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Stuart Pollington was born in the United Kingdom and grew up there. After college he began working and along the way he decided he wanted to travel a bit. He worked in Las Vegas for six months and then had the opportunity to work for a year in Australia. He then ended up doing some work in Asia and fell in love with Thailand. For the past 20 years he has lived in Thailand where he helped start several entrepreneurial endeavors and he began two companies which are quite alive and well.   My discussion with Stuart gave us the opportunity to explore his ideas of leadership and entrepreneurial progress including what makes a good entrepreneur. He says, for example, that anyone who wishes to grow and be successful should be willing to ask many questions and always be willing to learn. Stuart's insights are quite valuable and worth your time. I believe you will find most useful Stuart's thoughts and ideas.     About the Guest:   Stuart Pollington is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist who has spent over two decades building businesses across the ASEAN region. Originally from the UK, Stuart relocated to Thailand more than 20 years ago and has since co-founded and led multiple ventures, including Easson Energy and Smart Digital Group. His experience spans digital marketing, AI, and sustainability, but at the heart of it all is his passion for building ideas from the ground up—and helping others do the same.   Throughout his career, Stuart has worn many hats: Sales Director, CTO, Founder, Digital Marketer and growth consultant. He thrives in that messy, unpredictable space where innovation meets real-world execution, often working closely with new businesses to help them launch, grow, and adapt in challenging environments. From Bangkok boardrooms to late-night brainstorms, he's seen firsthand how persistence and curiosity can turn setbacks into springboards.   Stuart's journey hasn't always been smooth—and that's exactly the point. He's a firm believer that failure is an essential part of the learning process. Whether it's a marketing campaign that flopped or a business idea that never got off the ground, each misstep has helped shape his approach and fueled his drive to keep moving forward. Ways to connect with Stuart:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpollington/ www.smart-digital.co.th www.smart-traffic.com.au www.evodigital.com.au https://easson.energy     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone. Once again, it is time for an episode of unstoppable mindset. And today we have a guest, Stuart pullington, who is in Thailand, so that is a little bit of a distance away, but be due to the magic of science and technology, we get to have a real, live, immediate conversation without any delay or anything like that, just because science is a beautiful thing. So Stuart is an entrepreneur. He's been very much involved in helping other people. He's formed companies, but he likes to help other entrepreneurs grow and do the same things that he has been doing. So I am really glad that he consented to be on unstoppable mindset. And Stuart, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. And thank you for being here,   Stuart Pollington ** 02:14 Ryan, thank you for the invitation, Michael, I'm looking forward to it.   Michael Hingson ** 02:18 And Stuart is originally from the United Kingdom, and now for the past, what 20 years you've been in Thailand? Yes, over   Stuart Pollington ** 02:27 a bit over 20 years now. So I think I worked out the other day. I'm 47 in a couple of weeks, and I've spent more than half of my life now over in Asia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:39 So why do you like Thailand so much as opposed to being in England?   Stuart Pollington ** 02:46 It's a good question. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do, I do like the UK. And I really, I really like where I came, where I'm from. I'm from the south coast, southeast, a place called Brighton. So, you know, pretty good, popular place in the UK because of where we're situated, by the, you know, on the on the sea, we get a lot of, you know, foreign tourists and students that come over, etc. I mean, Asia. Why? Why Asia? I mean, I originally went traveling. I did six months in America, actually, first in Las Vegas, which was a good experience, and then I did a bit of traveling in America, from the West Coast over to the East Coast. I did a year in Australia, like a working holiday. And then on my way back to the UK, I had a two week stop over in Thailand, and I went down to the beaches, really enjoyed kind of the culture and the way of life here, if you like. And ended up staying for a year the first time. And then after that year, went back to the UK for a little bit and decided that actually, no, I kind of liked the I liked the lifestyle, I liked the people, I liked the culture in Thailand, and decided that was where I wanted to kind of be, and made my way back   Michael Hingson ** 04:13 there you are. Well, I can tell you, Las Vegas isn't anything like it was 20 years ago. It is. It is totally different. It's evolved. It's very expensive today compared to the way it used to be. You can't, for example, go into a hotel and get an inexpensive buffet or anything like that anymore. Drinks at the hum on the on the casino floors are not like they used to be, or any of that. It's it's definitely a much higher profit, higher cost. Kind of a place to go. I've never been that needy to go to Las Vegas and spend a lot of time. I've been there for some meetings, but I've never really spent a lot of time in Las Vegas. It's a fascinating town. Um. One of my favorite barbecue places in New York, opened up a branch in Las Vegas, a place called Virgil's best barbecue in the country. And when they opened the restaurant, the Virgil's restaurant in Las Vegas, my understanding is that the people who opened it for Virgil's had to first spend six months in New York to make sure that they did it exactly the same way. And I'll tell you, the food tastes the same. It's just as good as New York. So that that would draw me to Las Vegas just to go to Virgil's. That's kind of fun. Well, tell us a little about the early Stuart kind of growing up and all that, and what led you to do the kinds of things you do, and so on. But tell us about the early Stuart, if you would.   Stuart Pollington ** 05:47 Yeah, no problem. I mean, was quite sporty, very sporty. When I was younger, used to play a lot of what we call football, which would be soccer over, over your way. So, you know, very big, younger into, like the the team sports and things like that, did well at school, absolutely in the lessons, not so great when it came to kind of exams and things like that. So I, you know, I learned a lot from school, but I don't think especially back then, and I think potentially the same in other countries. I don't think that the the education system was set up to cater for everyone, and obviously that's difficult. I do feel that. I do feel that maybe now people are a bit more aware of how individual, different individuals perform under different circumstances and need different kind of ways to motivate, etc. So, yeah, I mean, I that that was kind of me at school. Did a lot of sport that, you know was good in the lessons, but maybe not so good at the PAM studying, if you like, you know the studying that you need to do for exams where you really have to kind of cram and remember all that knowledge. And I also found with school that it was interesting in the lessons, but I never really felt that there was any kind of, well, we're learning this, but, and this is how you kind of utilize it, or this is the practical use of what we're learning for life, if that, if that makes sense. Yeah. So, you know, like when we were learning, and I was always very good at maths, and I love numbers, and you know, when we were learning things in maths and things like that, I just never felt that it was explained clearly what you would actually use that for. So when you're learning different equations, it wasn't really well explained how you would then utilize that later in life, which I think, for me personally, I think that would have made things more interesting, and would have helped to kind of understand which areas you should focus on. And, you know, maybe more time could have been spent understanding what an individual is good at, and then kind of explaining, well, if you're good at this, or passionate with this, then this is what you could do with it. I think I remember sitting down with our I can't they would have been our advisors at the time, where you sit down and talk about what you want to do after school, and the question was always, what do you want to be? Whereas, you know, for me personally, I think it would have been more useful to understand, what are your passion you know? What are you passionate about? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? And then saying, Well, you know, you could actually do this. This is something you could do, you know. So you could take that and you could become, this could be the sort of career you could do, if that makes sense. So anyway, that that was kind of like, like school and everything like that. And then after school, you know, I didn't, I worked for a couple of years. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. Funnily enough, there was actually a Toys R Us opening in Brighton in one of the summers she went and got, I got a summer job there at Toys R Us. And I really enjoyed that. Actually, that was my first step into actually doing a bit of sales. I worked on the computers. So we were, you know, selling the computers to people coming in. And when we opened the store, it's a brand new store. You know, it was just when the pay as you go. Mobile phones were kind of just coming out. We had Vodafone analog, but it was the non contract where you could just buy top up cards when they first came out, and I remember we were the first store, because we were a new store. We were the first store to have those phones for sale. And I remember just being really determined to just try and be the first person to just sell the first ever mobile phone within Toys R Us. And I remember I started in the morning, and I think my lunch was at, say, 12, but I missed my lunch, and I think I was up till about one, one or 2pm until finally I managed to find someone who, who was, who me, had that need or wanted the phone, and so I made that first sale for toys r us in the UK with the mobile phone, and that that, in itself, taught me a lot about, you know, not giving up and kind of pushing through and persevering a bit. So yeah, that that was kind of my, my early part. I was always interested in other cultures, though. I was always interested at school, you know, I do projects on Australia, Egypt and things like that. And, you know, in the UK, when you get to about, I think similar, similar to America, but, you know, in the UK, where you either before or after uni, it's quite usual to do, like, a gap year or do a bit of traveling. And I just kind of never got round to it. And I had friends that went and did a gap year or years working holiday in Australia, and I remember when they came back, and I was like, Yeah, you know, that's that's actually what I want to do. So when I was about 22 it was at that point, and I'd worked my way up by them from Toys R Us, I'd already moved around the country, helped them open new stores in different locations in the UK. Was working in their busiest story of in Europe, which was in London. But I decided I wanted to kind of I wanted to go and travel. So I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying, Look, this is what I want to do. I had a friend who was traveling, and he was meeting up with his sister, and his sister happened to be in Las Vegas, which is how we, we kind of ended up there. And I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying that I want to leave, I want to go and do this. And I remember him sat down just trying to kind of kind of talk me out of it, because they obviously saw something in me. They wanted me to continue on the path I was doing with them, which was going, you know, towards the management, the leadership kind of roles. And I remember the conversation because I was saying to him, Look, I want, I want to, I want to go and travel. I really want to go. I'm going to go to Las Vegas or to travel America. And his response to me was, well, you know, if you stay here for another x years, you can get to this position, then you can go and have a holiday in America, and you could, you can get a helicopter, you can fly over the Grand Canyon, and kind of really trying to sell me into staying in that path that they wanted me to go on. And I thought about that, and I just said, No, I don't want to just go on a holiday. I really just want to immerse myself, and I just want to go there, and I want to live the experience. And so yeah, I I left that position, went to Las Vegas, ended up staying six months. I did three months. Did a bit in Mexico, came back for another three months. And that's where I met a lot of different people from different countries. And I really kind of got that initial early bug of wanting to go out and seeing a bit more of the world. And it was at that point in my life where I was in between, kind of the end of education, beginning of my business career, I guess, and I had that gap where it was the opportunity to do it. So I did, so yeah, I did that time in America, then back to the UK, then a year in Australia, which was great. And then, yeah, like I said, on the way home, is where I did my stop over. And then just obviously fell in love with Thailand and Asia, and that became my mindset after that year going back to the UK. My mindset was, how do I get back to Thailand? You know, how do I get back to Asia? I also spent a bit of time, about five years in the Philippines as well. So, you know, I like, I like, I like the region, I like the people, I like the kind of way of life, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 14:23 So when you were working in the Philippines, and then when you got to Thailand, what did you do?   Stuart Pollington ** 14:30 Yeah, so I mean, it all starts with Thailand, really. So I mean, originally, when I first came over, I was, I was teaching and doing, trying to kind of some teaching and voluntary stuff. When I came back, I did a similar thing, and then I got, I get, I wouldn't say lucky, I guess I had an opportunity to work for a company that was, we were, we were basically selling laptop. Laptops in the UK, student laptops, they were refurbished like your IBM or your Dell, and we they would be refurbished and resold normally, to students. And we also, we also used to sell the the laptop batteries. So we would sell like the IBM or Dell laptop batteries, but we sell the OEM, you know, so we would get them direct from, from from China, so like third party batteries, if you like. And back in the day, this is just over 20 years ago, but back then, early days of what we would call digital marketing and online marketing. And you know, our website in the UK, we used to rank, you know, number one for keywords like IBM, refurb, refurbished. IBM, laptop Dell, laptop battery, IBM battery. So we used to rank above the brands, and that was my introduction, if you like, to digital marketing and how it's possible to make money online. And then that kind of just morphed into, well, you know, if we're able to do this for our own business, why can't we do this for other businesses? And that would have been the, you know, the early owners and founders of the of smart digital and smart traffic seeing that opportunity and transitioning from running one business and doing well to helping multiple businesses do well online and that, that was the bit I really enjoy. You know, talking to different business owners in different industries. A lot of what we do is very similar, but then you have slightly different approaches, depending on them, the location and the type of business that people are in.   Michael Hingson ** 16:47 Well, you, you have certainly been been around. You formed your own or you formed countries along the way, like Eastern energy and smart digital group. What were they? Right?   Stuart Pollington ** 16:59 Yeah. So, so yeah, going back to the computer website. Out of that came a company called smart traffic that was put together by the free original founders, guy called Simon, guy called Ben, and a guy called Andy. And so they originally came together and put and had created, if you like, smart traffic. And smart traffic is a digital marketing agency originally started with SEO, the organic, you know, so when someone's searching for something in Google, we help get websites to the top of that page so that people can then click on them, and hopefully they get a lead or a sale, or whatever they're they're trying to do with that, with that traffic. So, yeah, they originally put that together. I being here and on the ground. I then started working within the business. So I was running the student website, if you like, the laptop website, and then got the opportunity from very early on to work within the Digital Marketing Company. I've got a sales background, but I'm also quite technical, and I would say I'm good with numbers, so a little bit analytical as well. So the opportunity came. We had opened an office in the Philippines, and it had been open for about, I think, 18 months or two years, and it was growing quite big, and they wanted someone else to go over there to support Simon, who was one of the founders who opened the office over there. And that's when I got the opportunity. So I was over in Cebu for what, five, five and a half years. At one point, we had an office there with maybe 120 staff, and we did a lot of the technical SEO, and we were delivering campaigns for the UK. So we had a company in the UK. We had one in Australia, and then also locally, within the kind of Thai market. And that was fantastic. I really enjoyed working over in the Philippines again. Culture enjoyed the culture enjoyed the people. Really enjoyed, you know, just getting stuck in and working on different client campaigns. And then eventually that brought me back to Thailand. There was a restructure of the company we, you know, we moved a lot of the a lot of the deliverables around. So I was then brought back to Thailand, which suited me, because I wanted to come back to Thailand at that point. And then I had the opportunity. So the previous owners, they, they created a couple of other businesses in Thailand. They're one that very big one that went really well, called dot property, so they ended up moving back to the UK. Long story short, about maybe 10 years ago, I got the opportunity to take over smart digital in Thailand and smart traffic in Australia, which are both the. Marketing agencies that I'd been helping to run. So I had the opportunity to take those over and assume ownership of those, which was fantastic. And then I've obviously been successfully running those for the last 10 years, both here and and in Australia, we do a lot of SEO. We do a lot of Google ads and social campaigns and web design, and we do a lot of white label. So we we sit in the background for other agencies around the world. So there'll be agencies in, you know, maybe Australia, the UK, America, some in Thailand as well, who are very strong at maybe social or very strong ads, but maybe not as strong on the SEO so we, we just become their SEO team. We'll run and manage the campaigns for them, and then we'll deliver all the reporting with their branding on so that they can then plug that into what they do for their clients and deliver to their clients. So that's all fantastic. I mean, I love, I love digital marketing. I love, I love looking at the data and, you know, working out how things work. And we've been very successful over the years, which then led on to that opportunity that you mentioned and you asked about with Eastern energy. So that was about three and a half years ago, right right around the COVID time, I had a meeting, if you like, in in Bangkok, with a guy called Robert Eason. He was actually on his way to the UK with his family, and kind of got stuck in Bangkok with all the lockdowns, and he was actually on his way to the UK to start Eastern energy there. And Eastern energy is basically, it's an energy monitoring and energy efficiency company. It's basically a UK design solution where we have a hardware technology that we retrofit, which is connects, like to the MDB, and then we have sensors that we place around the location, and for every piece of equipment that we connect to this solution, we can see in real time, second by second, the energy being used. We can then take that data, and we use machine learning and AI to actually work with our clients to identify where their energy wastage is, and then work with them to try and reduce that energy wastage, and that reduces the amount of energy they're using, which reduces their cost, but also, very importantly, reduces the CO two emissions. And so I had this chance encounter with Robert, and I remember, at the time I was we were talking about how this solution worked, and I was like, oh, that's quite interesting. You know, I've I, you know, the the digital marketing is going quite well. Could be time to maybe look at another kind of opportunity, if you like. So I had a look at how it worked. I looked at the kind of ideal clients and what sort of other projects were being delivered by the group around the world. And there were a couple of big name brands over in there. So because it works quite well with qsrs, like quick service restaurant, so like your fast food chains, where you have multiple locations. And it just so happened that one of the in case studies they'd had, I just through my networking, I do a lot of networking with the chambers in Bangkok. Through my networking, I actually happened to know some of the people in the right positions at some of these companies. I'd never had the opportunity to work with them, with the digital marketing because most of them would have their own in house teams, and I just saw it as an opportunity to maybe do something with this here. So I, you know, I said to Robert, give me a week. And then a week later, I said, right, we've got a meeting with this company. It's international fast food brand. They've got 1700 locations in Thailand. So when ended that meeting, very, very positive. And after that meeting, I think Robert and I just I said to Robert, you know, currently you have a plan to go to the UK. Currently you're stuck in Thailand with lockdown, with COVID. We don't know what's going to happen and where everything's going to go. Why don't we do it here? And that's where it originally came from. We decided, let's, you know, let's, let's give that a shot over here. Since then, we've brought in two other partners. There's now four of us, a guy called Gary and a guy called Patrick. And yeah, I mean, it's a bit slower than I thought it would be, but it's in the last. Six months, it's really kind of picked up, which has been fantastic. And for me, it was, for me, it was just two things that made sense. One, I love I love data, and I love the technology. So I love the fact that we're now helping businesses by giving them data that they don't currently have the access to, you know. So when you get, you know, when you when you get your electricity bill, you get it the month after you've used everything, don't you, and it just tells you how much you've got to pay. And there's not really much choice. So what we're doing is giving them the visibility in real time to see where their energy is going and be able to make changes in real time to reduce that energy wastage. And I just thought, Well, look, this is great. It's very techie. It's using, you know, date big data, which I love, using machine learning and AI, which is great. And then I also, you know, I do care about the environment. I got two young kids, so I do care about what's happening around the world. And for me, that was a win, win. You know, I got to, I got to do something with tech that was new and exciting. It's definitely new to this region, even though it's been new to the same sort of technology has been utilized in Europe and America for a number of years. So it felt new, it felt exciting. And it's also good, you know, because we are helping people on the path to net zero. You know, how can we get to net zero? How can we reduce these emissions? So, yeah, I mean that that, for me, is   Stuart Pollington ** 26:40 two different types of, in my opinion, entrepreneurial kind of journeys. One is that the with the digital marketing is, is all it's a story of working my way up to then reach the top, if you like. And whereas Eastern energy is more of a traditional kind of as an entrepreneur, this is, this is an idea. Let's do something with it and get an exciting about it. So two kind of, two different approaches to get to the ownership stage, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 27:14 I have an interesting story. I appreciate what you're saying. The whole entrepreneurial spirit is so important in what we do, and I wish more people had it. But years ago, one of my first jobs out of college was working for a company in Massachusetts, Kurzweil Computer Products. Ray Kurzweil, who developed, originally a reading machine for the blind, and then later a more commercial version of it. And there's somebody that I had met when I was a student at UC Irvine who ended up being back in Massachusetts working for at that time, a think tank consulting company called Bolt Beranek and Newman. I don't know whether you're familiar with them. They changed their name to, I think it was CLOUD NINE or Planet Nine. But Dick was telling me one day that, and this is when mainframe computers were so large and there was a lot needed to keep them cool and so on. Anyway, he was telling me that one day the gas utility came in because the total heating bill for the six story building was like $10 and they wanted to know how BBN bolt, brannic and Newman was stealing energy and and making it so that they didn't pay very much money. And the the president of the company said, let me show you. They went down to the basement, and there they had two PDP 20s, which are like dual PDP 10s. And they put out a lot of heat, needless to say, to run them. And what BBN did was to take all of that heat and pipe it through the building to keep the building warm in the winter. Rather than paying all the gas bills, they were using something that they already had, the entrepreneurial spirit liveth well. And the bottom line is they, they kept the building well heated. And I don't know what they did in the summer, but during the winter it was, it was pretty cool, and they were able to have $10 gas bills for the six story building, which was kind of fun. No,   Stuart Pollington ** 29:39 that's brilliant, yeah, and that just goes to show me, that is what a large part of this, you know, energy efficiency and things like that, is, it's, it's, it's not about just completely replacing or stopping something. It's about better utilizing it. Isn't it? So they, you know the example you just gave there, with the heat and the wasted energy of being lost in that heat release they've used and utilized, which is brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 30:12 I a couple of years ago. So my wife passed away in 2022 and we have a furnace and so on here, and we had gas bills that were up in the $200 a month or more up as much as $300 a month in the winter to keep the house at a temperature that we could stand. And two years ago, I thought about, how do we lower that? And I was never a great fan of space heaters, but I decided to try something. We got a couple of space heaters, and we put them out in the living room, and we have ceiling fans. So turned on the space heaters and turned on the ceiling fans, and it did a pretty decent job of keeping the temperature down, such that for most months, I didn't even have to turn the furnace on at all, and our heating bill went down to like $39 a month. Then last year, we got an additional heater that was a little bit larger, and added that to the mix. And again, the bottom line is that if I start all of that early in the morning, our heating bill is like 30 $35 a month. Now I do cheat occasionally, and I'll turn the furnace on for about 45 minutes or 50 minutes in the morning with the ceiling fans to help distribute the warmer air, and I can get the house up to 75 degrees, or almost 30 Celsius, in in a very quick time. And then with the other two space heaters running, I don't have to use furnaces or anything for the rest of the day. So I think this year, the most expensive heating bill we had was like $80 because I did occasionally run the the the heaters or the furnace, and when I was traveling, I would turn the furnace on for the cat a little bit. But the bottom line is, there's so many things that we can do to be creative, if we think about it, to make things run more efficiently and not use as much energy and eliminate a lot of the waste that that we have, and so that that has worked out pretty well, and I have solar on the house. So in the summer, when most people around here are paying four and $500 a month for their electric bills to run the air conditioning. My electric bill year round, is $168 a month, which is   Stuart Pollington ** 32:47 cool. Yeah, no, that's great that you've and you've that is a great example there of kind of how you know our approach to energy efficiency. You know what? What are you currently doing? Is there a more efficient way of doing it? Which is exactly what you found, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 33:07 yeah, and it works really well. So I can't complain it's warming up now. So in fact, we're not I haven't turned the furnace or anything on at all this week. This is the first week it's really been warm at night. In fact, it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit last night. I actually had to turn the air conditioner on and lower the house to 70 degrees, and then turned it off because I don't need to keep it on, and made it easier to sleep. But it's it's amazing, if we think about it, what the things that we can do to make our energy lives more efficient, lower the carbon footprint, and all those kinds of things. So I hear what you're saying, and it's and it's important, I think that we all think about as many ways as we can of doing that. I   Stuart Pollington ** 33:56 think one of the biggest problems with energy is just invisible. You don't, you know, you don't really see it. No. So just, it's just one of those. You just don't really think about it. And again, you only get, you only get told what you've used once you've used it. Yeah, so it's too late by then. And then you go, Oh, you know, you might get an expensive bill. And go, oh, I need to be careful. And then you're careful for a few days or a week, and then again, you don't see it until you get your next bill. Yeah, it's really hard as with anything. I mean, it's a bit like going to the gym. If you go to the gym or the fitness and you just do it sporadically. You don't really have a routine, or, you know, it's gonna be very hard to achieve anything. But then if you, if you set your mind to it, if you maybe get a trainer, and you get a you go onto a better diet, and you follow your routine, you can you will see the results. And it's very similar to what we do. If you've once you've got the data, and you can actually see what. Happening, you can make proper, informed and educated business decisions, and that's what we're trying to do with that is to help businesses make the right decision on the path to net zero   Michael Hingson ** 35:11 well, and you have to develop the mindset as the consumer to bring in a company like yours, or at least think about yourself. What can I do consistently to have a better energy pattern? And I think that's what most people tend not to do a lot, and the result of that is that they pay more than they need to. The power companies like it, the gas companies like it. But still, there are better ways to do it so. So tell me you have been in business and been an entrepreneur for a long time. What is maybe an example of some major crisis or thing that happened to you that you you regard as a failure or a setback that you have had to deal with and that taught you something crucial about business or life.   