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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Sibout Nooteboom @sibout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Opinie | We moeten Big Tech tegenhouden voor het de publieke ruimte volledig koloniseert
Journalistiek: Folkert Jensma houdt eigenlijk niet van demonstreren. Maar nu technologiereuzen ongestraft de vruchten van de journalistiek in de blender van hun AI-modellen gooien, en zo bijdragen aan...
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
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DrJHAmsterdam @drjohamsterdam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
De ambitie van Dilan Yesilgöz is zo groot dat het land er onder verpletterd wordt. Net als bij Trump bij de Republikeinen is haar greep op de VVD immens. Een beiden sleuren hun partij mee in de ondergang.
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Piet Lekkerkerk @pietlekkerkerk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ooit werden Baudets neonazi's de grootste bij de verkiezingen voor de Provinciale Staten, omdat veel media deden alsof de beweging van Baudet een normale partij was. Ik ben blij met de kritische benadering van het FVD door de Volkskrant. Dit verdient navolging. Eerdmans was onlangs overtuigd FVD'er.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This pipeline has been moving 4% to 5% of global oil supply, according to Reuters! Another example of the incredible vulnerability of our reliance on fossil fuels. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Number of tourism nights per inhabitant across Europe. If your region has a high dependence on tourism, it is also reliant on the general economic prosperity of the source regions. If Europe is doing poorly, the red regions will be short of cash quickly. Source: buff.ly/weM7kXb
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A journalist absolutely needs to ask Trump the precise period in which he believes Germany was great
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
China has hit the ceiling on aluminum production at home leading producers to building smelters abroad. From Angola to Indonesia and Kazakhstan and Angola, Chinese technology, capital and capacity are flowing into new markets. chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/09/09/c...
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China Takes Its Aluminum Dominance to Angola, Indonesia and Kazakhstan as Domestic Capacity Hits Limit
By Andy Home China's aluminum smelters have been running red hot this year. The Shanghai aluminum price is nudging three-month highs, raw material costs are historically low and margins are strong.…
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Meanwhile on X, from Evan Hubinger, who leads the Alignment Science team at Anthropic.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Map visualizes amounts of water. From big to small: 1. All water (1384km in diameter) 2. Fresh liquid water in the ground, lakes, swamps & rivers (273km) 3. Fresh-water lakes & rivers (57km) Water really is a rare commodity... Source: buff.ly/3e95aoI
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
China remains popular across Africa, but why? New Afrobarometer polling shows Beijing again outperforming the U.S. and Europe. Ebenezer Obadare joins Eric & Cobus to unpack what’s driving African perceptions of China and the West. Watch - tinyurl.com/pu7mjac5
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Fabian Hoffmann, PhD @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🚀 I just published my latest Missile Matters post on Ukraine's missile defense crisis, outlining why ballistic missile defense is so challenging and what can be done to alleviate pressure. Access the post here: missilematters.substack.com/p/ukraines-m... Summary below. 1/5
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Ukraine's Missile Defense Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
How Russian ballistic missiles overwhelm Ukraine's missile defenses and what can be done
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Geography trivia: The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas once were the same mountain range, the Central Pangean Mountains. Source: buff.ly/3Pn9yBY
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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Get Palantir Out of Dutch Public Services
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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
China’s new World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization could become a major pillar of Beijing’s global technology strategy, giving developing countries an alternative to Western-led AI institutions, infrastructure and governance frameworks.
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For China, the Race for AI Supremacy Runs Through the Global South
President Xi Jinping's keynote address at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai highlighted the enormous importance that developing countries play in the Chinese leader's drive to s...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Remembering how the "Ebola Crisis" was literally *the* most covered news story - consistently framed as though it was a huge embarrassment to Obama - before the 2014 midterms (after which the media totally abandoned the story)
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 31/07/2026
We’ve moved from income world to wealth world ft.trib.al/yPmZXQv | opinion
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We’ve moved from income world to wealth world
Passive wealth gains increasingly matter more than earnings for one’s standing in society
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
A close-up photo of the two tiny figurines.
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good to co-chair the first meeting of the Global Council on New Economics for the 21st Century today w First Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo, & Council members Laura Carvalho, Ha-Joon Chang, Jayati Ghosh, Darrick Hamilton, Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Ndongo Samba Sylla, Joseph Stiglitz & Isabella Weber
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NYT: Elon Musk has authorized his super PAC to spend $100–120 million on a new ground operation across 8 states to help elect Republicans in November. The group will initially focus on Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and Ohio, with discussions underway about expanding to NC, GA & TX
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Miriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Powerful piece on Palantir spreading its tentacles. In Australia, it's working in defence and intel, state corrections, and big corporations. This on the UK's NHS. - by Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin (lr) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n13/peter-geoghegan-and-lucas-amin/this-looks-absolutely-rubbish
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Peter Kodde @peterpolder.eurosky.social · 26/07/2026
Dit was niet voor het eerst dat er mensen aangevallen zijn omdat ze zich uitspreken voor de opvang van mensen op de vlucht. Er zijn mensen gedoxed, er zijn mensen in elkaar geslagen, er is met vuurwerk en eieren gegooid. Alleen schande zeggen is niet genoeg.
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Mathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 25/07/2026
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Leen van Dijke @leen1955.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Gezin uit Syrië voor vierde keer doelwit van vernielingen in Twente Hebben we in de gaten hoe ernstig dit is? nos.nl/l/2624497
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Gezin uit Syrië voor vierde keer doelwit van vernielingen in Twente
De burgemeester van Tubbergen zegt: "Dit moet veel doen met een gezin dat juist probeert hier een nieuw bestaan op te bouwen."
