Frank Witte 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇩🇪🇨🇵
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Prof. UCL Econ. Computational Economist & ex-Theoretical Physicist, Alpine Glacier hiker, born: 30 Messidor CLXXIV.
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Frank Witte 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇩🇪🇨🇵
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· Oct 19
Fauré : Automne Op.18 n°3
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A rainy October 19th, 1812.
From a burnt and looted Moscow, an emaciated army of some 100,000+ soldiers from over a dozen nations, losing every day a hundred men or more to Cossack raids, began its retreat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMz...
From a burnt and looted Moscow, an emaciated army of some 100,000+ soldiers from over a dozen nations, losing every day a hundred men or more to Cossack raids, began its retreat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QMz...
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History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
The only thing 'elaborate' about the authoritarian take-over in the US (and the creeping one with Reform in the UK) is the fact that the opposition & media cannot seem to get over their astonishment that fascists actually ... you know ... fascist-around. It's as if they're still expecting some major
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The only thing 'elaborate' about the authoritarian take-over in the US (and the creeping one with Reform in the UK) is the fact that the opposition & media cannot seem to get over their astonishment that fascists actually ... you know ... fascist-around. It's as if they're still expecting some major
US American politicians thinking they can define what "European Culture" is and how Europe is under threat of being erased ... next time just refuse their visa's please.
a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man who says there 's the door
ALT: a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man who says there 's the door
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February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
US American politicians thinking they can define what "European Culture" is and how Europe is under threat of being erased ... next time just refuse their visa's please.
The US's full-throated support for the authoritarian Putin-puppets Orban and Fico means the US is a hostile power vs Europe. This should not not be forgotten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzQ...
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Rubio making 'ethnonationalist speech' in Europe is 'really dangerous': Fmr. Asst. Secy. of State
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February 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The US's full-throated support for the authoritarian Putin-puppets Orban and Fico means the US is a hostile power vs Europe. This should not not be forgotten.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzQ...
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mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
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Zaterdag 21 feb in het Filmhuis Den Haag, ingeleid door de Ukraiense ambassadeur: het meesterwerk 2000 meter to Andriivka. Deze film vergeet je nooit meer, dankzij de helmen met camera ben je helemaal aanwezig in de strijd. filmhuisdenhaag.nl/films/2000-m...
2000 Meters to Andriivka - EN subs • Nederlands
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February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Zaterdag 21 feb in het Filmhuis Den Haag, ingeleid door de Ukraiense ambassadeur: het meesterwerk 2000 meter to Andriivka. Deze film vergeet je nooit meer, dankzij de helmen met camera ben je helemaal aanwezig in de strijd. filmhuisdenhaag.nl/films/2000-m...
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Let me also repeat the basic truth that writing is thinking. The act of writing is thinking. When you start to write, you don't know what you really think until you finish writing it. THEN you know, because you did the writing and the thinking.
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Let me also repeat the basic truth that writing is thinking. The act of writing is thinking. When you start to write, you don't know what you really think until you finish writing it. THEN you know, because you did the writing and the thinking.
👌I'd like to hear more like this.
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
👌I'd like to hear more like this.
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It’s interesting indeed….
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
It’s interesting indeed….
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It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
I think many people are seriously underestimating the destabilizing potential, for Asia, of North Koreas activity on the battle-field in Ukraine. This is at some point going to mean South Korean, and possible Japanese, involvement on the ground in Ukraine.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said over 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and are being deployed to Ukraine. He warned they are gaining experience in drones, AI, cyber and conventional warfare, and questioned how this will be used when they return. #Ukraine
February 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I think many people are seriously underestimating the destabilizing potential, for Asia, of North Koreas activity on the battle-field in Ukraine. This is at some point going to mean South Korean, and possible Japanese, involvement on the ground in Ukraine.
Love this thread 🫠🤭
Adventures in AI coding.
I have a bunch of old code that needs to be updated in simple but very tedious and long-winded ways.
Perfect job for AI coding, all the code is there, it just needs to be moved to a new interface, and old interface wrappers created for compatibility.
I have a bunch of old code that needs to be updated in simple but very tedious and long-winded ways.
Perfect job for AI coding, all the code is there, it just needs to be moved to a new interface, and old interface wrappers created for compatibility.
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Love this thread 🫠🤭
Scandinavian Languages
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February 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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10/10
Das ist keine ideologische Debatte.
Es geht um staatliche Kontrolle über kritische Verteidigungstechnologie.
Wer Europa schützen will, darf das nicht in dubiose Netzwerke auslagern.
Firmen, deren Investoren unsere Werte angreifen, können nicht zu unserem Schutz beitragen.
Das ist keine ideologische Debatte.
