AnnaCupani
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Scientist. Recovering academic. Works in Research & Biz Innovation in Data & Health. Professional career coach, writing guide, academic mentor (get in touch here or on annacupani.com)
Storyteller, walker and music lover.
Storyteller, walker and music lover.
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AnnaCupani
@annacup.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Episodio 1 – Ultimo viene il corvo
Dietro gli scuri. L’ultimo inverno della Banda Carità · Episode
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To all my Italian-speaking friends: this is a podcast you want to listen this April.
It retells the last months of WWII in Padova. The Resistance and the key role that its university played in it. The tortures, the silences, the meaning of anti-fascismo for us today
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It retells the last months of WWII in Padova. The Resistance and the key role that its university played in it. The tortures, the silences, the meaning of anti-fascismo for us today
open.spotify.com/episode/2YRQ...
Unbelievable yet so believable.
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Unbelievable yet so believable.
All the children are our children.
This makes for a very hard reading. 💔
This makes for a very hard reading. 💔
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
All the children are our children.
This makes for a very hard reading. 💔
This makes for a very hard reading. 💔
I went to the Southbank Centre with friends and listened to some amazing music live.
And I want more of this, in my and everyone's life. We all should have more of this and build lives where more of this can be had by more people.
Good night.
And I want more of this, in my and everyone's life. We all should have more of this and build lives where more of this can be had by more people.
Good night.
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I went to the Southbank Centre with friends and listened to some amazing music live.
And I want more of this, in my and everyone's life. We all should have more of this and build lives where more of this can be had by more people.
Good night.
And I want more of this, in my and everyone's life. We all should have more of this and build lives where more of this can be had by more people.
Good night.
Feeling this in my bones.
And often we belong to both (sometimes at the same time).
And often we belong to both (sometimes at the same time).
It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Feeling this in my bones.
And often we belong to both (sometimes at the same time).
And often we belong to both (sometimes at the same time).
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Anyone who thinks what's happening is the worst political scandal this century, in this country should take a stroll down to the Covid Memorial Wall.
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Anyone who thinks what's happening is the worst political scandal this century, in this country should take a stroll down to the Covid Memorial Wall.
I went out for drinks w/ people I love. Some of them negotiated the night out with family, some are separating, some are expecting babies, some are changing jobs, some just landed from work abroad, some bought a house, some got a tattoo. Connection is what will save us through dark times.
January 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I went out for drinks w/ people I love. Some of them negotiated the night out with family, some are separating, some are expecting babies, some are changing jobs, some just landed from work abroad, some bought a house, some got a tattoo. Connection is what will save us through dark times.
I'm furious and concerned for the children in my life. 🤬
I also have a naive question: what is the risk for the rest of the population? I got all the vaccines as a baby but I wonder if after 40y an exposure may be problematic in some way.
I also have a naive question: what is the risk for the rest of the population? I got all the vaccines as a baby but I wonder if after 40y an exposure may be problematic in some way.
What a mess. This is the damage done by social media lies and disinformation - aided by a government that subsidises and cossets the platforms that spread it. news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.
news.sky.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I'm furious and concerned for the children in my life. 🤬
I also have a naive question: what is the risk for the rest of the population? I got all the vaccines as a baby but I wonder if after 40y an exposure may be problematic in some way.
I also have a naive question: what is the risk for the rest of the population? I got all the vaccines as a baby but I wonder if after 40y an exposure may be problematic in some way.
Being invited to a dinner at an Oxbridge college and the attire is formal and honestly I am not sure I know *exactly* what that means, nor that I have anything suitable.
Apparently I need a cocktail dress or a skirt. None of my skirts is formal, in my world. Can I wear boots? Agh!
Apparently I need a cocktail dress or a skirt. None of my skirts is formal, in my world. Can I wear boots? Agh!
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Being invited to a dinner at an Oxbridge college and the attire is formal and honestly I am not sure I know *exactly* what that means, nor that I have anything suitable.
Apparently I need a cocktail dress or a skirt. None of my skirts is formal, in my world. Can I wear boots? Agh!
Apparently I need a cocktail dress or a skirt. None of my skirts is formal, in my world. Can I wear boots? Agh!
A friend dropped me a line to thank me for a Christmas card I sent her.
She told me she had her first epileptic episode last week on a trein and is undergoing checks.
I can't stop thinking of our latest chat back in November, when we spent 5h straight in a pub talking about life.
She told me she had her first epileptic episode last week on a trein and is undergoing checks.
I can't stop thinking of our latest chat back in November, when we spent 5h straight in a pub talking about life.
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
A friend dropped me a line to thank me for a Christmas card I sent her.
She told me she had her first epileptic episode last week on a trein and is undergoing checks.
I can't stop thinking of our latest chat back in November, when we spent 5h straight in a pub talking about life.
She told me she had her first epileptic episode last week on a trein and is undergoing checks.
I can't stop thinking of our latest chat back in November, when we spent 5h straight in a pub talking about life.
I loved the email I got from TfL afterwards, gently reminding me how lucky I had been and to please pay attention. It led me down a rabbit hole of reports about fascinating lists of lost property.
An amazing array of people finding lost things at stations and railway staff being great on this thread.
(I once left a suitcase on the 148 bus from Camberwell and the staff at the depot were likewise lovely.)
(I once left a suitcase on the 148 bus from Camberwell and the staff at the depot were likewise lovely.)
Agh! Boyfriend has left his suitcase on the train as he arrived at Paddington station half an hour ago! Had his passport and everything and he's meant to fly tomorrow - anyone know if there's anything we can do right now? Is it worth going back to the station tonight??
