I finally aged into “Curtains for Zoosha?” None of this has any meaning to me.

X is better at spreading hate and misinformation than Bsky, but also better at spreading non-US news. Which is why I dip in and out of it still.

Lego Pikachu looks dumb.

Greenland should rename itself to Epstein Island so Trump will leave it alone.

Ah, Monday morning. When you start your internet search with "best hedge against USD collapse"

BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

(Dutch) Eens - zoals wel vaker - met Caroline de Gruyter. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

It's to our shame that Europe has allowed itself to become so fragile that we (feel) that we can't support the forces for good in the USA. But the second best time to correct course is now. So build!

This is literally at the beginning of our street, 4 flats away from us. Luckily we are not in Kyiv now. A few minutes later, a double tap attack happened, which killed a rescue worker. 😡 Just outrageous! #RussiaIsATerroristState

Regarding the situation in Iran, it's crickets on Bsky. X is awash in it.

Headlines with a ? always suppose a no or a negative. So yes, bad for users obviously.

Ubisoft stock has some serious upward potential. They're one of the first big publishers that had to clean house in the last couple of years, and have a good track record of long-tailing initially underperforming releases.

"For Europe, growth is existential. It is the precondition for every other political goal we may have, including our very survival." constitutionofinnovation.eu

Splitgate was one of those games that didn't need a sequel. It was already as good (and it was great) as it was going to be. Chess doesn't need a sequel. Then VC money knocked - gasoline on the fire - but that can as easily start a wildfire as propel you forward because now your game...

I stopped watching films and TV shows a while ago that depict US law enforcement or politicians as capable or heroic. We're one season away of Emily in Paris getting spat in the face and booed.

NATO has invoked Article 5, the common defense tenet of the alliance, one time: When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

Ah, yes "giving" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

This mirrors the big tents in other entertainment like Avatar, Stranger Things, Football, Taylor Swift. People like social experiences the most. Experiences you can share with others, play with others.

Reality has a strange, Covid-era-like vibe now that we know that the US is 100% going to annex Greenland, or make it a vasal state soon. If you run through all scenario's, only the EU threatening something that would cause a global financial meltdown could postpone it. For now.

Every time I see a Vampire Hunter D still, I'm like "want to see that" but can't find it available for streaming on any of the major platforms.

It takes less than 24 hours for cowards to start selling wrong as right.

European creators: don't use Substack but use a European alternative like Steady.

I could see the US annexing Greenland to destabilize Europe.

For the new year I wish that every European is radicalized into building Europe into a bastion of freedom, civil liberty and prosperity for all.

If only the USA rebranding their Department of Defense to Department of War would have signaled something to us!

Ten headlines on the front page about the US's action in Venezuela but nothing about the illegitimacy of it... Until six months ago, I thought @wsj.com was a relatively neutral newspaper for the unbothered wealthy, but going by their op-eds now, that does no longer seem to be the case. www.wsj.com

Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*

If only the USA rebranding their Department of Defense to Department of War would have signaled something to us!

Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

It's almost as if the FIFA Peace Prize didn't mean anything!

Good new. France is also moving towards a social media ban for under 15-year olds. Our completely inept politicians are still happy to let our children's lives and our democracies be completely ruined.

Also something I see in all my private conversations. Though I would add that threat perceptions in the political elites in Paris, London, and Berlin have significantly changed - just not among the publics. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

For the new year I wish that every European is radicalized into building Europe into a bastion of freedom, civil liberty and prosperity for all.

Don’t mistake progress in stopping a U.S. sellout of Ukraine with progress in ending the war. The conflict will end only when Putin is convinced that he can’t achieve his military objectives. Until that point is reached, peace negotiations aren’t going anywhere. wapo.st/3N5e24y

Years of overusing the labels 'fascist' or 'extreme right' has dulled people’s sensitivity to the term now that they are facing real fascist threats. Another win for the outrage machine: seducing people into perpetually using top-shelf language, rendering warnings ineffective.

In popular fiction, certain books hold tremendous power, while watching certain videos usually dooms you.

Eindeloos frusterend dat de Nederlandse staatsomroep niet eens een live-blog over Oekraïne heeft, en dat je naar de Duitsers moet uitwijken. Wat een onverantwoordelijk schertslandje zijn we toch op geopolitiekgebied. Als we toch niet in de EU hadden gezeten. www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

If you look up "melodrama" in the encyclopedia it just shows a picture of Clair Obscur. That tone is so suited to the genre, it basically defines it. Maybe because the difference between pre-apocalypse (JRPGs) and post-apocalypse (Western RPGs) settings, is a remaining element of hope and joy.

My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. If only we had a fraction of their resolve and determination. An inspiration to the world.

The guy just invented prayer.

Merry Christmas, and may the Light come into your life. 'Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence'. What an interesting painting by Caravaggio. Painted by a murderer, stolen by the mafia (lost to this day), and available as a cheap knock-off on Etsy. A fitting backstory...

I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites

When you start to read 'creative financing' is when you need to start buying seeds and ammo. www.ft.com/content/0ae9...

If only a fraction of the money spent on artificial intelligence was spent on natural intelligence - people and animals - that utopian future could actually become real.

Europeans should not get sucked into "America is back" complacency if Trump loses control of Congress in 2026 and MAGA Republicans are defeated in a 2028. In peacetime conditions it will take more than half a decade for future US governments to repair Trump's damage inflicted on US state capacity

This is a great essay on/analysis of 'Wake Up Dead Man', a film I did not expect to be meaningful the way it is. Via @wilcodelange.bsky.social reactormag.com/entirely-too...