Maarten D.

Big write-up of THE DISSIDENTS in today's Le Monde newspaper in France! "Every book by Derf Backderf resonates like a promise, of discovering, page by page, a portrait of an unknown America." Out in September in English & French. Dutch and Spanish editions to follow shortly after.

Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine last night shows the Kremlin’s brutality and disregard for both human life and peace negotiations. Terror against civilians is not strength. It's despair. We stand firmly with Ukraine, with further support on the way to reinforce its air defence systems.

Never in the field of human endeavour has so much been fucked up for so many by so few.

Auch wenn die Kapazitätsfaktoren unterschiedlich sind – das Gerede, dass China ganz massiv Kohle und #Kernkraft ausbaut, ist einfach gelogen.

One of the VERY FIRST things done after the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to have the text of the new Constitution translated into Dutch and German, which were at the time the two largest non-English language spoken in the United States. Here's the National Archives making this point:

Premier Bart De Wever begrijpt de zorgen over het onderhoud van de kerncentrales die de federale regering wil overnemen niet: ‘Sommigen doen alsof het een gerechtsgebouw is.’ vremdemirror.com/2026/05/10/f...

They call them "data centers" because “mass-surveillance centers” would be harder to sell.

Just did an extensive test drive with a fully spec'd 67kWh Leapmotor B10. €31k including buyback and tow hitch. European car brands are so cooked. 😳

De redacties van HLN en Dag Allemaal hebben in een gezamenlijke mededeling hun twijfels geuit of ze de afgelopen decennia ex-acteur Walter Michiels wel voldoende aandacht hebben gegeven: ‘Onze terughoudendheid heeft niets opgeleverd.’ vremdemirror.com/2026/05/02/h...

Donald so far down the Putin road the next stop is having the FBI blow some apartment blocks.

💥"Yesterday you could feel a huge relief among leaders. Because it was for the first time in years that there were no Russians in the room, if you know what I'm talking about. But..." And then Robert Fico walks in while Donald Tusk winks at the reporters. Pure perfection.

Today's electricity production in Denmark is a total reversal from yesterday. Yesterday it was solar predominantly. Today it's wind. So good to have both Right now Denmark exports 2,5GW to our neighbours. CO2 emissions per kWh produced is only 11 grams. Amazing.

Fusion wird nie günstiger als Solar und Wind. Das sagt eine ETH-Studie – während gerade zwei Fusions-Startups mit 1,6 Milliarden Dollar Funding den Börsengang vorbereiten. www.cleantech.ing/p/fusion-vo...

When Einstein developed general relativity the closest thing to a practical application that could even be imagined at the time was a slightly more precise description of where to look for the planet Mercury in the sky, and yet now we’d all be literally lost without it. Anyway: fund basic research.

What happened to this RFK Jr?

Francken weigerde mee te werken aan een onthullende reportage van Pano over de ‘dronecrisis'. Het overkwam ons ook al ontelbare keren: machthebbers die er de kantjes vanaf lopen, nemen hun toevlucht tot het wapen van de stilte om lastige journalisten op afstand te houden. apache.be/2026/04/17/m...

When this thing is over, Norway can just *buy* the rest of Europe.

Niemand doet meer om de energiefactuur duurder te maken dan De Wever en Bouchez apache.be/2026/04/11/n...

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

She does this every night: guarding the front door for us to be safe 😍

If Hungary can get rid of its autocrat, so can America anntelnaes.substack.com/p/viktor-orb...

Does this look like a “Red Cross worker” to you?

Filosoof Maarten Boudry hoopt dat Israël eventjes stopt met raketten afvuren en wat minder Palestijnse kinderen martelt en uithongert. Volgens Boudry raakt zijn strategische reserve aan drogredenen stilaan uitgeput. vremdemirror.com/2026/04/13/m...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)

EU prosecutor could put Orbán’s inner circle in the dock

1/5. Orbán pioneered a model whereby oligarchs trade the fascist memes and electoral tricks they use to stay in power. He made Budapest a node between Moscow and Washington of the international far right.

💥 New leaked calls — transcripts and audio: Sergey Lavrov encourages Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó to blackmail the EU Council over Ukraine, then asks him to pass along EU documents. It’s hard to say which part is worse.

TRUMP: “Do everything I ask or I’ll bomb you back into the Stone Age!” IRAN: “How about, instead, you do everything we ask and we’ll call it a day?” TRUMP: “Deal.” FOX NEWS: “Awesome Trump is the world’s most masterful negotiator!”

OPINION | With his threat, Trump makes it clear that he is not just an ally of men like Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu. He aspires to achieve their level of infamy, wholesale bloodshed and criminality, writes David Rothkopf.

Whether it's Trump threatening a nuclear war on Truth Social or Hillary Clinton sharing risotto recipes by email, both leaders made controversial use of digital communication.

We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

Absolutely 💯 Today's GOP is the most-corrupt political party in American history.

Anyway, Kristi remains the biggest cosplayer in the Noem partnership

What would Jesus say about bombing a school?

Das aktuell die Nachfrage für Wärmepumpen und E-Autos steigt, zeigt dass Preise eine sehr gute Steuerungswirkung haben. Daher brauchen wir einen hohen CO2 Preis und ein 9Euro Ticket. Alle fossilen Subventionen müssen beendet werden. Wenn Fakten nicht reichen, muss es der Preis sein.

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with concentration camps and ethic cleansing.

What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?

TotalEnergies et l’administration Trump concluent un accord d’environ 1 milliard de dollars pour annuler des projets éoliens en mer

@totalenergies.bsky.social if not today, then never, Parody Account

🇭🇺 La Commission européenne s'est dite "très préoccupée" lundi par des informations du Washington Post suggérant que la Hongrie a fait fuiter des données sensibles à Moscou depuis des années ⤵️

So when he bragged about grabbing women by the pussy, you were cool with that? When he made fun of a handicapped reporter, you were cool with that? When he had a mob attack the capital to steal the election, you were cool with that? But now gas is expensive so you regret your vote? Yeah?

New Republican midterm messaging just dropped: Yes, we are hurting you and raising your cost of living. But you can take comfort knowing we are hurting people in allied countries even worse. bsky.app/profile/atru...

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

It makes more sense if you realise he's working for Russia.