Elasse
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Tech lover Artist with a thing for Geopolitics and Statistics 👩🏻💻📷📊 Supporter of Gaia 🌎 European 🇪🇺
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Hundreds of companies, including big names like Palantir, Deloitte and Accenture, are earning millions from contracts with ICE and CBP during Trump's second term.
Many are mundane but others are directly assisting the crackdown
w/ @peter.andringa.me @rafeuddin.ft.com
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Many are mundane but others are directly assisting the crackdown
w/ @peter.andringa.me @rafeuddin.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/c741...
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Hundreds of companies, including big names like Palantir, Deloitte and Accenture, are earning millions from contracts with ICE and CBP during Trump's second term.
Many are mundane but others are directly assisting the crackdown
w/ @peter.andringa.me @rafeuddin.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/c741...
Many are mundane but others are directly assisting the crackdown
w/ @peter.andringa.me @rafeuddin.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/c741...
Statement of the parents of Alex Pretti, the man who was executed by ICE officers in Minneapolis.
#minneapolis #alexpretti
#minneapolis #alexpretti
January 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone got $1.5 BILLION out of Paramount for #SouthPark streaming rights & additional seasons.
The same Paramount that just gave the President their lunch money in a settlement.
Keep those lawyers on speed dial, Paramount.
The same Paramount that just gave the President their lunch money in a settlement.
Keep those lawyers on speed dial, Paramount.
July 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trey Parker and Matt Stone got $1.5 BILLION out of Paramount for #SouthPark streaming rights & additional seasons.
The same Paramount that just gave the President their lunch money in a settlement.
Keep those lawyers on speed dial, Paramount.
The same Paramount that just gave the President their lunch money in a settlement.
Keep those lawyers on speed dial, Paramount.
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The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible www.theverge.com/gadgets/6874...
The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible
It’s supposedly made in the USA, cheap, and coming this fall. I doubt it all.
www.theverge.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible www.theverge.com/gadgets/6874...
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If you incite violence or destroy our communities, you are going to be held accountable.
That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop.
That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop.
June 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you incite violence or destroy our communities, you are going to be held accountable.
That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop.
That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop.
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Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company
Jony Ive to lead OpenAI's design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company | TechCrunch
OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive's startup, io, which will lead creative and design work for Sam Altman's firm.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company
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Doesn't sound like a pivot
May 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Doesn't sound like a pivot
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Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, was removed from the Senate after confronting lawmakers over US support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
May 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, was removed from the Senate after confronting lawmakers over US support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
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The arguments focused on a separate question: can federal district court judges rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.
By @ninatotenberg.bsky.social
By @ninatotenberg.bsky.social
Supreme Court weighs whether birthright citizenship can remain law in America
The arguments focused on a separate question: can federal district court judges rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The arguments focused on a separate question: can federal district court judges rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.
By @ninatotenberg.bsky.social
By @ninatotenberg.bsky.social
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UAE set to deepen AI links with the United States after past curbs over China reut.rs/4jXGOjp
UAE set to deepen AI links with the United States after past curbs over China
The United Arab Emirates is expected to secure a deal giving it expanded access to advanced artificial intelligence chips from the United States, after previously facing restrictions over Washington's concerns that China could get its hands on the technology.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
UAE set to deepen AI links with the United States after past curbs over China reut.rs/4jXGOjp
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How did Erdogan go from pariah to peacemaker?
The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, playing both sides as he boosts his international profile to counter domestic unrest
The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, playing both sides as he boosts his international profile to counter domestic unrest
How Erdogan went from pariah to peacemaker
The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, playing both sides as he boosts his international profile to counter domestic unrest
www.thetimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How did Erdogan go from pariah to peacemaker?
The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, playing both sides as he boosts his international profile to counter domestic unrest
The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, playing both sides as he boosts his international profile to counter domestic unrest
Interesting article about the german nazi ideology "Völlkischen" nowadays getting back popularity in the northern country around Lueneburg. I never heard about it before. Is this slow comeback really happening? #germany www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
Germania, nei villaggi neonazi la nostalgia dei Reich è uno stile di vita
Nate nel dopoguerra, le comunità ‘völkisch’ stanno crescendo in tutta la Germania. Ma tra i vicini di casa c’è chi ha deciso di resistere, svelando i loro veri…
www.repubblica.it
May 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Interesting article about the german nazi ideology "Völlkischen" nowadays getting back popularity in the northern country around Lueneburg. I never heard about it before. Is this slow comeback really happening? #germany www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
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Nationalist, pro-RU, Eurosceptic 39 y/o George Simion wins 1st round of presidential election in Romania. He advocates for unification with Moldova and opposes aid for Ukraine. He is banned in Ukraine and Moldova, and linked to pro-Kremlin Georgescu.
2nd round against Bucharest Mayor Dan is on 5/18
2nd round against Bucharest Mayor Dan is on 5/18
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Nationalist, pro-RU, Eurosceptic 39 y/o George Simion wins 1st round of presidential election in Romania. He advocates for unification with Moldova and opposes aid for Ukraine. He is banned in Ukraine and Moldova, and linked to pro-Kremlin Georgescu.
2nd round against Bucharest Mayor Dan is on 5/18
2nd round against Bucharest Mayor Dan is on 5/18
April 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The Atlantic story detailing how Trump aides inadvertently invited the magazine's editor to a Signal chat where highly sensitive information about a military strike was shared has easily become the top news story of the year globally, according to new data.
Top Trump officials' Signal blunder becomes top news story of 2025
A spokesperson for The Atlantic said it was "one of the top subscription driving stories" for the magazine of all time.
www.axios.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Atlantic story detailing how Trump aides inadvertently invited the magazine's editor to a Signal chat where highly sensitive information about a military strike was shared has easily become the top news story of the year globally, according to new data.
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Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, allowed to leave France — despite ongoing criminal investigation
Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, allowed to leave France — despite ongoing criminal investigation
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, no longer has to stay in France. A source told AFP that the investigating judge in charge of Durov’s case has accepted a request to modify the conditions of his supervision. “As you may have…
tcrn.ch
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, allowed to leave France — despite ongoing criminal investigation
March 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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the feminine urge to
Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'
Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I'm thinking of switching from Kindle to Kobo. Is it good? Anyone using it? www.kobo.com/it/it
#byebyeamazon
#byebyeamazon
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March 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'm thinking of switching from Kindle to Kobo. Is it good? Anyone using it? www.kobo.com/it/it
#byebyeamazon
#byebyeamazon
".. we must reiterate that Kimbal Musk is a different person than his brother Elon Musk" #BLMlayoffs
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Yes, Elon Musk’s Brother Is on the Burning Man Board of Directors
Burning Man has added Elon Musk’s younger brother Kimbal Musk to its board of directors, stoking concern among Burners about connections between the annual desert event and the new Republican tech oli...
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March 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
".. we must reiterate that Kimbal Musk is a different person than his brother Elon Musk" #BLMlayoffs
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