Reposted by Els TorreeleAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Last year Bolsonaro was prosecuted with overseeing a vast scheme to overturn the 2022 election he lost. Lula’s worker party steadied brazil after a near decade long recession Now Brazilian Voters have handed the reins of power in senate,congress, states & perhaps presidency back to the bolsonarists 323855 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So much for Israeli military efficiency and morality. They never had either. It was destruction on a mass scale, of people and infrastructure. War crime. 29282199 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6hi’m just so fucking sorry that my muslim friends have to be hit with this despicable racism every single day. it’s not ok and you should not have to tolerate it. this country belongs to all of us. 13165421004 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h‘Narcos’ star Wagner Moura delivers a chilling message to Brazilians ahead of their presidential election, warning that Trump is eyeing Brazil’s vast mineral wealth—and that Flávio Bolsonaro could help hand it over to the U.S. He lays out the playbook he says Trump has already used around the worldmeidasnews.com‘Narcos’ Star Exposes Trump's Brazil Playbook—and the Money Trail Leading to His AlliesOscar-nominated actor Wagner Moura traces a web of MAGA donors, Trump family business interests, and Brazilian political operatives as he warns that Brazil's vast mineral wealth could be the next targ... 261409624 1
Reposted by Els TorreeleC'est du Belge @polbegov.skyfleet.blue · 19h"Les contribuables demandent des garanties", "On doit se réveiller": débat houleux sur les aides publiques après l'annonce de GSKlalibre.be"Les contribuables demandent des garanties", "On doit se réveiller": débat houleux sur les aides publiques après l'annonce de GSKLe licenciement collectif qui se prépare chez GSK pose la question des aides et incitants publics. Sur cette question, Gilles Vanden Burre, coprésident... 001 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15/10/2026Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to.aljazeera.comTrump ramps up third-country US deportations despite global rights outcryOfficial data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to. 810071 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 15/10/2026EU leaders are in Brussels to discuss EU budget and new sources of revenue. The 🐘 in the room? WEALTH TAX. Who should pay for the next #flood? #Heatwave? Climate chaos? Those MOST responsible for the damage. We are calling on leaders to #TaxTheSuperRich to help fund a fair, green transition.greenpeace.orgEU’s richest 1% linked to more than €300 billion in annual climate debt - Greenpeace European UnitThe richest 1% of people in 24 EU countries are linked to an estimated €301 billion in climate debt through their ownership of companies and… 110754 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026New post: "Drowning in slop" Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. Britain is particularly vulnerable. How bad has it got and what can we do about it? samf.substack.com/p/drowning-i...samf.substack.comDrowning in slopCan the state survive the rise of AI? 48435151 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleChristine @psychicmum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026bsky.app/profile/wome... We are tired of this shit but we aren’t giving up 053 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleC'est du Belge @polbegov.skyfleet.blue · 15/10/2026Le PTB exige le remboursement des aides publiques en cas de licenciements : "Ces aides servent à maintenir l’emploi ? Ou à arroser les actionnaires ?"rtbf.beLe PTB exige le remboursement des aides publiques en cas de licenciements : 'Ces aides servent à maintenir l’emploi ? Ou à arroser les actionnaires ?' - RTBF ActusC’est une annonce choc dans le milieu de l’emploi : l’entreprise pharmaceutique GSK, plus grande employeuse privée... 011 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I’m blessed to be in many public health, medicine & science “group chats” & wow has there been an outpouring of deep sadness today. Helen was a one-off. We’ve been sharing anecdotes of how awesome it was to be interviewed by her. This mass outpouring & the reminiscences signal a life well lived. RIP 27114 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 19559422424 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026You don't fix one security crisis by creating another. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 621139343 0
Reposted by Els Torreelealexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 12/10/2026US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries - Instead of ending the #IranWar, the US is lobbying European capitals and Kyiv in an attempt to end the attacks on Russian oil refineries www.ft.com/content/68fd... via @FT #DonaldTrump #inflation #MakeAmericaSmall #Magaft.comUS threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineriesOfficials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin 263 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026…. the late Bruno Latour remarked that “Brazil is today what Spain was in 1936, during the civil war: it is where everything that will be important in the next decades is visible.” read our litlte magazine phenomenal world in English and Portuguese: phenomenalworld.org/interviews/b...phenomenalworld.orgBrazil and the World SystemAn interview with Brazil's Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad 112331 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/20261. Can a language model feel pain? Clearly not. Large language models are computer software and they can no more suffer than any other human-created artifact can. >> 251183139 0
Reposted by Els Torreele🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 11/10/2026These guys have drawn their lines. Pretending that this will all go away if we don't mention their names is the definition of surrender. archive.ph/8oXvJ 10461108 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleProf Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“The notion of killing as “fun” is crucial.” www.theguardian.com/global/comme...theguardian.comHow do human beings explain taking part in genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer BartovIt’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable 0113 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleC'est du Belge @polbegov.skyfleet.blue · 11/10/2026Des dizaines de milliers de manifestants à la Marche pour le climat à Bruxelles : "Le gouvernement fédéral et la Commission européenne font beaucoup trop peu" :rtbf.beDes dizaines de milliers de manifestants à la Marche pour le climat à Bruxelles : 'Le gouvernement fédéral et la Commission européenne font beaucoup trop peu' : - RTBF ActusOrganisée par la Coalition Climat avec la participation de nombreuses autres organisations, cette marche veut dénoncer le... 052 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I would add an 18th catastrophic threat: the rise of far right, authoritarianism, backed by technofascist billionaires 26429 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/10/2026When members of the IRB that reviewed a study are resigning in protest because they recognize the unethical design of the study and the avoidable harm it will cause, maybe it is a sign to no proceed with said study. Great reporting in the guardian. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 9292134 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleTAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"The Danish research ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark had never considered medical studies before, but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one. While committee members with expertise argued against approving it, the majority ruled to move forward." 