Hello! My name is Mauro. I'm a software engineer, educator, and political activist. My tech stack Current: C#/.NET TypeScript Cosmos DB Azure Docker ...
This post is an adaptation of the current issue of my newsletter. If you want to receive it directly in your inbox, please contact me The world is scary now, but. for millions of people around the world it has been for a long time. We are living in difficult times and despite all the bad things that are happening, we there are thing we can do together. You will find some of them below. I hope…
Dear friend, This post is an adaptation of the current issue of my newsletter. If you want to receive it directly in your inbox, please contact me In case you haven't heard In early January the USA abducted the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. I wrote some notes on my blog here: On Venezuela, Greenland, and Canada . Since this newsletter is coming out after January 20th, I felt the need to…
Transcript of the full speech: “Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting | Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney's speech delivered in Davos on January 20th, 2024 has been making everyone talk, and for good reason. In it, he didn't shy away from showing that rising and uniting against the bullying of the United States is not…
With so much going on all the time, it can be hard to keep track of important news. Many thought that 2025 started with a bang - rightfully so - with the American government bullying and betraying their own people and allies all over the world. This new year got us talking about international politics even sooner, with the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by hand of the…
My dear friend, This post is an adaptation of an email I sent on Dec 20th, 2025 as the first issue of a newsletter centred on politics that I will try to send out on a regular basis. This first issue is entirely dedicated to the New Democratic Party, but this won't be everything you will find in the next ones. I am planning to keep writing some kind of updates at the very least until the NDP…
Sent to: Gravelbourg Tribune on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 Dear Editor, I am writing to share my view on the current state of democracy in our country and in the rest of the world around us. I find this to be an extremely important thing not only to talk about, but also to work on, everyday, and now most than ever. Democracy is like a muscle: the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets, and the…
This letter is a slightly modified version copied from this campaign promoted by Forward Canada: [URGENT – Stop Alberta's government from overriding the Charter of Rights](https://savethecharter. Sent to: [Jeremy Patzer, M.P.]%28https://www.jeremypatzer.com/contact-us%29 Honourable Mr Patzer, I am writing to express my deep concern with Alberta Premier Smith's use of the Notwithstanding Clause to…
This list is partially based on the sources listed at the bottom of this page. Please visit them - you won't regret it. I created the list trying to focus on Canadian companies, open source projects and, wherever possible, free products and services. The main objective is to avoid companies that I feel don't align with my values, but I must underline that it is essential for me to be able to keep…
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