Rodrigo Brito

Social psychologist/translator/teacher. Skateboarder. Esquerda Verde. Membro do Grupo de Contacto do @LIVREpt e da @laicidade.
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[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

People who strive to raise their wealth from middling to obscene do not do so to increase their comfort and quality of life. They do it to boost their power and ego. Those are not laudable motives.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

It's actually quite rare to see a wealthy person wearing a nice suit. This is because dressing well is more about knowledge than money, and wealthy people are typically not invested in learning how to dress well. I will give you some examples.

In slide one, we see two powerful, wealthy men, both in custom-tailored suits. Sunak's jacket is too short, both in the body and the sleeves. Bezos, who is pictured here on his wedding day (when he would have wanted to dress well), is wearing a custom dinner suit but with the wrong waistcoat. The low armholes are also causing his jacket to lift. A famous bespoke tailor in Milan said Bezos's outfit made her heart break.

In slides two and three, we see a high school art teacher and an electrician. They are not poor, but their vocations certainly place them several tiers below the former Prime Minister of Britain and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Yet, their clothes fit beautifully, and they are styled in a way that's thoughtful and coherent.

In slide four, we see a man who claims he's wearing a bespoke $20,000 suit from one of the finest tailoring houses on Savile Row. Next to him, in the same slide, is a man wearing a $300 Jos A. Bank suit. The $20k blue suit does not fit well because this man interjected too much during the fitting, insisting to his tailor that he make the suit tighter and shorter, which is why the garment is pulling and rippling all over the place. The other man, despite having more modest means, educated himself on how a suit should fit and achieved more with considerably less.

Online, you will find all types of influencers and writers hawking the latest trends and designer labels, telling you you have to buy such-and-such thing to have "aura." But in reality, money has very little correlation with style. There's no reason to assume that wealthy people can buy nice suits because it's not as simple as pulling out your credit card. You have to educate yourself a bit on the topic.

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

We're entering science-fiction territory with these numbers. England forecast ~16°C above average. Potentially 5–6°C above the previous June record.
Records falling by several °C at once suggest we are witnessing something far outside the climate many of us grew up with.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

I have always thought this way but, as an atheist, was not particularly interested in debating this point. Glad the Pope also does (when an objective reading of the New Testament is consistent with this view).

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Pope Leo: “We tend to think...that the only issue of morality is sexual....I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality, freedom of men and women, freedom of religion, that would all take priority before that" issue.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

@fmendesdasilva O sentido de humor mancuniano é muito particular. Vejam as entrevistas com os Joy Division/New Order e depois chamem-lhes urbano-'depressivos'. Não pega.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

@al_antdp "Les syndicats évoquent des températures ayant atteint 30 à 38 °C (...) 2026 à l’hôpital du Bailleul, (...). La direction évoque le risque de propagation de bactéries et virus, expliquant que la climatisation n’est pas la solution envisagée mais que d’autres actions sont menées."

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

Chestbeating, claro

[Joao Galamba @Joaogalamba]

Portugal tem a Parpublica e tem, ainda, o Banco de Fomento e a CGD. Dado que não temos petróleo ou outro recurso natural que gere um superavite de recursos tal que justifique a criação de um fundo soberano, este anúncio feito hoje num congresso partidário, é o quê e para quê?

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

When a minister of a government declares genocidal intent, why would anyone defend that government by denying it?

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

Gaza will remain in ruins. In the end, there will be migration, because there will be nothing to look for there in the coming decades.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

@filipagpinto Na China, claro

[Francisco Mendes da Silva @fmendesdasilva]

Queridos amigos que acham que o Chega é moralmente aceitável, ideologicamente coerente com a direita liberal da nossa tradição democrática, e que seria um parceiro confiável numa solução de governo: a credibilidade intelectual é vossa; fazem com ela o que quiserem.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

@Gamito_g2 Os 3 botões na gola têm origem em golas mais altas associadas às tendências mod dos anos 60. Passaram facilmente para muitas das marcas associadas com o estilo preppy ou Ivy League americanas. Pode ser interessante com a camisa certa.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

Mais consequente ainda, uma possível solução para o problema de Trump e da administração americana

[Pedro Magalhães @PCMagalhaes]

Estava aqui a pensar numa possível solução para o problema do Ronaldo e da Seleção. É mais difícil, mas a tecnologia hoje também é outra.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

@CamaraLisboa Slop, slop, @CamaraLisboa

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

And everybody knows

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

Portugal are not favorites for the World Cup, not because they lack quality, names in certain positions, or because some stars underperform for the national team, as people will start claiming today to defend a certain player.

Portugal are not favorites because they will play the entire World Cup with one player who makes every opponent stronger than them. That player is Cristiano Ronaldo.

He doesn’t defend, doesn’t press, ruins attacks, and only cares about his own interests.

By what logic are Portugal’s players supposed to fight for him when he only plays for himself?

This moment explains everything. Portugal needed a goal, the ball was heading to Bruno Fernandes, who was about to shoot. Instead, Ronaldo decided to take the shot himself, hoping he might get lucky and score.

The smarter and more reliable option was to leave it for Bruno, and Portugal would have won today.

As long as Ronaldo is Portugal’s starting striker, there is nothing to fear from them.

[Marc Geschwind @MarcGeschwind]

Really good analysis from Henry. This is the Ronaldo issue right now.

He's playing as a 9, but he's never been a 9 and he's not acting as a 9. Not giving Portugal those traits and it hurt them today.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

T.A.C.O.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

This agreement is far worse than I expected. To reopen the strait— a strait that was open before the war— we and our partners are transferring billions to the autocrats. We get nothing else— no elimination of enriched uranium, missiles, or terrorist support. And to add one final gift, we agree to not help the Iranian people pursue their democratic aspirations. Just incredible.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

É pior do que ideologia: é culto de personalidade.

[Guilherme Trindade @SexoGratweeto]

Isto é 100% ideologia. Estamos reféns do legado do Ronaldo, das camisolas que vende, dos bilhetes, dos seguidores e ninguém faz nada porque há um séquito de chorões que se identifica com a âncora. Passados do prazo, que preferem que o barco afunde do que largar o leme.

[Bruno Maçães @MacaesBruno]

Genuinely insane how 90% of US commentators seem to have gone into deep depression after the military defeat in Iran. There is more to life than war and destruction you know

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

MALA

Make America Lonely Again

[Covie @covie_93]

A picture is worth a thousand words....

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

E todas elas em torno da própria Casa Branca

[Jorge Ventura @joxventura]

A guerra não foi um fiasco inútil e caro para toda a gente, fizeram-se fortunas com informação privilegiada e manipulação de mercados nestes meses e há que ter isso em conta.

[Rodrigo Brito @GaianBrito]

Cabo-Verde heróico. Histórico.