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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 6h

I don't think I've ever seen so many rats (the animals) on the streets as in DC.

The Economist @economist.com · 11h

New York finally appears to be tipping the scales against city rats. Yet other cities, in America and beyond, are struggling econ.st/3VZfvux

Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 1d

People in Syria and Lebanon drink mate (Ilex paraguariensis) because they traveled back and forth from South America. Could it be that this didn’t happen in Palestine because the British Mandate prevented migrants from returning?

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 1d

Uruk - authoritarian governance, temple-based taxation, strong mythmaking, cuneiform.

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 2d

Such peace. Very Nobel. Wow explosion www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 2d

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 3d

Chapeau.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 3d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 3d

Los que miraban a Argentina como modelo económico tienen considerado el salvavidas de EEUU?
www.ft.com/content/6333...

Argentine assets hit by new selling amid worries over US bailout

Peso, stocks and bonds all fall as investors fret over lack of details from Washington on rescue plan

www.ft.com

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 3d

Las animaciones 3D del portavoz de las FDI repiten plantillas, mezclan recursos ajenos y presentan inexactitudes espaciales; no prueban lo que muestran y aun así los medios las repiten sin chistar.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 3d

"Aunque pudiera ofrecer un bienvenido respiro al sufrimiento en Gaza a corto plazo, creo que una resolución duradera y mutuamente acordada del conflicto israelí-palestino, que ya lleva décadas, requiere aquello que el plan de Trump deja de lado: la autodeterminación palestina."

Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 3d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 3d

Pacific Palisades si trova in California non in Florida, però.

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 4d

Ojalá signifique que el genocidio se acaba y que llegará alivio pronto a la gente de Gaza.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

BREAKING: Hamas will release all 20 living hostages this weekend, AP sources say, as Israelis will withdraw from majority of Gaza.

Israel, Hamas agree to 'first phase' of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

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El ciudadano Esteban @macana144.bsky.social · 4d

Posteó algo re bonito en Linkedin la productora musical del Tiny Desk de 31 Minutos, Anamaria Sayre.

www.linkedin.com/posts/anamar...

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 5d

Bella ciao
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity

A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war

www.aljazeera.com

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 6d

For the children

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 6d

"One soldier held up an Israeli-made drone, called Thor, which can drop bombs and also parachute units of blood from the sky, factoring in the wind direction, to reach wounded soldiers in Gaza."

The drone's use depends so starkly on whether Israelis see you as human.

www.npr.org/2025/09/29/n...

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers were badly wounded in Gaza. Here's what saved them

More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.

www.npr.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 8d

Absolutely heinous.

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Rodolfo Disi Pavlic @rdisip.bsky.social · 7d

“How is it that the country committing genocide is granted any say in the future of the people against whom it has committed genocide?”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

www.theguardian.com

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 9d

The Israeli goal is to continue the war

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 9d

Very funny things

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 11d

'Those who remain in Gaza will be considered terrorists and terror supporters'
-Israeli Minister for Defence, Israel Kantz -

Catholic Arena just posted.
#LetGazaLive