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I loved the email I got from TfL afterwards, gently reminding me how lucky I had been and to please pay attention. It led me down a rabbit hole of reports about fascinating lists of lost property.
What on Earth am I reading?!
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
What on Earth am I reading?!
Reposted by AnnaCupani
Joint Statement- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain on the Events in Venezuela Jan 4, 2026
1. We express our profound concern and firmly reject the military actions undertaken unilaterally in Venezuelan territory. These actions contravene fundamental principles of international law
1. We express our profound concern and firmly reject the military actions undertaken unilaterally in Venezuelan territory. These actions contravene fundamental principles of international law
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Joint Statement- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain on the Events in Venezuela Jan 4, 2026
1. We express our profound concern and firmly reject the military actions undertaken unilaterally in Venezuelan territory. These actions contravene fundamental principles of international law
1. We express our profound concern and firmly reject the military actions undertaken unilaterally in Venezuelan territory. These actions contravene fundamental principles of international law
I think statements like this should (and could) be the norm coming from our leadership, in Europe and the UK too.
January 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I think statements like this should (and could) be the norm coming from our leadership, in Europe and the UK too.
This.
Also the many reports on ICC judges whose credit cards are blocked or accounts are frozen.
The best moment for action was probably a while ago. The second best moment for action is now.
Also the many reports on ICC judges whose credit cards are blocked or accounts are frozen.
The best moment for action was probably a while ago. The second best moment for action is now.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This.
Also the many reports on ICC judges whose credit cards are blocked or accounts are frozen.
The best moment for action was probably a while ago. The second best moment for action is now.
Also the many reports on ICC judges whose credit cards are blocked or accounts are frozen.
The best moment for action was probably a while ago. The second best moment for action is now.
Not convinced the PM's popularity is going to go up after such display of 'statemanship'.
Starmer asked to respond to Trump breaking international law and seizing the leader of another sovereign nation replies that it is his "responsibility" to have a good relationship with the US President.
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
"I have stepped up that responsibility [and] I do get on with President Trump," he tells the BBC
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Not convinced the PM's popularity is going to go up after such display of 'statemanship'.
Absolutely this.
Absolutely not holding my breath about it.
Absolutely not holding my breath about it.
Days like this are a stark reminder that the UK undertook Brexit at historically the worst possible moment. Bloc politics is here to stay and fiddlearsing about with 2mm advances towards smoother customs arrangements with the EU is not the leadership Britain needs.
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Absolutely this.
Absolutely not holding my breath about it.
Absolutely not holding my breath about it.
Many many (many) years ago, I once asked my English flatmate why on earth an article about a young woman killed in a street accident had to mention she was an Oxford student.
He sarcastically commented on the amazing life she could have had. I said Like Us All. Still remember the way he looked at me
He sarcastically commented on the amazing life she could have had. I said Like Us All. Still remember the way he looked at me
Only in England - and maybe Australia - would the fact this poor young person went to a private school be in the headline or intro.
A former pupil at a British private school is among the missing after a fire tore through a crowded basement bar at a Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve, killing at least 40 people.
January 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Many many (many) years ago, I once asked my English flatmate why on earth an article about a young woman killed in a street accident had to mention she was an Oxford student.
He sarcastically commented on the amazing life she could have had. I said Like Us All. Still remember the way he looked at me
He sarcastically commented on the amazing life she could have had. I said Like Us All. Still remember the way he looked at me
Brilliant (and frankly enraging) article.
Imagine if instead of setting up charities claiming to fix poverty they would simply Pay Taxes.
Imagine if instead of setting up charities claiming to fix poverty they would simply Pay Taxes.
Set out six months ago to investigative some dubious evictions. Ended up writing a sprawling story spread over 450 years about London property deals, the ethics of money lending, Tommy Robinson, Barbary pirates, Jacobean earls, and wealth in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
A Tale Of One City And Two Henry Smiths
These two London landlords are separated by four centuries — but joined by a common name and business interests.
www.londoncentric.media
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Brilliant (and frankly enraging) article.
Imagine if instead of setting up charities claiming to fix poverty they would simply Pay Taxes.
Imagine if instead of setting up charities claiming to fix poverty they would simply Pay Taxes.
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The Gaza peace plan has divided the Strip into color-coded zones that determine where Palestinians can live and rebuild, and half of Gaza is off-limits indefinitely. I reported on the stalled ceasefire and why phase two might never materialize. @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
A Reckoning for the Stalled Gaza Peace Plan
A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump may determine whether the agreement advances—or hardens into a permanent order.
www.newyorker.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Gaza peace plan has divided the Strip into color-coded zones that determine where Palestinians can live and rebuild, and half of Gaza is off-limits indefinitely. I reported on the stalled ceasefire and why phase two might never materialize. @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
She's such an interesting one!
Whew this interview where Kate Winslet talks about how even though she was poor, bursaries helped make it possible for her to go to theater school, which she estimates costs 30x more now.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
KATE WINSLET - Actor / Director
Podcast Episode · Team Deakins · 12/24/2025 · 1h 36m
podcasts.apple.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
She's such an interesting one!
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the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.
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Following the King's address, the combined choir of "Songs for Ukraine" and the Royal Opera House Choir performed the English version of the Ukrainian song "Shchedryk," known as "Carol of the Bells."
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Following the King's address, the combined choir of "Songs for Ukraine" and the Royal Opera House Choir performed the English version of the Ukrainian song "Shchedryk," known as "Carol of the Bells."