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cyberformance artist, theatre maker, writer, activist, open source advocate
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Kay in the End Times đłď¸âđ đđđđ
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Yet again NZ National falls short on promises. Ministers confirm funding for 2500 new EV chargers, after promising 8000. Maybe Nats thought cutting Clean Car Standards and any EV subsidies would slow demand? Partially right. Uptake slower but need still great
#NZpol
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Ministers confirm funding for 2500 new EV chargers, after promising 8000
Chris Bishop says the promise, made by National leader Christopher Luxon in 2023, had been âan ambitious stretch goalâ.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360954454/government-backed-investment-set-double-number-public-ev-chargers-across-country
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"It isnât just that the poor suffered more from inflation, itâs that the rich were protected by the very mechanism that was impoverishing everyone else."
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We can tell you who will really get rich from this oil crisis â and how we can stop them | Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk
Soaring oil costs signal the great transfer of wealth away from households, but also a new opportunity to redistribute it, say economists Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/19/oil-crisis-research-rich-costs-wealth-redistribute
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Trump is demanding NZ agrees to a deal to provide the USA with minerals they regard as âcriticalâ â many of which have military applications. It was revealed that the NZ government has been considering such a deal for months.
youtu.be/3Lc22e9FoUA
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Luxonâs office: Trumpâs new war minerals HQ #nzpol #defendnature #TimeToResist #criticalminerals
YouTube video by Greenpeace Aotearoa
https://youtu.be/3Lc22e9FoUA
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AI= ick!
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AI and âthe ickâ | Lex Academic Blog - Lex AcademicÂŽ
https://www.lexacademic.com/blog/ai-and-the-ick-lex-academic-blog/
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
5 days ago
People in Aotearoa donât want to sell out to the USA, risking environmental destruction and implication with reckless military aggression. The moana is too precious to mine. Sign the petition to tell Luxon to say NO to a minerals deal with Trump.
#TimeToResist
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
5 days ago
*Breaking!* Luxonâs office: Trumpâs new war minerals HQ Greenpeace has remodelled Prime Minister Luxonâs electoral office today to better reflect Luxonâs new priorities - turning Aotearoa into a mining outpost that serves Trumpâs military agenda. 1/4
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"Based on this study, as more of the global population begins to rely on artificial intelligence to complete complex tasks, our cognitive abilities and creative capacities appear poised to take a nosedive into oblivion."
publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-fi...
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MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline - Science, Public Health Policy and the Law
By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence-use-reprograms-the-brain-leading-to-cognitive-decline/
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AGF đ§ poemproducer
9 days ago
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"The accountability framework [...] has been made structurally irrelevant. [...] We should stop calling these technology companies and start calling them what they are: defense contractors." Every time we use Google, Amazon, Palantir, OpenAI etc we support automated killing without accountability.
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These arenât AI firms, theyâre defense contractors. We canât let them hide behind their models
From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/15/ai-defense-warfare-companies
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We had a great System Change event today at the South Dunedin Public Library, with the public dropping in from the street festival and many others coming in with questions and curiosity. Many thanks to the Library and to Com2Tech!
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Gil DurĂĄn
11 days ago
âMaybe you could actually unilaterally change the worldâ without having to constantly convince people...who are never going to agree with youâthrough technological means. And this is where I think technology is this incredible alternative to politics.â Peter Thiel, 2010
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Laurie Foon
11 days ago
Thanks to my green team
@rebeccamatthews.bsky.social
@geordierogers.co.nz
@jonnyosborne.bsky.social
Wellington City Council climate mitigation budget lives on. Thanks to all councillors who voted in support. A big mihi to our community for emailing councillors to say no cuts to climate action!
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HANDS OFF CUBA â PUBLIC MEETING Hear from Luis Ernesto MorejĂłn RodrĂguez, Cubaâs ambassador to New Zealand, and Josephine Varghese, a lecturer and recent visitor to Havana, speaking about the current situation facing Cuba. Friday 27 March | 7:00 pm Trades Hall 147 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn
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OPEN LETTER: Call for Peace and Sovereignty for Cuba and the world!
Washington has moved to cut off Cubaâs access to imported oil and other energy resources, leading to increased blackouts andshortages of basic human necessities. âThere will be no more oil or money go...
https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/call-for-peace-and-sovereignty-for-cuba-and-the-world
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Kay in the End Times đłď¸âđ đđđđ
12 days ago
More thoughts on NZ First caring more for Animal Welfare than the Minister (Andrew Hoggard) or the greyhound racing industry which profits from its treatment of dogs. Pity NZF cares less for wellbeing of some humans.
#NZpol
www.emilywrites.co.nz/please-congr...
