iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026

Nearly 40 years after ‘Joe le taxi’, the pop icon is still the queen of French variety: ft.trib.al/4C5WJe5

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European Central Bank @ecb.europa.eu · 28/09/2026

We’re inviting payment sector stakeholders to join a new wave of digital euro innovation platform activities in 2027. Participants will experiment with testing and developing features and services, or explore how the digital euro can support innovation link.europa.eu/r4cYRW

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Mike Chamberlain @mikechamberlain.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Raise an App Store support issue about CSAM on X. I’m sure Apple will pay attention if you make them.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

🚨🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE🚨🚨 Very few people can claim to have met and known 🇻🇪's Maduro, Chavez & interim president Delcy Rodriguez. Well, my guest @catheriner.bsky.social, former 🇬🇧 ambassador in Caracas, is one of them and she spoke to me earlier today. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Maduro, Chavez, Delcy Rodriguez and where we're going in Venezuela

Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 04/01/2026 · 45m

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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

⏰Start Your Week⏰ The year begins with chaos and conflict. With Trump meddling in Venezuela and beyond, how will these events play out? @rafaelbehr.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss the year ahead. Spotify ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/6Obb... Apple ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Jess Zafarris @jesszafarris.com · 05/01/2026

No one asked, but here's a thread of my favorite books I read in 2025. 📚 I'll present them in no particular order, except for one—one series, that is—and that is The Murderbot Diaries by @marthawells.com, which I finally read this year and enjoyed so much that I hope to read them again this year.

Seven book covers of the Murderbot Diaries series

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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Well worth a read. By my colleague @rorycarroll72.bsky.social , formerly based in Venezuela How Hugo Chavez's cry wolf to strengthen his position, and a decade old fiction embellished by Maduro has come to reality, as one populist Trump topples another www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Venezuelan leaders’ fever dream of a US invasion finally becomes reality

Maduro and Chávez used fears of American aggression to tighten their grip on power – but now an even greater fantasist has imposed his will on their country

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Paul Pettinger @paulpettinger.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Brexit endorsed & normalised the global shift away from rule-based stability and return of naked power politics. The UK needs to realise the EU is no longer just a haven for small and medium-sized states from coercion. It's now the primary defender of liberal democracy and leader of the free world.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Welcome to 2026. Where the world order as we knew it seems to be over. What next? Taiwan? Greenland? Balkans? The U.K. must double down on its relationship with the EU. For it is Europe alone that is now leader of the free world.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

New York of the Future: Visions of the New York of 2026, from the architects of 1926.

Tenement blocks put on end, as lofty towers, with the ground laid out in gardens

City blocks with business offices and apartments above and between them

Roofed with a huge landing platform for aeroplanes, over an upper storey of living apartments: a "Brooklyn Bridge" of the future

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Adie ⚒️ @r2dtoots.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Heading into 2026 like...

Image of drunk racoon spread-eagled on the bathroom floor between a bin marked 2025 and a toilet marked 2026

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NPR @npr.org · 30/12/2025

We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.

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From chess to a medical mystery: Great global reads from 2025 you may have missed

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/12/2025

“This time last year, leaders like [Sam] Altman were making it sound like we’d raced over a technological cliff, and that we were tumbling chaotically toward an automated workforce. Such breathlessness now seems rash,” Cal Newport writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/k2Fp3C

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Why A.I. Didn’t Transform Our Lives in 2025

This was supposed to be the year when autonomous agents took over everyday tasks. The tech industry overpromised and underdelivered.

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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 23/12/2025

Ukraine suffers a massive and deadly overnight attack across the country with more than 600 drones and 30 missiles, yet media coverage is minimal. Slava Ukrainii!

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Hark Audio @harkaudio.com · 19/12/2025

These are the best new podcasts of 2025, handpicked by our editors. Discover a twisted AI love story, new ways to think about money, and spicy takes. If you’re looking for a new podcast, dive into our playlist of bite-sized moments: share.harkaudio.com/k9WtAKzx4k6a...

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Hark Audio @harkaudio.com · 22/12/2025

HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - What 2026 holds for AI @mims.bsky.social - "I saw a color I've never seen before" @wbur.org - The Christmas dinner pepper spray incident @armchairexppod.bsky.social

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Listen to December 22, 2025 on Hark

A playlist of podcast moments

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22/12/2025

Hanif Abdurraqib listens to as many as 30 albums every week—a ritual that allows him to “resist the nefarious designs of the algorithms.” See his favorite songs of 2025. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bo6Wx8

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A Year of Listening Beyond the Algorithm

A list of songs I loved in 2025.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

This piece is billed as ‘father of girls thinks misogyny lessons are unnecessary’ but right at the end he actually asks the girls he is confidently speaking on behalf of and they…disagree. Amazing. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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I’m a father of teen girls. I don’t want misogyny lessons for boys

The government is planning classes to combat prejudice against women. Andrew Billen isn’t sure it will work

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European Central Bank @ecb.europa.eu · 19/12/2025

We’ve streamlined how we assess banks’ capital and securitisation operations. From January 2026, approval time for standardised operations will be cut to two weeks, giving banks faster responses and supervisors more time for more complex assessments link.europa.eu/9Hw6XT

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Esfahān nesf-e-jahān. Late autumn snow in Isfahan, Iran.

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Rez 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇪🇸 @jrrezvani.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

UK: The "Wealthy Poverty" Crisis There is a specific moral tragedy in a rich country where people freeze because of energy costs or wait two years for a hip replacement.

