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Hans Lunshof

@hanslunshof.bsky.social
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Fmr. UNHCR Representative. Active in the areas of Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Migration. PhD in Constitutional and Administrative Law. Consultancies. Experience works. Based in Portugal. Worried about the erosion of international law.

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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 7h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... As expected this narcissist this year even ups on his criticism of the Norwegian Nobel Committee .. even after starting a war after being snubbed last year. How many wars he will start of incite this time in order to claim in 2027 he ended them.
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Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 7h
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o... I "nice" club: Trump - now blocking international observers at midterms- and Putin: election interference repeat offenders
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 14h
britainpalestineproject.org/the-third-an... It did not start on 7th October 2023
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The third anniversary of the Hamas attack and the genocidal Israeli response | Britain Palestine Project: Recognition is the Beginning
By Vincent Fean, BPP Trustee and former Chair 10 Oct 2026 I was asked by Al Jazeera to write about the anniversary of the Hamas attack of 7 Oct 2023. I hesitated – 7 October is a day of mourning for t...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 14h
Bad news about the selection process of the UNSG. ALL candidates face a NO by one or more P5, probably from USA. Trump blocking any candidate that would not act as his lackey. Risks USA will push for someone from Trump's Board of Peace. End of the UN! www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Trump administration opposes all options for new UN chief — and wants new candidates
“Good luck getting any Republican to support funding the U.N. regular budget” if current frontrunner Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica is selected, said one congressional aide.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.trouw.nl/buitenland/d... Is the ICC safe in The Netherlands, and in the EU? Will the Netherlands stand firm in defence of international law? Will it mobilize the EU to hit back and sanction businesses who implement the USA sanction of the Court? Will the blocking statute be invoked?
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De VS zetten het Internationaal Strafhof in Den Haag op hun sanctielijst. ‘Dit is een ongekende escalatie’
Eerder stonden individuele medewerkers op de Amerikaanse sanctielijst. Met sancties tegen het Internationaal Strafhof als geheel, zal het functioneren van het hof bijna onmogelijk worden.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... Dutch newspaper NRC: bully-T and Navi Pillay differ on all counts. While the big-bully publicly and repeatedly claimed the Nobel Peace Prize, Judge Pillay at age 85 continues contributing to the respect for international law. This week she was at a conference in NUREMBERG
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Vredesprijs voor Navi Pillay is het sterkst mogelijke signaal voor de internationale rechtsorde
Internationaal recht: Met de toekenning van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede aan de Zuid-Afrikaanse rechter Navi Pillay verdedigt het Nobelcomité indirect het Internationaal Strafhof, terwijl Donald Trump ...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.nurembergacademy.org/about-us/new... Judge Navi Pillay is the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and when the news broke she was at the annual conference in Nuremberg : it says it all, the necessity to stand for International Law, the struggle continues, humanity must prevail
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Navi Pillay: "I've spent my life fighting for human rights - and the job is not done": Nuremberg Academy
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o... A compelling piece that lists events that served as excuses for declaring war, pointing at inaction, cases of direct involvement or incitement, by would-be autocrats. And TODAY, in 2026, we may be tricked into more wars again and attacks on democracy, on human rights.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
passblue.com/category/sg-... Election of the new UN Secretary General: next UNSG probably NOT among current candidates PassBlue reports the results of the 5th strawpoll Frontrunners received 6, 7 and 9 DISCOURAGE votes. Statistcally unlikely that there is NO P5 veto holder among those.
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UN Secretary-General Election 2026 Archives - PassBlue
UN Secretary-General Election 2026 Archives - PassBlue
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Israël trekt status in van Nederlandse diplomaten op Westoever om handelsverbod | Spanningen Midden-Oosten | NU.nl No tears to be shed about Israeli sanctions against Dutch diplomats: let the Netherlands stand strong, it is a beginning, much more need to follow after 59 years of illegal occupation
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NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl
Lees het laatste nieuws als eerste op de grootste nieuwssite van Nederland. Altijd betrouwbaar, actueel en gratis.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Europe should stand together to protect the ICC. Big bully-T, and Israel, are now joined by US puppet government of Venezuela and Chad, pulling out of the Court, following the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. A really nice group picture that makes! apnews.com/article/icc-...
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As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving
The United States is increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court, leading to more countries leaving the institution.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mayor Mamdani keep your ground! "Netanyahu says he'll use UN speech to 'tell the truth' about Mamdani" CNN: The mayor reiterated his position on Monday, that he believed Netanyahu was "a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people." www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Money NOT democracy A recent Financial Times report reveals that more than one-third of the $2.8 billion raised for the current 2025–2026 midterm election cycle comes from just the top 20 mega-donors—16 of whom directly funded the Republican campaign www.alternet.org/trump-dying-...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Arch of Shame: Trump's plans to add sniper posts and drone technology to his planned Triumphal Arch are not only un-American, but also reveal the depth of the "darkness" that surrounds the president, writes: Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic www.rawstory.com/trump-arch-2...
