Iris Hansen
@iriisha.bsky.social
Copenhagen based Art Teacher. Trying to make sense of it all.
Keep your filthy little hands of europe.
Trump is waging culture war on Europe by promoting rightwing allies, report finds
Study finds US president seeks to interfere in elections and ‘move the ideological centre of gravity’ in European politics
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Keep your filthy little hands of europe.
I guess this is kind of a good thing: “Historical fascists believed that their nations should be subjected to a bloody competition for world superiority. Trump and Vance just think that Americans are idiots. “
Look on my works, ye Mighty
Labors of Destruction and Creation
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I guess this is kind of a good thing: “Historical fascists believed that their nations should be subjected to a bloody competition for world superiority. Trump and Vance just think that Americans are idiots. “
“Everyone now seems to be admitting you can’t just use more compute and more data while pretraining large language models and expect them to turn into some sort of all-knowing digital god.”
What If A.I. Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?
GPT-5, a new release from OpenAI, is the latest product to suggest that progress on large language models has stalled.
www.newyorker.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“Everyone now seems to be admitting you can’t just use more compute and more data while pretraining large language models and expect them to turn into some sort of all-knowing digital god.”
This is devastating.
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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is devastating.
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What fresh hell is this?
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Republican Bill Would Limit Judges’ Contempt Power
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What fresh hell is this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
We don’t have time for imbecile politics.
Global average temperatures are spiking, rising faster than climate models seem able to explain, and in a sane world, every country would be united in a full-scale effort to figure this out & respond. Instead the US is dismantling its scientific infrastructure.
The World’s Most Urgent Scientific Question
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2024-warmest-year-record-about-155degc-above-pre-industrial-level
There is no question more urgent than the one indicated by that red arrow in the graph...
app.wedonthavetime.org
May 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We don’t have time for imbecile politics.
Ackman: “I assumed economic rationality would be paramount.” What an odd assumption to make about a man who bankrupted casinos.
Opinion | Why Did Wall Street Get Trump So Wrong?
Wall Street mistook demagogy for wisdom.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Ackman: “I assumed economic rationality would be paramount.” What an odd assumption to make about a man who bankrupted casinos.
It’s the inequality, stupid
How to stop the economy from collapsing
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtu.be
March 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It’s the inequality, stupid
This is from a mainstream danish media. Scary as hell.
“Wild plan to make Trump a dictator has found its way to his inner circle
For decades, programmer Curtis Yarvin's political theories were relegated to the dark corners of the Internet. But suddenly they found their way to Washington.”
“Wild plan to make Trump a dictator has found its way to his inner circle
For decades, programmer Curtis Yarvin's political theories were relegated to the dark corners of the Internet. But suddenly they found their way to Washington.”
Vild plan om at gøre Trump til diktator har fundet vej til hans inderkreds
I årtier var programmøren Curtis Yarvins politiske teorier forvist til internettets mørke afkroge. Men pludselig fandt de vej til Washington.
nyheder.tv2.dk
March 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is from a mainstream danish media. Scary as hell.
“Wild plan to make Trump a dictator has found its way to his inner circle
For decades, programmer Curtis Yarvin's political theories were relegated to the dark corners of the Internet. But suddenly they found their way to Washington.”
“Wild plan to make Trump a dictator has found its way to his inner circle
For decades, programmer Curtis Yarvin's political theories were relegated to the dark corners of the Internet. But suddenly they found their way to Washington.”
Support the Guardian!
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Sarah Kendzior 2016: “Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them.
Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them.”
Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them.”
We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
thecorrespondent.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sarah Kendzior 2016: “Write a list of things you would never do. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will do them.
Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them.”
Write a list of things you would never believe. Because it is possible that in the next year, you will either believe them or be forced to say you believe them.”
“Trump’s attacks on America’s closest friends, countries such as Canada and Denmark, are there to make enemies of countries where constitutionalism works and people are prosperous. As their country is destroyed, Americans must be denied the idea that anything else is possible.”
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“Trump’s attacks on America’s closest friends, countries such as Canada and Denmark, are there to make enemies of countries where constitutionalism works and people are prosperous. As their country is destroyed, Americans must be denied the idea that anything else is possible.”
“The inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch. I’m here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind, and to lend my unwavering solidarity to all those who recognise the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments who make nice with planet wreckers and war criminals”
Tilda Swinton decries ‘internationally enabled mass murder’ at Berlin film festival
Actor speaks out against ‘the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments’ as she picks up a Golden Bear award for lifetime achievement
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“The inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch. I’m here to name it without hesitation or doubt in my mind, and to lend my unwavering solidarity to all those who recognise the unacceptable complacency of our greed-addicted governments who make nice with planet wreckers and war criminals”
Carole Cadwalladr on what is not on the front pages.
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Carole Cadwalladr on what is not on the front pages.
Reposted by Iris Hansen
It’s the same picture
February 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It’s the same picture
I have been following Sarah Kendzior since 2016. Now sadness seems to have replaced her fierce anger. “There is nothing I can write to derail this catastrophe that I haven’t written already. I am worn from warning. What is a warning, anyway, but a declaration of what you love and want to protect?”
The Miners
The men who would strip the future for parts.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have been following Sarah Kendzior since 2016. Now sadness seems to have replaced her fierce anger. “There is nothing I can write to derail this catastrophe that I haven’t written already. I am worn from warning. What is a warning, anyway, but a declaration of what you love and want to protect?”
Just as we had the hottest january on record.
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Forest service website among many sites affected as agencies scramble to comply with president’s orders
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just as we had the hottest january on record.
This is sickening.
1/It goes beyond what happened at DHS & NASA today.
CIA employees were told all resource & affinity groups are canceled. No black history month or MLK celebration, or any other ethnic recognition months. DEI folks are to be fired rather than allowed to rotate back to former offices.
CIA employees were told all resource & affinity groups are canceled. No black history month or MLK celebration, or any other ethnic recognition months. DEI folks are to be fired rather than allowed to rotate back to former offices.
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs reut.rs/40IZlbJ
January 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is sickening.
Reposted by Iris Hansen
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs reut.rs/40IZlbJ
Trump campaign against diversity urges government employees to turn informer
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs.
reut.rs
January 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The Trump administration urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs reut.rs/40IZlbJ
Happy MLK day. Ignore whatever else is going on today. Take care. And consider following AnnTelnaes on substack
January 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy MLK day. Ignore whatever else is going on today. Take care. And consider following AnnTelnaes on substack