Gerald van Leeuwen

The amount of objects fired by Russia at Ukraine 🇺🇦 is horrendous. #russiaisaterrorstate

Ratten machen gezielt Jagd auf Fledermäuse Ein Forscherteam vom Berliner Naturkundemuseum hat entdeckt, dass Wanderratten in Norddeutschland Jagd auf Fledermäuse machen – und zwar mitten in der Luft! Die seltenen Aufnahmen zeigen, wie anpassun...

German study shows that nature always surprises (German only) www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...

Europe is at war with Russia, whether it likes it or not The fighting in Ukraine is only part of Russia’s wider war against the continent as a whole. It’s high time to recognize this reality and act accordingly.

The fighting in Ukraine is only part of Russia’s wider war against the continent as a whole. It’s high time to recognize this reality and act accordingly. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f... Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson

Well worth a read

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AI-controlled drone swarms set to transform combat on battlefield The latest iteration of flying robot warfare, unmanned weapons co-ordinate to overwhelm enemy defences

“The new software has yet to be used on the battlefield, but Auterion is shipping 33,000 of its artificial intelligence drone strike kits to Ukraine by the end of this year”

Okay… I am going to believe it when I see it. Swarms have been just around the corner for a long time.

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Exclusive: ASML becomes Mistral AI’s top shareholder after leading latest funding round, sources say The round will make Mistral the most valuable AI company in Europe with a 10-billion-euro pre-money valuation in its latest Series C funding round, sources said.

This is a fascinating move

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Titel des Standpunkts von Matthias Spielkamp, Geschäftsführer Algorithmwatch und Max von Thun, Director of Europe & Transatlantic Partnerships, Open Markets Institute: "US-Angriffe auf Digitalgesetze: Die EU-Kommission muss gegenhalten" aus dem aktuellen Briefing Digitalisierung & KI.

Es ist Zeit, die dreisten Angriffe auf die regulatorische #Souveränität der EU durch die Trump-Regierung mit harten Gegenmaßnahmen zu beantworten, fordern @maxvonthun.bsky.social & @spielkamp.bsky.social in einem offenen Brief 👉 t1p.de/wu4g8 @algorithmwatch.org @openmarkets.bsky.social

Sunday reflection on modern times …

“Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein -

Grafiek met netto winst bedrijven in Nederland per jaar zoals bekend bij de belastingdienst, plus deel naar vennootschapsbelasting. Netto winst begint op 75 miljard in 1995, loopt op tot 373 miljard in 2024. Hierbij respectievelijk 9,5 en 45 miljard vennootschapsbelasting.

Ontwikkeling winst bedrijven NL plus deel vennootschapsbelasting.

This is how transnational companies die. They lose/forfeit the trust of those outside their primary nation; and no one outside that country will do business with them.

Data storage is a trust industry. www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...

Highly recommended. A pokerplayer whose only strategy is folding … This POTUS is a disgrace to the US.

Gentle and softly the old cooling towers collapse, very rewarding, not only for the eye …. 👀

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) ⭐ 8.0 | Documentary, History, Music 1h 58m | PG-13

Inspiring and beautiful documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. This could be what the US needs the most in these GOP driven authoritarian times. m.imdb.com/title/tt7378...

AI is rewriting alternative history … even the presidents of the USA.

AI is „shitty“ and we know it …

German film score composer Hans Zimmer with his Moog modular in the early 80s.

#Buienradar voorspelt voor 15 augustus een zware orkaan-achtige föhn van 12 beaufort met 41 Celsius 🤪🤪🤪 #klimaat #meteologie #voorspelling

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg What are the Russian papers saying about the new Trump deadline?

Judging from today's Russian papers it doesn’t sound like Donald Trump’s reduced deadline will persuade Moscow to end the war in Ukraine: “The ultimatum was not taken seriously. Not 50 days, not 10-12 days.” “Moscow has no intention of caving to pressure.” #ReadingRussia

The Tor Project | Privacy & Freedom Online Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

I'm in the UK and I'm using Bsky without age verification thanks to the Tor browser.

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Thinking of using it for everything Web. The more people who use it, the more difficulty it makes for the authorities.

Please repost.

Attentat vom 20. Juli 1944 – Wikipedia

As of today 1944 … de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenta...

Goeie genade

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, ...

Trump is working on regime change in Europe
My latest for @euobserver.com

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Galileo’s drawings of the Moon, 1610. The first realistic images in history.

Galileo’s drawings of the Moon, 1610. The first realistic images in history.

Moet toch weer denken aan de “kruimfeiter” van Balkenende met minister Donner in Balkenende I, II en III.

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi reportedly told Kaja Kallas that Beijing cannot afford a Russian loss in Ukraine because it fears the USA would then shift its whole focus to Beijing -SCMP

According,Yi categorically rejected accusations of financial or military support for Russia

YouTube video by Global Market Era NATO Chief Mark Rutte slams Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Not unusual to a Dutch audience, typical Dutch rudeness 🤣🤣🤣

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Zo zag het luchtruim boven Oekraïne eruit vannacht. Het wemelde van de drones en raketten met een ongekende vernietigingsdrang. Het is de (dagelijkse) grafiek van een niet aflatende veroveringsoorlog.

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As long as it is mined land … we don’t care… 💥 русский мир 🌟

Don’t mention the spy … 🧐