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Depth of Trump's 'darkness' exposed by 'stupid' push to militarize DC arch: expert
President Donald Trump's push to militarize his arch in Washington, D.C., is one of his most revealing moves yet, according to one military expert. Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic and a re...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
passblue.com/2026/09/20/c... UN SG selection: the candidates face enormous pressure to emphasize their ambitions to make staff cuts & downsize the UN. A misplaced focus puts the organization’s dwindling inability to deal with the world’s most intractable problems as a secondary issue (Open Society)
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Candidates to Lead the UN Are Falling Into a 'Reform Trap,' OSF Official Says - PassBlue
Candidates to Lead the UN Are Falling Into a 'Reform Trap,' OSF Official Says - PassBlue
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
MIchelle Bachelet withdrew her candidacy for the UNSG post. Unfortunately her candidacy was doomed from the start. Not only that the extreme right President withdrew Chile´s support, a principled human rights candidate has no chance. Public hearings are nice, but the P5 Red Cards (in fact P3) decide
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/entert... The zionists/Israel supporters will not be happy that the Macklemore removal from Ed Sheeran´s tour became a boomerang in such a way.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.ardmediathek.de/video/babylo... No need to understand German to understand the message and lesson from history, the parallels with methods of populists today, Project 2025, bully-Trump and his enablers, but also the nu extreme right in Europe are clear, should awaken all democrats
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Babylon Berlin - Babylon Berlin - Die Doku - Wie die Demokratie unterging - hier anschauen
Berlin, Anfang 1933: Die Demokratie wird Schritt für Schritt ausgeschaltet, politische Gegner und Juden geraten ins Visier des NS-Terrors. Vor dieser historischen Kulisse zur fünften Staffel der Kult-Serie 'Babylon Berlin' verfolgt die begleitende...
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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you @cbsnews.com for having me. This would be like demolishing the Washington Monument because it didn’t say the Trump-Washington Monument. Or demolishing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier because it didn’t say the Trump-Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There’s a more dignified way forward.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sam Altman gives grave warning after fears grow over out-of-control AI But "high IQ" American President, who will rule of course forever, says he will be the "Master of AI" ....... if it was up to AI he would certainly be impeached and replaced by AI www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/s...
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OpenAI boss Sam Altman spells out how and why the AI industry wants to slow down: 'We could lose control'
OpenAI's chief has made comments detailing how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown could work, as the industry unites behind concerns.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Burnham should not cave in to big bully-Trump! Trump can not dictate UK or European energy policy. It can not be that ONE MAN, a 80yr old narcissist orders Europe to walk back on the energy transition, to trash the Paris agreement, to risk the survival of mankind www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
President Ramaphosa saying it clerly: international law can not be applied selectively. Every day we read and see WHO violates Int. Law, undermines the United Nations & the International Criminal Court. The big-bully and his friends are on a crusade. We need African and European leaders to stand up!
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another example of big-bully Trump meddling in internal affairs of a sovereign country. Strong pushback needed. This can not be tolerated. No copy of Project 2025 for Europe! www.reuters.com/world/uk/tru...
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Trump says Britain 'on the edge of disaster,' citing immigration and energy concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain was "on the edge of disaster," voicing concerns in an interview with GB News about the country's high energy costs, ​net zero policies and the impact of mass m...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o... WHY do we accept that a US President mingles in UK & European issues, violates the sovereignty of Ireland & the UK WHILE on Irish soil? WHY do MEDIA report to it as something that is acceptable,to which European leaders have to reply instead of diplomatic countermeasures
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o... Truss Trash! No chance for her on the rebound. Outlasted by a lettuce in a now (in)famous stunt organised by the Daily Star. She represents a 5th column serving bully-T and JD Vance, anti-European and serving Putin
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/12/m... story about the Afrikaander "refugees" getting crazier by the day: those refugees include a southafrican who worked in DUBAI, retired from Emirates(!), then returned to South Africa to apply for Trump&Musk protection against the "genocide" of white farmers
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A southern Vermont town awkwardly welcomes a new kind of refugee: white South Africans - The Boston Globe
More than 50 Afrikaners have moved to Brattleboro under the Trump administration's revamped refugee program. Some locals question whether they should qualify.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Of course tax payers should not foot Harry & Meghan´s bill: "The letter was sent as members of Ravec, the committee that advises the Home Office on protective security, prepared to meet this week to discuss their plea to have taxpayer-funded security while in the UK." www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
More Trump craziness: saying he will ban Canadian manufactured planes. Canada should then stop buying Boeing planes and turn to Europe. www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
rightsforum.org/en/about-us/ The Rights Forum was founded in 2009 by former Dutch PM Andreas van Agt: a network of former ministers and academics to promote a just and durable Dutch and European policy on Palestine. The organization is based on & guided by international law and human rights.
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About us - The Rights Forum
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u... Killing journalists: one crime among too many by Netanyahu´s zionist - thus expantionist - regime. For far too long European governments have been aiding Israel´s war crimes and crimes against humanity, while only softly expression some concern.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
rightsforum.org/financierde-... The Rights Forum picks up on the publications by PassBlue and Drop Site about the Israeli spy at the UN and in Team Kaag. Serious questions about what the heck Kaag thinks she can or must do, as part of Trump´s Gaza destruction Board. Kaag remaining evasive: WHY?
