Lukas Barbier
@lukasbarbier.bsky.social
Independent Visual Journalist // 🇧🇪 🇱🇹
Discussing journalism, politics, photography and media in the 🌐🇺🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷🇱🇹
📍 Lille, France 🇫🇷 (ex-🇱🇹)
⬇️ Portfolio & Other Works
https://lukasbarbier.com
Discussing journalism, politics, photography and media in the 🌐🇺🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷🇱🇹
📍 Lille, France 🇫🇷 (ex-🇱🇹)
⬇️ Portfolio & Other Works
https://lukasbarbier.com
🇱🇹 Lithuanian MOD: "Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia have announced their withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines."
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🇱🇹 Lithuanian MOD: "Lithuania, Poland, Latvia and Estonia have announced their withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines."
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I consider what TikTok could do to bypass a U.S. blockade on distribution of the app. Modern web technologies offer a way to ensure accessibility, resilience, and independence from central controls. blog.lukaszolejnik.com/bypassing-st...
Bypassing State app censorship or blockades with PWAs
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a significant moment for both technology and geopolitics. Beginning January 19, 20...
blog.lukaszolejnik.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I consider what TikTok could do to bypass a U.S. blockade on distribution of the app. Modern web technologies offer a way to ensure accessibility, resilience, and independence from central controls. blog.lukaszolejnik.com/bypassing-st...
Tough January kick-off...
Twitter now feels like a pitch-black cavern which echoes back gruesome screams in its vast emptiness and mediocrity.
Maybe Biden was right, we've entered a new phase of the techno-industrial complex.
Nothing's worse than watching powerful losers burn down the world.
Twitter now feels like a pitch-black cavern which echoes back gruesome screams in its vast emptiness and mediocrity.
Maybe Biden was right, we've entered a new phase of the techno-industrial complex.
Nothing's worse than watching powerful losers burn down the world.
January 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tough January kick-off...
Twitter now feels like a pitch-black cavern which echoes back gruesome screams in its vast emptiness and mediocrity.
Maybe Biden was right, we've entered a new phase of the techno-industrial complex.
Nothing's worse than watching powerful losers burn down the world.
Twitter now feels like a pitch-black cavern which echoes back gruesome screams in its vast emptiness and mediocrity.
Maybe Biden was right, we've entered a new phase of the techno-industrial complex.
Nothing's worse than watching powerful losers burn down the world.
I can confirm that "chat"bots have unfortunately found their way to BlueSky
January 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I can confirm that "chat"bots have unfortunately found their way to BlueSky
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Gen ai is poisoning our power grid, stealing intellectual property, using precious water, and ruining the internet with unreliable information and garbage imagery. Don't use it, and don't normalize it, even for laughs.
New evidence shows AI's thirst for power may be distorting the flow of power to US consumers (gift link):
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Gen ai is poisoning our power grid, stealing intellectual property, using precious water, and ruining the internet with unreliable information and garbage imagery. Don't use it, and don't normalize it, even for laughs.
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Looking for some reading material over the holidays? Why not try this disparate assortment of recommendations by FT staff of the best articles (and one podcast) that our competitors published this year …
www.ft.com/content/7849...
www.ft.com/content/7849...
Best of Further Reading 2024: FT journalists pick their favourite non-FT articles of the year
Playing the links
www.ft.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Looking for some reading material over the holidays? Why not try this disparate assortment of recommendations by FT staff of the best articles (and one podcast) that our competitors published this year …
www.ft.com/content/7849...
www.ft.com/content/7849...
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Why is Israel striking Syria now?
Top secret and urgent” classified documents found after Assad’s fall provide interesting insights about the “mechanism” overseen by Russia to manage Israeli-Syrian-Iranian dynamics, and Israeli military actions against Iranian & Hezbollah buildup.
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Top secret and urgent” classified documents found after Assad’s fall provide interesting insights about the “mechanism” overseen by Russia to manage Israeli-Syrian-Iranian dynamics, and Israeli military actions against Iranian & Hezbollah buildup.
Thread
December 10, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Why is Israel striking Syria now?
Top secret and urgent” classified documents found after Assad’s fall provide interesting insights about the “mechanism” overseen by Russia to manage Israeli-Syrian-Iranian dynamics, and Israeli military actions against Iranian & Hezbollah buildup.
Thread
Top secret and urgent” classified documents found after Assad’s fall provide interesting insights about the “mechanism” overseen by Russia to manage Israeli-Syrian-Iranian dynamics, and Israeli military actions against Iranian & Hezbollah buildup.
Thread
Member of the Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and dual citizen of Lithuania and Russia, Eduardas Manovas has been arrested and is suspected of spying for Russia.
Collecting unclassified information since 2018, he has been communicating details about defence...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/09/l...
Collecting unclassified information since 2018, he has been communicating details about defence...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/09/l...
