Hmm. Remember the ear-bandage mania after Butler ? Will we see a mop mania?
Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3h agoI want to talk about this wig
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(Francisco) Javier Thayer Fábrega. AKA 'Buelo (by grandkids). AKA Mr. Worst-case-scenario (by wife) Colegio Javier 1964, UC Berkeley AB 1968, Harvard Ph.D. Math 1972. Snotty Francophile. Apostate (NOT Apostolic) Catholic. Democrat. Modal realist.
Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3h ago
Nichols: He has become detached from reality—and that detachment is extremely dangerous. Not emphasized enough by the media.
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
theatlantic.com
Folha: A decisão do governo Donald Trump de revogar o visto da embaixadora brasileira em Washington, Maria Luiza Viotti, é considerada gravíssima, desproporcional e sem precedentes por diplomatas americanos e brasileiros.
Análise: Diplomatas avaliam que decisão de revogar visto de embaixadora é anômala e gravíssima
Washington leva meses para analisar pedidos de agrément, mais tempo do que espera o indicado americano
folha.com
"avocat personnel de Donald Trump" Big news. Everywhere.
Todd Blanche, l’ancien avocat personnel de Donald Trump, en passe de devenir ministre de la justice des Etats-Unis
Pour obtenir sa confirmation au Sénat comme procureur général, Todd Blanche a dû renoncer à la création d’un fonds d’indemnisation pour compenser financièrement des alliés du président américain pours...
lemonde.fr
Brad Parscale with a US$ 46.5 M budget to train AI to repair Israel's image in the US.
Bob Fernandes @bobfernandes.bsky.social · 2d agoBrad Parscale é o guru digital de Trump. Com US$ 46,5 milhões ele treina IA para tentar recuperar a imagem ruim de Israel nos EUA. Parscale atua e interfere em eleições na América Latina, conta Nick Cleveland-Stout, do Quincy Institute, de Washington. Vejam: youtu.be/6WCYKN0vES4
@listigeplaylists.bsky.social Great musician, who left us much too early.
The Sequel
Mulgrew Miller, Wingspan · The Sequel · Song · 2016
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Ever wondered how Donald Trump makes decisions? I’ve hacked it.
A great film from 2016. It's hilarious but, per the Times, "is its own kind of rebellion, a thrilling act of defiance against the toxicity of doing what is expected, on film, at work and out in the world." On DVD. Watch it.
Review: In ‘Toni Erdmann,’ Dad’s a Prankster Trying to Jolt His Conformist Daughter (Gift Article)
The funniest almost-three-hour German comedy you will ever see, Maren Ade’s film is a thrilling act of defiance against the toxicity of doing what is expected.
nytimes.com
Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut, aber ich verstehe!
💙🦋@humanity101.bsky.social · 5d ago🚨👀👆 Singular reason for continued war upon 🇺🇦 👀👉🏼
5 year olds? No Ken, I'd like you to let ME in on your little secrets. Being the upstanding citizen of impeccable virtue that you are, I'm sure your methods are in the up and up. I want to be one of the first to know your strategies for successful investment.
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d agoHow is Ken Paxton able to own at least 15 real estate properties worth around $9 million—including a $1 million property in Hawaii with an ocean view—on his government salary of $153,000 per year? Explain it to me like I’m five.
The reflecting pool lining should have been in gold.
How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart
Federal prosecutors searched for evidence and found that “a botched installation” was to blame.
theatlantic.com
Le Monde: En Espagne, certains voient la main de Donald Trump dans cette affaire qui tombe à point nommé pour tous les dirigeants en inimitié avec Pedro Sanchez,
Afflux de migrants à Ceuta : l’Espagne sous le feu de la droite réactionnaire mondiale
Alors que la plupart des 50 000 personnes entrées jeudi 30 juillet dans l’enclave espagnole au Maroc sont déjà reparties, l’Italie de Giorgia Meloni veut suspendre l’Espagne de l’espace Schengen.
lemonde.fr
l restait difficile vendredi soir de savoir clairement ce qui a provoqué cette soudaine arrivée en masse. Pedro Sanchez a dénoncé des « mafias de trafiquants d’être humains ».
EN DIRECT, Ceuta : plus de 48 000 personnes sont déjà retournées au Maroc, annonce le gouvernement espagnol ; l’intégrité de l’espace Schengen est « absolument garantie », affirme le ministre des affa...
De son côté, l’Italie a temporairement fermé l’espace Schengen à l’Espagne. Le ministère de l’intérieur espagnol avait annoncé plus tôt dans la journée que 50 000 personnes avaient afflué dans l’encla...
lemonde.fr
Last night's edition of Amanpour and Co. included an interview with Haaretz Journalist Nir Hasson. He paints of very sad picture of the State (and state) of Israel at the moment - amidst the rise of anti-semitism world-wide.
David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social · last wk.There could be nothing more pro-Israel than actively opposing a regime that has turned the country into an anti-democratic rogue state, a serial violator of international law and that therefore is destroying its standing and relationships with vital allies.
La France : *étouffe sous une quatrième canicule et subit ses pires incendies depuis 1945* Les Écologistes : *demandent une réunion de crise* Le gouvernement : "non merci, on préfère faire une réunion pour aider le RN à financer sa campagne, garantie par l'État avec vos impôts"
l'Humanité@humanite.fr · last wk.Présidentielle 2027 : pourquoi Matignon cherche à convaincre les banques d’accorder un prêt au RN ? ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/yeG
Didn't see this in the US press. Seems important.
Folha de S.Paulo@folha.com · last wk.Drones atingem navio dos EUA em terminal de gás no Egito
Coitadinho... O ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro dirá ao ministro do STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) Alexandre de Moraes que não sabia que seu filho Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) usaria um vídeo produzido por inteligência artificial com imagens e falas dele na convenção do PL.
Mônica Bergamo: Bolsonaro dirá a Alexandre de Moraes que não sabia de vídeo de IA usado por Flávio
Negativa fará com que responsabilidade sobre divulgação das imagens recaia sobre o filho do ex-presidente e o PL
folha.com