Reposted by Jafeth van EltenTommy van Avermaete @tommyvav.bsky.social · 2hDit fragment zegt zoveel over het bizarre politieke klimaat van vandaag: een 94-jarige joodse mensenrechtenadvocaat wordt met een beroep op terrorismewetgeving gearresteerd omdat ze tegen genocide demonstreert. 👍 075
Reposted by Jafeth van Elten@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Staaltje amateurisme bij D66. De bezuinigingen op SoZaWe worden geparkeerd en op Vijlbrief rust nu de druk om met bonden en werkgevers een akkoord te sluiten dat de nodige besparingen oplevert. Want anders is onderwijs de klos. #Paternotte ageert daartegen bij #Renze. Wat 'n chaotisch beeld. Alweer! 138814
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenPieter Rocks! @pieterrocks.nl · 30/09/2026Als de verbruikers die gegevens niet afstaan, waarom worden ze dan niet opgevraagd bij de leveranciers? nos.nl/l/2633080nos.nl'Veel datacenters in Nederland houden water- en stroomverbruik geheim'Uit cijfers die wel beschikbaar zijn, blijkt dat de milieubelasting stijgt, meldt Trouw. 062
Reposted by Jafeth van Eltenali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 30/09/2026shutting down frat houses won't end rape culture, but it will disorganize a lot of rapists, and i think that's probably worth doing if only to destabilize what is apparently an ecology of organizations that functionally exist to rape women per the whole "purpose of a system is what it does" insight. 83921748
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tbf it also exists to subject men to ritualized abuse in order to irreparably bond them to each other so that they won’t blow the whistle on all the raping 172007320
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Another thing about fraternities is that the hazing rituals where slightly older young men would physically, mentally emotionally and sometimes even sexually abuse slightly younger young men have always disturbed and upset me greatly. And it’s really telling that I’ve seen men defend those too 563239440
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenMetje van Elten @metjevanelten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Daar is ie dan; de spreekwoordelijke aap uit de VVD-mouw. Ja, kleine spaarders en andere paupers moeten het extra belastingvoordeel van de allerrijksten ophoesten. Vermogend Nederland heeft het tenslotte al zwaar genoeg. 2321279
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenMarjolein Moorman @marjoleinmoorman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ehhhh. Omdat twee op vijf vijftienjarigen die nu niet voldoende kunnen lezen nog niet ernstig genoeg is? Gaat het sociale zekerheid of toekomst van ons land iets opleveren als onze kinderen nog slechter onderwijs krijgen? Wie denken ze hiermee een plezier te doen? Wie bedenkt dit? nos.nl/l/2633057nos.nlCoalitie denkt aan bezuinigen op onderwijs als sociale zekerheid niets oplevertZo wordt de druk op D66-minister Vijlbrief opgevoerd om tot bezuinigingen in de sociale zekerheid te komen. 95488165
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenTommy van Avermaete @tommyvav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Het is haast komisch en grotesk, de paniek van vermogenden over box 3, als je het legt naast de veel serieuzere problemen van veel grotere groepen in de samenleving, die door sommigen blijkbaar als irrelevant, onvermijdelijk en vanzelfsprekend worden gezien - ook door de NOS.nos.nlVijf vragen over box 3: hoe kon het zo'n probleem worden en wat is nu de oplossing?Box 3 is een hoofdpijndossier van politiek Den Haag geworden. Hier leggen we uit hoe het zover heeft kunnen komen. 1146
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenReb @rebeckeronie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I need everyone who has ever touched generative ai to realize that its very foundation is built upon stolen material. No matter what reasoning you give, using it is harmful. Any money earned from it is tainted, as will be your credibility. Your peers are HURT by this behavior. Apologize. 222875
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Innovation ys not just tech. For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye. We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART: H umanityes E thiques A rtes R hetorique & the crafte of T eaching 225269
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla... 36662440
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenFollow the Money @ftm.nl · 30/09/2026Botox, fillers en facelifts om er beter uit te zien? Dan hoort er 21% belasting over, net als bij de kapper. Maar dat gebeurt in de praktijk vaak niet, ontdekte FTM. Klinieken adverteren zelfs met ‘medische btw-vrijstelling’. En de Belastingdienst? Die kan moeilijk controleren wat hiervan klopt.ftm.nlBotox zonder btw: hoe cosmetisch artsen ook hun facturen gladstrijkenKlinieken moeten btw afdragen over cosmetische ingrepen zoals botox, facelifts of borstvergrotingen, maar doen dat vaak niet. Ze maken gebruik van een vrijstelling die is bedoeld voor medische zorg, b... 38437
