Eddy van Thielen

This is fascism.

Get ready to pay more for tomatoes and all foods that use them.

While ICE scares off farmworkers who pick tomatoes, the U.S. is ditching a 1996 tomato deal with Mexico to slap on a 21% tariff. A double whammy.

No one can accuse the Trump administration of smart consumer price strategy.

Eis gerechtigheid voor demonstranten in Georgië! Sinds 29 november 2024 protesteren mensen in Georgië onafgebroken tegen repressieve wetten en tegen het besluit van de regering om het EU-toetredingsproces te pauzeren. De autoriteiten hebben deze pro...

Eis gerechtigheid voor demonstranten in Georgië! - www.amnesty-international.be/doe-mee/onli...

Giant English oak with a human for scale

Nature’s Gold, England’s Glory

Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI Model Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up said its models are now available to federal agencies.

The U.S. Department of Defense will begin using Grok, the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk’s start-up xAI that came under fire just last week after launching into an antisemitic rant and invoking Adolf Hitler.

You elect a sexual predator whose closest friend was a child rapist and you doubted he was in on the action? Now you’re surprised that he doesn’t want any new evidence of his involvement to get out? Really?

As American as apple pie. 😳

Denemarken voert strijd op tegen deepfakes: overheid wil auteursrecht uitbreiden naar eigen gezicht en stem | VRT NWS: nieuws De Deense overheid wil burgers beter beschermen tegen deepfakes en misbruik van artificiële intelligentie (AI) met een opvallend voorstel: het auteursrecht uitbreiden naar het eigen lichaam, gezicht en stem. Als het wetsvoorstel goedgekeurd wordt, is Denemarken het eerste land ter wereld met dergelijke wetgeving.

Denemarken voert strijd op tegen deepfakes: overheid wil auteursrecht uitbreiden naar eigen gezicht en stem

“eat real food”

Trump’s megabill is creating a budget nightmare for states The fiscal pain comes as up to 20 governors face reelection in 2026.

Trump’s megabill is creating a budget nightmare for states — and the fiscal pain comes as up to 20 governors face reelection in 2026.

Is the US military poised to experience a new surge in conscientious objectors? For troops experiencing ethical dilemmas, following one's conscience can be costly.

Hotline callers were saying, “I do not want to be part of pointing a gun at US citizens and maybe shooting it.”

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Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel The designation, pushed by right-wing think tank ALEC, allows fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding.

Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel

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Powell asks watchdog to probe Fed HQ plan amid Trump pressure The move comes amid speculation that Trump, who has clashed with Powell over interest rates, might try to use the project to remove the Fed chief “for cause."

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asked the central bank’s watchdog to probe renovations at Fed HQ.

The move comes amid speculation that Trump, who has clashed with Powell over interest rates, might try to use the project to remove the Fed chief "for cause."

The amount of mental gymnastics is crazy.

“The file is on my desk.”
“There is no file.”
“Obama and Hillary made the file to smear me.”
“Okay but actually there was never a file to begin with.”

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In the latest of a series of escalations in President Donald Trump’s highly publicized war on… https://twp.ai/4ioF9p

Oorlog in Oekraïne - Trump: "Binnen 50 dagen staakt-het-vuren in Oekraïne, anders invoerheffingen van 100 procent voor Rusland" | VRT NWS: nieuws Rusland blijft Oekraïne bestoken met drones en raketten. Volg alle updates over de oorlog in Oekraïne in deze liveblog.

Wow, nu is het menens voor mister Orange. #Poetin mag maar 50 dagen meer bommen droppen in #Oekraïne of hij krijgt #tariffs van 100% opgelegd.
Wanneer begrijpen ze bij de #EU en de #NATO eindelijk dat #DonaldTrump gewoon een agent van de Russen is?
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Succulente: buurtbakker in Anderlecht heeft succes met vegan producten Plantaardige bakkerij en banketbakkerij 'Succulente' opende in 2018 de deuren. Sindsdien is deze uitgegroeid tot dé buurtbakker van de wijk.

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“Bij 'Succulente' vind je alles wat je in een traditionele bakkerij vindt: van brood tot taartjes en koffiekoeken. Saïd ging langs om te kijken of de koffiekoeken eruit zien als traditionele koeken en of ze anders proeven. Hij was aangenaam verrast.”
Super! 👍🏼👍🏼

Good night and good luck Why corporate media—including CBS owner Paramount—is bending the knee.

It doesn’t take a lawsuit to make a media tycoon come to heel. Sometimes they do it all on their own

Our CEO @monikab.bsky.social on why corporate media—including CBS owner Paramount—is capitulating to Donald Trump.

FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”

A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims

[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]

Just wow! Can we appreciate the fact that a team from Mexico is in Texas helping with the search and rescue. 👏🏽