Chuck DarwinA tribute to #Nino #Loureiro,
a pioneering fusion physicist slain by a former classmate.
https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/08/nuno-loureiro-hoped-to-replicate-the-energy-of-the-sun
Xamanismo Coletivo"#Loureiro, 47, was shot dead at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, last week, in a case that initially generated a wave of sadness - and then shock, when authorities announced that he had been killed by the fugitive suspect from the shooting at Brown University two days earlier.
Initially, authorities said the two cases seemed to have no connection, but in a dramatic turnaround on Thursday, they announced that Neves Valente was responsible for the two attacks and that he had been found dead in a warehouse in New Hampshire."
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2025/12/morto-a-tiros-nos-eua-professor-universitario-era-cientista-brilhante-e-fez-descoberta-sobre-o-sol.shtml
Initially, authorities said the two cases seemed to have no connection, but in a dramatic turnaround on Thursday, they announced that Neves Valente was responsible for the two attacks and that he had been found dead in a warehouse in New Hampshire."
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2025/12/morto-a-tiros-nos-eua-professor-universitario-era-cientista-brilhante-e-fez-descoberta-sobre-o-sol.shtml
Solar🌄GardenInvestigators seek motive for shootings of MIT professor and Brown students
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/brown-university-shooting-mit-professor-motive
Fri 19 Dec 2025 23.19 CET
@fonecokid #portugal usually gets me, but I'll add #Loureiro to my follow list in case anything else comes up.
Mark Squires
Mark SquiresThe wood makes it seem fuller, but that's well integrated now. As well as it shows initially, there are tired aspects as it evolves. It cracks eventually. Time to drink up. Around 12%, $30s, these days
#wine #vinhoverde #loureiro @quintadoameal #portugal @portugal
1/2
This '03 Escolha is a Loureiro aged in used wood for six months. Alvarinho is more famous, but it's not the only great grape in Vinho Verde. (Vinhão lovers, you know who you are, step back. 🤫 )
This acquitted itself well for a Vinho Verde aging curve over the years, but the last few have brought it to the end of the road. An enticing balance of big fruit (for the region) and a tart edge, this is still juicy and tasty.
To part 2
João Forte
Mark Squires 
This 2015 Special Harvest was once called the priciest wine in Vinho Verde ($45 per half). It's a dessert Loureiro with 84 grams of residual sugar. Like most, it is low alcohol (12%).This is perfectly fresh, but a little less intense than on release.It was never a Big Boy dessert wine, always a bit restrained as the acidity balances the sugar well. It's delicious and bright. I'm not sure it justifies the hype, esp. now, but it's a pleasure to drink. 640 bottles. #wine #winesofportugal #loureiro
Miguel Freitas