Ivan Herman
@iherman.bsky.social
Retired computer scientist from CWI in Amsterdam; emeritus team member of W3C; also interested in history, arts (painting, sculpture, architecture), photography, international politics, literature, music (mostly classical). Lives in south of France.
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
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Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
holodomor mini doc
YouTube video by - hrec
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
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The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
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Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
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Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
Russian state TV praises Trump's 28-point peace plan
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
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Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
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No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
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Watch to the end
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watch to the end
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It's long been a strongly held belief of mine that every single prompt any software system can make should, by law, have a "go fuck yourself" option.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It's long been a strongly held belief of mine that every single prompt any software system can make should, by law, have a "go fuck yourself" option.
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Europe’s Defence Dilemma: Why Fiscal Union Is No Longer Optional
Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Europe’s Defence Dilemma: Why Fiscal Union Is No Longer Optional
Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
www.socialeurope.eu
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Europe’s Defence Dilemma: Why Fiscal Union Is No Longer Optional
Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
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And Louis XVIth... there's a definite "let them eat cake" feel to this....
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
And Louis XVIth... there's a definite "let them eat cake" feel to this....
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When the AI marketing speak gets you to rage blog some notes about browser innovation
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
ChatGPT Atlas isn't competing against other browsers - Stephanie Stimac's Blog
A note on CEOs who don't understand browser development and innovation in the browser space
blog.stephaniestimac.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When the AI marketing speak gets you to rage blog some notes about browser innovation
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2025/1...
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"What's important about the Tomahawks isn't the weapon and what it can do ... what's important is the symbolism — you know, the fact that the U.S. is giving a sophisticated weapon to Ukraine," said @anneapplebaum.bsky.social.
October 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"What's important about the Tomahawks isn't the weapon and what it can do ... what's important is the symbolism — you know, the fact that the U.S. is giving a sophisticated weapon to Ukraine," said @anneapplebaum.bsky.social.
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Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds
The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds
The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
www.euronews.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds
The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
The authors say it's a sign that renewables can keep up the pace with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide.
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
www.euronews.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.
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I live in Huntsville, Alabama. This city was a podunk until the nazi rocket scientists came here in the 1950s with Wernher von Braun. The public schools had as many students who were primary German speakers as English. Vance again speaks as a willing stupid for the rapist trump. 🧪⚒️ #Trump#USA
September 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I live in Huntsville, Alabama. This city was a podunk until the nazi rocket scientists came here in the 1950s with Wernher von Braun. The public schools had as many students who were primary German speakers as English. Vance again speaks as a willing stupid for the rapist trump. 🧪⚒️ #Trump#USA
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September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I'm sorry Hungary did what?
⚡️Hungarian drones breach Ukraine's airspace, Zelensky says.
Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded drone incursions over border areas and that preliminary assessments suggest the unmanned aircraft were "conducting reconnaissance on the industrial potential of Ukraine's border areas."
Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded drone incursions over border areas and that preliminary assessments suggest the unmanned aircraft were "conducting reconnaissance on the industrial potential of Ukraine's border areas."
Hungarian drones breach Ukraine's airspace, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces recorded drone incursions over border areas and that preliminary assessments suggest the unmanned aircraft were "conducting reconnaissance on the ind...
kyivindependent.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I'm sorry Hungary did what?
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This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money.
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money.
Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money.
www.euronews.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money.
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money.