Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 21/04/2025RIP. One of the last things he called for was a Gaza ceasefire. It’s hard not to feel like a beacon of light has died with him in these uncertain, precarious times. 000
Reposted by Manuela SaragosaFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/04/2025Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0... 826264048500
Reposted by Manuela SaragosaDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Markets update: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 39998227
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Uplifting thread, like sun after days and days and days of clouds 🌤️ 010
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 30/03/2025‘I still have nightmares’: the tourists shackled and jailed for weeks at US borders via FT: Several nations have now changed “… their travel advice and triggered a frenzy of questions in online travel forums about whether it is safe to go to the US.” enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/53e61...enterprise-sharing.ft.com‘I still have nightmares’: the tourists shackled and jailed for weeks at US borders[FREE TO READ] Visitors suffer hostile treatment since Donald Trump’s return to the White House 000
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Deepening US consumer gloom raises stagflation fears via @FT: A Chicago Fed official said the US ‘was no longer on the “golden path” of ‘23/‘24 when inflation appeared to be returning to 2% target w/out derailing economic growth or lifting unemployment.’ on.ft.com/3Rpi8n1on.ft.comUS stocks tumble as deepening consumer gloom raises stagflation fears[FREE TO READ] Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook 020
Reposted by Manuela SaragosaMiranda Green @greenmirandahere.bsky.social · 27/03/2025A bit hit with readers. @jderbyshire.ft.com on his early brush with the philosopher behind Trump's "Dark Enlightenment" and his *fanged noumena*. Brace brace brace for the English magus of anti-democratic neoreaction www.ft.com/content/7330...ft.comThe philosophy behind Trump’s Dark EnlightenmentAn English magus of anti-democratic neoreaction has become a touchstone for the alt-right 072
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 22/03/2025on.ft.com/4bUdd7i Howard Lutnick touts Elon Musk’s Starlink for US broadband scheme…this after a spokeswoman told The NYT that the White House had installed Starlink on its grounds to improve WiFi connectivity. It’s all getting a bit cosy between business & gov a la Indonesia under Suharto…on.ft.comHoward Lutnick touts Elon Musk’s Starlink for US broadband scheme[FREE TO READ] Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser’s satellite connection for rural households 030
Reposted by Manuela SaragosaLucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/03/2025At popular request, we’re intro-ing a semi-regular Political Fix Q&A episode from next month 💪 So pls get in touch! Send a voicenote with your name & Q to politicalfix@ft.com - and we'll play it on the podcast 🤳 🗣️ ✉️ I'll field Qs to Stephen, Jim, Robert, Miranda, George, Anna & other FT experts! 1125
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 26/01/2025“Note to all who get their validation from work: the workaholic is the most accepted addict of all. In fact, he and she are celebrated. Why would you want to change when the bosses and society applaud you? Work is the great permissive addiction.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukI spent 30 years trying to unlock the secret to happinessPrompted by Blue Monday, the BBC's special correspondent reflects on his struggle to find balance and joy in life - and a surprisingly straightforward solution 000
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Benedict Andersen in Imagined Communities wrote that shared media was key to a sense of belonging & the creation of nation state. If media turns this niche, belonging is fragmented & surely some will stop identifying with the nation state they’re supposed to belong to? What then? on.ft.com/3Ea205von.ft.comThe podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House[FREE TO READ] Star presenters such as Joe Rogan and Theo Von have monetised the ‘manosphere’ and influenced politics. Will traditional media be next? 110
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Call to fix palliative care before assisted dying: MPs okay assisted dying but palliative care in UK is in parlous, cash-strapped state. So isn’t a vote on assisted dying a bit like running before you can walk? Shouldn’t palliative care be sorted 1st? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAssisted dying bill: How did my MP vote?Check whether your MP voted for or against taking the assisted dying bill to the next stage. 000
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Worth watching: the strange “unholy alliance” of Christian evangelicals raising money for Jewish settlers in Israel because evangelicals want to fulfill the prophecy that the 2nd coming can only happen with the return of diaspora Jews to the Holy Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KKK...youtube.com'Til Kingdom Come - Official TrailerYouTube video by Madman Films 000
Manuela Saragosa @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social · 17/11/2024This is the most personal piece of writing I’ve ever had published. I hope it helps the conversation around severe mental illness & suicide & the urgency around funding mental health services ‘Daddy isn’t coming back’: surviving my partner’s suicide | Free to read on.ft.com/30iKRTron.ft.com‘Daddy isn’t coming back’: surviving my partner’s suicide | Free to readWe need to talk about severe mental illness, and how to better fund its treatment, writes Manuela Saragosa 160