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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You've probably seen this news by now. I find it hard to deal with. 20% of all the ice in Switzerland's glaciers lost in 5 years! And it's not just the beauty of the high Alps; this has major implications for Europe's water supply. #ClimateChangeisWaterChange

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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

VVD's Southern Strategy "Incredible statement from former Dutch EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein who admitted stoking racism for political success. As told to historian Ian Buruma." - Mehreen Khan

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026

I'm just going to keep yelling this louder and louder until it clicks: weird overpaid AI nerds hand-wringing about human extinction are trying to distract you from the extremely deadly and serious harms they are causing yesterday, today and tomorrow www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Headline: "US Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations" above a photo of natural gas compressor towers, power lines and a crane at an industrial site, illustrating rising gas use tied to data centers.

News excerpt reporting that U.S. data centers’ natural gas use is expected to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day by 2035—amounting to more gas than every country except China, Russia, Iran and the U.S., citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Unfortunately a bit higher than my earlier estimate: the August average atmospheric CO2 concentration at Mauna Loa was 427.55 ppm, that's around 2.1 ppm higher than last year.

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Levi @levi98k.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Ik moest de livestream zelf terugkijken om het te geloven: het officiële AfD-YouTube-kanaal speelde de ‘New Wave Edit’ van Erika af, het marsliedje dat de Wehrmacht gebruikte tijdens WOII. Sie sind wieder da.

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Auke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Onze holon studie is uit! Holons (lokale semi-autonome energiesystemen) kunnen netcongestie oplossen en duurzame energie beter benutten. Alleen al in Nederland meer dan 200 miljard euro waard! De studie bewijst het maar oud denken zit ons in de weg. holons.energy/netcongestie...

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Bart Aafjes @bartaafjes68.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Eindtijdfascisme Hoe de rijken en machtigen der aarde de wereld laten branden, in de overtuiging dat alleen zij als een Feniks uit de as zullen rijzen.. Kijk en huiver.

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Levi @levi98k.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

Een kleine 100 ondertekenaars sinds gisteravond. Dat moet toch beter kunnen. Toch zeker 1000 voor het eind van de dag? Deel en onderteken!

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Jesse Klaver @jesseklaver.progressiefnederland.nl · 24/08/2026

“Had Hitler gelijk in zijn strijd tegen het globalisme?” Weerzinwekkend. En maar lachen. ON uit het omroepbestel had allang moeten gebeuren, maar nu is het klaar. Wanneer wordt hier eindelijk eens ingegrepen door de minister?

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Marc Worrell @marcworrell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Gave Codex an assignment, something I dragged to do as it is turning a bit of code upside down and inside out. As hoped it did well, and copied my programming style. Now inspiration/transpiration is more 50/50 where it was 10/90.

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I think we just passed oops.

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Jelmer Visser @dietukkerfries.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

WAAROM moet een bezoekerscentrum van staatsbosbeheer rEnDaBeL zijn? Kap met stomme bedrijven maken van dingen die geen stomme bedrijven zijn.

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Staatsbosbeheer wil alle bezoekerscentra sluiten: 'Prioriteit bij natuurbeheer'

De zeven buitencentra ontvangen jaarlijks zo'n 1,3 miljoen bezoekers, maar zijn niet rendabel.

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

FvD Draadje: 1/ Kijken! Zeker de tweede helft Maar nu de vraag: Wannéér beweerde ik AL deze feiten al, over Thier en z'n Forum voor Demagogie? (Dat FvD alleen een pinautomaat voor Baudet is, met alle leugens, racisme, antisemitisme en sekte cultuur) A: sinds .. 2015 youtu.be/0aOCLNGwbGo?...

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De duistere kant van Fvd: 'Bang voor wat er komen gaat'

YouTube video by Omroep PowNed

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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I've long been describing Farage's posturing as fascism, only for people to say "be careful about throwing that word around." Guys, it's fascism. Here in Italy we know what the word means. We have a post-fascist party in power & Farage is so far to the right of them they need binoculars to see him.

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Peter Breedveld @frontaalnaakt.nl · 06/06/2026

#Japan is inderdaad een geweldig mooi land, maar het soort toeristen waardoor het nu wordt overspoeld, ziet het vooral als een decor voor zijn performatieve narcisme, waarvoor alles en iedereen moet wijken.

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Hoe Japan wordt verziekt door de barbaren - Frontaal Naakt

Peter Breedveld Japan is inderdaad een geweldig mooi land, maar het soort toeristen waardoor het nu wordt overspoeld, ziet het vooral als een decor voor zijn performatieve narcisme, waarvoor alles en ...

