Luuk Odekerken
@bubskathesecond.bsky.social
Limburger in Exile. Ancient history and modern weird beliefs researcher. Insistent about human rights, principles, and combatting climate change.
I like a lot of stuff.
I blog about that sometimes (NL)
https://wordpress.com/view/dewereldismal.wordpress.com
I like a lot of stuff.
I blog about that sometimes (NL)
https://wordpress.com/view/dewereldismal.wordpress.com
The Ed Sheeran situation truly does lay bare how little cultural capital Israel holds in today's world, with today's youth.
Support for Israel is so incredibly marginal, even in the US.
I genuinely think Israel, whose existence is wholly dependent on western support, is doomed in the long run.
Support for Israel is so incredibly marginal, even in the US.
I genuinely think Israel, whose existence is wholly dependent on western support, is doomed in the long run.
September 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Ed Sheeran situation truly does lay bare how little cultural capital Israel holds in today's world, with today's youth.
Support for Israel is so incredibly marginal, even in the US.
I genuinely think Israel, whose existence is wholly dependent on western support, is doomed in the long run.
Support for Israel is so incredibly marginal, even in the US.
I genuinely think Israel, whose existence is wholly dependent on western support, is doomed in the long run.
Kan een volstrekt fictieve "natuurwet van de robotica" kunnen worden ingezet voor hedendaagse "A.I."?
We vragen het aan een paar computermodellen.
Heeft dit soort geschrijfsel enige waarde? Een A.I. "interviewen" alsof die een vaststaande mening over e.e.a. heeft of kan hebben?
We vragen het aan een paar computermodellen.
Heeft dit soort geschrijfsel enige waarde? Een A.I. "interviewen" alsof die een vaststaande mening over e.e.a. heeft of kan hebben?
Han van der Horst: Zou je AI in toom kunnen houden met deze wetten voor robots van Isaac Asimov?
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
Zou je AI in toom kunnen houden met deze wetten voor robots van Isaac Asimov? - Joop - BNNVARA
Gemini en Kimi zien dat niet zo zitten.
www.bnnvara.nl
September 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Kan een volstrekt fictieve "natuurwet van de robotica" kunnen worden ingezet voor hedendaagse "A.I."?
We vragen het aan een paar computermodellen.
Heeft dit soort geschrijfsel enige waarde? Een A.I. "interviewen" alsof die een vaststaande mening over e.e.a. heeft of kan hebben?
We vragen het aan een paar computermodellen.
Heeft dit soort geschrijfsel enige waarde? Een A.I. "interviewen" alsof die een vaststaande mening over e.e.a. heeft of kan hebben?
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Het is een groot misverstand dat AI de gewone mens wil overheersen of zelfs uitroeien. Dat willen alleen de techmiljardairs.
September 14, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Het is een groot misverstand dat AI de gewone mens wil overheersen of zelfs uitroeien. Dat willen alleen de techmiljardairs.
Part of me really wants to return to Ukraine. I think my recent visit was a bit of a doozy. It's such a fascinating country and I went there like an idiot, without a plan. Got myself arrested even, for taking pictures of a place where missiles had hit.
September 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Part of me really wants to return to Ukraine. I think my recent visit was a bit of a doozy. It's such a fascinating country and I went there like an idiot, without a plan. Got myself arrested even, for taking pictures of a place where missiles had hit.
Am I, a non American who is quite snooty on American politic, in the Mamdani cult?
I think it's a good question to ask. I think Mamdani's very existence is a (minor) antidote to the existential despair that the world will keep becoming more right-wing regardless of what happens.
I think it's a good question to ask. I think Mamdani's very existence is a (minor) antidote to the existential despair that the world will keep becoming more right-wing regardless of what happens.
Yeah, he’s playing on easy mode because there’s a cult around him, full stop. The lesson here is literally “have the left swoon at your every word and you can get credit for stuff that no other Democrat would ever be credited for — usually, they’ll insist you invented it, no less.”
