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Max Buccini

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Prague 📍🇨🇿 🇪🇺 - Boston Bred 🦪 Globalist 🌍, Traveller DNA ✈️, Unabashed Broadway 🎭 Fanatic, Cher Crazed, History Steeped📚, Mediterranean 🌊 🍇Veins, Old Soul 🤓 In The Wrong Century🕯️. Author. ✍️ @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social + @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social

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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#Prague may steal the spotlight, but Czechia’s magic goes far beyond its capital. 🇨🇿✨ From fairy-tale towns and grand castles to vineyards and beautiful countryside, discover 13 places worth adding to your itinerary. 🏰🍇 #czechrepublic #czechia #europe #travel
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A Guide To The Best Places To Visit in The Czech Republic
Beyond Prague, Czechia is a country of many wonders and this guide introduces you to the best places to visit in the Czech Republic.
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Nolan’s The Odyssey brought these epic landscapes to the screen. From Greece and Sicily to Scotland, the real locations are waiting to be explored. 🎬🌊 You’ve watched the journey; now it’s time to begin your own. #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #EuropeanTravel
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Europe may be hot, crowded and expensive this summer, but JayWay Travel founder and CEO Jay Ternavan says the answer is not to give up on Europe, but to look farther east. In @thewallstreet.bsky.social he shares why the Baltics remain one of his favorite itineraries. #baltics #traveleurope
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Europe Is Hot, Crowded and Crazy Expensive. Here’s How to Enjoy It Anyway.
Americans are finding ways to navigate the new reality of vacationing in Europe. Experts share their best tips to make the most out of a trip across the pond.
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Americans are trading beach resorts for culture, history, and meaningful experiences. JayWay Travel’s study found that 81% would choose a week in Europe over a beach vacation, while 87% believe cultural trips offer greater long-term value. 🌍 #CulturalTravel #EuropeanTravel
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Europe’s New Golden Age: Americans Choose Culture Over Beaches
A new survey finds 87% of Americans prefer cultural trips to beach vacations, signaling a major shift toward meaningful, experience-rich travel in Europe.
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
With many of our guests traveling right now, we looked into the @who.int-s recommendations for staying cool during heatwaves and turned them into a few simple, practical tips for travelers. Save this post for your summer travels - and stay cool out there ☀️ #heatwave #Europe #summerheat
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What are you a #Superfan of? And is there a destination you’d love to travel to because of it? 🥰 #TravelEurope
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Want to book for Spain but don’t know where to start? Make a comment about what’s stopping you and we’ll help! www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
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Spain Overtakes Italy, France, Greece, Portugal and More as the Top Europe Travel Destination for Summer 2026, Reflecting a Strong Shift Toward Southern Europe as Travellers Seek Affordable, Safe, and...
Spain has overtaken Italy, France, Greece, Portugal, and more as the top European travel destination for summer 2026, driven by a strong shift toward Southern Europe as travellers seek affordable, saf...
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JayWay Travel @jaywaytravel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Feeling stressed about your summer travel plans? Drop a note in the comments about what might be holding you back from getting the break you deserve…
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Gut wrenching news. apple.news/AmuOidNtOSA-...
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Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72 — Guardian US
British actor starred on the West End before finding international fame in the 90s on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happy 80th birthday to #Cher!
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If you caught @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social ‘s piece about overtourism in Europe—take a peek at a way to travel that avoids flooding the sites we hold so dear. As someone who relocated to Europe, I agree! jaywaytravel.com/blog/can-cus...
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Can Custom Travel Fix Overtourism? JayWay Invites You To Travel
With low-cost airlines, glossy guidebooks, and of course, social media fueling a massive surge in travel, it's no surprise that overtourism has become an
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"No army in Europe or the US can wage modern war the way Ukraine does" — Finland's President Stubb in Prague, urging Europe to stop asking what Ukraine needs from it and start asking what it can offer. euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/04/e...
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Europe has 2 mn troops, Russia 1.3 mn, Ukraine 800,000 — and Kyiv is the one teaching, Stubb says
In Prague, Finland's President Alexander Stubb said Europe should ask what Ukraine offers it, not what it needs — and that no Western army fights a modern war the way Ukraine does.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
If you want a real “What If” of the Diet of Worms, check out our latest rerouted history: open.substack.com/pub/rerouted...
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The Scholar and the Storm: When Charles V Made Erasmus Councillor and the Reformation Took a Different Tact
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
“At the center of the intellectual storm stood the most famous scholar in Europe: Desiderius Erasmus. His books traveled farther than armies. His Latin flowed through universities, monasteries, and courts. Printers from Basel to Venice competed to… reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-schola...
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The Scholar and the Storm: When Charles V Made Erasmus Councillor and the Reformation Took a Different Tact
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This is absolutely fantastic. ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Extremely sad news to wake up to. apple.news/A23Mnl1_7TMS...