Es geht um staatliche Kontrolle über kritische Verteidigungstechnologie.
Wer Europa schützen will, darf das nicht in dubiose Netzwerke auslagern.
Firmen, deren Investoren unsere Werte angreifen, können nicht zu unserem Schutz beitragen.
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
10/10
Das ist keine ideologische Debatte.
Es geht um staatliche Kontrolle über kritische Verteidigungstechnologie.
Wer Europa schützen will, darf das nicht in dubiose Netzwerke auslagern.
Firmen, deren Investoren unsere Werte angreifen, können nicht zu unserem Schutz beitragen.
Das ist keine ideologische Debatte.
Es geht um staatliche Kontrolle über kritische Verteidigungstechnologie.
Wer Europa schützen will, darf das nicht in dubiose Netzwerke auslagern.
Firmen, deren Investoren unsere Werte angreifen, können nicht zu unserem Schutz beitragen.
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Guys, only you can fix your problems. Berating everybody else for having to suffer the consequences of your cowardness is very Trump like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Democrats at Munich security summit to urge Europe to stand up to Trump
European leaders divided over how far to accommodate Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics and foreign policy
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February 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Guys, only you can fix your problems. Berating everybody else for having to suffer the consequences of your cowardness is very Trump like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Launch of first Ariane 6 with four boosters
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February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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This is utterly deranged behavior from a U.S. attorney general
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is utterly deranged behavior from a U.S. attorney general
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US military aid to Ukraine decreased by 99% in 2025, while aid from the EU increased by 67%, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker report.
Europe sharply increased its share of assistance. The largest donors of aid in 2025 were Germany - €9 billion, Great Britain €5.4B...
US military aid to Ukraine decreased by 99% in 2025, while aid from the EU increased by 67%, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker report.
Europe sharply increased its share of assistance. The largest donors of aid in 2025 were Germany - €9 billion, Great Britain €5.4B...
February 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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US military aid to Ukraine decreased by 99% in 2025, while aid from the EU increased by 67%, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker report.
Europe sharply increased its share of assistance. The largest donors of aid in 2025 were Germany - €9 billion, Great Britain €5.4B...
US military aid to Ukraine decreased by 99% in 2025, while aid from the EU increased by 67%, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker report.
Europe sharply increased its share of assistance. The largest donors of aid in 2025 were Germany - €9 billion, Great Britain €5.4B...
For anyone to lazy to check wiki ... here's the first paragraph. A common utterance around palantir's in Tolkien's work is: "You never know who's also watching!" i.e. the Dark Lord is also watching.
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
For anyone to lazy to check wiki ... here's the first paragraph. A common utterance around palantir's in Tolkien's work is: "You never know who's also watching!" i.e. the Dark Lord is also watching.
What statements like this reveal is not some deep insight into yhe 'psyche' of AI systems, but that to tech-bro's (and their philophical sycophants) humans are essentially just 'complex machines'. It's why they euphamise their eugenics and cyborg-fantasies as "updates" or "upgrades" to humanity.
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
What statements like this reveal is not some deep insight into yhe 'psyche' of AI systems, but that to tech-bro's (and their philophical sycophants) humans are essentially just 'complex machines'. It's why they euphamise their eugenics and cyborg-fantasies as "updates" or "upgrades" to humanity.
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Guerre en Ukraine : le Kenya s’insurge contre le recrutement forcé de ses ressortissants par l’armée russe
Des ressortissants kényans, trompés par des promesses d’emploi civils bien payés en Russie, ont été mobilisés de force par le Kremlin
Des ressortissants kényans, trompés par des promesses d’emploi civils bien payés en Russie, ont été mobilisés de force par le Kremlin
Guerre en Ukraine : le Kenya s’insurge contre le recrutement forcé de ses ressortissants par l’armée russe
Le chef de la diplomatie kényane a annoncé ce mardi 10 février qu’il allait se rendre à Moscou. Une visite qui intervient après la mort de plusieurs Kényans déployés de force sur le front ukrainien.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Guerre en Ukraine : le Kenya s’insurge contre le recrutement forcé de ses ressortissants par l’armée russe
Des ressortissants kényans, trompés par des promesses d’emploi civils bien payés en Russie, ont été mobilisés de force par le Kremlin
Des ressortissants kényans, trompés par des promesses d’emploi civils bien payés en Russie, ont été mobilisés de force par le Kremlin
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Published last week in Le Monde:
February 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Published last week in Le Monde:
A review worth every second.
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Mark Kermode reviews Melania
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February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A review worth every second.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
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The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
I can't believe what I just found on the street in London😱
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I can't believe what I just found on the street in London😱