De nieuwe versie van 'Dagboek 1933'. Met Donald Trump opnieuw in het Witte Huis ziet we hoe democratische instituties verzwakken, autoritaire reflexen toenemen en parallellen met de jaren dertig steeds zichtbaarder worden. Het is nu menens. Interview door Ewout Klei. www.liberales.be/teksten/2025...

How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal. Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military. Pure, mindless, barbarism. www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...

Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face. Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.

What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Restrictions on weapons and the army should be imposed on the aggressor. The aggressor is Russia. The attacker is Russia. The one posing a danger is Russia.

Spare a thought for right-royal victim Duchess Fergie – it’s been another truly hellacious week | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In russia, the song "putin is dead" was banned due to the threat of undermining the "constitutional order" A court in moscow recognized the track by Ukrainian artist Seryoga Khorol as "extremist". The prosecutor's office stated that the song contains "extremist statements and calls for hatred

Boycott the banquet, send a tweet. But ending the horror in Gaza still relies on the worst people in the world | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So acc to a very agitated Malcolm Rifkind on Today we are in a national crisis re Immigration and the only solution is to leave the EHCR. - This won’t solve anything. It’s just Brexit 2.0. The absolute hysteria that has engulfed some politicians and the U.K. media is astonishing. To put it mildly.

This is a great read, I'd encourage Americans to read it even though you likely won't know the characters. It shows that you are should not be safe behind a screen and that there are and should be real limits to freedom of speech.

‘Trump is a horror story, isn’t he?’ Stephen King on villains, dark secrets and dreams www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Hurry, hurry, hurry! It’s Trump’s great Ukraine giveaway. Bargains galore, if your name is Vladimir Putin | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Listen up, weaklings: there’s no Epstein client list. Why are you so obsessed? Yours, Donald J Trump | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dear heads of state: Donald Trump won’t love you back. He may be the worst boyfriend the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s The Donald Show … without Donald Trump. Welcome to the G-something summit | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🪩🕺💃An Azov veteran shares a powerful moment, dancing with his wife for the first time since his amputation. 🗣️ This brings me to tears—I danced here with my wife and had our wedding photos taken in this very place. It means so much to me. Wow. 📍House of Scientists in Lviv

❗️The 🇺🇦Southern Defense Forces hit a locomotive carrying a convoy of 🇷🇺Russian equipment. The strike destroyed 13 Russian tanks and more than a hundred pieces of armored and automotive equipment, — Southern Defense Forces.

Kapitulation oder Vernichtung ist kein Verhandlungsangebot. Eine bedingungslose Waffenruhe hat keine Vorbedingungen. Es gibt keine „Ukraine-Krise“, keinen „Ukraine-Konflikt“ – sondern einen russischen Angriffskrieg. Sprache ist Macht und Lügen Teil von Russlands Kriegsführung.

Republicans' "budget will skewer the poor and squeeze out crucial long-term investments in energy, scientific research, medical advances, and children," @annielowrey.bsky.social writes:

Poor Trump: you can’t even accept a luxury jet from Qatar without being called corrupt these days | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Carl Sagan agrees

Igor Levit - gestern youtu.be/XnVtPQkljDw?...

Ruhe in Frieden! 🙌🏻 Die Holocaust-Überlebende Margot Friedländer ist tot. Sie starb am Freitag im Alter von 103 Jahren, wie die Margot Friedländer Stiftung mitteilte. www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...

Don’t you get it, Harry? You’re not a victim. You’re a rich man who can pay for his own sodding security | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“President Zelenskyy took a moment to talk to the Ukrainian women who work as cleaners during his visit to the parliament. Not as a staged play for photographers, but simply because he is a decent and kind human being. This is what a leader looks like to me.” - Petr Jan Vinš, Czech theologian

This is an annotated version of Trump's interview on ABC News. You won't have to listen to his voice or see his face. I break the 40-minute interview down to two minutes. As usual it was a festival of lies.

If Starmer is willing to help Trump host a lucrative golf tournament, will he caddy for him too? | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.“ ~ Bosa Sebele ~ 🗽🗽🗽 “Women hold up half the sky.” 2/6🧵

Russia’s government paper: “It’s practically a foregone conclusion the US will pull out of Ukraine talks.” Another paper: “The unity of the West is gone. Geopolitically it’s no longer an alliance. Trumpism has destroyed the Atlantic consensus confidently & quickly.” #ReadingRussia

Under POTUS 45 Trump! The Crimea Declaration

Besser spät als nie. "BILD" Online hatte heute Morgen diese Richtigstellung auf der Startseite. #Presserecht #BILDblog

What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#FBR #FBPE #Europe www.msn.com/en-ca/news/p... The former #German foreign minister Sigmar #Gabriel has proposed offering #Canada🍁 partial membership in the #EuropeanUnion.

Private data of Trump officials in Signal scandal accessible online: report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There are similarities between the rise of Naziism and Trumpism.

Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdoğan rival, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, arrested. Just like what happened in Russia when Putin had Navalny arrested. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Donald Trump: the president making anywhere but America great again | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE. (President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Damning words by Simon Tisdall.

There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state | Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.” Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536), Christian humanist, satirist, and philosopher

The US administration will be responsible for many more unnecessary Ukrainian civilian & military deaths. The good guys are sanctioned, while the killers in Moscow rub their bloody hands. What pressure is being put on Russia, Mr President?

If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.

With today's developments between the United States and Ukraine - a catastrophic fallout between President Trump and President Zelensky, this analysis is vital for the Europeans to understand and take action immediately. Defeating Russia is the only way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2p...

NEW: "America is your enemy," I interviewed Jason Stanley for this week's newsletter & podcast. A Yale professor, who's a leading expert in fascism. We're normalizing what's happening & we urgently need to stop. Please read/listen/share. 🙏 broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-united...

In a world of TrumPutins, be a Trudeau.

They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.