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Grote vrijheidsstrijder Jeff Bezos beknot het vrije woord. Jeff Bezos beperkt opiniepagina's Washington Post: "Enkel nog over persoonlijke vrijheden en vrije markt" www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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The research estimates that it would take a combined 15 million workers earning the average global income a full year to earn the same amount of money that around 2,800 billionaires added to their collective net worth last month alone.

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Op naar een volgende boekverbranding. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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OPINION: As defenders of a rule-based world, we have a responsibility to protect the ICC because it is a crucial common good for humankind. That’s why the EU’s member countries and institutions should counter the US sanctions against the court.

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He who saves the law does not violate his country.

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Musk geraakt op een paar dagen aan alle meest beveiligde documenten en data. Je kan je afvragen hoe. Als dit kan in de VS, kan het overal, zelfs aan verkiezingsdata. Ik hoop dat dit alarmbellen doet rinkelen in Europa. Verkiezingen op papier NU !! www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

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youtu.be/l1NJwz5SCl4?...

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European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like. Stand tall against right-wing extremism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

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The life expectancy of Palestinians in Gaza was slashed nearly in half amid the first year of Israel’s genocide, going from 75.5 years before the genocide to 40.5 years.

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Please watch and share my statement on the 60th anniversary of the Maple Leaf. We no longer have neighbours we are facing a hostile regime. But we will defend our values of inclusion and democracy. We will never bend to kiss the ring of the gangster in Washington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJEM...

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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 ↓

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www.mo.be/opinie/wanne...

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Het fascistische Israëlische regime onderdrukt het vrije woord. Echt verbazingwekkend is dat natuurlijk niet, fascisten censureren nu eenmaal graag alles wat kritisch overkomt. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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🎨 Every week, the world's political cartoonists draw their take on the stories that have people talking around the globe.⁠ ⁠

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Canada must defend the work of the International Criminal Court from the threat posed by the United States. What Trump and Netanyahu are pushing in Gaza represent crimes against humanity. There is nothing "Holy land" about this. This is Lebensraum. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Inderdaad totaal onbegrijpelijk dat het WK wielrennen in Rwanda nog zou mogen doorgaan.

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Elke dag heeft poëzie nodig, en sommige dagen net iets meer. Geen meer geschikte dag dan de Dag van de Poëzie om de winnares van onze Maandrang poëziewedstrijd bekend te maken. Proficiat Stien Keunen! #gedichtendag

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Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo. "Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."

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Le dessin du jour, par Foolz

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Mosab Abu Toha: “I demand that the American Library Association (ALA) issue a statement condemning the destruction of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza and boycott Israeli libraries and cultural institution.” https://lithub.com/read-mosab-abu-tohas-statement-on-the-destruction-of-the-edward-sa…

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Echte mannen zijn niet bang van tampons: hoe Meta en X de geest van het vrije internet verraden www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders

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The broligarchy in a nutshell youtube.com/shorts/PVnnz...

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Following the hottest year on record globally, President Donald Trump is once again withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The international treaty aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

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Onhandige Musk valt Polen binnen

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‼️NEW: Billionaire wealth in the EU surges by nearly €400 million per day in 2024, with a new billionaire nearly every week. This is according to Oxfam EU's new research out ahead of #WEF. #TakersNotMakers Link 👉 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel... A 🧵

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Nu de groet, binnenkort de gaskamers.

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A ceasefire is the absolute minimum

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Onderzoek VRT NWS toont hoe snel jongeren online radicaliseren: "Met slechts enkele kliks in extremistische groep" www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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Bluesky is de nieuwe thuis van @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, en jij bent uitgenodigd voor het feestje. 🎉 Volg ons nu en blijf op de hoogte over onze analyses en opinies!

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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

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After 467 days of horror, a ceasefire deal has been reached to halt Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israel's cabinet will vote by Thursday, and the agreement is expected to take effect on Sunday. @mohamhawish.bsky.social reports for our blog, Palestine Square. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...

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11 years ago, Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur writer, economist, and #FreedomToWrite Award honoree, was detained in Beijing. Police ransacked his home, taking his books and papers. Tohti used writing to advocate for dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. pen.org/10-years-of-...

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Nearly 65% of art museum directors say they’ve experienced pressure not to show an artwork or present an exhibition at least once in their careers, according to a new survey by Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), PEN America and the Association of Art MuseumDirectors: hyperallergic.com/983345/most-...