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Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54 — The Hollywood Reporter
Best known for playing the lovable sidekick on the groundbreaking drama, he also had a recurring role in 'Criminal Minds' and starred in the film adaptation of Charles Busch's 'Psycho Beach Party.'
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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The Scholar and the Storm: When Charles V Made Erasmus Councillor and the Reformation Took a Different Tact Stay tuned and subscribe for Monday’s release! reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/subscribe
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
French Affair: The Queen’s Secret—Margaret of Anjou, Valois Agent in the English Crown What if Margaret of Anjou was truly a spy in the House of Lancaster? 🤔 reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/french-aff...
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French Affair: The Queen’s Secret—Margaret of Anjou, Valois Agent in the English Crown
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
French Affair: The Queen’s Secret—Margaret of Anjou, Valois Agent in the English Crown What if the accusation were true? Margaret of Anjou was already accused by Yorkist propaganda of being a French puppet…Stay tuned and subscribe for Monday’s release! reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/subscribe
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Emperor's Gambit: Richard The Lionheart Stays In An Iron Cage and Europe Is Lit Aflame Richard I of England is alive, caged, furious. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor believes he holds a lever that can bend England. The chess board of Europe waits. reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-empero...
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The Emperor's Gambit: Richard The Lionheart Stays In An Iron Cage and Europe Is Lit Aflame
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Apologies for the long absence. But hopefully this makes up for it. Substack was not cooperating for me over the past two weeks. *sigh* The King and the Cruise Missiles: Charles VIII, Trump, Epstein and the Ancient Temptation of Diversionary War reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/the-king-a...
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The King and the Cruise Missiles: Charles VIII, Trump, Epstein and the Ancient Temptation of Diversionary War
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I know I’m late to the game but Amanda Peet #amandapeet is everything I’ve ever wanted in a performance for that role in Your Friends & Neighbors. It goes without saying that Jon Hamm is singularly perfection in each scene.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Sir Winston Churchill reportedly said to an airman he bestowed the Victoria Cross upon for valor: “You must been rather humble and awkward in my presence, but think how humble and awkward that I feel in yours.” Churchill would’ve said the same about the people of Ukraine now 4 years in. Salut them.
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
What a moment for #250America when the British monarchy shows more transparency, accountability, and respect for the rule of law than *waves hands around* the entire American government currently in power. Wow. Such an achievement: apple.news/AsIxYhEipR7W...
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office — Guardian US
King expresses his ‘deepest concern’ and says ‘law must take its course’ as former prince arrested at Sandringham estate
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Counterfactuals always scribble the rewriting of Richard The Lionheart as: what if we eluded captivity or escaped early—some if he stayed in the Levant? But, we are taking a different view: what if he was never released? 🤔 Emperors, Pontiffs, and, of course, Eleanor—oh my! Stayed tuned tomorrow.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“Margaret’s envoys increased pressure. Papists invoked Christian unity. Rome’s memory of the 1527 sack remained raw. Genoese captains quietly calculated profit margins: protected convoy versus independent risk. Spanish tercios in Naples stood as silent reminder... open.substack.com/pub/rerouted...
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The Real Spanish Princess: Margaret of Austria and the Southern System—When Peace Signed at Cambrai Lit the Mediterranean on Fire
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Take a watch of Prime Minister of Denmark, MitteFrederiksen, on the importance of Article 5 and alliances. Then take a read of our piece on her and Greenland: Europe’s Hero Who Wears No Cape—Because She Doesn’t Need To reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/europes-he... youtube.com/shorts/z7Jrf...
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Europe must 'stick together' in face of US hostility, says Danish PM
YouTube video by The National News
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
If record profitability coexists with widespread cost anxiety, and price relief arrives only after collective irritation, then the market is functioning exactly as designed. The real question is do we intend to keep this legal and incented? reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/the-price-...
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The Price of Silence: From PepsiCo to Palazzo. What Democrats Forgot—and What the Medici Knew
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Catherine commands time. Rather than a righteous struggle. She frames. Speaks of trusteeship rather than conquest. Legalism. Cities listen. Princes calculate. The Maid advances toward danger. The war prepares to choose between bloodline and belief... reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-queen-...
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The Queen and The Maid: Catherine of Valois, Burgundy's Betrayal, Joan of Arc in Jeopardy, and the Second Hundred Years' Cold War
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Dont miss it… America’s Intentional Economic Free-Fall: How Policy Chose Descent—Refusing Every Safe Harbor open.substack.com/pub/rebootth...
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
“Something decisive has occurred. Italy has demonstrated a talent Empire does not possess: the ability to make conquest expensive without making it glorious. To make it foolish, not imminent. Make it sniveling not strong. The idea Italy be crossed... reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-last-i...
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The Last Italian: When an Italic King Halted Henry II’s Holy Roman Empire
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
You most likely don’t know his name but he was the final Italic king of Italy. Everyone is obsessed with “The Last Roman.” How about if The Last Italian stopped The Holy Roman Empire’s march to Rome to inherit Italy in 1014? Oh, worlds are turned at such thoughts… substack.com/@zeitgeistme...