He's the only Dem who his fans treat "announcements" as "outcomes". For example his announcement for taxing the rich hasn't gone into effect because of legal challenges. Yet you can get 100k likes for saying "Zohran taxed the rich and now NYC is flourishing". Not one dollar more in tax has been made
September 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Am I, a non American who is quite snooty on American politic, in the Mamdani cult?
I think it's a good question to ask. I think Mamdani's very existence is a (minor) antidote to the existential despair that the world will keep becoming more right-wing regardless of what happens.
I think it's a good question to ask. I think Mamdani's very existence is a (minor) antidote to the existential despair that the world will keep becoming more right-wing regardless of what happens.
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I know I’ve been tweeting a lot about AI doom lately, and dismissing it a bit. But just to be fair and balanced I want to say. If you’re working at an AI company and you say “I’m really worried that the thing I’m building will extinct humanity” and you keep building it, you should surely go to jail
September 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
I know I’ve been tweeting a lot about AI doom lately, and dismissing it a bit. But just to be fair and balanced I want to say. If you’re working at an AI company and you say “I’m really worried that the thing I’m building will extinct humanity” and you keep building it, you should surely go to jail
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The reason we spend so much money being awful to unhoused people is the system needs a visible reminder of what landlords and bosses are threatening you with.
Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
September 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The reason we spend so much money being awful to unhoused people is the system needs a visible reminder of what landlords and bosses are threatening you with.
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Liebe Antifaschist*innen und Demokrat*innen in Sachsen - Anhalt, das ist ein schlimmer Abend.
Tröstet euch gegenseitig, sprecht euch Mut zu.
Und dann weiter: ihr seid wichtiger denn je!
Ich denke fest an euch!
Solidarische Grüße!
Tröstet euch gegenseitig, sprecht euch Mut zu.
Und dann weiter: ihr seid wichtiger denn je!
Ich denke fest an euch!
Solidarische Grüße!
September 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Liebe Antifaschist*innen und Demokrat*innen in Sachsen - Anhalt, das ist ein schlimmer Abend.
Tröstet euch gegenseitig, sprecht euch Mut zu.
Und dann weiter: ihr seid wichtiger denn je!
Ich denke fest an euch!
Solidarische Grüße!
Tröstet euch gegenseitig, sprecht euch Mut zu.
Und dann weiter: ihr seid wichtiger denn je!
Ich denke fest an euch!
Solidarische Grüße!
So I think conversations on world maps projections are pretty interesting. What fascinates me is this importance of "Africa is very large" It's obviously geographically important to know this, but it also surfs on various implications of African worth, pride and dignity. There's a political aspect.
Verenigde Naties stemmen voor waarheidsgetrouwe wereldkaart, waarop Afrika veel groter wordt
VN stemt vandaag over waarheidsgetrouwe wereldkaart: Afrika moet er veel groter op
www.volkskrant.nl
September 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
So I think conversations on world maps projections are pretty interesting. What fascinates me is this importance of "Africa is very large" It's obviously geographically important to know this, but it also surfs on various implications of African worth, pride and dignity. There's a political aspect.
That's quite a relief.
September 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
That's quite a relief.
Jesus was famously opposed to giving out large amounts of fish (or bread).
"Let the peasants work for their own fish and bread!" he'd say. "It's not like I can just miracle a bunch of stuff into existence or something!"
"Let the peasants work for their own fish and bread!" he'd say. "It's not like I can just miracle a bunch of stuff into existence or something!"
September 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Jesus was famously opposed to giving out large amounts of fish (or bread).
"Let the peasants work for their own fish and bread!" he'd say. "It's not like I can just miracle a bunch of stuff into existence or something!"
"Let the peasants work for their own fish and bread!" he'd say. "It's not like I can just miracle a bunch of stuff into existence or something!"
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It's so absurd how this dementia addled rapist can alter reality for everyone and the tech companies just follow along with it.
August 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
It's so absurd how this dementia addled rapist can alter reality for everyone and the tech companies just follow along with it.
