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Roberto Nicastro

@patagonia24.bsky.social
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Banker, interests in fintech, private equity, SMEs, regulation, supervision, governance, international finance and politics. Stopped X, let’s see if BlueSky walks the talks on neutrality.

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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ieri come gruppo di intermediari focalizzati sulle piccole imprese: Federcasse (BCC), Banca AideXa, ConfidiSystema! Finpromoter NSA e Innexta abbiamo presentato il Libro Bianco sul Credito alle micro piccole imprese (mPI che non è la stessa cosa di PMI, non include le medie, soggetto molto diverso).
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 03/06/2026
An excellent article from @jeremymorris.bsky.social and @seva.bsky.social on Putin's self-inflicted constraints when it comes to the Ukraine war. Especially important reading for Western policymakers who spend too much time "trying to read Putin's mind." www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/inert...
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 30/03/2026
month two of the iran war. more troops. more escalation. and ground operations looking very likely. @gzeromedia.com
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The strategy gap in the Iran war | Ian Bremmer’s Quick Take
YouTube video by GZERO Media
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Russia’s Wagner Group have been given a new task — recruiting economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil, Western officials said. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials
Recruiters involved with fighter group are said to be targeting agents for operations on Nato soil
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Marciano Siniscalchi @marciano.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I understand there is a lot going on in the world these days, but I would have expected the uprising in #iran to get more coverage/reactions on Bluesky
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Silvia Merler @smerler.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The 10 year BTP-Bund spread is at its lowest since 2010 and Italy in 2024 went back to a primary surplus, as it consistently did for almost two decades before COVID (unlike France, who’s been overshooting its deficit forecasts for 30 years). Don’t cry wolf where there isn’t one, it’s irresponsible.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
www.wsj.com/tech/musk-me... further worrying outcome for X users?
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Musk Merges His AI Company With X, Claiming Combined Valuation of $113 Billion
Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup xAI has acquired X, the social-media platform he also owns, in an all-stock transaction, he said.
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James in Brooklyn @jamesinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This is about to get real interesting FT appears to have stopped 1 inch from asserting that there is serious billion-dollar fraud going on at Tesla markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/...
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$1.4B is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla, FT says
As Tesla’s (TSLA) car sales and share price plummet in response to Elon Musk’s political and physical stances, Financial Times calls readers’ at...
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
It’s impressive the capability of the two German historic political opponents Cdu and Spd to display unity in delicate moments and take joint memorable decisions. I wish we had that in Italy too.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 27/02/2025
“Did Russia invade Ukraine” is becoming the new “Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election?” — a test that lets us know whether someone believes in democracy or is willing to trade it for their own personal ambition — and that should make us all very, very disturbed.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
84% voting turnout in Germany is a lesson in democracy to the rest of Europe (and an answer to Vance speech in Munich)
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
‼️Attention, China! Russian propagandists are visibly changing their talking points. Now, they’re calling China not an ally, but practically accusing it of betrayal. "China is selling drones to Ukraine that kill our soldiers! The Chinese are blocking our payments!"
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
L’Europa è accerchiata e va rafforzata. Ora. La Russia è incessante nel destabilizzarne le nostre democrazie, la Cina ci ha “esportato” il Covid senza far ammenda, gli USA di Trump sono più aggressivi. E con America First rapporti preferenziali Italia-Usa, durerebbero come un gatto in tendenziale.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 04/02/2025
Yesterday’s meeting among European leaders on beefing up defense in response to the threat from Russia ended up being largely about the US.
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EU leaders deflect Trump on Greenland and on tariffs
EU leaders are looking for a way to keep Trump from invading the Danish territory.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 28/01/2025
Outrage over Elon Musk’s call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.
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Poland urges Tesla boycott after Musk’s call to ‘move past’ Nazi guilt
“There is no justification for any reasonable Pole to continue purchasing Teslas,” says minister Sławomir Nitras.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/01/2025
Trump’s feud with Colombia threatens to push the nation, and its neighbors, further into China’s orbit, writes Quico Toro. “Latin Americans hate being dictated to by gringos and won’t support leaders who meekly allow it”:
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Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
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Antonio Polito @antoniopolito.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Cattivissimo me
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Guntram Wolff @guntramwolff.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
#Merz gave a really important foreign policy speech today. Deterrence, capacity to act, Ukraine to win. Very clear & strong committment to #EU & to strong partnership with Poland & France. He wants Poland to lead further in Council Presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUG...
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#merzrede: Außenpolitische Grundsatzrede von Friedrich Merz bei der Körber-Stiftung
YouTube video by CDU
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Strong foreign policy speech from leading German chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, promising a new strategic culture in Berlin & describing a new “systemic conflict” with Russia & China. Merz touched on Taiwan and promised a deeper German role in the Indo-Pacific, including a permanent presence
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 21/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration
Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over Ukraine
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Parole perfette, bello avere leader una come lei - ma adesso noi Europei (non l’Europa…) dobbiamo svegliarci
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 21/01/2025
ursula von der leyen at davos: “in the last 25 years, europe has relied on the rising tide of global trade to drive its growth. it has relied on cheap energy from russia, and europe has too often outsourced its security. but those days are gone.”
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LivePaola @livepaola.eurosky.social · 15/01/2025
Why are we not surprised
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/01/2025
Europe’s largest pension fund sold its entire €571 million stake in Tesla partly due to disagreement with Elon Musk’s remuneration package.
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Europe’s Largest Pension Fund Sold Tesla Stake Over Musk’s Pay
Europe’s largest pension fund sold its entire €571 million ($585 million) stake in Tesla Inc. in the third quarter partly due to disagreement with Elon Musk’s remuneration package.
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Dario D'Angelo @dangelodario.it · 13/01/2025
🚨🪖🇷🇺 Rutte, segretario generale NATO, ai parlamentari europei: "Il 2% per le spese militari non è neanche lontanamente abbastanza. Adesso siamo al sicuro, ma non tra 4 o 5 anni. Se non aumentate gli investimenti ora, frequentate i vostri corsi di lingua russa o trasferitevi in Nuova Zelanda".
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12/01/2025
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg was not telling the truth when he said the European Union was institutionalizing censorship, the bloc’s top tech official said.
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Zuckerberg’s censorship claims were ‘misleading’ — EU tech chief
Meta boss is fact-checked by top European commissioner after accusations that EU restricts free speech.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
As twitter collapses, right wing trolls are seeking to create outposts at BlueSky to infect this medium with their disinformation. Make sure to hide ("for all) their replies, report them, and block them.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
www.politico.eu/article/zuck... Europa sotto chiaro attacco di Trump, Big Tech e Putin. Obiettivo concentrico indebolirla.
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Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies
Comparing the bloc’s antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
#EU faces the most perilous challenge: #Putin strong destabilising factor for > decade, #Trump bullying it over trade, defense expenses and Greenland (after supporting #Brexit) , #Musk fostering the anti-Eu sovereignists, even a few internal PMs attacking #EU. Can Europe react and survive?
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Look what popped up! In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.” 1 of 2
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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Europo, czy jesteś gotowa wrócić na drogę wielkości i siły? Polska jest gotowa! 🇵🇱🇪🇺 Europe, are you ready to get back on the road of greatness and strength? Poland is ready! 🇵🇱🇪🇺
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Serena Sileoni @seresileoni.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Il senso dello Stato che manca al Paese - grazie a @mm-lastampa-bot.bsky.social www.lastampa.it/editoriali/l...
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Il senso dello Stato che manca al Paese
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David Kleimann @davidkleimann.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Who said the Germans don’t have a sense of humor.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
"L’europadevecambiare"<https://www.corriere.it/digital-edition/CS_ND/2025/01/02/19262998.shtml> Reichlin in parole povere: una efficace difesa comune europea passa da una maggior integrazione politica- piaccia o no.
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
L’Europa è debole, #Putin molto attivo nell’indebolirla e destabilizzarla, ora ci si e’ messo anche #Musk… che farà #Trump (che in passato tifò x #Brexit)? Se la #UE non si rafforza seriamente anche nella difesa militare (iron dome?) finiremo x essere un pasciuto erbivoro in praterie di carnivori…..
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The main argument for a Strategic BItcoin Reserve seems to be that Bitcoin holders worry about an impending shortage of greater fools and need the US government to act as the greatest fool of last resort.
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
baby please with itself meme, „Poland when Trump suggests a 5% defence spending target in NATO“
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 18/12/2024
or united states presidential candidates: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
da leggere - non tanto per il titolo quanto per i risultati ottenuti e l’esempio di serio e competente civil servant
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Reckoning with an era of slow growth on.ft.com/3ZzPLWO per EU l’unica scappatoia è implementare il Rapporto Draghi
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Reckoning with an era of slow growth
Opportunities exist for the UK and its European neighbours, but they must grasp the nettle of economic reform
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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Donald Trump's outsourced “Department of Government Efficiency,” led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, will fail because it is focusing on the wrong target, using the wrong approach, and has the wrong leaders, Laura Tyson and @lennymendonca.bsky.social explain. bit.ly/3OOzNmX
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Why DOGE and Musk Will Fail | by Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca - Project Syndicate
Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify a fundamental flaw in the design of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency.”
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Oggi il Sole 24 Ore riporta le preoccupazioni e considerazioni di #CNA, #Confartigianato, #Confcommercio e #Fedart sul calo nel #credito alle micro e #piccoleimprese, sul #FondoPmi “a taglia unica” in cui il calo delle #garanzie penalizza soprattutto le imprese più piccole, con meno credito a lungo.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 04/12/2024
An attempt by the popular video-sharing app TikTok to assuage EU lawmakers' concerns backfired yesterday, as company executives faced hostile politicians questioning its role in ultranationalist Călin Georgescu's win in the recent first-round of Romania's presidential election.
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‘We are getting fed up’: EU lawmakers snap at TikTok over Romanian election
TikTok executives fail to ease concerns of EU politicians that it skewed the Romanian vote.
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Not Joey's point, but it has become conventional wisdom that Europe is falling far behind the U.S. technologically — people are even calling it a museum to past successes. And official productivity numbers do show Europe lagging. And yet ... 1/
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Piercamillo Falasca @pierfalasca.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🖥️ Dopo la percezione di numerosi utenti, arrivano le prime conferme scientifiche. Secondo uno studio della Queensland University of Technology (QUT), appena diffuso, Musk avrebbe pesantemente alterato l’algoritmo di X (ex Twitter) per favorire i propri post e quelli di altri account conservatori, ⬇️
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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Given the caos all round the fact that Aleppo’s fall was unexpected is not surprising, considering Assad’s silence amidst distracted Russia &weakened Hezbollah. What’s less clear to me are the external backers of this move, given the likely candidates (Israel & Turkey) are at such loggerheads
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
sulla crisi israelo-palestinese i pezzi equilibrati sono sempre preziosi www.corriere.it/esteri/24_no...
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Israel will split the western alliance - deserves reading
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Roberto Nicastro @patagonia24.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Silenziato X, vediamo se BlueSky mantiene la promessa di neutralità.
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