Gahan Zwart secundum de Espinoza
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Gahan Zwart: sannyasin, cybersecurity and Linux enthousiast, Wordpress & Joomla administrator and dehacker, Oracle DBA, I Ching/Yi Jing divinator and likes astrology and Tarot, Dutch Cheese head, speaks Dutch, English and a bit of German.
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Antifa, married, does not appreciate DM's but you can try, crypto=cryptography, pro democracy trias politica with extra guard rails, believes in Karma Police, loves almost all kinds of music, fan of most people I follow, notorious repost boy, one foot in tech and one foot in alternative/spiritual.
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💥💥Watch the moment a shadow fleet tanker gets hit!
Fire, smoke, destruction - no mercy, no warning.
The Black Sea isn’t safe for anyone carrying russia’s oil.
Fire, smoke, destruction - no mercy, no warning.
The Black Sea isn’t safe for anyone carrying russia’s oil.
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
💥💥Watch the moment a shadow fleet tanker gets hit!
Fire, smoke, destruction - no mercy, no warning.
The Black Sea isn’t safe for anyone carrying russia’s oil.
Fire, smoke, destruction - no mercy, no warning.
The Black Sea isn’t safe for anyone carrying russia’s oil.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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Here’s Paul
He’s 56
So he’s still a good 10 years away from retirement
He lives in Cobham, the Second most desirable town to live in the whole of Britain!
He apparently hasn’t been saving into a pension because of a scandal that happened - before he started his working life…🤔
2/
He’s 56
So he’s still a good 10 years away from retirement
He lives in Cobham, the Second most desirable town to live in the whole of Britain!
He apparently hasn’t been saving into a pension because of a scandal that happened - before he started his working life…🤔
2/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Here’s Paul
He’s 56
So he’s still a good 10 years away from retirement
He lives in Cobham, the Second most desirable town to live in the whole of Britain!
He apparently hasn’t been saving into a pension because of a scandal that happened - before he started his working life…🤔
2/
He’s 56
So he’s still a good 10 years away from retirement
He lives in Cobham, the Second most desirable town to live in the whole of Britain!
He apparently hasn’t been saving into a pension because of a scandal that happened - before he started his working life…🤔
2/
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So he’s been investing in property, doing them up and then selling them
Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
3/
Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
3/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
So he’s been investing in property, doing them up and then selling them
Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
3/
Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
3/
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He claims his house WAS worth £3mil but is now only £2.5mil and it’s lost 15% in the last 18 months “under Labour”
Right Move says sold house prices in Cobham are down 5% in the last year and 6% down from their peak in 2022.
Why would his house be down 15%?!
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Right Move says sold house prices in Cobham are down 5% in the last year and 6% down from their peak in 2022.
Why would his house be down 15%?!
4/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
He claims his house WAS worth £3mil but is now only £2.5mil and it’s lost 15% in the last 18 months “under Labour”
Right Move says sold house prices in Cobham are down 5% in the last year and 6% down from their peak in 2022.
Why would his house be down 15%?!
4/
Right Move says sold house prices in Cobham are down 5% in the last year and 6% down from their peak in 2022.
Why would his house be down 15%?!
4/
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If we take him at his word and his house is now “only” worth £2,500,000 (he wouldn’t be putting his house in the lowest bracket for this new mansion tax would he?!😜)
That means his house would still be (around) the 15th most expensive house in Cobham, the 2nd most desirable place in Britain
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That means his house would still be (around) the 15th most expensive house in Cobham, the 2nd most desirable place in Britain
5/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If we take him at his word and his house is now “only” worth £2,500,000 (he wouldn’t be putting his house in the lowest bracket for this new mansion tax would he?!😜)
That means his house would still be (around) the 15th most expensive house in Cobham, the 2nd most desirable place in Britain
5/
That means his house would still be (around) the 15th most expensive house in Cobham, the 2nd most desirable place in Britain
5/
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He says the mansion tax, and 2% dividend and savings tax increases will cost him £5-6K a year.
The mansion tax will cost £2,500 per year.
So the 2% increase in savings tax and dividend tax will cost him at least £2,500.
6/
The mansion tax will cost £2,500 per year.
So the 2% increase in savings tax and dividend tax will cost him at least £2,500.
6/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
He says the mansion tax, and 2% dividend and savings tax increases will cost him £5-6K a year.
The mansion tax will cost £2,500 per year.
So the 2% increase in savings tax and dividend tax will cost him at least £2,500.
6/
The mansion tax will cost £2,500 per year.
So the 2% increase in savings tax and dividend tax will cost him at least £2,500.
