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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 5h

Belarusian authorities have detained at least 88 people for alleged connections to Belarusian Hajun, an open-source military monitoring group that has tracked Russian and Belarusian troop movements since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus detains at least 88 people linked to military monitoring group, rights activists say

Human rights monitors say Belarus arrested at least 88 for ties to military tracker.

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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 5h

Hungary’s main opposition leader, Péter Magyar, has said that Hungarian intelligence officers were sent to the country’s EU embassy in Brussels between 2015 and 2018, adding credence to reports that Budapest ran an espionage operation in the heart of the European Union.

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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 5h

“There’s an insistent analogy in Tokarczuk’s work...between the arbitrarily constructed qualities of gender roles and the arbitrarily constructed qualities of nation-states.” —Christopher Tayler

In the Fourth Person | Christopher Tayler

In 1896 the French writer Alfred Jarry gave a speech introducing his play Ubu Roi, a pioneering work of avant-garde provocation, at the Théâtre de l’Œuvre

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 5h

💥Hungary’s main opposition leader, Péter Magyar, has said that Hungarian intelligence officers were sent to the country’s EU embassy in Brussels between 2015 and 2018, adding credence to reports that Budapest ran an espionage operation in the heart of the European Union. tvpworld.com/89479707/pte...

Hungary opposition leader backs claims of Hungarian spy network in EU

Magyar claims Hungarian intelligence also monitored him.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5h

Did MAGA conspiracy theories doom the lab-grown burger?

Some states have banned cultured meat for reasons that include “global elites” and “bugs.”

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Iván Darias Alfonso @ivandariasa.bsky.social · 5h

For foreign tourists, Cuba is a corner of paradise in the heart of the Caribbean. But for Cubans life is not easy. A rolling economic crisis means food shortages and poverty as buildings and infrastructure crumble.

Cuba: An Island in Turmoil | ARTE.tv Documentary
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Cuba: An Island in Turmoil | ARTE.tv Documentary

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Literland @literland.bsky.social · 22h

Óscar Hahn

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Revista 5W @revista5w.bsky.social · 22h

Aquí puedes leer la columna de hoy 👇

Revista 5W @revista5w.bsky.social · 1d

📰 NUEVA COLUMNA | 'El líder que no teme a Trump'

👥 Mientras Europa y el resto del mundo cede, Xi Jinping ha decidido doblar el pulso a Estados Unidos.

✍️ David Jiménez

El líder que no teme a Trump

Mientras Europa y el resto del mundo cede, Xi Jinping ha decidido doblar el pulso a Estados Unidos

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CTXT @ctxt.es · 5h

En 'La indómita especie humana', el periodista holandés Frank Westerman observa como las extrañas biografías de los investigadores, el fomento de la competitividad o la precariedad laboral intervienen en la producción del conocimiento científico.
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La ciencia del hombre

Crónica periodística, ciencia e historia en Frank Westerman

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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · 6h

Turkish and international media bodies have voiced outrage over the assault on Turkish environmental journalist Hakan Tosun – who died from his injuries on Wednesday – amid concern that he was targeted for his work.
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Media Organisations Demand Investigation into Death of Turkish Journalist

Turkish and international media bodies have voiced outrage over the assault on Turkish environmental journalist Hakan Tosun – who died from his injuries on Wednesday – amid concern that he was targete...

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DeSmog @desmog.com · 6h

🔴 NEW - How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank

Opaque funds are masking donations to political causes.

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How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank

A UK charity that portrays itself as a climate leader facilitated a £830,000 donation to the Mercatus Center, a conservative think tank heavily funded by U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch, DeSmog can ...

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Página|12 @pagina12ok.bsky.social · 7h

“Si él no gana, no seremos generosos con Argentina”, dijo Trump e inmediatamente saltó el dólar, se derrumbaron bonos y acciones y se disparó el riesgo país | Por Raúl Dellatorre bit.ly/4okHHE7

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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 1d

Liebe Leute, bitte, bitte bestellt eure Bücher beim lokalen Buchhändler. Herr Bezos wartet nur darauf, dass unsere kleinteilige, vielfältige Einzelhandelsstruktur kaputt geht.

Zahl der Buchhandlungen binnen fünf Jahren um ein Viertel gesunken

Schnell mal zum Buchladen um die Ecke - das wird immer schwieriger. Obwohl die Branche mehr Umsatz macht, gibt es immer weniger Geschäfte. Das Statistikamt nennt auch mögliche Gründe für den Rückgang.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20h

“At 87, I am solitary.” In 2016, the late poet Donald Hall wrote about solitude and loneliness.

