Wim Van Cleemput
@wimvc.bsky.social
Retired computer scientist. Avid reader. Recreational athlete.
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La Belgique doit-elle revoir son choix du F35 pour remplacer ses F16 ? La question revient au premier plan depuis le changement brutal de politique menée par Donald Trump. Mais rien n’est simple dans ce débat. www.rtbf.be/article/f35-...
F35, chronique d’une dépendance annoncée
La Belgique doit-elle revoir son choix du F35 pour remplacer ses F16 ? La question revient au premier plan depuis le...
www.rtbf.be
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
La Belgique doit-elle revoir son choix du F35 pour remplacer ses F16 ? La question revient au premier plan depuis le changement brutal de politique menée par Donald Trump. Mais rien n’est simple dans ce débat. www.rtbf.be/article/f35-...
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vladimir putin on trump’s plan to start a tariff war w/ europe:
“they will all stand at the feet of the master and will wag their tails a little. everything will fall into place.”
(he’s enjoying this)
“they will all stand at the feet of the master and will wag their tails a little. everything will fall into place.”
(he’s enjoying this)
February 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
vladimir putin on trump’s plan to start a tariff war w/ europe:
“they will all stand at the feet of the master and will wag their tails a little. everything will fall into place.”
(he’s enjoying this)
“they will all stand at the feet of the master and will wag their tails a little. everything will fall into place.”
(he’s enjoying this)
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
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Reading this book 📕 for the third time, might be a blueprint for how Marc Cuban can help build a news 📰 network with journalists like Jim Acosta, who can tell the TRUTH to POWER 💪💪💪 and lead the RESISTANCE 🙏🙏🙏
February 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Reading this book 📕 for the third time, might be a blueprint for how Marc Cuban can help build a news 📰 network with journalists like Jim Acosta, who can tell the TRUTH to POWER 💪💪💪 and lead the RESISTANCE 🙏🙏🙏
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We moeten in Europa onze poot stijf houden om te voorkomen dat grote techbedrijven hier de macht overnemen, waarschuwt de Duitse mediawetenschapper Martin Andree. Aan FTM legt hij uit hoe deze bedrijven volgens hem streven naar totale economische dominantie. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/in...
‘Techgiganten zullen er samen met het Witte Huis alles aan doen om hun doel te bereiken’
De Duitse mediawetenschapper Martin Andree windt er geen doekjes om: we moeten in Europa onze poot stijf houden om te voorkomen dat de grote techbedrijven hier alles voor het zeggen krijgen. Big tech ...
www.ftm.nl
February 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We moeten in Europa onze poot stijf houden om te voorkomen dat grote techbedrijven hier de macht overnemen, waarschuwt de Duitse mediawetenschapper Martin Andree. Aan FTM legt hij uit hoe deze bedrijven volgens hem streven naar totale economische dominantie. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/in...
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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History has already shown us what happens when warnings are ignored…
Stay vigilant—freedom depends on it.
Stay vigilant—freedom depends on it.
January 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
History has already shown us what happens when warnings are ignored…
Stay vigilant—freedom depends on it.
Stay vigilant—freedom depends on it.
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Gazans returning home. To call this heartbreaking is an offensive understatement. I didn't initially believe it in late 2023, but the evidence is now unmistakable that this is a genocide-in-progress. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal; he and many of his co-conspirators must be tried at the Hague.
January 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Gazans returning home. To call this heartbreaking is an offensive understatement. I didn't initially believe it in late 2023, but the evidence is now unmistakable that this is a genocide-in-progress. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal; he and many of his co-conspirators must be tried at the Hague.
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The billionaire tech coup of social media is an SOS, so here is FOF:
Free Our Feeds!
We are not powerless.
Please join me in following and funding them here:
💙 bsky.app/profile/free... 💙
💎 freeourfeeds.com 💎
Free Our Feeds!
We are not powerless.
Please join me in following and funding them here:
💙 bsky.app/profile/free... 💙
💎 freeourfeeds.com 💎
bsky.app
January 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The billionaire tech coup of social media is an SOS, so here is FOF:
Free Our Feeds!
We are not powerless.
Please join me in following and funding them here:
💙 bsky.app/profile/free... 💙
💎 freeourfeeds.com 💎
Free Our Feeds!
We are not powerless.
