Ivo Špigel
@ivospigel.bsky.social
Technosceptic, cofounder Pontyx, Perpetuum, ZIP, Tech.eu, FinVino, Možemo! Columnist: Mreža http://mreza.bug.hr Author: The European Startup Revolution
It's way past due for the UN, the European Commission and the Organisation of African Unity to send a joint fact-finding mission to inspect first hand the status of democracy in the United States. And - of course - subsequently prepare a lengthy report. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
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"The filing ranges from reusable rocket economics to the philosophical implications of becoming a Kardashev Type II civilization. It lists Mars colonization as a business line. (...) This is glorious." @Om.co on the SpaceX IPO - a great read! om.co/2026/05/21/t...
The Rocket That Runs on Broadband
SpaceX is in the business of rockets — how often they fly and what they do. The rest is imagination. The SpaceX IPO is a masterpiece of financial engineering. The prospectus is a perfect blend of r…
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"The data center buildout echoes the late 1990s fiber frenzy. Companies strung cable across continents for bandwidth nobody needed, on the assumption that demand would only go up and that the underlying technology would not change fast enough. Both assumptions proved wrong." om.co/2026/03/09/t...
The Debt Beneath the Dream
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin’ Is knowin’ what to throw away and knowing what to keep ‘Cause every hand’s a winner and every hand’s a loser And the b…
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Only three weeks left until the best regional fintech conference - Money Motion is ON for March 11 - 12 in Zagreb. I'll be there and you should, too! www.money-motion.eu
"Trump's “Board of Peace,” has filed two trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This would not be unusual except for the fact that the (...) marks are owned by the USPTO itself, marking an unprecedented use of executive power (...)." america2.news/board-of-pea...
“Board of Peace” Trademark Filings Reveal Its Murky Legal Status
The "Board of Peace" trademarks are not owned by the organization itself, but by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, marking an unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect rights...
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I subscribed to Anne Applebaum's "Autocracy in America" podcast and you should as well. www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...
Autocracy in America
There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
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Ok so we finally know who's going to run Venezuela... It's Matilda! "Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...
Harry Belafonte - Matilda (1966) Live
YouTube video by SweetSickan
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"We own half the world, oh say can you see The name for our profits is democracy So, like it or not, you will have to be free 'cause we're the cops of the world, boys We're the cops of the world" It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert". www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...
Cops of the World (Live)
YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic
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Laku noć Fritz “Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”
The 2026 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors North America, Europe and Asia for a 4-month hybrid exchange on transatlantic policy coordination in Indo-Pacific region. Applications close February 2, 2026. www.bfna.org/future-leade...
Dobro jutro radni narode! T - 5... Još pet dana do zimskog solsticija.
📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent. america2.news/we-must-stan...
We Must Stand Together: America and Europe Share a Common Fate
The transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe is under full-on assault. But we must not abandon it, writes A2 Editor David Troy.
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In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.Award winning documentary by Samuel George, supported by the Bertelsmann Foundation. www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...
Motown South
In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.
bfnadocs.org
HDZ je "zadnja brana normalnoj Hrvatskoj"... Da mi je netko rekao da ću jednom izjaviti da potpisujem izjavu premijera Plenkovića, pomislio bih da se najeo ludih gljiva. Ali eto... i taj dan sam dočekao. I shit you not. n1info.hr/vijesti/uivo...
UŽIVO / Plenković o prosvjedu protiv fašizma: Mudri, zreli i pametni građani vide tko iza čega stoji
Premijer Andrej Plenković je nakon Predsjedništva Hrvatske demokratske zajednice (HDZ) stao pred predstavnike medija i javnosti ponudio posljednje informacije n
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"she wasn’t letting the crowd go home without a full-on sing-along version, not on a night when the city was possessed by Zohran fever. She turned “People Have The Power” into an Election Night sing-along" Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Patti Smith Celebrates New Book 'Bread of Angels' With Intimate New York Event
Patti Smith celebrated her new book 'Bread of Angels' with an intimate event in New York City
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Inicijativa Za Hrvatsku slobode danas, u 14:30 sati okupit će se na Markovom trgu, nedaleko od Banskih dvora u kojima je premijer Andrej Plenković najavio izvanredno obraćanje javnosti. Svi su pozvani!