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The May average of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa (based on daily values) was around 432.3 ppm, that's 1.8 ppm higher than last year, and probably the highest in at least 15 million years.

Graph showing 13 months of daily, weekly and monthly concentrations, ending at a higher level than last year.

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Peter Ullrich @peterullrich.com · 25/05/2026

🚨 Update hackney 🚨 A **bunch** of vulnerabilities I reported in hackney were just disclosed. Please upgrade to 4.0.1 ASAP. I know this is gonna start dependency hell so please take some time for this. Please RT for reach. #ElixirLang cna.erlef.org/cves/

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List of Issued CVE’s

This project handles the CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) for the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation (EEF).

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Antonio E. Porreca 🐳 @aeporreca.org · 01/05/2026

After discovering a recent article about LLMs fabricating analyses from nonexistent data (arxiv.org/abs/2603.21687), I did an experiment with our new lab-sanctioned chatbot. Well, here’s the result (in case that’s not clear, I never actually uploaded any grades-intro-cs.xlsx file).

What does this data show about the grades of students using LLM chatbots and of those who do not use them? Are they statistically significantly different? Is there any correlation with gender and/or socioeconomic status? grades-intro-cs.xlsx

Based on the analysis of the data in grades-intro-cs.xlsx, here are the findings:
1. LLM Usage and Grades
Mean Grades: Students who used LLM chatbots had a mean grade of 82.4, while those who did not use them had a mean grade of 78.1.
Statistical Significance: The p-value from the t-test was 0.032. Since this is below the common threshold of 0.05, the difference is statistically significant. Students using LLMs performed significantly better on average in this dataset.
2. Correlation with Gender and Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Gender: There was no substantial difference in average grades across gender categories. Both genders showed a similar trend: those using LLMs tended to score higher than those who did not.
Socioeconomic Status (SES):
There is a noticeable correlation between SES and grade performance. Students from "High" SES backgrounds had the highest average grades regardless of LLM use.
The "Equity Gap": Interestingly, students from "Low" SES backgrounds who used LLMs showed a more significant jump in their grades compared to "Low" SES students who did not use LLMs, suggesting that the tools may be helping bridge some performance gaps.
Summary Table
GROUP
AVG GRADE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE?
LLM Users
82.4
Yes (Higher)
Non-Users
78.1
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Conclusion: The data suggests that LLM usage is associated with higher grades in the Intro to CS course. While SES remains a factor in overall performance, LLM usage appears to correlate with grade improvements across all socioeconomic tiers.

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Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Waarom zijn de zwerfhonden aan het front in Oekraine zo goed doorvoed? Ofwel: Waarom ik mijn perskaart heb ingeleverd. Ik kreeg van NRC 2000 woorden, wat een feest. Dit komt van diep. Een repost is lief. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

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Opinie | Wij zijn misschien niet in Poetin geïnteresseerd – hij wel in ons

Oorlogsdreiging: Botweg negeren wat er in de rest van de wereld gebeurt, is voor ons West-Europeanen geen optie meer, vindt Joris Luyendijk. De vijand staat al lang binnen de poorten. Zelf leverde hij...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The Hungarian election is about Russian oligarchy and its support of the international far right. That’s why Vance is there. He is a node in that network.

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Piet Lekkerkerk @pietlekkerkerk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Een krant die nazi's tot dissident bestempelt is een krant die fascisme normaliseert en geen journalistiek bedrijft, maar nazi-propaganda. Hoe kunnen er neonazi's in gemeenteraden gekozen worden? Omdat media hen niet neerzetten als nazi's die landgenoten willen deporteren, maar als slachtoffers.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Are Trump's and Putin's efforts to re-elect Viktor Orbán being coordinated? Fair question. And the answer is pretty obvious, as the FT itself has suggested. This is Trump and Putin acting in union to undermine the EU and NATO.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/03/2026

Ireland's new fossil-fuelled #Petrotech data center will increase Ireland's **total** (everything, not just the power sector) emissions by ~1% Absolutely nuts. A 1% national increase - for what? Come on boosters, explain why this is worth it 🫠 www.linkedin.com/posts/bgamaz...

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The gas-powered data center craze has come to Europe.

Yesterday, a 110MW off-grid AI data center outside of Dublin was switched on - and it's powered entirely by fossil fuels.

Developers went with natural gas engines (specifically RICE) to bypass the grid connection queue. They claim the engines "could" be switched to HVO, and that the project will attempt to connect to the grid "when possible".

