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@laurentfranckx.bsky.social
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Environmental and transport economist. Civil servant. All posts are personal

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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 8h
Poor Agatha!
One witch is asking the other why she is so sad. 
She says she can't have children
The first witch says, "Allergies aren't the end of the world."
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 6h
A few decades ago, some leading scholars on corporate governance argued that more transparency would lead to more competition and thus less generous compensation packages for executives. Over the board (pun intended), the opposite seems to have happened. In the past, social norms put some /
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 8h
"I think at seventeen now I believe the only real monsters might be the type of liar where there's simply no way to tell...That's the monstrosity right there...That they walk among us. Teach our children. Inscrutable. Brass-faced." D.F. Wallace, Infinite jest
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 11h
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 12h
Autocomplete die perfect werk: de naam van de hond wordt gevolgd door "... heeft gewandeld en ik ga sporten" en de naam van de kat door ".... heeft nat voer gekregen". Hebben jullie ook zo van die dingetjes?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 14h
New special edition of The Beatles' Rubber Soul www.thebeatles.com/rubber-soul-...
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Rubber Soul: New Special Edition Out 2nd October | The Beatles
News - 29 July 2026 Rubber SoulNew Special Edition Out 2nd October
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 15h
Tankies of the world, unite
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 15h
Ik heb op de KMS ooit een mail gekregen van een vrouwelijke leerling officier met een roze achtergrond en met een muisje dat onderaan heen en weer over het computerscherm liep. (Ze heeft in een follow-up mail wel verduidelijkt dat het niet de bedoeling was om dat formaat te gebruiken).
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What they tell you in Genoa about St George’s Cross.
The true story of the english's flag
In 1190, king Richard and the Court of London requested and obtained authorization to fly the flag of Republic of Genoa on their ships sailing in the mediterranean and Black seas.
In that periodthe English ships were prey to pirates and bandits, fling the Genoeses flag these episodes passed.
Forthis authorisation they undertook to pay an annual tribute to the Republic of Genoa.
Since that moment England has been represented throughout the worlo by the flag of Sansiorgio, the flag of
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Republica of Genoa
Supertor non recognoscens
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 16h
No conflict of interests here
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 17h
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 17h
Toen ik op de lagere school zat, werd op elke uitstap met de bus door iedereen "Ajax is wc product" gezongen en ik was ver voorbij de 50 voor ik begreep dat dit in feite over voetbal ging.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 17h
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Funny thing is that he doesn't seem to understand (or doesn't want to understand) where AI gets its "insights" from. I am less worried about a superintelligence mobilizing all the resources in the universe than about the people who appear to think AI is really intelligent or maybe even "wise"
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Iris Ceulemans @ceuliris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Als slachtoffer van dergelijk ongeval… DOE DIE FF-ING DUTCH REACH.
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Siem De Cleyn @siemdc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"the KGB actively encouraged the Stasi to assist in its “political activities” in developing countries. In fact, support for international terrorism became one of the most important services the Stasi rendered to the KGB" www.politico.eu/article/did-...
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Did Vladimir Putin support anti-Western terrorists as a young KGB officer?
Putin has sworn his time as a KGB officer in Dresden was uneventful. There’s a lot of reason to doubt that claim.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What would be the concerning explanation? That this guy is sincerely dumb as f***? That he knows that he knows it but hopes his audience is dumb as f***? Or that he's just trying to divert us from more serious issues?
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Madalsa @madalsa.org · 27/09/2026
I understand IVs but I don’t *really* understand IVs.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Delightful interview, by the way.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ik ben toch niet de enige die bij het lezen van de woorden Hells Angela onmiddellijk de stem van Urbanus hoort? Toch?
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Alice Schippers 🍀 @aliceschippers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bertholee van de AIVD vindt het verhullend om te spreken over een ‘hybride oorlog’. We moeten erkennen dat Rusland de aanval al heeft geopend. ‘Het idee is dat aan een oorlog een oorlogsverklaring vooraf gaat. Maar in de moderne tijd gebeurt dat niet.’ www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
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‘Er is geen sprake van een toekomstig conflict met Rusland, we zitten er al in’
Europa is steeds vaker het doelwit van aanslagen, met vaak sterke vermoedens van Russische betrokkenheid. Rob Bertholee, oud-directeur van de AIVD, stelt dat Europese politici onterecht blijven volhou...