Stuart Pollington ** 36:08 Brilliant question. I mean, I would, I would guess, over 20 years, there's been a lot of different, sorry, a lot of different things that have happened. I think probably, probably an impactful one would have been. And this taught me a lot about my team, and, you know, their approach and how everyone can pull together. So it would have been, I think it was about, it was when I was in the Philippines. So it would have been about maybe 1212, years ago, we're in Cebu, and there was a big earthquake, and when it hit Cebu, I think it was quite early in the morning. It was like 6am and I remember the whole bed was kind of shaking and rocking, and we, you know, had to get out of the condo. And we're, at the time, living in a place called it Park. And in the Philippines, there's a lot of cool centers, so it's very much 24/7 with an office environment. So as we're coming out of the condo, in literally pants, as in, when I say pants, I mean underwear, because you literally jump out of bed and run. And they were like 1000s, 1000s of all the local Filipinos all all in their normal clothes, because they've all doing the call center work. And I remember just, you know, sitting out on the ground as the aftershocks and whole grounds moving and and, and that that was a very, you know, personal experience. But then on top of that, I've then got over 100 staff in in Cebu at the time that I then have to think about. And, you know, is everyone okay? And then, because of the time it happened, Luckily no one was in the office because it was early, yeah, but it all but it also meant that everything we needed   Michael Hingson ** 38:08 was in the office. Was in the office. Yeah, yeah. So,   Stuart Pollington ** 38:10 so I remember Matt, you know, I remember getting a group of us there, was myself and maybe three or four others from the office, and I remember getting in my car, drove to the office. We were on, I think it's like the eighth or ninth floor, and they didn't want to let us in because of, obviously, the earthquake, and it was a, it was a couple of hours later, and you've got to be obviously, you know, everything needs checking. You still got all the aftershocks, but we managed to let them allow us to run up the fire exit to the office so we could grab, you know, I think we were grabbing, like, 1520, laptops and screens to put in the car so that we could then, and we had to do that of the fire exit, so running up, running down, and that was all into The car so we could then drive to a location where I could get some of my team together remote and to work in this. I think we ended up in some coffee shop we found that was open, and we had the old free G boost kind of the Wi Fi dongles, dongles. And I just remember having to get, like, 1015, of my team, and we're all sat around there in the coffee shop in the morning. You know, there's still the after shops going on the I remember the office building being a mess, and, you know, the tiles had come in and everything, and it was all a bit crazy, but we had to find a way to keep the business running. So we were in the Philippines, we were the support team. We did all of the delivery of the work, but we also worked with the account managers in the UK and Australia as their technical liaisons, if you like. So we. Helped do the strategy. We did everything. And so with us out of action, the whole of Australia and of the whole of the UK team were kind of in a limbo, so we really had to pull together as a team. It taught me a lot about my staff and my team, but it also kind of it taught me about, no matter what does happen, you know, you can find a way through things, you know. So at the time that it happened, it felt like, you know, that's it, what we're going to do, but we had to turn that around and find the way to keep everything going. And yeah, that, that that just taught me a lot of you know, you can't give up. You've got to find a way to kind of push on through. And yeah, we did a fantastic job. Everyone was safe. Sorry. I probably should have said that. You know, no one, none of my team, were affected directly from the from the earthquake, which was great, and we found a way to keep things going so that the business, if you like, didn't fall apart. We,   Michael Hingson ** 41:09 you know, I guess, in our own way, had a similar thing, of course, with September 11, having our office on the 78th floor of Tower One, the difference is that that my staff was out that day working. They weren't going to be in the office. One person was going to be because he had an appointment at Cantor Fitzgerald up on the 96th floor of Tower One for 10 o'clock in the morning, and came in on one of the trains. But just as it arrived at the station tower two was hit, and everything shook, and the engineer said, don't even leave. We're going back out. And they left. But we lost everything in the office that day, and there was, of course, no way to get that. And I realized the next day, and my wife helped me start to work through it, that we had a whole team that had no office, had nothing to go to, so we did a variety of things to help them deal with it. Most of them had their computers because we had laptops by that time, and I had taken my laptop home the previous night and backed up all of my data onto my computer at home, so I was able to work from home, and other people had their computers with them. The reason I didn't have my laptop after September 11 is that I took it in that day to do some work. But needless to say, when we evacuated, it was heavy enough that going down 1463 stairs, 78 floors, that would have been a challenge with the laptop, so we left it, but it worked out. But I hear what you're saying, and the reality is that you got to keep the team going. And even if you can't necessarily do the work that you normally would do you still have to keep everyone's spirits up, and you have to do what needs to be done to keep everybody motivated and be able to function. So I think I learned the same lessons as you and value, of course, not that it all happened, but what I learned from it, because it's so important to be able to persevere and move forward, which, which is something that we don't see nearly as much as sometimes we really should.   Stuart Pollington ** 43:34 Yeah, no, no, definitely. I mean the other thing, and I think you you just mentioned there actually is it. You know, it was also good to see afterwards how everyone kind of pulls together. And, you know, we had a lot of support, not just in the Philippines, but from the UK and the Australia teams. I mean, we had a, we had a bit of an incident, you know, may have seen on the news two weeks ago, I think now, we had an incident in Bangkok where there was a earthquake in Myanmar, and then the all the buildings are shaking in Bangkok, yeah, 7.9 Yeah, that's it. And just, but just to see everyone come together was, was it's just amazing. You know? It's a shame, sometimes it takes something big to happen for people to come together and support each other.   Michael Hingson ** 44:27 We saw so much of that after September 11. For a while, everyone pulled together, everyone was supporting each other. But then over time, people forgot, and we ended up as a as a country, in some ways, being very fractured. Some political decisions were made that shouldn't have been, and that didn't help, but it was unfortunate that after a while, people started to forget, in fact, I went to work for an organization out in California in 2002 in addition to. To taking on a career of public speaking, and in 2008 the president of the organization said, we're changing and eliminating your job because nobody's interested in September 11 anymore, which was just crazy, but those are the kinds of attitudes that some people have, well, yeah, there was so little interest in September 11 anymore that when my first book, thunderdog was published, it became a number one New York Times bestseller. Yeah, there was no interest. It's   Stuart Pollington ** 45:31 just, I hope you sent him a signed copy and said, There you go.   Michael Hingson ** 45:35 Noah was even more fun than that, because this person had been hired in late 2007 and she did such a great job that after about 18 months, the board told her to go away, because she had so demoralized the organization that some of the departments were investigating forming unions, you know. So I didn't need to do anything. Wow, so, you know, but it, it's crazy, the attitudes that people have. Well, you have it is, it's it's really sad. Well, you have done a couple of things that I think are very interesting. You have moved to other countries, and you've also started businesses in unfamiliar markets. What advice? What advice would you give to someone who you learn about who's doing that today, starting a business in an unfamiliar market, or in a foreign country, or someplace where they've never been?   Stuart Pollington ** 46:34 Yeah, again, good questions. I looking back and then so and seeing what I'm doing now, and looking back to when I first came over, I think chambers, I think if I have one, you know, obviously you need to understand the market you want. You need to understand, like the labor laws, the tax laws and, you know, the business laws and things like that. But I think, I think the best thing you could do in any country is to check out the chambers. You know, I'm heavily involved and active with aus Jam, which is the Australian Chamber of Commerce, because of the connection with smart traffic in Australia, in Sydney, the digital marketing. I'm also involved with bcct, the British chamber as British Chamber of Commerce Thailand as well, that there's a very big AmCham American Chamber over here as well. And I just think that the chambers can help a lot. You know, they're good for the networking. Through the networking, you can meet the different types of people you need to know, connections with visas, with, you know, work permits, how to set up the business, recruiting everything. So everything I need, I can actually find within this ecosphere of the chambers. And the chambers in Thailand and Bangkok, specifically, they're very active, lots of regular networking, which brings, you know, introductions, new leads to the business, new connections. And then on top of that, we've had, we've had a lot of support from the British Embassy over in in Thailand, especially with the Eastern energy, because it is tech based, because it is UK Tech, and because it is obviously something that's good for the environment and what everyone's trying to push towards. So I think the two key areas for me, if you are starting a business in an unfamiliar area, is one. Check out the chambers. So obviously the first one you'd look at is your own nationality. But don't stress too much about that. I mean, the chambers over here will welcome anyone from any nationality. So, you know, utilize the chambers because it's through that that you're going to get to speak to people, expats, already running businesses. You'll hear the horror stories. You'll hear the tips. It will save you some time, it will save you some money, and it will save you from making similar mistakes. And then also talk to your embassy and how they can maybe support you. We've had, again, some great support from the British Embassy. They've witnessed demo use. They've helped us with introductions. On the energy efficiency side,   Michael Hingson ** 49:26 one of the things that clearly happens though, with you is that you also spend time establishing relationships with people, so you talk about the chamber and so on. But it also has to be that you've established and developed trusting relationships, so that you are able to learn the things that you learned, and that people are willing to help teach you. And I suspect that they also realize that you would be willing to help others as well.   Stuart Pollington ** 49:55 Yeah, and I think I mean yes, and I'm talking about. And I mentioned, sorry, networking and the changes. But with networking, you know, you don't, you shouldn't go in there with the mindset of, I'm going into networking. I want to make as many sales as I can. Whatever you go into the networking. Is an opportunity to meet people, to learn from people you then some of those people, or most of those people, may not even be the right fit for you, but it's about making those relationships and then helping each other and making introductions. So you know, a lot of what I do with the chambers, I run a lot of webinars. I do workshops where I do free training on digital marketing, on AI, on SEO, on ads, on social. I use that as my lead gen, if you like. So I spend a lot of time doing this educationally and helping people. And then the offshot of that is that some of those will come and talk to me and ask me to how I can help them, or they will recommend me to someone else. And you know, we all know in business, referrals are some of the best leads you can get.   Michael Hingson ** 51:11 Yeah, by any, by any definition, one of, one of the things that I tell every sales person that I've ever hired is you are a student, at least for your first year, don't hesitate to ask questions, because in reality, in general, people are going to be perfectly willing to help you. They're not going to look down on you if you ask questions and legitimately are looking for guidance and information. Again, it's not about you, it's about what you learn, and it's about how you then are able to use that knowledge to help other people, and the people and the individuals who recognize that do really well.   Stuart Pollington ** 51:50 No, exactly, and I don't know about you, Michael, but I like, I like helping people. Yeah, I like, it makes me feel good. And, yeah, that's, that's a big part of it as well. You know   Michael Hingson ** 52:01 it is and, and that's the way it ought to be. It's, that's the other thing that I tell them. I said, once you have learned a great deal, first of all, don't forget that you're always going to be a student. And second of all, don't hesitate to be a teacher and help other people as well.   Speaker 1 ** 52:16 Man, that's really important. Yeah, brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 52:20 Now you have worked across a number of sectors and market, marketing, tech, sales, energy and so on. How did how do you do that? You You've clearly not necessarily been an expert in those right at the beginning. So how do you learn and grow and adapt to be able to to work in those various industries.   Stuart Pollington ** 52:41 Yeah, I mean, for the marketing, for the marketing, it helps that I really was interested in it. So there was a good there was a good interest. And if you're interested in something, then you get excited about it, and you have the motivation and the willingness to learn and ask the questions, like you said, and then that is where you can take that kind of passion and interest and turn it into something a bit more constructive. It's a bit like I was saying at the beginning. It's the sort of thing I wish they'd done a bit maybe with me at school, was understand what I was good at and what I liked. But yeah, so with the marketing, I mean, very similar to what you've said, I asked questions. I see it just seems to click in my head on how it worked. And it kind of made sense to me. It was just one of these things that clicked, yeah. And so for the marketing, I just found it personally quite interesting, but interesting, but also found it quite easy. It just made sense to me, you know. And similar, you know, using computers and technology, I think it just makes sense. It doesn't to everyone. And other people have their strengths in other areas, but, you know, for me, it made sense. So, you know that that was the easy part. Same with Eastern energy, it's technology. It makes sense. I love it, but at the end of the day, it's all about it's all about people, really business, and you've got your people and your team, and how you motivate them is going to be similar. It's going to be slightly different depending on culture and where you're based, in the type of industry you're in, but also very similar. You know, people want praise, they want constructive feedback. They want to know where they're gonna be in a year or five years. All of that's very similar. So you people within the business, and then your customers are just people as well, aren't they? Well, customers, partners, clients, you know that they are just people. So it's all, it's all, it's all about people, regardless of what we're doing. And because it's all very similar with tech and that, it just, yeah, I don't know. It just makes sense to me. Michael, I mean, it's different. It's funny, because when I do do network and I talk to people, I say, Well, I've got this digital marketing agency here. Work, and then I've got this energy efficiency business here. And the question is always, wow, they sound really different. How did you how did you get into them? But when, again, when I look at it, it's not it's it's tech, it's tech, it's data, it's people. That's how I look at it,   Michael Hingson ** 55:16 right? And a lot of the same rules apply across the board. Yes, there are specific things about each industry that are different, but the basics are the same.   Stuart Pollington ** 55:28 That's it. I, in fact, I that isn't almost, there's almost word for word. What I use when I'm explaining our approach to SEO, I just say, Look, you know, there's, there's three core areas with SEO, it's the tech, the on site, it's the content, and it's the off site signals, or the link building. I said they're the three core areas for Google. They've been the same for, you know, 20 years. Within those areas, there's lots of individual things you need to look at, and that changes a lot. And there's 1000s of things that go into the algorithm, but the basics are the same. Sort your tech, sort the text, sort the tech of it out, the speed of the site and the usability. Make sure your content is good and relevant and authoritative, and then get other sites to recommend you and reference you, you know So, but, yeah, that's very similar to how I try and explain SEO. Yeah, you know all this stuff going on, but you still got the core basics of the same.   Michael Hingson ** 56:29 It is the same as it has always been, absolutely. So what do you do? Or how do you deal with a situation when plans necessarily don't go like you think they should, and and all that. How do you stay motivated?   Stuart Pollington ** 56:45 I mean, it depends, it depends what's gone wrong. But, I mean, I'm, I'm, I'm a big believer in, you know, learning from your mistakes and then learning also learning from what went wrong. Because sometimes you don't make a mistake and something goes wrong, but something still goes wrong. I think it helps. It helps to have a good team around you and have a good support team that you can talk to. It's good to be able to work through issues. But, I mean, for me, I think the main thing is, you know, every like you were saying earlier, about asking questions and being a student for a year. You know everything that happens in business, good or bad, is a lesson that should help you be better in the future. So you know the first thing, when something goes wrong, understand what's gone wrong first. Why did it go wrong? How did it go wrong? How do we resolve this, if we need to resolve something for the client or us, and then how do we try and limit that happening in the future? And then what do we learn from that? And how do we make sure we can improve and be better? And I think, you know, it's not always easy when things go wrong, but I think I'm long enough in the tooth now that I understand that, you know, the bad days don't last. There's always a good day around the corner, and it's about, you know, working out how you get through   Michael Hingson ** 58:10 it. And that's the issue, is working it out. And you have to have the tenacity and, well, the interest and the desire to work it out, rather than letting it overwhelm you and beat you down, you learn how to move forward.   Stuart Pollington ** 58:25 Yeah, and that's not easy, is it? I mean, let's be honest. I mean, even, even being when we were younger and kids, you know, things happen. It does. We're just human, aren't we? We have emotions. We have certain feelings. But if you can just deal with that and then constructively and critically look at the problem, you can normally find a solution.   Michael Hingson ** 58:46 Yeah, exactly. What's one piece of advice you wished you had learned earlier in your entrepreneurial career?   Stuart Pollington ** 58:56 Um, I Yeah. I mean, for this one. I think, I think what you said earlier, actually, it got me thinking during wise we've been talking because I was kind of, I would say, don't be afraid to ask questions just based on what we've been talking about. It's changed a little bit because I was going to say, well, you know, one of the things I really wish I'd learned or known earlier was, you know, about the value of mentorship and kind of finding the the right people who can almost show you where you need to be, but you could, you know, but when people hear the word mentor, they think of either or, you know, someone really, yeah, high up who I could I'm too afraid to ask them, or someone who's going to cost you 1000s of dollars a month. So actually, I'm going to change that to don't be afraid to ask questions, because that's basically what you'd expect from a mentor, is to be able to ask. Questions, run ideas. And I think, I think, yeah, I think thinking back now, understanding that the more questions you ask, the more information you have, the better your decisions you can make. And obviously, don't be afraid to learn from other people's experience, because they've been through it, and potentially they could have the right way for you to get through it as well.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:24 And you never know where you're going to find a mentor. Exactly,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:00:28 yeah, no, exactly. I think again, you hear the word mentor, and you think people have this diff, a certain perception of it, but it can be anyone. I mean, you know, if I my mom could be my mentor, for, for, for her great, you know, cooking and things that she would do in her roast dinners. You know that that's kind of a mentor, isn't it making a better roast dinner? So I think, yeah, I think, I   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:54 think, but it all gets back to being willing to ask questions and to listen,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:02 and then I would add one more thing. So ask the questions, listen and then take action. And that's where that unstoppable mindset, I think, comes in, because I think people do ask questions, people can listen, but it's the taking action. It's that final step of having the courage to say, I'm going to do this, I'm going to go for   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:23 it. And you may find out that what was advised to you may not be the exact thing that works for you, but if you start working at it, and you start trying it, you will figure out what works   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:37 exactly. Yeah, no, exactly. That's it, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:41 Well, what a great place to actually end this. We've been doing this now over an hour, and I know, can you believe it? And I have a puppy dog who probably says, If you don't feed me dinner soon, you're going to be my dinner. So I should probably go do that. That's   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:57 all good. So for me, I'm going to go and get my breakfast coffee. Now it's 7am now, five past seven in the morning.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 There you are. Well, this is my day. This has been a lot of fun. I really appreciate you being here, and I want to say to everyone listening and watching, we really appreciate you being here with us as well. Tell others about unstoppable mindset. We really appreciate that. Love to hear your thoughts and get your thoughts, so feel free to email me with any of your ideas and your your conceptions of all of this. Feel free to email me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I B, e.com, you can also go to our podcast page. There's a contact form there, and my podcast page is www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast, and Michael hingson is spelled M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O N. Love to hear from you. Would really appreciate it if you'll give us a five star rating wherever you're watching or listening to the podcast today, if you know anyone and steward as well for you, if any one of you listening or participating knows anyone else that you think ought to be a guest on unstoppable mindset, we'd love to hear from you. We'd love introductions, always looking for more people to tell their stories. So that's what this is really all about. So I really appreciate you all taking the time to be here, and Stuart, especially you. Thank you for being here. This has been a lot of fun, and we really appreciate you taking your time.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:26 Thank you, Michael. Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed that. And you know, in the spirit of everything, you know, if, if anyone does have any questions for me, just feel free to reach out. I'm happy to chat.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:39 How do they do that? What's the best way, I   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:41 think probably the LinkedIn so I think on when you post and share this, you will have the link. I think   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:49 we will. But why don't you go ahead and say your LinkedIn info anyway? Okay, yeah.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:53 I mean, the easiest thing to do would just be the Google search for my name on LinkedIn. So Stuart pollington, it's S, T, U, a, r, t, and then P, O, L, L, I N, G, T, O, N, and if you go to LinkedIn, that is my I think I got lucky. I've got the actual LinkedIn URL, LinkedIn, forward slash, I N, forward slash. Stuart pollington, so it should be nice and easy.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:19 Yeah, I think I got that with Michael hingson. I was very fortunate for that as well. Got lucky with   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:23 that. Yeah, they've got numbers and everything. And I'm like, Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:30 Well, thank you again. This has been a lot of fun, hasn't   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:33 it? He has. I've really enjoyed it. So thank you for the invitation, Michael.   **Michael Hingson ** 1:04:42 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. 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No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta quarta-feira (09/07/2025): Relator na Câmara do projeto de lei que isenta de Imposto de Renda (IR) quem ganha até R$ 5 mil mensais, o deputado Arthur Lira (PP-AL) afirma que a proposta do governo para compensar essa perda arrecadaria mais do que o necessário. Por isso, parlamentares discutem reduzir a alíquota mínima de IR da alta renda de 10% para 9% ou 8%. Segundo Lira, a isenção de IR para quem ganha até R$ 5 mil resultaria em renúncia de R$ 25,8 bilhões. A cobrança de 10% sobre altas rendas arrecadaria R$ 34 bilhões. A proposta do governo é taxar em até 10% quem ganha R$ 1,2 milhão por ano. A tributação, crescente, começaria a partir de quem ganha R$ 600 mil por ano E mais: Economia: IOF rejeitado pode ser compensado no novo IR Política: PF cumpre mandado de busca na Câmara em investigação de fraude Metrópole: Horário de verão poderá ser necessário neste ano, afirma a ONS Internacional: Trump critica Putin, promete armas para Ucrânia e avalia sanções à Rússia Esporte: Cria da base tira Fluminense do MundialSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Integrantes de siglas como o PSD, MDB e Republicanos buscam se desvincular do governo Lula em reta final de mandato.Meio-Dia em Brasília traz as principais notícias e análises da política nacional direto   de Brasília.     Com apresentação de José Inácio Pilar e Wilson Lima, o programa aborda os temas mais quentes do cenário político e econômico do Brasil.     Com um olhar atento sobre política, notícias e economia, mantém o público bem informado.   Transmissão ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 12h.   Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Meio-Dia em Brasília   https://bit.ly/meiodiaoa   Siga O Antagonista no X:  https://x.com/o_antagonista   Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp. Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2SurQHLHQbI5yJN344  Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br  

