Alex Thinius
@athinius.bsky.social
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China understood in the early 1990s at the latest that relying on fossil fuels was a dead end in terms of geopolitics for a country with limited domestic supplies. Going green was the only way.
It took Europe until 2026.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
It took Europe until 2026.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 AM
China understood in the early 1990s at the latest that relying on fossil fuels was a dead end in terms of geopolitics for a country with limited domestic supplies. Going green was the only way.
It took Europe until 2026.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
It took Europe until 2026.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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To all the trans and gender non-conforming people out there: WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! I know it might not seem like it right now, but there is so much love for you. Here’s a room full of people who are rooting for you always! Please share with someone who needs to hear it!
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
To all the trans and gender non-conforming people out there: WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! I know it might not seem like it right now, but there is so much love for you. Here’s a room full of people who are rooting for you always! Please share with someone who needs to hear it!
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Wenn die EU Trumps imperiale Ambitionen stoppen will, muss sie sich gegen die Oligarchen Amerikas wenden, schreibt @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
Grönland: Die EU muss Trump mit Zöllen auf US-Oligarchen kontern
Wenn die EU Trumps imperiale Ambitionen stoppen will, muss sie sich gegen die Oligarchen Amerikas wenden.
www.surplusmagazin.de
January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Wenn die EU Trumps imperiale Ambitionen stoppen will, muss sie sich gegen die Oligarchen Amerikas wenden, schreibt @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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For all those involved in drafting so-called AI guidelines, but being overwhelmed with nonsense, this is a lifesaver. Great work by Dagmar and Ariel!
Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
For all those involved in drafting so-called AI guidelines, but being overwhelmed with nonsense, this is a lifesaver. Great work by Dagmar and Ariel!
Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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The Minneapolis AFL-CIO calling for a general strike is a big deal and we should treat it like a big deal.
Also it's a good idea. LFG
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
Also it's a good idea. LFG
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
minneapolisunions.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The Minneapolis AFL-CIO calling for a general strike is a big deal and we should treat it like a big deal.
Also it's a good idea. LFG
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
Also it's a good idea. LFG
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
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So all of the info on Wikipedia is shared under a Creative Commons Share Alike license. Does this mean that MSFT, Meta and Amazon will be making their models freely available?
I wonder how Wikipedia editors and contributors feel about this.
Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon
Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/...
Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon
Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/...
Wikipedia will share content with AI firms in new licensing deals
Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
So all of the info on Wikipedia is shared under a Creative Commons Share Alike license. Does this mean that MSFT, Meta and Amazon will be making their models freely available?
One of my aims for 2026: Phase out my reliance on US tech, bc severe loss of trust (bc fascization). One step at a time. I start a thread here whenever I moved something to another app. Yesterday, I exchanged gboard (default google android keyboard) for Heliboard (alternativeto.net/software/hel...)
HeliBoard: Fork of OpenBoard, continuing the project from where it stopped
HeliBoard is a fork of OpenBoard , continuing the project from where it stopped.
alternativeto.net
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 AM
One of my aims for 2026: Phase out my reliance on US tech, bc severe loss of trust (bc fascization). One step at a time. I start a thread here whenever I moved something to another app. Yesterday, I exchanged gboard (default google android keyboard) for Heliboard (alternativeto.net/software/hel...)
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This is Rufus. He cleverly escaped the shelter to run home after being picked up by animal control as a presumed stray. 14/10 a hound Houdini (IG: huntington_cw_animalshelter)
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is Rufus. He cleverly escaped the shelter to run home after being picked up by animal control as a presumed stray. 14/10 a hound Houdini (IG: huntington_cw_animalshelter)
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love means we get to become ourselves (even if it makes other people uncomfortable)
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
love means we get to become ourselves (even if it makes other people uncomfortable)
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Americans having their "are we the baddies" moment cannot come soon enough
“It’s like half of y’all ain’t never seen Star Wars or a Disney movie. How do you not know which side to root on?”
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Americans having their "are we the baddies" moment cannot come soon enough
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The piece is part of our Spotlight section on Greenland.
You can read all upcoming pieces here:
verfassungsblog.de/greenland/
You can read all upcoming pieces here:
verfassungsblog.de/greenland/
Greenland
verfassungsblog.de
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The piece is part of our Spotlight section on Greenland.
