Piero Castellano 🇪🇺
@pierocastellano.com
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Photojournalist, biker, reader, writer: street photography, heritage, rights and struggle for them. Food&wine and their history. Italy, Mediterranean, Europe. 🧿
https://linktr.ee/PieroCastellano
Photojournalist, biker, reader, writer: street photography, heritage, rights and struggle for them. Food&wine and their history. Italy, Mediterranean, Europe. 🧿
https://linktr.ee/PieroCastellano
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Piero Castellano 🇪🇺
@pierocastellano.com
· Nov 18
Wow, good morning skywalkers! Thanks and welcome to everyone, this is the number of people who followed me on X when I left...
I hope I won't disappoint you, I will follow up later with a proper and updated introduction.
I hope I won't disappoint you, I will follow up later with a proper and updated introduction.
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
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Viktor Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced his colleague Anita Orbán as “future minister of foreign affairs of Hungary,” joking that her surname is just a coincidence.
“My name is Donald 🤷♂️ ,” Tusk quipped in reply.
Reported by Szabolcs Panyi
“My name is Donald 🤷♂️ ,” Tusk quipped in reply.
Reported by Szabolcs Panyi
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Viktor Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced his colleague Anita Orbán as “future minister of foreign affairs of Hungary,” joking that her surname is just a coincidence.
“My name is Donald 🤷♂️ ,” Tusk quipped in reply.
Reported by Szabolcs Panyi
“My name is Donald 🤷♂️ ,” Tusk quipped in reply.
Reported by Szabolcs Panyi
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For those who missed it, Reddit users have figured out that many of the blank PDF files in the Epstein files are actually videos when you change the extension to .mov or .avi.
That's how much they care about protecting victims.
That's how much they care about protecting victims.
Just want to point out that these videos are still live in the Epstein files and at least a few of them are CSAM, many others NSFW, some include violence involving torture of prisoners convicted of sex crimes.
Strong warning to not go looking. It includes video of Epstein molesting girls.
Strong warning to not go looking. It includes video of Epstein molesting girls.
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
For those who missed it, Reddit users have figured out that many of the blank PDF files in the Epstein files are actually videos when you change the extension to .mov or .avi.
That's how much they care about protecting victims.
That's how much they care about protecting victims.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Berlin had begun confidential talks with France about a European nuclear deterrent, saying the region had to become stronger in order to reset its relationship with the United States
Merz eyes European nuclear shield in call for US reset
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Berlin had begun confidential talks with France about a European nuclear deterrent, saying the region had to become stronger in order to reset its relat...
www.rte.ie
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Berlin had begun confidential talks with France about a European nuclear deterrent, saying the region had to become stronger in order to reset its relationship with the United States
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
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Remember when it was 2024 and everyone said the SAVE act had “no path forward” and didn’t care because Biden was in office? Now it’s 2026 and it just passed the house. It’s giving “Roe v Wade will never be overturned.” Call your Senators.
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Remember when it was 2024 and everyone said the SAVE act had “no path forward” and didn’t care because Biden was in office? Now it’s 2026 and it just passed the house. It’s giving “Roe v Wade will never be overturned.” Call your Senators.
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
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Kazakhstan's reputation as a safe haven for Russian exiles has been upended by a string of planned expulsions of dissidents.
‘The Motherland Is Catching Up’: Russians in Kazakhstan Feel Moscow’s Reach in String of Expulsions - The Moscow Times
An activist who used to volunteer for an organization linked to the late Alexei Navalny in St.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Kazakhstan's reputation as a safe haven for Russian exiles has been upended by a string of planned expulsions of dissidents.
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
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There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
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This is good!
Utah Sen. John Curtis shot down Trump nominee Jeremy Carl, who has repeatedly expressed a belief in the white nationalist “great replacement theory,” to serve as assistant secretary of state for international organizations.
Breaking with his party, Utah’s Sen. John Curtis is sinking a Trump State Department pick
Citing “insensitive remarks about the Jewish people,” Utah’s Sen. John Curtis announced Thursday he will oppose a high-level State Department nomination from President Donald Trump, likely crushing it.
www.sltrib.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is good!
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This is by now a familiar routine. Trump administration announces cuts that may be illegal. States sue. Judge issues TRO. Here’s step 3 in the events that began Monday with an announcement of $600 mil in cuts to 4 blue states
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cut $600 Million in Health Funds
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This is by now a familiar routine. Trump administration announces cuts that may be illegal. States sue. Judge issues TRO. Here’s step 3 in the events that began Monday with an announcement of $600 mil in cuts to 4 blue states
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
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It's no use pretending Russia can be appeased. No surrender can be forced upon Ukraine that will stop Russia waging war against the West.
There's no point acting as if the United States is still among the Allies. No pandering to Trump will stop him being Putin's puppet.
There's no point acting as if the United States is still among the Allies. No pandering to Trump will stop him being Putin's puppet.
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
It's no use pretending Russia can be appeased. No surrender can be forced upon Ukraine that will stop Russia waging war against the West.
There's no point acting as if the United States is still among the Allies. No pandering to Trump will stop him being Putin's puppet.
There's no point acting as if the United States is still among the Allies. No pandering to Trump will stop him being Putin's puppet.
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This is striking: New Senate Majority PAC poll finds that GOP's advantage on immigration has been wiped out by unpopularity of Trump's agenda. Dems now at parity with Republicans.
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is striking: New Senate Majority PAC poll finds that GOP's advantage on immigration has been wiped out by unpopularity of Trump's agenda. Dems now at parity with Republicans.
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
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One of three shadow tankers lack flag, ie are lawless and fair game for any navy, anywhere.
Journalists took a look at the entire shadow tanker fleet and found a whole third of them lack a flag.
