Mauricio Figuls
@mofiguls.bsky.social
Happy husband, proud dad, walker, picture taker, reader, clown.
“Granted the pope's popularity, Democratic Socialists, as well as the Democratic Party as a whole, would be wise to emphasize the areas where they agree with him rather than the topics where they disagree.” www.ncronline.org/opinion/pope...
Is Pope Leo a Democratic Socialist?
Modern popes tend to stay out of partisan politics, but when Leo speaks, he certainly sounds like a Democratic Socialist.
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in which @annaleen.bsky.social asks us to dream big: “What if we gave public transportation the same amount of money that investors have given to AI? With billions of dollars, what could transit do? And how might it transform our cities and lives?” www.coyotemedia.org/funding-bay-...
A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI
In the ’60s, the Bay Area almost got a high-speed train from Marin to San Jose. What could happen if we dreamed big again?
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JK got her start nicking from Amnesty International, and getting canned for it. Human rights was too boring so she spent her paid time making up pretend little elves that enjoyed being slaves. Truly a vacuous person.
Josephine "beckbook.com" Riesman@josie.zone · 4d agoAlways hilarious to me that the true story of JK Rowling's harrowing and #relatable story of writing while unemployed was actually "she was fired from Amnesty International (!!) for writing her dumb novel on company time" m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...
Trump 2 has shown that the bulk of federal, state, and local "law enforcement" don't perform any useful functions at all. If they did, it would not be so easy to re-task them to brainless gestapo work like rounding up whole neighborhoods and waiting outside public buildings.
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 6d agoI wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.
One bystander starts standing up for his neighbors and then others do too. Courage is contagious. Pass it on.
Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 5d ago"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
they take this more seriously than police shootings
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 5d agoLAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments to be charged with felony eavesdropping
Jeanne Gibson, known worldwide as Rosie the Riveter, passed away on 29th July 2026 at the remarkable age of 100. Thank you Jeanne for giving women a symbol of strength when we were told we had none. 💋💪🏻💘
Happy to rid myself of reminders of shops that have treated me like crap in one way or another. And I’m the type of book lover that has bookmarks dating back 40 plus years…
The First-Ever Film Version of Lewis Carroll’s Tale, Alice in Wonderland (1903)
The First-Ever Film Version of Lewis Carroll’s Tale, Alice in Wonderland (1903)
Once lost, this 8-minute, very damaged, but very delightful silent version of Alice in Wonderland was restored several years ago by the British Film Institute. It is the first film adaptation of the 1...
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Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet https://gizmodo.com/earths-oceans-are-rapidly-losing-oxygen-it-could-destabilize-the-planet-2000787781
Earth's Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet
Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously.
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Hero story: The people in Collins First Nation had minutes to escape the wildfire. 13-year-old Chance Paavola was piloting an emergency escape vessel when he saw an overcrowded boat on the verge of sinking. He turned back, helped save the passengers just before the flames closed in.
John Landis on the set of three amigos told Chevy Chase he was going to kill him and Chase responded “with what, there’s no helicopter here,” and that may be the only funny and good thing Chevy has ever said
Rights groups are boycotting "The Odyssey," which was partially filmed in Dakhla, Western Sahara. "[Morocco's] occupying force is practicing cultural genocide against the Sahrawi people, ethnic cleansing, especially in Dakhla, where people are being routinely ousted from their homeland."
Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” Faces Boycott Calls over Filming in Occupied Western Sahara
Hollywood's blockbuster adaptation of the ancient Greek epic The Odyssey premieres around the world today amid growing calls for a boycott. Human rights campaigners are criticizing director Christopher Nolan over his decision to film part of the film i...
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"Am 19.Juli 1936 sollte in Barcelona die Volksolympiade im Gegensatz zu den Olympischen Spielen im nationalsozialistischen Deutschland beginnen. Wegen des Ausbruchs des Spanischen Bürgerkriegs wurde die Veranstaltung jedoch abgesagt.Einige Sportler blieben zurück, um gegen die Faschisten zu kämpfen"
Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3w ago#OtD 19 July 1936 the People's Olympiad was due to start in Barcelona in opposition to the Olympics in Nazi Germany. The event was cancelled, however, due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Some athletes remained to fight the fascists shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/oli...
