JanPieter 🇪🇺
@janpieter.bsky.social
amateur futurist / 🇳🇱 in 🇩🇪 / frenologist / wannabe stoic / postsocial / 🇺🇦! + 🇵🇸! / pandiculist / prötser / entropist / etc
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Alweer negeert de Eerste Kamer heldere Europese en Nederlandse wetgeving die verbiedt om voor het milieuschadelijke activiteiten (hier vooral ammoniakuitstoot) zonder vergunning uit te voeren. Overheidscriminaliteit?
Wiersma regelt op de valreep nog uitstel voor PAS-melders
Bij het naderende einde van haar ministerschap heeft Femke Wiersma een belangrijke wet door de Eerste Kamer gekregen. Daarmee verlengt de bewindsvrouw de legalisatietermijn voor PAS-melders en wil ze ...
www.nieuweoogst.nl
February 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Alweer negeert de Eerste Kamer heldere Europese en Nederlandse wetgeving die verbiedt om voor het milieuschadelijke activiteiten (hier vooral ammoniakuitstoot) zonder vergunning uit te voeren. Overheidscriminaliteit?
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It would be insane for @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu to unblock more EU funds following recent AG Opinion showing inter alia that the VDL Comm illegally unlocked €10.2bn on back of confidential decision containing no reasoning whatsoever (as I noted at time)
www.politico.eu/article/comm...
www.politico.eu/article/comm...
February 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
It would be insane for @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu to unblock more EU funds following recent AG Opinion showing inter alia that the VDL Comm illegally unlocked €10.2bn on back of confidential decision containing no reasoning whatsoever (as I noted at time)
www.politico.eu/article/comm...
www.politico.eu/article/comm...
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(6/11) Uber tracks battery life. Former exec Keith Chen noted in 2016 that users with low battery are statistically more likely to accept surge pricing. Uber says it doesn’t use that data to set prices, but the correlation remains a point of regulatory scrutiny. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
This Is Your Brain On Uber
This week we feature Keith Chen, a behavioral economist at UCLA and the head of economic research at Uber. Keith explains why surge pricing makes us nuts and discusses our weird economic choices.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(6/11) Uber tracks battery life. Former exec Keith Chen noted in 2016 that users with low battery are statistically more likely to accept surge pricing. Uber says it doesn’t use that data to set prices, but the correlation remains a point of regulatory scrutiny. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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Toeslagenmoeder legt beslag op een standbeeld van het ministerie. ‘Een fatsoenlijke overheid laat het niet zo ver komen’
Toeslagenmoeder legt beslag op een standbeeld van het ministerie. ‘Een fatsoenlijke overheid laat het niet zo ver komen’
Ze heeft recht op een dwangsom van de overheid, maar ontvangt die maar niet. Dus heeft ‘toeslagenouder’ Yasmin Molleman beslag laten leggen op een standbeeld in de tuin van Binnenlandse Zaken.
www.trouw.nl
February 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Toeslagenmoeder legt beslag op een standbeeld van het ministerie. ‘Een fatsoenlijke overheid laat het niet zo ver komen’
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19 people.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
19 people.
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He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.
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That’s why it is absolutely necessary to have open decentralized protocols like Nostr. There you own your feed with cryptographic keys and no one can censor your speech.
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
That’s why it is absolutely necessary to have open decentralized protocols like Nostr. There you own your feed with cryptographic keys and no one can censor your speech.
Sowieso hilarisch als Duitsers anderen van "excessieve administratieve lasten" beschuldigen 😄! #splinter #balk
Die ‘excessieve regels’ uit Brussel dammen het nationalisme in
Mijn column in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Mijn column in @nrc.nl
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Column | Die ‘excessieve regels’ uit Brussel dammen het nationalisme in
Hoe Europese regelgeving nationalisme in toom houdt en waarom lidstaten zelf bijdragen aan de groei van EU-bureaucratie.
www.nrc.nl
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Don't use cheap or old AI chat bots 😏.
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Don't use cheap or old AI chat bots 😏.
