Ivo Špigel

“Board of Peace” Trademark Filings Reveal Its Murky Legal Status The "Board of Peace" trademarks are not owned by the organization itself, but by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, marking an unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect rights...

"Trump's “Board of Peace,” has filed two trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This would not be unusual except for the fact that the (...) marks are owned by the USPTO itself, marking an unprecedented use of executive power (...)."
america2.news/board-of-pea...

Autocracy in America There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

I subscribed to Anne Applebaum's "Autocracy in America" podcast and you should as well.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/aut...

Good morning 😁

YouTube video by SweetSickan Harry Belafonte - Matilda (1966) Live

Ok so we finally know who's going to run Venezuela... It's Matilda!
"Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpxo...

YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic Cops of the World (Live)

"We own half the world, oh say can you see
The name for our profits is democracy
So, like it or not, you will have to be free
'cause we're the cops of the world, boys
We're the cops of the world"
It's been just about 60 years since "Phil Ochs In Concert".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLkE...

Stanley Kubrick- Kino Tuškanac Retrospektivu filmova legendarnog američkog filmskog redatelja tijekom siječnja gledajte u Centru za kulturu Histrionski dom

Op op stiže Kubrick!
kinotuskanac.hr/cycle/stanle...

Laku noć Fritz
“Kutija olovnih slova, a to nije mnogo… ali je jedino što je čovjek do danas izumio kao oružje u obranu svog ljudskog ponosa.”

Dobro jutro i sretan zimski solsticij!

The 2026 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors North America, Europe and Asia for a 4-month hybrid exchange on transatlantic policy coordination in Indo-Pacific region.
Applications close February 2, 2026.
www.bfna.org/future-leade...

Dobro jutro radni narode! T - 5... Još pet dana do zimskog solsticija.

We Must Stand Together: America and Europe Share a Common Fate The transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe is under full-on assault. But we must not abandon it, writes A2 Editor David Troy.

📄 NEW: American and European democracy share common fates, and Europe must take the lead now in pushing back against corporatist assaults if democracy is to survive on either continent.
america2.news/we-must-stan...

In the new industrial heartland of the American South, electric vehicles are reshaping the economy—and workers are fighting for their fair share.Award winning documentary by Samuel George, supported by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
www.bfnadocs.org/motown-south...

Logička greška, stavila si "normalan" i "dočašće" u istu rečenicu.

UŽIVO / Plenković o prosvjedu protiv fašizma: Mudri, zreli i pametni građani vide tko iza čega stoji Premijer Andrej Plenković je nakon Predsjedništva Hrvatske demokratske zajednice (HDZ) stao pred predstavnike medija i javnosti ponudio posljednje informacije n

HDZ je "zadnja brana normalnoj Hrvatskoj"... Da mi je netko rekao da ću jednom izjaviti da potpisujem izjavu premijera Plenkovića, pomislio bih da se najeo ludih gljiva. Ali eto... i taj dan sam dočekao. I shit you not. n1info.hr/vijesti/uivo...

At FER

Dekan Vedran Bilas otvara Dan FER-a 💪💪💪

Islands in the sun ❤️🏝️😎🌞

Islands in the sun ❤️🏝️😎🌞

Patti Smith Celebrates New Book 'Bread of Angels' With Intimate New York Event Patti Smith celebrated her new book 'Bread of Angels' with an intimate event in New York City

"she wasn’t letting the crowd go home without a full-on sing-along version, not on a night when the city was possessed by Zohran fever. She turned “People Have The Power” into an Election Night sing-along"
Patti Smith ❤❤❤ 💪💪💪
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Sunny, leafy street in the morning

Mornin' folks!

Inicijativa Za Hrvatsku slobode danas, u 14:30 sati okupit će se na Markovom trgu, nedaleko od Banskih dvora u kojima je premijer Andrej Plenković najavio izvanredno obraćanje javnosti. Svi su pozvani!

Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B+ OpenAI quarterly loss updated: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised

Burn, baby, burn! www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...

Soft landing in Silicon Valley: how the European Startup Embassy helps CEE founders go global The newly opened European Startup Embassy in San Francisco gives startups and VCs from Central and Eastern Europe a shared base to test expansion, host events, and connect with investors.

Very interesting stuff - European Startup Embassy supports CEE founders on their way to conquering the US market!

tech.eu/2025/10/30/s...

Return-to-office mandates are about to backfire Why companies demanding office returns are setting themselves up for failure.

"Right now, tech workers are desperate. Companies know it. That’s why Amazon can demand 5 days in the office and get compliance instead of resignations.
But the labor market isn’t static; it never was. In fact, it tends to whipsaw back and forth every few years."
www.fastcompany.com/91418980/rto...

Prosvjedujemo jer Hrvatski sabor otvara vrata revizionistima Sramotno je što se sutra u Hrvatskom saboru priprema okrugli stol u organizaciji Kluba zastupnika stranaka Dom i nacionalno okupljanje (DOMiNO) i Hrvatski suverenisti pod naslovom "Znanstveni pristup ...

Sutra ćemo dakle imati priliku u Saboru slušati negaciju Holokausta i žrtava ustaškog terora. U Saboru.
Jezivo.
documenta.hr/novosti/pros...

The surprising new tactic Portland protesters are using to fight ICE In the battle to close an ICE facility in Oregon's most populous city, activists are focusing on its municipal zoning code.

“Every city can and should be looking at whatever creative opportunities exist within their own laws to prevent collaboration with the Trump administration,” says Matthew Lopas
www.fastcompany.com/91426969/the...

Dekan s rektorove crne liste: 'Na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu kritika nije ni poželjna ni dobrodošla' Čelni čovjek FER-a Vedran Bilas, referirajući se na famozno rektorovo druženje s odabranim dekanima, smatra da nije dobro dijeliti Sveučilište

Vedran Bilas je ustvrdio: “Sveučilište u Zagrebu još uvijek čeka početak svoje budućnosti." Na pitanje o tome kako se na Sveučilištu pod rektorom Lakušićem danas gleda na kritičko izražavanje mišljenja, rekao je kako na Sveučilištu kritika nije dobrodošla."
www.telegram.hr/politika-kri...

Indeed!

Jazz record feat Fred Hersch

Good morning

Dobro jutro iz Novog Zagreba

Yes, great movie 👍

Na vratima katastrofe: što predstavlja novi val nacionalizma u Hrvatskoj? - Slobodni Filozofski U kapitalističkom svijetu koji, unatoč trijumfalnim narativima o „kraju povijesti“, neprestano proizvodi vlastite krize, novi val nacionalizma u Hrvatskoj odražava globalni fenomen koji Richard Seymou...

Odličan tekst: slobodnifilozofski.com/2025/09/na-v...