Ed Akerboom
@eakerboom.bsky.social
Father, technologist, politics junkie, EU federalist, adopted Berliner.
Goed stuk over het internationale recht van de sterkste en waarom het globale zuiden zo teleurgesteld is in de speech van Carney
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Westerse paniek over Trump is ‘hypocriet’, vindt het mondiale Zuiden
Nieuwe wereldorde: De Canadese premier Mark Carney oogstte lof met zijn analyse van de gebroken wereldorde. Het mondiale Zuiden was minder onder de indruk. „Wij hebben deze necrologie al decennia gele...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Goed stuk over het internationale recht van de sterkste en waarom het globale zuiden zo teleurgesteld is in de speech van Carney
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Beautiful
we can sneak around town / hunting working folks down / I hear they got a great benefit plan
join ICE boy ain’t it nice / join ICE take my advice
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join ICE boy ain’t it nice / join ICE take my advice
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Beautiful
Oh, ok 😳
Not sure why this is trending on X, not sure if I want to know
Not sure why this is trending on X, not sure if I want to know
February 2, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Oh, ok 😳
Not sure why this is trending on X, not sure if I want to know
Not sure why this is trending on X, not sure if I want to know
Tom Morello playing Killing In The Name Of during a benefit concert in Minneapolis 👌
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From the nextfuckinglevel community on Reddit: Tom Morello plays Killing in the Name Of at Minneapolis benefit concert and the entire crowd absolutely loses it
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January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Tom Morello playing Killing In The Name Of during a benefit concert in Minneapolis 👌
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Hulde voor @daveschut.bsky.social
In dit opiniestuk beschrijft Dave Schut iets dat hij een alomtegenwoordig mediafenomeen noemt: „rechtse mannen die bekendstaan als kritisch en onafhankelijk, terwijl ze in werkelijkheid juist goedgelovig en volgzaam zijn.”
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Opinie | De rituele verbazing van de stoere rechtse man
Mensen op uiterst rechts tonen zich verbaasd als voor hun onaanvaardbare grenzen overtreden worden, ziet Dave Schut. Maar daar zijn ze zelf debet aan.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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In ALL of the polled European countries there’s an ABSOLUTE MAJORITY of people agreeing to the statement “Donald Trump is an enemy of Europe”.
Holy s***
Holy s***
51% now think Donald Trump is "an enemy of Europe"
In Denmark, Trump ranks just behind Putin on a 1-10 rating of how much risk he poses to your country (Putin on 6.9/10, Trump on 6.6)
Across the board, Trump now seen as more of a risk than Xi Jinping (Trump 5.4/10 vs Xi 4.3/10)
In Denmark, Trump ranks just behind Putin on a 1-10 rating of how much risk he poses to your country (Putin on 6.9/10, Trump on 6.6)
Across the board, Trump now seen as more of a risk than Xi Jinping (Trump 5.4/10 vs Xi 4.3/10)
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In ALL of the polled European countries there’s an ABSOLUTE MAJORITY of people agreeing to the statement “Donald Trump is an enemy of Europe”.
Holy s***
Holy s***
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Greenland episode has seriously US image in Europe
Just 18% of EU citizens polled think Europe should align with the US in great power rivalry with China. 52% now want it keep the same distance between the 2
64% said US foreign policy is defined by "colonisation & predation"
Just 18% of EU citizens polled think Europe should align with the US in great power rivalry with China. 52% now want it keep the same distance between the 2
64% said US foreign policy is defined by "colonisation & predation"
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Greenland episode has seriously US image in Europe
Just 18% of EU citizens polled think Europe should align with the US in great power rivalry with China. 52% now want it keep the same distance between the 2
64% said US foreign policy is defined by "colonisation & predation"
Just 18% of EU citizens polled think Europe should align with the US in great power rivalry with China. 52% now want it keep the same distance between the 2
64% said US foreign policy is defined by "colonisation & predation"
Multiple European countries are now sending troops to Greenland. That’s a great and necessary first step
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Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst
How do you retain a space of democracy in a world that is reverting to violent conquest? By building a protective moat of federalism around it, says Paris-based Guardian writer Alexander Hurst
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January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Multiple European countries are now sending troops to Greenland. That’s a great and necessary first step
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Straight outta dystopia
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Straight outta dystopia
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Google is 100% going to win the AI race - because they have more data than anyone on the planet, because they have almost infinite money, because they own the cloud/GPUs/TPUs that others need to pay for, and because they have the best researchers and expertise. They have an almost unbeatable hand.
December 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Google is 100% going to win the AI race - because they have more data than anyone on the planet, because they have almost infinite money, because they own the cloud/GPUs/TPUs that others need to pay for, and because they have the best researchers and expertise. They have an almost unbeatable hand.
In case anyone is having any illusions about where the current batch of “peace negotiations” are headed.
Putin is not backing down, and he’s not interested in peace.
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Putin is not backing down, and he’s not interested in peace.
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Vladimir Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals
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December 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In case anyone is having any illusions about where the current batch of “peace negotiations” are headed.
Putin is not backing down, and he’s not interested in peace.
www.ft.com/content/52c0...
Putin is not backing down, and he’s not interested in peace.
www.ft.com/content/52c0...
Mooi, treurig, dualiteit. Ode aan het verdriet:“We houden van je, Europa, en we houden van de vrijheid die je ons hebt gebracht toen we als vluchtelingen naar je toe kwamen en het racisme negeerden dat jij onder het tapijt probeert te schuiven als je de woonkamer aanveegt”
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Ode aan het verdriet – MO*
Een uit het Arabisch vertaald gedicht van de Palestijnse-Syrische-Zweedse dichter Ghayath Almadhoun.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mooi, treurig, dualiteit. Ode aan het verdriet:“We houden van je, Europa, en we houden van de vrijheid die je ons hebt gebracht toen we als vluchtelingen naar je toe kwamen en het racisme negeerden dat jij onder het tapijt probeert te schuiven als je de woonkamer aanveegt”
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Helemaal mee eens, maar waarom wordt er toch de hele tijd over Europa gesproken als “de Europeanen”, “Europese politici” en “zij”? We hebben het niet over een ver buitenland hier, dit gaat over ONS! Over jou en mij. Wordt wakker.
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Gefrustreerde EU ziet meer Amerikaanse bemoeienis. ‘Inmenging in de Europese politiek kunnen we niet accepteren’
Veiligheidsstrategie VS: De Amerikanen willen tot in de vezels van Europa doordringen. De meeste Europese regeringsleiders en ook Brussel bevinden zich hiermee op totaal nieuw terrein.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Helemaal mee eens, maar waarom wordt er toch de hele tijd over Europa gesproken als “de Europeanen”, “Europese politici” en “zij”? We hebben het niet over een ver buitenland hier, dit gaat over ONS! Over jou en mij. Wordt wakker.
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PolitikerInnen, die noch auf X sind, gehen sicher auch ständig in Bars, in denen der Barkeeper in ihre Drinks pinkelt.
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
PolitikerInnen, die noch auf X sind, gehen sicher auch ständig in Bars, in denen der Barkeeper in ihre Drinks pinkelt.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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07:15. Bereits Tausende sind in Gießen
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
07:15. Bereits Tausende sind in Gießen
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.