JanPieter 🇪🇺
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European governments are voluntarily handing the keys of their vital IT systems in police, health care and intel to #Palantir, whose boss explicitly wants to end democracy. The Swiss seem to be the only ones who are paying attention when all the others have gone into snooze mode
Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
European governments are voluntarily handing the keys of their vital IT systems in police, health care and intel to #Palantir, whose boss explicitly wants to end democracy. The Swiss seem to be the only ones who are paying attention when all the others have gone into snooze mode
"But officer, I have the volume set at *minus* 14, how loud can that be?"
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"But officer, I have the volume set at *minus* 14, how loud can that be?"
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Hard-right and far-right politicians now lead the polls in France, the U.K. and even Germany.
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hard-right and far-right politicians now lead the polls in France, the U.K. and even Germany.
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇
🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
EU when 🤔?
Please cover how they’re going to start blocking kids from Google next! This is bad regulation www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like Google
Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
EU when 🤔?
Strangely enough, German 🇩🇪 beer crates (24x33cl) are pretty dumb 🥴.
They lack a handle in the middle, so they are very awkward and uncomfortable to carry (not balanced), and the side handles break easily 🙄.
They lack a handle in the middle, so they are very awkward and uncomfortable to carry (not balanced), and the side handles break easily 🙄.
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Strangely enough, German 🇩🇪 beer crates (24x33cl) are pretty dumb 🥴.
They lack a handle in the middle, so they are very awkward and uncomfortable to carry (not balanced), and the side handles break easily 🙄.
They lack a handle in the middle, so they are very awkward and uncomfortable to carry (not balanced), and the side handles break easily 🙄.
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Grote techbedrijven als Google, Meta en X hebben de informatievoorziening ‘helemaal in hun greep’. Daar maakt Nienke Venema, directeur van Stichting Democratie en Media, zich grote zorgen om. Ze roept het nieuwe kabinet daarom op om de Nederlandse media te beschermen – ook in Brussel.
Directeur Stichting Democratie en Media: ‘Big tech heeft de Nederlandse informatievoorziening in z’n greep’
In ‘Follow the Money interviewt’ spreken journalisten Annette van Soest en Harm Ede Botje met sleutelfiguren uit verschillende FTM-dossiers. Van toezichthouders en wetenschappers tot politici en juris...
www.ftm.nl
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Grote techbedrijven als Google, Meta en X hebben de informatievoorziening ‘helemaal in hun greep’. Daar maakt Nienke Venema, directeur van Stichting Democratie en Media, zich grote zorgen om. Ze roept het nieuwe kabinet daarom op om de Nederlandse media te beschermen – ook in Brussel.
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Het speelveld voor het mobiliseren van regeerkracht en stabiliteit is door de opkomst van het populisme al klein. De VVD onder Yesilgöz maakt het door haar blokkadepolitiek nog kleiner. De kleingeestige machtsdrift rond de Hofvijver is altijd groter dan het landsbelang.
December 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Het speelveld voor het mobiliseren van regeerkracht en stabiliteit is door de opkomst van het populisme al klein. De VVD onder Yesilgöz maakt het door haar blokkadepolitiek nog kleiner. De kleingeestige machtsdrift rond de Hofvijver is altijd groter dan het landsbelang.
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30 yrs ago; Dec 14, 1995 – Monbiot nails it with “it’s happening” article, after release of 2nd IPCC report.
The “data should be enough to throw us all into a muck sweat.”
Atmospheric CO2 was roughly 361ppm. As of 2025 it is 425ppm,
allouryesterdays.info/2024/12/14/d...
The “data should be enough to throw us all into a muck sweat.”
Atmospheric CO2 was roughly 361ppm. As of 2025 it is 425ppm,
allouryesterdays.info/2024/12/14/d...
December 14, 1995 - Monbiot nails it with "it's happening" article - All Our Yesterdays
Twenty nine years ago, on this day, December 14th, 1995, George Monbiot wrote in Guardian “It’s Happening” As memories of the scorching summer are soothed away by snow, the 600 water tankers trundling...
allouryesterdays.info
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
30 yrs ago; Dec 14, 1995 – Monbiot nails it with “it’s happening” article, after release of 2nd IPCC report.
The “data should be enough to throw us all into a muck sweat.”
Atmospheric CO2 was roughly 361ppm. As of 2025 it is 425ppm,
allouryesterdays.info/2024/12/14/d...
The “data should be enough to throw us all into a muck sweat.”
Atmospheric CO2 was roughly 361ppm. As of 2025 it is 425ppm,
allouryesterdays.info/2024/12/14/d...
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😱 The EU plans to remove renewal deadlines for most pesticides. That means companies wouldn’t have to test for new risks & toxic pesticides could stay on the market indefinitely.
📢 Speak up now and tell the Commission: people, farmers, and nature come first - not industry profits!
#ProtectMyPlate
📢 Speak up now and tell the Commission: people, farmers, and nature come first - not industry profits!
#ProtectMyPlate
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
😱 The EU plans to remove renewal deadlines for most pesticides. That means companies wouldn’t have to test for new risks & toxic pesticides could stay on the market indefinitely.
📢 Speak up now and tell the Commission: people, farmers, and nature come first - not industry profits!
#ProtectMyPlate
📢 Speak up now and tell the Commission: people, farmers, and nature come first - not industry profits!
#ProtectMyPlate
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Wennink stelt een snelle oplossing van de stikstofcrisis wel als prioriteit maar durft niet concreet aan te geven dat hiervoor een forse reductie van de veestapel nodig is. Willen we schone industrie of vee-industrie? Hierin is een harde keuze nodig.
Ook misser mbt Schiphol: belast overstappers!