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Isaac Freeman
12 days ago
Remember how last year a bunch of people joined InternetNZ to stop the FSU taking it over? Theyâll be trying it again this year. If youâre an InternetNZ member, it's time to renew your membership! If you're not, it's a great time to join. InternetNZ / Ipurangi Aotearoa is a unique institution [âŚ]
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Original post on cloudisland.nz
https://cloudisland.nz/@isaacfreeman/116209982439581484
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
12 days ago
As the Iran attacks show, fossil fuel dependence and waging war in a region responsible for more fossil fuel production than any other is inherently expensive and dangerous.
#climatecrisis
#cleanenergy
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In Trumpâs illegal war with Iran, the only winners are the oil and gas companies
On February 28, 2026, Trump illegally went to war with Israel against Iran, seemingly without having thought through the likely consequences of his actions.
https://greenpeace.nz/85oe0k
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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa
13 days ago
This should be interesting for folks in Dunners.
nz.patronbase.com/_RegentTheat...
@paullecomtephoto.nz
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Camille Baker
13 days ago
âAI-Z: Conversations about resisting generative AIâ is now for sale ⨠For just ÂŁ2.50 + shipping, you can be the owner of a physical zine documenting ways we can resist generative AI, inspired by conversations with activists outside of tech.
www.identity20.org/ourwork-aiz/
Funded by BRAID UK
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
13 days ago
PRESS RELEASE: Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent - Greenpeace Aotearoa
A Greenpeace open letter calls on the New Zealand government to put public health above industry profits by lowering the drinking water legal limit for nitrate.
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/renewed-calls-for-lower-nitrate-contamination-limits-following-danish-precedent/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=postid-76053&utm_source=bluesky
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Timnit Gebru
14 days ago
Our tax dollars are paying for this horror.
ceobs.org/black-rain-t...
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Black rain: the health and environmental risks from Tehranâs oil fires - CEOBS
Attacks on Tehran's oil facilities have exposed millions to harm, we explore the attacks and unpack their health and environmental risks.
https://ceobs.org/black-rain-the-health-and-environmental-risks-from-tehrans-oil-fires/
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pretty terrifying - usa openly reframing cyberspace as a usa-dominated military space:
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More reasons to ditch US Big Tech: This is highly worrying from a cyber point of view: President Trump's Cyber Strategy for America https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/President-Tru...
https://mastodon.nz/@phlogiston/116201631369438619
14 days ago
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Al Jazeera English
15 days ago
Israel has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian women and girls in its genocidal war on Gaza. On International Women's Day, we look at the number of women and girls Israel killed in Gaza in 2025.
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SYSTEM CHANGE Saturday 14 March 2026, 10:00-14:00 South Dunedin Community Library Drop in during the South Dunedin Street Festival to try Linux and other open-source tools on demo laptops, get hands-on guidance and discover how to take control of your digital life.
tinyurl.com/SyStemChange...
16 days ago
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all EU countries must stand with spain - against bullying and for upholding international law.
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âNo to warâ: SĂĄnchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain
PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East âsimply out of fear of reprisals from someoneâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/pedro-sanchez-donald-trump-threat-cut-off-trade-spain
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Dave Keating
20 days ago
After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the đşđ¸đŽđą attack on Iran is a violation of international law. But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?
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US strikes on Iran âoutside international law,â says Macron
Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro SĂĄnchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-strikes-on-iran-outside-international-law/
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Ben Ross
20 days ago
Then VOTE GREEN â đ
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Florence đ¸đ đđĽ
about 2 months ago
In a time of need and opportunity for societal shift, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa
#WeAll
is exploring how to create "accountability to future generations and the stewardship of te taiao"
www.weall.org.nz/about
Interesting,
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About â WEAll Aotearoa - Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa NZ
https://www.weall.org.nz/about
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a little bit of nice news amongst everything else: UpStage is delighted to announce a new hosting sponsorship, thanks to the generosity of
Prodigi.nz
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upstage.org.nz?p=10104
20 days ago
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it is âdangerous and socially unacceptable to introduce a large-scale access control mechanism without a clear understanding of the implicationsâ for security, privacy and peopleâs freedom and autonomy.
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Resist âdangerous and socially unacceptableâ age checks for social media, scientists warn
Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.
https://www.politico.eu/article/age-check-social-media-scientist-warning/
20 days ago
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AGF đ§ poemproducer
20 days ago
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Durba Mitra
20 days ago
as I write about in The Future That Was, feminists teach us what it means to stand against war. "For more than 110 years, WILPF has warned that militarism is not a response to insecurityâit is one of its root causes." March 2, 2026
www.wilpf.org/wp-content/u...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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WILPF Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Compliance with International Law
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WILPF Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Compliance with International Law - WILPF
The Womenâs International League for Peace and Freedom condemns the unlawful US and Israeli military assault on Iran, which reportedly killed Ali Khamenei, other officials, and hundreds of civilians, ...
https://www.wilpf.org/advocacy_documents/wilpf-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-and-compliance-with-international-law/
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good to see spain standing up for international law, now would all the other grownups please also join spain!
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Happy213
21 days ago
Artist:
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
21 days ago
A spike in the price of LNG because of the conflict in Iran highlights how risky the Luxon government's plan is to import LNG as a back-up.