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Jess Zafarris @jesszafarris.com · 18/12/2025

✅ Tickles your brain ✅ Tickles your fancy ✅ Supplies conversation fodder for dull holiday gatherings ✅ Looks great on shelves and coffee tables Whether you're the gifter of the giftee, Useless Etymology can make your holiday a little cheerier and a lot more thought-provoking. Grab a copy!

Book in front of bookshelves called Useless Etymology

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ASABEorg @asabe.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Students! Entries for the AIM Student Oral/Poster Presentation competition are due in just a month--January 18! Read up on all the details. ow.ly/zUPA50XH13H

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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

God using that camel to rebuke the megachurches for their bad behavior

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Our Labour government has effectively cancelled the Leeds tram project. Just one in a list of northern public transport projects they're hitting the brakes on. Disgraceful.

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

New MORE JAM TOMORROW is out! Women's trousers – how they went from taboo to ubiquitous. Plus @purnasen.bsky.social recalls being kicked out of school for wearing boys' uniform trousers. morejamtomorrow.com/episode/wome...

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Rez 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇪🇸 @jrrezvani.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral, the final military title he holds, the MOD has confirmed. The former prince's rank will revert to Pervert (retired).

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

A Christmas card to send to friends and enemies alike.

Victorian Christmas card - May you be as happy this Christmas Day as I wish you to be.

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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 14/12/2025

"Bondi hero who disarmed gunman identified as local father Ahmed al Ahmed, suffered two gunshots" May Ahmed al Ahmed live long and prosper.

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Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds

The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

How the US is going after opponents using 'domestic extremist' laws and tax investigations. Similar tactics were used during the civil rights protests in the 1960s. youtube.com/shorts/hmEgD...

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How the US is going after opponents using tax investigations - news you might have missed

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

my open letter to Keir Starmer on the disaster of Euston

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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I think Benoit Blanc's epiphany is the most interesting, beautiful moment in Wake Up Dead Man. In the whole film faith seems not to be about being saved or getting into heaven, it's about participating in the kingdom of God here on earth. 1/3

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How many of you know, these are all Arabic loanwords: admiral, alcohol, arsenal, assassin, average, azure, coffee, cotton, genie, guitar, cipher, chemistry, carat, candy, giraffe, lemon, lime, jasmine, jar, jumper, magazine, mattress , satin, sugar, sofa, and Trump's favourite word: tariff.

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The first time ever I went to Africa, I never left Spain!

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Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A nativity scene should have a midwife. Is it in the literal text Bible? No, but we as humans know that Bethlehem would have sent a midwife to go attend to the teenage girl in labor. I think about this every advent since Rachel Held Evans posted about it.

If you've been following me for more than a year, then you know that every December I go in search of the elusive, ethnically-correct-ethically-sourced-but-not-too-fussy-child-friendly-RHE-approved nativity set...to no avail. Well, NOT THIS YEAR. The country may be divided, our democracy may be on trial, Calvinists may be yelling at me on Twitter, BUT I FINALLY HAVE THE NATIVITY SET OF MY DREAMS. Thanks so much to Progressive Pegs Shop for making this happen.

I combined figures from Progressive Pegs with the animals (and an angel) from a wooden set I found on Amazon. Together they make a lovely nativity that includes a brown holy family, a midwife, a cute shepherd family, and lots of animals (I love the elephant!). Links in the comments. (Note: I spent a little more than I wanted,, but if you'd like to do something similar for less, I'll include some links to other options in the comments.) Merry Christmas!

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12/12/2025

LIVE: Mexico celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe youtube.com/live/t71K5Ws...

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LIVE: Mexico celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

YouTube video by Reuters

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Trump wants to subjugate Europe and we need to stop being weak, band together, & take up our role as the bloc that is now the leader of the free world. www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...

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Leaked documents claim 'US wants to convince four countries to quit EU' in bid to 'Make Europe Great Again' | LBC

Donald Trump is allegedly attempting to persuade four countries to quit the European Union as part of his plan to “Make Europe Great Again.”

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☆ 𝔸𝕟 𝔸𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕝 ☆ @anarchistangel.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

#Travel #Tourists #US Just in case anyone needs an even bigger excuse to avoid the US. 😐

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🏴‍☠️MissMudd🏴‍☠️ @missmudd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Ten men in the country could buy the world and ten million can't buy enough to eat. ~Will Rogers

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Gillian @gillianography.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

These birds balancing on the tree in windy weather.

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Rez 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇪🇸 @jrrezvani.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"You could even argue for anarchy. As a philosophy, it's had its runs. The problem is, it always degenerates into an oligarchy. And no one wants that."

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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Spearing sugar beet with a scythe after the harvester had missed it.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

This post is about twice as long as it should be, but it’s an interesting attempt to explain themselves at greater length and to a v different audience than on X at greater open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...

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Politics that makes a difference

Over half a million children, lifted out of poverty

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

We’re not really used to filibustering in the UK, but this is what it looks like. This is a bad faith abuse of the legislative process at public expense in an attempt to wreck a measure approved by democratically elected members. Deeply immoral and disreputable. humanists.uk/2025/12/05/n...

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Needlessly cruel: Peer proposes mandatory pregnancy tests for all in assisted dying amendment

A member of the House of Lords has suggested that anyone applying for an assisted death needs to do a pregnancy test, including men and older people. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision are disappo...

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Gwen Róisín @meowthrandir.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

'Carlo Calenda, a center-left pro-European senator in Italy, said...Trump is an “enemy of Europe, is an enemy of democracy...He’s a bully, and you cannot face a bully by being warm and kind,” he added. “It’s not the way in which you can manage him.”' (Gift) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...

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Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’

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