@ladislasvr.bsky.social
Technology, transport (mostly railways), geopolitics and sustainability. Also having an interest in China and learning Chinese.
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My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
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Vrij bizar incident in de UK waar een spoorlijn werd stilgelegd vanwege een AI-plaatje van een beschadigd viaduct... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image - BBC News
Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Vrij bizar incident in de UK waar een spoorlijn werd stilgelegd vanwege een AI-plaatje van een beschadigd viaduct... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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No 10 ICYMI: "Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have confirmed joint plans for a direct high-speed rail connection between Germany & London, which will go direct to Cologne and Frankfurt in 4 and 5 hours respectively.
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
No 10 ICYMI: "Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have confirmed joint plans for a direct high-speed rail connection between Germany & London, which will go direct to Cologne and Frankfurt in 4 and 5 hours respectively.
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
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Road-Railer Buses is one of those things that seems like a good idea if you know nothing about railroad operations but is in actuality completely impractical
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Road-Railer Buses is one of those things that seems like a good idea if you know nothing about railroad operations but is in actuality completely impractical
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De pracht van het #treinleven…
(Foto Chii Photography)
#Akashi #Hyogo #Japan
#trein #train #spoorwegen #railway
#fotografie #photography
#travel #travelphotography
#landscape #landscapephotography
#herfst #autumn #sunrise #daybreak
(Foto Chii Photography)
#Akashi #Hyogo #Japan
#trein #train #spoorwegen #railway
#fotografie #photography
#travel #travelphotography
#landscape #landscapephotography
#herfst #autumn #sunrise #daybreak
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
De pracht van het #treinleven…
(Foto Chii Photography)
#Akashi #Hyogo #Japan
#trein #train #spoorwegen #railway
#fotografie #photography
#travel #travelphotography
#landscape #landscapephotography
#herfst #autumn #sunrise #daybreak
(Foto Chii Photography)
#Akashi #Hyogo #Japan
#trein #train #spoorwegen #railway
#fotografie #photography
#travel #travelphotography
#landscape #landscapephotography
#herfst #autumn #sunrise #daybreak
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“At first glance, these revelations appear to confirm what researchers & close observers have long known: that foreign actors (bots or humans) are posing as Americans & piping political-engagement bait, mis- & disinformation, & spam into people’s timeline.”
A “worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
A “worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“At first glance, these revelations appear to confirm what researchers & close observers have long known: that foreign actors (bots or humans) are posing as Americans & piping political-engagement bait, mis- & disinformation, & spam into people’s timeline.”
A “worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
A “worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors.”
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Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
The US basically turned into a fascist nazi regime.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The US basically turned into a fascist nazi regime.
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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The shareholders might have backed Elon Musk, but the Tesla workforce are not
Tesla’s Engineering Exodus Comes Amid Shift From Core EV Mission
The latest departures, days after shareholders backed Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, follow the loss of top sales, battery, robotics and chip executives this year.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The shareholders might have backed Elon Musk, but the Tesla workforce are not
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🤡OIL DEMAND WILL KEEP RISING🤡
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🤡OIL DEMAND WILL KEEP RISING🤡
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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#Dublin, Ireland, is finally going to get a metro—planning consent delivered for Metrolink project.
A dozen kilometers of 19-km line will be underground, with fully automated trains, 16 stations.
(Good news for international visitors: it goes to the airport.)
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www.geplus.co.uk/news/green-l...
A dozen kilometers of 19-km line will be underground, with fully automated trains, 16 stations.
(Good news for international visitors: it goes to the airport.)
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www.geplus.co.uk/news/green-l...
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Dublin, Ireland, is finally going to get a metro—planning consent delivered for Metrolink project.
A dozen kilometers of 19-km line will be underground, with fully automated trains, 16 stations.
(Good news for international visitors: it goes to the airport.)
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www.geplus.co.uk/news/green-l...
A dozen kilometers of 19-km line will be underground, with fully automated trains, 16 stations.
(Good news for international visitors: it goes to the airport.)
