Pablo Valcarcel

Author - Rep'd by @julieacrisp
Dream of the Jet-Black City - May '26 from @zaffrebooks
Posts about books, cats and larps. Odyssey '16

[Pablo Valcarcel @Awakedreamer]

I'm very excited to announce that my epic fantasy debut, Dream of the Jet-Black City, will be joining Zaffre’s new science fiction and fantasy community, Zaffre Dawn. Sign up for their newsletter for news about new releases, events and other cool stuff: https://t.co/ULRe4OQ5LA

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Kimmel: I like your football jersey. Supporting Ukrainian team?

Chef José Andrés: My beloved Spanish team, of course. But Ukraine is my team today. They didn’t make it to World Cup, but today they're fighting the biggest match — for freedom and democracy.

Kimmel: Yes, they are.

Chef José Andrés: And can I tell you one more thing?

Kimmel: Yes, please.

Chef José Andrés: No civilian should ever be bombed. Not in Ukraine, not in Gaza, not in Lebanon, not in Israel. No war! That’s why they are my team today.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

When this war is over, and Ukraine is victorious and whole again, and every innocent victim, every fallen defender, every destroyed city and town is documented, let no one say they did not know. These Russian crimes against humanity are happening in full view in real time.

[Miguel R Peck @MiguelRPeck]

Dream of the Jet Black City, by Pablo Valcárel Castro. A debut fantasy with political twists and turns, and a magic system based on dreams - sign me up.

#dreamofthejetblackcity
#fantasyreads #booksky

[Julie Crisp @julieacrisp]

Am I excited for you guys to get your hands on this one? Am I EVER!!

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

So the US policy of taking Russia’s side and trying to force Ukraine to surrender to occupation and slaughter has stagnated thanks to the fierce resistance of Ukrainians and their allies in Europe. Good.

[Cranky Federalist @CrankyFed]

The Spanish are Italians who know they're going to die

[Eugene Perelshteyn @EugenePerel]

I just saw this letter by Spassky to President Bush, wow!

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

It's hard for experienced diplomats like Mike, and really for anyone old enough to think of traditional US interests and alliances, but the goal of Trump and his sycophants is not to win "Cold War 2" against China and Russia, but to join the other side against "weak" Europe.

[Theodore Beers @theodorebeers]

Nabokov on reading Don Quixote (publ. 1605–15) in the mid twentieth century:

"He has ridden for three hundred and fifty years through the jungles and tundras of human thought – and he has gained in vitality and stature. We do not laugh at him any longer. His blazon is pity, his banner is beauty. He stands for everything that is gentle, forlorn, pure, unselfish, and gallant. The parody has become a paragon."

[Mónica García @Monica_Garcia_G]

Las listas quirúrgicas son difícilmente auditables, fácilmente maquillables y solo miden el tramo final.

Deberían ser una herramienta de mejora de gestión pero hay quien las convierte en una herramienta de propaganda política.

Por eso, llevamos meses trabajando con las CCAA en un nuevo Real Decreto que dé transparencia y trazabilidad.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

We have launched a new formal investigation against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

It will assess whether the company properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok's functionalities into X in the EU.

Read more: https://t.co/CdgjpgPDi6

[James Dyett @dyett]

There is far more outrage from tech leaders over a wealth tax than masked ICE agents terrorizing communities and executing civilians in the streets.

Tells you what you need to know about the values of our industry.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Enough with the "he's on the side of peace" garbage and the weasel words about Trump's "opinions" on social media. He's the president and is reciting Kremlin propaganda on live TV. Are there any Republicans still loyal to their oaths instead of to this traitor?

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Actually X is banned in China with no consequences for any Chinese official. So, regulations on transparency are much worse than a straightforward ban?!

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

This is the most important moral problem I've ever encountered.
Through my life I learned ethics via regret, like trial-and-error: you spontaneously feel bad about hurting someone (or doing something wrong) & never do the specific thing again.
But a more advanced moral rule: to generalize from your mistakes you do not have to pay back the specific person so long as you do good elsewhere.

[Global UPDATES @GlobalUpdates24]

🚨🇵🇸 POPE LEO XIV – "ChiIdren are being crushed by hunger. Israel must stop this barbarity in Gaza"

[James Rosen-Birch ⚖️🕊️ @provisionalidea]

we have now reached the point where israel is calling israelis hamas

[Claudio Francavilla @ClaFrancavilla]

Amid growing consensus that #Israel is committing #genocide, almost 2 years on, the EU is “proposing a partial suspension of 🇮🇱’s participation into a research programme”

Read that again.

This is appalling, embarrassing, and wholly inadequate, @vonderleyen

#SuspendTheDeal

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

I wonder by what logical hallucination a land hungry settler colonial/Apartheid state (vs resistant population) would be on the "right side" of history.
But some genuinely believe it.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Civilians cannot be targets. Never.

The images from Gaza are unbearable.

The EU reiterates its call for the free, safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid.

And for the full respect of international and humanitarian law.

Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long. It must stop now.

Israel must deliver on its pledges.