Auke Hoekstra
@aukehoekstra.bsky.social
Sharing hope and debunking FUD against electric vehicles and renewable energy. Director NEONresearch.nl @TUeindhoven Founder Zenmo.com.
Polish meme translated into English.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Polish meme translated into English.
Hmmm. Zou moeten werken maar ik wil meer vrijheid en een stuk lagere kosten voor mijn batterijsysteem.
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hmmm. Zou moeten werken maar ik wil meer vrijheid en een stuk lagere kosten voor mijn batterijsysteem.
Finally some fresh ideas in the talks about ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Finally some fresh ideas in the talks about ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
We should defend Ukraine while making Russia piss poor so they fold again like in 1991. And we are succeeding.
Russia is a gas station masquerading as a nation and after the war drove up oil prices and revenues they are now trending downward again.
Russia is a gas station masquerading as a nation and after the war drove up oil prices and revenues they are now trending downward again.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We should defend Ukraine while making Russia piss poor so they fold again like in 1991. And we are succeeding.
Russia is a gas station masquerading as a nation and after the war drove up oil prices and revenues they are now trending downward again.
Russia is a gas station masquerading as a nation and after the war drove up oil prices and revenues they are now trending downward again.
Which is correct. Nazi Germany attacked Russia too of course (after Stalin and Hitler divided Eastern Germany betweenst them in the Molotov Ribbentrop pact) but that's number 20.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Which is correct. Nazi Germany attacked Russia too of course (after Stalin and Hitler divided Eastern Germany betweenst them in the Molotov Ribbentrop pact) but that's number 20.
Non OF THE 19 COUNTRIES RUSSIA ATTACKED did attack Russia. Please don't leave out that part.
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Non OF THE 19 COUNTRIES RUSSIA ATTACKED did attack Russia. Please don't leave out that part.
While non "of those" attacked Russia. Everybody is aware of Hitler ignoring the Molotov Ribentrop pact and attacking Russia. Arguably, Russia was the agressor there too (if you know the pact). For the rest, Russia is the undisputed agressor.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
While non "of those" attacked Russia. Everybody is aware of Hitler ignoring the Molotov Ribentrop pact and attacking Russia. Arguably, Russia was the agressor there too (if you know the pact). For the rest, Russia is the undisputed agressor.
Yes, Nazi Germany attacked in 1941, thereby breaking the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Hitler and Stalin to attack and divide Eastern Europe between them and leave it at that, but that's the special case.
In all the other 19 cases Russia was the aggressor and these countries didn't attack Russia.
In all the other 19 cases Russia was the aggressor and these countries didn't attack Russia.
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yes, Nazi Germany attacked in 1941, thereby breaking the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact between Hitler and Stalin to attack and divide Eastern Europe between them and leave it at that, but that's the special case.
In all the other 19 cases Russia was the aggressor and these countries didn't attack Russia.
In all the other 19 cases Russia was the aggressor and these countries didn't attack Russia.
I also love these "cars as a guest" roads for the last few hundred meters to a destination, where cars have to find their way around pedestrians and cyclists.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I also love these "cars as a guest" roads for the last few hundred meters to a destination, where cars have to find their way around pedestrians and cyclists.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle...
US defense is like US healthcare: pretty good if you can afford it, but hideously expensive per person compared to other countries.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
US defense is like US healthcare: pretty good if you can afford it, but hideously expensive per person compared to other countries.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
I thought that in fighter jets, the ultimate expensive weapon, the US would continue to dominate. Not so, apparently.
And this has nothing to do with the United States and everything with Trump personally. Biden wasn't the most confidence inspiring US president by a long shot internationally. But he was, compared to Trump.
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And this has nothing to do with the United States and everything with Trump personally. Biden wasn't the most confidence inspiring US president by a long shot internationally. But he was, compared to Trump.
To quantify: this is how much confidence the world has in Trump as a world leader.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
To quantify: this is how much confidence the world has in Trump as a world leader.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
To most people outside of the US, the Trump White House demands very little respect. Posts like this strengthen the view that it's a cult reminiscent of Kim Jong Un in Korea and Putin in Russia.
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
To most people outside of the US, the Trump White House demands very little respect. Posts like this strengthen the view that it's a cult reminiscent of Kim Jong Un in Korea and Putin in Russia.
Some people have a problem with this graph because China and the US use different in axes. For those here is the graph on @ourworldindata.org where you can also compare different countries. This is normalized for purchasing power.
ourworldindata.org/end-progress...
ourworldindata.org/end-progress...