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www.geplus.co.uk/news/green-l...
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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Soldiers of Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade intercepted footage from a Russian FPV drone showing Russian operators hunting down civilian farmers and targeting agricultural equipment in Donetsk region. Another war crime added to the growing list of Russia’s violations against peaceful Ukrainians.
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Soldiers of Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade intercepted footage from a Russian FPV drone showing Russian operators hunting down civilian farmers and targeting agricultural equipment in Donetsk region. Another war crime added to the growing list of Russia’s violations against peaceful Ukrainians.
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China has begun pre service trials for the worlds fastest high speed train.
The CR450 reached a top speed of 453 kilometers per hour (281mph) and is set to enter commercial operation next year.
The country is on track to reach 50,000km of HSR this year.
enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/21/...
The CR450 reached a top speed of 453 kilometers per hour (281mph) and is set to enter commercial operation next year.
The country is on track to reach 50,000km of HSR this year.
enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/21/...
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
China has begun pre service trials for the worlds fastest high speed train.
The CR450 reached a top speed of 453 kilometers per hour (281mph) and is set to enter commercial operation next year.
The country is on track to reach 50,000km of HSR this year.
enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/21/...
The CR450 reached a top speed of 453 kilometers per hour (281mph) and is set to enter commercial operation next year.
The country is on track to reach 50,000km of HSR this year.
enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/21/...
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Analyse van de partijprogramma's van de verschillende politieke partijen aangaande hun plannen met het wetenschappelijk onderwijs.
Maakt het wat makkelijker te besluiten wat te stemmen, wat mij betreft. #WOinActie
Maakt het wat makkelijker te besluiten wat te stemmen, wat mij betreft. #WOinActie
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Analyse van de partijprogramma's van de verschillende politieke partijen aangaande hun plannen met het wetenschappelijk onderwijs.
Maakt het wat makkelijker te besluiten wat te stemmen, wat mij betreft. #WOinActie
Maakt het wat makkelijker te besluiten wat te stemmen, wat mij betreft. #WOinActie
Countries I have been to but never entered or left by plane:
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- UK
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Serbia
- Finland
- Denmark
About 1/3 of the countries I ever been to.
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- UK
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Serbia
- Finland
- Denmark
About 1/3 of the countries I ever been to.
Landen waar ik was, maar nooit per vliegtuig ben aangekomen/vertrokken:
- Luxemburg
- Oostenrijk
- Belarus
- Slovenië
- Kroatië
- Montenegro
- Servië
- Albanië
- Griekenland
- Kosovo
- Moldavië
- Armenië
- Azerbeidzjan
- Canada
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- San Marino
- Noord-Korea
- Luxemburg
- Oostenrijk
- Belarus
- Slovenië
- Kroatië
- Montenegro
- Servië
- Albanië
- Griekenland
- Kosovo
- Moldavië
- Armenië
- Azerbeidzjan
- Canada
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- San Marino
- Noord-Korea
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Countries I have been to but never entered or left by plane:
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- UK
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Serbia
- Finland
- Denmark
About 1/3 of the countries I ever been to.
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- UK
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Monaco
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Serbia
- Finland
- Denmark
About 1/3 of the countries I ever been to.
Countries I have been but not the capital:
- Vietnam
- Austria
Not a lot I guess 😅 I have been to about thirty countries.
- Vietnam
- Austria
Not a lot I guess 😅 I have been to about thirty countries.
Paar random lijstjes. Ben ook benieuwd naar die van jullie.
Landen waar ik wel geweest ben, maar niet in de hoofdstad:
- Marokko
- Canada
- Turkije
- Tanzania
Landen waar ik wel geweest ben, maar niet in de hoofdstad:
- Marokko
- Canada
- Turkije
- Tanzania
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Countries I have been but not the capital:
- Vietnam
- Austria
Not a lot I guess 😅 I have been to about thirty countries.
- Vietnam
- Austria
Not a lot I guess 😅 I have been to about thirty countries.