Globalization Diva

Silicon Valley veteran. Former Rotarian Scholar in Costa Rica. Covering business globalization, global digital transformation, and global product development.

[Jannes Tessmann @JannesTessmann]

Lost my wallet somewhere on my way from Europe to Asia.

Kaptan offers me tea in his cabin, makes some phone calls, takes me back to the European side where I get my wallet at the pier. Nothing missing.

Faith in humanity restored.

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

@JannesTessmann Absolutely true!! Have left my purse on a city bus in Antakya (with $1,000 and U.S. credit cards in it), my wallet on a bus to the airport, and my purse on an intercity bus between Antakya and Islahiye - returned every time the same day without any item missing. I 💛Türkiye!!

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

BOLD — Gen. #Milley slams #Trump in his farewell address:

- “We don’t take an oath to a King, or a Queen, or a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution.. & we’re willing to die for it.”

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

For those of you interested in what's happening in my neighborhood these days - we live about 45 minutes from #Antakya (#hataydeprem) and 10 minutes from Hassa in #Turkiye #DepremiUnutma

[Victoria Craig @VictoriaCraig]

@bbcworldservice On today’s Business Daily, @goncatokyol and I take you to the heart of the earthquake zone, where you can hear everyone in this thread tell their stories in their own words.

https://t.co/YDpeULlHpk

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

The city where our son grew up ...

[Selim | سليم @borabinyousef]

Antakya depremden 102 gün sonra nasıl gözüküyor? Böyle.

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

I love the way foxes laugh - we have lots of them in Turkey on the ranch.

[Mousa Zidane @Zidane084]

"Daddy, pick me up" a heart-wrenching photo from #Idlib, #Syria, in 2017, shows a young boy named Abdul Basit moments after losing his legs in a #Russian and regime attack on Habeet village. He implores his father to carry him as he can no longer move. #DontForget

[The Mehdi Hasan Show @MehdiHasanShow]

Another week, another conservative meltdown. @MehdiRHasan and @AymanM highlight the hypocrisy behind the Right’s reaction to Lizzo’s historic performance.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Today I toured @AuschwitzMuseum with @AuschwitzJCF. This is a story that has to stay alive, that we have to tell over and over again. We can all do our part to terminate hate if we are willing do the work and educate ourselves. Never again.

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

Yes, this is truly what Istanbul is like. Gotta love the Turks!

[TrumpsTaxes (@trumpstaxes.com on bsky) @TrumpsTaxes]

When Pete Buttigieg comes for someone, he doesn’t carry a sledgehammer…he wields a scalpel.

And in this must-see clip, Pete slices Ron DeSantis into a million little pieces.

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

Say what you want about Boris Johnson, but he's a superb orator -- here's his powerful tribute to the #Queen in Parliament today:

https://t.co/N171Gfng0g

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

On Sept 12, 2001 -- 24hrs after 9/11 -- Queen Elizabeth ordered the U.S. national anthem be played at the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace.

Nothing like that had occurred in 600 years.

🇺🇸🇬🇧

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Happy #Caturday

[CSA Research @CSA_Research]

Are you ready to implement language as a feature at the platform level? @globalizediva shares how @Airbnb did it and the questions to ask to find out if you’re ready to embark on the same journey. https://t.co/3tdBGYKFPk

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

How could I not enjoy living in a country with people like this #Turkey

[Ece Temelkuran @ETemelkuran]

Sometimes I have the urge to translate and interpret the absurdities of my country and this is one those moments. A famous Turkish religious sect leader was preaching about the pop songs and how disgusting the lyrics were. He said “It is all ‘kiss me, lick me, swallow me’”Then +

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

Ilhan Omar plays the audio of a death threat she received. Horrific.

And powerful of her to do this.

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

Gotta love the Turks sometimes.

[Piotr Zalewski @p_zalewski]

Touching scene from stormy Istanbul earlier today: buses shielding motorcyclists from high winds.

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

Best TikTok of the day!

[The Layman's Linguist @LaymansLinguist]

Why is the kanji for <grass> often used to mean <lol> or <haha> in Japanese?

[Globalization Diva @globalizediva]

Yep - have lived in Turkey since 1999 (when the last huge financial crash happened), and this describes #Turkey to a tee.

[Vanessa H. Larson @vanessahlarson]

I love this about Turkey ❤