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"Milo got arrested!"
"That's good!"
"By an unaccountable secret police force"
"That's bad"
"He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play."
"That's good!"
"But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests"
"That's bad"
"That's good!"
"By an unaccountable secret police force"
"That's bad"
"He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play."
"That's good!"
"But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests"
"That's bad"
August 28, 2026 at 10:39 PM
"Milo got arrested!"
"That's good!"
"By an unaccountable secret police force"
"That's bad"
"He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play."
"That's good!"
"But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests"
"That's bad"
"That's good!"
"By an unaccountable secret police force"
"That's bad"
"He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play."
"That's good!"
"But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests"
"That's bad"
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The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
August 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
I'm so blackpilled on Israel dude.
Before this genocide I remember being a bit fence-sitty on it. It's mostly my engagements with Israelis since then that made me realise how deep supremacists notions are an entrenched Israeli identity.
Before this genocide I remember being a bit fence-sitty on it. It's mostly my engagements with Israelis since then that made me realise how deep supremacists notions are an entrenched Israeli identity.
August 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I'm so blackpilled on Israel dude.
Before this genocide I remember being a bit fence-sitty on it. It's mostly my engagements with Israelis since then that made me realise how deep supremacists notions are an entrenched Israeli identity.
Before this genocide I remember being a bit fence-sitty on it. It's mostly my engagements with Israelis since then that made me realise how deep supremacists notions are an entrenched Israeli identity.
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Ok, ok, now let me explain to you how Shiva is PowerPoint, Brahma is Excel.....and Vishnu is Word.
August 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Ok, ok, now let me explain to you how Shiva is PowerPoint, Brahma is Excel.....and Vishnu is Word.
Fuck it, i'm going to plan in a period of smartphone free living. I'm done. So fucking done.
August 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Fuck it, i'm going to plan in a period of smartphone free living. I'm done. So fucking done.
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Something from your field that everybody should know:
It's actually really valuable for people to study the humanities. Yes, it teaches critical reading, writing, and thinking. Yes, it makes people more empathetic and capable of ethical imagination. Most importantly, it makes people happy.
It's actually really valuable for people to study the humanities. Yes, it teaches critical reading, writing, and thinking. Yes, it makes people more empathetic and capable of ethical imagination. Most importantly, it makes people happy.
Something from your field that everybody should know:
When they say climate models predict ecosystems shifting northward, they aren't saying the plants will just pick up and move. They're saying the conditions for the ecosystems will move.
The plants themselves will probably die and catch fire.
When they say climate models predict ecosystems shifting northward, they aren't saying the plants will just pick up and move. They're saying the conditions for the ecosystems will move.
The plants themselves will probably die and catch fire.
Something from your field that everybody should know:
Food systems are the #2 driver of climate change & the #1 driver of water use & pollution, biodiv loss, & deforestation. Lots of systems change needed to improve food production & consumption, but we can waste less food & eat more plants 3x/day.
Food systems are the #2 driver of climate change & the #1 driver of water use & pollution, biodiv loss, & deforestation. Lots of systems change needed to improve food production & consumption, but we can waste less food & eat more plants 3x/day.
August 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Something from your field that everybody should know:
It's actually really valuable for people to study the humanities. Yes, it teaches critical reading, writing, and thinking. Yes, it makes people more empathetic and capable of ethical imagination. Most importantly, it makes people happy.
It's actually really valuable for people to study the humanities. Yes, it teaches critical reading, writing, and thinking. Yes, it makes people more empathetic and capable of ethical imagination. Most importantly, it makes people happy.
Ongelofelijk, vind ik, dat in het midden van een enorme en schijnbaar endeloze oliecrisis een fietsbedrijf in so'n slecht weer kan verkeren.
