Science knows it doesn't know everything; otherwise, it'd stop… But just because science doesn't know everything doesn't mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you. - Dara O Briain

Universiteitsdiploma. #Yeşilgöz

The picture says it all. International law, no to Trump's board of autocrats.

payback is a bitch? www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...

Precies. De leugens van Rutte bleven altijd onbestraft, net als die van Yesilgōz. Terwijl die leugens grote maatschappelijke schade veroorzaakten (toeslagenschandaal, haatklimaat tegen vluchtelingen). Voor partijen als de VVD gelden andere (of: geen) regels bij veel media en in de politiek

Schoof geeft een goede karakterschets van zichzelf. Hij is trots op de wetten die de meest sadistische en racistische minister sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog in elkaar geflanst heeft. Een huisstofmijt heeft meer moreel besef dan Dick Schoof, door Wilders gekozen om de rechtstaat te slopen.

When Trump got reelected I tried to warn people that however bad they thought it was going to be, it was gonna be worse than that. I was so, so wrong. It's even fucking worse than the worst you could imagine. These are Nazis with 21st century knowledge, weapons, and finances.

Kan @frontaalnaakt.nl niet in het scriptie archief van de VU zoeken? 😀

This morning the UK has joined with other NATO members in advising the Trump administration that UK military facilities may not be used by US military forces in connection with strikes against Iran. Trump is going it entirely alone, spurning US allies in the process. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Dus minkukel Schoof heeft on the way out NL nog even medeplichtig gemaakt aan de Gaza scam? :

Het is goed dat dit weer eens een keertje is aangetoond ... maar wanneer gaan we er ook daadwerkelijk iets aan doen ? www.bnr.nl/nieuws/tech-...

UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

Linkse partijen zullen hier wel weer niks mee gaan doen, terwijl als dit een linkse politicus was geweest dit nu all over de (rechtse) media was geweest en Wilders kamervragen had gesteld. www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...

This here just sort of…sums it up.

🇬🇧 arresting a prince on his birthday. 🇺🇸 Arrest too many CEOs and the system might collapse. ‼️ 1776 freed Americans from kings… only to crown billionaires as untouchable gods. Turns out America didn’t escape monarchy — it privatized it… #EpsteinCoverUp

And this

Jean-Luc Brunel was set to testify against Epstein, then he stopped, and died in prison under disturbing circumstances. He had been a main player in insuring the flow of attractive young women from Eastern Europe to Epstein. One of them was Melanija Knavs, from Slovenia.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

A timeline: Trump stops U.S. humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, including power generators Russia attacks energy infrastructure in Ukraine in the coldest winter months Marco Rubio visits Orbán and Fico Hungary and Slovakia stop diesel fuel shipments to Ukraine

Will this portal also work to ensure access to banned content in Russia and China, or is it only about undermining Western Europe?

Een betere analyse dan deze van @bertdevroey zal u niet lezen. Geen accident de parcours, wel nieuwe marsrichting: hoe VS-ambassadeur Bill White het plan van regering-Trump uitvoert vrtnws.be/p.3B6BevQbE

Outlet Berlingske reports that Lindsey Graham called Danish Prime Minister a "little lady" during a meeting in Munich on Saturday. "Eyewitnesses describe Graham's "rant" as extremely degrading to both Denmark and Greenland."

In the Brexit campaign EU leaders held back for fear of a backlash. I wonder if they shouldn't intervene now in Hungary. Rubio already has, on the other side. Tell Hungarian voters 1) you won't be drafted to fight Russian if you don't vote Orban. 2) your EU membership is in serious danger if you do.

But Rubio said such nice things in Munich! Americans will squeeze us for every last drop as long as we remain dependent on their tech and military. They have been bullying Latin and South America, the Arabs, the Vietnamese... It's not new. What's new is the technology used, and the target: us.

Wow.

Barbara Walters was the gold standard. 35 years ago, before the rise of Fox News, EVERY NEWS OUTLET had 10 people who would have gone after Trump like this. Today, the toughest question most media would ask Trump is "What's your favorite color?" #MediaFail www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwH...

