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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 21h

Strong statement from the Belgian deputy PM on the Trump regime's attacks against the ICC, where Dutch government sticks to 'regret'.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 09/10/2026

"Many people prefer to believe the brutes and the sadists are responsible, largely because they are not like 'us,'" writes @omerbartov.bsky.social. "But modern genocide is the product of the technocrats, bureaucrats and cold planners of extermination, who don’t get their hands dirty."

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How do human beings explain taking part in genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look | Omer Bartov

It’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocides are fueled by people who are uncomfortably recognizable

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 8h

Arson sabotage hits busy Dutch railway bridge, in Rotterdam.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 19h

In the end, #Isaias strengthened so much over the hot waters of the Gulf of México, that it became a cat. 3 with sustained winds of 185 km/h. Now close to landfall near Pensacola, Florida, with a dangerous storm surge and heavy rain.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 18h

Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...

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Putin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply diesel

Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 19h

Please keep taking out Russian refineries.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19h

🔥 FT: A senior Ukrainian official says Kyiv will continue its long-range drone strikes on Russian energy facilities: “We will burn their refineries.”

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 19h

Please keep taking out Russian refineries.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20h

September 2026,according to NASA, had a temperature anomaly of 0.77C vs. 1991/2020 and was the 2nd hottest September on record behind 2023 as follows: 2023:+0.87C 2026:+0.77C 2025:+0.63C 2024:+0.60C 2020:+0.35C

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 21h

Strong statement from the Belgian deputy PM on the Trump regime's attacks against the ICC, where Dutch government sticks to 'regret'.

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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 23h

Grateful for her work and commitment. Always regretful to learn from any attempt to threaten the International Criminal Court. Justice will prevail.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026

NYT: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ABSOLUTE MADNESS 47C IN THE EMIRATES Mind blowing October heat continues 47.2C Swiehan HOTTEST OCTOBER DAY EVER IN THE EMIRATES Record High Minimums 31.9C Dubai OMAN 31.5 Buraimi 30.8 Sunaynah Records in INDIA 38.2 Yavatmal 37.0 Punalur 36.5 Buldhana HIGH MIN 24.7 Ahmednagar

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence and Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Example of a restriction on what ordinary people will be allowed to ask Sir AI. This can of course be expanded as the billionaires wish. No critical questions about the Ruler or his actions could be next.

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Erik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“At least 26 senators, more than a quarter of the chamber, hold data center-linked investments … Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island whose data center investments total between $2.1 million and $8.6 million, takes the number one spot.” 👀

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The 5 Senators—Including Maine's Susan Collins—With The Biggest Investments In Data Centers

Forbes examined financial disclosures for every sitting Senator. We found 26 Senators with at least $7 million in investments tied directly to the data center buildout, including Sheldon Whitehouse an...

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Close friend of Putin and still a member of German governmment coalition party @spd.de: tricky combination.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Pryluky. Russia killed 22 people in that residential building, 5 of them kids. 54 more people were injured. 📷: evgenymaloletka/Instagram

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The EU's rear guard.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In primary school (1960s), we learned that mountain areas above 3,000 m altitude in the Alps had eternal snow. I'm afraid we're seeing the end of that. Matterhorn, 4,478 m high, last week.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reality TV showing a brain falling apart.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In primary school (1960s), we learned that mountain areas above 3,000 m altitude in the Alps had eternal snow. I'm afraid we're seeing the end of that. Matterhorn, 4,478 m high, last week.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🇺🇦🇩🇰 The Danish intelligence service said that Russia has launched sabotage operations against Danish companies that supply defense products to Ukraine, - Reuters

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump: "Today is Vladimir Putin's birthday. I'm sure you're going to celebrate it. Are you going to celebrate his birthday? I have a call set up." What the hell is wrong with you?! Celebrate? You sure? The birthday of a butcher responsible for murdering 25 people in Ukraine today?

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In a light Atlantic hurricane season (activity suppressed by El Niño), it looks like Isaias will make it to the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico as a strong category 2 hurricane with winds of ~175 km/h, this coming Friday.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Surreal. One could suspect AI, but that tanker was actually burning close to the city.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Samara oil pipeline hub is on fire in russia. Notice how it’s not an apartment building, kindergarten, school, or hospital like when russia attacks Ukraine, but the aggressor’s economy, attacked to limit the aggressor’s ability to wage war, not to murder kids in their beds.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Russia's Samara region. Drones reportedly struck the Samara Line Production and Dispatch Station again. A large fire broke out. The facility is an important hub for receiving, storing, and further transporting oil and has one of the largest oil tank farms in Europe.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trying to teach myself to use openstreetmap.org instead of the oligarchs' Google Maps. It's pretty good! Here's the bike route from our Common Futures office to the offices of the Province of Utrecht, for instance. The direction engine GraphHopper does know the cyclists' shortcut.

Map of Utrecht showing blue route for cycling

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The current El Niño event is building up to an unprecedented strength: Corrected for the ongoing warming the sea water in the indicator region of the Pacific is extremely far above normal, and early in the buildup.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well, I can sort of understand those California Leaders. It's not super common for one's president to suggest that an enemy destroy some of your cities.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hot autumn nights in southern California, near LA: a week of nightly lows averaging 24°C, that's over 5°C warmer than ever before in early October!

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

👀🇺🇦 Not a single jet UAV reached the Kyiv region or the western regions today. Drones were all shot down in the border regions, the monitoring channels write.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Looks pretty, but I have a hunch that I'll be cycling home in the dark one of these weeks.

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Judith Taylor @earther.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books in the past year, says PEN America. That's the most since tracking began 5 years ago. "Many of the bans were in Florida and Texas.... School district administrators rely increasingly on AI to determine which books should be pulled." tinyurl.com/35edktjk

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Schools banned a record 12,000 books in a year, according to annual report

Themes of race, sexuality and gender remain common reasons to ban books, as some school administrators use AI to determine what gets pulled, a new report finds.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Absolute insanity in MIDDLE EAST defying what we had though as physically possible MINIMUMS 30/33C in Kuwait,Iran,Bahrain,Qatar,Emirates,Oman & India Min 29.9 Bandarrabas IRAN 28.0 Karwak INDIA October records Next days >45C,Mins 32C for WEEKS Absolutely Mind blowing in October

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Up to 28°C on France's Atlantic islands today, in October!

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