Sean Michael Carlos
@seancarlos.bsky.social
Experienced licensed real estate agent / realtor in Italy. Passionate about property & information which enables informed decisions. Ich kann Deutsch. Si parla italiano. https://www.seancarlos.org/
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Me in full ‘Unspun World’ flow for tonight’s programme on BBC Two, the News Channel & BBC World Service, being filmed by Dave Wilkins. Ben Watt, exec producer, on the right. Subjects: gloomy Britain greets Trump/Israel accused of genocide/Russia tests NATO. Worth a watch.
September 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Me in full ‘Unspun World’ flow for tonight’s programme on BBC Two, the News Channel & BBC World Service, being filmed by Dave Wilkins. Ben Watt, exec producer, on the right. Subjects: gloomy Britain greets Trump/Israel accused of genocide/Russia tests NATO. Worth a watch.
Microsoft saying you should ditch your old Windows 10 computer? Help the environment and your wallet by upgrading to Linux.
End of 10
Windows 10 ends in 2025. Don’t buy a new PC — revive yours with Linux. It's fast, secure, and help is available to get you started.
endof10.org
June 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Microsoft saying you should ditch your old Windows 10 computer? Help the environment and your wallet by upgrading to Linux.
Tip: for those who want to avoid "Artificial stupidity" results in Google searches, it can be turned off by adding -ai to a search query.
May 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Tip: for those who want to avoid "Artificial stupidity" results in Google searches, it can be turned off by adding -ai to a search query.
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Self harm on a national scale
It was a disaster then, and it will continue to be until we come to our senses and reverse it...
Brexit has left everyone worse off
It was a disaster then, and it will continue to be until we come to our senses and reverse it...
Brexit has left everyone worse off
February 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Self harm on a national scale
It was a disaster then, and it will continue to be until we come to our senses and reverse it...
Brexit has left everyone worse off
It was a disaster then, and it will continue to be until we come to our senses and reverse it...
Brexit has left everyone worse off
«You know German history? You know then how some people posing as democrats in 1933 abused the legal political process to get into power?» [I fear too many in the US have a poor understanding of history]
‘Did they learn nothing?’: Auschwitz survivor to return German honour over AfD vote role
Albrecht Weinberg ‘horrified’ that MPs relied on far-right party to pass anti-immigration motion
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
«You know German history? You know then how some people posing as democrats in 1933 abused the legal political process to get into power?» [I fear too many in the US have a poor understanding of history]
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"Remember, it didn't start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with "us vs them." It started with intolerance and hate speech, and when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye."
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Remember, it didn't start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with "us vs them." It started with intolerance and hate speech, and when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye."
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
National Holocaust Remembrance Day
❖ Casa Sperimentale, Fregene (Fiumicino/Rome) ❖
While I'm not really a fan of the Brutalist architectural style, nor that of Plattenbau (prefabricated concrete panels), the experimental tree house “Casa Sperimentale“ outside Rome merits attention to remind us of some of the innovation in Italian...
While I'm not really a fan of the Brutalist architectural style, nor that of Plattenbau (prefabricated concrete panels), the experimental tree house “Casa Sperimentale“ outside Rome merits attention to remind us of some of the innovation in Italian...
Casa Sperimentale: A Modular Architectural Marvel At Risk Of Being Lost
Casa Sperimentale, created by architects Giuseppe Perugini, Uga de Plaisant, and Raynaldo Perugini, stands as a distinctive example of experimental
www.architecturelab.net
January 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
❖ Casa Sperimentale, Fregene (Fiumicino/Rome) ❖
While I'm not really a fan of the Brutalist architectural style, nor that of Plattenbau (prefabricated concrete panels), the experimental tree house “Casa Sperimentale“ outside Rome merits attention to remind us of some of the innovation in Italian...
While I'm not really a fan of the Brutalist architectural style, nor that of Plattenbau (prefabricated concrete panels), the experimental tree house “Casa Sperimentale“ outside Rome merits attention to remind us of some of the innovation in Italian...
