Björn Þorsteinsson
@bjornthorst.bsky.social
Prófessor í heimspeki og réttlætissinni
Ísland í öðru sæti! Júhú! www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ísland í öðru sæti! Júhú! www.euronews.com/business/202...
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A notably “warm” start to meteorological winter across Europe only far north of Norway, Finland and Sweden have escaped.
The first half has been perhaps been the warmest on record this December though is not expected to exceed 2015... (1/2)
The first half has been perhaps been the warmest on record this December though is not expected to exceed 2015... (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A notably “warm” start to meteorological winter across Europe only far north of Norway, Finland and Sweden have escaped.
The first half has been perhaps been the warmest on record this December though is not expected to exceed 2015... (1/2)
The first half has been perhaps been the warmest on record this December though is not expected to exceed 2015... (1/2)
Gervigreind er dómsdagsvél dauðans
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Gervigreind er dómsdagsvél dauðans
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I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
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Around a million Syrians have returned since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.
And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Around a million Syrians have returned since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.
And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.
Yep. Boycott boycott boycott
The desperate hands of the global south seek to take back an overheated world. Seriously, what's next? The McHamburglar trophy in gourmet cooking? The Pol Pot Human Rights medal? The Jeffrey Epstein childcare grant? The Vladimir Putin democracy fellowship? The Weinstein-Cosby feminism prize?
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yep. Boycott boycott boycott
The original 2+2=5
Actual Soviet poster about achieving the five-year plan in four years, just in case anyone wanted to know the origins of that famous example in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The original 2+2=5
Look who's talking www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
US warns Europe of 'civilisational decline'
Complaining of "unrealistic expectations" about the prospect of defeating Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US government vows to "cultivate resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations" to stop its "civilisational" decline.
www.euronews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Look who's talking www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Totally.
I recommend this blog. The hideous amount of energy and water needed for AI should become public knowledge. Another study indicates that the total electricity usage of AI in 2026 is likely to be as much as the total usage in Finland and Austria combined.
AI and the Environment: The Hidden Costs We Must Confront
Imagine using ChatGPT or another generative AI tool for ten minutes — summarizing an email thread, drafting a blog post, generating ideas. It feels light, almost magical. Yet behind that convenienc...
www.thecrl.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Totally.
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
MM sextugur!
I dag fylder Mads Mikkelsen 60 år. Jeg har kun arbejdet med dansk films største stjerne på en enkelt kortfilm, men optog til gengæld lyden på dette gamle interview, hvor ingen var forberedte på interviewer Simon Stahos kulsorte humor. Mads spiller også her eminent. Tillykke! youtu.be/MRQOCHuaeDY?...
Vildspor Hoax Part 1
YouTube video by mads-o-rama
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
MM sextugur!
Slop generators on a rampage. Humans strike back
They stole nine of my books. Nine! But why not Doppelganger? Not good enough for these mass doppelganger machines?
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Slop generators on a rampage. Humans strike back
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The true weakness of today’s Western civilization is that utterly illiterate individuals are holding the most powerful position in our society — the oligarch. This position requires no education, no merit, and not even votes; one qualifies solely through the size of one’s bank account,...
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The true weakness of today’s Western civilization is that utterly illiterate individuals are holding the most powerful position in our society — the oligarch. This position requires no education, no merit, and not even votes; one qualifies solely through the size of one’s bank account,...
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Tesla's car biz (worth only $78 per share vs Tesla's current price of $402) is imploding.
Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...
Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...
A Quick Look at How Bad Tesla's Start of Q4 Is
In all countries that report monthly Tesla sales (ex-North America), Tesla's October sales fell by 33% YoY to new lows since 2022's pandemic.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Tesla's car biz (worth only $78 per share vs Tesla's current price of $402) is imploding.
Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...
Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record.
US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...
Þessu hefur verið haldið leyndu fyrir okkur
"Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters"
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Þessu hefur verið haldið leyndu fyrir okkur
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Wow.
The Greens are not just SECOND in this poll.
They're now 3 points ahead of Labour - who are fourth.
Time for Labour to stand down to stop splitting the anti-Reform vote!
The Greens are not just SECOND in this poll.
They're now 3 points ahead of Labour - who are fourth.
Time for Labour to stand down to stop splitting the anti-Reform vote!
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Ban X. Sell your Tesla. Divest of this man. He is a lying fascist.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ban X. Sell your Tesla. Divest of this man. He is a lying fascist.
Et dumt svin
Det er ikke nyt, at amerikanske techmilliardærer under Trump afslører sig som medløbere. Men tilfældet Bill Gates er interessant, fordi han ellers har profileret sig som velgørende oligark. Nu træder han i karakter som avanceret klimabenægter, og dommen er hård fra Rune Lykkeberg.
shorturl.at/0ViSL
shorturl.at/0ViSL
Den pæne mand Bill Gates viser sig som et verdensødelæggende dumt svin
Bill Gates, der ellers har ført sig frem som liberal intellektuel og velgørende oligark, viser, hvordan centrister kan tilpasse sig Trump og levere argumenter til verdens avancerede klimabenægtere
www.information.dk
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Et dumt svin
Innkyrtlalæknar! Það eru þá væntanlega prestar (leitast við að lappa upp á manns innri kyrtil)
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Innkyrtlalæknar! Það eru þá væntanlega prestar (leitast við að lappa upp á manns innri kyrtil)
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Forget the polls. Take nothing for granted. And let's work our hearts out these next seven days.
Vote now: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote now: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Forget the polls. Take nothing for granted. And let's work our hearts out these next seven days.
Vote now: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote now: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv