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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just to tell you I told you so: jetse.substack.com/p/no-superin... #AI #superintelligence #LLM #consciousness

Artistic rendering of 50/50 human/AI intelligence

Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Maybe the most METAL attitude ever: jetse.substack.com/p/voyager-01... #metal #heavymetal #live #music #livemusic #Voyager

Picture of Australian band Voyager playing live at 013 in Tilburg.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) RIP

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

666 may be the number of the beast, but 11 is the number of the fool. Check out my crazy eleventh solar eclipse: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #solareclipse #eclipse #totality #Spain #travel

Picture of the total solar eclipse of 12 August in Spain.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Eleven is called the fool’s number in The Netherlands, and indeed my eleventh total solar eclipse might be the craziest ever: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #solareclipse #eclipse #totality #Spain #travel

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A part of King Crimson lives on as BEAT: jetse.substack.com/p/beat-013-t... #progrock #kingcrimson #BEAT #livemusic #gig #review

Picture of Tony Levin rehearsing on stage at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam before the King Crimson show.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’m back from Spain where I witnessed the total solar eclipse. First post about that here: jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #eclipse #solareclipse #totality #Spain #travel

Picture of the cathedral of Burgos, Spain.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Check out my piece “A Requiem for Home Sapiens”: jetse.substack.com/p/a-requiem-... #AI #satire

Sculpture “Requiem 1” by Jan Keustermans

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 18/07/2026

Today I made an unannounced visit to ICE’s facility in Scarborough, Maine. What I heard was unacceptable: no body cameras, no training, and no accountability. Johan Guerrero should be alive. Congress must act. Abolish ICE. End qualified immunity.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This cartoon of the great Tom Gauld tells exactly what the great Des Lewis did with Nemonymous 4: www.theguardian.com/books/pictur...

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Tom Gauld on presenting cover designs for highbrow literary novels – cartoon

Less is more

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A quick recap on my short stay in Mexico City, where two important events collided . . . 🎤🎼🎸— ⚽️⚽️⚽️ jetse.substack.com/p/travel-blo... #travel #MexicoCity

Mural in Mexico City depicting a mother and a daughter playing a flute.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

No Rush fans here on Bluesky? ICYMI, here's my review of the two recent RUSH shows in Mexico City: jetse.substack.com/p/rush-palac... #rush #fiftysomething #tour

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Rush @ Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City

Should you go the the Fiftysomething tour?

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Will this finally reveal who the replicant is? Only one way to find out . . . jetse.substack.com/p/who-is-the... #AI #consciousness #replicant #sciencefiction #shortstory

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Rush @ Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City. Should you get a ticket for one of the remaining show? Read and decide for yourself! jetse.substack.com/p/rush-palac... #RUSH #hardrock #Live #MexicoCity

Canvas at the beginning of the Rush shows in Mexico City.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

There is chaos, there is mayhem, and there is Motörhead. Motörhead wins every time: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #live #metal #album

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Drop someone with LONG HAIR There you go:

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

(3) Is it real, or is it (Memorex) AI? I can’t say, as it emulates a creole I’m not familiar with. This—I suspect—can only be determined by native Trinidadian people.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

To witch hunt, or not to witch hunt? You decide: jetse.substack.com/p/panic-and-... #AIslop #writing #writingcommunity #witchhunt

The ‘Witch Hunt’ picture of RUSH’s Moving Pictures cover being moved.

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 19/05/2026

Kagi's mascot dog riding a yellow bike, surrounded by clouds

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

(7) Numbers 4 through 1 will follow in the coming week, always on a Wednesday. I’m off to a holiday (haven’t been out of the country for eight months), so I might be slow to react. Have a good weekend!

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

When someone who follows you has 26K followers, 27.1K following, but only 18 posts. . . Tell me you're a bot by not telling me you're a bot. (And I estimate that at least 25K of that number is bots following bots. Soon there will be no room for actual humans on BlueSky, or any other social media.)

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It’s that point in writing where you are not writing much, but where you slowly, yet inevitably get the exact theme of what you’re writing about clear. When you *KNOW* what it’s about. The rest is a matter of packaging.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you’re afraid of strange dreams, seemingly intractable processes and unexpected consequences, better skip this: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #dreams #subconscious #consciousness #language

Artistic interpretation of an exposed mind topped by the text: “The Three reflectors of Consensual Reality—Part 19”.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It is very tiring how hotels find excuses to cancel your prepaid (luckily fully refundable) booking when they find out it's during a total solar eclipse (and they think can get better prices). It's why I book on separate sites. Fight fire with fire. Wish it wasn't necessary. #solareclipse #travel

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The hard rock gods have alwqys been down to earth: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums #RUSH

Part of the cover of Rush’s “Exit . . . Stage Left” with the text “Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Live Albums—top 10, Number 7”.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Will the EU and the UK become friends again? Well, maybe: jetse.substack.com/p/the-last-o... #nearfuture #sciencefiction #shortstory #jamesbond #satire

Picture of the Thames House entrance in London with the text “The Last of the Bondicants.” superimposed.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We’re not in Kansas anymore? No, Dorothy, we still are in KANSAS: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums

Cover of King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Kansas with the text “Best Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal Live Albums—Top 10, Number 8” superimposed.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So an appreciation for Thin Lizzy gets 16 x less views than one for Midnight Oil? The ways of the internet are weird. So check out Best HR/HM live albums, part 9: jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-... #thinlizzy #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #album

Cover of Thin Lizzy’s Life/Live album with the text “BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL LIVE ALBUMS—TOP 10, NUMBER 9” superimposed on it.

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Young astronomer Emuqtu climbs the ladder after correctly predicting a total solar ecipse, becoming High Priestess of Babylon. Liberty, equality, sisterhood—she wants it all. Will King Nebuchadnezzar let her? #PosterPit #Q #F #HF

Imaginary movie poster for DIVINE DENOUEMENTS AND CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES, coming to the theater of your imagination!

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Jetse de Vries @futureupbeat.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I’ve been busy and pretty much offline this week. Anyway, here’s part 15 of my most ambitious novel so far: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-... #consciousness #sciencefiction #novel #SpaceOpera #hardSF #ambitious

Artist impression of a spacecraft passing in front of Jupiter.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Taint @taint9.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Exactly 💯

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 14/04/2026

The Colorado River is drying up. Why? An internal Exxon memo from 1979 predicted that, without a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, "the flow of the Colorado River would diminish and the southwest water shortage would become much more acute."

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 12/04/2026

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

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