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Joop.nl @joop.nl · 26/07/2026
Tom Ribbens: The Odyssee leert hoe je als mens kunt veranderen teneinde jezelf te worden www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
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The Odyssee leert hoe je als mens kunt veranderen teneinde jezelf te worden - Joop - BNNVARA
Nolan zet in zijn verfilming van de Odyssee een duidelijke grondtoon neer van wat dan wel menselijk, wat dan wel het goede is..
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Dick van Hoffen @dickvanhoffen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Verdringingsreeks watergebruik: Let op: de natuur staat wel in categorie 1, maar in de praktijk worden alleen rond een paar N2000 gebieden concrete anti-verdrogingsmaatregelen genomen. De gewone natuur, de bosjes, lanen en bomen buiten N2000 gebieden mogen allemaal droog gepompt.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Musk was humiliated in his interview with The Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes. She called him out on his bullshit, pointed out his lies and ignorance and extreme prejudice. We need more interviews like that. This is the response of the world’s thinnest-skinned man.
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She is a traitor to the West, plain and simple
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Merijn Oudenampsen @merijnoudenampsen.org · 31/05/2026
Goede repliek op Maarten Boudry zeg. “Wie steeds opnieuw suggereert dat trans rechten of antiracisme de burger naar extreemrechts drijven, formuleert een eis: geef ons minder gelijkheid, anders stemmen wij op de man die haar afbreekt. Dat is geen politieke analyse. Dat is chantage.”
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Opinie | Anti-woke is de brug naar Trump geworden
Lezersbrieven: U schreef ons over anonimiteit bij FvD’ers, leuke mannen, muzikale complexiteit en overoptimistische columns.
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Michiel van Hulten @michielvanhulten.eu · 31/05/2026
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I know that this makes perfect sense for people who grow up with these measures. Personally I’m strongly on team meter-liter-degree-kilos.
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Michiel van Hulten @michielvanhulten.eu · 31/05/2026
This really is the last drop for me. I’d already quit Facebook, but now I’m quitting Whatsapp as well. Most of my chats are already on Signal. Leaving Whatsapp will be a pain. But I’ve never regretted leaving Twitter bc of Musk, and I’m sure this will work out too www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm
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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 24/05/2026
🗣️ “The total amount spent on the Apollo space program cost less than the amount that was spent last year on data centres.” More from IEA’s Siddharth Singh on the rapid rise in investment in data centres & AI – and what it means for the energy sector 👉 iea.li/4uoCOO6
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Ingrid de Ruijter @ingridderuijter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Nog meer insecten op de witte ondergrond. #KleineWespenboktor en een #Bosrandroofvlieg #ElkeDagEenInsect
Kleine wespenboktorBosrandroofvlieg
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Gajes @gajes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
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Hans Exterkate @hexter.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Grasboktor - Iberodorcadion fuliginator. Extreem zeldzaam. Leeft maar op 1 plek in ons land. Gisteren kunnen fotograferen. #insects #nature #naturephotography #naturebeauty
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Peter Breedveld @frontaalnaakt.nl · 16/05/2026
De mannen die tegen asielzoekers protesteren omdat die een gevaar zouden vormen voor vrouwen, zouden niet aarzelen zelf een vrouw te verkrachten om haar een lesje te leren, schrijft @hassnae.bsky.social.
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Verkrachters voor vrouwen op de bres - Frontaal Naakt
Hassnae Bouazza De mannen die tegen asielzoekers protesteren omdat die een gevaar zouden vormen voor vrouwen, zouden niet aarzelen zelf een vrouw te verkrachten om haar een lesje te leren. Hassnae Bou...
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Ahmed Marcouch @ahmedmarcouch.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Extreemrechts is niet verdwenen, het wachtte op zijn moment. Identitair Verzet is terug en gebruikt lokale onrust om internationaal te groeien. Oprechte zorgen verdienen steun, maar laat je niet misbruiken.
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Israeli destruction machine at work, in Lebanon this time.
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Myrthe Hilkens @myrthehilkens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Zojuist zag ik een fragment van het Loosdrechtse anti-AZC protest. Een alleenstaande moeder die stond te huilen voor de camera omdat ze vanaf nu haar dochtertje niet meer alleen buiten kan laten spelen. Het is kwaadaardig, zo bang als mensen worden gemaakt.
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Vincent Luyendijk @vincentluyendijk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Echt heel goed werk van Barbara Kathmann en Chris Stoffer.
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Kaj Leers @kajleers.eurosky.social · 21/04/2026
Zoals Eric Smit zegt, miljardairfantast Peter Thiel gaat achter de journalistiek aan - tot die knielt en gehoorzaamt aan het AI-altaar
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Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — Powered by AI - Coda Story
His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
If you read one thing today ... An essential article by the great @billmckibben.bsky.social billmckibben.substack.com/p/big-oil-br...
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Big Oil Breaks Everything
The planet, our democracy, our courts...
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This week's other bad news: bsky.app/profile/sust...
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Not sure if we're succeeding in our wake up call, so I'll try a different font.
AMOC collapse is dangerous, text in a large, red font.
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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today's episode of The Ezra Klein Show. The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer. open.spotify.com/episode/3Jjy... youtu.be/mX5U5DNUfBc?...
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Why Jeff Bezos’s Tax Rate Is Lower Than Yours | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Sibout Nooteboom @sibout.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Column | Trump kan de rechtsstaat elk moment in de afgrond kieperen
Op 7 april, de dag dat Donald Trump beloofde „een hele beschaving” te vernietigen, schreef de Amerikaanse historica Marci Shore, die het door MAGA gekooide academische leven in Amerika is ontvlucht en...
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