Lithuanian Politician Arrested, Suspected of Spying for Russia - The Moscow Times
Lithuanian prosecutors said Monday the Baltic state had arrested a member of the opposition Conservative party this year on charges of spying for Russia.
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Member of the Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and dual citizen of Lithuania and Russia, Eduardas Manovas has been arrested and is suspected of spying for Russia.
Collecting unclassified information since 2018, he has been communicating details about defence...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/09/l...
Collecting unclassified information since 2018, he has been communicating details about defence...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/09/l...
Can't say anyone is surprised...
Breaking News: Russia’s Channel One, quoting the Kremlin, reports that Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow.
December 8, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Can't say anyone is surprised...
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The first morning of a new era in Damascus.
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 AM
The first morning of a new era in Damascus.
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
Celebrating 🥳 YA HALA
Seeing Syrian friends rejoice with Assad finally leaving and seeing their families return from Saydnaya...
Years of following the Middle East (and part of the reason why I do what I do today), the future is uncertain, but right now: we can celebrate
مبروك !
Years of following the Middle East (and part of the reason why I do what I do today), the future is uncertain, but right now: we can celebrate
مبروك !
Damascus has fallen. Assad has fled. The Army surrenders. 4AM wisdom provides...
December 8, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Seeing Syrian friends rejoice with Assad finally leaving and seeing their families return from Saydnaya...
Years of following the Middle East (and part of the reason why I do what I do today), the future is uncertain, but right now: we can celebrate
مبروك !
Years of following the Middle East (and part of the reason why I do what I do today), the future is uncertain, but right now: we can celebrate
مبروك !
Damascus has fallen. Assad has fled. The Army surrenders. 4AM wisdom provides...
December 8, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Damascus has fallen. Assad has fled. The Army surrenders. 4AM wisdom provides...
J'ai toujours vécu à cheval entre le monde du journalisme anglo-saxon et le journalisme à la française. Et c'est assez fascinant de voir les réactions à l'enquête de @mediapart.fr sur l'OCCRP.
D'un côté, l'enquête se tient dans sa nuance.
De l'autre, elle est perçue comme une attaque frontale...
D'un côté, l'enquête se tient dans sa nuance.
De l'autre, elle est perçue comme une attaque frontale...
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
J'ai toujours vécu à cheval entre le monde du journalisme anglo-saxon et le journalisme à la française. Et c'est assez fascinant de voir les réactions à l'enquête de @mediapart.fr sur l'OCCRP.
D'un côté, l'enquête se tient dans sa nuance.
De l'autre, elle est perçue comme une attaque frontale...
D'un côté, l'enquête se tient dans sa nuance.
De l'autre, elle est perçue comme une attaque frontale...
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Six months ago I handed back my body armour after 30+ years covering conflict for the BBC. How have our ways of surviving on the battlefield evolve over those decades? Here’s a bumper 🧵of hard won personal experience
December 4, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Six months ago I handed back my body armour after 30+ years covering conflict for the BBC. How have our ways of surviving on the battlefield evolve over those decades? Here’s a bumper 🧵of hard won personal experience
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated.
December 3, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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L'espace médiatique français se redessine. Achats, ventes, fusions : fini la courte période où le paysage médiatique s'était figé.
Ça ne fait que montrer la profondeur de la crise des médias en France.
Et par les temps qui courent, croisons les doigts que le journalisme reste à la hauteur...
Ça ne fait que montrer la profondeur de la crise des médias en France.
Et par les temps qui courent, croisons les doigts que le journalisme reste à la hauteur...
November 27, 2024 at 1:12 PM
L'espace médiatique français se redessine. Achats, ventes, fusions : fini la courte période où le paysage médiatique s'était figé.
Ça ne fait que montrer la profondeur de la crise des médias en France.
Et par les temps qui courent, croisons les doigts que le journalisme reste à la hauteur...
Ça ne fait que montrer la profondeur de la crise des médias en France.
Et par les temps qui courent, croisons les doigts que le journalisme reste à la hauteur...
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Triste nouvelle. Marine Valhovic nous a quittés. Elle avait notamment créé le podcast Carnets de correspondante où elle racontait son quotidien de journaliste basée à Ramallah
www.arteradio.com/son/61666800...
Elle travaillait à la tâche pour RFI, le Soir, la RTS, National Geographic…
www.arteradio.com/son/61666800...
Elle travaillait à la tâche pour RFI, le Soir, la RTS, National Geographic…
Carnets de correspondante (1/6) : En direct de Ramallah
Etre journaliste au Proche-Orient, c’est le Graal de la profession. Quand le poste de correspondant en Palestine s’est libéré en 2016, Marine Vlahovic a sauté sur...
www.arteradio.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Triste nouvelle. Marine Valhovic nous a quittés. Elle avait notamment créé le podcast Carnets de correspondante où elle racontait son quotidien de journaliste basée à Ramallah
www.arteradio.com/son/61666800...
