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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 12/08/2026

Wie vaak demonstreert, kan door de politie worden aangemerkt als extremist. Dat overkwam activist Frank van der Linde. Zijn naam belandde in politiesystemen als mogelijke terrorist. Sindsdien voert hij een eindeloze juridische strijd met de overheid, procedure na procedure.

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‘Ik ben tering-irritant’: jarenlange strijd van beroepsactivist legt gebreken rechtsstaat bloot

Sinds activist Frank van der Linde ten onrechte in verband werd gebracht met terrorisme, staat hij voortdurend in de rechtbank. Daar legt hij bloot hoe overheden burgers lichtvaardig verdacht maken en...

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We have the privilege of getting to witness the Plastic Age Collapse.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The weirdest thing about Hank Green's apology for using AI is that he spends much of it asserting his "nuanced takes" on AI while in the same breath admitting to having essentially an addiction to LLMs. It's like listening to a smoker asserting their "nuanced takes" on the dangers of smoking.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

there is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with.

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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Europeans can leave feedback for the @ec.europa.eu about reforming the Copyright Directive similar to the feedback campaign we had with the Digital Fairness Act until June 25: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... This is to increase political pressure, and map out a pattern of behavior on their end

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European Commission - Have your say

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Does it play? @doesitplay.org · 16/06/2026

The statement of the EU Commission is the feared disappointment. Still arguing things that have been refuted by Stop Killing Games Feels like they are intentionally playing dumb and wasting time, hoping that the false claims stick. This is not the end, though.

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Commission will engage with industry following European Citizens\' Initiative on the disabling of videogames by publishers

The European Commission will engage with consumers and publishers by the end of 2026 to explore ways to improve industry standards, as a response to the European Citizens\' Initiative (ECI) ‘Stop Destroying Videogames\'.\u202F

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Listened to an NPR story this morning about mass child starvation in Senegal without a single mention of Elon Musk, the guy who gleefully created the conditions for the mass starvation

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Does it play? @doesitplay.org · 03/06/2026

The Stop Destroying Videogames ECI has sent a powerful democratic signal. An invitation to OPENLY discuss the future relationship between games industry and its customers. The EU Commission must not fall for what seems to be a covert attempt to stop improvements. SKG open letter:

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I love universities. But the incentive structure is badly fucked up. Anyone who teaches has had the experience of teaching a class they don't want to teach to a room of students who don't want to learn. Like with a lot of things Ai is an accelerant, but it didn't create the problem.

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Sol Messing @solmg.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

New in Nature: LLMs give "the party line" in the languages of authoritarian regimes. This works when they control the media, which feeds pretraining data. We show more state control over the media means less critical LLMs. 6 studies spanning 38 languages & 13 models. Details ↓

Scatter plot of 38 countries plus China showing the proportion of LLM responses favorable to the regime in the local language vs. World Press Freedom Index score. Lower press freedom predicts more regime-favorable responses; all production models pooled.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This shows that the goal behind dogpiles is purely to hurt people.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

a large number of people are drawn to online leftism not for any reason of empathy or compassion but because they want a clique to belong to and to be told who to hate.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Technically, everything that's true is technically true.

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Manfred @mterburg.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Dirkjan 8

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Points to another problem: academic journal publishing needs to die. Academic disciplines are of course different but as a historian, if I'm publishing a paper every two weeks, or even every two months, you know I'm not taking the research seriously. end

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Many problems in the English speaking world can be traced back to its failure to address Cartesianism.

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Starfield @starfield.bethesdastudios.com · 17/03/2026

From the upcoming Free Lanes update to Terran Armada and more Trackers Alliance, 2026 is going to be the biggest year yet for #Starfield. 🌌 See everything coming to the game in today's Developer Deep Dive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scvz...

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Starfield: Major Update - Free Lanes & Terran Armada Developer Deep Dive

YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Proud to know two of these guys: www.science.org/content/arti... Interestingly, in both cases the key to not engaging was a vibe check plus listening to the women in their lives.

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Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein

The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It is not moral to, based on their morality, side with moral people over immoral people on matters of truth.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Trump & Co have been talking about US military action for weeks, if not months, and positioning the assets to do it - long before such intelligence ever could have become a factor. This is transparent nonsense.

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EAll @ealluia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Likewise, pointing out the involuntary nature of tics, in order to deny mens rea for their harm, does not assert that there is no steps a person can take that might, but also might not, reduce their frequency or severity.

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EAll @ealluia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Asserting that is possible that symptoms will resolve is not the same thing as asserting that there is an intervention or collection of interventions that will reliably stop symptoms. There is nothing a person can do that will guarantee they will not have tics, which is the relevant point.

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EAll @ealluia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If someone says hiccups are irresistible and you reply, "Well, actually, have you tried holding your breath?" you are just being obtuse about what the person means.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Turns out that the "checks and balances" of the US government are just some guy standing next to the door leading to the authoritarianism room who might stop you if you try to open the door.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Plato (in the Sophist IIRC) actually addresses the fact that Socratic-type dialogues are not so much for the benefit of the interlocutor, who is often a sophist and too old to be open to the idea that he doesn't know what he thinks he knows, but for the benefit of the (often young) people watching.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

My biggest issue with LLMs and similar AI technology is the deception as an inherent quality. LLMs are designed to seem like people. Not *be* like people, just seem like them. They are not an attempt to model or reverse engineer (human) intelligence. They are an attempt to produce similar results.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

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B. Dave Walters - Yes, it is I! @bdavewalters.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Posting Valerie's story again for no particular reason. Just an inch...but they must never take it from us. #GodIsInTheRain youtu.be/H_GbtyOyxBc?...