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De Vlaamse regering wil in het officieel onderwijs de levensbeschouwelijke vakken vervangen door twee uur interlevensbeschouwelijke dialoog. Dat willen we niet omdat ze een grote meerwaarde betekenen voor het onderwijs en we alle leerkrachten nodig hebben. Teken de petitie! weltcenter.org/petitie/

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Ongenoegen binnen MR nadat Franstalige liberale partij voormalige extreemrechtse politicus heeft binnengehaald www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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Further international reporting on the withdrawal of more than 60 German universities and institutes from the platform X. Unmanipulated freedom of speech and democratic values thrive beyond X, in spaces free from the extreme influence of a billionaire autocrat. #eXit #SciXit #NoMoreInteraction

Grote vrijheidsstrijder Jeff Bezos beknot het vrije woord. Jeff Bezos beperkt opiniepagina's Washington Post: "Enkel nog over persoonlijke vrijheden en vrije markt" www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

The research estimates that it would take a combined 15 million workers earning the average global income a full year to earn the same amount of money that around 2,800 billionaires added to their collective net worth last month alone.

Op naar een volgende boekverbranding. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

OPINION: As defenders of a rule-based world, we have a responsibility to protect the ICC because it is a crucial common good for humankind. That’s why the EU’s member countries and institutions should counter the US sanctions against the court.

He who saves the law does not violate his country.

Musk geraakt op een paar dagen aan alle meest beveiligde documenten en data. Je kan je afvragen hoe. Als dit kan in de VS, kan het overal, zelfs aan verkiezingsdata. Ik hoop dat dit alarmbellen doet rinkelen in Europa. Verkiezingen op papier NU !! www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

youtu.be/l1NJwz5SCl4?...

European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like. Stand tall against right-wing extremism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

The life expectancy of Palestinians in Gaza was slashed nearly in half amid the first year of Israel’s genocide, going from 75.5 years before the genocide to 40.5 years.

Please watch and share my statement on the 60th anniversary of the Maple Leaf. We no longer have neighbours we are facing a hostile regime. But we will defend our values of inclusion and democracy. We will never bend to kiss the ring of the gangster in Washington. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJEM...

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 ↓

www.mo.be/opinie/wanne...

Het fascistische Israëlische regime onderdrukt het vrije woord. Echt verbazingwekkend is dat natuurlijk niet, fascisten censureren nu eenmaal graag alles wat kritisch overkomt. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

🎨 Every week, the world's political cartoonists draw their take on the stories that have people talking around the globe.⁠ ⁠

Canada must defend the work of the International Criminal Court from the threat posed by the United States. What Trump and Netanyahu are pushing in Gaza represent crimes against humanity. There is nothing "Holy land" about this. This is Lebensraum. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Inderdaad totaal onbegrijpelijk dat het WK wielrennen in Rwanda nog zou mogen doorgaan.

Elke dag heeft poëzie nodig, en sommige dagen net iets meer. Geen meer geschikte dag dan de Dag van de Poëzie om de winnares van onze Maandrang poëziewedstrijd bekend te maken. Proficiat Stien Keunen! #gedichtendag

Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo. "Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."

Le dessin du jour, par Foolz

Echte mannen zijn niet bang van tampons: hoe Meta en X de geest van het vrije internet verraden www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders

The broligarchy in a nutshell youtube.com/shorts/PVnnz...

Following the hottest year on record globally, President Donald Trump is once again withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement. The international treaty aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.

Onhandige Musk valt Polen binnen

‼️NEW: Billionaire wealth in the EU surges by nearly €400 million per day in 2024, with a new billionaire nearly every week. This is according to Oxfam EU's new research out ahead of #WEF. #TakersNotMakers Link 👉 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel... A 🧵

Nu de groet, binnenkort de gaskamers.

A ceasefire is the absolute minimum

Onderzoek VRT NWS toont hoe snel jongeren online radicaliseren: "Met slechts enkele kliks in extremistische groep" www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Bluesky is de nieuwe thuis van @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social, en jij bent uitgenodigd voor het feestje. 🎉 Volg ons nu en blijf op de hoogte over onze analyses en opinies!

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

After 467 days of horror, a ceasefire deal has been reached to halt Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israel's cabinet will vote by Thursday, and the agreement is expected to take effect on Sunday. @mohamhawish.bsky.social reports for our blog, Palestine Square. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...

11 years ago, Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur writer, economist, and #FreedomToWrite Award honoree, was detained in Beijing. Police ransacked his home, taking his books and papers. Tohti used writing to advocate for dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. pen.org/10-years-of-...

De Vlaamse regering wil in het officieel onderwijs de levensbeschouwelijke vakken vervangen door twee uur interlevensbeschouwelijke dialoog. Dat willen we niet omdat ze een grote meerwaarde betekenen voor het onderwijs en we alle leerkrachten nodig hebben. Teken de petitie! weltcenter.org/petitie/

Ongenoegen binnen MR nadat Franstalige liberale partij voormalige extreemrechtse politicus heeft binnengehaald www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Further international reporting on the withdrawal of more than 60 German universities and institutes from the platform X. Unmanipulated freedom of speech and democratic values thrive beyond X, in spaces free from the extreme influence of a billionaire autocrat. #eXit #SciXit #NoMoreInteraction

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