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Woah - Laat dit eens tot je doordringen... Dit is #Project2025 2.0. In zeer korte tijd is #America veranderd in een autoritair aangestuurde éénmans-show. @locuta.bsky.social - Dank voor de nauwgezette en betrouwbare samenvattingen. Ik lees ze graag.

The superior race. - In Nazi lingo, "Herrenvolk" - A great cartoon by @joepbertrams.bsky.social - This kind of 'defenders' are the threat from within in #Holland. Beautiful detail: the red pencil. The #Dutch use it when they vote. #Democracy #Nazi #Elections #TweedeKamer #Netherlands #Extremeright

Salaris van Tata-directie verdubbeld, terwijl medewerkers geen kerstpakket meer krijgen Het jaarsalaris van een directielid van Tata Steel bedraagt gemiddeld een miljoen euro. Dat is ruim het dubbele van vier jaar geleden. Ondertussen stagneerden de salarissen van werknemers en is vanweg...

Tata Steel bezuinigt op alles, om miljoenenverliezen op te vangen. Zelfs op kerstpakketten voor de werknemers. Maar de top blijft buiten schot. Het gemiddelde jaarsalaris van een directielid ligt inmiddels boven de miljoen euro, ruim twee keer zoveel als vier jaar geleden.

This great cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social basically says it all. #MAGA #madness turns #America into a violent #dictatorship - MAGA'S #cult #followers think it's the right thing to do, but alas, it's not #Pattrotic, it's dangerous. #USA #US #Nazi

Le journal satirique réclame dans son édition du 8 octobre que son ancien rédacteur en chef, tué lors de l’attentat du 7 janvier 2015, entre dans le haut lieu de mémoire de la nation française. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/3kYW

Bij VDL zetten we in recordtempo de defensieproductie in gang.

Binnen enkele maanden draaien nu de eerste productielijnen voor drones. Daar komt nog veel meer bij. Kortom, snelheid én schaal.

Dat levert direct banen op in Limburg. Zeer positief voor onze veiligheid én economie!

"Netcongestie" - Een ijzersterke cartoon van @kamagurka.bsky.social voor @nrc.nl - De #kunst van een #cartoon over de 14.000 grootverbruikers ( #bedrijven ) die op een wachtlijst staan voor de #elektriciteit die ze nodig hebben maar die niet geleverd kan worden. #Netcongestie #Nederland #Krapte

"Emmanuel Macron, the most talented of his generation" - A very strong #visual by @toadscroak.bsky.social - Only the King is on the chessboard left for #Macron to play with. Just remember. The ongoing #political #crisis in #France is caused by sinister #French politicians like #LePen + #Mélenchon

A great cartoon by @mortenmorland.bsky.social - Very #sarcastic but in a nice way. The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #President #Macron desperatly seeking a candidate for the position of #PrimeMinister - #France 's #Political #Crisis is deepening.

"The class and Christianity of Kristi Noem" - A great cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #KirstNoem - As Secretary of Homeland Security, she carries out the #MAGA #NAZI policies with great enthusiasm and thinks #Jesus is on her side. #USA #America #Cristianity

A great cartoon by #MATT for the @telegraphnews.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #French #Political instability, with one PM after another resigning. #President #Macron is running out of options. Meanwhile #France has huge problems. #Deficit #Budget and a poor performing #economy

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

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Superb cartoon by @melissajulien55.bsky.social -The #art of an #editorial #cartoon commenting on #MAGA #Christians using #Christian #Symbols ( #Adam #Eve #Apple and the #Snake #Satan in the #GardenofEden) And yes it's the infamous “Don’t Tread on Me” snake - #Cult #Identity #America #USA

Image showing the statue of Berehynia, a national symbol of Ukraine, in front of the Ukrainian and European Union flags. Text reads: "Creative Europe – Reinforcing Support for Ukraine's Cultural and Creative Sectors." The European Commission logo appears in the bottom right corner.

Ukrainian culture is European culture.

That's why we continue to support Ukraine’s cultural & creative sectors with the selection of 4 new projects, bringing #CreativeEurope funding for Ukraine to €7M in 2024-2025.

Find out more about the selected projects 👉 link.europa.eu/yrfjyd

I like the way you draw a quantum computer here! Great joke too.

A great cartoon by @songicartoons.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #Badenoch #Tory pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) - Check the box in the background. "Wot Nigel Says". That's of course #Populist #Demagogue #NigelFarage - #UK #England #Immigrants

The costs of Trump's tariffs are starting to drive higher prices for US consumer goods from cans of soup to car parts. on.ft.com/3WpLeoO

Now Lecornu has resigned, things are getting complicated for Macron - A very witty #cartoon by #Aurel for @lecanardenchaine.fr - #Mocking president #Macron 's vanity. We 'hear' him thinking: "It's going to be hard to find a solution as brilliant as the previous ones". #France #Crisis #Europe #EU

A great cartoon by @paolo-calleri.de - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #AndrejBabiš winning the #Chech #Election - Another #populist businessman who is going to 'save' his country. Luckily his party received only 35% of the vote. There is no place in #Europe #EU for #PutinPimps @ec.europa.eu

A great cartoon by @chappatte.bsky.social - The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #drone #incursions #Russia in #Europe - The #Kremlin is provoking #NATO #EU again and again- What are we gonna do about it #Macron #Merz #VonderLeyen - #Hybrid warfare - #cognitive warfare - #Putin

A new dynamic. An incredible achievement #Zelensky #Ukraine #Army - Now that's the kind of #drone #incursions I like. @ec.europa.eu - Copyrights @economist.com @thestudyofwar.bsky.social - And do not forget: #Russia started this #war - It invaded a sovereign country and commits #warcrimes

Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles

Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles

A great cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social - Very strong rethoric. The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on a very very sad transition. #MAGA turns #America into a #dictatorship. MAGA'S #cult followers think it's the right thing to do, but alas, it's not #Pattrotic - #USA #Democracy

The government is shut down, and Russ Vought, the OMB director, "has been dreaming about this moment since puberty,” according to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Kind of creeps you out, does't it? #Trump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpRecession #trumpslump #Oligarchy #Project2025

The regime’s playbook:

Launch militarized raids in America’s cities to provoke a reaction.

Then claim the reaction is insurrection to justify even more authoritarian action.

The regime is using state-sanctioned violence to create a crisis.

There is no justification for violence by anyone.

Ukraine deserves the support of all #European contries. Rightly so @rubenbrekelmans.bsky.social - Are you on our side #AndrejBabiš and #ViktorOrbán ? - There is no place in #Europe for #PutinPimps - #Ukraine #EU #NATO #War #Russia #Hybrid #warfare #Cognitive warfare

A great cartoon by #LisaBenson - Very to the point. The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #Russia 's #War and it's impact on the Russian #Economy - #Europe #NATO #America #Ukraine deserves our full support.

Een speciale aflevering van de podcast Boekestijn & De Wijk, op mijn kamer op het ministerie van Defensie.

We spreken o.a. over luchtverdediging, drones, Oekraïne en de defensie-industrie.

Kortom, hoe houden we Nederland en Europa veilig?

Nu online: www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

A great cartoon by #MarianKamensky - Great #Storytelling too. Lots of beautiful details. The #art of an #editorial #cartoon on #drone #incursions in #Germany - #Russia is provoking #Europe #NATO again and again. There is no place in the #EU for #PutinPimps #AFD #RearmEurope #FriedrichMerz

During an exchange of combat experience as part of a visit of the Ukrainian delegation,specialists in countering strike drones shot down several Danish Banshee drones with domestic Sting interceptor drones