Ook misser mbt Schiphol: belast overstappers!
Rapport Wennink toont blinde vlek voor torenhoge kosten van de Schiphol-hub
Het recent verschenen rapport van ex-ASML-topman en regeringsadviseur Peter Wennink schetst een ambitieus plan om de toekomstige welvaart van Nederland veilig te stellen door te investeren in een…
schipholwatch.nl
December 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Wennink stelt een snelle oplossing van de stikstofcrisis wel als prioriteit maar durft niet concreet aan te geven dat hiervoor een forse reductie van de veestapel nodig is. Willen we schone industrie of vee-industrie? Hierin is een harde keuze nodig.
Ook misser mbt Schiphol: belast overstappers!
Ook misser mbt Schiphol: belast overstappers!
Hmm 🤔, I'd like small Alexa-enabled speakers (to control the lights by voice) that are also capable of playing music from Roon. My Amazon Echo (Dot) speakers unfortunately can't play Roon (or Tidal, in Europe). So… the Denon 150?
I guess the Alexa in the Denon speaker still only controls Spotify?
I guess the Alexa in the Denon speaker still only controls Spotify?
December 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Hmm 🤔, I'd like small Alexa-enabled speakers (to control the lights by voice) that are also capable of playing music from Roon. My Amazon Echo (Dot) speakers unfortunately can't play Roon (or Tidal, in Europe). So… the Denon 150?
I guess the Alexa in the Denon speaker still only controls Spotify?
I guess the Alexa in the Denon speaker still only controls Spotify?
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Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.
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Someone on Facebook brought up this classic YouTube video, and I had to share it here.
youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?...
youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?...
Rockwell Retro Encabulator
YouTube video by rlcarnes
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Someone on Facebook brought up this classic YouTube video, and I had to share it here.
youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?...
youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?...
The software on the (kinda new?) Ugreen NAS and its available apps are surprisingly good actually, more user friendly and less bloaty than Synology & Qnap imho 👍. And totally not what I expected from a company I only knew from their phone chargers and cables 😄.
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The software on the (kinda new?) Ugreen NAS and its available apps are surprisingly good actually, more user friendly and less bloaty than Synology & Qnap imho 👍. And totally not what I expected from a company I only knew from their phone chargers and cables 😄.
Inequality & poverty
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Inequality & poverty
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Het CDA dat je wist dat zou komen.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Het CDA dat je wist dat zou komen.
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Veel Oekraïners vinden het heus wat vermoeiend almaar naar Zelensky te moeten kijken. Maar als zijn gezicht dan ineens opduikt op een plek die Rusland claimt bezet te hebben, worden veel van hen toch even vrolijk.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Zelenskyy records video from Kupiansk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Kupiansk front, has recorded a video beside the city's half-destroyed entrance sign and has congratulated Ukraine's Ground Forces on their day.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Veel Oekraïners vinden het heus wat vermoeiend almaar naar Zelensky te moeten kijken. Maar als zijn gezicht dan ineens opduikt op een plek die Rusland claimt bezet te hebben, worden veel van hen toch even vrolijk.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Westerse sancties tegen de Russische ‘schaduwvloot’ blijken schrikbarend eenvoudig te omzeilen. Meer dan 600 olietankers staan inmiddels op de sanctielijst, maar vele varen ongestoord door. Met valse vlaggen en het stiekem overpompen van olie voeden ze de oorlogskas en maken ze de zee onveilig.
Westerse sancties slagen er niet in Russische oliehandel en de schaduwvloot lam te leggen
Meer dan 600 Russische olietankers zijn inmiddels gesanctioneerd door het westen. Maar dat betekent niet dat de schepen niet meer varen. Een team internationale onderzoeksjournalisten, onder leiding v...
www.ftm.nl
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Westerse sancties tegen de Russische ‘schaduwvloot’ blijken schrikbarend eenvoudig te omzeilen. Meer dan 600 olietankers staan inmiddels op de sanctielijst, maar vele varen ongestoord door. Met valse vlaggen en het stiekem overpompen van olie voeden ze de oorlogskas en maken ze de zee onveilig.
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What in the dystopian surveillance state
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What in the dystopian surveillance state
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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In a novel interpretation, the Commission argued the shockwaves unleashed by Russia's war constituted an economic emergency for the EU as a whole.
"Preventing that funds are transferred to Russia is urgently required to limit the damage to the Union's economy," the text said.
"Preventing that funds are transferred to Russia is urgently required to limit the damage to the Union's economy," the text said.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In a novel interpretation, the Commission argued the shockwaves unleashed by Russia's war constituted an economic emergency for the EU as a whole.
"Preventing that funds are transferred to Russia is urgently required to limit the damage to the Union's economy," the text said.
"Preventing that funds are transferred to Russia is urgently required to limit the damage to the Union's economy," the text said.
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Then, in the middle of the debate, a bombshell dropped: the 28-point peace plan secretly drafted by US and Russian officials.
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
US peace plan throws reparations loan into disarray
The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked docu...
www.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Then, in the middle of the debate, a bombshell dropped: the 28-point peace plan secretly drafted by US and Russian officials.
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
Point 14 proposed using the Russian assets for the commercial benefit of both the US and Russia. Europeans were horrified and quickly said "no way".
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Ru's idea of a "free economic zone"
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ru's idea of a "free economic zone"
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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Het is alweer een tijdje uit het nieuws, maar het was dus het slechtste jaar qua bosbranden in Europa sinds begin deze eeuw. Zowel qua oppervlak als qua co2.
forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Het is alweer een tijdje uit het nieuws, maar het was dus het slechtste jaar qua bosbranden in Europa sinds begin deze eeuw. Zowel qua oppervlak als qua co2.
forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...