Piero Castellano

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Photojournalist, biker, reader, writer: street photography, heritage, rights and struggle for them. Food&wine and their history. Twitter refugee. Italy, Mediterranean, Europe. 🧿
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Donald Trump’s increasingly theatrical process of choosing a running mate is populating a list of people who 10 years from now will be living as exiles in Moscow fulminating against NATO and the corrupt US deep state

Donald Trump’s increasingly theatrical process of choosing a running mate has fostered a new crop of rising stars inside the Republican party.

In Choosing a V.P., Trump Is Elevating the Next Generation of Republicanswww.nytimes.com The process of choosing a running mate has created a new roster of rising Republicans with the potential to lead the ticket in 2028.

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ADMIRAL THRAWN: To truly understand a people, you must understand their art THE FINNS: Here's a piece of bronze we let a dead cow and calf decompose on.

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“They want to eliminate national parks” is a very simple way to get just about anyone on the Stop Project 2025 train. Are there much more glaring and life-threatening goals of P25? Yes but even your most bigoted cousin does not want to see the parks system sold for parts.

This!! Start with “they want to end no fault divorce, sell national parks, and ban porn” end with tax structure.

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This!! Start with “they want to end no fault divorce, sell national parks, and ban porn” end with tax structure.

tom nichols—of all people???—just made a good point: you have to talk about P2025 in simple real people terms. not policy wonk terms.

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tom nichols—of all people???—just made a good point: you have to talk about P2025 in simple real people terms. not policy wonk terms.

if you’re talking about project 2025 on tv you need to spell out what it means beyond an authoritarian blueprint!!

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Italian prosecutors in Milan investigated how Dior is producing their handbags. They found that the workers were sleeping in the facility so bags could be produced around the clock. Consumers pay $2,780 per bag. The production of the bags costs Dior $57. Ht: @maxroser.bsky.social

Now we know how much it costs to make a $2,800 Dior bagwww.businessinsider.com In recent months, Italian authorities raided Dior subcontractor workshops where people were working around the clock, they said.

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Vista su facebook, troppo bella per non postarla qui. #Malpensa

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It's because we all have day jobs, advances are pennies, publishers don't market, one underperforming book tanks your career, and we're expected to be well-tuned brand machines on social media websites designed to suck our souls dry.

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Sergey Mardan weighed in on a poll that found that one-third of Russians would be fine with nuking Ukraine. Mardan disagrees with them—not for humanitarian reasons, but due to his genocidal, imperial belief that Ukraine does not exist and is part of Russia. youtu.be/FNxwg79adBU

Sergey Mardan says one-third of Russians want to nuke Ukraineyoutu.be

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Breaking News: The reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s presidential runoff election, reflecting discontent with hard-line policies. The special election was held after former President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

Reformist Candidate Wins Iran’s Presidential Electionwww.nytimes.com Masoud Pezeshkian defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, in a runoff.

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Putin tells Orbán Ukraine must capitulate if it wants peace

Putin tells Orbán Ukraine must capitulate if it wants peacedlvr.it Russian President Vladimir Putin told Viktor Orbán on Friday that Ukraine must effectively capitulate if it wants peace, in a visit to Moscow by the Hungarian leader that angered the EU, US and Kyiv.

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Breaking News: President Biden insisted he was staying in the race in a forceful speech at a campaign event in Wisconsin, calling Donald Trump a liar and a threat to democracy. “I’m not letting one 90-minute debate wipe out three-and-a-half years of work.”

Election Live Updates: In Wisconsin, a Defiant Biden Says ‘I’m Staying in the Race’www.nytimes.com The brief speech kicked off a weekend that could be make-or-break for President Biden’s campaign, including a high-stakes ABC News interview that will air in prime time on Friday.

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Not that many people outside of Turkey are much concerned with its "authoritarian creep" anymore, but rest assured... It's still creeping www.voanews.com/a/turkey-rev...

