mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06member of the subtribe hominina, a branch of the tribe hominini belonging to the family of great apes. lover of lowercase grammar and omitting the indicator of the end of a declarative sentence, and often forgets to include 'i think'
my own worst enemy
anthropo‑skeptic
use hans only. no pronouns
@ElpasYou_2@mastodon.online voor het eerst zicht op het vrouwenbrein; grok crashed, musk dumpt zijn zaad in de kosmos, c-level management verstopt zich in het herentoilet, en tate-volgers imploderen omdat hun held het onderzoek wegzet als "propaganda" om geen enkele complexiteit te hoeven verwerken
it’s #SongOnSunday #SongsOfMyLife time again
Kate Bush "This Woman’s Work"
if i went by history alone, i’d probably have picked "wow", the kate bush track i’ve listened to more than any other
but this song carries a different kind of weight. it has an emotional power that’s hard to escape
one of her most personal, most vulnerable pieces, a moment where the music feels almost too honest, too exposed
fragile, overwhelming, and completely human
there’s a species of moth native to california and mexico that was named neopalpa donaldtrumpi because the scales on the moth’s head resemble donald trump’s hairstyle
a civilization over 2500 years old, ancient when rome was founded, existed before christianity, before islam, before the usa was imaginable, hasn't started a war in over 200 years while the usa started or joined over 100 armed conflicts
a man who's been president for 442 days said it will die tonight
just thought let’s put some music to this donald trump speech
nadat de wereld ophield
as in mijn longen
de horizon zonder antwoord
ik schrijf nog één…
hans van leeuwen '26
american cheese is so far from real cheese that many countries legally ban it from being called cheese at all
it’s ultra-processed, high in sodium, and contains emulsifying salts and artificial additives
nature did not make that. a food engineer with a spreadsheet did
my humour is so black anish kapoor tried it and it owned him back. they found an unauthorised certificate of authenticity. not him
a pleasant distraction from the doom cycle. #escapism
somewhere in the middle of all the beauty‑contest drama, I applaud the judges who appreciate the natural elegance of an unaltered camel toe, simple, dignified, and blissfully free of cosmetic controversy
BREAKING: EERSTE IRAANSE RAKETTEN RAKEN NEDERLANDSE INFRASTRUCTUUR!
Explosie in Hoogeveen mogelijk gelinkt aan buitenlandse aanval. Een expert op X zegt dat het patroon lijkt op Iraanse drones. Rookpluim wijst op explosief materiaal. Er zijn nog geen aanwijzingen dat Iran betrokken is, maar de timing is opvallend. Het patroon van de schade lijkt op eerdere aanvallen in de regio. Sommige commentatoren vrezen dat Iran nu ook Europa bereikt.
She Drew The Gun – “Poem”
some songs arrive fully formed, carrying a truth so clear you know instantly they’ll stay with you forever. this is one of them
its lyrics are the sharpest and most beautifully crafted i know. soft yet absolutely clear. intimate & fierce, political & personal, vulnerable & resolute
it doesn’t shout to be heard. it simply speaks, and describes the world as it is, and the emotional weather of living in it
Tuxedo Moon “In a Manner of Speaking”
i first heard this in 1985 and it never left. not as memory, not as nostalgia. it simply stayed
there’s an awkwardness to it that feels more honest than comfort ever could. two voices almost missing each other, and in that gap, everything. the longing, the distance, the thing that can’t be said
a song about the impossibility of saying what you feel. and yet it says exactly that, every single time
@StellaQuasten@mastodon.nl wat ik zelf merk is dat elke generatie een andere soort belasting heeft gekend. wij hadden vooral veel doen, regelen en volhouden. jongeren hebben veel meer mentale druk en constante prikkels, waardoor hun vermoeidheid anders voelt. ik zie dat ze bewuster kiezen voor hun eigen grenzen en richting, en zie dat eigenlijk als een mooie ontwikkeling. het is alleen soms zoeken voor hen, omdat ze die verandering zelf nog niet altijd als groei herkennen