Marco Rubio's speech at the #MunichSecurityConference set off a storm of debate on social media this weekend, with some defending the European politicians who gave him a standing ovation and others horrified by its implications. I dove into what the standing ovation says about Europe this morning:

Great take by Anne Applebaum on the Witkoff/Kushner negotiations with Russia and would a possible outcome could be. Video: GPS on CNN

Als je mensen serieus wil nemen, moet je ook hun niet mis te verstane kwaadwilligheid serieus nemen. Dat vinden zachtaardige mensen moeilijk, waardoor zij kiezen voor paternalisme en misplaatst begrip voor misplaatst slachtofferschap. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...

Rubio’s speech reads like a boilerplate MAGA campaign speech: attacking international institutions and the welfare state, blaming “a climate cult” for “impoverishing our people”, claiming immigration threatens “the continuity of our culture”, the need to be “unapologetic in our heritage” etc etc.

‘Ik heb toch niks te verbergen.’ www.volkskrant.nl/tech/amerika...

That the European establishment lept to their feet to give Marco Rubio a standing ovation at #MSC is a prime example of what I wrote about last week. He insulted them and promised to break Europe apart. But they desperately sought comfort in his words about America & Europe sharing a common culture

Remembrance is not a violation.....🇺🇦

Deutsche Bank fired a compliance officer for flagging gross irregularities surrounding movement of funds by Epstein and Kushner, much of it in and out of Russian and Russian offshore banking centers. www.levernews.com/the-complian...

Buitenlandminister VS heeft mildere toon voor Europa: we horen bij elkaar, nu en in de toekomst: Zoveelste bewijs dat v Weel (#VVD) totaal niet weet waarover hij praat. Goedgelovige onbenul! www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buite...

Forget “standing ovations”, international articles—all with the literally same headline “of unity” as if it came via memo (have you noticed?).. watch Kaja Kallas’ face.

Rubio speech at MSC—in short: US sees global trade, diplomacy, migration, immigration, global institutions and global affairs in general as a “foolish post-WWII mistake” and invites Europe “so save itself by each protecting sovereignty, closed borders, and Christianity” alike Trump’s America.

We Europeans are too soft & polite sometimes. Rubio urges us to give up on climate change, to re conquer the world, adopt Trumpian views, unite with the US, while throwing in a bit of shared heritage & the room in Munich gives him a standing ovation. We're not like you America & we don't want to be.

Someone took their time to recreate Epstein documents in a data visualization app built in Replit. The complete documents are in an interactive graphic where you can click on and explore all the connections and “conspiracy networks. epstein-file-explorer.com

Dit steeds terugkerend gewauwel is problematisch omdat het een vooringenomenheid, een corruptie zelfs, binnen de academie veronderstelt. ‘Links’ is dominant op universiteiten omdat ‘rechtse’ meningen de wetenschappelijke toets veel minder goed doorstaan, deal with it. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Viktor Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced his colleague Anita Orbán as “future minister of foreign affairs of Hungary,” joking that her surname is just a coincidence. “My name is Donald 🤷‍♂️ ,” Tusk quipped in reply. Reported by Szabolcs Panyi

FT looks at the US plan to use US taxpayer money to aggressively promote fascism in Europe. Meddling in domestic politics on an unprecedented scale, and again, demonstration of Trump's perfect alignment with the Kremlin. www.ft.com/content/7a48...

Jason Leopold surfaces the FBI General Counsel office's guidance to agents in redacting the Epstein files. The problem: it's flagrantly noncompliant with the Epstein Act.

Aangaande Trump ontstaat het beeld van iemand die weet dat er maar één manier is om niet ten onder te gaan aan de problemen uit zijn verleden: het vergaren van meer macht en invloed, onverschillig hoe. 1/2

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

Ik moest even wat kwijt over ratten!

A new YouGov survey across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland shows nearly half of Europeans (47 percent) would back banning social media platform X from the EU if it continues to breach EU rules.