Søren Tang Hansen

IT Management Consultant, first mover on gadgets, mountainbiker, windsurfer, married, 3 kids

[Min Choi @minchoi]

If you think AI video can't be funny then explain this. 😹

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Do You Remember America Before Trump?

NEW VIDEO! WATCH! TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.

Let's get this to 1 million views fast.

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[Søren Tang Hansen @Tang]

@OlenaRohoza I stand with Ukraine!

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Can we get 5000 people to reply "I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦"?

Yes or No?

[Søren Tang Hansen @Tang]

@OlenaRohoza Yes

[Søren Tang Hansen @Tang]

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[Søren Tang Hansen @Tang]

The new Moore's law for AI

[METR @METR_Evals]

When will AI systems be able to carry out long projects independently?

In new research, we find a kind of “Moore’s Law for AI agents”: the length of tasks that AIs can do is doubling about every 7 months.

[𝕏 Kingsley (Ned) Zissou  @Propylaeen]

“Trade War? No, Just a Tantrum in All Caps.”

Ah, here we go again—The Art of the Tariff War, Volume 47.

So, let me get this straight:

✔ Canada dares to put a tariff on electricity → Immediate “National Emergency!”

✔ America slaps a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum → That’s just “good business.”

✔ Canada taxes U.S. dairy at 250-390% → “Outrageous!”

✔ U.S. farmers getting billions in subsidies while Canada protects its market? → “Free trade, baby!”

Yeah, sure. That all checks out.

And now, the grand finale:
“If Canada doesn’t behave, we’ll jack up car tariffs and permanently shut down their auto industry!”

Translation: “I will personally destroy your economy, just because I can.”

And people still wonder why America’s allies don’t trust it anymore?

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The Real Game: Politics, Not Policy

This isn’t about trade. It’s about playing big, dumb, alpha-dog politics where tariffs are just Twitter tantrums with economic consequences.

The game is simple:

✔ Start a fire.
✔ Act shocked that it’s burning.
✔ Demand everyone puts it out your way.

And if they don’t? Threaten to burn down their house, too.

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“One of the Highest Tariffing Nations in the World!”

Really? Canada? The Maple Syrup Mafia? The Hockey Cartel?

This isn’t China. This isn’t the EU. Canada is a country where people apologize when YOU bump into THEM.

And yet, somehow, Canada is the villain?

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America: The Free Trade Hypocrite

You know what’s funny? The U.S. LOVES tariffs—just not when other people use them.

✔ $28 BILLION in farm bailouts for American agriculture. But yeah, Canada’s the problem.

✔ U.S. slaps steel and aluminum tariffs on allies. But when they retaliate? “UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES!”

✔ NAFTA got ripped up, USMCA put in place… and yet, somehow, Canada is the bad guy?

Come on, man.

If the U.S. was a guy at a bar, it would be the drunk who starts fights, then cries when he gets punched back.

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The “National Emergency” Gimmick

And of course, the Trump Special™—calling anything he doesn’t like a “National Emergency.”

Tariffs on electricity? National Emergency.
Too much rain in Florida? National Emergency.
Starbucks runs out of pumpkin spice? CALL IN THE NATIONAL GUARD!

But hey, it’s great branding—turn bad decisions into crises, then pretend you’re the only guy who can fix them.

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The Bottom Line

This isn’t about trade.
This isn’t about America First.
This isn’t even about Canada.

This is one man treating global trade like a pro wrestling promo, threatening an entire country because his ego needs a win.

And the best part?

By next week, it’ll be something else.

Maybe Denmark didn’t send enough Legos.
Maybe Mexico won’t pay for the wall—again.
Maybe Canada refused to call him “Sir” in a phone call.

Either way—someone, somewhere, will be to blame.

Because that’s how the game works. And the crowd keeps clapping.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленс��кий @ZelenskyyUa]

Another Russian missile strike against Ukraine. Cruise missiles, ballistic missiles. According to preliminary reports, 93 missiles were launched, including at least one North Korean missile. A total of 81 missiles were shot down, 11 of which were cruise missiles intercepted by our F-16s. Additionally, the Russians used nearly 200 drones in this attack. This was one of the largest strikes targeting our energy infrastructure.

