Bart Looman
@bartlooman.bsky.social
Composing Music and Building Social Housing (not at the same time though)
Some music on YouTube: https://t.co/m0Yq3H8HXJ
Some music on YouTube: https://t.co/m0Yq3H8HXJ
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
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Latest leaderboard for this week's game has two perfect scores as well as some very high marks close to the top.
Special thanks to @bartlooman.bsky.social who gave me the idea for this week's theme.
There is still time to play, so give it a listen and send me your answers!
#filmsky #moviesky
Special thanks to @bartlooman.bsky.social who gave me the idea for this week's theme.
There is still time to play, so give it a listen and send me your answers!
#filmsky #moviesky
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Latest leaderboard for this week's game has two perfect scores as well as some very high marks close to the top.
Special thanks to @bartlooman.bsky.social who gave me the idea for this week's theme.
There is still time to play, so give it a listen and send me your answers!
#filmsky #moviesky
Special thanks to @bartlooman.bsky.social who gave me the idea for this week's theme.
There is still time to play, so give it a listen and send me your answers!
#filmsky #moviesky
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For me and others kids of the 70s, Randy Newman, who turns 82 today, has been part of the soundtrack of our lives.
Songwriter, performer, film composer.
From "Short People," "I Love LA," to THE NATURAL and TOY STORY and many more iconic songs and film scores.
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#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #BOTD
Songwriter, performer, film composer.
From "Short People," "I Love LA," to THE NATURAL and TOY STORY and many more iconic songs and film scores.
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#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #BOTD
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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It will never work. This is a good presentation of why not:
www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...
www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...
Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.
www.planetearthandbeyond.co
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It will never work. This is a good presentation of why not:
www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...
www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...
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I only remember a handful of Tweets from over the years. But one that will stick with me forever is when someone once said:
We have enough money in this world to feed every man, woman, and child.
But we'll never have enough money on this planet to satiate the insatiable appetite of billionaires.
We have enough money in this world to feed every man, woman, and child.
But we'll never have enough money on this planet to satiate the insatiable appetite of billionaires.
December 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I only remember a handful of Tweets from over the years. But one that will stick with me forever is when someone once said:
We have enough money in this world to feed every man, woman, and child.
But we'll never have enough money on this planet to satiate the insatiable appetite of billionaires.
We have enough money in this world to feed every man, woman, and child.
But we'll never have enough money on this planet to satiate the insatiable appetite of billionaires.
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No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.
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Wendy Carlos, BOTD in 1939, worked closely with Robert Moog in developing many of the modules and features of early Moog synthesizers in the 1960s.
Here, in 1970, Carlos shares the clearest and most easy to understand explanation of how a synthesizer works that you'll ever hear:
#musicsky #moviesky
Here, in 1970, Carlos shares the clearest and most easy to understand explanation of how a synthesizer works that you'll ever hear:
#musicsky #moviesky
Wendy Carlos on the BBC in 1970
Wendy Carlos demonstrates how a Moog synthesizer works.
vimeo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Those economies like the USA and Canada wasting their money on fossil fuels will lag very far behind fast moving economies like China that will soon run their industrial economies on near zero cost solar energy.
Fools fall for fossil fuels. And drag us all down the death trap with them.
Fools fall for fossil fuels. And drag us all down the death trap with them.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Those economies like the USA and Canada wasting their money on fossil fuels will lag very far behind fast moving economies like China that will soon run their industrial economies on near zero cost solar energy.
Fools fall for fossil fuels. And drag us all down the death trap with them.
Fools fall for fossil fuels. And drag us all down the death trap with them.
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New York Movie, by Edward Hopper, 1939.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New York Movie, by Edward Hopper, 1939.
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The SMR hype isn’t about clean energy — it’s about keeping the nuclear-military machine alive. Civil reactors are the cover story, defence funding the true goal. Billions in “energy” subsidies quietly sustain sub fleets, skills, & nukes. It’s not transition — it’s camouflage. ⚛️💰 #EnergyTransition
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The SMR hype isn’t about clean energy — it’s about keeping the nuclear-military machine alive. Civil reactors are the cover story, defence funding the true goal. Billions in “energy” subsidies quietly sustain sub fleets, skills, & nukes. It’s not transition — it’s camouflage. ⚛️💰 #EnergyTransition
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The same applies to interviewing a Reform UK MP or spokesperson.
October 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The same applies to interviewing a Reform UK MP or spokesperson.
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if you follow the chain of causality here, Tesla is literally killing people in order to make Elon Musk the wealthiest man in the world
this isn't hyperbole, it's the reality
this isn't hyperbole, it's the reality
October 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
if you follow the chain of causality here, Tesla is literally killing people in order to make Elon Musk the wealthiest man in the world
this isn't hyperbole, it's the reality
this isn't hyperbole, it's the reality
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Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
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🚢☀️ One shipload of solar panels = the electricity of 100 shiploads of coal. LNG? ~30. Fossil fuels are bulky, burned once & gone. Solar is front-loaded, then delivers clean power for decades. The math is brutal: renewables crush fossils on energy density & durability. #Solar #EV #BESS #Lithium
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Untitled (Green on Blue)
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4926
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4926
October 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Untitled (Green on Blue)
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4926
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4926
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Doe het niet. Dat is vrij vertaald de conclusie van een pilotproject met hybride waterstofketels in Wagenborgen. Geen verrassing. Wel heel netjes dat de projectpartners niet 10 jaar wachten om deze boodschap te delen. www.wattisduurzaam.nl/49747/energi...
Ook combinatie waterstofketel en warmtepomp blijkt dood spoor
Doe het niet. Dat is vrij vertaald de conclusie van een pilotproject met hybride waterstofketels in Wagenborgen. Geen verrassing. Wel heel netjes dat de projectpartners niet 10 jaar wachten om deze…
www.wattisduurzaam.nl
October 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Doe het niet. Dat is vrij vertaald de conclusie van een pilotproject met hybride waterstofketels in Wagenborgen. Geen verrassing. Wel heel netjes dat de projectpartners niet 10 jaar wachten om deze boodschap te delen. www.wattisduurzaam.nl/49747/energi...
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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I'm glad that @christianonre.bsky.social increasingly includes nuclear in his analysis, if only to show that adding nuclear is really more expensive than a system running completely (100%) on renewables.
1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
September 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm glad that @christianonre.bsky.social increasingly includes nuclear in his analysis, if only to show that adding nuclear is really more expensive than a system running completely (100%) on renewables.
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Here’s a brief story, with receipts about Trump administration corruption and crypto industry collusion that WILL be investigated once the majority of the House is filled with people who take ethics and the Constitution seriously:
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Here’s a brief story, with receipts about Trump administration corruption and crypto industry collusion that WILL be investigated once the majority of the House is filled with people who take ethics and the Constitution seriously:
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And a 4th reminder that a transition to 100% WindWaterSolar reduces the annual total tonnes of mining in the world by >84% despite the need for precious metals, which are a trivial component of total mining tonnage.
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
And a 4th reminder that a transition to 100% WindWaterSolar reduces the annual total tonnes of mining in the world by >84% despite the need for precious metals, which are a trivial component of total mining tonnage.
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The electrotech energy revolution is here
The energy system is being transformed by the rapid growth of electrotech. Here's how.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The energy system is being transformed by the rapid growth of electrotech. Here's how.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The electrotech energy revolution is here
The energy system is being transformed by the rapid growth of electrotech. Here's how.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
The energy system is being transformed by the rapid growth of electrotech. Here's how.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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Education is the enemy of fascism.
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Education is the enemy of fascism.
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US political violence overwhelmingly comes from the right -
the side that calls for, glorifies, & literally pardons it
the side that calls for, glorifies, & literally pardons it
September 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
US political violence overwhelmingly comes from the right -
the side that calls for, glorifies, & literally pardons it
the side that calls for, glorifies, & literally pardons it