Turkey revokes radio station's license for discussing 'Armenian genocide'www.voanews.com Media regulator RTUK accuses an independent radio station of inciting public hatred and enmity over a guest's use of the term 'Armenian genocide' on air

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In case you're curious where the Heritage Foundation's warning that we were in the midst of a "second American revolution" that would only remain "bloodless" if the left allowed it to be ran... page 20

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True. Esp apparent to an American who’s lived in places where ‘oldness’ is not despised or feared and generations mix freely. Where spaces contain 80 year olds and 50 year olds and 25 year olds and no one doubts that all could have a good conversation.

Americans have a real problem with older people and the concept of aging. The culture is rife with ageism. It’s going to official bite us in the ass if we don’t address it. Wow.

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Everybody needs to see this quote, understand that this is what Project 2025 is about, and internalize the fact that this is what the Republican Party is doing. This is not a conspiracy theory from the left. They are saying it out loud. #politics #news

He literally said that

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Putin tells Orban he is ready to discuss 'nuances' of Ukraine conflict

Putin tells Orban he is ready to discuss 'nuances' of Ukraine conflictwww.reuters.com Russian President Vladimir Putin told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday that he was ready to discuss the "nuances" of peace proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine.

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Mass leak of personal data of up to three million Syrians living in Turkey sparks fears of further attacks against community after week of violence www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

Mass leak of personal data sparks fear among Turkey's Syrian refugeeswww.thenationalnews.com A 14-year-old has been detained by Turkish authorities in relation to the disclosures

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From Sunday: Al Jazeera publishes video of Israeli military using captive Palestinians as human shields – sending them into boobytrapped buildings and tunnels as defenseless, camera-rigged minesweepers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSbW...

الجزيرة تحصل على صور تظهر استخدام الاحتلال أسرى فلسطينيين دروعا بشرية في غزةwww.youtube.com حصلت الجزيرة على صورٍ حصريةٍ جديدة تُظهر استخدام قواتِ الاحتلال الإسرائيلي لأسرى فلسطينيين دروعا بشرية أثناء القتال في قطاع غزة. وتُظهر الصور الخاصة ربط أسرى...

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India PM Modi to meet Putin in first trip to Russia since Ukraine war began

India PM Modi to meet Putin in first trip to Russia since Ukraine war beganwww.theguardian.com Trip scheduled for Monday, with Delhi a key trading partner for Putin since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Narendra Modi will visit Russia on 8 and 9 July and hold talks with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has said, in the Indian prime minister’s first trip to the country since Moscow invaded Ukraine. Modi and Putin will discuss “prospects for further development of traditionally friendly Russian-Indian relations, as well as relevant issues on the international and regional agenda,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Continue reading...

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Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabiaapnews.com The indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store.

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The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro

The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaroapnews.com Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases have multiplied since his failed reelection campaign in 2022.

That's politics. Which is and should always be the art of compromise, not the eager anticipation for a messiah, an all-problem solving strongman, or a revolution.

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4 July 1930 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Betty Kitty Verveer, was born in The Hague. In October 1942 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Amsterdam will slowly phase out cruise ships and ultimately shutter its cruise terminal www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

'A polluting form of tourism': Amsterdam slashes cruise ship traffic in halfwww.usatoday.com As Amsterdam continues to crack down on overtourism, the city announces a cap on cruise ships and relocation of its terminal.

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1. This, from a former Biden staffer, just shows that some people haven’t learned any lessons from the last eight years. It’s also an insult to the many people earnestly expressing concern about Biden’s candidacy.

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STATEMENT: The US Supreme Court's ruling in "Trump v. the United States" increases the risk of future abuses of presidential power and leaves US democracy more fragile. Presidents must be accountable—to the people, to the constitution, and to the law. freedomhouse.org/article/unit...

United States: Ruling on Presidential Immunity Weakens Protections against Abuse of Powerfreedomhouse.org By significantly reducing the threat of criminal punishment for official wrongdoing, the Supreme Court has undercut a major tool of deterrence and accountability for the country’s most powerful indivi...

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UN rights chief warns about rise of far-right in Europe

UN rights chief warns about rise of far-right in Europewww.reuters.com The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday called for vigilance in the face of far-right political gains in Europe, citing narratives that dehumanise migrants and asylum seekers.

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BREAKING: Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, anti-settlement watchdog says.

Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decadesapnews.com An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

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A must read.

The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system.

We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajoritywww.propublica.org The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.