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Alexandre Kapellos

@alexandrekapellos.com
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Photographer & (ex-)architect based in Zurich. Coffee addict. Angry pedestrian. Constant melancholic. Antifa. Dad. Not necessarily in that order.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 6h
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keir Starmer wanted to be remembered as Prime Minister for building homes. Instead he will be remembered for his complicity in destroying them. #GazaGenocide
Rafah, in Gaza, on Google Earth, in 2022, left, and in 2026, right. (from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/google-earth-gaza-images-update-b3057562.html)
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 19/09/2026
…and if US journalists, news anchors, etc had a backbone they would boycott the White House press events. . . . . No, I didn’t think so.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 19/09/2026
Could we apply that to politicians as well?
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 16/09/2026
Oh the fucking irony.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran sounds like our Swiss government when asked to take sides…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee.
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Jon Pountney @jonpountney1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
9 years today I took this photo! I find that pretty outrageous. I took a trip to Barry Island to do some filming, but I soon gave up and had a wander. Pretty quickly the rain came in, and then the sunbeam, and I'm still shocked that I managed to be in the right place at the right time.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 07/09/2026
“Reportedly” 🙄
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Remember who you are." - Mufasa - Palestinian children watch Lion King in Gaza 🇵🇸 📸 Omar Ashtawy
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William Hayes @williamhayes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
So if you protest a genocide you are automatically a "terrorist" but hold up a major shipping route while wearing balaclavas and you are a "protester" and the police "engage with you"? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest
Images appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings.
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Adrienne Fichter @adfichter.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026
Teil den Text mit allen Unschlüssigen...und just a friendly reminder: wenn fremde Panzer über unsere Landesgrenze rollen (egal von wem). Mit dieser Initiative sind wir einfach noch isolierter. Weil literally gar niemand uns unterstützen wird. #Neutralitäts­initiative
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 05/09/2026
Extremely weird list. And could you stop suggesting stuff from Amazon please. It’s 2026 FFS.
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Cédric Wermuth @cedricwermuth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Die @republik.ch findet starke Evidenz für Geschäfte des blocherschen Familienimperiums mit dem russischen Regime nach der Invasion in der Ukraine. Rechte Politik ist immer auch die Weiterführung privater Business-Interessen mit anderen Mitteln. www.republik.ch/2026/09/04/d...
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Die Geschäfte der Blochers in Russland
Haben zwei Ableger der Ems-Chemie Kontakte zu russischen Rüstungs­unternehmen?
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Johann Soufi @jsoufi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📣 335 balles, puis un obus. Hind Rajab, 5 ans, six proches et deux secouristes tués. 2 ans d’enquêtes indépendantes, un Lion d’argent et une nomination aux Oscars plus tard, Israël admet « avoir tiré ». L’enquête ? Elle porte sur les “défaillances de coordination” de l’ambulance.
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Hind Rajab : l’armée israélienne reconnaît avoir tiré sur la voiture où se trouvait la fillette de 5 ans, tuée avec sa famille à Gaza en 2024
Le corps de l’enfant avait été retrouvé dans une voiture criblée de balles à Gaza, plusieurs jours après que la fillette avait été entendue pour la dernière fois, lors d’un long appel téléphonique dés...
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Reporting this casually like it's a piece of legislation to rename a post office
Israeli minister presents plan to remove Gaza population
By AFP
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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris performing “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” on The Dolly Parton Show (1976)
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 24/08/2026
I’m a world of Mel Gibsons, be a Mark Ruffalo. ✊🏻
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Bruno Tersago @brunotersago.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Greece’s Water Problem Is Also a Governance Problem www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new... Climate change may be making Greece’s water problem more urgent, but climate isn’t responsible for fragmented administration, delayed projects or weak cost structures.
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Greece’s Water Problem Is Also a Governance Problem - Dnews
Greece’s new national water strategy makes an unusually candid admission: The country’s growing water problem isn’t simply about having too little water. It is also about how the state manages what it...
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The Clash - London Calling Live in Vienna 1981 #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #londoncalling #punkrockhistory
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 21/08/2026
Fuck AI.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 21/08/2026
I sometimes feel like a stalker, liking the same photo or post on Threads, Instagram, Bluesky and Foto…
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 19/08/2026
So cool. Especially the Apple related stuff. A lesson in working with constraints.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 18/08/2026
Max is the guy I hate on the train with his oversize suitcase.
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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Switzerland will provide more than 700,000 dollars to help restore the iconic Kyiv–Pechersk Lavra monastery
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 14/08/2026
A party whose leader that says that Muslims have no place in Europe cannot be called “centre right.”
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Marc Wilson @marcwilson.co.uk · 13/08/2026
Two of my zines, On the road (reprint) and One night (1st edition of 200 copies) are both close to selling out. Just 23 copies left of the 1st edition of On the road and 33 copies left of the reprint of One night. Available direct from my website for £10. www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 13/08/2026
Elon Musk is a murderer.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 13/08/2026
The Nazi man-baby has too much power.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I’ve posted a lot on social media about Akihiko Okamura and his remarkable photography of Ireland during the Troubles. Now there’s a fascinating documentary which is well worth watching vimeo.com/1197413135
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The Memories of Others: Akihiko Okamura's Ireland
A short documentary film uncovering Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura’s extraordinary work in Ireland during the Troubles, and the artistic and emotional impact of its recent rediscovery. After a ...
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 08/08/2026
Thank you for sharing. Such powerful work.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Russia has attacked the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa. Several people were injured. What do you say to that, Infantino? Still want to allow russians back?
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 07/08/2026
Because there are still “screws to tighten on Russia” ? What the fuck?
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Sven Sobernheim @svenzurich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hätte Rösti auf die Wissenschaft statt auf seine Lobbymandate gehört, dann wäre er jetzt nicht überrascht...
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 04/08/2026
This👇🏻.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 03/08/2026
Video of the day.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 31/07/2026
Eat the rich.
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times
reuters: 

Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop
Scuttled German WW2 warships have reemerged from the Danube in drought-hit Europe.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I'm not qualified to judge whether such people are psychopaths. All I can say is that they behave as if they are. From today's Telegraph.
Column by Allister Heath

Britain can’t stop climate change. Scrap net zero and embrace Mediterranean life

We’ve lost the war against global warming so let’s learn to handle hotter weather
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Im guessing Piers Morgan is doing a Chotiner here but unfortunately way too many, including in academia, continue to consider Mearsheimer credible or even correct.
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Tom Sutherland 🇵🇱🇪🇺🔶️ @simplysuvo92.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is what happens when people (ans certain politicians) spread hate. All 3 men deserve a jail sentence as they're a danger to society.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 28/07/2026
Good. Fuck AI.
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ReadingThePictures @readingthepictures.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This week in pictures: War by choice, baking planet by neglect. 1 - Fort Hope wildfire evacuation, Ontario, July 19. Master Cpl. Natasha Punt/Canadian Armed Forces. 2 - Dignified transfer for 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, killed in the Iran war, Dover AFB, Del., July 22. AP Photo/Matt Rourke.
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Timothy Gowers @wtgowers.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
This comment has a strong guns-don't-kill-people vibe.
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Alexandre Kapellos @alexandrekapellos.com · 25/07/2026
Glad I cancelled my @theguardian.com subscription. Who gives a fuck what you eat in the morning.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It beggars belief that we still carry on as normal - still sucking up and burning more oil and gas - still pretending everything is fine Will anything make us change? Or will we march glassy-eyed and grinning into oblivion? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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France and Spain race to control wildfires as suburbs of Bordeaux begin evacuation – live
Officials in Spain warn winds could worsen fires on Saturday
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