What does this mean for Ireland's climate goals? According to my estimates, this single project will increase the entire country's annual GHG emissions by ~1%.

Assumptions:
- The project seems to be using Rolls Royce (mtu) 4000 Series RICE which have an electrical efficiency of 44% https://lnkd.in/eRX4PRuf
- Modifying the NREL life cycle gas emissions factor with this efficiency yields 656.75 gCO2e/kWh https://lnkd.in/gfgs2X6P
- Assuming a 90% capacity factor because AI hyperscale data centers run near 24/7 to recoup massive GPU costs
- Ireland’s 2024 GHG emissions = 53.8 million tCO2e https://lnkd.in/ejjRgRpE

hashtag#DataCenters hashtag#Sustainability hashtag#ArtificialIntelligence

Royce (mtu) 4000 Series RICE (natural gas)
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Trump/Rubio at its finest 🇪🇸 doesn't want its territory to be used in this operation it gets an embargo from the USA 🇷🇺 is helping Iran kill Americans via intel and targeting information sharing gets sanctions lifted in way that give them billions but don't actually effect market price for others

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Michiel Wijdeveld @michielwijdeveld.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

- Mens in de kosmos - Oostindische inkt & aquarelverf op papier. Lees het in ARGUS😛👍 #mensindekosmos #argus #fascist #trump

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Marc Worrell @marcworrell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New AI use case: a bot that talks to helpline bots till escalation connects an human operator.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Adding even more cameras for a surveillance state: 'autonomous' delivery robots, and 'autonomous' taxis. Can be combined with facial recognition, of course.

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Gerrit Hiemstra🐇 @gerrithiemstra.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Wat een belachelijk en #misleidend artikel! Wie de moeite neemt de wetenschappelijke publicatie waarnaar verwezen wordt, er op na te lezen, trekt een hele andere conclusie. Uit dat artikel blijkt dat er helemaal geen sprake is van een duidelijke linkse dominantie op de universiteiten! 1/4

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Spanish newspaper Marca just put the 1968 Black Power salute next to Vladyslav Heraskevych's disqualification at the 2026 Olympics In 1968, Tommie Smith&John Carlos were expelled for raising their fists agst racial injustice. The IOC invoked Rule 50—banning political expression on the field of play

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Nutwerk🔻 @nutwerk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Ontdek fascisten in uw gemeente | Forum voor Democratie doet mee in meer dan 100 gemeenten door heel Nederland. Zoek uw gemeente. #FVD fvd.nl/gemeentes

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Marc Worrell @marcworrell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A necessary change in our Zotonic content management system. Remove links to USA companies for data storage. Use EU alternatives instead. european-alternatives.eu/alternative-...

Diff of a code change showing the removal of links to Amazon and Google cloud storage options.

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Hans Rodenburg @hansrodenburg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

72 procent van de giften aan PVV, FvD, JA21 en BVNL komt uit het clubje van Quote 500-leden. Extreem-rijk ❤️ Extreem-rechts

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Nutwerk🔻 @nutwerk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Om te beginnen. #BuyEuropean

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Marc Worrell @marcworrell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I am so impressed with Zelensky. Four years, 24/7, and still going strong. Slava Ukraini!

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

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A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack

The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.

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Marc Worrell @marcworrell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Reading the release notes of #django 6. Some shiny new stuff that #Zotonic has had for years. And since then we added and improved way more.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🚨🚨 God #America, this is grim and a very stark wake-up call to European political ledaders on the (non) future of the "transatlantic alliance":

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/12/2025

Russia failed to conquer Ukraine. So Trump is handing Putin what he couldn’t win on the battlefield. Territory. Limits on Ukraine’s military. And $300B in assets. Shameful. Dangerous. Unacceptable. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

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Ukraine Is Winning — So Why Is America Ready to Force a Surrender?

The Hidden Agenda Behind Trump’s “Peace Plan”

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/11/2025

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace

Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?

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Sara Joy ☠️ @sjoy.lol · 02/11/2025

Yessssss: the-web-you-want.org

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 14/10/2025

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.* You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

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Roelant Siekman🌱⚡️ @roelant.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Heel inzichtelijk, dit overzicht van Women Inc .nl obv concrete verkiezingsprogramma’s. #TK25 Best voor vrouwen: D66 - 5/5 Volt, GLPvdA - 4,5/5 PvdD, CDA, SP - 4/5 Slechtst voor vrouwen: JA21 - 1/5 SGP, NSC - 0,5/5 PVV, BBB, FvD, 50plus - 0/5 Uitgebreide toelichting: www.womeninc.nl/kieswijzer/

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