Hens Breet
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Artist. Immigrant. Citizen. Dutch uncle.
Fine art, music, and interactive multimedia since 1998:
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Fine art, music, and interactive multimedia since 1998:
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Hens Breet
@monospace.com
· Dec 24
I’m pleased to announce my upcoming solo exhibition, Reflected Lowlands: Wetlands on the Urban Edge, on view at the Hoboken Historical Museum’s Upper Gallery from January 25 through March 8. Live-streaming interview by museum director Bob Foster on January 23, 7pm.
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Silicon Valley is dedicated to atomizing us because individuals are much easier to manipulate, exploit, and control than communities.
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Silicon Valley is dedicated to atomizing us because individuals are much easier to manipulate, exploit, and control than communities.
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Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
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Rhetorial question but how is it ice's job to go after agitators
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Rhetorial question but how is it ice's job to go after agitators
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GenAI outputs a homogenized statistical average of all the stuff that was stolen to train it.
Think about what that does to the aesthetics of a person raised on it, imagine subversive and erotic and queer art made by a person who has only ever known Mcdonalds ads, muzak, and advertising copy.
Think about what that does to the aesthetics of a person raised on it, imagine subversive and erotic and queer art made by a person who has only ever known Mcdonalds ads, muzak, and advertising copy.
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
GenAI outputs a homogenized statistical average of all the stuff that was stolen to train it.
Think about what that does to the aesthetics of a person raised on it, imagine subversive and erotic and queer art made by a person who has only ever known Mcdonalds ads, muzak, and advertising copy.
Think about what that does to the aesthetics of a person raised on it, imagine subversive and erotic and queer art made by a person who has only ever known Mcdonalds ads, muzak, and advertising copy.
Of course these accusations are baseless partisan bullshit. On the other hand, creating an Apple branded News app with its inherent editorial decisions was always a spectacularly bad idea, especially the way it obfuscates actual sources.
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
Apple faces new tensions with Trump administration
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Of course these accusations are baseless partisan bullshit. On the other hand, creating an Apple branded News app with its inherent editorial decisions was always a spectacularly bad idea, especially the way it obfuscates actual sources.
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
There are way more of us than there are of them. It’s always been the case that when we get out the vote, we win. The only way they can win is by making it harder to vote.
The most effective way to avoid a "nightmare scenario" is for Dems to blow out the GOP, rather than twisting ourselves into knots and declaring the election is going to be stolen, so why bother.
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
There are way more of us than there are of them. It’s always been the case that when we get out the vote, we win. The only way they can win is by making it harder to vote.
But… it isn’t? Seriously, if you can’t trust an email summary without checking it yourself, if you can’t have it write code without being a programmer yourself, if half of its medical advice will kill you, then no, this stuff is still not as good as the hype suggests.
At some point people will realize that whether or not there is an investment bubble or environmental impacts, it's not possible to say in Feb 2026 that this stuff isn't at least as good at many tasks as are the millions of people currently employed to do them.
February 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
But… it isn’t? Seriously, if you can’t trust an email summary without checking it yourself, if you can’t have it write code without being a programmer yourself, if half of its medical advice will kill you, then no, this stuff is still not as good as the hype suggests.
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Cees Nooteboom, dank voor zoveel moois 🙏
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Cees Nooteboom, dank voor zoveel moois 🙏
“Consider that the AI hype is true.”
My dude. Lots of us have considered this. We’ve tried it, put it through its paces, and found it seriously lacking. It’s impressive software with very limited real world applications. No amount of advertising money they throw at it will make it less of a hype.
My dude. Lots of us have considered this. We’ve tried it, put it through its paces, and found it seriously lacking. It’s impressive software with very limited real world applications. No amount of advertising money they throw at it will make it less of a hype.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“Consider that the AI hype is true.”
My dude. Lots of us have considered this. We’ve tried it, put it through its paces, and found it seriously lacking. It’s impressive software with very limited real world applications. No amount of advertising money they throw at it will make it less of a hype.
My dude. Lots of us have considered this. We’ve tried it, put it through its paces, and found it seriously lacking. It’s impressive software with very limited real world applications. No amount of advertising money they throw at it will make it less of a hype.
Post a tree you photographed
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Post a tree you photographed
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
I’ve so had it with this kind of uncritical thinking. “Our fiction machine assembled a story that we found utterly convincing.” It’s like calling your calculator a math genius.
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I’ve so had it with this kind of uncritical thinking. “Our fiction machine assembled a story that we found utterly convincing.” It’s like calling your calculator a math genius.
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This article immediately labels @emilymbender.bsky.social and I as "curmudgeons" because we don't think that the spicy auto complete has a concept of the self.
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This article immediately labels @emilymbender.bsky.social and I as "curmudgeons" because we don't think that the spicy auto complete has a concept of the self.
TIL Dutch Olympic speed skater Jutta Leerdam (speed skating is huge in the Netherlands and one of the few sports the country excels at) is in a relationship with noted fascist wanker Jake Paul, and Dutch media are tripping over themselves trying to minimize that uncomfortable fact.
Ik lees deze witwas-operatie nu pas, maar werkelijk… wat een totaal belachelijke redenering. ‘Jutta is lekker dwars met een fascistoïde, JD Vance en Trump (hoi, Epstein) liefhebbende, minderheden besmeurende kutlul. Wat een autonome ‘queen.’ Je verzint het niet.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Column | Hoe harder de kritiek op queen Jutta, hoe harder ik supporter
Niet eerder voelde ik een gouden medaille zo tot in mijn tenen. Ik lag er vannacht zelfs wakker van. Te opgewonden om te slapen. De adrenaline gierde nog door mijn lijf. Wat een race, wat een prestati...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
TIL Dutch Olympic speed skater Jutta Leerdam (speed skating is huge in the Netherlands and one of the few sports the country excels at) is in a relationship with noted fascist wanker Jake Paul, and Dutch media are tripping over themselves trying to minimize that uncomfortable fact.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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The latest over at my newsletter:
Trump corruption is causing generational, potentially irreversible harm to the public interest and corporate oversight, and our shitty establishment press, with scattered exception, couldn't care less.
Trump corruption is causing generational, potentially irreversible harm to the public interest and corporate oversight, and our shitty establishment press, with scattered exception, couldn't care less.
Corruption Killed The U.S. Government And The Press Was Complicit
Trump's second term corruption has caused generational and potentially irreversible damage to public safety and corporate oversight. The establishment press, with scattered exception, couldn't care le...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The latest over at my newsletter:
Trump corruption is causing generational, potentially irreversible harm to the public interest and corporate oversight, and our shitty establishment press, with scattered exception, couldn't care less.
Trump corruption is causing generational, potentially irreversible harm to the public interest and corporate oversight, and our shitty establishment press, with scattered exception, couldn't care less.
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coding assistance lets you fast-track important projects that improve your life, such as reformatting every single site you read into the old vbulletin 3.x default template
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
coding assistance lets you fast-track important projects that improve your life, such as reformatting every single site you read into the old vbulletin 3.x default template
I knew what this was about without even opening the post.
what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I knew what this was about without even opening the post.
Yeah yeah yeah that's cool and all that but how about just an edit button?
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Yeah yeah yeah that's cool and all that but how about just an edit button?
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*Takes in a slow, deep, breath and repeats, once more* Until there are actual, physical, consequences, nothing will change.
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
*Takes in a slow, deep, breath and repeats, once more* Until there are actual, physical, consequences, nothing will change.