Ronaldo Menezes 🦋

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

This must stop! We cannot allow these companies to do this to children

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After a long hiatus, I've decided that I should again have a website. Here is the current state... still some parts to implement

rpmenezes.github.io

I continue think @plosone.org is trying to make authors go crazy! I've been waiting 2+ months since the acceptance. I received a confirmation saying everything was verified. A person called Ryan McMurray. Then I received a request from Erica Tomas asking for more modifications.

After the Reform Party in the UK, there is now the Restore Party. I see a trend. Shall we have more parties with Re.? Maybe Labour needs a rebrand into ReLabour. Who is starting the new Revamp, Remodel, Rebuild, Remake parties... names still available! #ukpolitics #politics

When I lived in the USA I was a fan of @democracynow.org. I think Amy Goodman and her team are outstanding. But I wonder how she's handling Chomsky name being on the Epstein files since he is often a guest. Anyone know? Chomsky was a hero to me but no longer! Certain things are unforgivable!

Introducing Prism Accelerating science writing and collaboration with AI.

Competition to @overleaf.com? Open AI released a latex editor with AI features embedded. And all free. I'm thinking of giving it a try.

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5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.

NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...

Well, I'm not even at the stage of paying the APC! They have been looking at the "funding information" since December 17 and I don't know why @plosone.org is taking so long! Never had this experience before with them and it is disappointing as it affects young researchers!

She admits‽ Was this a secret to anyone?

We often are given 15-20 days to review and @plosone.org wants us to accept/reject to handle (as associated editors) papers in 24 hours! It seems strange to me that they take that long. I know we had Xmas, etc. But January is almost over. I wonder if people had a similar experience.

What has been your recent experience with @plosone.org? We had a paper accepted on 17/12/25 and as of today, 28/1/26 they still have not given as a date for the paper to appear? I have written to them 4 times and I get the same answer that says "our colleague is looking into the funding information"

In Memoriam: Ralph Towner, 1940–2026 Ralph Towner, a guitarist and composer who blended multiple genres, including jazz — and throughout them all remained a purebred devotee to acoustics — died Jan. 18 at a hospital in Rome, Italy. He wa...

Just found out that Ralph Towner has died! What a loss for the world music! Amazing musician!

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I have just joined the @greenparty.org.uk We have to think differently in this country. Enough of the same old stories and excuses. However, I was disappointed to see that the southwest is not even listed as a region on the site. This needs to change. A national movement has to be indeed national!

A derrota do João Fonseca no Australian open é um alerta que demora muito até alguém ser considerado um jogador que disputará os grandes torneios. O Brasil adora criar heróis antes da hora.

Awful!

@g1portal.bsky.social fez um infográfico!! Olhem a vergonha! O Trump não vai gostar que eles não sabem nem onde é os EUA! Da mesma forma que os americanos não sabem onde é a Venezuela, o G1 não sabe onde é os EUA!

Vai aqui a figura antes que mudem!

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I’m wondering what she’s saying now about Trump. After kidnapping Maduro he told she is not capable of running the country! Is she still thanking Trump for his support?

YouTube video by Ronaldo Menezes X17. Fagner. Conflito. 15/12/25. Violão. Nylon Guitar. #fagner #mpb

Minha brincadeira no violão tocando Fagner. Conflito que é uma linda composição de Petrúcio Maia e Climério Ferreira. #MPB #Fagner #Violão #Guitar

youtu.be/SyH_h4HZF8s

Seria maravilhoso se não passasse. O Brasil agradeceria! Que tal um do Chico, Caetano, Gil, Paulinho da Viola, entre outros? SBT pega o dinheiro de volta!

Seria um bem para sociedade não passar a porcaria desse cidadão. Alô SBT, que tal passa um espacial do Chico Buarque!

O @cifraclub.bsky.social costumava ser melhor. Eu tinha uma assinatura pro e venceu. Nunca recebi a nova cobrança. Já tentei falar com o suporte e demora semanas pra responde e quando respondem não dizem nada útil. Falaram pra eu refazer a assinatura mas quanto tento diz que eu já tenho assinatura

Câmara dos Deputados rejeita cassação do mandato de Carla Zambelli por condenação pelo STF | G1 Plenário da Câmara manteve a parlamentar no cargo apesar de sentença da Suprema Corte. Condenada a dez anos de reclusão, deputada está presa na Itália.

Hoje em dia a Câmera dos Deputados e o Senado Brasileiro me fazem ter de ter vergonha de ser brasileiro. Essa é a verdade! São criminosos que não condenam criminosos! Fica a dica pra brasileiros: quer ser criminoso e não ser preso? Se eleja! #CongressoInimigoDoPovo

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YouTube video by Ronaldo Menezes 285. The Beatles. This Boy. 6/12/25. Violão. Nylon Guitar. #beatles

I've recently binged watching the Anthology documentary from the #beatles at @filmandseries.bsky.social. So decided to try to record some songs as part of my journey to learn to play the guitar. There is This Boy. #guitar.

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Happy to be hosting @baronca.bsky.social and Johan Bollen here this week at the @exeter.ac.uk @exetercompsci.bsky.social. After a work day, we had a chance to go for a drink and dinner with them (w/ @diogofpacheco.bsky.social)

Appl. Netw. Sci.: Generic multimodal spatially graph network for spatially embedded network representation learning
https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s41109-025-00751-6

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People In Isolated Cities Suffer More Violence Against Civilians New study from the Complexity Science Hub and the University of Exeter reveals that city isolation, not size, may drive political violence in Africa.

Cities are often seen as hotbeds of violence, with the assumption that bigger cities are more dangerous. New research by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social ( @csh.ac.at ) and @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social ( @exeter.ac.uk ), published in #NatComms, highlights that 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.
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Large cities are often assumed to be more violent, but our review shows there’s nothing universal about urban violence.

In our new study, @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social and I show that isolated cities tend to experience higher rates of violence against civilians.

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Violence, city size and geographical isolation in African cities - Nature Communications In Africa, violence against civilians is more prevalent in small, isolated cities, with this trend rising in recent years.

Our new study challenges assumptions about urban violence in Africa.

Surprising finding: isolated cities face 4x higher violence risk than large, connected cities. Size matters less than connectivity.

Amazing work with @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65728-6

YouTube video by Ronaldo Menezes 139. Jards Macalé. Vapor Barato. 8/1/24. Aprendendo Violão. Learning the Guitar. #galcosta #salomão

Perdemos Jards Macalé. Sua contribuição para a música brasileira fica com todos. Minha pequena simples homenagem tocando VaporBarato. #RIP #jardsmacale

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