A semana teve o anúncio de mudança de comando no PL, com a saída de Carmelo Neto para André Fernandes assumir a presidência estadual.#noticias #política #politico #pt #brasil #ceará #união #fortaleza #brasilia #cid #senador #governador #pdt #cirogomes #candidato #presidente #carmelo #governo #andre #pl #wagner Diante de investidas governistas, Capitão Wagner reafirmou que o União Brasil segue na oposição. Na base governista, Elmano de Freitas inaugurou a Galeria da Liberdade no local onde era o mausoléu Castello Branco e, na ocasião, afirmou que nãoé novidade o PT disputar eleição com candidatura tanto ao governo quanto ao Senado, assim como já houve situações de o partido ter apenas uma posição na chapa majoritária. A posição do governador é de deixar as opções em aberto. Do lado do MDB, Eunício Oliveira diz que, se tiver de escolher, o partido opta pelo Senado e abre mão da vice, hoje com Jade Romero. Esses são temas do Jogo Político #437, que faz o balanço da semana política e escolhe o personagem da semana na política cearense. O Jogo Político vai ao ar às segundas-feiras, 14 horas, e às sextas, às 13 horas.Nosso programa também está disponível do O POVO+, e se você não é assinante, você pode assinar do Streaming do O POVO em https://mais.opovo.com.br/