Elle travaillait à la tâche pour RFI, le Soir, la RTS, National Geographic…
www.arteradio.com/son/61666800...
Elle travaillait à la tâche pour RFI, le Soir, la RTS, National Geographic…
Deportation over not employing locals at a café...
Lithuania has always had problems with how it treats migrants, especially from the Middle East or Africa. Absolutely bleak.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
Lithuania has always had problems with how it treats migrants, especially from the Middle East or Africa. Absolutely bleak.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
Vietnamese café owners face deportation from Lithuania
Two Vietnamese women who have been running a small business in Lithuania for almost six years are now facing deportation...
www.lrt.lt
November 27, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Deportation over not employing locals at a café...
Lithuania has always had problems with how it treats migrants, especially from the Middle East or Africa. Absolutely bleak.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
Lithuania has always had problems with how it treats migrants, especially from the Middle East or Africa. Absolutely bleak.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
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Petite expérimentation avec l'IA.
Géolocaliser et visualiser 2000 sujets du JT de 20 heures de France 2 - entre avril et novembre 2024.
J'explique l'idée, la démarche et les biais ici www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanab...
Géolocaliser et visualiser 2000 sujets du JT de 20 heures de France 2 - entre avril et novembre 2024.
J'explique l'idée, la démarche et les biais ici www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanab...
November 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Petite expérimentation avec l'IA.
Géolocaliser et visualiser 2000 sujets du JT de 20 heures de France 2 - entre avril et novembre 2024.
J'explique l'idée, la démarche et les biais ici www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanab...
Géolocaliser et visualiser 2000 sujets du JT de 20 heures de France 2 - entre avril et novembre 2024.
J'explique l'idée, la démarche et les biais ici www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanab...
As I transfer to new social media, the age old question arises: in French or not in French?
I think I'll stick to English for international topics and French for national policies. But what if it's not related to journalism? No clue.
Will switch languages all over the place, so be warned...
I think I'll stick to English for international topics and French for national policies. But what if it's not related to journalism? No clue.
Will switch languages all over the place, so be warned...
November 26, 2024 at 9:27 AM
As I transfer to new social media, the age old question arises: in French or not in French?
I think I'll stick to English for international topics and French for national policies. But what if it's not related to journalism? No clue.
Will switch languages all over the place, so be warned...
I think I'll stick to English for international topics and French for national policies. But what if it's not related to journalism? No clue.
Will switch languages all over the place, so be warned...
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An interrupted night for most in Ukraine. Russia actually launched a record 188 drones. Oh, and 4 Iskander-Ms tactical ballistic missiles into the mix too. Which, just to remind all the tabloid writers out there are ***NUCLEAR-CAPABLE***. www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/11...
Росія оновила рекорд запущених дронів: атакувала Україну 188 безпілотниками
В ніч на вівторок 26 листопада Росія випусила рекордну кількість дронів – 188, протиповітряна оборона збила 76 безпілотників, 95 БпЛА —локаційно втрачені через дію РЕБ.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 AM
An interrupted night for most in Ukraine. Russia actually launched a record 188 drones. Oh, and 4 Iskander-Ms tactical ballistic missiles into the mix too. Which, just to remind all the tabloid writers out there are ***NUCLEAR-CAPABLE***. www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/11...
The BlueSky "Journalist starter pack" starter pack:
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 AM
The BlueSky "Journalist starter pack" starter pack:
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#Roumanie : avec Calin Georgescu, la percée inattendue de l’extrême droite prorusse au premier tour de l’élection présidentielle
«Cela soulève des inquiétudes au sein de l’OTAN, qui considère la Roumanie comme un pilier stratégique pour la défense européenne»
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
«Cela soulève des inquiétudes au sein de l’OTAN, qui considère la Roumanie comme un pilier stratégique pour la défense européenne»
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Roumanie : avec Calin Georgescu, la percée inattendue de l’extrême droite prorusse au premier tour de l’élection présidentielle
Admirateur de Vladimir Poutine et contempteur de l’OTAN et de l’Union européenne, Calin Georgescu, inconnu du grand public, est arrivé en tête du premier tour. Le premier ministre social-démocrate, Ma...
www.lemonde.fr
November 25, 2024 at 4:47 PM
#Roumanie : avec Calin Georgescu, la percée inattendue de l’extrême droite prorusse au premier tour de l’élection présidentielle
«Cela soulève des inquiétudes au sein de l’OTAN, qui considère la Roumanie comme un pilier stratégique pour la défense européenne»
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
«Cela soulève des inquiétudes au sein de l’OTAN, qui considère la Roumanie comme un pilier stratégique pour la défense européenne»
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...