Notices by Erik Jonker (erikjonker@mastodon.social)

I have no sympathy whatsoever for the Hamas people killed in Qatar. However it illustrates Trump doesn't really care about negotiations with Hamas or Qatar as the country where they take place. Also he confirms international law is meaningless for him.This will further hurt the US position in world politics.
#usa #qatar #hamas #geopolitics @geopolitics

So if anyone thought it was just a joke, the official White House account reposted Trump’s message about Chicago.
#chicago #trump #whitehouse

What a story.....
"How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart.The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.fv8r.ciuSlbgb3G-U&smid=url-share
#trump #fail #northkorea #nyt #navyseals #SOF #geopolitics @geopolitics

You can give ChatGPT access to your gmail and google calendar next week. I am sure millions of people will start using this with all the security risks involved.
#OpenAI #ChatGPT #GPT5

Musk playing entrepreneur with government subsidies....
"Meanwhile, accounts for the first quarter of this year show Tesla earned $595m from regulatory credits - almost 50% more than its net earnings of $409m - suggesting that without the subsidy Tesla would be operating in the red."
https://news.sky.com/story/elons-playing-a-very-dangerous-game-how-trump-musk-fallout-threatens-tesla-13397588
#tesla #musk #trump

The latest large opensource AI model from China.
Kimi-K2
#AI #china #KimiK2

https://moonshotai.github.io/Kimi-K2/?utm_source=www.theaivalley.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=kimi-k2-the-deepseek-moment-for-agentic-coding&_bhlid=ac1d4c4ad558ac7b186e57d4b277adf7fdd43405

"Russia sees Trump’s 50-day window as a green light to keep up brutal offensive in Ukraine"
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/15/europe/putin-window-ukraine-war-trump-analysis-intl-hnk
#Ukraine #Trump #Russia #geopolitics @geopolitics

Solarpower has won, not because it is alternative or woke, but because of economy. And it will keep winning with still improving panels, becoming thinner and easy to use everywhere, battery technology is also still improving.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment
#solarpower #renewables #energy #geopolitics @geopolitics

The militarization of the USA, picture from ICE on the streets of LA.
Also note the complete overkill in gear and equipment, intimidation and fear is their goal.
#ICE #USA #trump #LA #geopolitics @geopolitics

This is pure fascism by a member of the US Congress
#fascism #usa #mamdani

Every company or government should think about this, prepare exit and contingency plans. Also for other dependencies.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/cost_of_microsoft_dependency/
#microsoft #dependencies #ict

While we are looking at Iran/Israel/Gaza, Putin continues with his demolishing of Ukraine. Let's hope leaders at the NATO summit also discuss about how to counter Russia and prevent these kind of attacks. We defend Israel with allied forces why not Ukraine?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k7vll16l3o
#ukraine #russia #iran #israel #usa #EU #europe #geopolitics #NATO @geopolitics

In Europe we should keep our eyes on the ball, that is Ukraine, not Gaza or Iran. Our most primary and direct interests (security ,economy) are connected with the fight between Russia and Ukraine. Not saying those other theatres are not relevant but just less important.
#ukraine #russia #eu #europe #iran #gaza #israel #geopolitics @geopolitics

Great summary of Trump's parade.
#trump #militaryparade #nokings #june14th

Remembering Melissa Hortman.
#melissahortman #minnesota

So the assassin in Minnesota was a wearing a police uniform and had a police car. Think about it...
#minnesota #killings #lawmakers #usa #politics

The gear these US officers are wearing inside(!) an aircraft to arrest someone is hilarious, look for example at the nightvision gear 😂
But that’s what law enforcement has become under Trump.

@Daojoan great thread, additional complexity, it's not about "ChatGPT" only anymore, the technology is integrated in Google Search and many other applications, visible or less visible. If we want to limit kids, limit screentime is the only way i guess but how realistic is that with current smartphone use...also national government and EU are slow or not regulating enough, a hard time to raise kids (mine are 18+ so i just coach them with regard to AI they use regularly by the way...)

Er werd goed doorgevraagd door een aantal journalisten bij persco Wilders, waardoor duidelijk werd hoe vaag en vrijblijvend veel van zijn opmerkingen en dreigementen waren.
#wilders #persconferentie #politiek

@gytisrepecka @aral ...most users don't want to be bothered by all this, they just want an easy user experience, that should also be the starting point