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Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10h

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".

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10h

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

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10h

Let us hope that they will lose their freedom.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 10h

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

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 1d

Another reason to fight them, no gloves off.

The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

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

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.

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Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 2d

Time to go after their portemonnaie.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2d

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...

The First Step

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

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Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · 2d

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

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 28

“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?”

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 28

The French general i.r. Yakovleff reminds the general public what the French nuclear power means. x.com/G_Yakovleff/...

La Punchline de Yakovleff on X: "“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?”👊🏻 https://t.co/9gNtt9WAY3" / X

“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?”👊🏻 https://t.co/9gNtt9WAY3

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Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 13

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.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 13

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.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 13

—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%.

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 13

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

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 13

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

Philippe Buc @philippebuc.bsky.social · Mar 11

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

WOinActie.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social · Mar 11

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!
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Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...