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bram.houtenbos.org
Elite level transcontinental public transport racer. Yes, that is a thing. One-time University Challenge team captain. Also a cook, cargo cyclist and a centrist papa.
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In London...

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I mean, we have literally have the receipts in real time showing that the US encouraged European integration from the very beginning, but why let facts get in the way of a good story. www.cvce.eu/content/publ...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

For those who haven’t seen this MASTERPIECE in person yet, it is meant to be viewed from 3 angles: From below: map of CTA network From side: picture of bus From front: picture of train

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I literally reported this Wednesday.

submitted 5 days ago • 157 comments

I outline our plan for our new defence bank www.thetimes.com/article/265b...

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

This was just 233 days ago:

submitted 8 days ago • 76 comments

This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.

submitted 14 days ago • 315 comments

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional. Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees. In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role. Our Weimar+ statement ↓

submitted 15 days ago • 172 comments

A new security architecture of Europe in which Nato is irrelevant is what Putin wanted from invading Ukraine. It’s clear today that Putin will get exactly that. His reward for invading a neighbouring country, and our price for acting too naively, too late.

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Imagine if the entire DC media was reporting on Musk and Trump with the *ferocity* and *velocity* of WIRED these past three weeks. IMAGINE what we would know now that we don’t.

submitted 20 days ago • 140 comments

“I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East.” Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.

submitted 23 days ago • 19 comments

Trump is a One-Dimensional Negotiator I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach negotiations. Okay, here goes.

submitted 51 days ago • 29 comments

It's finally happening! 🥳🥳 The aftermovie for my 2023 #spainIsPain trip is finally live! Showing the trip to #pajares, #Bilbao and #sanSebastian. (I used that hashtag because it's such a pain to buy train tickets in Spain) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITe...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Going through photos I came across this screenshot. Intriguing, no? Clearly some sort of subtitle. I could give you a hundred guesses to work out where this was taken from, and you still would not work it out...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

De feestdagen zijn achter de rug en het fietsseizoen komt er weer aan, inclusief bijbehorende voorpret. Tijd om het overzicht van reismogelijkheden van trein en fiets weer eens bij te werken. Gelukkig zijn er veel positieve ontwikkelingen te melden:

submitted 52 days ago • 4 comments

Oh hello BlueSky peeps, maybe you'd like to follow along with a pretty cool trip I'm doing at the minute. Starting in Marrakech, the objective is to get back to London by public transport. We set off on New Year's eve but I'll catch you up. #dadventure25

submitted 56 days ago • 2 comments