Please join me in following and funding them here:
💙 bsky.app/profile/free... 💙
💎 freeourfeeds.com 💎
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Why are Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk, Pichai and Tim Cook visiting and giving money to Trump ?
Because they are in “The Race “ to become the dominant platform in the world.
Amazon/Anthropic vs FB/LLama vs Google/Gemini vs Twitter/Grok, vs IPhones/ChatGpt is the penultimate global power war ever.
Because they are in “The Race “ to become the dominant platform in the world.
Amazon/Anthropic vs FB/LLama vs Google/Gemini vs Twitter/Grok, vs IPhones/ChatGpt is the penultimate global power war ever.
January 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Why are Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk, Pichai and Tim Cook visiting and giving money to Trump ?
Because they are in “The Race “ to become the dominant platform in the world.
Amazon/Anthropic vs FB/LLama vs Google/Gemini vs Twitter/Grok, vs IPhones/ChatGpt is the penultimate global power war ever.
Because they are in “The Race “ to become the dominant platform in the world.
Amazon/Anthropic vs FB/LLama vs Google/Gemini vs Twitter/Grok, vs IPhones/ChatGpt is the penultimate global power war ever.
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Milei's anarcho-capitalism is the closest ideological match to Musk's DOGE cuts. The impact:
"For the first half of [2024], almost 53% of Argentina’s 45 million people were living in poverty – a two-decade high – up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
"For the first half of [2024], almost 53% of Argentina’s 45 million people were living in poverty – a two-decade high – up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘Everything is so bad’: Argentina’s poor hit hard by Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ measures
Rightwing president vowed to rescue country from years of ‘impoverishment’ – but for many the situation is desperate
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Milei's anarcho-capitalism is the closest ideological match to Musk's DOGE cuts. The impact:
"For the first half of [2024], almost 53% of Argentina’s 45 million people were living in poverty – a two-decade high – up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
"For the first half of [2024], almost 53% of Argentina’s 45 million people were living in poverty – a two-decade high – up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
December 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
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"The people surrendering preemptively think that they can safely do so because Trump will go away of his own volition. What they don’t understand is that their surrender makes it more likely that he’ll try to stay on indefinitely."
Weakness Is a Provocation
ABC News, billionaires, media orgs, and CEOs are surrendering to Trump because they think he’s a lame duck. They’re making a terrible mistake.
www.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
"The people surrendering preemptively think that they can safely do so because Trump will go away of his own volition. What they don’t understand is that their surrender makes it more likely that he’ll try to stay on indefinitely."
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Goodmorning! Finally accountability in court comes for Israeli spyware company NSO Group. See this excellent thread by one of the key leaders fighting for justice. ‘The music stopped playing and NSO is without a chair’ ↘️
December 21, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Goodmorning! Finally accountability in court comes for Israeli spyware company NSO Group. See this excellent thread by one of the key leaders fighting for justice. ‘The music stopped playing and NSO is without a chair’ ↘️
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Germans should grow a spine and shut down the Tesla factory. Why help finance nazism in Europe ?
December 20, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Germans should grow a spine and shut down the Tesla factory. Why help finance nazism in Europe ?
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Math is hard, so today we had @pkrugman.bsky.social as guest host on @pivotpod.bsky.social to explain stuff like this (since @profgalloway.com was gallivanting.g
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Math is hard, so today we had @pkrugman.bsky.social as guest host on @pivotpod.bsky.social to explain stuff like this (since @profgalloway.com was gallivanting.g
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Elon Musk wants to build a colony on Mars with at least 1 million people. Buy many prominent voices in science are skeptical about it. What does Musk want to do, what are the problems, and why is he facing criticism?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNg...
Why Musk Is Wrong About Mars
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Elon Musk wants to build a colony on Mars with at least 1 million people. Buy many prominent voices in science are skeptical about it. What does Musk want to do, what are the problems, and why is he facing criticism?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNg...
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Great to see @meiselasb.bsky.social at the White House today
December 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Great to see @meiselasb.bsky.social at the White House today
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The core task of democratic governments will be to reclaim the primacy of governance from tech companies, and why Trump’s election challenges this ↘️ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI expert Marietje Schaake: ‘The way we think about technology is shaped by the tech companies themselves’
The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The core task of democratic governments will be to reclaim the primacy of governance from tech companies, and why Trump’s election challenges this ↘️ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...