6/
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Which means he has savings and investments that GENERATE £125,000 income PER YEAR
Meaning his savings and investments must be in the £2-4 million region (depending on the return)
7/
Meaning his savings and investments must be in the £2-4 million region (depending on the return)
7/
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Which means he has savings and investments that GENERATE £125,000 income PER YEAR
Meaning his savings and investments must be in the £2-4 million region (depending on the return)
7/
Meaning his savings and investments must be in the £2-4 million region (depending on the return)
7/
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I grew up about 4 km from the fire in Hong Kong. I have no words for what happened, but I’m proud of Hongkongers for helping each other: building a real-time rescue map, donating essentials, and housing those suddenly homeless.
Hongkongers built their own SOS map as seven towers burned
When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official governmen...
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I grew up about 4 km from the fire in Hong Kong. I have no words for what happened, but I’m proud of Hongkongers for helping each other: building a real-time rescue map, donating essentials, and housing those suddenly homeless.
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😭 A child trapped in the ruins. Kyiv police heard his cries through the chaos and rushed in to save him.
Captured on bodycams - a moment of hope amid destruction.
Captured on bodycams - a moment of hope amid destruction.
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
😭 A child trapped in the ruins. Kyiv police heard his cries through the chaos and rushed in to save him.
Captured on bodycams - a moment of hope amid destruction.
Captured on bodycams - a moment of hope amid destruction.
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I was so close to being one of them.
You never forget that moment
When death brushes past you.
And yet, here I am -
Breathing,
Holding on to life as if it’s the most fragile
Treasure in the world.
You never forget that moment
When death brushes past you.
And yet, here I am -
Breathing,
Holding on to life as if it’s the most fragile
Treasure in the world.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I was so close to being one of them.
You never forget that moment
When death brushes past you.
And yet, here I am -
Breathing,
Holding on to life as if it’s the most fragile
Treasure in the world.
You never forget that moment
When death brushes past you.
And yet, here I am -
Breathing,
Holding on to life as if it’s the most fragile
Treasure in the world.
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Hey, friends.
I’m alive.
It’s 00:30 pm in Ukraine,
And I’ve only just opened my eyes
After a night that felt endless.
Explosions shook the walls.
The windows trembled.
My neighbors’ house was hit.
The street I know - torn apart.
Many people injured,
Some - died.
I’m alive.
It’s 00:30 pm in Ukraine,
And I’ve only just opened my eyes
After a night that felt endless.
Explosions shook the walls.
The windows trembled.
My neighbors’ house was hit.
The street I know - torn apart.
Many people injured,
Some - died.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hey, friends.
I’m alive.
It’s 00:30 pm in Ukraine,
And I’ve only just opened my eyes
After a night that felt endless.
Explosions shook the walls.
The windows trembled.
My neighbors’ house was hit.
The street I know - torn apart.
Many people injured,
Some - died.
I’m alive.
It’s 00:30 pm in Ukraine,
And I’ve only just opened my eyes
After a night that felt endless.
Explosions shook the walls.
The windows trembled.
My neighbors’ house was hit.
The street I know - torn apart.
Many people injured,
Some - died.
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Just terrible 💔💔
A missile landed right next to a car.
Someone was seconds away from never making it home.
This city keeps breathing through fear,
Through shattered streets,
Through miracles measured in meters.
A missile landed right next to a car.
Someone was seconds away from never making it home.
This city keeps breathing through fear,
Through shattered streets,
Through miracles measured in meters.
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Just terrible 💔💔
A missile landed right next to a car.
Someone was seconds away from never making it home.
This city keeps breathing through fear,
Through shattered streets,
Through miracles measured in meters.
A missile landed right next to a car.
Someone was seconds away from never making it home.
This city keeps breathing through fear,
Through shattered streets,
Through miracles measured in meters.
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💔Already dozens wounded and three dead. In total, the russia launched about 36 missiles and up to 600 drones against us.
The main targets of the attack are energy infrastructure and civilian objects, with many damages and fires in residential buildings, – Zelenskyy
The main targets of the attack are energy infrastructure and civilian objects, with many damages and fires in residential buildings, – Zelenskyy
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
💔Already dozens wounded and three dead. In total, the russia launched about 36 missiles and up to 600 drones against us.
The main targets of the attack are energy infrastructure and civilian objects, with many damages and fires in residential buildings, – Zelenskyy
The main targets of the attack are energy infrastructure and civilian objects, with many damages and fires in residential buildings, – Zelenskyy
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Norwegian researchers: #Russia military victory in #Ukraine would cost #Europe twice as much as successful Ukrainian resistance
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,374: #Russia Murders 2+, Injures 27+ in Attacks on #Kyiv
#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes
eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukra...