Por decisão unânime, a Câmara de Vereadores de Urussanga aprovou na sessão desta terça-feira (17) a abertura de uma Comissão de Investigação Processante (CIP) contra o vereador licenciado Luan Varnier (MDB). A comissão irá apurar um suposto caso de fura-fila no sistema de regulação do SUS, ocorrido durante o período em que Luan esteve à frente da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. O pedido de abertura foi protocolado na última sexta-feira (13) pelo advogado Luciano Giordani Schimidtz, ex-assessor parlamentar do MDB, que solicita a cassação do mandato de Luan caso a comissão constate irregularidades no exercício do cargo público. Após a aprovação, os parlamentares realizaram o sorteio para definir os integrantes da CIP. A comissão será presidida pelo vereador Zé Bis (PP), tendo como relator Jaison Vieira (MDB) e Ivan Vieira (PL) como membro. A Comissão Processante terá o prazo legal de 90 dias para realizar os trabalhos de investigação, coleta de provas, oitivas e elaboração do relatório final. Ao término, o parecer será votado em plenário, podendo resultar na cassação do mandato de Luan Varnier ou em seu arquivamento, caso as denúncias não se sustentem. Segundo o autor do pedido, Luan teria usado o cargo de secretário para interferir indevidamente no sistema de regulação de consultas do SUS, favorecendo um paciente com atendimento oftalmológico antecipado, contrariando a ordem da fila e os critérios técnicos vigentes. O caso foi inicialmente alvo de uma sindicância administrativa, da qual resultou também a abertura de um Processo Administrativo Disciplinar (PAD) contra servidores da Saúde. Uma das envolvidas é a enfermeira Geisiane Mesquita de Matos, esposa do denunciante, que alega estar sendo responsabilizada pelo suposto vazamento de dados ao denunciar a irregularidade. Em entrevista ao programa Cruz de Malta Notícias nesta quarta-feira (18), o assessor jurídico da Câmara, Dr. Filippe Possamai, esclareceu as etapas do processo. Ele explicou que a comissão deve seguir os critérios previstos no Decreto-Lei, que regula a responsabilidade de vereadores, garantindo o amplo direito de defesa ao acusado.

