Cook Maarten
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Advanced surveillance tech makes it much harder to resist evil governments. At this point, law enforcement has all the tools it would ever need to catch legitimate criminals. Resist further surveillance legislation and technology.
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Advanced surveillance tech makes it much harder to resist evil governments. At this point, law enforcement has all the tools it would ever need to catch legitimate criminals. Resist further surveillance legislation and technology.
What Ubisoft could learn from Clair Obscure and The Witcher is to embrace their French-ness.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 AM
What Ubisoft could learn from Clair Obscure and The Witcher is to embrace their French-ness.
New Dutch supercar Donkervoort P24 RS gives of Batman vibes.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
New Dutch supercar Donkervoort P24 RS gives of Batman vibes.
If our political leaders in Europe only had an ounce of the resolve of the Ukrainian people.
From: www.wsj.com/world/here-i...
From: www.wsj.com/world/here-i...
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 AM
If our political leaders in Europe only had an ounce of the resolve of the Ukrainian people.
From: www.wsj.com/world/here-i...
From: www.wsj.com/world/here-i...
The absolute, smallest act you can do: stop buying off Amazon
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The absolute, smallest act you can do: stop buying off Amazon
The most interesting stock market bet right now is shorting Take Two. As the only thing that could stop GTA VI failing commercially seems to be happening: Massive social unrest, plus the game is coming out around very important US mid-term elections.
January 25, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The most interesting stock market bet right now is shorting Take Two. As the only thing that could stop GTA VI failing commercially seems to be happening: Massive social unrest, plus the game is coming out around very important US mid-term elections.
ICE will be deployed for voter suppression in the US. That was always pretty obvious.
January 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
ICE will be deployed for voter suppression in the US. That was always pretty obvious.
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Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
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Mirage, DARK SOULS. Limited edition of 40. Only 3 copies left!
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Mirage, DARK SOULS. Limited edition of 40. Only 3 copies left!
Ukraine will only know peace if Putin is dead, all Russian soldiers are dead or Europe defeats Russia.
Believing anything else is fantasy land.
Believing anything else is fantasy land.
January 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Ukraine will only know peace if Putin is dead, all Russian soldiers are dead or Europe defeats Russia.
Believing anything else is fantasy land.
Believing anything else is fantasy land.
The wife is playing Star Wars Outlaws and I’m neither a Star Wars fan nor Ubi open worlder, but this looks great and fun?
How did this not sell a ton more?
How did this not sell a ton more?
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The wife is playing Star Wars Outlaws and I’m neither a Star Wars fan nor Ubi open worlder, but this looks great and fun?
How did this not sell a ton more?
How did this not sell a ton more?
Some of the most New Testament shit I've read in long time.
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Some of the most New Testament shit I've read in long time.
If a guy says in his Christmas speech that he and his country are waging a holy war (Putin) do you think he is serious about peace?
I want to smack our political leaders over the head with a frying pan at this point. Slava Ukraini.
Also (Dutch) donate: deleeuwkyiv.nl/hoe-u-kunt-h...
I want to smack our political leaders over the head with a frying pan at this point. Slava Ukraini.
Also (Dutch) donate: deleeuwkyiv.nl/hoe-u-kunt-h...
Hoe u kunt helpen - Stichting de Leeuw Kyiv
U kunt ons helpen Oekraine te helpen. Via donaties, goederen, inzamelen of acties!
deleeuwkyiv.nl
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM
If a guy says in his Christmas speech that he and his country are waging a holy war (Putin) do you think he is serious about peace?
I want to smack our political leaders over the head with a frying pan at this point. Slava Ukraini.
Also (Dutch) donate: deleeuwkyiv.nl/hoe-u-kunt-h...
I want to smack our political leaders over the head with a frying pan at this point. Slava Ukraini.
Also (Dutch) donate: deleeuwkyiv.nl/hoe-u-kunt-h...
Saw a game yesterday that I can't say anything about that reminded me of seeing Gears of War for the first time behind closed doors.
Just absolutely next-level.
Just absolutely next-level.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Saw a game yesterday that I can't say anything about that reminded me of seeing Gears of War for the first time behind closed doors.
Just absolutely next-level.