Ukraine War, Day 1,374: Russia Murders 2+, Injures 27+ in Attacks on Kyiv - EA WorldView
2+ civilians murdered and 27 injured, including a child, in Russia's latest strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv: "It was a really awful night"
eaworldview.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Norwegian researchers: #Russia military victory in #Ukraine would cost #Europe twice as much as successful Ukrainian resistance
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar
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“Trump is making noise to distract from the truth: what happened to those service members is on him. Deploying the National Guard to DC was illegal and just a publicity stunt. His drive for conflict kept those troops from being home for Thanksgiving.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“Trump is making noise to distract from the truth: what happened to those service members is on him. Deploying the National Guard to DC was illegal and just a publicity stunt. His drive for conflict kept those troops from being home for Thanksgiving.”
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I had a conversation with a developer at our company’s Christmas party with more than 30 year experience in software development. His message was that he wouldn’t do open source development because he knew he would get stuck with the sole responsibility for the particular library he was maintaining.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I had a conversation with a developer at our company’s Christmas party with more than 30 year experience in software development. His message was that he wouldn’t do open source development because he knew he would get stuck with the sole responsibility for the particular library he was maintaining.
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Which means he would need to use his free time for this instead of being together with his family. No way he could do this during working hours. Already, most companies, like our mother company forbids people from spending time on anything that isn’t directly connected to the company’s products.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Which means he would need to use his free time for this instead of being together with his family. No way he could do this during working hours. Already, most companies, like our mother company forbids people from spending time on anything that isn’t directly connected to the company’s products.
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How are we going to maintain our commercial software when it depends on 200 open source libraries that nobody is allowed to maintain? Who are going to fix all the security vulnerabilities and the bugs? #opensource #security
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How are we going to maintain our commercial software when it depends on 200 open source libraries that nobody is allowed to maintain? Who are going to fix all the security vulnerabilities and the bugs? #opensource #security
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Re-upping for the afternoon crowd. Check my timeline for an even freer version. Have a good weekend.
New at the Post, gift version: The rapid advances in hacking attacks using artificial intelligence are catching the U.S. when it has slashed cyber defense, left leadership roles vacant, and left security decisions subject to global dealmaking, current and former officials say. wapo.st/4opI4wW
The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
While artificial intelligence powers the offense, defense guidance is spotty and fewer officials are in a position to help fend off hackers and spies.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Re-upping for the afternoon crowd. Check my timeline for an even freer version. Have a good weekend.
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Hegseth's order was illegal, plain and simple. There's no ambiguity, debate, doubt, or uncertainty about it. It was 100% an illegal order and he should be held accountable for it.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
go.stonking.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hegseth's order was illegal, plain and simple. There's no ambiguity, debate, doubt, or uncertainty about it. It was 100% an illegal order and he should be held accountable for it.
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Listen... I have big, strong, deadly hands that are designed to crush the skulls of evil men, I need someone to make a big bad "iron" mouse, designed for men that lift weights and punch bags that would break an ordinary man's hand.
Please, someone, make a big bad iron mouse. 🙏
Please, someone, make a big bad iron mouse. 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Listen... I have big, strong, deadly hands that are designed to crush the skulls of evil men, I need someone to make a big bad "iron" mouse, designed for men that lift weights and punch bags that would break an ordinary man's hand.
Please, someone, make a big bad iron mouse. 🙏
Please, someone, make a big bad iron mouse. 🙏
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Someone's been kissing the wrong people, lol
Animals have been kissing for over 17 million years, a new study suggests.
Kissing has long perplexed evolutionary biologists, given it has no obvious benefit to reproducing or finding food, while carrying the risk of disease transmission.
Kissing has long perplexed evolutionary biologists, given it has no obvious benefit to reproducing or finding food, while carrying the risk of disease transmission.
When was the first kiss? Over 17 million years ago, a study suggests.
Evolutionary biologists don’t know why we kiss — but new research suggests kissing evolved long before humans existed.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Someone's been kissing the wrong people, lol
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Murder the drug traffickers
Pardon the drug traffickers
What comes next?
Pardon the drug traffickers
What comes next?
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
go.stonking.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Murder the drug traffickers
Pardon the drug traffickers
What comes next?
Pardon the drug traffickers
What comes next?
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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Harmonica playing his harmonica before the ambush gets started
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Harmonica playing his harmonica before the ambush gets started