Walter Alves tenta demarcar espaços para o MDB

O PSDB autorizou em convenção que a legenda faça uma possível incorporação do Podemos ou federação, com esse ou outros partidos de centro no espectro político. E entrevista a Marco Antonio Soalheiro, o presidente da sigla em Minas, deputado federal Paulo Abi-Ackel, diz que a polarização faz mal ao Brasil e que o PSDB quer reunir fatias do centro como MDB e Republicanos que têm, segundo o deputado, intenções semelhantes. Abi-Ackel argumenta que a redução de partidos ao centro pode facilitar a escolha de um nome nesse campo para a disputa da eleição presidencial. O presidente estadual do PSDB diz que Romeu Zema não é um nome que o partido apoiaria para a disputa presidencial e negou que a legenda esteja na base do governador.

S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning ahead of some important economic announcements. The ECB is expected to announce a rate cut this morning of 0.25%. Jobless Claims & data on the U.S. trade deficit are due out this morning. President Trump will be meeting with German Chancellor Merz today, discussions will likely focus on NATO, Ukraine, tariffs & trade relations. The Senate is preparing to make major changes to the Reconciliation bill. KMB is nearing a sale of its tissues business to a Brazilian firm. On the earnings front, LE, MDB & FIVE are higher after earnings reports After the bell today, AVGO, LULU & DOCU are scheduled to release earnings.

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A federação MDB e Republicanos e a implicação para o RN

O ex-prefeito Nestor Spricigo foi eleito, no último sábado (17), presidente do diretório municipal do MDB em Lauro Müller. A escolha ocorreu durante a Convenção Municipal do partido, que reuniu lideranças políticas, filiados e apoiadores em um evento marcado por discursos de união e comprometimento com o futuro do município. A convenção teve como foco a reorganização interna e o fortalecimento do MDB na cidade. O novo diretório assumiu o compromisso de trabalhar por uma cidade mais próspera e justa, com ações voltadas ao bem-estar da população. Nestor Spricigo, que já comandou o Executivo municipal por oito anos, retorna agora à linha de frente do partido com a missão de liderar o projeto político em Lauro Müller. Em entrevista no programa Cruz de Malta Notícias desta segunda-feira (19), Spricigo comentou suas intenções à frente do MDB e os próximos passos do diretório.

A Comissão Executiva do MDB de Lauro Müller está convocando todos os eleitores filiados ao partido no município para participarem da Convenção Ordinária Municipal, que será realizada neste sábado, dia 17, na Câmara de Vereadores, das 9h30 às 12h. Durante o encontro, os filiados irão deliberar sobre importantes temas que compõem a ordem do dia, incluindo: Eleição, por voto direto e secreto, do Diretório Municipal, que contará com 45 membros titulares e 15 suplentes; Escolha de dois delegados e seus respectivos suplentes para a Convenção Estadual; Eleição da Comissão de Ética e Disciplina e seus suplentes; Eleição da Comissão Executiva, do Conselho Fiscal e seus suplentes, a ser realizada pelo novo diretório eleito. O evento é importante para a reorganização partidária e preparação do MDB local para o cenário eleitoral. Em entrevista ao Cruz de Malta Notícias desta sexta-feira (16), o secretário do MDB em Lauro Müller, José Artur Fernandes, detalhou a programação e falou sobre a importância da convenção. Ouça a entrevista completa:

Send us a text◆ US gives further clues on MDB support ◆ FIG issuers face funding choices ◆ What's the point of the EU green bond standard?We surveilled the SSA bond market this week and the development finance world to see what both made of US decisions about financial support for a number of international development funders. The result was relief but it was not unqualified, as we ponder what this may mean for US president Donald Trump's review into the country's involvement in international financial institutions.Meanwhile, banks are facing a stark choice about whether to raise covered bond funding or to do unsecured deals. We examine their options and the factors affecting their decisions.Following a deal from Iberdrola this week, we also look at how enthusiastic issuers have been to bring bonds under the EU green bond standards, a new label denoting use of proceeds aligned with the bloc's Taxonomy of Sustainable Activities, and whether there they offer the market any real benefit.

Ouça a entrevista de Luciano Penteado com Sandra Santana, vereadora do MDB e presidente da CCJ da Câmara Municipal, sobre as votações mais urgentes para São Paulo.

No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta quarta-feira (30/04/2025): Em declaração no Fórum Liberdade de Expressão, evento em comemoração dos 150 anos do Estadão, o vice-presidente do STF, Edson Fachin, fez cobrança velada ao Congresso pela aprovação da regulamentação das redes sociais. “O Congresso Nacional hoje é interpelado a discutir a regulamentação de tais plataformas e, por consequência, a criar legítimos mecanismos de contenção democrática dos impactos danosos das fake news”, afirmou. Fachin também disse que as redes sociais privilegiam o compartilhamento de informações que buscam o maior número de visualizações e não a prestação de informações. O ministro chamou o movimento de “populismo digital autoritário”. O Congresso não discute a regulamentação das redes sociais desde maio de 2023. E mais: Política: Ex-presidente do INSS deu descontos ‘excepcionais’ para entidades, diz PF Metrópole: PF prende 23 por tráfico de drogas em veleiros do PCC para Europa e África Economia: Trump alivia taxas para carros e peças importados por montadoras Internacional: Novo premiê busca papel global contra Trump após vencer eleição no Canadá Esportes: Real trava negociação e CBF desiste de contratar AncelottiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A equipe de Lula divulgou nesta sexta-feira, 25, uma foto da comitiva brasileira no funeral do papa Francisco. Além do petista, estão na lista a primeira-dama Janja; o presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, Hugo Motta; o presidente do STF, Luís Roberto Barroso; a diretora do Banco dos Brics, Dilma Rousseff; o ministro Relações Exteriores Mauro Vieira; o presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre;o ministro da Justiça Ricardo Lewandowski; o senador Renan Calheiros, do MDB; entre outros nomes.Felipe Moura Brasil e Duda Teixeira comentam:Papo Antagonista é o programa que explica e debate os principais acontecimentos do   dia com análises críticas e aprofundadas sobre a política brasileira e seus bastidores.     Apresentado por Felipe Moura Brasil, o programa traz contexto e opinião sobre os temas mais quentes da atualidade.     Com foco em jornalismo, eleições e debate, é um espaço essencial para quem busca informação de qualidade.     Ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 18h.    “Atenção você que é leitor de O Antagonista e Crusoé e ainda não é nosso assinante. Estamos chegando na reta final da promoção de 30% de desconto para novas assinaturas de 2 anos.   Clique agora no link e faça como Carmelina Dias e Felipe Coelho, que agora usufruem do acesso integral ao conteúdo de O Antagonista e Crusoé em uma navegação livre de anúncios invasivos. Apoie o jornalismo independente. Assine agora:  papo-antagonista (https://bit.ly/promo-2anos-papo)   Desconto de 30% aplicado sobre os valores vigentes do Combo anual | Promoção não cumulativa com outras campanhas vigentes. 

Send us a text◆ Insiders assess Scott Bessent's speech on MDB reform ◆ European Commission's latest attempt to ease capital market access ◆ Encouraging signs for credit issuers after tariff turmoilThe US administration gave some clues as to its beliefs on how the IMF and the World Bank should change their operations for the first time this week since president Donald Trump signed an executive order in February asking for a review into the country's involvement in international financial organisations.US treasury secretary Scott Bessant outlined at an event in Washington, DC to coincide with the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings his gripes with the two institutions. We discuss if and how reform can be achieved and what the bond market and development finance specialists made of what Bessent said.The EU meanwhile has launched a consultation into removing capital barriers across the bloc. We discuss what it wants to achieve and whether it is likely to do so.Finally, after weeks of US tariffs causing turmoil in capital markets, we look at credit to see how issuers are finding their way back to the primary market and adjusting to the new level of spreads.

Acompanhe entrevista com o vereador Lissandro Neni, Nicole Rodrigues e Pedro Moacir (Sete). Tema do dia: convenção do MDB.

Ouça a entrevista de Denise Campos de Toledo com Senador Marcelo Castro, MDB, relator do novo código penal.

TRAPAÇA! A SAGA DO JORNALISMO NA POLÍTICA.  UMA REPORTAGEM EM PODCAST DE LUÍS COSTA PINTO E GABRIEL PRIOLLI COM PRODUÇÃO DA TÍMPANOA GUERRA DOS COLLOR é a 1ª temporada. Nela, trazemos os bastidores da mídia e da política nos cinco meses de 1992 transcorridos entre a decisão de Pedro Collor de Mello de dar ao jornalista Luís costa Pinto a entrevista e documentos que embasariam o início das investigações contra o governo do irmão, o presidente Fernando Collor de Mello, e a notificação do início do processo de impeachment. Fernando Collor foi o 1º presidente da História a deixar o poder impedido constitucionalmente por um processo de impeachment.OITAVO EPISÓDIO - O FIM"TRAPAÇA - A GUERRA DOS COLLOR" É UMA REALIZAÇÃO DA PLATAFORMA BRASÍLIA, COM PRODUÇÃO TÍMPANO ÁUDIO DESIGN.NARRAÇÃO — LUIS COSTA PINTOADAPTAÇÃO E ROTEIRO — GABRIEL PRIOLLIDESENHO DE SOM — KLEBER ARAÚJO.Trilha Sonora Original — LUÍS SANTIAGO MÁLAGAEste episódio utilizou áudios do Senado Federal, MDB, TV GLOBO, SBT, TV MANCHETE, TV CULTURA, FILME Z DE COSTA GAVRAS, CANAL HISTÓRIAS ARAGUAÍNA E CANAL PAULINO TARRAFA CANÇÃO CITADA FOI "AINDA LEMBRO" DE MARISA MONTE E NANDO REIS.Trilha Sonora Complementar - ArtlistEDIÇÃO — KLEBER ARAÚJOARTE FINAL: ANDRÉ CARDOSOLOCUÇÃO COMPLEMENTAR - MAIARA BASTIANELLOPRODUÇÃO DE LICENCIAMENTO - CARLA FIGLIACONTATO@TIMPANO.LIVE - este é o e-mail da nossa produção

Die SPD stimmt über den Koalitionsvertrag ab. Von den Jusos gibt es scharfe Kritik. "Ich finde, dass sehr viel Sozialdemokratie in dem Vertrag steckt", sagt der Co-Vorsitzende der NRW-SPD Achim Post, der an den Verhandlungen beteiligt war. Von WDR 5.

Nesta edição do 20 Minutos, o renomado estrategista João Santana revela:✅ Análise dos últimos dados das pesquisas eleitorais✅ Cenários de alianças: PT, MDB, PSD e a volta do Lulismo✅ Riscos para Lula: Economia, desgaste de governo e operação Lava Jato 2.0✅ Estratégia de campanha: O que o PT já prepara para 2026?

Development finance is no longer just about aid. It's about power, priorities, and who gets to decide.For decades, institutions like the World Bank and IMF have set the agenda, with high-income countries holding the reins. But a shift is underway. Southern-led multilateral development banks (MDBs) – where borrowing nations are also the majority shareholders – are rewriting the rules.These banks, like CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group, bring something different to the table: speed, flexibility, and a laser focus on local needs. But they also face hurdles: higher borrowing costs, limited global visibility, and the challenge of financing a just climate transition in economies still grappling with poverty.With the Spring Meetings taking place later this month, this episode dives into the rise of these institutions. Are they the future of development finance? Can they complement – or even challenge – traditional MDBs? And what reforms are needed to unlock their full potential?GuestsSara Pantuliano (host), Chief Executive, ODI GlobalAlejandra Botero, Director of Strategy and Development, CAFChris Humphrey, Senior Research Associate, ODI GlobalAdmassu Tadesse, Group President and Managing Director, TDB GroupRelated resourcesODI Global resources on multilateral development banksSouthern-led multilateral channels for climate finance (Working paper, ODI Global)What makes an MDB an MDB? Southern-led multilateral banks and the sovereign debt crisis (Working paper, ODI Global)Climate-smart reform of multilateral development banks: priorities for the G20 (Policy brief, ODI Global)Investing for resilience: a panel discussion with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun (Event video, ODI Global)What do borrowing countries think of MDB reform? (Think Change podcast, ODI Global)

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#Lutherhiersteheich #Hauptstadtinsider #JanPeterLuther #DNEWS24 #Bundestag #Abgeordnetendiäten Es klingt unglaublich. In Europa tobt der größte Krieg seit 1945. In Washington zerstört der Herrscher des Weißen Hauses alle Sicherheiten, die seit Ende des 2. Weltkrieges galten. In Deutschland befindet sich die Wirtschaft im Jahr 3 der Rezession. Und was macht die Politik? Jedenfalls der Bundestag macht nichts, er tagt einfach nicht. Die Bundestagsabgeordneten denken gar nicht daran, für 11.227,20 Euro (Diäten inkl. Reisekosten), zuzüglich Aufwandspauschale in Höhe von 4.725 Euro und Mitarbeiterpauschale von 25.874 Euro - alle Zahlen pro Monat - in Berlin zu arbeiten. Was tun die MdB den ganzen Tag?Hauptstadtinsider Jan Peter Luther im DNEWSTV24Podcast „Luther – hier stehe ich!“

S&P Futures are moving higher this morning as Commerce Sec indicated that the Trump Administration may announce a tariff reduction on Canada and Mexico today. European markets are displaying a strong upside move on new spending plans out of Germany. China talked stimulus action in the Two Sessions meeting. Trumps address to a joint session of Congress did not provide any new details of his economic plan and did not indicate a possible tariff reduction announcement on Canada and Mexico. CRWD earnings announcement disappointed the markets and shares are lower. After the bell today, MRVL, VEEV, ZS & MDB are scheduled to release. Jazz Pharmaceuticals to acquire Chimerix for $8.55 per share. evening. ECB rate announcement is scheduled for tomorrow. Congress remains challenged to advert a government shutdown next week as funding runs out on March 14th.

