Albert Pinto

@70sbachchan.bsky.social

Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development.
I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://thepolycrisis.org/

@digitaldjeli.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

@70sbachchan.bsky.social It is utterly irrelevant & a sad indictment of internet illiteracy in the 21st century. All this bullshit was a Ukrainian propaganda exercise which basic technical knowledge would've revealed. Russia doesn't even have the biggest bot farms never mind the rest of it.

@hymage.eurosky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

For the past 24 or so, people have been sharing ‘the definitive chart showing the collapse in Russian bot activity’ following the destruction of a data centre, which shows data up to 15 October. Today is the 12th.

@ketanjoshi.coReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

If you have been wondering why so many centrist dudes have been sneering and spitting at environmentalists on X for the past few weeks: ensuring that stuff like this doesn't face regulatory hurdles is a big part of why

@70sbachchan.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

"Even though Trump may be losing support in the US, the election of Flávio would mean, in practice, Trump’s total domination of South America; it would also reduce Brazil’s sovereignty to dust... Brazilians would be represented in a new constellation of extreme-right global leaders"

@70sbachchan.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

Cautiously optimistic that the PT is finally running an election campaign seriously for the 2nd round instead of the half hearted campaign. This is a very informed interview on the largely internal Brazilian dynamics of right wing surge with a little assist from US
bsky.app/profile/70sb...

@ketanjoshi.coReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

It has been really, really, eye-opening to learn from the folks opposing Google's data centres in vizag (Visakhapatnam). You can feel how it plugs into the wider political context in India. These activists are brave beyond belief

stopdirtydatacenters.org

@ketanjoshi.coReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

is there any good, trustworthy information out there on the actual impact on bot / disinfo activity as a result of the data centre attacks in Russia? Seeing a lot of pixely screenshots but not a lot of links to primary sources or actual analyses

@enjohnston.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

10 years ago today, I and my friends Annette, Ken, Leonard, & Michael shut off (or caused the shutoff of) all 5 tar sands crude pipelines coming into the US in Minnesota, N. Dakota, Montana, & Washington. For a little while, we halted the progress of one of the most destructive projects on Earth.

@70sbachchan.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

"The rally for Lula in São Paulo impresses with its size. Avenida Paulista was...taken over. I dare say it's the largest rally of this election and the last ones in terms of number of people. If the PT's intention was to show strength, the goal was achieved with plenty to spare." -- @alexaguiarpoa

@atrupar.comReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.

@70sbachchan.bsky.socialReposted by @70sbachchan.bsky.social

Do read this sparkling profile of Neha Bohra by Rohini Mohan "Indian police’s most wanted student protester is an unlikely heroine When the police drag Bohra along the road,the protester leans back,face placid but eyes blazing,& delivers pitch-perfect political rhetoric in literary Hindi & English"

straitstimes.comFrom PhD student to Indian police’s most wanted Gen Z protester: Who is Neha Bora?Neha Bora becomes a symbol of India’s Gen Z protests over voter roll deletions and calls for the election chief’s resignation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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