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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I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.
Lest we forget
1/12 Elon Musk is responsible for more deaths in one year than ISIS and Al-Qaeda caused in thirty.
In 2025 his "Department of Government Efficiency" dismantled USAID.
He tweeted that he fed it "into the wood chipper."
The result was a massacre 🧵
In 2025 his "Department of Government Efficiency" dismantled USAID.
He tweeted that he fed it "into the wood chipper."
The result was a massacre 🧵
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Lest we forget
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Here's the real reason the government keeps freezing the student loan threshold
The part of the loan that's repaid is classed as an asset on Treasury spreadsheets. But when plan 2 student loans started to be repaid, the percentage received back was less than expected...
1/4
The part of the loan that's repaid is classed as an asset on Treasury spreadsheets. But when plan 2 student loans started to be repaid, the percentage received back was less than expected...
1/4
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Here's the real reason the government keeps freezing the student loan threshold
The part of the loan that's repaid is classed as an asset on Treasury spreadsheets. But when plan 2 student loans started to be repaid, the percentage received back was less than expected...
1/4
The part of the loan that's repaid is classed as an asset on Treasury spreadsheets. But when plan 2 student loans started to be repaid, the percentage received back was less than expected...
1/4
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
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Kaja Kallas:
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
February 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Kaja Kallas:
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
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The underlying problem is that stopping the lawless authoritarianism is ultimately not a legal problem, & there are no actual legal solutions to it. It is a political problem, & the only solution is a political one requiring a majority of votes in the House & 67 votes in the Senate.
Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The underlying problem is that stopping the lawless authoritarianism is ultimately not a legal problem, & there are no actual legal solutions to it. It is a political problem, & the only solution is a political one requiring a majority of votes in the House & 67 votes in the Senate.
If someone from the future warned me that the robot revolution would look like a bad prank from a lazy accountant, I wouldn't take them seriously "Yeah right, try this with Sarah Connor!"
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 AM
If someone from the future warned me that the robot revolution would look like a bad prank from a lazy accountant, I wouldn't take them seriously "Yeah right, try this with Sarah Connor!"
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New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
Exclusive: images and testimony from the January uprising, when Iranian security forces are believed to have killed thousands of men, women and children who had flocked on to the streets
After imposing a nationwide internet blackout, the Iranian regime appears to have largely obscured the mass killing of protesters. However, a photographer in Tehran has managed to share their documentation of what happened, along with the testimony of those who joined in and survived the protests.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 AM
New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
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As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
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In sad #Caturday news: Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda
Larry the Cat, No 10's chief mouser, is among those paying tribute to his former rival.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
In sad #Caturday news: Former Foreign Office cat Palmerston dies in Bermuda
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s not actually thinking. Please, stop this.
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
It’s not actually thinking. Please, stop this.
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New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Fascinating data.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Fascinating data.
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The sooner Trump and Rubio understand that most Europeans currently believe the larger threat to the "Western" way of life is from Trump's US allying itself to Russia, the better.
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The sooner Trump and Rubio understand that most Europeans currently believe the larger threat to the "Western" way of life is from Trump's US allying itself to Russia, the better.
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Valentine's Day is almost over, which means it's now time to select one happy couple and sacrifice them to the old gods to guarantee a bountiful harvest
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Valentine's Day is almost over, which means it's now time to select one happy couple and sacrifice them to the old gods to guarantee a bountiful harvest
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Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.
Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment
Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.
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Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office
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I can't believe there are still government people at the X crime scene.
Thanks for speaking out, Senator Simons.
Thanks for speaking out, Senator Simons.
I had the opportunity to rise during Senate Question Period this week, to ask about the Canadian government's continued commitment to using X for official communications - and about their failure to use sites such as Bluesky and Mastodon. What do you think? #cdnpoli #Canada #Grok #X #Bluesky
It's time to make an X-it: Senator Simons questions the Canadian government's continued use of X
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I can't believe there are still government people at the X crime scene.
Thanks for speaking out, Senator Simons.
Thanks for speaking out, Senator Simons.
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AOC: “We are seeing our presidential administration tear apart the transatlantic partnership — rip up every democratic norm — & really calling into question, as was mentioned by Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum, the rules-based order that we have or question mark, do we have?”
February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
AOC: “We are seeing our presidential administration tear apart the transatlantic partnership — rip up every democratic norm — & really calling into question, as was mentioned by Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum, the rules-based order that we have or question mark, do we have?”
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That's the Europe that MAGA US want as an ally -to attack EU, not to defend from Putin's Russia
'Illiberal' PM, endorsed by ally Trump this week, to receive US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday.
Hungary's Orban says EU bigger threat than Russia before April elections
'Illiberal' PM, endorsed by ally Trump this week, to receive US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday.
www.aljazeera.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
That's the Europe that MAGA US want as an ally -to attack EU, not to defend from Putin's Russia
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"You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist."
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist."
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
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Free piece just released. Marco Rubio called on tolerant, democratic, liberal Europe to destroy itself and embrace a Trump-like future. He received a standing ovation and we are told some people are reassured. If so, Europe will deserve everything coming its way. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Rubio Calls For The End Of A Tolerant, Democratic Europe And The Crowd Goes Wild
Just over an hour ago, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the end of a tolerant, democratic Europe and its break-up into a disparate group of smaller, Trumpist states, and the Europeans in t...
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Free piece just released. Marco Rubio called on tolerant, democratic, liberal Europe to destroy itself and embrace a Trump-like future. He received a standing ovation and we are told some people are reassured. If so, Europe will deserve everything coming its way. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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The Woman Who Ruled a Forbidden Love — And Quietly Rewrote Her Own Ending
Rachel Ward captivated millions in The Thorn Birds before reinventing herself as a filmmaker and advocate. Discover her journey from supermodel to Hollywood star to director.
Rachel Ward captivated millions in The Thorn Birds before reinventing herself as a filmmaker and advocate. Discover her journey from supermodel to Hollywood star to director.
The Woman Who Ruled a Forbidden Love — And Quietly Rewrote Her Own Ending
Rachel Ward captivated millions in The Thorn Birds before reinventing herself as a filmmaker and advocate. Discover her journey from supermodel to Hollywood star to director.
allchronology.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The Woman Who Ruled a Forbidden Love — And Quietly Rewrote Her Own Ending
Rachel Ward captivated millions in The Thorn Birds before reinventing herself as a filmmaker and advocate. Discover her journey from supermodel to Hollywood star to director.
Rachel Ward captivated millions in The Thorn Birds before reinventing herself as a filmmaker and advocate. Discover her journey from supermodel to Hollywood star to director.
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😯 Air defense missiles that were delivered to us on Sunday were used on Thursday, - Zelensky
We will reach the point where we produce enough interceptors to make Shahed drones meaningless for Russia.
There is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend.
We will reach the point where we produce enough interceptors to make Shahed drones meaningless for Russia.
There is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend.
February 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
😯 Air defense missiles that were delivered to us on Sunday were used on Thursday, - Zelensky
We will reach the point where we produce enough interceptors to make Shahed drones meaningless for Russia.
There is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend.
We will reach the point where we produce enough interceptors to make Shahed drones meaningless for Russia.
There is no country in Europe that could rely only on its own technology and money to defend.