Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 7hThe German car industry has a long history of embracing right-wing authoritarian regimes, from Hitler to Orbán to Trump. 412331 123
Reposted by Jeroen Van Bouwelthe Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 14hThe Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 2918531041 1.9K
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelProf Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 22/10/2026📢📢📢 Table Ronde "Science et Démocratie: quels enjeux?" à l'université de Lausanne jeudi 29 Octobre. Entre effondrement planétaire, dangers de l'IA, désinformation: comment renforcer nos démocracies? Détails et lien pour inscriptions ici: events.unil.ch/register/713... 023 3
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelRob - Feral Cat Dude @rob-feralcatdude.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 13210 32
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 19/10/2026“That’s what I do for a living. Help Putin.” 34812 48
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelIngrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 20/10/2026The Utrecht School of Economics is hiring an assistant professor who can teach "the history of economics, economic history, philosophy of economics, and economic/-etric methodology, such as f.ex. the courses “Contemporary Economics in Historical Perspectives” or “Ethical and Historical Reflections”. 2147 14
Reposted by Jeroen Van BouwelProf William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 17/10/2026🌍 “This is no longer a warning for the future; it is a diagnosis of the present.” Our 2026 State of the Climate report finds 7 of 16 planetary vital signs at record extremes. The planetary emergency is already here. doi.org/10.1093/bios... 4182208 208
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)🔥🔥🔥🔥 13843278 843
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026I think it is clear by now that the Trump-Vance-Thiel-conglomerate is a death cult ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Ap...youtube.comDe bizarre alliantie van technologie, fascisme en geloof | Astra TaylorYouTube video by VPRO Tegenlicht 050 5
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026On that note @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu , the EU blocked RT (Russia Today) a while ago. Now it seems time to block X (FKA Twitter), the same level of lies and propaganda undermining democracies in Europe. 000 0
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. 17587192973 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
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026Misschien ook nog een verwijzing toevoegen naar het zeer verdiensteljke werk van journaliste @carolecadwalla.bsky.social om die beïnvloeding overtuigend bloot te leggen? 000 0
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
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026Er was daar ook ene Peter de Keyzer die vond dat we massaal op de kar van Trump moesten springen teneinde een fantastische economische groei te bewerkstelligen. Blijf het vreemd vinden dat dat soort figuren steeds opnieuw gevraagd wordt om in TV-studio's hun "wijsheid" te delen. 120 2
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 · 09/10/2026Very good choice, well deserved! At a moment when the US government is copying ISIS with public executions, let this be a call to return to UN human rights standards! 061 6
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. 18267641969 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
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026Nice image of the situation in this interview with mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin: "On one of the problems, I felt like I had run a marathon with someone on my back, who would have climbed down in the last 100 meters to cross the finish line before me" (my translation) www.rts.ch/info/science...rts.chIA et maths : Hugo Duminil-Copin face à un "choc monumental"Après la publication par OpenAI d'un vaste ensemble de démonstrations mathématiques, le médaillé Fields Hugo Duminil-Copin évoque jeudi dans l'émission Forum un "choc monumental". Il appelle toutefois... 011 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026The sculpture is accompanied by a text: “With his eyes closed and scales in hand, the King of Injustice proclaims: I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back.” 0448 44
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) 20587388 587
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 · 03/10/2026No surprise there, that is what you get when your society is exclusively organised to serve Mammon. 010 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026"organisaties die het gelag betalen (...) ook sociaal-cultureel volwassenenwerk. Dat is heel erg belangrijk, omdat er honderdduizenden vrijwilligers actief zijn voor de warme samenleving uit de regeringsnota, waar nu een ijskoude wind door wordt gejaagd.” Met groeten van sociaal-democrate(?) Gennez. 000 0
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 · 02/10/2026Het resultaat: begroting in evenwicht, samenleving uit evenwicht. 000 0
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Especially the ones that might investigate his corruption ... 010 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Allez, de infrastructuur die ons historisch geheugen schraagt, wordt zowat afgeschaft, dan kunnen ze ons vanaf nu helemaal LLM-gewijs hersenspoelen. Merci, "Vooruit". 011 1
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. 441039674 1K
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026Another reason for Europe to get rid of American tech as fast as possible! 1431 43
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
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Looking forward to your photos, Martin! Was there last year, this was one of my favourites, Dilemma: 110 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026If you would still be in Oslo, I highly recommend Ekebergparken for sculptures (and some modernist interbellum architecture). 120 2
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
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026Valt ook op dat die rechtse roeptoeters helemaal niets van de geschiedenis van Gaza (voor 2023) kennen. 011 1
Jeroen Van Bouwel @jeroenvanbouwel.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Hopefully, not only Russian disinformation ... 070 7