@marcopolo1279.bsky.social
Once we were all believers in the "Washington Consensus". Now we all deny it.
OK. Maybe not "all".
OK. Maybe not "all".
1/7
Caixin: "China’s top disciplinary watchdog has expelled a former vice governor of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, accusing him of failing to execute Beijing’s mandate to reduce local-government debt and associating with “political swindlers.”"
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-01-08/f...
Caixin: "China’s top disciplinary watchdog has expelled a former vice governor of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, accusing him of failing to execute Beijing’s mandate to reduce local-government debt and associating with “political swindlers.”"
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-01-08/f...
Former Vice Governor of Guizhou Expelled for Failing to Curb Local Debt
Wu has been accused of associating with ‘political swindlers’ and failing to address local-government debt, marking the sixth removal of an alternate member from the 20th Central Committee
www.caixinglobal.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Once we were all believers in the "Washington Consensus". Now we all deny it.
OK. Maybe not "all".
OK. Maybe not "all".
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Spread this EVERYWHERE.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Spread this EVERYWHERE.
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I’m thrilled to share that PRI reached its fundraising goal and we will survive! Thanks to all who made this happen! I am so grateful!❤️
www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
PRI's Wonderful Life — Paleontological Research Institution
By Dr. Warren Allmon , Director of the Paleontological Research Institution December 30, 2025 The holidays are a time for “Christmas movies” in my house, and one that is always on our list is&nbs...
www.priweb.org
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I’m thrilled to share that PRI reached its fundraising goal and we will survive! Thanks to all who made this happen! I am so grateful!❤️
www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
Lesser Kestrel
37.604 -0.982
37.604 -0.982
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lesser Kestrel
37.604 -0.982
37.604 -0.982
Eventually. "The registry only activates after Ukraine joins the EU..."
Euro will then replace the hryvnia
Euro will then replace the hryvnia
Ukraine’s Cabinet backed draft laws to move toward SEPA — Europe’s “domestic-style” euro payments.
If parliament passes them, officials estimate €70–100m/year saved on cross-border transfer costs. Not heroic. Just useful.
If parliament passes them, officials estimate €70–100m/year saved on cross-border transfer costs. Not heroic. Just useful.
Ukraine could save up to €100m a year on transfers
If parliament approves, Ukrainians could save €70-100mn annually on cross-border transfers.
euromaidanpress.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Eventually. "The registry only activates after Ukraine joins the EU..."
Euro will then replace the hryvnia
Euro will then replace the hryvnia
Somebody once said (Krugman?) that one day they will build a monument in Brussels to Trump, Putin and Xi for bringing Europe together in a way that Charlemagne couldn't. 👇
"Europe must take steps to restore agency where it still can. Rather than wait it out until January 2029, when magical thinking assumes the current transatlantic nightmare will come to an end, the EU needs to stop groveling and build greater sovereignty," write Matthias Matthijs and Nathalie Tocci.
How Europe Lost
Can the continent escape its Trump trap?
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Somebody once said (Krugman?) that one day they will build a monument in Brussels to Trump, Putin and Xi for bringing Europe together in a way that Charlemagne couldn't. 👇
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Esta es su paz: una Gaza ocupada y en ruinas, donde un pueblo entero intenta sobrevivir con una fracción de la ayuda que necesita.
El mundo se movilizó para exigir paz.
Esto es lo que han entregado: una cruel obra de teatro sin justicia, sin protección y sin humanidad.
El mundo se movilizó para exigir paz.
Esto es lo que han entregado: una cruel obra de teatro sin justicia, sin protección y sin humanidad.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Esta es su paz: una Gaza ocupada y en ruinas, donde un pueblo entero intenta sobrevivir con una fracción de la ayuda que necesita.
El mundo se movilizó para exigir paz.
Esto es lo que han entregado: una cruel obra de teatro sin justicia, sin protección y sin humanidad.
El mundo se movilizó para exigir paz.
Esto es lo que han entregado: una cruel obra de teatro sin justicia, sin protección y sin humanidad.
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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This guy sucks. 👇
Senator Jim Justice, Republican of West Virginia, and his wife have agreed to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $5 million to cover unpaid taxes from 2009. nyti.ms/48nq0xH
Senator Agrees to Pay Over $5 Million in Back Taxes to I.R.S.
Senator Jim Justice, a Republican and former governor of West Virginia, agreed to pay just hours after the tax agency sued to collect unpaid taxes from 2009.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This guy sucks. 👇
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Another hit from @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG 🧟🎃😱
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Another hit from @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG 🧟🎃😱
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
(Not sure she still uses B'sky...)
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After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/5)
May 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/5)