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It should be obvious that criticizing ICE—or any government agency—on social media is protected by the First Amendment.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM
It should be obvious that criticizing ICE—or any government agency—on social media is protected by the First Amendment.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
It is not a crime.
Tech companies must not comply with sweeping government demands that seek to unmask users simply for expressing their opinions online.
Nice one about Claude (Claudius) running its own vending machine at Anthropic HQ 😆:
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Nice one about Claude (Claudius) running its own vending machine at Anthropic HQ 😆:
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Glasharmonica: zo ziet dat ding er dus uit en het klinkt zo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKl...
Sounds of a Glass Armonica
YouTube video by Toronto Star
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Glasharmonica: zo ziet dat ding er dus uit en het klinkt zo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKl...
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Merz at MSC: Europe will not adopt MAGA vision of free speech. It does not support tariffs and protectionism. It believes in climate change and the need for the WHO. "The US will run up against its own limits if it tries to go it alone"
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Merz at MSC: Europe will not adopt MAGA vision of free speech. It does not support tariffs and protectionism. It believes in climate change and the need for the WHO. "The US will run up against its own limits if it tries to go it alone"
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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BREAKING: In a massive blow to the Home Office, the High Court has ruled that the ban of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation is unlawful
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
BREAKING: In a massive blow to the Home Office, the High Court has ruled that the ban of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation is unlawful
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
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Checking in on the bot
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Checking in on the bot
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The U.S. government and Europe provided illegal thermal weapons to Israel that *evaporated* nearly 3,000 Palestinians according to an Al Jazeera investigation. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The U.S. government and Europe provided illegal thermal weapons to Israel that *evaporated* nearly 3,000 Palestinians according to an Al Jazeera investigation. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
TIL about the difference between "common law" (USA etc) and "civil law" (NL, DE, etc) 😬:
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
TIL about the difference between "common law" (USA etc) and "civil law" (NL, DE, etc) 😬:
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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We Europeans pride ourselves on respecting the rule of law, but all of this evaporates when it comes to our treatment of migrants
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/m...
Inside a Detention Site at the Heart of Europe’s Harsh New Approach to Immigration
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
We Europeans pride ourselves on respecting the rule of law, but all of this evaporates when it comes to our treatment of migrants
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/m...
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(gratis te lezen) Rechtbank Amsterdam: ex-Kamerlid Nilüfer Gündoğan verliest rechtszaak tegen Volt, krijgt geen schadevergoeding (de uitspraak zelf kon ik nog niet vinden, helaas). www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Ex-Kamerlid Nilüfer Gündoğan verliest rechtszaak tegen Volt, krijgt geen schadevergoeding
Rechtszaak: Oud-Tweede Kamerlid Nilüfer Gündoğan had in een rechtszaak meer dan een miljoen euro geëist van haar vroegere partij, maar moet nu de proceskosten betalen die Volt heeft gemaakt.
www.nrc.nl
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
(gratis te lezen) Rechtbank Amsterdam: ex-Kamerlid Nilüfer Gündoğan verliest rechtszaak tegen Volt, krijgt geen schadevergoeding (de uitspraak zelf kon ik nog niet vinden, helaas). www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Tjeuh, nieuwe "Hollandse snack-kraam" bij het Domplein in Bremen 🇩🇪 verkoopt échte bamischijven en frikandel speciaal en kibbeling 🤯!
Kraam ernaast verkocht al Hollandse drop, stroopwafels en gevulde koeken 🥹.
Kraam ernaast verkocht al Hollandse drop, stroopwafels en gevulde koeken 🥹.
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Tjeuh, nieuwe "Hollandse snack-kraam" bij het Domplein in Bremen 🇩🇪 verkoopt échte bamischijven en frikandel speciaal en kibbeling 🤯!
Kraam ernaast verkocht al Hollandse drop, stroopwafels en gevulde koeken 🥹.
Kraam ernaast verkocht al Hollandse drop, stroopwafels en gevulde koeken 🥹.