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Some people have a problem with this graph because China and the US use different in axes. For those here is the graph on @ourworldindata.org where you can also compare different countries. This is normalized for purchasing power.
ourworldindata.org/end-progress...
ourworldindata.org/end-progress...
Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yes, that's the coat of arms of the actual fricking Nazi's.
And yes they are portraying an overweight elderly politician as a God forcing others to cower and supplicate for him in fear. A bit of an ICE vibe.
This is sick, fascist, and delusional, on so many levels.
And yes they are portraying an overweight elderly politician as a God forcing others to cower and supplicate for him in fear. A bit of an ICE vibe.
This is sick, fascist, and delusional, on so many levels.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yes, that's the coat of arms of the actual fricking Nazi's.
And yes they are portraying an overweight elderly politician as a God forcing others to cower and supplicate for him in fear. A bit of an ICE vibe.
This is sick, fascist, and delusional, on so many levels.
And yes they are portraying an overweight elderly politician as a God forcing others to cower and supplicate for him in fear. A bit of an ICE vibe.
This is sick, fascist, and delusional, on so many levels.
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump just posted this.
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
How about "No Kings" and... no Nazi's?
So I wrote a bit more about it on the other site after I wrote this "tweet" (?) here. I couldn't help myself. Thought I'd replicate it here.
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So I wrote a bit more about it on the other site after I wrote this "tweet" (?) here. I couldn't help myself. Thought I'd replicate it here.
This is what I picked up from the bible too (before I became agnostic). I can't help but feel estranged from many strident Christians.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is what I picked up from the bible too (before I became agnostic). I can't help but feel estranged from many strident Christians.
Disturbingly apt.
politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/281705
politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/281705
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Disturbingly apt.
politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/281705
politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/281705
I can still remember when being antisemitic meant you discriminated jews and denied the Holocaust. Now, it mostly means you oppose genocide.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I can still remember when being antisemitic meant you discriminated jews and denied the Holocaust. Now, it mostly means you oppose genocide.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
But it's not working anymore. The game is up. And I predict Paramount is going to regret this.
Trump announcing he lowered drugs for weight loss "1200% ... Nobody could have done it, but me I say modestly."
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump announcing he lowered drugs for weight loss "1200% ... Nobody could have done it, but me I say modestly."
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
Then, someone steals his spotlight by falling unconscious behind him.
Trump gets up. Looks at the commotion. And zones out until it's about him again.
So typical.
I've translated Dutch politics to the American equivalent:
Trump is losing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Buttigieg, Mit Romney, and Elizabeth Warren end up forming a coalition (~42%) coupled with some pragmatic lefties (~16%) or Marco Rubio (~11%).
Trump is losing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Buttigieg, Mit Romney, and Elizabeth Warren end up forming a coalition (~42%) coupled with some pragmatic lefties (~16%) or Marco Rubio (~11%).
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I've translated Dutch politics to the American equivalent:
Trump is losing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Buttigieg, Mit Romney, and Elizabeth Warren end up forming a coalition (~42%) coupled with some pragmatic lefties (~16%) or Marco Rubio (~11%).
Trump is losing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Peter Buttigieg, Mit Romney, and Elizabeth Warren end up forming a coalition (~42%) coupled with some pragmatic lefties (~16%) or Marco Rubio (~11%).
Are you kidding me? US military is now being funded by oligarchs? The last thing standing between them and completely taking over? And this is not frontpage news?
(It's only ~1 day of pay, but that's not what this is about.)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
(It's only ~1 day of pay, but that's not what this is about.)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Are you kidding me? US military is now being funded by oligarchs? The last thing standing between them and completely taking over? And this is not frontpage news?
(It's only ~1 day of pay, but that's not what this is about.)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
(It's only ~1 day of pay, but that's not what this is about.)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
And now Chinese EVs are cheaper in the showroom (and MUCH cheaper to drive) than combustion engines.
Nobody will want to buy combustion engines in 2030, but these knuckle draggers want to lead the EU industry towards total annihilation by sticking their head in the sand.
Bah.
Nobody will want to buy combustion engines in 2030, but these knuckle draggers want to lead the EU industry towards total annihilation by sticking their head in the sand.
Bah.
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
And now Chinese EVs are cheaper in the showroom (and MUCH cheaper to drive) than combustion engines.
Nobody will want to buy combustion engines in 2030, but these knuckle draggers want to lead the EU industry towards total annihilation by sticking their head in the sand.
Bah.
Nobody will want to buy combustion engines in 2030, but these knuckle draggers want to lead the EU industry towards total annihilation by sticking their head in the sand.
Bah.