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Financierde Nederland een Israëlische informant? - The Rights Forum
Een Israëlische diplomaat in de Gaza-missie van Sigrid Kaag blijkt te hebben gewerkt als informant van de Israëlische regering. Nederland was de belangrijkste financier van de missie.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My comment on previous LinkedIn post: Involved in illegal construction in occupied territory; complicit to crimes under international law; Anyhow Palestinians constructing homes in illegal settlements or land taken from Palestinians is similar to forced labour ordered by the Nazi regime during WWII
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
About the building business by Israelis: seeing even more profit at cost of Palestinians and buidling more and more illegal settlements: *REAL ESTATE - ‘Better Off Without Palestinian Workers’: Israeli Builder Says Foreign Crews Boost Output 30% and Improve Safety* *Read more >>>* lnkd.in/dbAbjGpC
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.history.co.uk/articles/how... I think map is pinned to bully-T´s bedroom wall: dreaming of Ruling the 7 Seas, like the British one day in a far gone time. Bully-T claiming to Rule Venezuela, the Strait of Hormuz, Greenland, Pacific Ocean territories ..... imposing tariffs left and right
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Rule Britannia: How did Britain conquer the world?
Following the Seven Years' War, Britannia truly did rule the waves, and the business of acquiring the largest empire in the world could begin in earnest
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/... Burnham appears to serve the interests of the fossil fuel lobby and not care for the impression it will create he is caving in to the big bully T. staying with fossil fuels is like staying with coal in 60ies and 70ies
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Bully T´s Lack of originality: the Truth name was already in use, apparently the Soviets and the Dutch communist party forgot to register the trademark
Bully T´s lack of originality: the title Truth was already in use ... the Soviets and Dutch Communist Party forgot to deposit the trademark
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Bully-T and his cronies act in Greenland as if they can do what they want. Drilling for oil by US company would hit EU and Danish green policy in its heart. Greenland warns Trump-linked oil company not to drill without permission (Story by Poppy Wood) www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What should Burnham have said to bully-Trump: 1. The UK people and its government will decide for itself, having the well-being of the British people on 1st place; 2. My UK Government will govern for all who live in the UK and not for a few; 3. The UK will not allow election interference ADD: ...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
WHY DOES A UK PM HAVE TO BOW FOR BULLY TRUMP? "I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here," the Prime Minister said." www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Daily piece of Musk-shit: Just as Tesla sales appeared to recover - with lowered prices- Musk returns to the MAGA-Republican politics with his deep pockets. Time to show again that consumers can vote with their purse. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How MONARCHIES work and the ORDINARY FOLKS PAY: "Royal Collection Trust income drops by more than £10million after visitor numbers to royal attractions plummet" So, the British royals are normally doing "good things" with money paid by its "subjects": thank you! www.msn.com/en-gb/travel...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w... US walking out of UN Security Council when France speaks: things heating up, getting really nice. At least no risk France will give its vote to any Trump-backed candidate for UNSG
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Daily portion of good news about Musk: "Morgan Stanley says investors assign 'zero or even negative' value to SpaceX's AI business" www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.rawstory.com/musk-stock-c... Investors wise up: soon Musk´s companies is not anymore the party to be at, better stay away!
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Elon Musk's 'honeymoon is over' as investors wise up: report
The glow is off Elon Musk's SpaceX stock offering as its value crashes back to earth and investors begin to take a closer look at future profitability.Musk's meteoric rise to trillionaire status laste...
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The USA again in a "nice" coalition - but on losing side- in UNGA Vote on a new term for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: voting with USA: Israel, Argentina, Russia, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nicaragua, North Korea and Trinidad Tobago. A resounding loss.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesla-cybert... Musk´s Cybertruck is of course an economically insignificant Musk-project BUT it is telling much about MUSK and foreboding the way it will go with the Robotaxis. going slow so far- and the humanoid robots: Musk story-telling.
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Elon Musk's Cybertruck Flops Harder Than the Ford Edsel as SpaceX Artificially Pads Sales Numbers
Tesla's Cybertruck sales lag behind expectations, drawing comparisons to the Ford Edsel. Registration data suggests limited consumer demand, with SpaceX purchases complicating the sales picture.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/g... Tesla shares down . More (down slide) to follow.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why doesn´t the big Bully propose for Haiti to become the 51st State? That may be the only real option for him to get "his" 51st State. A lot of Haitians have useful skills and beautiful names. Will solve much of US workforce problem. And as 51st State a nice new Florida-like holiday location.
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Musk is further down; no new models; electric truck production delayed; announcements about massive humanoid robot production exaggerated; only thing that increased: the (old) car sales after 2025 slump; SpaceX shares appear only good for short-term speculators as Musk will talk it up again
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Hans Lunshof @hanslunshof.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Musk going in the right direction
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