Eric Prenen
@eprenen.bsky.social
Retired former tech exec. 🇧🇪 in 🇷🇴. Nerd avant la lettre. Now exploring opportunities in Public & Private Equity.
EU 'Democracy Shield' Aims To Counter Russian Disinformation www.rferl.org/a/eu-democra...
EU 'Democracy Shield' Aims To Counter Russian Disinformation
On November 12 the European Commission will present its “democracy shield” – a collection of proposals to be rolled-out in the coming years to protect the bloc and EU candidate countries from foreign…
www.rferl.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
EU 'Democracy Shield' Aims To Counter Russian Disinformation www.rferl.org/a/eu-democra...
Why the AI Hype is another Tech Bubble www.academia.edu/124455113/Wh...
Why the AI Hype is another Tech Bubble
This article argues that the current hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) exhibits characteristics of a tech bubble, based on parallels with five previous technological bubbles: the Dot-Com Bubble,...
www.academia.edu
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Why the AI Hype is another Tech Bubble www.academia.edu/124455113/Wh...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show www.reuters.com/investigatio...
When did they pass a law that every man has to have a beard? larryderfner.substack.com/p/when-did-t...
When did they pass a law that every man has to have a beard?
Some men look great in them, like Sean Connery. But if a guy's beard is weedy, he looks like one of those acidheads grooving in the mud at Woodstock
larryderfner.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
When did they pass a law that every man has to have a beard? larryderfner.substack.com/p/when-did-t...
Signs that Putin’s regime is panicking and in its twilight have multiplied in recent days universul.net/signs-that-p...
universul.net
October 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Signs that Putin’s regime is panicking and in its twilight have multiplied in recent days universul.net/signs-that-p...
Belgium is basically a narco-state, top Antwerp judge warns www.politico.eu/article/antw...
Belgium is basically a narco-state, top Antwerp judge warns
“Extensive mafia-like structures have taken root,” judge writes in anonymous letter laying out how criminality seeps into every part of Belgian society.
www.politico.eu
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Belgium is basically a narco-state, top Antwerp judge warns www.politico.eu/article/antw...
Tariffs, deals and multilateral ideals: can the World Trade Organization survive? www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
Tariffs, deals and multilateral ideals: can the World Trade Organization survive?
The Trump administration’s trade policy accelerates the WTO’s decline and challenges global trade governance
www.bruegel.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tariffs, deals and multilateral ideals: can the World Trade Organization survive? www.bruegel.org/working-pape...
Unravelling a new romance: Why emigrants support radical right populists - Sergiu Gherghina, Sergiu Miscoiu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Unravelling a new romance: Why emigrants support radical right populists - Sergiu Gherghina, Sergiu Miscoiu, 2025
There is mixed evidence regarding the extent to which emigrants support radical right populists in their home countries, and we also know very little about why ...
journals.sagepub.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Unravelling a new romance: Why emigrants support radical right populists - Sergiu Gherghina, Sergiu Miscoiu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
AI is coming for your job faster than you think and here’s who will be replaced first nerds.xyz/2025/10/ai-c...
AI is coming for your job faster than you think and here’s who will be replaced first
A new Elevate report predicts AI will replace millions of jobs by 2030 with data entry clerks, telemarketers, and cashiers most at risk and creative roles still holding out.
nerds.xyz
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
AI is coming for your job faster than you think and here’s who will be replaced first nerds.xyz/2025/10/ai-c...
Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza
theintercept.com/2025/10/15/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/15/i...
Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza
“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”
theintercept.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza
theintercept.com/2025/10/15/i...
theintercept.com/2025/10/15/i...
I took @Opinion.bloomberg.com’s AI-dentity quiz. My AI-dentity is the Accelerationist. What’s yours? www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Quiz: What’s Your AI-dentity?
Are you an AI Doomer, an Accelerationist or somewhere in between? Answer these questions to find out.
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I took @Opinion.bloomberg.com’s AI-dentity quiz. My AI-dentity is the Accelerationist. What’s yours? www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Already today, Israel has:
-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza
-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis
-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City
-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia
All in violation of the “ceasefire.”
-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza
-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis
-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City
-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia
All in violation of the “ceasefire.”
October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Already today, Israel has:
-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza
-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis
-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City
-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia
All in violation of the “ceasefire.”
