
Somebody already said it, but the Dutch aren’t intellectuals and philosophers, they’re engineers and builders. The Netherlands is ASML, dams, trade, and exploration - not particularly amazing writing or intellectual philosophy.
Chiel Versteeg
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Cynics are just disappointed in the real world.

Somebody already said it, but the Dutch aren’t intellectuals and philosophers, they’re engineers and builders. The Netherlands is ASML, dams, trade, and exploration - not particularly amazing writing or intellectual philosophy.

Banksy is a true genius. He depicted how propaganda works in a single statue.


The very first sunrise of the 2000s, marking the start of a new millennium


Europe is heading straight into a deep slowdown from the Iran war. Nearly 60% of EU energy is still imported, leaving it structurally exposed to every external shock. Europe cannot have a real foreign policy while it depends on external energy. The only path forward is to rapidly scale clean, firm, domestic energy: expand nuclear and renewables, electrify transport and industry, upgrade grids and storage, develop hydrogen — backed by massive investment. The target by 2050 must be that more than 75% of the energy consumed in Europe is produced domestically. That would make shocks like Iran far less damaging — and allow Europe to pursue an independent foreign policy.

Let the truth be told, let the press be free. 📰 Journalists hold power to account, uncover injustice, and keep citizens informed often at great personal risk. This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting journalists and defending independent media. Because free press is the foundation of democracy.






Painfully unfunny, zero imagination and cringe as fuck right out the gate. Called it.

Tim Heidecker’s first Infowars Parody for The Onion is too good. 10/10

De openbare ruimte is niet lelijk om dat lelijke bouw "goedkoper" is (want dat is niet zo), maar omdat verreweg de meeste architecten, stedenbouwkundigen, ambtenaren en politici een dogmatisch bezwaar hebben tegen ornament en schoonheid.



OPEC+ TO RAISE OIL OUTPUT TARGETS BY 188,000 BPD FROM JUNE - DRAFT STATEMENT

Meet Human Operator from MIT Media Lab: a wearable that lets AI temporarily take control of your hand using electrical muscle stimulation. Watch it crush piano, draw perfectly, and mix cocktails like a pro — all from a simple voice command. “I gave an AI a body.” This isn’t sci-fi. This is tomorrow. #HumanOperator #MITMediaLab