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenNikki Brands @nikkibrands.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Wie Botox, fillers en facelifts wil om er beter uit te zien, betaalt daar 21% btw over. Toch dragen veel klinieken die belasting niet af, blijkt uit onderzoek. Ze maken daarbij gebruik van een vrijstelling die bedoeld is voor medische zorg. @ftm.nl www.ftm.nl/artikelen/bo...ftm.nlBotox zonder btw: hoe cosmetisch artsen ook hun facturen gladstrijkenKlinieken moeten btw afdragen over cosmetische ingrepen zoals botox, facelifts of borstvergrotingen, maar doen dat vaak niet. Ze maken gebruik van een vrijstelling die is bedoeld voor medische zorg, b... 0189
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenJohan Klein Haneveld @johankh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kunstmatige intelligentie werd eind 2024 nog door 60 procent gezien als hulp bij grote wetenschappelijke uitdagingen zoals klimaatverandering en ernstige ziekten. In 2026 denkt nog maar 37 procent dat de computersystemen daarbij kunnen ondersteunen. scientias.nl/vertrouwen-i...scientias.nlVertrouwen in wetenschap blijft hoog, maar enthousiasme over AI neemt flink afNederlanders hebben nog altijd veel vertrouwen in de wetenschap. Gemiddeld krijgt de wetenschap in 2026 een 7,4, tegenover een 7,5 vorig jaar. De meeste 021
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 30/09/2026Mamdani is 100% right here, despite some people reading into this things that are not said here. Antisemitism is a scourge upon the world. Doesn't need any qualification or quantification or caveats or what-abouts. Any antisemitism is too much antisemitism. 1073381
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenRichard Gadsden @po8crg.gadsden.online · 30/09/2026There is a reason why reaction channels are so popular. They offer a substitute for the shared experience of watching or listening to something together. Personalised anything means no shared experience at all. 241
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When you have no concept of how people engage with music 5697899849
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenMartijn Bach @mbach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ze noemen het bij de Volkskrant een ‘meevaller‘. Elke letter die je er dan nog over schrijft is irrelevant. 64716
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high 11392185
Reposted by Jafeth van Eltenhonor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior. 7614187
Reposted by Jafeth van Eltenautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1193783741
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"with Claude, we will no longer need lightly stoned weirdos who work at record stores because they are neurodivergent as hell and some band you've never heard of but is about to change your life is their special interest" these tech bros really hate anyone who was cooler than them in high school 74130893
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenuosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Shut up, my arguments against trans rights are TOTALLY NOT the same ones people used against gay rights 30 years ago.” 30 years ago I was hearing the same thing, except it was anti-gay people being like “shut up, ours are NOTHING like the arguments racists made against rights for black people.” 46618
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenNash @radiodeadair.com · 29/09/2026Next time we have a financial bubble can they just buy up all the yoga mats or muscle cars or whatever the fuck it is that regular people enjoy so I can finally just play a goddamn video game without taking out a loan 715835
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenSo Okay Here's the Thing @sookayheresthe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026okay, apparently I have to clarify this: I do not actively post on Facebook, there is no official active "So Okay Here's the Thing" page on Facebook, if you see So Okay Here's the Thing reels on Facebook, those are stolen apparently multiple people are jacking my shit and it's infuriating 44510
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenDavid Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey, remember how us radical trans extremists were warning that you have to go on the attack against transphobic Dems immediately because otherwise other politicians will take the lack of consequences as permission and the bigotry will spread? Yeah... 3383166
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm categorized as an AI subscriber, because I'm subscribed to the 3 TB tier of Google Drive and and they literally just changed the name of the plan to "Google AI Plus." Those "AI subscriber" numbers are 100 percent juiced and phony, and you're a sucker if you believe otherwise. 52598761
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenStefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026IT'S COZY SEASON 142435786
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 688277259449
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenKatra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio 🏳️⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026hey so my company is terminating me literally one day before my medical leave of absence for bottom surgery was supposed to start does anybody have about $12k i could borrow so I can cover my rent through the rest of the year and my moving expenses in december? 17307230