Real Estate in Italy: What is a geometra and what do they do?
What is a geometra and what do they do?
When buying property in Italy, especially in the countryside, a buyer may encounter a professional figure called a geometra. They are able to perform multiple tasks, which sometimes makes it confusing...
www.seancarlos.org
January 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Real Estate in Italy: What is a geometra and what do they do?
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This is heartening to see! The resistance is beginning.
I know we are tired. I know we are fearful. But we will make ourselves heard and reclaim this country from the grip of MAGA fascism.
I’ve seen the inside of barbed wire prison camps in America. We came back from that and shall overcome this.
I know we are tired. I know we are fearful. But we will make ourselves heard and reclaim this country from the grip of MAGA fascism.
I’ve seen the inside of barbed wire prison camps in America. We came back from that and shall overcome this.
The People’s March is moving through the streets of Washington: “We won’t go back!”
A broad coalition of activists — among them climate, women’s rights, immigration, anti-war, LGBT, D.C. statehood, racial justice — are mobilizing in unison against Trump, three days before his inauguration. 🧵
A broad coalition of activists — among them climate, women’s rights, immigration, anti-war, LGBT, D.C. statehood, racial justice — are mobilizing in unison against Trump, three days before his inauguration. 🧵
January 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is heartening to see! The resistance is beginning.
I know we are tired. I know we are fearful. But we will make ourselves heard and reclaim this country from the grip of MAGA fascism.
I’ve seen the inside of barbed wire prison camps in America. We came back from that and shall overcome this.
I know we are tired. I know we are fearful. But we will make ourselves heard and reclaim this country from the grip of MAGA fascism.
I’ve seen the inside of barbed wire prison camps in America. We came back from that and shall overcome this.
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
❖ How to buy property in Italy webinar this Saturday ❖
This Saturday I will be providing an in-depth webinar on the process of buying a home in Italy.
Free for those who subscribe to Dream of Italy (minimum $67 / 6 months) dreamofitaly.com/my-account/m...
This Saturday I will be providing an in-depth webinar on the process of buying a home in Italy.
Free for those who subscribe to Dream of Italy (minimum $67 / 6 months) dreamofitaly.com/my-account/m...
January 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
❖ How to buy property in Italy webinar this Saturday ❖
This Saturday I will be providing an in-depth webinar on the process of buying a home in Italy.
Free for those who subscribe to Dream of Italy (minimum $67 / 6 months) dreamofitaly.com/my-account/m...
This Saturday I will be providing an in-depth webinar on the process of buying a home in Italy.
Free for those who subscribe to Dream of Italy (minimum $67 / 6 months) dreamofitaly.com/my-account/m...
Italian village forbids residents from becoming ill
Italian village forbids residents from becoming ill
The mayor of Belcastro said the "humorous provocation" was an attempt to expose the state of the region's healthcare system.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Italian village forbids residents from becoming ill
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
Given that news can be so hard to digest these days, I decided to dust off some volumes neglected for far too long. In too many ways the human frailties Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe depicts in 1940's Los Angeles are all too present today, including the purchase of politicians by tycoons, sigh.
January 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Given that news can be so hard to digest these days, I decided to dust off some volumes neglected for far too long. In too many ways the human frailties Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe depicts in 1940's Los Angeles are all too present today, including the purchase of politicians by tycoons, sigh.
From way back in 1977, Chuck Mangione with "Feels So Good"
Feels So Good
YouTube video by Chuck Mangione - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
From way back in 1977, Chuck Mangione with "Feels So Good"
In other good news today, Italy's rail service, while not perfect, ranks at top of European survey. Indeed I have seen vast improvement over the years.
Eurostar the worst-performing rail service in Europe, campaigners find
Firm disputes Transport and Environment’s findings, which also ranked Deutsche Bahn as one of the least reliable
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 PM
In other good news today, Italy's rail service, while not perfect, ranks at top of European survey. Indeed I have seen vast improvement over the years.
