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Thomas Goorden
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Investigative Journalist, Writer

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Ex-X: @tgoorden
“It looks like you are using an ad-blocker.”

”No, it looks like YOU are not allowed to run Javascript anymore.” *click*
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ronse/Farys is ondertussen aan een soort van crisismanagement begonnen over PFAS in hun drinkwater.

Mijn publicatie daarover in Januari zal daar wel veel mee te maken hebben gehad, dus tijd om de puntjes op de i te zetten.

(VRTNWS schrijft zoals gewoonlijk gewoon het persbericht over.)

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November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Thomas Goorden
🚨 PAN WINT RECHTSZAAK! 🚨 EU-Hof stelt: systematische verlenging van goedkeuringen voor giftige pesticiden is ILLEGAAL. Gezondheid en milieu krijgen voorrang!
https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2025/11/eu-court-severely-limits-possibilities-european-commission-extend-pesticide#
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Are we doing Xitter-style subtweeting on this platform now?

FUN! OH HOW I MISSED THAT
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
CloudFlare has quite spectacularly demonstrated how giving one company such a pivotal role in internet infrastructure can backfire. (Not to mention the surveillance risks carried here.)
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Een Nederlandse pedagoge suggereert dat we niet tegen kinderen moeten liegen over Sinterklaas. Ze ziet haar eigen kinderen ook als een geschenk van God.

Deze mop schrijft zichzelf.
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Het spijtige is dat dit niet eens verbazingwekkend is. Nochtans zijn er maar weinig columnisten en onderwerpen die zo ongecontroleerd de wereld worden ingesmeten.
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
”Grondslaper”, zo'n neologisme waar de noodzaak voor een nieuw woord alleen al een verpletterende faling is van wat wij “beschaving” noemen.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Had to remember to breathe several times while reading this.
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
You CANNOT quote a chatbot as the “source” for any claims about the chatbot itself. This should be a world-wide journalistic rule.

What part of “it hallucinates frequently” is so hard to understand?

You might as well quote a magic 8 ball:

“Magic 8 ball, are you sentient?”
*shake shake*
“Yes”
😱
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Het algemene wantrouwen tegenover Theo Francken is eigenlijk écht wel een issue. Zelfs als er echt iets aan de hand zou zijn, krijgt hij de halve bevolking niet overtuigd, toch?
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Drones is echt wel een grappige nieuwshype. Los van de mogelijke militaire ernst, werkelijk alle amateur-virologen/klimaatkenners/... zijn nu drone-specialisten.

It's beautiful to see.
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This sort of thing happens far, far more often than anyone realizes.
I am so upset.

Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Thomas Goorden
I keep seeing journalism described as an "ecosystem" and I guess that tracks because it's undergoing an extinction crisis caused by billionaires, too.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Moet dat niet “miljarden” zijn, @demorgen.be?
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Is dat niet gewoon 5 biljoen dollar?”
“Nee, dat gaan de mensen niet begrijpen.”
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reposted by Thomas Goorden
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Zeitgeist:
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Thomas Goorden
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are in the worst timeline.
🌍💰 The world is burning – and banks are cashing in.

From 2021–2024, global banks channelled $1.6 trillion to fossil fuel firms driving new carbon bombs that push emissions beyond the world’s carbon budget 11× over – even as experts warn it could run out in four years.

🔗 Read the story below:
Major banks pump $1.6 trillion into fossil fuel industry as world nears climate tipping point
The world’s biggest banks have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in recent years in fossil fuel companies, new data shows. Analysts told Follow the Money that the financial institutions are bet...
www.ftm.eu
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Can I get a slow 👏 clap 👏 for the cryptocoin maximalists? If you thought it couldn't get worse than open bribery of presidents, turns out it actually can get worse!
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yeah, this is pretty much like a PhD level assistant.

(There is no seahorse emoji.)
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Dus, even voor de duidelijkheid, de éne had een 3D printer, de andere “metalen balletjes” en de derde... een pak suiker?
Vergis ik mij of was dit VOORPAGINA-NIEUWS?

Jezus christ.
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Vergis ik mij of was dit VOORPAGINA-NIEUWS?

Jezus christ.
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Pro-tip for anyone looking into nuclear power: Do a search for the terms "nuclear" and "corruption", combined with the following key words (separately)

"South-Korea"
"Angra"
"Ohio"
"Rooppur"

Then tell me if you are starting to see the picture. And no, it's not about technical risks.
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM