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"We saw the red flags. We really saw the red flags. But it was so uncomfortable to really talk about that.” I feel seen for myself, for the country I live in, and even for the country I come from. Must read interview with Georgian activist Nino Robakidze. 🇬🇪

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“What do these people have to hide. And why???”

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Ultimately, this is a battle over the perception of control, as there is nothing authoritarians fear more than lack of control. But many authoritarian Americans still fear the U.S. federal state being “out of control” much more than a Democratic state (they don’t live in) being “out of control”.

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Worrying developments in Colombia, where a far-right politician is shot in the head in assassination attempt. Suspect is 15 years old. Police seems to think there is more to it.

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This goes to the core of the Republican fears of the Democrats (“foreign”, “violent”) and is an attempt at both distraction and radicalization by embattled Trump 2.0. But excessive state violence against (non-marginalized groups of) own population often leads to massive popular backlash too.

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Had fun at BMW Museum with my boys. This was a favorite.

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Na 25 jaar uiterst-rechts opportunisme is de VVD meer en meer een echte uiterst-rechtse partij aan het worden: van leiders, tot leden, en kiezers.

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“Modern sexism” is truly something. It requires a deeper understanding of where it comes from — not just “conservative” influencers but also “liberal” complacency — and the development of a new and targeted political narrative and strategy to explain the continued existence of structural sexism.

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Every time I’m reminded of the White Rose resistance, and how young and brave the resisters were, I’m humbled and in awe. The small exhibition at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is a must, if only to just show your respect.

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This is the type of conference I attend in my darkest nightmares.

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Philomena Essed, bekend van haar baanbrekende onderzoek naar alledaags racisme, kreeg gisteren de Akademiepenning, van de Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Welverdiende erkenning voor een inspirerend onderzoeker: open en stellig, nadenkend en gepassioneerd, wijs en waardig.

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Graffiti from Trump 1.0 era (2017) in Munich. 🇩🇪

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Incredible! Trans rights are human rights!

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Centrists always tell the left that they shouldn’t emphasize the existemce of social injustices, because it “gives ammunition to far right” or “upsets potential voters”. But fighting social injustice is partly so hard because people have been told these are things of the past and no longer exist.

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I spoke to First Edition of @theguardian.com about the odd decision of Geert Wilders to blow up the Dutch government (now).

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Why does it always look like I do the Besiktas “Black Eagle” salute when I talk? 😂

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Here we go again, this is such a pervasive myth. It is not true, not for the PvdA and not for many other social democratic parties. On this topic there is so much reseach. I highly recommend the following reads in English and Dutch ….

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Proud Doktorvater 😍 is watching his PhD student @gabrielagreilinger.bsky.social killing it at this nice workshop on far right and far left politics, co-organized by his ex-PhD student @jakubw.bsky.social

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How quickly “hot takes” date #TheNetherlands 🇳🇱

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WaPo has become a caricature of a (real) newspaper.

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Thanks for nothing!

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I could not have hoped for a better birthday present. Thanks Geert! 🙏

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This is a very useful thread on what to expect next in the Netherlands.

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Turns out I made a little thread with my first, semi-informed, thoughts about this excellent news. Of course, we live in a century where almost every bad political event is followed by a short reprieve and an even worse political event after that, so... let's not celebrate too early!

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FINALLY! The dysfunctional far-right government Schoof has effectively fallen, after Wilders pulled his party from the coalition. Importantly, this happens as his PVV is in a (free) fall and centrist parties PvdA/GL-CDA-D66 are polling at 40% together. But is VVD still liberal democratic party?

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The rare joy of a great hotel shower with: - great water pressure - consistent heat - enough space to turn - functioning drainage - adequate a/c

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In Dresden to see old friends for a great workshop.

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This is quite something. 😍

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1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride. So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels. They opened the drawbridge to block them. So they marched to a different bridge. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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One of the most beautiful and powerful poems of queer defiance out there. Rita Mae Brown wrote "Sappho's Reply" in the aftermath of Stonewall, amid a wave of organizing and confrontation. It's the origin of the rallying cry "An army of lovers shall not fail/cannot lose." Needed now more than ever

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