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#Ukraine Silent march in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Speech by Dutch Minister of Foreign Affaires. Promised to stand by Ukraine, morally, financially, military.

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#catpicks Meet Lawrence. Found in a gang of street cats, 2017. Then estimated 10 years, so pretty old by now? Why love him? Would not let me come near him for many years. Loudly complaining the whole day. But last year, finally, we made friends. Now, first to jump on my lap at morning coffee.

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Neeltje Maria Min MIJN MOEDER IS MIJN NAAM VERGETEN mijn kind weet nog niet hoe ik heet hoe moet ik mij geborgen weten? noem mij, bevestig mijn bestaan, laat mijn naam zijn als een keten noem mij, noem mij, spreek mij aan, o, noem mij bij mijn diepste naam voor wie ik liefheb wil ik heten.

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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A #haiku #poem by Jan Brinkman Ekster in de boom ‘n snavel vol takjes Zo simpel en zo teder Magpie in the tree a beak full of twigs So simple and tender

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Kursiv (Central-Asian business news) reports that Trump was recruited by the KGB 40 years ago. The same allegation was published by The Guardian on 21-1-21, with a different source: Yuri Shvets, former KGB spy. It may be fabricated fake news. But Trump sure is trying very hard to make us believe it.

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Trump claiming that the Capitol itself started the attacks on January 6th 2021. (For English speaking readers: this is Dutch satire.)

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Since Trump is now dismantling the monitoring of foreign interference in US elections, maybe the EU can increase its efforts to educate the US constituency about democracy. Since all gloves are off now, the whole world is allowed to fight for the minds and hearts of the American people.

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And, because the world needs #poetry. The girl who died 1 (Alice Walker) “Look”, she cried “I am not perfect but still your sister. Love me!” But the mob beat her and kicked her and shaved her head until she saw exactly how wrong she was.

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Will Trump rename the USA to Oceania, after having grabbed or subjected other parts of the world? Uncanny how, 80 years ago, Orwell (in “1984”) imagined Superstate Oceania, led by Big Brother, with all the mechanisms of fear, control and surveillance that are now being installed in the USA.

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drive.google.com/file/d/1Qyg4... A vast majority of G20 millionaires believes that the political influence of extreme wealth is a threat to democracy. They demand to be taxed, they support redistribution of wealth, climate policies, and strong democracies. #wemustdrawtheline #patrioticmillionaires

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This speaks for itself youtu.be/SNwx3tb0By4?...

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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

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This, again, is an excellent analysis of present US foreign policy, its aims and probable results. (Alas, nothing to be happy or proud of! Nobody will profit, except Russia and China.) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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The #ducktest for Europeans, to apply on the USA: If it looks like an enemy, talks like an enemy, behaves like enemy….. ……. then maybe it is no longer an ally?

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And in the mean time, Hamoud is enjoying himself tremendously with all kinds of mischief. #cats Did you know the dutch word for “mischief” is “kattekwaad”? Literally: ‘cats evil’ or ‘cats naughty tricks’. Children and cats may do “kattekwaad”.

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How the US will be left after 4 years of Trump, will still resemble democracy. Superficially. With political parties and elections. But it will be a football game without a level playing field. With rules and referees that are rigged to let one party win, every time. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

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#gedicht van Chawwa Wijnberg (Translation in the first comment) GEEN SPIN wordt in haar eigen web gevangen hoe komt het dat het web dat ik al jaren weef mij als een vlieg doet hangen ik aan mijn eigen draden kleef?

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Her happiness makes me happy

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In a society that has become inhospitable and scary for so many people, let’s applaud all initiatives for inclusion

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Let us open bets on Trumps next target. Dictate the Academy Awards? Forbid reading from the New Testament in church, in favor of the Old? Make a law that gives men the right to refuse leadership from a woman? Reform law schools? Make buying a Tesla mandatory for everyone earning over 150.000 USD?

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Very read-worthy. How Trump, in a seeming display of strength at home, in the international arena actually weakens USA intelligence, strategy, credibility and power. Thereby strengthening the positions of Russia and China, and risking a world war. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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Een #gedicht van Rutger Kopland Onder de appelboom Ik heb de tijd, ik lig onder de appelboom. Ik zie hoe de wolken voorbij drijven, ik denk aan niets, ik wacht tot er een appel valt. Translation in the 1st comment

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Keep going. No matter how bad things may seem. No matter how many tears you’ve cried. No matter how hopeless it seems. Keep going. You are worth it. You are able. We are here. We won’t let you fail. Keep going

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Very thorough 👍 essay on what we can and should do to keep our country a good place to live in for everyone. Be it the USA, or my own country, Holland. Most important: do not despair, do not retreat, let your voice be heard and help each other. open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...

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The next, essential move of a dictatorship: make sure you can rig the next elections in your favour.

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Gulf of Mexico

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A DANISH crowd funding campaign has been launched to buy California and take over Disneyland after President Donald Trump began pressuring Denmark to sell Greenland to the US. Under the newly proposed "Denmarkification" plan, Disneyland would get a new name.

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Starting my day with a #poem by Lizzy Sara May Translation in 1st comment De rat noch de loerende kat Havik noch azende valk Beer leeuw sluipende slang Vogelspin noch krokodil Hyena wolf noch vos Alleen de homo sapiens liegt

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Sundays 🖤

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