Just absolutely next-level.
No one likes a steep, long escalator like the Londoners.
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
No one likes a steep, long escalator like the Londoners.
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(2/6) Now, everyone’s attention must turn to Ukraine. An enormous war, almost forgotten in recent months, continues to rage in Europe, killing many Ukrainians and even more Russian troops every day.
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
(2/6) Now, everyone’s attention must turn to Ukraine. An enormous war, almost forgotten in recent months, continues to rage in Europe, killing many Ukrainians and even more Russian troops every day.
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Down to only 1(!)
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Down to only 1(!)
(Dutch) Nederlandse geopolitieke dwergjes die a) niet snappen wat Rutte doet en hoe die het doet en b) dat 'ie niet voor Nederland of Europa werkt maar voor de NAVO, kunnen nu niet over hun lippen krijgen dat ze er geen bal verstand van hebben.
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
(Dutch) Nederlandse geopolitieke dwergjes die a) niet snappen wat Rutte doet en hoe die het doet en b) dat 'ie niet voor Nederland of Europa werkt maar voor de NAVO, kunnen nu niet over hun lippen krijgen dat ze er geen bal verstand van hebben.
16 Oscar nominations? I think I have rarely been more at odds with the 'communis opinio' on film than with Sinners.
I thought it was a weak film with decent cinematography and good musical scenes but a solid ** and a half film otherwise.
I thought it was a weak film with decent cinematography and good musical scenes but a solid ** and a half film otherwise.
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
16 Oscar nominations? I think I have rarely been more at odds with the 'communis opinio' on film than with Sinners.
I thought it was a weak film with decent cinematography and good musical scenes but a solid ** and a half film otherwise.
I thought it was a weak film with decent cinematography and good musical scenes but a solid ** and a half film otherwise.
Seeing how easy it is to plant ideas in Trump's head, if I was Russia or China, I would just plant journalists (hey, someone has to hire them!) at every press conference and pose leading questions: "Wouldn't annexing X or Y make you glorious and USA strong?" And presto, US foreign policy shaped.
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Seeing how easy it is to plant ideas in Trump's head, if I was Russia or China, I would just plant journalists (hey, someone has to hire them!) at every press conference and pose leading questions: "Wouldn't annexing X or Y make you glorious and USA strong?" And presto, US foreign policy shaped.
The war with Russia made the EU begrudgingly invest substantially in green tech. There is short-term economic pain (high energy prices), but this will prove to be a major long-term economic accelerator.
NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
January 22, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The war with Russia made the EU begrudgingly invest substantially in green tech. There is short-term economic pain (high energy prices), but this will prove to be a major long-term economic accelerator.
There are no moderate extremists. I don't know why the world keeps falling for that one.
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
There are no moderate extremists. I don't know why the world keeps falling for that one.
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🇫🇷‼️ France has “trolled”|Donald Trump by calling for an official Nato exercise in Greenland, with US participation. The intention is to expose the bad faith of Trump’s claim that the giant territory is vulnerable to Chinese and Russian aggression. 1/
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
Groenland : la France demande «un exercice de l’Otan», se dit «prête à y contribuer»
Face aux menaces de Donald Trump, qui souhaite prendre le contrôle du territoire autonome, la France a demandé l’organisation d’un exercice de l’OTAN sur le territoire autonome danois et se dit prête ...
www.lefigaro.fr
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
🇫🇷‼️ France has “trolled”|Donald Trump by calling for an official Nato exercise in Greenland, with US participation. The intention is to expose the bad faith of Trump’s claim that the giant territory is vulnerable to Chinese and Russian aggression. 1/
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
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To appease the big tech SEO gods you're forced to report on big tech's products in a frequency and way that big tech wants you too.
Fallout Season 2 streaming ratings may be down, but Bethesda and Amazon are probably still feeling pretty rad
www.eurogamer.net/fallout-seas...
www.eurogamer.net/fallout-seas...
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Who benefits from viewing minute counts analysis of culture?
To appease the big tech SEO gods you're forced to report on big tech's products in a frequency and way that big tech wants you too.
To appease the big tech SEO gods you're forced to report on big tech's products in a frequency and way that big tech wants you too.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:24 AM