This is Putin’s “peace plan”—to destroy everything. This is how he wants “negotiations”—by terrorizing millions of people. He is neither limited in long-range capabilities nor in acquiring the necessary components to produce missiles. Oil gives Putin enough money to believe in his impunity. A strong reaction is needed from the world: a massive attack must be met with a massive reaction. This is the only way terror can be stopped.

If leaders fear responding or become accustomed to terror, Putin sees it as permission to continue. Patriots are needed to shoot down these missiles and prove that terror will not achieve its goals. Sanctions against Russia for the war must be strengthened to genuinely impact Russia’s missile production.

Putin won’t be stopped by empty talk—strength is what is needed to bring peace. Strength that is not afraid of its ability to confront and stop evil.

The world can stop this madness, and to do so, it must first stop the madness in Moscow that has been ordering terror for over 20 years. Strength is what is needed. Ukraine is grateful to everyone who is helping.

[Tim Alberta @TimAlberta]

17 days out, my “For You” tab is packed with posts about rigged voting machines.

What was once a solo act—Trump spouting nonsense on social media to preemptively delegitimize election results—is now a carefully choreographed and highly lucrative team sport.

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

🇰🇵 North Korea has deployed one of its most secretive units — its Special Operations Forces — to Russia, according to The Telegraph. A 2021 U.S. intelligence report states that this elite unit is highly trained, motivated, and equipped with the best gear available in North Korea.

https://t.co/pY9Q0DhKoS

[Samuel Ramani @SamRamani2]

BREAKING: South Korea says that North Korean troops are likely fighting for Russia in Ukraine

[Anders Lund Madsen @Fedeabe]

Internettet-Trump 1-0

[Sergej Sumlenny, LL.M @sumlenny]

€12,000 within just 25 minutes! And with doubling of the donations this means €24,000 for Ukrainian units!
Will we raise at least €50,000 within 24 hours, to double-match it up to €100,000! With @EuroResilience @BrennpunktUA @frontlinekit!

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[Mads Brügger @MBrgger]

De går virkelig til den, kineserne

[Kitboga @Kitboga]

This investment scammer thought I was going to send him $5,000,000 worth of Bitcoin... he was wrong 🤣
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[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Russian assets currently frozen abroad total around $300 billion. They must be put to use in support of Ukraine.

This is a historic opportunity to make the terrorist state pay for its terror. The Russian elite and leadership do not care about human lives, but they do care about money above all else.

For them, losing assets will be the most painful loss. They will sense the true strength of the international community and see that the world is stronger than terror.

The decision to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine will be an entirely just and legitimate response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. It will send the right message to all would-be aggressors around the world: attacking another state does not pay off; it makes the aggressor pay.

I encourage partners to move quickly on relevant legal frameworks. This year, we must achieve tangible progress toward using frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine. We firmly rely on G7 leadership on this matter.

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

NOEL'S WINTER BIRDS #1 - JANUARY CAMPAIGN

Dear followers, in difficult times it is important to continue supporting Ukraine. Following the great success of the previous fundraiser in collaboration with the @69thSB where we raised €125,000 within 12 days, we are now launching a new monthly recurring fundraiser.

Goal 1⃣ €125,000
Goal 2⃣ €250,000

We are raising funds to supply the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, SOF, SSO, KRAKEN and Ukrainian Marines with additional FPV drones (NOEL's Birds), pickup trucks equipped with night vision technology, anti-mud tires, and, most importantly, electronic warfare protection to bolster their strategic advantage on the battlefield and other types of necessary equipment. These are units working at the very front line!

➡️Do you support this initiative? Then donate via https://t.co/9sS7qFOPEB

❗️Every donation, no matter how big or small, counts. You can also help us by reposting, liking and/or leaving a comment to this post for maximum visibility. The more people see this, the faster we will be able to reach our goal(s).

Let's start 2024 great and make this happen 🙏

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

Excellent, as always. @BBCSteveR