iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We cannot quite know that; we need a serious study, but Trump is cutting university funding for the exploration of brain worms and "veuves joyeuses".

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

If he has a brainworm he can indeed see treason everywhere. Some subspecies induce acute forms of paranoia.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Let us hope that they will lose their freedom.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

He probaly meant to speak of the bacterial cultures that infect a number of politicians' brains. The tongue must have twisted

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Another reason to fight them, no gloves off.

000

Reposted by Philippe Buc

The American Prospect @prospect.org · 09/12/2025

The explosion of artificial intelligence is overseen by people who will do and say whatever it takes for them to maintain their dominance. Adam Lowenstein reports on the lust for power sweeping Silicon Valley: trib.al/KwAc9Nd

trib.al

Artifice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The American Prospect

To understand the tech mindset is to see that the ultimate goal is domination. Silicon Valley elites apply a different standard to themselves because, quite simply, they believe that they deserve a different set of rules and expectations.

1177

Reposted by Philippe Buc

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Just sent out this post. For Europeans to start looking after their own security one step seems vital, they need to stop genuflecting to official Washington, which always "hopewashes" the policies of Donald Trump. Unless Europe can think for itself, it will fail. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

open.substack.com

The First Step

Europe Needs To Stop Listening to the "Hopewashing" from Official Washington

13287108

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Time to go after their portemonnaie.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It is indeed the discourse, this shall pass... But the madness is deeper than the StrumpEt; it is an attitude of scorn and dislike that is common among the US electorate.

010

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Time to require visas from my countrymen coming to the EU, with checks of their social network profiles to see whether thew demean the GREAT EU NATION (capital sTrumpEt style). And to go after Trump's Silicon Valley enablers.

110

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The EU will go after the African immigrant Musk and all these dubious tech bros who pollute spirits the world over... And Musk does not like it.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The US is playing a risky game. The talk in Europe is now to start playing dirty. Clay feet USA

010

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

“Our European allies don't understand nuclear language, for them it's like conventional with a bigger boom, no, if a single French submarine fires all its missiles, on arrival that makes “300 Nagasakis”. Is that enough to understand a message? What more do we need in Europe?”

030

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Sales in China also fell by nearly 14% in January and February, but a political backlash is an unlikely explanation; Mr Musk is generally regarded as pro-China. In Britain, where his political meddling should be a factor, Tesla sales actually increased by almost 21% in February.

010

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

In Germany, where Mr Musk caused an uproar by supporting a far-right party in recent elections, sales fell by 76% in February, year on year. Yet Barclays reckons that first-quarter sales in America, where antipathy to Mr Musk seems highest, will be flat.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

—a fall of 1%, to 1.79m cars. Sales have continued to fall in recent months compared with a year ago, at a time when the EV market overall is still growing. Barclays estimates that first-quarter sales in Europe could be down by around 30%.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Mr Musk’s behaviour only partially explains Tesla’s troubles. Sales were falling before he took a chainsaw to America’s public sector. Last year Tesla dropped a long-standing aim to be making 20m cars annually by 2030 and reported its first decline in annual sales for many years

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Let us add that this explains why Tesla is becoming a submarine-- to avoid Navy pilots. Another explanation is here: The Economist, today

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Only someone in Denmark might confuse over-water and under-water

010

Reposted by Philippe Buc

WOinActie.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Heel veel aandacht in de pers voor de zeer geslaagde aftrap van de estafettestaking in Leiden gisteren. Vandaag staken de universiteit en hogeschool in Utrecht! 1/ Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

nrc.nl

Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden

Bezuinigingen onderwijs: De Universiteit Leiden en de Hogeschool Leiden trapten gezamenlijk een landelijke estafettestaking af tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs. Docenten staakten en gaven...

1299

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

In other times, this would have meant a duel. One does not call a Navy Captain a traitor.

130

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The difference being that Orban, who indeed got a lot of pork, is in power, and these Poles not. Orban is playing a dangerous game, because if he loses he may end up in jail. And have to cough up some of his bacon.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

In French slang we might say, "c'est pas bézef", "that is not too good". But Bezos sounds also like "baisé", also slang for fucked. Fair to use for a tax evader ...

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

6/ The bulk of its worth rests on hopes for autonomous vehicles Tesla hasn't yet delivered, despite Musk's promises in every year since 2016 that driverless Teslas would arrive no later than the following year.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

5/ Tesla's electric-vehicle business accounts for almost all of its revenue but less than a quarter of its stock-market value, according to a Reuters review of more than a dozen analyses by banks and investment firms.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

4/ ... that the world's most-valuable automaker isn't really a car company at all, but rather an artificial-intelligence pioneer that will soon unleash a revolution in robotaxis and humanoid robots.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

3/ And yet Tesla continues to fetch a valuation far above those of the world's biggest automotive and technology firms, judging by standard financial metrics. That's because most investors and analysts have bought Musk's pitch ....

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

2/ The company's market capitalization has dropped 45% since hitting an all-time high of $1.5 trillion on December 17, erasing most of the gains the stock made after CEO Musk helped finance the election victory of U.S. President Donald Trump.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Reuters, Chris Kirkham, today: 1/ (Reuters) - Tesla's stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced.

100

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

From Stéphane Audrand on X, @AudrandS About the wretched Lindsey Graham. The US is fast losing its historical allies.

030

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

So are the cantankerous French, well caricatured in Astérix.

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Here is this coven of exalted divines... They are not advancing the business of Christ, just their delusions or business

070

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It is hard to know what will come out of the Trump-Musk chaotic and disruptive foreign policy moves. But certainly little solidarity with the US on China -- www.ft.com/content/65ab...

ft.com

Spain calls for EU to forge China policy without US

‘Europe must take its own decisions’, says foreign minister José Manuel Albares

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

thanks for this. There is hope, perhaps in this specific configuration for imperfect reasons

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Check out my short article: States and merchants: a commentary on the current geopolitical crisis between Europe and the US www.linkedin.com/pulse/states... via @LinkedIn

linkedin.com

States and merchants: a commentary on the current geopolitical crisis between Europe and the US

J.D.

123

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Moderate US expert hoping for some middle road between Europe and the US and downplaying European nations' abilities vis-à-vis Putin's Russia. An Atlantist can only write so: www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...

theguardian.com

The US and Europe are at a crossroads. A new world order is emerging | Christopher S Chivvis

We’ve seen the opening salvo in a US effort to transform the transatlantic relationship. The future of democracy is in play

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

AdBots on X comment immediatly 😝

010

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Macron is a Gaullist. He senses... One does not need emotions and crowds to decide, plan, act

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Why, given the insults and the radical divergence between interests provoked by Trump and Musk would the phone call have this effect ?

010

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It is remarkable how fast they all lower their pants for the sake of money, or out of cowardice... Now this www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... As for "dumb fucks" Z, he is a despicable pimp, who will even do webcam for a price

theguardian.com

Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting

Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and nixing diversity goals

000

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

May Pastor White, whose lilly-whiteness and purity is common knowledge, exorcize Tucker Carlson who was sexually assaulted (he says) by a demon! x.com/Paula_White/...

x.com

000