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In Trumps’s America: als een gewone man sta je er niet slechts alleen voor, je bent een doelwit.

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hello from Vienna, which I found out tonight has a fast food place called "Hab's Burgers"

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Lichtpuntje in donkere tijden.

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The thing about Europe is it doesn't invest enough in defence. But nor does it joke about invading neighbours. The thing about Europe is its economy is ailing. But Europeans have no concept of "medical bankruptcy". My take this week on the truly free continent www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

submitted 13 days ago • 11 comments

Velen in Europa hadden de parallelen al gezien tussen Trump en Brexit. Nu de U.S. zelf dus ook. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/w...

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"Duitsland trekt nu op met Frankrijk, Polen en zelfs het VK. Alsof Brexit er nooit was. Alles pleit ervoor dat juist de sterk vervlochten Nederlandse en Duitse economie nu zoveel mogelijk samen doen. Maar Nederland staat in Europa volstrekt geïsoleerd." #BetrouwbareBronnen art19.com/shows/betrou...

submitted 15 days ago • 14 comments

Ok - het is Engelstalig en een paar weken te laat. Maar mooi verhaal over de Covid-jaren. open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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Eurobonds was in de noord Europa besmet. Nu lijkt vooral NL niet in de gaten te hebben dat de Frugal Four niet meer bestaan en er alleen nog maar een sneuïge eenling is. @smerler.bsky.social denkt dat EU ook strategisch moeten denken als het om finance gaat. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

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Laws and courageous legal leaders as our last resort. And @iandunt.bsky.social shows populists don’t like it. open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work #AcademicSky #EduSky

submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

Wow!!! Systemisch gebrek aan vertrouwen in de US. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

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submitted 15 days ago • 297 comments

This is good from @georgeeaton.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

Bedrijven denken in kwartalen, de Westerse democratische politiek in regeringstermijnen en China heeft historisch een horizon die veel verder ligt. En Xi kan zich dat permitteren. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social mist Europa hier een slag?

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Cantwell: "You're telling us in your testimony you want a tariff on semiconductors. I'm saying that the last administration and this organization here passed the CHIPS and Science Act so we could reshore semiconductors. You're not going to win the innovation economy by tariffing semiconductors."

submitted 16 days ago • 254 comments

Starmer needs to realise that we're in 2025 not 2017

submitted 17 days ago • 63 comments

If even some of the things on this list are accurate, things are about to get a lot worse.

submitted 16 days ago • 19 comments

Hot take: Europe is extremely well-served that its two main economic policy-making institutions are run by two highly skilled women who can keep a cool head.

submitted 17 days ago • 7 comments

Russian internet users searched for “Michael Stürzenberger stabbed” before the knife attack on him in Mannheim, Germany, in May 2024. 1/5

submitted 17 days ago • 9 comments

Tesla has now lost a total of 50% of its value (that's FIFTY per cent) compared to its December high. ~AA

submitted 18 days ago • 17 comments

So this is not yet anything much like the Covid or global financial crisis for the financial markets…

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

Flashback to three months ago: Wall Street was excited because Trump would let say them say the word 'retard' www.ft.com/content/cf87...

submitted 18 days ago • 82 comments

Trump calls for Europe to pay reparations to the US: "We put a big tariff on Europe. They are coming to the table. They want to talk, but there's no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis number one for president but also for past."

submitted 18 days ago • 528 comments

Important story that might be buried under another day of Trump induced market turmoil - there is mounting evidence that Russian actors had at least knowledge of some of the terror attacks that heavily influenced Germany‘s election campaign before they happened:

submitted 18 days ago • 15 comments

Interessante overdenking voor populisten overal ter wereld die wild om zich heen aan het bezuinigen zijn.

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My new piece on the European effort to save NATO almost at any price, and why I think it is a dangerous mistake. europewithoutamerica.substack.com/p/an-america...

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

Gevolgen tarievenklucht nog erger dan eerder berekend. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

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Tijd om deze vandaag nog eens te posten (in het kader van “Nederlandse burgers genuanceerder over migratie dan politici”)

submitted 23 days ago • 4 comments

Victoria Derbyshire, "A global trade war? Yes or no?" Gillian Tett, "I think there will be a global trade war, almost certainly. I think it will be brutal. We're going back to the 1930s"

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

Interesting. I also believe that the winner takes all context allows for much more of what you call indulgence. Compromise seems to be a dirty word, but is an excellent tool to reign in indulgence.

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I've written up more extensively some of my thoughts about the reaction to the Le Pen trial at the link below. Quick thread. 1/n benansell.substack.com/p/for-my-ene...

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

La loi, toute la loi, rien que la loi. La loi est égale pour tous. Les jugent l'appliquent strictement. Nulle personne, en raison de ses fonctions passées ou de son rôle politique, n'a le droit d'invoquer un quelconque privilège, a fortiori si elle est élue. Tout le reste est nul et non avenu.

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

Very poor take. Leaving aside that there is no evidence for an electoral backlash, no one should be above the law and upholding the law should not be dependent upon electoral consequences.

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