It is one thing to learn a second or third language, especially as an adult. It is an even further challenge (and accomplishment) to translate from one language to another, the brain is further taxed! Congratulations are in order to @anne-t-melo.bsky.social !
Anne Thompson Melo: “I’m so glad I decided to go to that first workshop” | Flanders literatureFlanders LiteratureCloseFlanders LiteratureFlanders - State of the ArtWieni
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December 7, 2024 at 8:44 AM
It is one thing to learn a second or third language, especially as an adult. It is an even further challenge (and accomplishment) to translate from one language to another, the brain is further taxed! Congratulations are in order to @anne-t-melo.bsky.social !
𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝑰𝑴𝑼 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑰
What to know about the annual Italian property tax, IMU
Nationally the annual property tax in Italy is called IMU, Imposta municipale propria. It was previously known as ICI, Imposta comunale sugli immobili. The name may be slightly different in some auton...
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December 7, 2024 at 8:35 AM
𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝑰𝑴𝑼 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑰
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐚, 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚
𝔸𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 / 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕥 · ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕠 · ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒 (𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕠) · € 𝟛𝟚𝟝,𝟘𝟘𝟘
Situated at the edge of the medieval town with sweeping views of the sea. 360⁰: www.seancarlos.org/360/li-38/
𝔸𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 / 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕥 · ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕠 · ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒 (𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕠) · € 𝟛𝟚𝟝,𝟘𝟘𝟘
Situated at the edge of the medieval town with sweeping views of the sea. 360⁰: www.seancarlos.org/360/li-38/
December 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐚, 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚
𝔸𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 / 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕥 · ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕠 · ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒 (𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕠) · € 𝟛𝟚𝟝,𝟘𝟘𝟘
Situated at the edge of the medieval town with sweeping views of the sea. 360⁰: www.seancarlos.org/360/li-38/
𝔸𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 / 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕥 · ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕠 · ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕚𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒 (𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕠) · € 𝟛𝟚𝟝,𝟘𝟘𝟘
Situated at the edge of the medieval town with sweeping views of the sea. 360⁰: www.seancarlos.org/360/li-38/
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Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo is on the 2024 John Florio Prize shortlist! Many thanks to the @societyofauthors.bsky.social and to the Italian Cultural Institute, London. And congratulations to my fellow shortlistees, Brian Robert Moore, Gregory Conti and Jenny McPhee!
@fromtheitalian.bsky.social for Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo, Virago Books
Gregory Conti and John Cullen for The Colour Line by Igiaba Scego, Hope Road Publishing
With thanks to sponsor @italymfa.bsky.social
Gregory Conti and John Cullen for The Colour Line by Igiaba Scego, Hope Road Publishing
With thanks to sponsor @italymfa.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo is on the 2024 John Florio Prize shortlist! Many thanks to the @societyofauthors.bsky.social and to the Italian Cultural Institute, London. And congratulations to my fellow shortlistees, Brian Robert Moore, Gregory Conti and Jenny McPhee!
A cruise get-away may not be such as good idea after all.
Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 in 2023 than Scotland’s biggest city – report
World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:34 AM
A cruise get-away may not be such as good idea after all.
Many cities are finding mass tourism and short term rentals to be having averse effects on those who actually live and study in these cities. Yet striking a balance is a delicate task.
Barcelona mayor defends ban on tourist flats saying ‘drastic’ action needed to cut housing costs
Jaume Collboni determined to follow through with plan that he says will return 10,000 properties to city’s residents
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Many cities are finding mass tourism and short term rentals to be having averse effects on those who actually live and study in these cities. Yet striking a balance is a delicate task.
Where is the best place to live in Italy? Italy is a large and varied country, with significant differences from south to north. Where will depend on priorities and available budget.
The lure of Italy: where is the best place to live?
The almost definitive guide to where to live in Italy The lure of Italy is indisputable. History, culture, culinary tradition, stunning landscapes… and naturally so many beautiful people. You're smitt...
www.seancarlos.org
November 19, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Where is the best place to live in Italy? Italy is a large and varied country, with significant differences from south to north. Where will depend on priorities and available budget.