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Gorgeous pup! What’s her name?!

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La revancha de las Malvinas continúa!

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes

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You mean it’s not coming home?!

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

How wild is that Steve-O is Spain’s right back at this World Cup???

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I know things are bleak everywhere but please spare a thought and a minute to read this short piece about the damage of US sanctions and - frankly - destruction of Cuba.

nytimes.com

Opinion | What We Saw in Cuba Shocked Us

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Silk wishes it could be as lush as Johnny Hartman. What a crazy gorgeous and under recognized singer.

John Coltrane - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman 1963

YouTube video by Sotirios Kafaridis

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Oh, and Gout Gout ran the 16th fastest 200m ever and he turned 18 in December. God. Damn. Dude.

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Was at the Australia athletics national meet this weekend. First time at a track and field comp of that caliber. Lemme tell ya, it’s so rad! Also, I don’t know that I could make it half way down the track in 100m in the time hurdler runs and jumps 100m. That’s some humbling shit right there.

abc.net.au

Gout Gout smashes his Australian 200m record and goes under 20 seconds at Nationals

Gout Gout has produced a breathtaking run to break 20 seconds in the 200 metres for the first time, and smash his own national record.

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Let’s not pretend Australian right wing politicians aren’t as rhetorically/morally depraved as elsewhere in the world (not that anyone reading this thread is likely guilty of this)

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Not sure if you’re a Simpsons fan but there’s a clip for this - youtu.be/E5_Sem03i4Q

Nuke The Whales - The Simpsons

YouTube video by Simpsons Clips

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Yo tengo una tristeza enorme para mis compadres cubanos. La batalla contra el imperialismo nunca termina.

YouTube video by Carlos Puebla - Topic

Canto a Mi Pueblo

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Temporary exclusion orders - didn’t know this was a thing in Australia (that an Australian citizen can be bared from re-entering the country if they’re a safety/terror threat). I can’t find a data on how often this has happened/happens. Anyone know if one can find said data anywhere?

Screen grab from The Guardian about Australia’s use of temporary exclusion orders

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El gallo negro era grande, pero el gallo rojo era valiente Para todos que esten luchando contra el autoritarismo

Gallo rojo, gallo negro | Sílvia Pérez Cruz i Raül Fernández

YouTube video by Tots Sants

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That said, I do question the limits of the argument. When does the violence become unbearable and must be met in kind? Can there be physical resistance without violence? And the notion of (group) self defence -what of it? Still, I will be giving my students this to read in week one of Moral Theory

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Although I agree with her, I struggle to internalise this message, to fight hate without becoming hateful, fight violence without becoming violent. I find myself weak in the face of hate.

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Opinion | The Risk We Face in Opposing Trump

Finally got around to reading this piece by @roxanegay.bsky.social It’s marvellous for its clarity, simplicity, and power. "When we stand for what is right, we have to always stand for what is right, without exception." (Da Mayor would endorse wholeheartedly)

nytimes.com

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Thank you!!! (Amazing memory!)

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Yo te llevo dentro, hasta la raíz Y por más que crezca, vas a estar aquí Aunque yo me oculte tras la montaña Y encuentre un campo lleno de caña No habrá manera, mi rayo de Luna Que tú te vayas

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The beautiful “Hasta la raiz” by Natalia Lafourcade. A song about how we take our lands and culture in our souls as we travel the earth (in the case of Lafourcade, the beautiful Mexico) youtu.be/IKmPci5VXz0

Natalia Lafourcade - Hasta la Raíz

YouTube video by NLaFourcadeVEVO

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Yeesh. Speaking of apocalyptic beaches, ever read “on the beach”?

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Bit of background: this is a cover by Julieta Rada of her dad’s, Ruben Rada, a legend of Uruguayan candombe and an advocate for the AfroUruguayan community. Here’s Señor Rada’s rendition with the equally indomitable Eduardo Mateo youtu.be/NIrE8NtsCoM

YouTube video by Eduardo Mateo - Topic

Botija de Mi País

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"Botija de mi país Si libre quieres vivir No dejes de hablar con tus hermanos Si te quieren reprimir Júntate con cinco mil Y juntos repiqueteen las manos" youtu.be/wn3Egcled5I

YouTube video by Julieta Rada - Topic

Botija de mi País

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of rebellion, hope, struggle, faith. Some classic tunes, others more recent. Not sure who reads my posts, but in case it’s of any help - and I do feel I turn to art in these dark moments for respite - I’ll post a song periodically with some lyrics that stand out for me.

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authoritarian governments propped up by the US and US corporations. (Here’s a good time to note that despite being agnostic, I do want to believe in an afterlife, if only for Kissinger to be held to divine justice). I find myself listening to a lot of music from Latin America. Songs of protest,

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I’ve really been struggling since the US invaded Venezuela to make sense of what’s happening (emotionally, I get it from a ‘realist’, post rules-based viewpoint). As a Latino, it's impossible not to think about the history of 1970s, and the personal stories I heard growing up, of right-wing (cont)

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Talk about corrupting the youth! Am I right?!?! (Too soon?)

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New commentary published in @natmed.nature.com with @dsilvaphd.bsky.social, Anna Levy, and Katherine Littler: Navigating Difficult Ethical Decisions in Global Health www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A screenshot of a commentary published in Nature Medicine, titled "Navigating Difficult Ethical Decisions in Global Health".

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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

@sfu.ca is hiring Canada Impact+ Research Chairs. Research areas include health, including biotechnology; clean technology and resource value chains; environment, climate resilience and the Arctic; democratic and community resilience. Candidates must full Profs or Associate 2 years from promotion.

sfu.ca

Canada Impact+ Research Chairs

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/12/2025

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended theonion.com/unconventional-directo…

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Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The bandwagon is getting full

Diego Silva @dsilvaphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Day 15 - I was going to post this yesterday at the start of Chanukah, and then wasn’t sure I should post it tonight. But I think it’s perfect. Laughter heals. Fuck the terrorists. And what’s the history of comedy with Jews? Not much! Here’s Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert youtu.be/3GsJe_vh7T0