menschen aus 19 Ländern
Die USA wollten sich vor ausländischem Terrorismus schützen, behauptet das Heimatschutzministerium. Deswegen werden nun zahlreiche Einwanderungsanträge ausgesetzt.
www.spiegel.de
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Abgesehen von notwendigen Geschäftsreisen und Besuchen bei der engsten Familie, warum sollte irgendjemand in diese schrecklichen, fremdenfeindlichen, rassistischen USA reisen wollen?!
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Ukraine-Krieg: EU legt Plan zur Nutzung russischer Vermögen vor: Wie umgehen mit festgesetzten russischen Vermögen in der EU? Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen präsentiert nun einen Plan. Belgien reagiert frustriert, Kanzler Merz macht Druck.
Ukraine-Krieg: EU legt Plan zur Nutzung russischer Vermögen vor
Wie umgehen mit festgesetzten russischen Vermögen in der EU? Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen präsentiert nun einen Plan. Belgien reagiert frustriert, Kanzler Merz macht Druck.
www.spiegel.de
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ukraine-Krieg: EU legt Plan zur Nutzung russischer Vermögen vor: Wie umgehen mit festgesetzten russischen Vermögen in der EU? Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen präsentiert nun einen Plan. Belgien reagiert frustriert, Kanzler Merz macht Druck.
Palantir, for me, is one of the main global villains.
They have their technological fingers in all nasty, autocratic and right wing pies.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
They have their technological fingers in all nasty, autocratic and right wing pies.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data management company’s chief executive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Palantir, for me, is one of the main global villains.
They have their technological fingers in all nasty, autocratic and right wing pies.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
They have their technological fingers in all nasty, autocratic and right wing pies.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
A hundred points for anyone who can make any sense out of the incoherent rants from the Rude Old Bigot In The White House.
Incomprehensible BS.
Make that a million points.
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
Incomprehensible BS.
Make that a million points.
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
Roll Call Factba.se - Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Cabinet Meeting at the White House - December 2, 2025
Full transcript of Donald J. Trump: Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Cabinet Meeting at the White House - December 2, 2025
rollcall.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A hundred points for anyone who can make any sense out of the incoherent rants from the Rude Old Bigot In The White House.
Incomprehensible BS.
Make that a million points.
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
Incomprehensible BS.
Make that a million points.
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
This is a superb article about elephant behaviour in Namibia.
Apart from it being very interesting indeed, it’s also very funnily written.
Highly recommended read!
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
Apart from it being very interesting indeed, it’s also very funnily written.
Highly recommended read!
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
In conditions of scarcity, elephants (like humans) don’t play nice | Aeon Essays
Elephant families are matriarchal, inclusive and caring. But when environmental scarcity hits, everything changes
aeon.co
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is a superb article about elephant behaviour in Namibia.
Apart from it being very interesting indeed, it’s also very funnily written.
Highly recommended read!
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
Apart from it being very interesting indeed, it’s also very funnily written.
Highly recommended read!
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
aeon.co/essays/in-co...
It’s not even funny anymore.
The US wantonly kill people on fishing boats by double dipping, in their so called “war on drugs” and then free the convicted leader of a narco-state.
What did Hernández pay Trump’s “Pardon Scheme”?
And, why is such an overtly and utterly corrupt POTUS still in office?
The US wantonly kill people on fishing boats by double dipping, in their so called “war on drugs” and then free the convicted leader of a narco-state.
What did Hernández pay Trump’s “Pardon Scheme”?
And, why is such an overtly and utterly corrupt POTUS still in office?
Former president of Honduras, convicted of trafficking, freed after Trump pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández was serving a 45-year sentence over drug trafficking. Following a pardon from President Donald Trump, he has been released.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s not even funny anymore.
The US wantonly kill people on fishing boats by double dipping, in their so called “war on drugs” and then free the convicted leader of a narco-state.
What did Hernández pay Trump’s “Pardon Scheme”?
And, why is such an overtly and utterly corrupt POTUS still in office?
The US wantonly kill people on fishing boats by double dipping, in their so called “war on drugs” and then free the convicted leader of a narco-state.
What did Hernández pay Trump’s “Pardon Scheme”?
And, why is such an overtly and utterly corrupt POTUS still in office?