Jan van der Meiden
@janvdm.bsky.social
Cycling (muscle powered)
Coding in plain JavaScript
Coding in plain and Python
Trying to make use of SVG
Trying to hack IKEA Smart Home, ...
Retired ICT professional.
Testing grounds: https://jvdm.info/
Coding in plain JavaScript
Coding in plain and Python
Trying to make use of SVG
Trying to hack IKEA Smart Home, ...
Retired ICT professional.
Testing grounds: https://jvdm.info/
Terwijl de gemaskerde agenten van de Amerikaanse immigratiedienst ICE steeds gewelddadiger te werk gaan, probeert een team van Europese activisten de agenten verantwoordelijk te houden, door hen te ontmaskeren.
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‘ICEList’ ontmaskert agenten van Trumps immigratiedienst, vanuit Amsterdam
Dominick Skinner | activist Terwijl de gemaskerde agenten van de Amerikaanse immigratiedienst ICE steeds gewelddadiger te werk gaan, probeert een team van Europese activisten de agenten verantwoordeli...
www.nrc.nl
February 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Terwijl de gemaskerde agenten van de Amerikaanse immigratiedienst ICE steeds gewelddadiger te werk gaan, probeert een team van Europese activisten de agenten verantwoordelijk te houden, door hen te ontmaskeren.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
"In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from the Department of Homeland Security, according to four government officials and tech employees privy to the requests."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received hundreds of administrative subpoenas from the Department of Homeland Security, according to four government officials and tech employees privy to the requests."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Led by a president who refers to climate change as a “hoax,” the administration is essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Led by a president who refers to climate change as a “hoax,” the administration is essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
To Set a World Record at 81, All She Had to Do Was Hold On
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The organizers of the Munich Security Conference, Europe’s main defense-related forum, said in a report that President Trump is helping destroy the postwar international order.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The organizers of the Munich Security Conference, Europe’s main defense-related forum, said in a report that President Trump is helping destroy the postwar international order.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Uitkomst na bestudering verkiezings programma's door Fietsersbond afd Utrecht.
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Uitkomst na bestudering verkiezings programma's door Fietsersbond afd Utrecht.
Circa één op de zeven mensen in Nederland krijgt de diagnose dementie. Hoe gaat dat in z’n werk? „Ik loop de trap op en na zes treden denk ik: waarom ging ik ook weer naar boven?”
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Je moet de groeten hebben, zegt Hendrik tegen zijn vrouw. Maar van wie, dat is hij vergeten
Alzheimer: Circa één op de zeven mensen in Nederland krijgt de diagnose dementie. Hoe gaat dat in z’n werk? „Ik loop de trap op en na zes treden denk ik: waarom ging ik ook weer naar boven?”
www.nrc.nl
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Circa één op de zeven mensen in Nederland krijgt de diagnose dementie. Hoe gaat dat in z’n werk? „Ik loop de trap op en na zes treden denk ik: waarom ging ik ook weer naar boven?”
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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‘Grote skioorden hebben geen toekomst meer’: IOC schat dat de Winterspelen in 2040 nog maar in tien landen gehouden kunnen worden.
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‘Grote skioorden hebben geen toekomst meer’: IOC schat dat de Winterspelen in 2040 nog maar in tien landen gehouden kunnen worden.
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‘Winterspelen zijn slechts topje van de ijsberg: grote skioorden hebben geen toekomst meer’
e Olympische Winterspelen in Noord-Italië starten in een sfeer van controverse rond de impact op het milieu in een al fragiel Alpenlandschap. “Met vervuilende sponsoren uit de olie-industrie en de luc...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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‘Grote skioorden hebben geen toekomst meer’: IOC schat dat de Winterspelen in 2040 nog maar in tien landen gehouden kunnen worden.
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‘Grote skioorden hebben geen toekomst meer’: IOC schat dat de Winterspelen in 2040 nog maar in tien landen gehouden kunnen worden.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...
Dutch Queen Joins Armed Forces in Symbolic Move of Support for Military
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...
Prioritize plants.
Eating patterns that emphasize whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean or plant-based proteins have shown the most consistent association with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Eating patterns that emphasize whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean or plant-based proteins have shown the most consistent association with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
How What You Eat Affects Cancer Risk
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Prioritize plants.
