Business AM: "European countries hold talks on establishing a defense investment bank. This institution is intended to finance joint, multi-year defense initiatives. It is similar to the European Investment Bank, but focused on defense." Europe needs to be able to defend itself against autocrats.

Imagine if advanced aliens would land and the first human being they would meet would be Donald Trump, hearing that he was elected as president. They would disinfect the whole planet out of fear that this pestilence would spread across the universe.

Managed to repair a seventies radio for a retro B&B. Although the brand is "Intel", it is actually a German radio and has nothing to do with the US "Intel". I repaired it using seventies parts I saved from decades ago. I also made a cable to hook it up to an old MP3 player, seventies music in a loop

Belgium cartoonist Lectrr: "If I understand it correctly, you don't trust us with a nuclear weapon, but you DO trust that guy?" "I want Greenland! I want a Nobel prize! I want Cuba!"

Belgium cartoon artist Lectrr: "He works at an exit strategy?" "Out of NATO."

Belgium cartoon artist Lectrr:

Satirical site Nieuwspaal: "Trump on Jutta Leerdam: “Beautiful woman, but unfortunately she is already 27” Jutta is a Dutch olympic scater that is engaged with Trumper Jake Paul.

Trump is like a drunk in a pub that harasses everybody. At first you try to placate him. But then it's time to just whack some sense into him.

deVolkskrant: "Opinion: Sixteen years under Orbán felt like a prison, now there is hope for the Hungarians Now that the fear has subsided, voters in the EU's most contested member state seem willing to settle accounts with the illiberal autocracy in Hungary." Still not ideal, but a step forward.

The AI ​​race cannot do without photonic chips, and the Netherlands happens to be leading the way in that regard. But major players like the Taiwanese TSMC are opting for chips that fit better into existing production lines. 'The only way to maintain the current Dutch lead is to scale up.'

What would the old US do if another country would behave like the new US?

Fortune: Peter Thiel isn’t just skeptical of The Giving Pledge—he’s been actively working to dismantle it from within, telling signatories to walk away from their commitments and calling the organization an “Epstein-adjacent, fake Boomer club. Thiel claimed The Giving Pledge has fallen out of style.

Jetten and Merz united: no Hormuz mission and concerns about antisemitism Germany and the Netherlands will not participate in a mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Neither Chancellor Merz nor Prime Minister Jetten is currently in favor of it. They made this clear at a press conference in Berlin.

Putin was helped in position by oligarchs, but then they lost control over him. I think the same happened with Trump, just that Trump isn't as intelligent as Putin (by far). Removing Trump would be a start, but I fear it would not mean the end of this regime.

Laws of war, laws in general, long term planning, empathy, humanity, facts, science. It is all "woke".

Nothing wrong with loving your country, but it should never ever turn into "right or wrong, my country". We all should adhere to human principles, not blind nationalism. "Patriotism" seems to be about blind obbediance lately.

If this Iran thing was to liberate the Iranian people, I would have no problems at all. But we all know it isn't.

"The Iran invasion was a tremendous success! War is over! Oh by the way Ukraine, can you help us out with those Iranian drones? Europe? Can you send some ships?"

BNR: "Many Asian countries are introducing drastic measures to tackle the acute energy crisis, calling for working from home and experimenting with four-day workweeks to save on fuel costs. Asia is particularly dependent on oil from the Middle East, meaning extreme measures are already necessary."

Let's just all chip in here. What is needed to get rid of this insane US government, and get back to a boring normality? Elections are one thing obviously, you all MUST vote, but also realize the game might be rigged by now. Justice is ignored, so it must be something they CAN'T ignore.

Trump store (it IS entertaining!)

Few will deny that the Iran government is auto/theocratic and downright bad. But if that means we all can invade such nations, does that give the rest of the world the right to invade the US? Just to stop the madness?

Cost of "Epic Fury": roughly up to $1 billion per day (American congress). Tomahawks cost $2 million and Patriot rockets cost about $3.7 million a piece. Then to move 50000 men, 200 planes and 12 warships. 8 American military died, 140 wounded. A plane crashed. "Epic" indeed. And we all pay for it!

"Bibi, when do these crazy Mullahs finally surrender?" "Don't chicken out now Donald!" [Middle east quicksand]

HLN.be: "Massive casualties, a faltering recruitment machine, and troops sent to the front with virtually no training as cannon fodder. The Russian army is reaching its absolute limits. The situation has become so dire that it not only arouses surprise among Ukrainians but even pity."

Explosion near US embassy in Oslo. No casualties and not much damage. It's unclear yet who is behind this. I guess the US made some enemies.

This is about fake video's that circulate. You do need to use "translate" as it's a Dutch news site. app.nos.nl/shorthand/ne...

Egomaniacs should never, ever, end up in any position of power. Even sane, mentally healthy people need firm feedback when they end up in a position of power, as power easily corrupts. I agree that a brain surgeon should earn more than a street sweeper. But there should be NO billionaires!

What did this wave of "strong leaders" managed to do up till now? Cause suffering and death for countless people. Crash the status of their nation for a long time. Force the rest of the world to concentrate on defense and deterrence, taking away resources from improving life. Torturing earth itself.

Mossad hacked camera's in Tehran. "Did you know that there are also camera's on Epstein Island?"

What about a deal? The US wants Ukraine to instruct them how to fight Shahed drones. How about dumping Putin hard in exchange and really help to finish the war, but on Ukraine's terms?

Europe says: "Gijs Tuinman, the Netherlands‘ interim state secretary for defense affairs, suggested that European allies could circumvent American control over F-35 fighter jet software [by reverse engineering]." Europe has bought lots of US military equipment, but doesn't trust the US anymore.

Menno Hurenkamp: "Deep longing for real old-fashioned facts and well-informed citizens." The rise of authoritarianism: "The internet has led to the emancipation of the stupid." Many years we took democracy and freedom for granted. Slowly we let the filthy rich destroy everything we have build.

DeVolkskrant: "Europe must name its enemies in a conflict on two fronts. By emphasizing Russia's military threat, the broader pattern is overlooked: serious pressure on the EU's liberal-democratic foundations, from both the Kremlin and Washington, with the support of right-wing populists in Europe."

Donny, how about supporting Ukraine as an Epstein diversion?

Kareem El Damanhoury: "Death toll at girls' school hit in strike rises to 148, 95 wounded" ". "The school appears to have been previously part of an Iranian military base, but satellite imagery shows that the two sites have been separated since at least 2016." Did intel not show it was a school?

I'm a globalist as I think that's the only way to prevent most suffering, based on international law. You invade some nation, you get in serious trouble with the rest of the world. I also fear humanity is not capable of pulling this off. But at least we should try. We actually have no choice.

Lotte van Coevorden: "The American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warns that the Kremlin may be seeking ways to distract from the Russian military's failure to achieve its goals in Ukraine. According to the report, Russia could even consider deliberately causing a nuclear incident."

DeMorgen: "Will the next Nvidia or Google come from Europe? Visiting the IMEC innovation center in Leuven (Belgium): "We have the technology and the knowledge." Europe must stand up and take lead. We have rode shot gun for so long we forgot how to drive.

We can never have enough wars and conflicts I guess?

If Iran strikes back at the US, is NATO obliged to step in and defend the US?