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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026

Fascism in 1930s Germany was enabled by powerful corporations as well as politicians. Today, tech billionaires, AI projects, and vast data centers are becoming deeply entwined with US government power. How many parallels do we need to see before asking difficult questions?

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

Our data is harvested, stored, and increasingly controlled by tech giants closely tied to political power. The costs are borne by privacy, democracy, and the environment. Nations must defend digital sovereignty before dependence becomes a threat to freedom. Why is everyone looking the other way?

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 25/08/2026

If military aggression from the US & Israel didn't reopen oil shipments, Trump appears ready to pressure trading partners to stop buying from or selling to Iran. He has called it an "economic D-Day" for Iran. Before pursuing this approach, did he discuss it with Xi Jinping? I doubt it!

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 18/08/2026

Violence and terrorism, whether by individuals, organisations, or states, should never be tolerated. A Jewish survivor of the Sydney/Bondi attack wants How to Sell a Genocide removed from a library. I'm reading it myself to understand its arguments. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

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Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 13/08/2026

The cost of living keeps going up, and so do the sizes of some cars. It's hard not to wonder why, especially when some drivers seem unable to park, manoeuvre, or control vehicles they probably wouldn't pass a test in today.

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026

Why do people support right-wing policies against their interests? Is life in the US Rust Belt better under Trump? Are Hungary, Czechia, Croatia and Slovakia economically flourishing? What are the benefits of racism, anti-renewables, remigration, climate denial and concentrated utilities? I wonder.

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026

Promising news from the renewable energy front: A Dutch firm will import CATL sodium-ion batteries to Europe, marking a commercial breakthrough. Made from abundant, low-cost sodium instead of lithium, they would lower renewable-energy storage costs and are ideal for large stationary storage systems.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 20/07/2026

International drug companies are threatening to remove medicines from the market if Australia doesn’t offer them a better price. Here’s what’s at stake.

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How drug companies are playing hardball with Australia’s PBS

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Hendrik Vanderwee @hendrikvanderwee.wsocial.eu · 18/07/2026

Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke blanketing the US, demands compensation Wow. I can think of countless examples of the financial and emotional harm this person has inflicted on millions of people through his actions. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke blanketing the US, demands compensation

The US president has complained that the country is being "invaded by filthy air" while the Canadian PM asks for assistance.

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