But, as EU states get laws and are about to act the ships are already re-flagging, many to Russia.
Journalists took a look at the entire shadow tanker fleet and found a whole third of them lack a flag.
But, as EU states get laws and are about to act the ships are already re-flagging, many to Russia.
"One in three ships could be stopped"
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
One of three shadow tankers lack flag, ie are lawless and fair game for any navy, anywhere.
Journalists took a look at the entire shadow tanker fleet and found a whole third of them lack a flag.
But, as EU states get laws and are about to act the ships are already re-flagging, many to Russia.
Journalists took a look at the entire shadow tanker fleet and found a whole third of them lack a flag.
But, as EU states get laws and are about to act the ships are already re-flagging, many to Russia.
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Palantir billionaires are spending heavily to get this guy into office.
The race for California governor is about to become a major flashpoint for tech fascism.
The race for California governor is about to become a major flashpoint for tech fascism.
February 12, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Palantir billionaires are spending heavily to get this guy into office.
The race for California governor is about to become a major flashpoint for tech fascism.
The race for California governor is about to become a major flashpoint for tech fascism.
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Without looking (chart below in next post), what did you hear about the US economy in 2021 to 2024, when Joe Biden was president, amidst the incredibly strong job growth & unprecedentedly rapid economic recovery from the 2020 Covid shock?
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Without looking (chart below in next post), what did you hear about the US economy in 2021 to 2024, when Joe Biden was president, amidst the incredibly strong job growth & unprecedentedly rapid economic recovery from the 2020 Covid shock?
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Great new study on early medieval foodways, specifically a lack of fish in cooking pots! Glad it's not just our #ArchaeoFINS pots that lack 🐟! Implication with the human isotopes is that the Vikings adapted to local cuisine & left their fishy ways behind! doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England
doi.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Great new study on early medieval foodways, specifically a lack of fish in cooking pots! Glad it's not just our #ArchaeoFINS pots that lack 🐟! Implication with the human isotopes is that the Vikings adapted to local cuisine & left their fishy ways behind! doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Oh look!
We’re talking about immigration again!
Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...
We’re talking about immigration again!
Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...
Finally! A chance to talk about IMMIGRANTs & not corruption!
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Oh look!
We’re talking about immigration again!
Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...
We’re talking about immigration again!
Instead of corruption money & pedos permeating our politics! 🤩 Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhZk...
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1/ We're pleased the Prime Minister has called out Jim Ratcliffe's disgusting, racist & dehumanising language.
However, these words ring somewhat hollow when his government is imposing cruel, self-defeating immigration rules that damage social cohesion.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
However, these words ring somewhat hollow when his government is imposing cruel, self-defeating immigration rules that damage social cohesion.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
1/ We're pleased the Prime Minister has called out Jim Ratcliffe's disgusting, racist & dehumanising language.
However, these words ring somewhat hollow when his government is imposing cruel, self-defeating immigration rules that damage social cohesion.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
However, these words ring somewhat hollow when his government is imposing cruel, self-defeating immigration rules that damage social cohesion.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This is beside the point -- a very important point -- but that photo show one of the most beautiful urban landscapes I've seen in a long time. A busy city, full of walkers, bikers, and street cars, and no private automobiles in sight. (Or, if there are any, they're damn hard to find.)
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is beside the point -- a very important point -- but that photo show one of the most beautiful urban landscapes I've seen in a long time. A busy city, full of walkers, bikers, and street cars, and no private automobiles in sight. (Or, if there are any, they're damn hard to find.)
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Trainees of the FC Lokomotyv Kyiv Academy presented a football damaged by a russian missile to the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
The initiative is a reminder of the global responsibility to protect the future of Ukrainian sport.
The initiative is a reminder of the global responsibility to protect the future of Ukrainian sport.
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trainees of the FC Lokomotyv Kyiv Academy presented a football damaged by a russian missile to the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
The initiative is a reminder of the global responsibility to protect the future of Ukrainian sport.
The initiative is a reminder of the global responsibility to protect the future of Ukrainian sport.
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😡 Today the Russians attacked a hospital in Sumy where children are being treated
Around 12:00 the occupiers launched two drone strikes on the hospital territory with an interval of 30 minutes.
The children and medical staff are in shelter.
Around 12:00 the occupiers launched two drone strikes on the hospital territory with an interval of 30 minutes.
The children and medical staff are in shelter.
February 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
😡 Today the Russians attacked a hospital in Sumy where children are being treated
Around 12:00 the occupiers launched two drone strikes on the hospital territory with an interval of 30 minutes.
The children and medical staff are in shelter.
Around 12:00 the occupiers launched two drone strikes on the hospital territory with an interval of 30 minutes.
The children and medical staff are in shelter.
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The 90 million people who didn’t bother to vote enabled Trump, too. Did they get what they wanted? The utter decimation of our federal government & the breakdown of the rule of law?
Now, our environmental laws are being dismantled, too.
Voting is a civic duty. It’s not a PR stunt. It is our reality
Now, our environmental laws are being dismantled, too.
Voting is a civic duty. It’s not a PR stunt. It is our reality
Harsh, but accurate: voting for Trump wasn’t protest or disruption, it was a choice to burn alliances, norms, and credibility for nothing but grievance theater. The damage will outlive the excuses.
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
The 90 million people who didn’t bother to vote enabled Trump, too. Did they get what they wanted? The utter decimation of our federal government & the breakdown of the rule of law?
Now, our environmental laws are being dismantled, too.
Voting is a civic duty. It’s not a PR stunt. It is our reality
Now, our environmental laws are being dismantled, too.
Voting is a civic duty. It’s not a PR stunt. It is our reality
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Explosions in Kharkiv were reported. City under ballistic missiles attack
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Explosions in Kharkiv were reported. City under ballistic missiles attack