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Werner van Zyl

@multivalent.bsky.social
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Husband. Father. Scientist. Artist. Atheist. Cancer survivor. South African 🇿🇦. Following: Springboks 🏉, Proteas 🏏, Arsenal ⚽️, Dodgers ⚾️. Loyalty: US 🇺🇸 ➡️ PhD ‘98, the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Hey cheer up: we still have Music 🎶 , stand-up comedy, and Mexican food!

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 7h
There are NEW updates in the case of the Cornell 7 as more details are revealed, including how the alleged victim stated “with 100% confidence [she] was raped”. So why did the local DA only present certain parts of her written statement? I've got the latest reporting: youtu.be/tcsZBeeJk9k?...
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New DETAILS In Cornell ASSAULT CASE Revealed In BOMBSHELL Transcript!!
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 7h
GOP Senator John Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?” Jack Smith: “I do not.” Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?” Smith: “Not anymore.” Kennedy: “Do you believe in Bozo the Clown?” Smith: “Sure. I’m looking at him right now.” /s
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Palantir founder Peter Thiel: “If you’re evil, you’re not bad. You’re actually maybe kind of good.” Apparently, even evil gets a rebranding campaign.
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AyJay @dcvet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The temerity, irony, hypocrisy, stupidity, and arrogance should have ended the run of this 🍊🤡💩🎪 a long time ago.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning?
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My book is now at #22! Can you help me break into the top 20 by grabbing a copy? If you’ve enjoyed my content over the last decade (which never has and never will be paywalled), please support my work here: www.harpercollins.com/pages/theday...
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cape Verde the only team who can claim never to have lost against the World Champions.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I thought impeaching Trump and convicting him in the Senate was a pipe dream. Not anymore. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-i…
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The Economist @economist.com · 29/01/2026
As Nigeria and South Africa revive, the continent’s growth may outpace Asia’s in 2026
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Africa’s two biggest economies may be turning the corner
As Nigeria and South Africa revive, the continent’s growth may outpace Asia’s in 2026
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𝔸𝕕𝕒 👀💙😵‍💫🍿🫩 @momtofourcats.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Go Seahawks!!!
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 08/10/2025
Time to break out this pic of me being strangled by a future #Nobel Laureate in 2017… #Chemsky #chemnobel…
Omar Yaghi strangling me in 2017…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/09/2025
Goldman: "Trump is in the Epstein files. So now all of a sudden the Republicans who were so aggressively intent on releasing the Epstein files are quiet...Oversight is running away from it because Chairman Comer is the useful idiot who will do the cover up for Donald Trump."
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The decades of granted powers that lead to a US dictatorship.
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Ben Meiselas @meiselasb.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Stephen Colbert, if you’re reading this: the door is open at the MeidasTouch Network open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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A Message to Stephen Colbert from MeidasTouch
By Ben Meiselas
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Trifid Duane of Canada🍁🇨🇦 @trifidofcanada.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
JFC MGT is the worst
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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
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Bob Lawrence 🔵 @trumpluvsobama.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
FFS!
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“This is what he does. He bluffs. He stalls. He blue-balls the nation with performative nonsense and calls it leadership. He governs like a sweaty improv comic on Ambien…” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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tales-typoz @tales-typoz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Diplomacy and leadership 👇👇👇👇👇
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Eileen @eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
What happened to Senator Padilla is a warning shot not to interfere with this hostile and violent takeover of our country. We can stand up for our rights and stay alert and safe at the same time.
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Empirical62🥄 @empirical62.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This is what we should ALL be talking about... youtu.be/JrpgSR0Y8Ms?...
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Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' ends US democracy. What happens next?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Any questions?
Images of Trump and Bruce Springsteen.
One says, "CON, and the other says, "ICON."
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Fixed it, and fixed it GOOD. ;) (Sound UP)
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I’m always looking for things that explain a lot but that people have a hard time remembering. Examples: Air is stuff. Pee comes from blood. All land vertebrates have a single common ancestor. Venus is bright enough to cast visible shadows. Clouds are heavy. Bones are alive. Any others you know?
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Biden administration has confirmed deals for billions in funding for Samsung Electronics (South Korea) and Texas Instruments to boost semiconductor chipmaking facilities in the US. techxplore.com/news/2024-12...
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US confirms billions in chips funds to Samsung, Texas Instruments
President Joe Biden's administration said Friday that it has cemented deals for billions in funding to South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments to boost their chipmak...
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Lithium-ion batteries have been used for electronic devices and electric cars. But lithium (Li) is scarce and expensive, while its heavier cousin sodium (Na) is cheap and abundant - the search is on to improve Na-battery efficiency. techxplore.com/news/2024-12...
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New material for sodium-ion batteries brings affordable, sustainable future within grasp
While lithium-ion batteries have been the go-to technology for everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars, there are growing concerns about the future because lithium is relatively scarc...
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Biomimicry has come a long way. theconversation.com/buildings-in...
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Buildings inspired by worms and grasshoppers: the future of biomimicry in construction
Countless engineering solutions are hiding in plain sight. We just have to look more closely at the natural world.
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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Planck time is the smallest unit of time that can be measured, approximately 5.39 x 10-44 seconds.
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