Between Solitude and Loneliness

Now and then, especially at night, solitude loses its soft power and loneliness takes over. I am grateful when solitude returns.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 17h

Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 10h

President Trump has said Time magazine photo is "worst of all time" on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday. "They 'disappeared' my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown...Really weird!" www.axios.com/2025/10/14/t...

Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time"

Trump said Time's photo "disappeared" his hair.

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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 23h

“Do you have the guts to bleed?” That’s the slogan used to promote a clandestine fighting league in Cuba offering up to 20 euros per match.
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Young Cubans Willing to Fight and “Bleed” for Money - Havana Times

“Do you have the guts to bleed?” That’s the slogan used to promote a clandestine fighting league in Cuba offering up to 20 euros per match.

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International Press Institute (IPI) @globalfreemedia.bsky.social · 10h

#Malta: On the eve of the anniversary of murder of Maltese investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia, IPI joins #pressfreedom groups in calling on authorities to set up a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety👇

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In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan – ipi.media

On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the International Press Institute (IPI) joins press freedom and journalists’ groups in calling…

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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 1d

I remember my grandfather pausing in the doorway every time he heard the “Peanut Vendor” coming down the street.
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The Street Vendor Cries of Havana - Havana Times

I remember my grandfather pausing in the doorway every time he heard the “Peanut Vendor” coming down the street.

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Stefan Melichar @stefanmelichar.bsky.social · 11h

Für heute wird das Urteil im ersten Benko/Signa-Prozess erwartet. @profil.at ist im Gerichtssaal dabei. So ist es gestern, am ersten Verhandlungstag, gelaufen: www.profil.at/investigativ...

Benko-Prozess: Schwer bewachter Kurz-Auftritt

René Benko stand am Dienstag erstmals in der Causa Signa als Angeklagter vor Gericht. Aus der U-Haft vorgeführt, bekannte er sich „nicht schuldig“. Weitere Ausführungen überließ er lieber seinem Anwal...

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10h

Internal EU spats don’t get much bigger than the Commission facing allegations from the Parliament that it broke its own rules when it unfroze funding to Hungary in December 2023.

EU airs dirty laundry in public as Parliament fights Commission in court

The case, which focuses on the unfreezing of funds to Hungary, raises questions about the function of the EU budget, lawyers say.

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Uwe @ue-62.bsky.social · 1d

Ab und an gibt’s auch mal gute Nachrichten

• Im Kampf gegen aggressive Krebsarten ist einem Forscherteam, unter anderem aus Essen und Düsseldorf, ein Durchbruch gelungen. www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...

Neue Therapie gegen Krebs - Essener und Düsseldorfer Forschungsteam gelingt Durchbruch

Im Kampf gegen aggressive Krebsarten ist einem Forscherteam, unter anderem aus Essen und Düsseldorf, ein Durchbruch gelungen.

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Ingrid Brodnig @brodnig.bsky.social · 11h

Freu mich schon auf den heutigen Vortrag im Haus des Meeres!

Bringe auch Beispiele mit, wie mit KI-Videos Wut und Häme genährt wird - von Beispielen aus Österreich bis zur USA

Kulturwelle</br> Ingrid Brodnig

<h3>Wider die Verrohung</h3> Ingrid Brodnig beschäftigt sich als Journalistin und Autorin mit digitalen Phänomenen wie Hasskommentaren und Desinformation im Internet, aber auch mit der Debat...

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Podcast Shuffle 🎲 @podcastshuffle.bsky.social · 1d

Radical Love Live | John Fugelsang: "The Separation of Church and Hate".
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John Fugelsang: "The Separation of Church and Hate"

John Fugelsang is a fierce advocate for the “separation of church and hate.” This week, the irreverent host of Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything” takes on Christianity in the US, which he says has been ...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

It's a no-brainer that her appointment is invalid. So the question becomes, is the indictment (on she was the only lawyer signatory) invalid as a result—and, if so, is it too late for the Trump DOJ to remedy that problem, given that the statute of limitations ran on Sept. 30.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

James Comey formally notifies the court of his intent to try to disqualify Trump’s lawyer Lindsey Halligan as unlawfully appointed.

The motion cites rulings DQ-ing two other Trump top prosecutors: Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba.

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