Putting lives back together after the battle.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.Either you embrace Change and are destroyed by it, or you resist Change and are overwhelmed by it. What is your choice? (The Politics of 'Not' Being Dead)The rest of the trip was made in silence. They dropped us off at the edge of Miercurea Ciuc, home base of the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, of Professor Loma and from whence all this craziness had originated. The meeting was already awkward before I arrived. It only got worse. Where to begin? Well, Russia, the United States, the UK, Romania, Hungary and Ireland were now all interested parties. And I had gained two personal distinctions:1.) Not only was I now heralded (and not really joking anymore) by some sources as Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege, I was thereby re-awakening old nationalistic and territorial fears. Hungary didn't want a Prince, yet they did have an anemic Monarchist party. I might not be a Hapsburg (the last royal house of Hungary), but I could possibly be misconstrued as a long-lost Árpád scion (first King and founder of the Hungarian state), which would be even better.A crisis was looming in my ancestral crucible. It seems I already had a webpage in Budapest and six hundred "friends" within 24 hours. Worse, they had some pictures of me. Besides being 'of regal bearing' in the descriptions, I was sexy-hot and a soldier of fortune, a modern day 'Wild Geese, (Goose?)' who was wanted for questioning in a, or perhaps multiple, murder(s) involving either a duel over a woman's honor or killing a dozen armed gangsters who prayed on young innocents newly arrived to the big city.I wasn't alone. My trusty companion was A.) an ascetic Jedi Mistress (my own, personal Yoda), B.) an ancient witch schooled in the necromantic arts (apparently the reason I couldn't die), or C.) a Cold-War Era SMERSH (too much James Bond) assassin repaying an old debt to the descendent of an anti-communist partisan she'd killed years ago, eerily close to the truth for once. That, plus the TEK investigation, were Hungary's main points of concern involving me.2.) I was now a person involved in significant events for half a dozen nations on the world scene.Let's start with Romania. Okay, foremost, I was responsible for the single deadliest day in modern (post-WWII) Romanian Land Forces history. There was no covering this up. Close to one hundred men and women had died in combat, and then you added the forty-some dead Amazons, many of them apparently tortured, and this was a political and public relations nightmare.No one doubted their troops behaved heroically. That wasn't the problem. The political conundrum was how could they explain Ajax and his fifty seasoned killers penetrating into central Romania with no one being aware of the danger? A few politicians wanted to blame Székely nationalists (by that, they meant the ethnic minority who 'vaguely' wanted Transylvania to rejoin Hungary), except they had me, the Hungarian Prince, leading the charge.Life would have been so much easier for them if I had died. Yes, I could read the minds of those politicians. Screw a girl, then her younger sister, and then his wife, who all say they love me, and you'll recognized the emotional intent a father directs your way. (I'd only done that once, and once was enough.) I was getting that vibe again.Unfortunately for them, I wasn't dead and three big time foreign governments (and Ireland) seemed really curious about me, my performance and my mortality. So dragging me out back for a firing squad wasn't going to happen. Riki Martin of the US State Department was there and she told me a representative of the US Military Mission was on his way up to debrief me. Russia's sexy military attaché was still on site and looking happy for some reason. Flaviu, who had some experience with me, was soon to be gone; replaced by some person who had some serious lettuce before his actual name and didn't know me from didly. Not good.The UK had one of their diplomats coming up as well, just so I didn't get lonely. They weren't driving up with the Irishman, or the American. No one considers their carbon footprint in a crisis, I swear. But wait! It gets better. My Romanian Special Force dudes had brought the rest of their company (around a hundred new buddies) with them, they seriously didn't want me to get homesick and wander off (because, you know, I liked living and freedom).The Romanian army shouldn't have worried. It seemed that there were some US Army Rangers with NATO in Kosovo, Albania, or Bosnia and Uncle Sam was expressing a desire for them to 'stop by'. Maybe they could share their C-130 with the British paratroopers who were equally concerned about my well-being. I just hoped everyone was going to play nice when the Spetsnaz arrived. Putin was suddenly (and surprisingly to me, anyway) my new pal. I had a feeling I'd soon be discovering my secret Russian heritage if I wasn't careful. I was thinking maybe I could squeeze an Order of Lenin, or a Hero of the Soviet Union out of him. I heard they both looked nice, were obsolete and came without an actual pension.If Katrina wouldn't let me write off this calamity as PTO, I was going to be irate. I was on the verge of having a large family to support after all, unless you considered me marrying a billionaire's heiress to be compensation enough. The only group involved who weren't trying to actually see me was the Khanate.Temujin most likely had some shamanistic mojo that would let him know if I croaked. That bit smacked of paganism, so it was kept under wraps because he had to appear dutifully Islamic for the masses. Still, some koumiss would have been nice. Heck, right then I could have gone for an 'atta boy', perhaps even a 'two thumbs up'.Oh yeah; the general of the 4th Romanian Division wanted me to stop by when I had the chance (if I didn't, he'd send men to kill me, or so it was insinuated). The 61st Mountain Troops was part of his division's combat command and if the General Staff went looking for someone to crucify, he was making damn sure it wasn't going to be him.It occurred to me that I could send a handsome-looking Spetsnaz (if there was such a thing) to go in my place. They were brother Slavs, right? I was sure that between the 'Fall of the Berlin Wall', Moldavian Independence and Romania joining NATO, they would have much to discuss. Out of the blue, Pamela smacked me on the back of my head, Jethro Gibbs' style. My 'more-evil Russian doppelganger' idea must have been poorly thought out.Before I could implement that silliness, or trigger the big brouhaha, there was a preamble: I had three compatriots. Of greater importance, I had three heavily armed/gravely-serious bodyguards who wouldn't surrender their weapons and/or abandon me. So I thought "play nice" thoughts to myself.Diplomacy, sovereignty and legality all reared their ugly heads. I wasn't really an Irish diplomat. My paperwork was still valid, but the Romanian government hadn't permitted my entry into their country under the standard diplomatic protocols. Ireland wanted to talk to me about that, why was I running around armed and killing people in two Central European countries? I was acting more like an Irish adventurer from the 17th century, than a genteel civil servant from the 21st.Then there was the niggling little complication that involved me, my friends and our criminal possession of military-grade hardware. Chaz had the dubious excuse of being an official British government agent on assignment. That meant he could hope for a prisoner exchange within the next decade. Rachel and Pamela were private citizens with painfully sketchy proofs of US citizenship.When the Romanian legal system finished buggering them, it would be off to Hungry and its serious inquiry into all the dead bodies we'd left in our wake. Who was I kidding? What I was really worrying about was how many members of the Romanian penal system would die when they escaped. Their flimsy identities gave no clue to how dangerous they actually were. Hell, they'd beat me home.I had the added difficulty of Ireland and their questions about who the fuck I was and why I had their gold filigree on something I didn't deserve sitting snugly in my back pocket.So first off, this new band of 'Eagles' wanted to disarm and separate us."Don't insult me," I scoffed. "I am your Prince. Don't make me explain it to your widow.""I'm not married," the Lieutenant snarled back, daring me."Well, rush out and marry somebody. I haven't got all day. We don't want me to be caught in an idle boast now do we?" I grinned. Verbal sparring apparently wasn't in his repertoire."What?""Shut the fuck up, Carl," Chaz blithely inserted himself into the conversation."But you don't even speak Romanian," I countered. "How do you even know what I said?" The Romanians didn't know English, but they knew Carl. The tension between us ebbed."By the expression on the officer's face, Hercege," he winked. "It's universal to the brotherhood.""Who is he with?" The officer questioned me."You and he are the same," I answered."You cannot go any farther armed," he returned to his mission parameters."I don't envy you going in and telling the Colonel to come out here, but so be it," I held my ground."We could kill you and take them off your corpses," he studied my reaction."You are the second handsome man to tell me that today," I shook my head. "I'll tell you what I told him: 'you sure are cute, just not my type'." Pause then laughter."You are a madman," the lieutenant snorted. "I'll go talk to the Colonel."I was a jerk, loved maidens and was a master of bullshit. Did that make me a modern day Minotaur? The lieutenant came back out, then ushered me inside; Riki had to wait for the moment. He motioned my team come along. In the staff room of the 61st were a handful of officers and several suits."Mr. Nyilas," the Colonel gazed upon me. "I don't know what to make of you.""You and my Mother both," I mumbled. Despite the somber atmosphere, a few of the men and women let their moods lighten. They didn't hold my levity against me. I'd been there, on the battlefield and if humor was how I dealt with the experience, so be it."Ha," the greying man mused. "It is wholly my fault that I disregard most of the information you supplied my staff. You were unerringly accurate in your assessment of our enemy's capabilities. I know my men and I know how good they are. Veteran commanders can barely describe what my troops endured. You warned us and I didn't believe you. I was wrong and my men died because of it," he sighed."Sir, I do not believe you could have done anything else and succeeded," I interrupted."Succeeded? Is this what you consider success?" he hardened."Absolutely, Sir. Had you been slower to respond, those men would have most likely come here, to Miercurea Ciuc, and you would have fought the same battle, except your civilians would have been caught in the mix," I lied.If Ajax had escaped he'd have hunted me down. The location would have been irrelevant to him. How he knew where to be was a question for later and something to be presented to smarter, more experienced minds."Perhaps," he allowed. "They were heading north when we encountered them.The Alal in me was going back over the plan. It had been sound."Sir, you had every reason to doubt my military experience and to believe I exaggerated the threat. I was right and I take no joy in that, nor do I think anyone can hold your decisions against you," I stated.Now he gave a bitter laugh. Yes, they could hold all the deaths against him."We both know your men and women didn't die for their country, they killed for it. Quite frankly, I believe they killed some of the most vicious creatures to ever walk the face of the Earth. Fuck them for taking so many of us. Pile their bodies up and burn them," I suggested."They deserve no more Romanian soil than a spot to inter their ashes," I concluded."You do not sound like any diplomat I've ever met," the Colonel regained his gruff exterior."I'm not. I'm a fraud. I know as much about Ireland as I do about being a prince," I confessed. "That said, I didn't come here to kill anyone. I came to save lives.""How has that worked out for you?" a sitting woman in a suit questioned, in Romanian. She was slender, waspish and didn't sound comfortable speaking English, though she knew enough to get by."I am not a fortune-teller. I don't know how this is going to work out," I said."That's not what I asked," she prodded."Yes it was," I corrected her. "You wanted to know if I thought the price of your dead countrymen was worth the life of me, my friends and the lives of your countrymen I came to save. I can't measure the promise of those lives against the loss of all the dead. Don't play games with me. I'm have a degree in Philosophy and I eat morally ambiguous people like you for lunch."Pamela laughed aloud and lively."Kimberly and Katrina would be so proud of you right now," she chortled."I don't think you grasp the deep pit your find yourself in, Friend" the suit stayed chillingly calm."Oh, I think we all know we both screwed the pooch big time," I smirked. "The difference is me and mine are all happy to be alive after two of the most trying, fun-filled days of our lives. You want to throw us in prison. The Hungarians want to throw us in prison. I'm sure if I get back to the States, they will want to put us in prison too. Have I missed anyone?""I'm glad you will confess. It will make it easier on us," she grinned like sexy weasel."Wait," Rachel put a restraining arm on me. "I've wanted to say this for some time." To the weasel, "Blow it out your ass, dipshit.""Rachel, you don't know what she said," Pamela faux-gasped."I don't know the words, but I know what he meant," Rachel glowered. She missed Charlotte so much, she was willing to court pain and death. "I want to go back in time and slap her mother repeatedly for not strangling her in the crib. Is that succinct enough?""I apologize for ever meeting you, Rachel. I've brought you to a bad end," I gave her a tender look."It's okay. I never thought I'd live long enough to sleep with you anyway," she smiled back.Phifft, sigh. It was so sad that I recognized the sound of a low-caliber, silenced round."Listen up, dipshit," Pamela snickered. "Good one, Rachel. If you don't believe the next one is going through your skull, you clearly haven't been listening to us. You are fucking with the wrong monkeys. You have this bizarre idea that if I kill you, your government won't replace your worthless, bullet-riddled hide with someone we find more agreeable. My grandson sent in motion a half million combatants a few hours ago, he nearly died leading your soldiers against your nation's enemies and you want him to kiss your shoes as if you matter at all in the grand scheme of things?" she snarled. "Think again."No one was moving because Pamela had her silenced 22 Beretta out and pointed at Weasel's head. The SF's were caught flat-footed, as was everyone else. No guards came rushing in because the closed doors further muffled the sound. "I think this is a good time for us to get a drink," Chaz advised as he slowly reached out and lowered Pamela's gun hand.It was Pamela's gunboat diplomacy yet again. She hadn't meant to kill the women. Hell, she'd been a random target of opportunity. What Pamela had done was clear up the doubts in the room. Everyone on the staff could self-consciously let themselves off the hook for not being in the front lines, risking themselves with their comrades. Thanks to Pamela, they too had confronted violence.'Crazy' Grandma had fired off her piece and everyone sighed with relief when Chaz got her to lower it. I was pretty sure Chaz was in on this dangerous game. It resided with the Colonel as to how to resolve this hiccup in our dispute."Mr. Nyilas, why don't we take a walk outside, just the two of us?" he 'requested'.I nodded because I'm not always as dumb as I look. He was letting my people off with incredible temperance and I could honorably send them away. They'd scoped out the scene and believed I'd be safe enough. He, in turn, had an excuse to take a step away from his political watchdogs."I think that is for the best," I nodded. "Do you want me to leave my guns behind?""No, Mr. Nyilas, we might run into trouble out there and one of my Captains has suggested you are a man who can take care of himself," he replied. That was very nice of him indeed. If I did do something stupid, he had a ton of troops about who would make my regrets rather temporary. I decided to behave as if I had a passing acquaintance with sanity.His first questions were about the fighting at the ruins. I peppered our exchange with my interest in what had happened to the advance force of the 22nd. It was bleak news, yet the Colonel felt a sense of relief. He was coming to accept the lethality of his enemies, which in turn, led to an understanding, if not acceptance, of the carnage his men had been subjected to.He was in a cycle of context, grief, context. He'd gambled on me and men died. Once the battle was joined though, his soldiers had done precisely the right thing under considerable stress. He could be proud without dishonoring the dead. Only Pamela and I had engaged Ajax earlier. Only I had talked with the man.The Colonel had to look into my eyes to get the spark that led to understanding the mind and ruthlessness of his opponent. The name 'Ajax' never came up. That was more than a rational mind could accept at the moment. He knew his men had fought and killed the best and that helped him cope a tiny bit. Our interview ended when the first of the unwanted guests arrived.Only when I walked inside did it occur to me that this had been my first soldier to soldier chat. We had respected one another and discussed matters like men who knew the score. That was depressing in its own right. It was well passed nightfall when we went back inside. In our absence, Riki had started to redeem my existence. My salvation lay in Romantic Americana Symbolism.Translation: I was a Horatio Alger, a working class kid raised by a widower father, who earned a scholarship to a quiet New England college, graduated near the top of my class and gotten an excellent job (salary and benefits not disclosed). That was the was the first part of the Americana, proof positive that America was still the land of opportunity and a place where poor children could still reach the highest levels of society (umm, okay?).The second Americana Part: my Father had been murdered in a case of mistaken identity. Those heavily-armed foreign corporate/rogue governmental-sponsored terrorist mercenaries (their exact origin was shrouded in double-dealing misinformation) had ruthlessly murdered my Pa to cover up their error. Like any true Son of the American Dream, I had sworn vengeance.The Symbolic Part: My compassionate, understanding government (the good governmental servants of Republican Democracy, not the bad, hires the covert, secret, black-bag, unaccountable private contractors/ pawns of the Wall Street Elite bureaucrats) allowed me to participate in a multi-national taskforce. These selfless guardians of the freedom had formed a coalition which had hunted down the villains.With the priceless assistance of two Central European countries, who currently had to remain nameless (cough: Hungary and Romania), we'd achieved a final, violent confrontation in which my allies and I had emerged bloody, scarred, yet victorious. Once more, free men and women had answered the call of duty and some had made the ultimate sacrifice.See, I had a good government that cared enough about me to let me become a gun-toting menace to the civilized world. Like a Hollywood Western hero of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, I had taken personal revenge against the forces of wickedness, exit the railroad tycoons and cattle barons, enter the shadowy world of private security forces and uncontrolled corporate capitalism.

