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Codex Seraphinianus
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Codex Seraphinianus
America's demise foretold.
What if a sitting president became dangerously unstable? The 1965 novel Night of Camp David makes for uncanny reading today […]
What if a sitting president became dangerously unstable? The 1965 novel Night of Camp David makes for uncanny reading today […]
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mastodon.online
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
America's demise foretold.
What if a sitting president became dangerously unstable? The 1965 novel Night of Camp David makes for uncanny reading today […]
What if a sitting president became dangerously unstable? The 1965 novel Night of Camp David makes for uncanny reading today […]
"Except for viewers in the US"
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"Except for viewers in the US"
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Immer mehr Menschen werden epsteinigt.
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Immer mehr Menschen werden epsteinigt.
I rang the bell but there was nobody home.
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I rang the bell but there was nobody home.
The most enjoyable museums whelm, but do not overwhelm.
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The most enjoyable museums whelm, but do not overwhelm.
Koffiepauze voor de brandweer
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Koffiepauze voor de brandweer
Reposted by VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪
Assuming that the conference "Perspectives on Scientific Error" 2026 (also known as PSE8)
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
has the #hashtag #pse8, I am happy to report that it now also has a presence in the #nanopublications ecosystem at https://w3id.org/spaces/PSE8
In […]
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
has the #hashtag #pse8, I am happy to report that it now also has a presence in the #nanopublications ecosystem at https://w3id.org/spaces/PSE8
In […]
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mastodon.social
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Assuming that the conference "Perspectives on Scientific Error" 2026 (also known as PSE8)
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
has the #hashtag #pse8, I am happy to report that it now also has a presence in the #nanopublications ecosystem at https://w3id.org/spaces/PSE8
In […]
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
has the #hashtag #pse8, I am happy to report that it now also has a presence in the #nanopublications ecosystem at https://w3id.org/spaces/PSE8
In […]
Reposted by VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪
Mega-journal Heliyon retracts hundreds of papers after internal audit
@retractionwatch.com
retractionwatch.com/2026/02/03/m...
@retractionwatch.com
retractionwatch.com/2026/02/03/m...
Mega-journal Heliyon retracts hundreds of papers after internal audit
Heliyon has published fewer papers and ramped up its retractions since a major indexing service put the journal on hold and the publisher launched an audit of all papers published in the journal si…
retractionwatch.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Mega-journal Heliyon retracts hundreds of papers after internal audit
@retractionwatch.com
retractionwatch.com/2026/02/03/m...
@retractionwatch.com
retractionwatch.com/2026/02/03/m...
Funny. There was I, thinking that freedom and autocracy were incompatible.
February 4, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Funny. There was I, thinking that freedom and autocracy were incompatible.
Peak time for crampon walkers, splinte appliers, and panel beaters.
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Peak time for crampon walkers, splinte appliers, and panel beaters.
X described the probe as "politically-motivated"
I'm pretty sure it's nowhere near as politically-motivated as the content recommended by X's algorithm.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
I'm pretty sure it's nowhere near as politically-motivated as the content recommended by X's algorithm.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
February 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
X described the probe as "politically-motivated"
I'm pretty sure it's nowhere near as politically-motivated as the content recommended by X's algorithm.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
I'm pretty sure it's nowhere near as politically-motivated as the content recommended by X's algorithm.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
The British #queuegene
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/31/publicans-bemused-single-file-queue-trend-pubs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/31/publicans-bemused-single-file-queue-trend-pubs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served
Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Een populist die niet populair is: de definitie van een 'loser'.
Populariteit Trump daalt: 'Steeds meer Amerikanen verzetten zich' https://nos.nl/l/2600487
Populariteit Trump daalt: 'Steeds meer Amerikanen verzetten zich' https://nos.nl/l/2600487
Populariteit Trump daalt: 'Steeds meer Amerikanen verzetten zich'
Overal in de VS wordt geprotesteerd tegen het beleid van Trump en zijn regering. Het is misschien niet altijd even zichtbaar voor de buitenwereld, maar er is dus wel degelijk verzet onder de Amerikanen. Maar op welke schaal? En heeft het zin?
nos.nl
February 1, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Een populist die niet populair is: de definitie van een 'loser'.
Populariteit Trump daalt: 'Steeds meer Amerikanen verzetten zich' https://nos.nl/l/2600487
Populariteit Trump daalt: 'Steeds meer Amerikanen verzetten zich' https://nos.nl/l/2600487
De Amerikaanse parlementariër (Republikeinen) María Elvira Salazar op X: 'Het Panamakanaal behoort tot ons halfrond, niet tot de Chinese Communistische Partij.'
Alsof dat logisch is.
Wat als China het noordelijk halfrond claimt, samen met Rusland, bijvoorbeeld? […]
Alsof dat logisch is.
Wat als China het noordelijk halfrond claimt, samen met Rusland, bijvoorbeeld? […]
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mastodon.online
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
De Amerikaanse parlementariër (Republikeinen) María Elvira Salazar op X: 'Het Panamakanaal behoort tot ons halfrond, niet tot de Chinese Communistische Partij.'