Fietsfaillissement dreigt: eigenaar van Batavus en Sparta vraagt uitstel van betaling aan
Fietsfaillissement dreigt: eigenaar van Batavus en Sparta vraagt uitstel van betaling aan
www.volkskrant.nl
August 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Ongelofelijk, vind ik, dat in het midden van een enorme en schijnbaar endeloze oliecrisis een fietsbedrijf in so'n slecht weer kan verkeren.
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It is putting it mildly to describe these people as a death cult.
July 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
It is putting it mildly to describe these people as a death cult.
I wish I had found a post like this when planning my trip today, ho here goes: "drielandentrein" train run by Arriva takes Dutch OVpay systems in Germany and the Netherlands BUT NOT in Belgium. (For the forseeable future)
They are quite strict on this as well, signposting in Maastricht is poor.
They are quite strict on this as well, signposting in Maastricht is poor.
July 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I wish I had found a post like this when planning my trip today, ho here goes: "drielandentrein" train run by Arriva takes Dutch OVpay systems in Germany and the Netherlands BUT NOT in Belgium. (For the forseeable future)
They are quite strict on this as well, signposting in Maastricht is poor.
They are quite strict on this as well, signposting in Maastricht is poor.
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Extremely excited about the IG/TikTok content the Odyssey is giving us! Also thank you a million times to @archaeadne.bsky.social for sending me tiktoks because I simply cannot do that platform
July 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Extremely excited about the IG/TikTok content the Odyssey is giving us! Also thank you a million times to @archaeadne.bsky.social for sending me tiktoks because I simply cannot do that platform
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occasionally reminded that they charged the DJs on Radio Rwanda with crimes against humanity
"First the traitors then the invaders" is Elon Musk endorsing an open call to prioritise political murders + assassinations before violence against migrants and minorities.
Still little recognition in the UK government at the persistence of the promotion of political violence - inc murder - by Musk
Still little recognition in the UK government at the persistence of the promotion of political violence - inc murder - by Musk
July 26, 2026 at 10:37 AM
occasionally reminded that they charged the DJs on Radio Rwanda with crimes against humanity
I live close to The Hague, and go there occasionally.
It's not a bad city, but it's clearly missing something.
No, it's missing someone.
I think it needs Benjamin Netanyahu's presence.
And maybe Benjamin Netanyahu needs that, too. i feel like he could have a good, long therapeutic talk there.
It's not a bad city, but it's clearly missing something.
No, it's missing someone.
I think it needs Benjamin Netanyahu's presence.
And maybe Benjamin Netanyahu needs that, too. i feel like he could have a good, long therapeutic talk there.
July 25, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I live close to The Hague, and go there occasionally.
It's not a bad city, but it's clearly missing something.
No, it's missing someone.
I think it needs Benjamin Netanyahu's presence.
And maybe Benjamin Netanyahu needs that, too. i feel like he could have a good, long therapeutic talk there.
It's not a bad city, but it's clearly missing something.
No, it's missing someone.
I think it needs Benjamin Netanyahu's presence.
And maybe Benjamin Netanyahu needs that, too. i feel like he could have a good, long therapeutic talk there.
The fact that Trump speaks bullshit is uncontroversially true and has been as long as Trump has been on my radar. However:
I think it's crucial to know that Trump is only PARTIALLY a liar. The other part is a mentally unstable narcissist with a fleeting grasp on the basic facts of reality.
I think it's crucial to know that Trump is only PARTIALLY a liar. The other part is a mentally unstable narcissist with a fleeting grasp on the basic facts of reality.
I follow an account (Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social) that posts the very same message every day.
And every day I "like" it. 👍
#TheTruthMatters
And every day I "like" it. 👍
#TheTruthMatters
The President of the United States is a liar.
July 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The fact that Trump speaks bullshit is uncontroversially true and has been as long as Trump has been on my radar. However:
I think it's crucial to know that Trump is only PARTIALLY a liar. The other part is a mentally unstable narcissist with a fleeting grasp on the basic facts of reality.
I think it's crucial to know that Trump is only PARTIALLY a liar. The other part is a mentally unstable narcissist with a fleeting grasp on the basic facts of reality.