No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta segunda-feira (17/02/2025): O aumento recente de preços dos alimentos e de outros itens, como transporte, educação, saúde e cuidados pessoais, tem corroído o orçamento das famílias e reforçado a sensação de perda do poder de compra. As classes D e E são as mais afetadas pela inflação elevada. Em dezembro, segundo a consultoria Tendências, sobravam só R$ 20,60 para famílias de menor renda, após os gastos com itens básicos, ante uma média de R$ 41,90 nos diferentes segmentos da população. Pelos cálculos da empresa, a alta média de preços dos itens essenciais foi de 5,8% em 2024, superando a inflação oficial, apurada pelo IBGE, de 4,8%. E mais: Metrópole: Frio e calor mataram ao menos 142,7 mil brasileiros em 21 anos, diz estudo Internacional: Rubio encontra com Netanyahu e diz que Hamas precisa ser erradicado Política: Centro e centro-direita dominam 18 Legislativos nos Estados e no DF Esportes: João Fonseca conquista título em Buenos Aires e entra para a história Caderno 2: Simone fala ao ‘Estadão’ sobre o álbum e a turnê que celebram seus 50 anos de carreiraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carsten Müller ist für Autofans sicher eine Ausnahmeerscheinung im deutschen Politikbetrieb: während andere Parlamentarier überlegen, wie breit Radwege sein müssen, damit Lastenräder problemlos überholen können, ist Müller Grundungsmitglied und Vorsitzender des "Parlamentskreis Automobiles Kulturgut", der Instanz, wenn es um die Interessenvertretung automobiler Klassiker in Berlin und darüberhinaus geht. Hier rede ich mit ihm über seinen Einsatz für das klassische Automobil, seine Arbeit im VW-Untersuchungsausschuss, über die Klage gegen Klaus Kienle, die von ihm initiiert wurde und über seinen wirklich außergewöhnlichen Autogeschmack.

No “Estadão Analisa” desta quarta-feira, 18, Carlos Andreazza fala sobre a aprovação, pela Câmara dos Deputados, do texto-base do primeiro projeto do pacote de corte de gastos encaminhado pelo governo Lula ao Congresso. O projeto de lei complementar relatado pelo deputado Átila Lira (PP-PI) cria “reforços” ao arcabouço fiscal, prevendo disparo de novos gatilhos para congelamento de gastos em caso de piora das contas públicas, além de permitir que o governo possa bloquear até 15% das emendas parlamentares. Com 318 votos a favor (eram necessários 257) e 149 votos contrários. Os deputados rejeitaram três destaques (sugestões de mudanças ao texto principal) e deixaram outros três para serem analisados nesta quarta-feira, 18. Concluída a votação, o texto seguirá para a análise do Senado Federal. Uma das medidas proposta pela equipe econômica, contudo, caiu: a que limitava a restituição de créditos tributários pelas empresas. A proposta enfrentava forte resistência entre vários setores da economia, além de ter integrado uma Medida Provisória (MP) editada pelo governo em junho e que foi devolvida pelo presidente do Senado, Rodrigo Pacheco. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/economia/camara-aprova-primeiro-projeto-corte-gastos-arcabouco-bloqueio-emendas/ O colunista também comenta como um grupo de 17 líderes de bancadas da Câmara dos Deputados enviou aos ministros Rui Costa (Casa Civil) e Alexandre Padilha (Secretaria de Relações Institucionais) um ofício no qual “apadrinham” R$ 4,2 bilhões em indicações de emendas de comissão. No documento, que é sigiloso, os líderes explicam que assumem a autoria das indicações como forma de cumprir a determinação de 02 de dezembro do ministro Flávio Dino, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), que liberou a execução das emendas; e a portaria publicada pelo governo Lula na última terça (10). Entidades consultadas pelo Estadão, no entanto, consideram que o ofício viola a decisão do STF. O documento é assinado pelos líderes das bancadas do PSDB, Adolfo Viana (BA); do PSD, Antônio Brito (BA); do PDT, Afonso Motta (RS); do Cidadania, Alex Manente (SP); do PL, Altineu Côrtes; do Solidariedade, Áureo Ribeiro (RJ); do PP, Dr. Luizinho (RJ); do União Brasil, Elmar Nascimento (BA); do PRD, Fred Costa (MG); do PSB, Gervásio Maia (PB); do Republicanos, Hugo Motta (PB); do MDB, Isnaldo Bulhões (AL); do PV, Luciano Amaral (AL); do Avante, Luís Tibé (MG); do Podemos, Romero Rodrigues (PB); e do PT, Odair Cunha (MG). O líder do governo, José Guimarães (PT-CE), também assina. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/lideres-da-camara-descumprem-decisao-de-flavio-dino-e-fazem-indicacao-coletiva-de-emendas/ Apresentado pelo colunista Carlos Andreazza, o programa diário no canal do Estadão no YouTube trará uma curadoria dos temas mais relevantes do noticiário, deixando de lado o que é espuma, para se aprofundar no que é relevante. Assine por R$1,90/mês e tenha acesso ilimitado ao conteúdo do Estadão. Acesse: https://bit.ly/oferta-estadao See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Novo governo Melo, racha no MDB e investida contra Bolsonaro by Rádio Gaúcha

Eleito pelo Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB) para um segundo mandato, em 27 de outubro de 2024, com 3.393.110 votos (59,35% dos votos válidos), é prefeito da maior cidade da América do Sul. Anteriormente, em maio de 2021, já havia assumido como prefeito da cidade de São Paulo após a morte prematura de Bruno Covas. A Chapa Bruno Covas/Ricardo Nunes foi vitoriosa nas eleições de 2020. Empresário, morador da Zona Sul, nascido na cidade que é considerada o principal centro financeiro, corporativo e mercantil da América do Sul. Filiado ao MDB desde os 18 anos, sempre participou de movimentos em defesa da democracia. Levou sua experiência de empreendedor ao Poder Legislativo, na Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, e estudou a fundo a situação econômica do município para propor mudanças consistentes e efetivas. Foi relator da Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentárias e do Orçamento Municipal por seis anos. Sua gestão à frente da Prefeitura tem como diretriz diminuir as desigualdades sociais e fazer de São Paulo uma cidade mais justa, com respeito às diversidades e acolhimento a todos que aqui chegam. Destacam-se os maiores programas habitacionais e de recapeamento da história da cidade de São Paulo, assim como a fila da creche zerada pelo quarto ano consecutivo.

A executiva nacional do MDB classificou como ‘oportunista' a discussão atual sobre o fim da jornada de trabalho de seis dias para um de folga. O partido lembrou que o tema foi alvode uma comissão temática instalada ainda quando o ex-vice-presidente Michel Temerera o presidente da Câmara.Meio-dia em Brasília traz as principais informações da manhã e os debates que vão agitar o dia na capital federal e do mundo. Apresentação Wilson Lima.      A melhor oferta do ano, confira os descontos da Black na assinatura do combo anual.     https://bit.ly/assinatura-black    Siga O Antagonista no X, nos ajude a chegar nos 2 milhões de seguidores!       https://x.com/o_antagonista      Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp.    Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.       https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2S...      Ouça O Antagonista | Crusoé quando quiser nos principais aplicativos de podcast.      Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

Kann man Politik in 60-Sekunden-Clips erklären? Klar, sagt Heidi-Reichinnek, die auf TikTok ein Gegengewicht zu Rechtspopulismus herstellen möchte: Wenn man ein Thema durchdrungen hat, geht's auch kurz. Die Linken-Politikerin und Influencerin verrät das Geheimnis ihres Social-Media-Erfolges, spricht über die Krise und die Spaltung ihrer Partei 35 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall und den Druck im politischen Betrieb. Und sie fordert, mehr Erfolgsgeschichten zum Thema Migration zu erzählen, statt Ängste zu schüren. Hier geht es zur Webseite von Heidi Reichinnek, MdB und Mitglied des niedersächsischen Landesverbandes der Linken: https://heidi-reichinnek.de/ +++ GPS – der Newsletter von Gregor Peter Schmitz | STERN.de +++"Die Boss" ist ein Podcast von RTL+, produziert von der Audio Alliance.Gastgeberin: Simone Menne.Redaktion: Verena Carl, Kirsten Frintrop, Isa von Heyl, Sarah Klößer und Sarah Stendel.Mitarbeit: Schirin Wolski.Projektmanagement RTL+ & Schnitt: Kirsten Frintrop.Postproduktion & Sounddesign: Aleksandra Zebisch.+++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html+++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