024 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Navi Pillay’s Nobel peace prize is a vote of confidence in a global legal order under fire theconversation.com/navi-pillays...theconversation.comNavi Pillay’s Nobel peace prize is a vote of confidence in a global legal order under fireRecognising Pillay is an affirmation of what has been achieved, but also about what must not be lost. 0198 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/10/2026And now Omnibus X wants to deregulate EU pesticide standards further. In the wrong direction, at speed. 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/f... 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/e...corporateeurope.orgEuropean Commission backtracks on promise to end EU exports of banned and dangerous pesticides | Corporate Europe ObservatoryToday NGOs from the ‘End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition’ called out the European Commission following media reports that it would not hold its promise to end the toxic export of EU-banned pesticides ... 184 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/10/2026🏆 Judge Navi Pillay just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. Earlier this year she told MEPs exactly what EU pesticide export double standards cost people around the world. The Commission still hasn’t answered her. Thread 🧵👇 12716 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleJan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thread of @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the dangers of the billionaires and their power to destroy the lives of workers, communities and the environment To protect democracy we need radical redistribution of wealth and limits 05416 0
Reposted by Els TorreelePamela Ferdinand @pamelawrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Gifts, payments, free meals, and other marketing ploys by pharmaceutical companies heavily influence doctors to prescribe more drugs, choose less appropriate treatments, and drive up prescription costs, shows a systematic review of 93 studies. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/healthwire/d...usrtk.orgDrug company gifts, meals, and payments to doctors lead to worse prescribing, review of 93 studies findsDoctors who accept drug company gifts, payments and meals prescribe less appropriately and at higher cost, a new Cochrane review of 93 studies finds. 011 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 151151976546 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026"We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC." JOINT STATEMENT by CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, UKauswaertiges-amt.deJOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOMWe, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the... 611426541 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026🤷🏿♂️news.berkeley.eduUsing AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley NewsA UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life. 191502531 0
Reposted by Els Torreelel'Avenir @lavenirnet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Pas dans nos poches !”: entre 30.000 et 50.000 Belges dans la rue contre les mesures de l’Arizonalavenir.net“Pas dans nos poches !”: entre 30.000 et 50.000 Belges dans la rue contre les mesures de l’ArizonaEntre 30.000 et 50.000 personnes ont manifesté à Bruxelles ce vendredi à l’appel des syndicats CSC et FGTB. À l’approche de l’échéance budgétaire du 13 octobre, les témoignages traduisent une même colère face aux mesures envisagées par le gouvernement. ... 023 0
Reposted by Els TorreelePhilipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We have a new paper with evidence that fiscal consolidation leads to sizable and persistent declines in public investment in advanced economies; reductions in government consumption are smaller. Real spending on health, education, social protection, environmental protection falls to varying degrees. 12817 0
Reposted by Els Torreeleebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pretty Awesome 👍 743191134259 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026The world is in *really* bad shape right now, but it doesn't have to be. As Mamdani has shown us, it's not that hard to run a well-administered, advanced technological civilization. Fixing potholes and making transit work and enforcing housing rules isn't rocket surgery. 37811 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleTulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Today is a proud day! One of our own, win the Peace Nobel Prize! Congratulations Prof Navi Pillay, an alumni, staff, and professor of University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Fighting for justice, peace and freedom is one of things that drive us. 1257 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleGlobal Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We and 120+ organisations across Europe are calling on our governments to cut ties with Palantir for good! @corporateeurope.org @epsu.bsky.social 5275165 0
Reposted by Els Torreelealexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hours after #NaviPillay was awarded with the Peace Nobel Prize, the US government has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. It would prohibit transactions with the Court, cut off its resources and restrict its ability to operate www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-... #RuleOfLaw #DonaldTrumpspiegel.deStunden nach Nobelpreis für ehemalige Richterin: USA verhängen weitreichende Sanktionen gegen Internationalen StrafgerichtshofDie USA steuern auf einen diplomatischen Konflikt mit Europa zu: Washington will die Handlungsfähigkeit des Internationalen Strafgerichtshof beschränken. Den Haag kritisiert das Vorgehen scharf. 21811 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleFNV Vakbond @fnv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026'We hebben gestreden voor onze rechten als werknemer, voor het recht om aan tafel te zitten, voor eerlijke lonen en banen en #EUInc breekt dat allemaal af!', zegt FNV-er David van de Geer. Wat dit kabinet met WIA en WW doet is niet uniek, er komt vanuit Europa een grote afbraakgolf op ons af. 12011 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleAnkharis @ancaris.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Innovation and competitiveness in the health sector must be measured in terms of patient and public health benefits, including affordable and equitable access to health innovations, not in terms of economic competitiveness." @elstorreele.bsky.social www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri... #R&Dfriendsofeurope.orgReclaiming medicines and health innovation for our health - Friends of Europe 011 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleExtinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026THE FIGHT TO BE HEARD A new documentary from @amnestyuk.bsky.social explores the recent crackdown on protest in Britain. youtu.be/sYOAeQEjWscyoutu.beThe Crackdown on Protest in the UK | Amnesty International UK DocumentaryYouTube video by Amnesty International UK 11011 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleNature @nature.com · 07/10/2026None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4... 19395236 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21952232303 0
Reposted by Els TorreeleMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 06/10/2026The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival of a centuries-old Palestinian cultural tradition. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/afte...mondoweiss.netAfter three years of genocide, Gaza’s olive harvest is going extinctThe Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival… 77575 0