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Steven @stubbebe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ik moest hier te hard mee lachen. 😂
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A hurricane is coming to tax systems The Economist are optimists who only look at what will happen with taxes on labor income as a result of AI; wait until you hear what will happen with fuel taxes or other taxes proportional to CO2 emissions of cars www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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A hurricane is coming to tax systems
Governments should be preparing, but most aren’t
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When something sounds too good to be true, it often is not true, or at least a serious misrepresentation of what actually happened. Sad but true. "Wolves did not save Yellowstone – why were we so desperate to believe they did?" theconversation.com/wolves-did-n...
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Wolves did not save Yellowstone – why were we so desperate to believe they did?
Yellowstone’s reintroduced wolves have become a famous conservation success story, but the reality is far messier.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uit de "Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie": Lessen van 25 jaar economische analyses Kaderrichtlijn Water www.nieuwsbriefmilieueneconomie.nl/index.php?op...
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Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie - Lessen van 25 jaar economische analyses Kaderrichtlijn Water
Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie. Overheid - Onderzoek - Bedrijfsleven
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Not excluding technologies that I want"
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dat is NIET met mijn moeder, want die zit niet op Facebook
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Barbara @barbaralin.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
De beeldkeuze bij dit artikel legt achterstand in kennis van het vrouwenlichaam bij journalisten bloot…
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, she IS flirting, so where's the joke? 😇
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 02/10/2026
Strange there is no mention of freedom of movement in this article. The EU has always insisted free movement of people, goods, services and capital go together and cannot be unpicked. Are they now reversing that stance for candidate (and possible associate) countries?
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Your sense of humor may differ from mine but I find this one of the most hilarious jokes I have seen in recent weeks
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meme makers should stop give false hope to younger researchers concerning the speed of the scientific publication process
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
10/2/2026- Tennessee Executions www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/oc...
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 02/10/2026
they should make this season of true detective
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Saving her life to execute her
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Minstens 50 mannen in het oosten van Libië lopen een onmiddellijk risico op executie. In enkele weken hebben de Libische Arabische Strijdkrachten (LAAF) al zeker 30 mensen geëxecuteerd na oneerlijke processen. Een aantal van hen werd gruwelijk gemarteld. www.amnesty.nl/forms/email-...
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Tientallen geëxecuteerd in Libië
Minstens 50 mannen lopen onmiddellijk risico op executie
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Al bijna 30 jaar wordt Congo geteisterd door extreem geweld en grove mensenrechtenschendingen. Naar schatting verloren al meer dan 6 miljoen mensen het leven. Aan de basis van deze cyclus van geweld ligt een hardnekkig probleem: straffeloosheid. www.amnesty-international.be/doe-mee/onli...
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Congo: Stop de cyclus van geweld
Al bijna 30 jaar wordt Congo geteisterd door extreem geweld en grove mensenrechtenschendingen. Naar schatting verloren al meer dan 6 miljoen mensen het leven. We moeten de krachten bundelen en de cycl...
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
4000 years ago, a kid complained to his mom that his clothes weren't cool enough www.upworthy.com/pn-iddin-sin...
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A 4,000-year-old clay tablet captures a kid whining that his mom's homemade clothes aren't cool enough
He guilt-tripped his mother in cuneiform, and it still reads like a group chat.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Nederland hangt de wegenbelasting onder andere af van het gewicht van het voertuig - "Door het hogere gewicht van elektrische auto’s (+400-500 kg) kan de wegenbelasting zelfs bij een korting van 30% hoger uitkomen dan bij pure brandstofauto’s." www.ing.nl/zakelijk/sec...
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Une école pour officiers dans la lande bretonne?
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Alpine et al model CO₂ emissions when AI both enables emissions from fossil fuel productivity gains and avoided emissions from renewables productivity gains. Under parallel adoption scenarios, net CO₂ emissions increase by 1.2–4.8% of 2024 energy-related emissions www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wanneer "il pleut sur Nantes" wenselijk is...
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