Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelEsther @thelifeofesther.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Mag ik een staande ovatie voor Pedro Sanchez? Zo’n speech in het hol van de leeuw (ok, Boston maar toch)🔥🔥🔥🔥 13834278 834
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 14/10/2026We blocked RT. Block X. 46528 65
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party. 17487152968 8.7K
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026Agent Krasnov working hard to please his boss ... www.theguardian.com/news/video/2...theguardian.comTrump rewards Putin and betrays Ukraine with Russia diesel deal - The LatestDonald Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel has been met with fury from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said it was ‘a weak decision’ and would generate ‘billions’ in extra revenue for Putin’s war effort. Lucy... 021 2
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026"Cijfers uit de nationale rekeningen tonen aan dat sinds 2014 –1ste jaar waarin N-VA het departement Financiën in haar klauwen kreeg – de inkomsten van de staat met 3 procent van het bbp slonken. Dat stemt vandaag overeen met 19,9 miljard euro minder aan inkomsten." www.standaard.be/opinies/de-f...standaard.be 000 0
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelClem Fon @clemfon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026You face energy-related inflationnary pressures? Do not worry, central bank credible reputation as neutral interest rate setter will bring market expectations back to the target , Ormuz straits will open again and Trump will be sane again. Does not make sense? Yes but you get a Noibel Prize for this 162 6
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelDr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I recently had the privilege of chatting with Cal Newport on his podcast. We discuss Silicon Valley pro-extinctionism and the TESCREAL ideologies. It's a good--I hope--intro to these topics. :-) www.youtube.com/watch?is=_rf...youtube.comA Former AI Doomer Reveals a Dark TruthYouTube video by Cal Newport 34110 41
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelBelgium MFA @belgiummfa.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026🇧🇪 Belgium strongly condemns the new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court. The #ICC must be able to work independently. Belgium calls for the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to protect the Court. 🔗Read more: diplomatie.belgium.be/en/news/belg... 24622 46
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Onion is currently running approximately six months ahead of reality 06227 62
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026"In every local council budget allocation for the newest surveillance camera gadget or ‘AI education’ gimmick, we waste the opportunity to raise more fundamental questions about how a future society should be built... question that hype keeps us too busy to ask." www.techpolicy.press/tech-hype-is...techpolicy.pressTech Hype is Cannibalizing the FutureEvery day, we are told that we live in the future—but hype is eating the future and leaving us the bones," writes Sun-ha Hong. 011 1
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelEric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating. 18167651971 6.8K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A new Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology has just been published, in which it is claimed that the human species is polytypic: not only is race biologically meaningful but the races are distinct enough to be considered subspecies. Published by Elgar. In 2026. 63463133 463
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelThomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Le mouvement lycéen et étudiant signe le crépuscule du macronisme: les jeunes veulent se former et accéder aux études, et un pouvoir élitiste leur répond en réduisant de 20% le budget par étudiant entre 2017 et 2026 et en gérant la pénurie avec un algorithme opaque (Parcoursup) 18561371 561
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 06/10/2026”I hope this reflects on the really courageous people who joined me in the beginning of this project when no respectable conservative physicists would have joined me, but many talented people did, and that's why I'm here.” - physics laureate Francis Halzen speaking at today's prize announcement. 925952 259
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelAmnesty International France @amnestyfrance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Et parce que les jeunes aussi ont des droits qui doivent être respectés… Retrouvez tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les droits des mineur·es en manifestation ici 👇amnesty.frManifester en France : tout savoir sur tes droits Vos questions sur vos droits en manifestation sont nombreuses. On revient sur les essentiels à connaître pour participer à une mobilisation. 02716 27
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Na een zoveelste recordzomer qua hittedoden, natuurbranden en verdroging, kreeg Diependaele 2x het woord ‘klimaat’ over de lippen –één keer daarvan als ‘investeringsklimaat’. Het kleinste kind begrijpt wat prioritair is, wat er voor deze ploeg toe doet. En wat niet. www.standaard.be/opinies/het-...standaard.beHet verhaal van de Vlaamse begroting hangt met haken en ogen aan elkaar, en het heeft geen happy endOver een maand kunnen Amerikaanse kiezers komaf maken met de dubbele Republikeinse meerderheid in het Congres. Historische data tonen dat de beurzen opveren in de maanden na de midterms. Herhaalt dat scenario zich onder Trump II? 010 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Hasn't lost its relevance ... (picture I took in NYC in 2014). 000 0
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Bericht aan De Wever: 'Ja, de staatskas is leeg, omdat die is leeggehaald’ (Paul De Grauwe en Michel Gevers) www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...knack.be 044 4
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelWalking Pete @walkingpete.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comLeave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and moreA handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives 0165 16
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026US social media companies are interfering in the Brazilian elections in favour of the Far Right’s Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta is the latest. It’s just blocked the campaign account of President Lula in the final stretch of the election.elespectador.comMeta restringe la cuenta de Lula y su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjeraDe cara a las elecciones en Brasil, Lula enfrenta a Meta por restringir su cuenta mientras su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera. 441040674 1K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelAnthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 26/09/2026New post: Geoff Mulgan proposes sensible solutions to the problem of organised disinformation in his recent blog post, but the “collective stupidity” framing is self-sabotaging.anthony.zacharzewski.euDon’t call me stupid!Geoff Mulgan proposes sensible solutions to the problem of organised disinformation in his recent blog post, but the “collective stupidity” framing is self-sabotaging. Someone else who doesn't like being called stupid. (Kevin Kline and John Cleese in "A Fish Called Wanda" The article, “Collective Stupidity is a Security Threat” recommends taking greater action to build collective defences against “cognitive warfare” - a combination of epistemic risk and disinformation, both on technical and social fronts. 063 6