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12479731970
Reposted by Jafeth van Eltencait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/09/2026this is the rape culture btw. the one women have been warning you about, and were told we were hysterical and over-sensitive and couldn't take a joke, and that rape allegations ruin men's lives, and now we live in a meritocracy where the only "merit" is who has hurt the most women 92518535
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenCasey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Genuinely, this is what bothers me the most, it's fundamentally changed my relationship with art where I'm greeting it initially with skepticism and scrutiny, I never want to feel that way about art. 4033551041
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art 101900398
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenKatie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 28/09/2026i should be allowed to read research papers instead of doing my job [remembers that 'researcher' is a type of job] they should make researchers that are paid more than three dollars per year 958241
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You have to wait until the sixth paragraph of this piece before you learn, in the New York Times reporting on the murder of THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE, that the victim was a trans man who had been abused for being trans by the in-laws who murdered him. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comCouple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76. 281749568
Reposted by Jafeth van Elten#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 29/09/2026The ICJ decisively rebuked the Israeli argument that occupation of Gaza ended in 05 by establishing that the control test does not limit itself to the physical presence of troops on every street cornernews.un.orgIsrael’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’: UN world courtThe UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to... 132088
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 340123504567
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenNoah @waldville.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's something perverse about this article's framing asking us to sympathize with the billionaires who, we're being shown, are actively trying to hide their money overseas to avoid having to contribute to the economy that made them wealthy. 1962243
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenAdam @adamshap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NYC’s congestion pricing program cut ambulance travel times by over a minute 121762293
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Something I think about often is how cyclists are portrayed as hysterical and angry when their lives are threatened yet car-brained NIMBYs are viewed as reasonable and engaged citizens because they fight tooth and nail to protect 3 parking spots 429747
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenNeal 🔜 BLFC-MFF-FC @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have 2 days left to pull together $659 for rent. Please help 💜🙏 While sales are appreciated, money from them won’t transfer in time for rent. Donations via Venmo, PayPal, Stripe etc. are preferred as they have “instant transfer” options. Thank you so much for your support 💜 34685
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21075032452
Reposted by Jafeth van Eltenmorbius @jazzpomegranate.com · 28/09/2026surveillance is not a solution 3194
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/20265. The best way of pushing a book to a kid is to say it isn't suitable. "You won't understand it." "It's rude." "It's far too challenging for someone your age." Then, just leave the book around somewhere they can reach it. 1220629
Reposted by Jafeth van Elten🏳️⚧️ Dark Matter Jacquelinetern 🎃 @jackiesupernova.northsky.social · 28/09/2026Something I’ve learned long ago. 212638
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenChristopher Golden @cgolden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not all men. Jesus Christ, don't you think women *know* that? Use your heads instead of getting defensive. Most of you would be terrified of swimming among sharks, even though sharks are stastically far less dangerous to you than men are to women. 9502124
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026Been avoiding this but it’s Super Important to have access to knowledge & experience w neurodivergence ASAP. A big source of lifetime torture among people with ADHD roots from inability to contextualize & put into words what we are experiencing both within & from how the outside world responds to us 281168279
Reposted by Jafeth van EltenAndy Hearn 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🏳️🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’ve had a quick rethink on this and I AM now actually saying if you vote for Farage you’re stupid. 0112