No “Estadão Analisa” desta sexta-feira, 01, Carlos Andreazza comenta sobre eleição para a cadeira de Lira como presidente da Câmara que é só em fevereiro de 2025, mas apoio vira objeto de barganha e movimenta Congresso neste fim de ano. O deputado Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) está prometendo tudo o que os colegas querem ouvir para conquistar votos na corrida à presidência da Câmara. No pacote de “bondades” constam cargos na Mesa Diretora e em comissões, vaga no Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) e até respaldo ao projeto de lei que prevê anistia aos condenados pelos atos golpistas de 8 janeiro de 2023. Com essa estratégia, Motta tem feito um “arrastão de apoio” e já conseguiu reunir adesões de bancadas contra e a favor do governo. A lista vai do PT do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ao PL do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, passando por MDB, União Brasil e Podemos. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/cargos-vaga-no-tcu-e-anistia-o-que-promete-hugo-motta-em-troca-de-votos-para-presidir-a-camara/ Andreazza também comenta sobre a viagem da equipe do Planejamento do governo que vai a Londres ‘vender o Brasil' a investidores estrangeiros. Secretário executivo do ministério conversou com investidores no Reino Unido nesta quarta-feira, 30; na próxima semana, será a vez do ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, na Europa. Enquanto isso, o corte de gastos ainda não foi apresentado ao presidente Lula e nem divulgado oficialmente à imprensa.  Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/economia/lula-ministerio-planejamento-londres-investimentos-internacionais/ O colunista fala sobre a mais nova Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (PEC) da Segurança Pública apresentada pelo governo, após quatro meses parada, foi divulgada nesta quinta-feira, 31, pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e pelo ministro da Justiça e Segurança Pública, Ricardo Lewandowski, a governadores e vice-governadores das 27 unidades da federação. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/governo-apresenta-pec-da-seguranca-publica-veja-propostas-de-mudanca/ Apresentado pelo colunista Carlos Andreazza, programa diário no canal do Estadão no YouTube trará uma curadoria dos temas mais relevantes do noticiário, deixando de lado o que é espuma, para se aprofundar no que é relevante. Assine por R$1,90/mês e tenha acesso ilimitado ao conteúdo do Estadão. Acesse: https://bit.ly/oferta-estadao O 'Estadão Analisa' é transmitido ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira, às 7h, no Youtube e redes sociais do Estadão. E depois, fica disponível no Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts, ou no agregador de podcasts de sua preferência. Apresentação: Carlos AndreazzaEdição/Pós-produção: Jefferson PerlebergCoordenação: Gabriel Pinheiro e Everton OliveiraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Os resultados eleitorais nas 51 cidades com 2° turno neste domingo consolidaram a vitória de dois nomes que sequer estavam nas urnas: Gilberto Kassab (presidente do PSD) e Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos). Em uma eleição cuja aposta inicial era a polarização entre o PT, do presidente Lula, e o PL, do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, foram os partidos de centro e da direita que saíram vencedores. Para entender o saldo da disputa e como fica o jogo de forças a partir de agora, Natuza Nery recebe a jornalista Vera Magalhães e o cientista político Fernando Abrucio neste episódio especial a três. Colunista do jornal O Globo, comentarista da rádio CBN e apresentadora do programa Roda Viva, Vera explica como o PSD, MDB e União Brasil foram “turbinados” pelas emendas parlamentares e analisa a aposta do governador de São Paulo em Ricardo Nunes (MDB), que se reelegeu na maior capital do país, onde Bolsonaro teve uma atuação envergonhada na campanha. Professor da FGV de São Paulo e colunista da GloboNews e do jornal Valor Econômico, Abrucio aponta como o fato de Kassab ter “descoberto o estilo de política que o país precisa hoje” faz do presidente do PSD o nome desta eleição. Abrucio avalia também como a direita ampliou sua força por todo o país e de que modo o resultado de Fortaleza (CE) redesenha lideranças dentro dos partidos de esquerda.

O PSD e o MDB se consolidaram, neste domingo, como os partidos que conseguiram eleger o maior número de prefeitos em 2024.Meio-dia em Brasília traz as principais informações da manhã e os debates que vão agitar o dia na capital federal e do mundo. Apresentação Wilson Lima.    Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Meio-Dia em Brasília     https://bit.ly/meiodiaoa    Siga O Antagonista no X, nos ajude a chegar nos 2 milhões de seguidores!     https://x.com/o_antagonista    Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp.   Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.     https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2S...    Ouça O Antagonista | Crusoé quando quiser nos principais aplicativos de podcast.    Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

El resultado de la primera vuelta de las elecciones municipales de Brasil confirmó el escenario perfilado en las principales encuestas desde hace semanas: la derecha y centroderecha avanzan y, al mismo tiempo, disminuye la polarización que marcó las elecciones presidenciales de 2022. Además, queda reforzada la tendencia a favor de la continuidad en la política.  Las elecciones municipales de Brasil del domingo 6 de octubre revelaron un escenario nacional de menor polarización y de apoyo a la continuidad. Y un claro ejemplo de ambos fenómenos es el caso de São Paulo, la capital económica de Brasil. El alcalde de São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, respaldado por el exmandatario ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro, buscará la reelección en segunda vuelta contra el diputado Guilherme Boulos, candidato apoyado por el presidente brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Nunes, del Movimiento Democrático Brasileño (MDB), irá a la segunda vuelta, en gran medida gracias al apoyo del aparato municipal y de su padrino político, el gobernador Tarcísio de Freitas.El profesor de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Pedro Vieira, ha analizado en la antena de RFI: "Lo que hubo acá fue una una estrategia de la derecha de transitar un poco para el centro. Lo que sí hubo fue una victoria, yo diría del centro derecha. La estrategia fue de de alejar un poco del extremismo de Jair Bolsonaro. Un caso concreto como el de Sao Paulo, podríamos tomarlo como ejemplo". El resultado del domingo tiene lugar después de la campaña electoral más turbulenta y polémica de los últimos años a causa del influencer Pablo Marçal, del Partido Renovador Laborista Brasileño (PRTB). Marçal pasó toda la campaña atacando y vilipendiando a todos sus adversarios e incluso recibió un sillazo del presentador televisivo y candidato a la Alcaldía Jose Luiz Datena. El hecho de que Pablo Marçal haya quedado fuera de la segunda vuelta es un alivio para la democracia, según analistas, pero también para el Tribunal Electoral. Pero, su amplio respaldo es una advertencia de que São Paulo casi avaló una candidatura que actualizó al bolsonarismo más radical, utilizando la mentira como método y la agresión como camino.Estos comicios sirven de termómetro para el futuro polìtico del país. "Lo que ocurre es que Lula ganó la las últimas elecciones porque hizo una gran alianza. Y eso es lo que tendrá que hacer en 2026. Porque sí es cierto es que el partido de Lula, el Partido de los Trabajadores, sí disminuyó su el número de gobiernos municipales. O sea, que está, digamos así, de disminución de relevancia". dice Pedro Vieira de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina en RFI. Mientras, en Río de Janeiro, el alcalde Eduardo Paes del Partido Social Democrático (PSD) derrotó al bolsonarismo con el 60,47% de los votos y se consolida como uno de los políticos más votados de Brasil con su cuarto mandato.En total, 52 ciudades tendrán una segunda vuelta el próximo 27 de octubre. Entre ellas, destaca Belén de Pará, donde en 2025 se celebrará la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP-30). Allí, el alcalde de izquierdas Edmilson Rodrigues, del Partido Socialismo y Libertad (PSOL), sufrió una derrota contundente. Era la primera vez que una formación de izquierda gobernaba una capital desde 2012.

No primeiro saldo das eleições municipais, quem saiu na frente foram os candidatos que representam a continuidade (nas 26 capitais brasileiras, dez prefeitos já foram reeleitos) e que defendem partidos posicionados à direita – PSD (888), MDB (863) e PP (752) são as legendas que fizeram mais prefeituras. “Na ponta do lápis, a eleição mostra um Brasil conservador”, resume Jairo Nicolau, cientista político e professor da Escola de Ciências Sociais da FGV-RJ. O PL, partido de Jair Bolsonaro, não atingiu a meta de fazer mais de mil prefeitos, mas registrou votação expressiva e tem garantidos pelo menos 523. “É uma eleição que mostra a força de Bolsonaro”, afirma Malu Gaspar, colunista do jornal o Globo e comentarista da rádio CBN. Jairo e Malu são os convidados de Natuza Nery neste episódio especial, gravado na madrugada da segunda-feira, que analisa os resultados das principais cidades brasileiras e projeta o que pode acontecer nas 15 capitais onde haverá 2º turno – caso de São Paulo, onde Ricardo Nunes (MDB) e Guilherme Boulos (Psol) sintetizam uma disputa nacional no próximo dia 27.

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Ricardo Nunes é candidato a prefeitura de São Paulo pelo partido MDB.

S&P Futures are displaying positive action ahead of the opening bell. The focus this morning is on inflation with the PCE report due out before the opening bell. ADSK, DELL, LULU, MDB & MRVL are all higher this morning after releasing earnings results. Next week economic data will be focused on employment with the non-farms payrolls being the major market moving report. There is a big union meeting on Wednesday as dock workers at some of the nation's busiest ports are looking for a new contract. In Europe, markets are higher and reacting to the latest economic data out of the EuroZone. Oil is steady to higher.

Candidato à Prefeitura de São Paulo pelo Democracia Cristã, Bebetto Haddad quer transformar a Guarda Civil Municipal em “Polícia da Cidade de São Paulo”, com o dobro do efetivo atual. Questionado qual seria a diferença em relação à atual GCM, o candidato disse que era uma “questão de prestígio”. “A guarda, você pensa, está guardando alguma coisa, já a polícia você pensa que pode combater o crime”. O candidato também prometeu aumentar o salário dos professores da rede municipal. Bebetto foi deputado federal pelo MDB na década de 90. Também foi secretário de Esporte, Lazer e Recreação na gestão de Gilberto Kassab. O candidato já foi filiado ao MDB, Avante e PTB, e, desde o começo do ano, está no DC. Bebetto Haddad participou da série de entrevistas do g1 com os candidatos à Prefeitura de São Paulo. No podcast O Assunto, Natuza Nery entrevistou, ao vivo, os nomes que tiveram ao menos 5% de intenção de voto na pesquisa Quaest publicada em 30 de julho: Tabata Amaral (PSB), José Luiz Datena (PSDB), Guilherme Boulos (Psol), Pablo Marçal (PRTB) e Ricardo Nunes (MDB). Os outros cinco candidatos foram entrevistados pela jornalista Paula Paiva Paulo em conversas gravadas de 30 minutos. Todas as 10 entrevistas estão disponíveis, na íntegra, no g1, no Globoplay, no Youtube do g1 e como um episódio especial do podcast O Assunto.

Candidato à Prefeitura de São Paulo pelo MDB, Nunes comentou a investigação da Polícia Federal sobre a “máfia das creches” e negou qualquer envolvimento: “Não existe indiciamento meu”. Sobre as investigações que apontam elo entre duas empresas de ônibus e o PCC, Nunes defendeu sua gestão, disse que a Prefeitura de São Paulo é assistente de acusação no caso e que “pensou no passageiro” ao visitar uma das empresas envolvidas um dia depois de uma operação policial. Na conversa, o candidato à reeleição ainda afirmou que conseguiu levar a cidade a um patamar de investimento “nunca tido na história”. Aos 56 anos, o atual prefeito concorre à reeleição, sua 1ª candidatura ao cargo – ele foi eleito vice-prefeito em 2020, em chapa encabeçada por Bruno Covas, que morreu vítima de câncer no ano seguinte. Nunes é o quinto entrevistado da série de entrevistas do Jornalismo da Globo nas eleições de 2024 com os candidatos à Prefeitura de São Paulo. Com duração de uma hora, as entrevistas são feitas ao vivo, com transmissão no g1, no YouTube e no TikTok – e publicadas na íntegra como episódio especial do Assunto. Foram chamados os nomes que tiveram ao menos 5% na pesquisa Quaest de 30 de julho. A ordem das entrevistas foi definida por sorteio: Tabata Amaral (PSB) foi na segunda-feira (5); José Luiz Datena (PSDB), na terça (6); Guilherme Boulos (PSOL), na quarta (7); e Pablo Marçal (PRTB), na sexta (12). Os outros candidatos à Prefeitura serão entrevistados pela jornalista Paula Paiva Paulo, em conversas gravadas de 30 minutos. A publicação dessas entrevistas, sem cortes, será feita simultaneamente na tarde da terça (13), também no feed do Assunto.