Acute Cosmography
@pieterdirects.bsky.social
Filmmaker, writer, devil's advocate
The day is still young, but this is the best thing I've seen so far. Hilarious, endearing, and linguistically kinda inscrutable for this millenial. She needs a webseries where she holds a gruelling boot camp for middle-aged marketers.
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The day is still young, but this is the best thing I've seen so far. Hilarious, endearing, and linguistically kinda inscrutable for this millenial. She needs a webseries where she holds a gruelling boot camp for middle-aged marketers.
Who killed SA film? This article argues that it is a combination of dysfunction, jurisdiction creep, and possibly even a touch of malice. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Who killed the South African film and television industry? Spoiler alert — the government.
An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Something has to ...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Who killed SA film? This article argues that it is a combination of dysfunction, jurisdiction creep, and possibly even a touch of malice. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Has the DA drifted to the right? It certainly seems that way, especially with regards to their attitude towards workers. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Has the DA drifted to the right?
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.…
www.dailymaverick.co.za
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Has the DA drifted to the right? It certainly seems that way, especially with regards to their attitude towards workers. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Despite the speeches you hear at Davos, it was never about a rules-based system. My newest opinion piece in @dailymaverick.co.za www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Despite the speeches you hear at Davos, it was never about a rules-based system. My newest opinion piece in @dailymaverick.co.za www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
I wrote a thing for Daily Maverick on global capital's chokehold on our collective will. It's also about COP29, 30, and clinate change in general.
The greedy people who destroyed the environment and spent billions on climate misinformation will fix it for us again, as long as we shake and dilute them a bit with public funds.
Economic homeopathy: Using the market to fix the climate problem
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I wrote a thing for Daily Maverick on global capital's chokehold on our collective will. It's also about COP29, 30, and clinate change in general.
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
On this Oct 7, I'd like to remind you that neither the war, nor the genocide started two years ago.
October 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
On this Oct 7, I'd like to remind you that neither the war, nor the genocide started two years ago.
Music streaming is very broken. And it's because they're automating everything to keep those shareholder returns nice and toasty.
youtu.be/plleJ0Zv0Ww?...
youtu.be/plleJ0Zv0Ww?...
It's Not Just You: Music Streaming Is Broken Now
YouTube video by Venus Theory
youtu.be
September 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Music streaming is very broken. And it's because they're automating everything to keep those shareholder returns nice and toasty.
youtu.be/plleJ0Zv0Ww?...
youtu.be/plleJ0Zv0Ww?...
Had a chat with an Uber driver. Dude had surprising amounts of class consciousness. Gives me hope.
September 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Had a chat with an Uber driver. Dude had surprising amounts of class consciousness. Gives me hope.
The slide into proper warlord-dictatorship happened much quicker than expected. I think many Americans haven't actually even processed it as a possibility, which makes them blind to it happening in front of their eyes.
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets
August 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The slide into proper warlord-dictatorship happened much quicker than expected. I think many Americans haven't actually even processed it as a possibility, which makes them blind to it happening in front of their eyes.
The unforgivable sin of Miss Rachel: a powerful look into the war against empathy in the context of genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwpa...
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel
YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis
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August 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The unforgivable sin of Miss Rachel: a powerful look into the war against empathy in the context of genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwpa...
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Turn off AI in search results. I just did this in Chrome and it works.
tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows
tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
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August 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Turn off AI in search results. I just did this in Chrome and it works.
tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows
tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows
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Eight armed men to take down a homemade banner.
The real damage is what you don’t see. This square is ordinarily full of families, happy children running around, people reading books, playing music, and one of the city’s smallest and most affordable farmers markets.
The real damage is what you don’t see. This square is ordinarily full of families, happy children running around, people reading books, playing music, and one of the city’s smallest and most affordable farmers markets.
ICE just posted this video taking down the sign in Mount Pleasant on Twitter.
August 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Eight armed men to take down a homemade banner.
The real damage is what you don’t see. This square is ordinarily full of families, happy children running around, people reading books, playing music, and one of the city’s smallest and most affordable farmers markets.
The real damage is what you don’t see. This square is ordinarily full of families, happy children running around, people reading books, playing music, and one of the city’s smallest and most affordable farmers markets.
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Hundreds of people, including many journalists, marched on the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town on Sunday, protesting against Israel’s killing of journalists.