Alsof dat logisch is.
Wat als China het noordelijk halfrond claimt, samen met Rusland, bijvoorbeeld? […]
Alsof dat logisch is.
Wat als China het noordelijk halfrond claimt, samen met Rusland, bijvoorbeeld? […]
Living under the scourge of state-sponsored domestic terrorism – such as ICE or the Revolutionary Guard – seems an inescapable fate in autocracies and pseudo-democracies (if there is indeed a difference between those). It appears infectious and appealing to populists.
January 31, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Living under the scourge of state-sponsored domestic terrorism – such as ICE or the Revolutionary Guard – seems an inescapable fate in autocracies and pseudo-democracies (if there is indeed a difference between those). It appears infectious and appealing to populists.
Vandaag moest de coalıtıe nog punten op de ı zetten. Dıe oude typmachınes dıe ze bıj de overheıd hebben voorzıen kennelıjk nıet altıjd ın punten voor de ı.
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Vandaag moest de coalıtıe nog punten op de ı zetten. Dıe oude typmachınes dıe ze bıj de overheıd hebben voorzıen kennelıjk nıet altıjd ın punten voor de ı.
From Heather Cox
Richardson, Letters from an American:
<< Trump explained to Republican lawmakers: “You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just gonna be—I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached.” >>
He KNOWS he deserves to be ousted!
Richardson, Letters from an American:
<< Trump explained to Republican lawmakers: “You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just gonna be—I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached.” >>
He KNOWS he deserves to be ousted!
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
From Heather Cox
Richardson, Letters from an American:
<< Trump explained to Republican lawmakers: “You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just gonna be—I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached.” >>
He KNOWS he deserves to be ousted!
Richardson, Letters from an American:
<< Trump explained to Republican lawmakers: “You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just gonna be—I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached.” >>
He KNOWS he deserves to be ousted!
"Een Kamerlid dat opklimt
binnen de hiërarchie van een fractie kan doorgaans op bewondering en wellicht ook enige jaloezie rekenen van zijn directe collega's in Den Haag. Alleen bij de PVV komt er een andere emotie boven: medelijden." […]
binnen de hiërarchie van een fractie kan doorgaans op bewondering en wellicht ook enige jaloezie rekenen van zijn directe collega's in Den Haag. Alleen bij de PVV komt er een andere emotie boven: medelijden." […]
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mastodon.online
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 AM
"Een Kamerlid dat opklimt
binnen de hiërarchie van een fractie kan doorgaans op bewondering en wellicht ook enige jaloezie rekenen van zijn directe collega's in Den Haag. Alleen bij de PVV komt er een andere emotie boven: medelijden." […]
binnen de hiërarchie van een fractie kan doorgaans op bewondering en wellicht ook enige jaloezie rekenen van zijn directe collega's in Den Haag. Alleen bij de PVV komt er een andere emotie boven: medelijden." […]
Wow. "... let the facts lead in this case". In this case. Not as a matter of course, of course.
"As for President Trump, he has said that he wants to let the investigation continue and let the facts lead in this case.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-iced-out-of-trumps-dhs-cleanup/
"As for President Trump, he has said that he wants to let the investigation continue and let the facts lead in this case.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-iced-out-of-trumps-dhs-cleanup/
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Wow. "... let the facts lead in this case". In this case. Not as a matter of course, of course.
"As for President Trump, he has said that he wants to let the investigation continue and let the facts lead in this case.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-iced-out-of-trumps-dhs-cleanup/
"As for President Trump, he has said that he wants to let the investigation continue and let the facts lead in this case.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-iced-out-of-trumps-dhs-cleanup/
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪
Vanavond vindt in de Tweede Kamer een rondetafelgesprek plaats over de voorgenomen overname van Solvinity door het Amerikaanse Kyndryl. Solvinity beheert kritieke IT voor onder meer DigiD en het Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid, waaronder het OM. De zorgen over digitale autonomie zijn niet […]
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mastodon.bit.nl
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Vanavond vindt in de Tweede Kamer een rondetafelgesprek plaats over de voorgenomen overname van Solvinity door het Amerikaanse Kyndryl. Solvinity beheert kritieke IT voor onder meer DigiD en het Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid, waaronder het OM. De zorgen over digitale autonomie zijn niet […]
Wasn't the 2nd Amendment – the right to bear arms – included in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that an armed citizenry could act as a safeguard against government tyranny?
The safeguard doesn't seem to work.
At all.
The safeguard doesn't seem to work.
At all.
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Wasn't the 2nd Amendment – the right to bear arms – included in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that an armed citizenry could act as a safeguard against government tyranny?
The safeguard doesn't seem to work.
At all.
The safeguard doesn't seem to work.
At all.
"Europa moet zijn eigen boontjes doppen." Maar niemand weet meer hoe dat moet. Wie dopt er nu nog boontjes? Laat staan je eigen boontjes!
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
"Europa moet zijn eigen boontjes doppen." Maar niemand weet meer hoe dat moet. Wie dopt er nu nog boontjes? Laat staan je eigen boontjes!