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Historian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce, public finance Dutch Republic colonial and military history)and science writer (energy transition, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi
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Februari 2025. Noodkreet over onze economie. Alles komt tot stilstand omdat er niet geregeerd wordt. April 2025 Kabinet heeft het erg druk met zichzelf, de boeren en de voorjaarsnota. En Yeşilgöz VVD, in de campagnestand, liegt alvast schijnheilig alles bij elkaar. Het ligt allemaal niet aan haar.

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When does the level of crazy reach a level that people realize: I'm not going to vote for this, mental help would be appropriate.

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Voor wie zich afvraagt waarom we in een land leven waar de antidemocratische beweging van de fascist en racist Wilders de grootste kon worden: omdat journalisten van de publieke omroep de fascist normaliseerde en zijn leugens herhaalde.

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A warm thank you

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Donald Trump’s Oath is short: “I will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” On the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride, he raised a middle finger to America. We should say: “Right backatcha.” www.mind-war.com/p/so-we-blew...

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TAKE'EM OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Zetelklevers PVV

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Incompetence against depravity 1 - 0

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Behold the user manual of the Trump administration.

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All the best people, who know what to write

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The age of absurdity

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This statement from the NSF is insane. Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false. Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.

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2 mld in 2025 en 7,1 mld in 2026 wordt via kasschuiven naar voren gehaald. Uitgaven van de toekomst worden nu ingezet, terwijl de oorspronkelijke plannen blijven staan. Gevolg: begrotingstekort loopt op.

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In this edition: Poland reports two attacks on border guards, one allegedly involving a Belarusian serviceman; Lukashenko invites up to 150,000 workers from Pakistan to Belarus amid deepening labor shortage; and more.

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'Just randomly chosen, based on merit'

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Holy shit. Open the gates to Mordor

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open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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Love the comparison with ancient Rome.

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Goh deze partij is het intern niet eens over een speerpunt. #kuch www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/min...

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Russian terror goes on and on. Chechnia was levelled before, now the destruction is directed to Ukraine.

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Mooi genuanceerd en op kennis van zaken gebaseerd opiniestuk in het @nrc van historicus en @iisg Ruslandkenner Gijs Kessler over de drijfveren van Rusland en hoe daarop te reageren.

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What the f*** Witkoff thinks he's doing?

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“Never in my life did I imagine the government of the United States would take the side of the Kremlin against Ukraine.” Gen. Ben Hodges, former US Army Europe commander. On Times Radio: youtu.be/Q0bmpMH4m4g #Ukraine #NATO #Trump #Russia #Geopolitics #TimesRadio

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“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.” Congress:

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Russia doing what it likes best. For the United States this conduct is apparently a recommendation to cosy up.

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‼️ Occupiers in Mariupol massively confiscate housing from Ukrainians, - BBC The new occupation authorities have announced that 5,700 houses are subject to seizure. In order to confirm the right to housing in Mariupol, the owner must go through a “filtration” procedure.

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Europe fed up with Trump regime betrayal of allies and attacks on democracy.

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The Trump administration have only ever used coercive instruments to try to force Ukraine to capitulate - because an actual negotiation would require Russia to make concessions, and they demonstrably do not want that. But yet again, they over-estimated the US's coercive power.

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Scientific Asylum in Europe for America -based researchers ransen willen Amerikanen 'wetenschappelijk asiel' verlenen - nos.nl/l/2563936

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It should probably bother Americans that their country now regularly votes at the UN only with hellish kleptocratic wastelands wherein torture is systemic and that openly seek to destroy the US. Belarus, Russia, North Korea, United States..not even China goes this low.

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www.politico.com/news/2025/04.... The GOP drive towards totalitarian rule: submit or suffer the consequences.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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