Read groundup.org.za/article/cape... by Ashraf Hendricks
Read groundup.org.za/article/cape... by Ashraf Hendricks
Cape Town journalists protest against Israel for killing Palestinian reporters
“There is nothing random about what Israel is doing,” says Palestinian journalist
groundup.org.za
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Hundreds of people, including many journalists, marched on the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town on Sunday, protesting against Israel’s killing of journalists.
Read groundup.org.za/article/cape... by Ashraf Hendricks
Read groundup.org.za/article/cape... by Ashraf Hendricks
Every time I think my PC is crashing and I start to panic, it turns out to be a Windows update.
Why do they destroy a computer like that until they're installed?
Why do they destroy a computer like that until they're installed?
August 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Every time I think my PC is crashing and I start to panic, it turns out to be a Windows update.
Why do they destroy a computer like that until they're installed?
Why do they destroy a computer like that until they're installed?
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"Funding Tech for the Many, Not the Few" #democracyatwork Subscribe and Check out our substack below: democracyatwork.substack.com/p/funding-te...
Funding Tech for the Many, Not the Few
How Public and Cooperative Capital Can Build the Technology We Need
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August 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Funding Tech for the Many, Not the Few" #democracyatwork Subscribe and Check out our substack below: democracyatwork.substack.com/p/funding-te...
Reject AI as an act of rebellion. Even if it's just a banner image.
i have compiled a list of free image resources inspired by our conversation about this last week. livelaugh.blog/posts/non-ai...
August 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reject AI as an act of rebellion. Even if it's just a banner image.
The international media deserve every ounce of criticism for their naked capitulation to power in reporting on Palestine.
We must not, however, take it so far that we denounce all journalism. We need big outfits digging for dirt, but freed from the profit motive and accountable to society.
We must not, however, take it so far that we denounce all journalism. We need big outfits digging for dirt, but freed from the profit motive and accountable to society.
August 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The international media deserve every ounce of criticism for their naked capitulation to power in reporting on Palestine.
We must not, however, take it so far that we denounce all journalism. We need big outfits digging for dirt, but freed from the profit motive and accountable to society.
We must not, however, take it so far that we denounce all journalism. We need big outfits digging for dirt, but freed from the profit motive and accountable to society.
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Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.
Fascinating watching the slide happening in the most powerful country on Earth. Had this happened in Africa, the vocabulary used to describe The Regime would have been vicious.
Morning Bluesky.
The National Guard is now on DC streets.
The National Guard is now on DC streets.
National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects 'authoritarian push'
Armoured vehicles were spotted at urban centres and tourist sites around the US capital on Tuesday evening.
www.bbc.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fascinating watching the slide happening in the most powerful country on Earth. Had this happened in Africa, the vocabulary used to describe The Regime would have been vicious.
Capitalism will not stop until everything is properly labelled and monetised.
*These Slovenians 3DPrinted microscopic barcodes inside of a living cell.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.13232
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.13232
August 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Capitalism will not stop until everything is properly labelled and monetised.
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We've been made blind to the fact that Economics IS Politics. This was not an accident, and it's led to a world in which both have turned toxic. open.substack.com/pub/pplessis...
The Politics of Economics
We've been made blind to the fact that Economics and Politics are inextricable, leading to a world in which both have become toxic.
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We've been made blind to the fact that Economics IS Politics. This was not an accident, and it's led to a world in which both have turned toxic. open.substack.com/pub/pplessis...
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Off the top of my head: you can only approach this in prose *from a viewpoint*. That can be a character or the authorial voice/universe definer, and each will have consequences not only for the thing you’re describing but the reader’s understanding of the perspective…
But yeah, definitely seen quite a few stories where the author is clearly *trying* to do the opening Star Wars shot, or the beginning of The Matrix, and it just doesn't work because the spectacle doesn't impress in prose.
July 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Off the top of my head: you can only approach this in prose *from a viewpoint*. That can be a character or the authorial voice/universe definer, and each will have consequences not only for the thing you’re describing but the reader’s understanding of the perspective…
Fascinating reflection by @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on how the left failed Greece, and also the world. Yanis Varoufakis on the Legacy of Greece’s Oxi Referendum jacobin.com/2025/07/yani...
Yanis Varoufakis on the Legacy of Greece’s Oxi Referendum
Ten years ago today, the people of Greece voted decisively in a referendum to reject an EU austerity program. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks to us about how it happened and of t...
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July 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fascinating reflection by @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on how the left failed Greece, and also the world. Yanis Varoufakis on the Legacy of Greece’s Oxi Referendum jacobin.com/2025/07/yani...