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Mirjam
@mirjam.bsky.social
Journalism nerd | tech, data, privacy | parttime cyclist | sometimes internet historian | luddite adjacent

I mix Dutch and English.
Ik begrijp niet helemaal waarom NLse media dit verhaal over lijken te slaan.

Een staking is toch was anders dan 'ophef', of 'in de stad was het onrustig' in alinea 7.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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The new MAGA world order
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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U.S. technology companies are seeking support from far-right parties in Europe for their legislative agenda.
According to lobbyists trackers, Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control, EU tech deregulation push mirrors big tech's agenda. The watchdog groups also suggest tech companies are looking to the far-right in Europe for help to reduce EU's AI privacy rules. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-tech...
EU tech simplification push mirrors big tech's agenda, lobby trackers warn | Euractiv
Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control also suggest tech companies are looking to the far-right for backing
www.euractiv.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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It’s kind of weird that NRC doesn’t explain that the Danube Institute, employer of Eric Hendriks, the author of this pro-China, anti-EU piece, is financed by the Hungarian government www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Opinie | Het doek is gevallen voor Europa’s neokoloniale waanwereld van morele verhevenheid
Geopolitiek: We sluiten ons als Europeanen op in een wereldbeeld waarin wijzelf de universele norm belichamen, ziet Eric Hendriks. Daardoor ogen Europeanen voor China als Amerika’s desperate, verstote...
www.nrc.nl
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Er blijft echt niets meer over om als freelancer te werken als je niet afhankelijk wil zijn van de twee uitgevers, of überhaupt wil voldoen aan de wet DBA. Ik snap echt niets van ACM.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 AM
"Rijkswaterstaat-gladheidscoördinator Jan Rients Slippens"...

#aptoniem
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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god bless rob reiner for spinal tap
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Today on Indicator: 2025 has been a banner year for AI nudifiers. I found another 9,000 ads on Meta since my last report, bringing the total for this year to 25,000. The top 10 nudifying websites got 10 million views in October.
Nonconsensual nude generators had another banner year. What will it take to defeat them?
Deplatforming the companies, debilitating the technology, and deterring the users
indicator.media
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dit regeringsdocument doet tevens baude beweringen over wat 'de meerderheid' van Europa zou willen en noemt een minderheidsregering 'subversion of democratic processes'.

Niet subtiel.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Beetje verbaasd hoeveel er overblijft.
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you want to know about 'cosmic rays triggering computer errors' (which seems something out of sf, but is so very real!), listen to Radiolab's 'Bit Flip'.

All shall be explained.

radiolab.org/podcast/bit-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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New EU rules will reshape how online scams are handled. Banks must refund customers if fraudsters posing as them steal money or run payments without consent.

However social platforms must pay banks if reported scams are not taken down
Social media companies to be held liable for financial scams under new EU rules
Platforms will now be required to compensate banks when a user is defrauded.
mashable.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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The Saudis are buying Electronic Arts in a massive $55 billion deal — but why would they want a games publisher?

This week @nathangrayson.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Saudi Arabia uses games to try to improve its image.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/302_...
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fantástisch verhaal.
Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Het zou mooi zijn als techmedia stopte met het schrijven over omzetprojecties op basis van één of twee anonieme bronnen. (Of erger: een citaat van de CEO, al dan niet uit een persbericht)

Bedrijven hebben hier belang bij, inclusief de boodschap over 'rapid adoption'. Het is reclame.
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.  
Anthropic expects B2B demand to boost revenue to $70B in 2028: Report  | TechCrunch
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.  
techcrunch.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Voor wie hierbij hulp wil is er sinds drie jaar de Technologie Kieswijzer.

tweakers.net/nieuws/24005...

technologiekieswijzer.nl
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Heb me altijd afgevraagd of Strava rond 2015 ooit eigen wearables heeft overwogen. Op dat moment - zeker bij de introductie van routeplanning - lagen ze qua software in veel opzichten mijlenver voor op Garmin.

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Afgeblazen juridische strijd toont aan: de populaire sportapp Strava kan niet zonder Garmin
Sportapps: Wereldwijd registreren jaarlijks miljoenen mensen hun sportactiviteiten op sportapp Strava. Het platform is afhankelijk van data geregistreerd met sporthorloges en fietscomputers van andere...
www.nrc.nl
October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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(1/8) Stel je voor dat een Chinese #fabriek een hek om de #Veluwezoom zet, bewapende #rangers inhuurt en de mensen die in de buurt wonen de natuur niet meer inlaat. Dit alles omdat de bomen #uitstoot in China moeten compenseren.
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Beetje een het-is-ook-nooit-goed-opmerking misschien. En misschien is er een reden voor? Maar ik ben toch geneigd hier een voorbeeld in te zien van een blinde vlek.
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Al je persoonsgegevens en documenten -én je alter ego waarbij je dacht anoniem te zijn- op straat.

De Discord-hack illustreert waarom mensen protesteren tegen leeftijdsverificatie door platforms.

Goedbedoeld of niet, de consequenties voor álle gebruikers als het misgaat zijn catastrofaal.
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM