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De triloog is een bekend mechanisme met publieke en niet-publieke aspecten, het is immers deels een onderhandeling...
"Wat er gebeurt in de finale worsteling over een wetsvoorstel tussen Europese Raad, Commissie en Parlement, de zogeheten triloog, is helemaal een raadsel. De deuren blijven daar gesloten."
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Column | In de luwte van het Europees Parlement kan veel gebeuren
Ergens zou ik toch een keer een gedegen analyse moeten maken van wat er nu eigenlijk allemaal gebeurd is. Van welke achtbaan ik onderdeel was. Waarom het begon, waarom het eindigde. Feit is dat het politieke avontuur tot een prematuur einde kwam en ik vandaag terugkeer als uw columnist. De gedegen analyse zal ik ooit met u delen. Het is in ieder geval een genoegen om weer deel uit te maken van uw…

Wegen Vertrag mit ICE: IT-Beratungskonzern Capgemini stößt US-Tochter ab
Die Einheiten von ICE werden seit Wochen für ihr Vorgehen kritisiert. Jetzt zieht der französische IT-Beratungskonzern Capgemini Konsequenzen.

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VT on Instagram: "In Japan, a new kind of bar is drawing attention for flipping workplace culture on its head. The bar is designed specifically for people who are considering leaving their jobs. Drinks are free, and the focus is not on alcohol sales but conversation. Patrons are invited to talk openly about burnout, frustration, and career doubts, while staff are trained to listen without judgement or pressure. The idea taps into a growing reckoning in Japan around long working hours, rigid hierarchies, and the mental health toll of intense job expectations. Conversations about quitting or dissatisfaction have traditionally been stigmatised, making this kind of space unusual. By removing the cost barrier and offering a supportive environment, the bar aims to normalise discussions about career dissatisfaction and help people reflect on what they actually want from work, even if that means starting over."
34K likes, 169 comments - vt on January 31, 2026: "In Japan, a new kind of bar is drawing attention for flipping workplace culture on its head. The bar is designed specifically for people who are considering leaving their jobs. Drinks are free, and the focus is not on alcohol sales but conversation. Patrons are invited to talk openly about burnout, frustration, and career doubts, while staff are trained to listen without judgement or pressure. The idea taps into a growing reckoning in Japan a…

…it’s a mistake to •stop• the analysis there. This is not the same old US imperialism as ever. The false wisdom of “They’re all the same” is as always a giant intellectual trap for the left. This is not Iraq again. This is not Chile again. This is not a rerun.
The salty anger of @… is appropriate here; see posts below.
US imperialism was and is a terrible thing with a long history. Also, we are now in uncharted waters. Both these things are true.
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832859270597712
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832871321693950
https://jorts.horse/@AnarchoNinaWrites/115832717964769375

The most common strategy for "AI-proofing" your career is to get good at using AI tools.
This is futile, because no one is using AI tools to make things that are *good.* The goal is to check the box on the project plan at a predictable pace. As long as the box is checked, quality is not a factor.
To AI-proof your job, get out of the project game.

You can't "AI-proof your career" with a project mindset
Competing with LLMs on output velocity is a fool's errand because you will always lose. You can only beat them by curing yourself of your computer brain.

Ice melts.
"...we are publishing a list of the ten worst ICE agents we have identified so far."
https://www.crustnews.com/p/the-worst-ice-agents-we-identified
via @crustnews.com

The Worst ICE Agents We Identified In 2025
We began documenting ICE activity in June of this year.

Introducing the kiddo to optical spectroscopy

Ik dacht even door over Trumps opmerking dat de VS het recht hebben om 'zichzelf met vriendelijk buren te omringen' binnen hun 'invloedssfeer'.
De afstand tussen de VS en Venezuela is zo'n 2500 km.
De afstand tussen Amsterdam en Sint Petersburg is nog geen 1800 km. En dan laat ik Kaliningrad (veel dichterbij) nog voor wat het is.
Kortom wij liggen volgens Trump in de invloedssfeer van Putin.
Dat we het maar even weten.

I'd like to distinguish between 5 positions:
1. GOP: "Trump is good and Maduro is bad."
2. Many elected Dems: "Trump is bad, but he is the lesser of 2 evils compared to Maduro."
3. Me, before last night: "Trump & Maduro are equally bad."
4. Me, now: "Maduro is bad, but he is the lesser of 2 evils compared to Trump."
5. Tankies: "Maduro is good and Trump is bad."
Just because I've moved from 3 to 4, doesn't mean I'm willing to move to 5!

ICE: Finally, here comes warmer weather, soon it will be above freezing and all this crud will melt and we can drive at freeway speeds on every tiny side street like we keep trying to
MSP: *snrk*
ICE: what
MSP: nothing
ICE: WHAT
MSP: nothing
MSP: …
MSP: …*(potholes)*…
ICE: What? Why are you whispering? What did you just say???
MSP: Nothing!
ICE: <glares>
MSP: “Assholes.” We called you assholes
ICE: …OK then
MSP: hehe *snrk*