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Valerie's Story.wmv

YouTube video by skunktheshrink

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved

After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The problem with the concept of an external world is that it implies an internal one. While it's perfectly valid to say that the thing we might call our internal world is real, any boundary between it and the "external" is completely imagined. These aren't separate worlds at all, but a continuum.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Calling him handsome: - Expected - Overdone - Everyone has hands Calling him footsome: - Original - Unclear if it's a compliment or an insult - Fits this meme template

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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help. this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls. we can beat them phone numbers and a script:

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Game Changer @gamechanger.dropout.tv · 15/07/2025

Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌 DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!

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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

"I stand with the people who started this citizen initiative. I signed and will continue to help them. A game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company." Thank you @nicustefanuta.bsky.social for your support as a Vice President of @europarl.europa.eu ! 🇷🇴 eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/

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Henk Willem Smits @henkwillem.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Na Feyenoord meent ook FC Twente dat het oké is om zaken te doen met Rusland. Dat voetbalclubs uit NL gewoon zaken willen doen is de beste propaganda die Poetin kan krijgen. Achter die handel met Rusland schuilt één voetbalmakelaarskantoor, het Amsterdamse Muy Manero 👇 www.ftm.nl/artikelen/na...

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Spelersmakelaar zonder licentie regelt de voetbaltransfers met Rusland

Nathan van Kooperen is de enige voetbalagent in Nederland die sinds de inval in Oekraïne in 2022 nog zaken doet met clubs in Rusland. Afgelopen winter begeleidde hij spits Manfred Ugalde voor een milj...

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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

This may be in violation of Directive 93/13/EEC, which protects consumers in the EU from unfair terms in contracts, as per @ec.europa.eu: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... Investigations are pending from France, Germany, and Australia! Keep signing #StopKillingGames to make your voice heard!

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Parliamentary question | Answer for question P-001352/24 | P-001352/2024(ASW) | European Parliament

Answer for question P-001352/24

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8Bit @memoriesin8bit.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Stop Killing Games made it to 100% required signatures. Now, I'd like to make it perfectly clear: If you have not signed, yet or know someone who hasn't: DO IT NOW! The more buffer the petition has, the better! www.stopkillinggames.com

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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 05/07/2025

Het kabinet onderzoekt of het demonstratierecht ingeperkt kan worden, omdat demonstraties steeds vaker zouden escaleren. Maar de cijfers vertellen een ander verhaal: slechts 3 procent van de demonstraties loopt uit de hand. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/de...

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Worden demonstraties gewelddadiger? Een blik op de cijfers leert van niet. Integendeel

Het kabinet onderzoekt of het demonstratierecht ingeperkt kan worden, omdat betogingen steeds vaker zouden escaleren. Maar de cijfers vertellen een ander verhaal: slechts 3 procent van de demonstratie...

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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 30/06/2025

BBB en VVD hebben – met steun van vrijwel de volledige Tweede Kamer – een maatregel geschrapt die jaarlijks evenveel CO₂ bespaart als 450.000 koeien uitstoten. Het gaat om een belastingvoordeel voor groene investeringen. In plaats daarvan krijgen bedrijven een belastingkorting.

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Kwart jaarlijkse CO2-reductie in gevaar door cadeautje van BBB en VVD aan bedrijfsleven

BBB en VVD hebben – met steun van vrijwel de volledige Tweede Kamer – bedrijven vanaf 2027 een belastingvoordeel van 960 euro per jaar gegeven. Dat dekken ze door een fiscaal voordeel à 75 miljoen eur...

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Capitalists have convinced themselves that being an asshole is a talent.

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Reynier the Fox @lightrey.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The current state of the world can perhaps be most succinctly summed up as evils justifying their existence as forces against each other.

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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 26/06/2025

Toen artsen van het Erasmus MC ontdekten dat een vergeten medicijn werkt tegen een zeer zeldzame en dodelijke kinderziekte, zagen ze niet meteen eurotekens. Maar de Zweedse farmaceut die een deal sloot met het universitair ziekenhuis, zag die wel. Nu maakt hij het simpele pilletje 400 keer duurder.

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…en toen was het medicijn tegen een zeldzame kinderziekte ineens 400 keer duurder

Onderzoekers van het Erasmus MC ontdekten dat een groep kinderen met een dodelijke aandoening baat heeft bij een oud medicijn, dat bijna niets kost. Een Zweedse farmaceut bemachtigde het monopolie en ...

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Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 24/06/2025

De Amerikaanse overheid vergroot haar invloed in Europa. Via een investeringsfonds pompt de CIA geld in Europese defensiestart-ups die werken aan drones, AI en satellieten. Het gaat daarbij niet om geld, maar om macht: meebeslissen over de wapens van de toekomst. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/de...

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De CIA gluurt via een investeringsfonds mee bij Europese defensiestart-ups

Europese defensiestart-ups worden gefinancierd door In-Q-Tel, een investeringsfonds dat door de CIA is opgezet. De Amerikaanse overheid krijgt zo invloed op de ontwikkeling van baanbrekende militaire ...

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