Lars
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Utrecht | Tech & media journalist @ villamedia.nl | Music @ zuur.com + zuurcom.bandcamp.com | Cat + more @ instagram.com/lrsorg
Er zijn echt veel betere diensten, met minder bagage.
Spotify is hiking prices again
Spotify is hiking prices again
Plans are increasing by $1-$2 per month.
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Er zijn echt veel betere diensten, met minder bagage.
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‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak
‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak
As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and anger
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak
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Het is een eer dat ik wekelijks een column mag schrijven voor Villamedia, het vakblad voor journalisten. Deze week: waren dagbladen maar worteltjes, dan deed de waakhond of politiek misschien wel iets aan het duopoli in uitgeversland.
www.villamedia.nl/artikel/colu...
www.villamedia.nl/artikel/colu...
Column Kim van Keken: Het wortelkartel
Kim van Keken is de nieuwe columnist van Villamedia. Iedere week zal ze op haar eigen, uitgesproken en onafhankelijke wijze de actuele ontwikkelingen binnen de journalistiek en media duiden, machtsstr...
www.villamedia.nl
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Het is een eer dat ik wekelijks een column mag schrijven voor Villamedia, het vakblad voor journalisten. Deze week: waren dagbladen maar worteltjes, dan deed de waakhond of politiek misschien wel iets aan het duopoli in uitgeversland.
www.villamedia.nl/artikel/colu...
www.villamedia.nl/artikel/colu...
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i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
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Opinie: Nederlandse gamejournalistiek sorteert voor op dystopisch AI-gebruik
Opinie: Nederlandse gamejournalistiek sorteert voor op dystopisch AI-gebruik
Toen gamingwebsite PlaySense in september 2025 werd overgenomen, veranderden de nieuwe eigenaren het in een geautomatiseerde AI-fabriek die misleidende verhalen produceert ter promotie van digitale casino's. Hetzelfde lot dreigt nu voor Power Unlimited,…
dlvr.it
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Opinie: Nederlandse gamejournalistiek sorteert voor op dystopisch AI-gebruik
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts rejoiced about Trump's approach towards Greenland, since they believe it ushers in a cynical new world order, where the U.S. withdraws from NATO, gets control over the Western Hemisphere — and Russia takes the rest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
Russian experts discuss Greenland
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts rejoiced about Trump's approach towards Greenland, since they believe it ushers in a cynical new world order, where the U.S. withdraws from NATO, gets control over the Western Hemisphere — and Russia takes the rest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3BF...
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I know this won’t get a lot of attention beyond “well it’s New Hampshire, what did you expect” but I want you all to know there are a lot of kids and families of color here and we all deserve better than this kind of garbage representation
Leaked Signal chat shows NH House education chair advocating whites-only schools
The group chat allegedly shows NH House Education Committee Chair Kristin Noble suggesting test scores would rise if students were split into white and
granitepostnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I know this won’t get a lot of attention beyond “well it’s New Hampshire, what did you expect” but I want you all to know there are a lot of kids and families of color here and we all deserve better than this kind of garbage representation
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"Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions."
At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last week—with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one hand—Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:36 AM
"Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions."
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Jonathon Ross suffering from “internal bleeding” makes sense if you’re exceptionally stupid
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Jonathon Ross suffering from “internal bleeding” makes sense if you’re exceptionally stupid
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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86. “History had me glued to the seat.” Her refusal predates Rosa Parks’ similar stand, but she was deemed “too dark-skinned and too poor” to be a civil rights symbol. [nytimes.com]
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86. “History had me glued to the seat.” Her refusal predates Rosa Parks’ similar stand, but she was deemed “too dark-skinned and too poor” to be a civil rights symbol. [nytimes.com]
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Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
Waarom gaan wij nog überhaupt voetballen in een land waar dit de norm is geworden?
Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back.
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Waarom gaan wij nog überhaupt voetballen in een land waar dit de norm is geworden?
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CBS News, striving to satisfy Bari Weiss’ pledge to “drive the news,” turns to live primetime humiliation porn
DOKOUPIL: When I travel the country, they tell me they don't feel it because grocery prices are up--
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
CBS News, striving to satisfy Bari Weiss’ pledge to “drive the news,” turns to live primetime humiliation porn
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Alan Rickman died 10 years ago.
Here’s Jason Isaacs on getting acting advice from him about how to react whilst watching a Quidditch match:
Here’s Jason Isaacs on getting acting advice from him about how to react whilst watching a Quidditch match:
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Alan Rickman died 10 years ago.
Here’s Jason Isaacs on getting acting advice from him about how to react whilst watching a Quidditch match:
Here’s Jason Isaacs on getting acting advice from him about how to react whilst watching a Quidditch match:
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"narrowly avoided being killed" and "nonlethal" don't really go together, now do they, LA Times?
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 AM
"narrowly avoided being killed" and "nonlethal" don't really go together, now do they, LA Times?
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WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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"But the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy." 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
"But the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy." 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
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Hoe Evy na een val van haar fiets vier drumsticks dwars door haar been kreeg
Je leest het goed: drumsticks die een been doorboorden (niet geschikt voor de gevoelige lezer)
bit.ly/4pz3Z5e
Je leest het goed: drumsticks die een been doorboorden (niet geschikt voor de gevoelige lezer)
bit.ly/4pz3Z5e
Hoe Evy na een val van haar fiets vier drumsticks dwars door haar been kreeg - utrecht
Drumster Evy ligt in een ziekenhuisbed met vier drumsticks in haar been. High van de morfine, wachtend op artsen die dit ook niet dagelijks meemaken. “Doe even een duimpje omhoog”, zegt haar vriend, d...
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Hoe Evy na een val van haar fiets vier drumsticks dwars door haar been kreeg
Je leest het goed: drumsticks die een been doorboorden (niet geschikt voor de gevoelige lezer)
bit.ly/4pz3Z5e
Je leest het goed: drumsticks die een been doorboorden (niet geschikt voor de gevoelige lezer)
bit.ly/4pz3Z5e
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if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”