Eating patterns that emphasize whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean or plant-based proteins have shown the most consistent association with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Eating patterns that emphasize whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and lean or plant-based proteins have shown the most consistent association with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it continued to spend heavily on data centers for artificial intelligence with $37.5 billion in capital expenditures in its most recent quarter, up about 65 percent from a year earlier.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/t...
Microsoft Continues to Spend Big on A.I. While Profit Jumps 60%
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it continued to spend heavily on data centers for artificial intelligence with $37.5 billion in capital expenditures in its most recent quarter, up about 65 percent from a year earlier.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/t...
Melania
...... “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.” .....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
...... “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.” .....
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Opinion | Slovenian Sphinx Flick Nixed!
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Melania
...... “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.” .....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
...... “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda.” .....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
.."Somewhere along the way, whether because of a lack of time or rusty social skills, adults tend to lose the friend-making powers they enjoyed as children."..
www.nytimes.com/article/how-...
www.nytimes.com/article/how-...
How to Make Friends as an Adult
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
.."Somewhere along the way, whether because of a lack of time or rusty social skills, adults tend to lose the friend-making powers they enjoyed as children."..
www.nytimes.com/article/how-...
www.nytimes.com/article/how-...
"In tien jaar tijd 370 keer zoveel waard: alleen speculanten winnen bij de nieuwe hyperscale van Microsoft"
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In tien jaar tijd 370 keer zoveel waard: alleen speculanten winnen bij de nieuwe hyperscale van Microsoft
Datacenters: Het meest begeerde stukje datacentergrond van Amsterdam is al tien jaar speelbal van projectontwikkelaars, techbedrijven en buitenlandse investeerders. De overheid had veel wensen, maar k...
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January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"In tien jaar tijd 370 keer zoveel waard: alleen speculanten winnen bij de nieuwe hyperscale van Microsoft"
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
"At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week, Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, gave a speech that sent shock waves through the international community."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Opinion | The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week, Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, gave a speech that sent shock waves through the international community."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Fokke & Sukke
Meer Fokke & Sukke Vorig artikel in deze reeks: Donderdag 22 januari 2026
www.nrc.nl
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
De Verenigde Staten zitten nu met een leider opgescheept die volgens zijn critici niet goed bij zijn hoofd is. In vroeger tijden leidde de heerschappij van zo’n gekke koning vaak tot geweld – intern en extern. Het is afwachten wat de (nabije) toekomst in petto heeft.
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Hoe ‘gekke koningen’ als Trump al eeuwen voor problemen zorgen
Geschiedenis: De laatste weken is diverse keren gesuggereerd dat Donald Trump geestelijk incapabel is. Onberekenbare leiders hebben in het verleden vaak voor geweld gezorgd – intern en extern.
www.nrc.nl
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
De Verenigde Staten zitten nu met een leider opgescheept die volgens zijn critici niet goed bij zijn hoofd is. In vroeger tijden leidde de heerschappij van zo’n gekke koning vaak tot geweld – intern en extern. Het is afwachten wat de (nabije) toekomst in petto heeft.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Alain Berset:
'Mr. Trump has also said that he is constrained only by his “own morality,” not international law, brushing aside the legal order established in the aftermath of World War II.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
'Mr. Trump has also said that he is constrained only by his “own morality,” not international law, brushing aside the legal order established in the aftermath of World War II.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Alain Berset:
'Mr. Trump has also said that he is constrained only by his “own morality,” not international law, brushing aside the legal order established in the aftermath of World War II.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
'Mr. Trump has also said that he is constrained only by his “own morality,” not international law, brushing aside the legal order established in the aftermath of World War II.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Nog niet zo af als ik zou willen, maar aanvullingen & correcties zijn van harte welkom! Het heeft enige (politieke) relevantie om deze lijst compleet en correct te krijgen.
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Dashboard totale Amerikaanse afhankelijkheden - Bert Hubert
KLAD NIET AF
Hier een lijst organisaties die voor hun primaire missie totaal afhankelijk zijn van Amerikaanse clouds, en waarbij de maatschappij ontwricht zou worden als ze hun werk niet meer konden d...
berthub.eu
January 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Nog niet zo af als ik zou willen, maar aanvullingen & correcties zijn van harte welkom! Het heeft enige (politieke) relevantie om deze lijst compleet en correct te krijgen.
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...