Viva Gran Colombia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Co...

Oh gosh. The larger kid has an additional finger. And I do not have such a hat

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Lying grifting grifters

It’s interesting how the risk awareness that dependence on US systems - be it in digital services, defence, or payment methods - has been internalised fairly quickly in Europe. National Bank of Sweden chief says Sweden is too dependent on MasterCard and Visa and needs non-American alternatives

Department Of Griftin´ Elon

Huhhh...

Murder rate per 100k inhabitants for US, Russia and Germany. The first two recommend to the Germans to vote for AfD because the criminally rate is increasing. It's self speaking...

Let them be bitches... However, sillypuns aside, In my decades long experience 50+ female teachers are simply 'the best'.

That’s a wrap! 🎬 Discover how the ILO took action throughout 2025 to advance #DecentWork and #SocialJustice Here's our highlights from the year!

There are no chosen people There is no promised land Merry Christmas, wherever you are

(Ant)arctic sea ice levels at a historical low. Just like the budget of the organization funding these graphs.

Still no action. Just words.

#EU vs US in a nutshell

American social media platforms are banned in Russia. Have you noticed Donald isn't sanctioning anyone over that?

Who could ever have predicted that Gaza is heading to protracted conflict with maximal Palestinian suffering and not peace www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/gazas...

Alle maskers vallen af. De EU moet kapot, vindt Trump-trouwe Denktank. Waarom? Omdat de EU als enige nog een vuist maakt in de westerse wereld tegen de techgiganten en Amerikaanse monopoliehouders. Als dat geen schallend compliment voor de kracht van de EU is! nos.nl/l/2595747

That took 'forever'. What do I mean? Around 2010 I started to read the @pkrugman.bsky.social blog. At that time he already repeatedly warned against the cuckoo right in the GOP. I (being Dutch) could at the time not make much of this. Later, I understood.

I prefer hare...

Of course. However, we do have to cancel the stupid strongmen discourse which is so dear to right wing stooges. Neither politics nor culture is a boxing match. Tate, Trump, Musk and Putin: losers. MCHNY

There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

JD Vance, "In the USA you don't have to apologise for being white any more" Had no idea anyone was even doing that 😕

I really wish more people understood the importance of what this thread is about.

Never placate malignant narcissists. Avoid them if you can. If you can't FIGHT. Till he dies. Literally. He won't abide by the rules. He will raise hell when you don't. Never mind. But: do NOT placate him.

- De kustwacht neemt een schip in beslag in de buurt van Venezuela, in internationale wateren van de Caribische Zee. Het schip vaart onder Panamese vlag en vervoert olie die eigendom is van een Chinees bedrijf.

The Dutch closed their natural gas wells and replaced their gas with lng. Hmmm...

As we smash into that brick wall in 2026, we will see the unfolding of the first El Hombre phase in the ENSO oscillation. El Niño and La Niña are gone - they’re the tame little calm cycles of our former climate.

Vor rund einem Jahr wurde Claudia Sheinbaum zur ersten Präsidentin Mexikos gewählt. Ihre Zustimmungswerte liegen mit konstant über 70 Prozent nach wie vor extrem hoch.

zelfs als het over gendergelijkheid gaat en prof. dr. Yakar aan het woord komt, bewaart de redactie achternamen alleen voor een man met een labjas dvhn.nl/groningen/ra...

“It started with 'Venezuelan narco-terrorists are smuggling fentanyl into the US', then it was 'Venezuela is smuggling Iranian oil in defiance of sanctions' and very quickly it's become 'Venezuela stole the oil under their feet from the US'.” — @matunos.bsky.social ‬

Ehhh... the transatlantic alliance has split already. For Trump/Vance, Europe is the enemy, Russia not so much.

WTF!? 😱 So next time you read a study based on data from participants, your first question should be: "Were these participants human?" #AI

The point of this is of course that, unlike individuals, * Dutch pension funds can stay solvent longer than the market can stay irrational * (paraphrasing the famous Keynes quote) - even very negative assumptions yield that they can pay everything for the next 40 years.

I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering. www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...

I full agree with @jeremycliffe.bsky.social “the continent needs a warp-speed effort to reduce its dependence on the US.”

I still do not understand why pension funds as large as the Dutch ones use such funds anyway. DIY is cheaper. My tips:

Sociale media zijn opium én het ultieme surveillancemiddel, volledig in handen van geopolitieke tegenstanders van Europa. Voor iedereen die dit maar niet onder ogen wil zien, heeft de Amerikaanse regering dit alles nog maar eens netjes opgeschreven. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...

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Hwt opmerkelijke is dat donoren kennelijk kiezen voor andere rechtse partijen, die nog minder luberaal zijn.

Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones. The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.

So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified

Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT.

Huh? HUH!!! Anyway, no teacher in his or her right mind will share e-mail adresses of students

rwer.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/w... (if you want to know: China is ahead, the US is behind)

The war in Europe. Yesterday, 1.400 Russian men were killed and wounded. That´s, roughly, 500.000 men a year. That´s, roughly, an entire year of male births in Russia, wiped out. Which has been going on for almost four years now. The situation in Ukraine is worse.

Vandaag is de Argentijnse inflatie in november gepubliceerd: consumentenprijzen waren 31% hoger dan een jaar eerder. Dat is meer dan tien keer zo hoog als in Nederland. Nederland heeft nooit een inflatie van 31% gehad.  www.indec.gob.ar/uploads/info...

A painful reminder that the US was the only country whose prosecutors went after FIFA corruption

I am waiting for European leaders to tell us the truth about the United States. The U.S. is becoming a hostile fascist state and we have to be prepared to deal with it. The U.S. is gone as an ally.