You can read all upcoming pieces here:
verfassungsblog.de/greenland/
You can read all upcoming pieces here:
verfassungsblog.de/greenland/
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Trump threatening Greenland 🇬🇱 is a test for the EU.
With Greenlandic Union citizens at stake, ULLA NEERGARD says that Europe must decide if it will defend its values, territory, and sovereignty in an unprecedented way.
verfassungsblog.de/union-citize...
With Greenlandic Union citizens at stake, ULLA NEERGARD says that Europe must decide if it will defend its values, territory, and sovereignty in an unprecedented way.
verfassungsblog.de/union-citize...
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Trump threatening Greenland 🇬🇱 is a test for the EU.
With Greenlandic Union citizens at stake, ULLA NEERGARD says that Europe must decide if it will defend its values, territory, and sovereignty in an unprecedented way.
verfassungsblog.de/union-citize...
With Greenlandic Union citizens at stake, ULLA NEERGARD says that Europe must decide if it will defend its values, territory, and sovereignty in an unprecedented way.
verfassungsblog.de/union-citize...
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
Gametic definitions of sex are fashionable these days. And true, they can be epistemically beneficial. But at the organism-level, and especially in contexts of antidemocratic gender politics, they pose serious epistemic and social problems. Scientists need to care about this.
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Gametic definitions of sex are fashionable these days. And true, they can be epistemically beneficial. But at the organism-level, and especially in contexts of antidemocratic gender politics, they pose serious epistemic and social problems. Scientists need to care about this.
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
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I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
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I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Onze grootste en belangrijkste bondgenoot uit de twintigste eeuw is nu de machtigste en gevaarlijkste criminele organisatie ter wereld
vergroot nu de Europese onafhankelijkheid op politiek, economisch, militair en technologisch gebied alsof ons leven ervan afhangt
decorrespondent.nl/16657/donald...
vergroot nu de Europese onafhankelijkheid op politiek, economisch, militair en technologisch gebied alsof ons leven ervan afhangt
decorrespondent.nl/16657/donald...
Donald Trump is het grootste gevaar voor de wereld sinds Adolf Hitler
Onze grootste en belangrijkste bondgenoot uit de twintigste eeuw is nu de machtigste en gevaarlijkste criminele organisatie ter wereld. Donald Trump regeert als een corrupte tiran met een fascistisch ...
decorrespondent.nl
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Onze grootste en belangrijkste bondgenoot uit de twintigste eeuw is nu de machtigste en gevaarlijkste criminele organisatie ter wereld
vergroot nu de Europese onafhankelijkheid op politiek, economisch, militair en technologisch gebied alsof ons leven ervan afhangt
decorrespondent.nl/16657/donald...
vergroot nu de Europese onafhankelijkheid op politiek, economisch, militair en technologisch gebied alsof ons leven ervan afhangt
decorrespondent.nl/16657/donald...
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Keep making Nazis scared 2026
An off-duty ICE agent was just confronted in Minneapolis after people noticed a Nazi SS lightning bolt tattoo on his neck.
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Keep making Nazis scared 2026
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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Unterschreiben!
gegen Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinären Personen und für Rechte auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung, Gleichbehandlung und Schutz vor Diskriminierung
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gegen Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinären Personen und für Rechte auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung, Gleichbehandlung und Schutz vor Diskriminierung
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Petitionen: Verwendung von Cookies nicht aktiviert
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January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Unterschreiben!
gegen Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinären Personen und für Rechte auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung, Gleichbehandlung und Schutz vor Diskriminierung
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gegen Register zur Erfassung von trans* und nichtbinären Personen und für Rechte auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung, Gleichbehandlung und Schutz vor Diskriminierung
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Think how many millions of public school students have created glorious holiday art with their own minds and hands this month.
Weingarten could be sharing actual art and celebrating actual human kids whom the @aft.org is supposed to be serving.
But no. She's sharing "A.i." garbage based on theft.
Weingarten could be sharing actual art and celebrating actual human kids whom the @aft.org is supposed to be serving.
But no. She's sharing "A.i." garbage based on theft.
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Think how many millions of public school students have created glorious holiday art with their own minds and hands this month.
Weingarten could be sharing actual art and celebrating actual human kids whom the @aft.org is supposed to be serving.
But no. She's sharing "A.i." garbage based on theft.
Weingarten could be sharing actual art and celebrating actual human kids whom the @aft.org is supposed to be serving.
But no. She's sharing "A.i." garbage based on theft.