-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza
-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis
-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City
-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia
All in violation of the “ceasefire.”
The Creeping Integration of Far-right Parties in Europe
www.swp-berlin.org/publications...
www.swp-berlin.org/publications...
www.swp-berlin.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Creeping Integration of Far-right Parties in Europe
www.swp-berlin.org/publications...
www.swp-berlin.org/publications...
Crypto derives its value largely from the support of politicians and government officials — in particular, officials who can be bribed. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-crypto...
How Crypto Became a Trump Trade
It’s primarily a vehicle for crony capitalism now
paulkrugman.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Crypto derives its value largely from the support of politicians and government officials — in particular, officials who can be bribed. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-crypto...
Why Trump lost the Nobel Peace Prize (which he wasn’t qualified for in the first place) universul.net/why-trump-lo...
Why Trump lost the Nobel Peace Prize (which he wasn't qualified for in the first place)
Donald Trump has earned a reputation for being the guy who does what he wants, even as president of the United States... But this is only the case at
universul.net
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Why Trump lost the Nobel Peace Prize (which he wasn’t qualified for in the first place) universul.net/why-trump-lo...
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
hi hello unpaywalled
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The Nobel Committee is like, "This is why that orange asshole doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize and why we are rewarding the exact opposite of him."
NOBEL rewards democracy over authoritarianism
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Nobel Committee is like, "This is why that orange asshole doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize and why we are rewarding the exact opposite of him."
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows theconversation.com/right-wing-e...
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
theconversation.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows theconversation.com/right-wing-e...
Reposted by Eric Prenen
Millions of followers ≠ engagement. @theguardian.com has 1.4m followers on Threads with almost no engagement. On Bluesky, links can get 3–4x more clicks than likes.
The real question isn’t “how many followers do you have?” but “what kind of engagement do you get?”
The real question isn’t “how many followers do you have?” but “what kind of engagement do you get?”
August 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Millions of followers ≠ engagement. @theguardian.com has 1.4m followers on Threads with almost no engagement. On Bluesky, links can get 3–4x more clicks than likes.
The real question isn’t “how many followers do you have?” but “what kind of engagement do you get?”
The real question isn’t “how many followers do you have?” but “what kind of engagement do you get?”
Reposted by Eric Prenen
“when we look at the World Bank database, there is no evidence that higher interest rates down-regulate inflation.
If anything, the evidence suggests that rate hikes make inflation worse.” economicsfromthetopdown.com/2023/02/19/i... #econsky
If anything, the evidence suggests that rate hikes make inflation worse.” economicsfromthetopdown.com/2023/02/19/i... #econsky
Interest Rates and Inflation: Knives Out – Economics from the Top Down
There is strong evidence that higher interest rates don’t mitigate inflation. Instead, they might make it worse. I wade through the details here.
economicsfromthetopdown.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“when we look at the World Bank database, there is no evidence that higher interest rates down-regulate inflation.
If anything, the evidence suggests that rate hikes make inflation worse.” economicsfromthetopdown.com/2023/02/19/i... #econsky
If anything, the evidence suggests that rate hikes make inflation worse.” economicsfromthetopdown.com/2023/02/19/i... #econsky
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"The first wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter...prices could rise 50% to 100% by early next year..."
Which is what every competent economist has been saying for over a year now. Throttling supply of goods & labor, unsurprisingly, means prices go up.
#EconSky
Which is what every competent economist has been saying for over a year now. Throttling supply of goods & labor, unsurprisingly, means prices go up.
#EconSky
‘It’s like when you see the tsunami coming in’: Agricultural economists are sounding the alarm about produce prices doubling
Consumers “don’t have a clue what’s going on,” said Raymond Robertson, a labor economist.
fortune.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"The first wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter...prices could rise 50% to 100% by early next year..."
Which is what every competent economist has been saying for over a year now. Throttling supply of goods & labor, unsurprisingly, means prices go up.
#EconSky
Which is what every competent economist has been saying for over a year now. Throttling supply of goods & labor, unsurprisingly, means prices go up.
#EconSky
Don't be a Drive-By Critic nathannobis.substack.com/p/drive-by-c...
Don't be a Drive-By Critic
The Ethics of Public Disagreement
nathannobis.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Don't be a Drive-By Critic nathannobis.substack.com/p/drive-by-c...