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelThe Skeptic @skeptic.org.uk · 18/09/2026skeptic.org.ukThe network pushing extremism at the University of Cambridge – and why it should matter to skeptics - The SkepticSkeptics should be wary of the network undermining academic freedom and credibility, at prestigious Cambridge University and across our media 0114 11
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelAlisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026via Siska De Baerdemaeker: 2 #HPS #philjobs in Philosophy Dept @ Stockholm Uni: 1. #PhilSci w/ a focus on social epistemology, values & science: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... 2. #HistSci or #DigitalHumanities: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: November 8, 2026.su.varbi.comResearcher in Philosophy of ScienceThe Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University is the largest in Sweden, with vibrant research groups in a wide range of philosophical disciplines. The department has significant strengths in ph 11712 17
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 134106552498 10.7K
Reposted by Jeroen Van Bouwelvrtnws @vrtnws.be · 22/09/2026"We moeten al hun kinderen afmaken": VRT NWS vindt tientallen extreme uitspraken in populaire Israëlische talkshow vrtnws.be/p.QAXXREY7j?t=179... @vrtnws.bevrtnws.be"We moeten al hun kinderen afmaken": VRT NWS vindt tientallen extreme uitspraken in populaire Israëlische talkshow 10712 12
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelGregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 21/09/2026May our children forgive us. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 043 4
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528181175 2.8K
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026Goed dat er nog journalisten zijn die de tijd nemen/hebben om eens na te denken! Bravo @karelverhoeven.bsky.social vandaag in @standaard.be www.standaard.be/opinies/is-a...standaard.be 000 0
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelMartin Sandbu @martinsandbu.ft.com · 10/09/2026The trade wars were just a warm-up. Brace for the coming capital wars. as.ft.com/r/d9f246c1-d...as.ft.comThe capital wars are comingExpect more intense competition for the world’s savings 1178 17
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelTim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A couple of days ago I referred to "the phlogiston of rational choice theory and the epicycles of behavioural economists". Same same. 0124 12
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 07/09/2026"If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. They'd sit in their studies and say to themselves, 'What would I do if I were a horse?'" -Ely Devons 6312100 312
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelMike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947." 571971817 2K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras. 563248486975 24.8K
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 27/08/2026Interessante grafiek (misschien eens bespreken @vrtnws.be?). Ondertussen komen onze Belgische politici niet verder dan "gezond verstand gebruiken" of "LEEF" ... Bron: europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/europes... 001 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026Hasbara going AI, how much more dystopia do you need? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comFake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propagandaIn effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows 010 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026"Habermas asked what made a public possible. Karp, whether he meant to or not, poses the question of what makes public action possible. This is what Palantir actually teaches.The problem is that the wrong people own the machinery of public capacity informationaldemocracy.substack.com/p/infrastruc...informationaldemocracy.substack.comThe Infrastructural Transformation of the PublicGeorg Diez and Felix Beer on Habermas, Palantir and why democratic theory for the age of AI has to begin with who owns and who designs public infrastructure. 131 3
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelPieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...forms.gleOpen letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent UniversityWe, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th... 421493642 1.5K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Just updated my critique of Lynn's 'national IQ' data; a core plank of scientific racism for decades. Includes a response to recent defences of the datasets. Conclusion remains the same: ‘National IQ’ datasets do not provide accurate, unbiased or comparable measures of cognitive ability worldwide 218463 184
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelCentre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 24/08/2026One week (!) left to apply to this #PhD opportunity with @sylviawenmackers.be investigating uncertainty & causality in climate models: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... We would be grateful if you could share this with anyone who might be interested! More info in the 🧵👇 #philsci #philsky #HPS #AI 🧪 01510 15
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And we have a new all-time record warm *absolute* temperature for the oceans, according to ERA5 (which goes back to 1940): August 21st likely marked the warmest Sea Surface Temperatures have been for the entire Holocene period. Should be major news! 9516311 516
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/07/20263/ Irony number two. I was told for years that climate change is a hoax and British summers aren't getting hotter. Now the same voices demand to know why Britain never installed AC. You cannot have it both ways. The case for cooling IS the case that the climate is changing. 255089 550
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world. 7043252445 4.3K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelAmanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite 572631955 2.6K
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 27/06/2026Les voleurs de Big Tech continuent à fond. Après nous, le déluge ... www.rts.ch/info/science...rts.chDes firmes d'IA achètent, numérisent puis détruisent des livres anciensDes palettes de vieux livres venant de librairies du monde entier sont expédiées vers les Etats-Unis. Des entreprises spécialisées en IA seraient à l'origine de cet accaparement massif de patrimoine. ... 001 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026"Decentralization, like democracy itself, is something we have to fight for. Absent deliberate effort, the default trajectory runs toward centralization, because centralization is convenient, and convenience wins in the short term." www.liberalism.org/p/enshittifi...liberalism.orgEnshittification, Despotification, and the Open InternetIt’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive. Architecture shapes incentives; incentives shape outcomes. 000 0