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chottomatteo.bsky.social
EU civil servant in Paris with a focus on investor protection. Italian roots, a connection to Japan, and a love for 19th-century literature, history, and science. Searching for meaning, or at least a good book.
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(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

Protect this woman at all costs. Maine’s Governor Janet Mills tells “King” Trump that she’ll see him in court after he threatens her for not promising to comply with his EO that is only enforceable by genitalia inspections. 🔥 Freaking National Treasure

I see #Krasnov is trending! Allegations have surfaced that this is the code name ("The red one" in Russian) the KGB gave to Trump when they recruited him in 1987, exploiting his inherent narcissistic nature to boost his ego. Well, who would have guessed. A Russian mole in the White House.

What a surprise. Trump made lots of money at the expense of all the suckers that still believe in him. How long will it last?

After a series of serious/rebellious posts let me share some personal (irrelevant) news to say that I bought two tickets to go see Posty here in Paris with my 10-year old son (who is soooo happy now!)

Arresting someone for calling you fascist seems an excellent approach to proving their point.

A reminder, from February 25th, 2022:

wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

Our cover this week. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Putin’s poodle seems a pretty accurate description

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." As the foundation of #democracy in America crumbles and the vulnerable are under attack from a rogue administration, we, the people, are asking our former presidents to "Say something!”

Extremely interesting and clear article. As a European citizen I am anxiously following these elections

"Home of the free" or rather home of an absolute monarchy

As some who works in an independent authority, I know how dangerous this is. www.ft.com/content/9d09...

“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

I find it ironic that Republicans, who for years complained about the “overreach” of the federal government, now support a tyrant king whose only objective is to get rich on crypto scams and real estate deals while parading at sports event www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

If you’d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what you’d get. Well done America, you’ve elected a Russian asset as your President.

Simply appalling

Would be smart to consider these numbers instead of calling for "remigration", limiting dual citizenship, or other measures to limit migration. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Fantastic, clear-eyed analysis by @gideonrachman.bsky.social The Financial Times calls on Europeans to “de-risk” - from the US! Wow.

US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin: "No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."

OTD in 2022 Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov stated "Russia has no plan for any aggressive actions. We will not attack, strike or invade Ukraine". So you can believe us about peace negotiations now

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies. So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed? For them, this has never been about cutting costs.

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

March 2022 Marco Rubio might have been surprised to learn that a leading figure helping Russia try to achieve its war aims is February 2025 Marco Rubio.

I welcome the agreement on our 16th package of sanctions. The EU is clamping down even harder on circumvention by targeting more vessels in Putin’s shadow fleet and imposing new import and export bans. We are committed to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin.

Martin Wolf from the Financial Times. So true, so sadly true. I feel sorry for my American friends and for all the world as we too will pay for their mistakes

From the Financial Times. I can only hope the American people will soon rebel to being defrauded and enslaved by Musk and friends.

If you’ve been scolded by the Pope AND by the Auschwitz Memorial in the same week, it’s time to take a minute and reconsider your choices.

You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

From the Financial Times. An appalling turn of History.

Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks. Europe’s security is at a turning point. Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us. We need an urgency mindset. We need a surge in defense. And we need both of them now.

And no less importantly, VP Vance made it clear that the US and Europe no longer have the same understanding about what democratic values should be defended. In Munich a post Atlantic era was on display strategically and ideologically

One Russian newspaper today sums up how Moscow views events of the last few days: “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.” #ReadingRussia

There you have it. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (www.policyuncertainty.com) just hit an all-time high, surpassing its previous high from May 2020 - the teeth of the #COVID pandemic. Consequences: worse investment climate, higher risk premia, (likely) higher interest rates...

Strongly recommend.

‼️Confirmed: Macron will hold a crisis meeting tomorrow afternoon in Paris with the leaders of Germany, U.K., Italy, Poland, Spain, Netherlands and Denmark as well as Costa, von der Layen and Rutte, to discuss the future of security in Europe

The AfD is the neo-Nazi party. Elon Musk and now JD Vance have shown strong support for the AfD in the run-up to German elections. Aside from the serious questions about meddling in another democracy, why is the GOP so quiet about this signal of antisemitism?

Just landed in Japan and finally back with wife and kids. Will likely be posting random details of life in Tokyo over the next few weeks