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
“For Charles the Bald, the bargain was rational. Paris mattered too much to lose outright and too little to justify ruinous war every time a dragon prow cut the horizon. Paying to make the problem leave preserved something more valuable than coin: the appearance of rule. substack.com/@zeitgeistme...
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Zeitgeist Media Artisans (@zeitgeistmediaartisans)
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Whoever this woman is: she is far smarter, well read, and savvier than any political figure on the far right. She’s a Reboot The Renaissance archetype. We salute her. She is a hero who needs no cape, like our recent piece: reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/europes-he...
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
What comes next is an assemblage of white papers, policy positions, economic reporting, and data all analyzed. The new concentration of data/reports are coming into focus. This is intentional. I did the homework for you. I hope you give it a read: reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/americas-i...
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America’s Intentional Economic Free-Fall: How Policy Chose Descent—Refusing Every Safe Harbor
Reboot The Renaissance: Cosimo’s Secret Guardaroba is where the future is plotted, one whispered dispatch at a time.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“But the Vikings were changing. Raids had taught them the map. Ransoms had taught them the math. Movement had taught them fatigue. What compounded power was routine: silver that arrived every season without rowing. In 865, a Viking host took Paris… open.substack.com/pub/rerouted...
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The Silver That Failed: The Viking Occupation of Paris and the Death of Carolingian Authority
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We’ve got a barn burner on exactly how bad the impending U.S. economic collapse will be combining 6 different recent—and seemingly disparate—reports that we will bring full Medici focus to. Only for Cosimo’s paid subscribers. Stay tuned! (Yes, that’s our Drunk Dude of War parachuting into disaster)
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Did you know the Vikings occupied the Seine and Paris itself in 865? Charles The Bald ended up buying them off to depart. But what if his silver failed? The Vikings rebuffed him. And there was a Viking Paris? Stay tuned for our rerouted of how it could have happened…
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“This democratic advantage becomes visible when coercive actors are denied the payoff they crave. Authoritarian impulses thrive on urgency—on the idea that outcomes must be fixed quickly, that power manifests most strongly when violence or the threat reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/europes-he...
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Europe’s Hero Who Wears No Cape—Because She Doesn’t Need To: On Time, Territory, and the Democratic Advantage That Authoritarianism Cannot Grasp
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
It’s not news that Trump backed down from his Greenland gambit. What is? That quietly organized, Trump was outwitted—shocking. Denmark hosting its largest ever protests and King Charles III whispering to Trump show that there is power in persistent coordination against bellicose bluster. Stay tuned.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
“Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino, carrying two reputations that rarely coexist: the quiet architect of French ascendancy and the most distrusted man in Italy. Paris knew him as keeping a fragile regency upright. Rome knew him as a problem waiting to be solved reroutedbyhistory.substack.com/p/the-red-ti...
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The Red Tiara: When Mazarin Abandoned France—and Turned Rome into Europe’s Command Center Again
Because history doesn’t repeat itself—it remixes.
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ReRouted By History @reroutedbyhistory.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Do you know Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino of my native Abruzzo in Italia? How about I francophone it: Cardinal Jules Mazarin. The architect of French foreign and domestic policy after Richelieu. What if he leveraged his wily talents to favor his native land over the ungrateful Bourbons? Stay tuned!
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“The quiet advance of a comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and India, representing nearly 2 billion people, is not a headline stunt. It is not a snub. It is not a protest. It is something far more dangerous to declining powers… reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/ursulas-un...
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Ursula’s Universe: Patience, Pragmatism, and Persistence in a World Where America Governs as an Assassination State
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Max Buccini @maxabuccini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Rest in peace, Catherine O’Hara. Every character, you truly made your own. You inhabited them not vice versa. I love all of them very dearly, but Moira always spoke to my soul. #catherineohara #moirarose
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
While Trump runs his Assasination State, Europe under Ursula von der Leyen negotiated a deal with India 22 years in the making—that has tectonic ramifications across trade, supply chains, capital, and labor. Stay tuned for our analysis of this Medicean masterstroke. open.substack.com/pub/rebootth...
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“This is why Assassination States are not defined by their rhetoric. They are defined by who survives proximity to power. Democratic systems depend on witnesses. Courts depend on witnesses. History depends on witnesses. When a state begins treating.. reboottherenaissance.substack.com/p/the-assass...
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The Assassination State: When Due Process Is Replaced by Murder
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
What’s the difference between the maniacal Duke of Alba’s Council of Blood in Netherlands at the hands of the Spanish and the extra judicial powers absconded with by ICE, DHS, and DOJ? Smartphones. Otherwise, the comparison is chilling. Stay tuned this morning.
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Reboot The Renaissance @rebootrenaissance.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Coming tomorrow. This isn’t the first, but it certainly should be the LAST Assassination State. Historical parallels will rouse ardor for action, if not, you are as cold as The Council of Blood that occurred in the Netherlands. reboottherenaissance.substack.com/subscribe
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