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Rien n’est plus éloigné que le passé récent parce que le présent s’en mêle. Reposts are not endorsement, just food for thought.
La legge di Brandolini: "L'energia necessaria a confutare una stronzata è molto superiore a quella necessaria a produrla."
La legge di Brandolini: "L'energia necessaria a confutare una stronzata è molto superiore a quella necessaria a produrla."
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The challenge facing anyone seeking to base their mobilizing arguments on history rather than myth is that history is complex, unwieldy and often unsettling, whereas myth is simplified, handy and reassuring.
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The challenge facing anyone seeking to base their mobilizing arguments on history rather than myth is that history is complex, unwieldy and often unsettling, whereas myth is simplified, handy and reassuring.
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One way to reconcile climate goals with the terrible toll batteries are taking on communities is simple, writes Nicolas Niarchos: We should listen to the people who live in the places where we get our minerals. https://bit.ly/4bNxCwE
The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries
With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering a new energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
One way to reconcile climate goals with the terrible toll batteries are taking on communities is simple, writes Nicolas Niarchos: We should listen to the people who live in the places where we get our minerals. https://bit.ly/4bNxCwE
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⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
First Black Teacher on Vancouver Island: Emma Stark | British Columbia’s Black Pioneers
Emily Arabella Stark was born in California on February 17, 1856; the eldest daughter of Sylvia and Louis Stark; she was four years old when her family arrived […]
www.communitystories.ca
February 15, 2026 at 6:56 AM
⬛️🟥🟨🟩🇨🇦
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
Honouring
EMMA STARK
One of Canada's🇨🇦
FIRST Black Teachers
www.communitystories.ca/v2/bc-black-...
#blackhistorymonth
#blackbrilliance
#BHMcanada
#BHM2026
#canada
Humans and nature can still coexist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gff1...
Heavy Snow in the Most Stunning English Countryside | Winter Walk 4K
YouTube video by Just Walk Tour
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Humans and nature can still coexist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gff1...
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‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds
‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds
Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UK
Stay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily contaminated with pesticides.
Laboratory testing on bouquets in the Netherlands, Europe’s flower import hub, found roses had the highest residues of neurological and reproductive toxins compared with other flowers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds
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Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
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A new exhibit at the SANAAQ centre is seeking to lift the veil on Baylis’s accomplishments and her dogged fight in the 1960s for her rights and the rights of Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She won a landmark discrimination case in Canada. An exhibit and play honour her legacy | CBC News
Gloria Baylis, a Black nurse from Barbados, took a Montreal hotel giant to court in the 60s and won. It was the first Canadian case where an institution was found guilty of job discrimination based on...
www.cbc.ca
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A new exhibit at the SANAAQ centre is seeking to lift the veil on Baylis’s accomplishments and her dogged fight in the 1960s for her rights and the rights of Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
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President Zelenskyy began his Munich visit at Quantum Frontline Industries — first Ukrainian-German serial drone production facility in Europe.
AI-powered drones (UKR tech) are already frontline-tested.
10,000 units expected this year.
Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius joined the visit.
AI-powered drones (UKR tech) are already frontline-tested.
10,000 units expected this year.
Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius joined the visit.
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
President Zelenskyy began his Munich visit at Quantum Frontline Industries — first Ukrainian-German serial drone production facility in Europe.
AI-powered drones (UKR tech) are already frontline-tested.
10,000 units expected this year.
Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius joined the visit.
AI-powered drones (UKR tech) are already frontline-tested.
10,000 units expected this year.
Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius joined the visit.
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Les coopératives, une solution pour les travailleurs des plateformes ? — l’opinion de Timothée Duverger
➡️ https://www.altereco.media/XE3 (Accès libre)
➡️ https://www.altereco.media/XE3 (Accès libre)
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Les coopératives, une solution pour les travailleurs des plateformes ? — l’opinion de Timothée Duverger
➡️ https://www.altereco.media/XE3 (Accès libre)
➡️ https://www.altereco.media/XE3 (Accès libre)
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At the Winter Olympics, sport met conscience. The Ukrainian and Latvian luge teams raised their helmets in solidarity with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after his disqualification. A simple gesture, yet powerful.
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
At the Winter Olympics, sport met conscience. The Ukrainian and Latvian luge teams raised their helmets in solidarity with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after his disqualification. A simple gesture, yet powerful.
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Black History Month: As this month marks the commemoration’s centennial, there are efforts from the federal government to reshape how history is taught and examined by institutions.
Black History Month Rings in 100 Years as Educators Push to Preserve Heritage
There are efforts from the federal government to reshape how history is taught and examined by institutions.
news.wttw.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Black History Month: As this month marks the commemoration’s centennial, there are efforts from the federal government to reshape how history is taught and examined by institutions.
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Ambizioni ridimensionate, rischio di ulteriore frantumazione del mercato unico, necessità di contrastare le barriere create dagli stati nazionali, dove l'Italia primeggia
Un vertice per abolire il fax (o perché Merz, Meloni e von der Leyen sono un freno) davidcarretta.substack.com/p/un-vertice...
Un vertice per abolire il fax (o perché Merz, Meloni e von der Leyen sono un freno) davidcarretta.substack.com/p/un-vertice...
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Ambizioni ridimensionate, rischio di ulteriore frantumazione del mercato unico, necessità di contrastare le barriere create dagli stati nazionali, dove l'Italia primeggia
Un vertice per abolire il fax (o perché Merz, Meloni e von der Leyen sono un freno) davidcarretta.substack.com/p/un-vertice...
Un vertice per abolire il fax (o perché Merz, Meloni e von der Leyen sono un freno) davidcarretta.substack.com/p/un-vertice...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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The Guardian #Climate
Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns
Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
The Guardian #Climate
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At a time when radical right movements are surging, European leaders are wary about tackling institutional issues head-on and embarking on deep reform of the EU. bit.ly/4a7jY4Q
Draghi wants real decision-making power in Europe, not a federal Big Bang
Competitiveness is not enough. The former president of the European Central Bank’s call for ‘pragmatic federalism’ would require Europe to strengthen its decision-making process if it wants to weigh i...
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
At a time when radical right movements are surging, European leaders are wary about tackling institutional issues head-on and embarking on deep reform of the EU. bit.ly/4a7jY4Q
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🚨 Went to A&E at the weekend (the staff were great) and there is no doubt in our mind that without immigration the #NHS would cease to function altogether. The care sector also. The current anti-immigration hysteria, as well as being hateful, is just so dumb.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🚨 Went to A&E at the weekend (the staff were great) and there is no doubt in our mind that without immigration the #NHS would cease to function altogether. The care sector also. The current anti-immigration hysteria, as well as being hateful, is just so dumb.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’ #Climate
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’
Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’ #Climate
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Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable. I recently spoke with his Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice (and fellow former Labor Secretary) Julie Su about these early wins and what to expect next.
Zohran Mamdani’s Fight for Economic Justice Is a Model for the Country (Ft. Julie Su)
Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable.I recently spo
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February 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable. I recently spoke with his Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice (and fellow former Labor Secretary) Julie Su about these early wins and what to expect next.
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We have a federal administration led by idiots and criminals.
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
We have a federal administration led by idiots and criminals.
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