Molly Quell
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I've already been sent to The Hague. Tell me things:
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A Dutch appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a group of human rights organizations that filed a lawsuit arguing the Netherlands was violating international law by continuing to sell weapons to Israel.
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Dutch court dismisses appeal seeking to halt weapons exports to Israel
A Dutch appeals court has dismissed an appeal by human rights organizations seeking to stop the Netherlands from selling weapons to Israel.
https://apnews.com/article/hague-netherlands-gaza-israel-weapons-exports-b67fcbceffdec747e18f1e40215a5942
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Forget housing and migration. I want to know what the new government is going to do about this.
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Ok have we tried telling the Supreme Court unwanted pregnancies are ... taxing ... on the people forced to carry them?
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The planet is becoming increasingly uninhabitable, China and India are at war only using non-lethal hand-to-hand combat and the daughter of king Willem-Alexander abdicates her throne to become queen of the Netherworld.
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It's almost like Trump's policies are extremely and deeply unpopular.
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Oh so we can have nice things?
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”
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I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
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A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom according to a final tally by national news agency ANP.
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Centrist D66 party takes home win in Dutch election
A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-r...
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-wilders-jetten-d66-coalition-a0c90665f4e85b63754a30b8d5fe4f83
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Qualified lady has applied for two jobs, more at 11.
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A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
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Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling
A Dutch court has opened a trial for an Eritrean man accused of running a brutal migrant smuggling network.
https://apnews.com/article/eritrea-migrants-smuggling-netherlands-court-22706583fd928dcb3451c9b7dfd67769
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I am in Zwolle today for the case of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
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Alleged Eritrean people smuggler appears in Dutch court
An Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network has appeared at a pretrial hearing in the Netherlands.
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-crime-sudan-europe-extradition-000029fd5b1b8c420c698c5588807c0c
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Tired: Touch grass Wired: Touch mass
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Gonna feed Jakub my worst takes and just enjoy watching the world burn.
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Tired: Touch grass Wired: Touch mass
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“This is the best result for D66 ever,” the 38-year old told a crowd party insiders and media on Thursday morning after he’d been welcomed with chants of the party’s optimistic election slogan “Het kan wel,” or “It is possible.”
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Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie
Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 have tied in the Dutch general election with 98% of votes counted.
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-wilders-jetten-coalition-01116b4c83723994f7832128ac6cca8c
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I am sorry but this is too on the nose.
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The Rob/Jesse ship is going to get unhinged.
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Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
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AP explains as polls open in close-run snap election in the Netherlands
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalit...
https://apnews.com/video/ap-explains-as-polls-open-in-close-run-snap-election-in-the-netherlands-015d2fe32c1b48ad9f95f62bfcd832b4
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Dutch voters in Wednesday’s general election were spoiled for choice. That means a big ballot paper because it bears the names of all the parties and the candidates on each party’s list.
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27 parties and 1,166 candidates crowd the ballot for the Dutch election
Dutch voters face an array of choices in Wednesday's general election. The electoral commission has registered 27 parties and 1,166 candidates for 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-big-ballot-1d594bcfcfb602844b9c1b28f1ff7010
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Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
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Dutch vote in a knife-edge election focused on housing and Wilders
Voters in the Netherlands have cast their ballots in a snap election triggered by anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders.
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-wilders-vote-politics-ea2d6658617679e888c8853597d9b671
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The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between the shock winner of the last election, Geert Wilders’ populist, anti-Islam Party for Freedom, and the center left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left.
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Wilders, Timmermans are among the leaders of the key parties in Dutch election
The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor Pa...
https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-leaders-wilders-378ce43f740308f11c6722c175eb87ea
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They would never add fashion crimes to the Rome Statute, not because those are not serious offenses, but because they would have to arrest all Dutch men and there is not enough space in the detention facility.
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I am working on some election prep and just realized Rob Jetten is younger than I am and I want to know who is allowing children to run the government?
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International Criminal Court judges on Thursday rejected a challenge to jurisdiction in the case of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is accused of involvement in dozens of killings as part of his so-called war on drugs when in office.
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International Criminal Court judges reject jurisdiction challenge in Duterte case
Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a challenge to jurisdiction in the case involving former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-international-criminal-court-philippines-jurisdiction-73a15f594e8901270f7665a1d4a205c8
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International Court of Justice pushes back the deadline for Israel's response in the genocide case to March 2026.
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BREAKING: Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency in Gaza to supply aid to the war-torn territory
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The top United Nations court is set to give an opinion Wednesday on Israel’s legal obligations to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
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Top UN court to rule on Israel's obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians
The United Nations court is set to give an opinion on Israel's legal obligations to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The U.N.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-icj-court-gaza-palestinians-unrwa-2837f2c1d99c6554adab1d36db02ae50
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Husband: Hey if that post gets a lot of traction maybe you can ... hang it in the Lourve.
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So far this morning I've had to explain to my husband the phrase "Hang it in the Louvre" and "Kick ass and take names." How we have lasted this long is a real mystery.
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Also late on Friday (this court loves a Friday drop), judges found that Italy was bad and wrong for letting a suspected Libyan warlord wanted by the ICC go.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
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ICYMI: Late on Friday, an appeals chamber at the ICC rejected a request from Israel to revoke the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant while a challenge to jurisdiction is underway.
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
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There's saying the quiet part out loud and then there's posting a video of yourself literally shitting over America.
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G Elliott Morris
20 days ago
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely
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"I demand to know what is in Pikachu's pants."
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I have been slaving away in this tiny bookshop for hours to afford a bed for this dufus.
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Oh god I do this.
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A few weeks ago, I was trolling the editor Dutch News over Amsterdam advertising upcoming national elections in English. So I wrote about it.
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Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have disqualified chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the proceedings against former Phillipine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing a possible conflict of interest.
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The Kyiv Independent
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Since 2022, calls have emerged for the establishment of a special international court to prosecute the highest Kremlin leaders for the conflict. More than three years later, a version of such a court exists on paper, but it remains unclear when, or even if, Vladimir Putin might be in the dock.
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After EU pledge, can the Special Tribunal for Aggression for Ukraine bring Putin to The Hague?
A day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, international law stalwart Phillipe Sands called for the establishment of a special international court to prosecute the highest Krem...
https://kyivindependent.com/after-eu-pledge-can-the-special-tribunal-for-aggression-for-ukraine-bring-putin-to-the-hague/
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THERE IS AN UPDATE! It turns out this guy has been deliberately setting his alarms to go off when he's not home in retaliation for his neighbors banging around until 4AM.
www.ad.nl/binnenland/m...
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If you don't finish a book, it should be illegal for you to voice an opinion about it.
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Dutch police have so little to do, they have time to shut off alarm clocks that annoy the neighbors.
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The NS famously cannot handle fall foliage. Who expected it could take on military threats?
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Nederlands spoor niet weerbaar genoeg in tijd van toenemende dreigingen
Het Nederlandse spoor is niet voorbereid op sabotage of toenemend militair vervoer. Dat blijkt uit een nieuw adviesrapport.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2586307-nederlands-spoor-niet-weerbaar-genoeg-in-tijd-van-toenemende-dreigingen
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This trend of folks saying they don't know what their best friend does for work is deeply confusing. I am deeply invested in my best friend's career success and, more importantly, her office beefs.
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Ok hear me out what if we just quit 2025 and start over in 2026?
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You can once again find me at the IAmExpat fair!
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Meanwhile, in Belgium...
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Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for trial and could use his freedom to intimidate witnesses.
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ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk
Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention.
https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-icc-court-philippines-flight-risk-fd6d4cc0860a35e285acbaeabd792dd9
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I signed up for a self-paced summer graduate seminar on political sociology, forgot, went on a road trip, got an email reminder the final was due the next day, wrote a 20 page paper on Bowling Alone because it was the only book on the reading list at the Lorain, OH public library. Got an A-
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Ah yes, the Netherlands. A country famously without housing problems.
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It’s time to go Dutch to solve Britain’s housing crisis
Using public corporations to finance infrastructure promises to revolutionise the nation’s prospects
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/its-time-to-go-dutch-to-solve-britains-housing-crisis-v9hp2rwmb
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