Guilherme (Gui) Larangeira
@glarange.bsky.social
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Refugee from EnergyTwitter, cycling and pickleball enthusiast, energy storage and agrivoltaics evangelist; ML dabbler; PhD student at Stony Brook; we could be zeroes; Go Blue!
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Or John Robert’s, even greater enabler
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You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
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Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
You mean like blowing up Venezuelan boats with no due process?
Can’t believe how much Hanna h Arendt saw this all coming. I guess none of this is nee
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
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You know it's going great when you have to repeatedly remind the interviewer you're the Vice President of the United States mid-tantrum.
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
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Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
Doing the e e cummings, ian bremmer thing now?
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The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.
I’m sure the trader just got lucky
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cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
What about space solar, Auke? What are your thoughts?
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Yesterday: Trump bragged, "We took the freedom of speech away."

Today: New reporting on Trump's plans to go after opposition groups.

In 9 days: We mount the largest peaceful protest in modern history to say, loud and clear, that America has no king.

nokings.org
USA Today: 'We took the freedom of speech away:' Trump on flag burning protection, First Amendment Reuters: Trump's war on the left: inside the plan to investigate liberal groups
What is this demonstration. If it’s the largest in history, it’s like d day, but I haven’t heard!
Where’s DOJ when you need them?