#climatecrisis
#cleanenergy
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Conflict in Iran shows 'risk' of government's plan to import LNG as back-up to Taranaki facility
Energy experts say an immediate leap in prices after US-Israeli strikes on Iran should prompt a re-think of the government's push to build an LNG import terminal.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/588438/conflict-in-iran-shows-risk-of-government-s-plan-to-import-lng-as-back-up-to-taranaki-facility
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Greenpeace Aotearoa
21 days ago
The US and Israeli Governments' military attack on Iran is a clear breach of international law. The NZ Government has refused to condemn the attack. Sign the petition and tell Luxon to stand up for international law and against Trumpâs reckless wars.
#iran
#fossilfuels
#peace
greenpeace.nz/lf68zr
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PETITION: CONDEMN TRUMP'S ILLEGAL WAR
Sign the petition to pressure Luxon to stand up against this reckless war
https://greenpeace.nz/lf68zr
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i'm using a european fairphone in nz &
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has told me that with the 2G/3G shutdown i may no longer be able to make emergency calls unless i upgrade to an "approved" phone (it works fine on 4G/5G in germany). i object to forced obsolesence, so please don't ask me to call you an ambulance.
21 days ago
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tell ANZ bank not to fund this environmentally devastating coal mining project:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkvs...
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ANZ: Drop Bathurst!
YouTube video by 350 Aotearoa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkvsckoKyi0
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Please call on the New Zealand Government to defend international law and condemn the illegal military attack by the United Statesâ and Israeli Governments on Iran.
greenpeace.nz/condemn-the-...
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PETITION: CONDEMN TRUMP'S ILLEGAL WAR
Sign the petition to pressure Luxon to stand up against this reckless war
https://greenpeace.nz/condemn-the-attack
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Sacha
22 days ago
'This isnât for us. This is for the voter in the isolated leafy âburbs, the ones who never go into the CBD but know with total certainty itâs going to hell in a homeless personâs handbasket anyway.'
#NzPol
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Luxon is trying to impress us, the small business owners. Itâs not working
You know, for a man whose whole tagline is âtrust me, Iâm good at business", Christopher Luxon still does not understand small business owners.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360944319/move-homeless-luxon-doesnt-understand-small-business-owners
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway
22 days ago
Important piece about use of AI during elections, written by two Andrews I trust
#nzpol
theconversation.com/ai-is-alread...
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AI is already creeping into election campaigns. NZâs rules arenât ready
Months out from the next general election, political âAI slopâ is spilling over social media feeds. Lessons from overseas could help electoral laws catch up.
https://theconversation.com/ai-is-already-creeping-into-election-campaigns-nzs-rules-arent-ready-275688?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
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Anonymous
22 days ago
Spainâs Prime Minister Pedro SĂĄnchez on Iran: âRemember that one can be against a hateful regime, as is the case with the Iranian regime, as is the whole of Spanish society, and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.â
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Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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Neither preemptive nor legal, USâIsraeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law
Analysis: The US-Israel strikes are neither pre-emptive nor lawful.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/588377/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law
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"I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents in their jails... That doesnât mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then itâs not freedom youâre after.â
evergreenreview.com/read/an-inte...
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Attached: 1 image "I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I have...
https://mastodon.green/@sagilca/116154652482764085
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Paris Marx
23 days ago
Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies â the strikes on Iran being just the latest. In light of that, itâs a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you.
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1,200+ Feminist Civil Society Organisations and Allies call on the UNâs Member States to âDefend multilateralism, democracy and human rights.
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1,200+ Feminist Organisations and Allies call on the United Nationsâ Members to âPay up now!â - Women's Major Group
Joint statement calling on UN's Member States to act urgently to prevent the financial collapse of the United Nations. "Pay up! Defend Democracy"
https://womensmajorgroup.org/1200-feminist-organisations-and-allies-call-on-the-united-nations-members-to-pay-up-now/
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âThe simple fact is there are no options for places to take them. So itâs all very well to say, âOh police can issue a removal order and if someone fails to comply they can take them to a social service ⌠Iâd like to know which one the political commentators have in mind.â
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All stick, no carrot with move-on laws
Today from The Detail: Legal and social services experts say sweeping the streets of vagrants won't make them less homeless - and we should be ashamed of the way we're treating society's most vulnerab...
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/26/all-stick-no-carrot-with-move-on-laws/
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alex karp declares that palantir will kill people:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gC...
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Alex Karp (Palantir): "..Palantir is here to disrupt... on occasion kill people" (2024)
YouTube video by net gain. (research)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gC_fParbY
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OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
26 days ago
"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by
@mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
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Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco
The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho BrazĂŁo, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos BrazĂŁo, were responsib...
https://paydayreport.com/rio-police-chief-congressman-convicted-in-assassination-of-socialist-rio-councilwoman-marielle-franco/
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