Marten Kok

The St. Gotthart Pass to cross from Italy to Switzerland is a great way to avoid the Gotthart Tunnel. Great views and - despite climate change - still a bit of snow to be seen in the vicinity. Not as much as 20 years ago, but still an impressive view up there.

If we want peace, we have to talk about it more. Not just war. Not just fear. Let’s make peace louder.

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Thank you Roger for mentioning my Peace Coalition starter pack. Let’s fight for peace!

Thanks for the mention. Put you in my starterpack a while ago. Let’s fight fot peace!

Hi Margarete, I put you in right now!!

Indeed: Militarily unnecessary. Indiscriminate.
Disproportionate.
Deliberately cruel.
In other words, criminal.

And as expected, Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal.

@sunseadem.bsky.social This is indeed a good listen!

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound (Reuters) -Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state investigators said on ...

Taking "YOU'RE FIRED!" to a whole new level. 😬 #Russia #Putin

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The list is endless, indeed.

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem 76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

Haarlem. Netherlands. Windmill.

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

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Hi Sam, thank you so much for your repost of my Peace Coalition starter pack.

@bryanborland.bsky.social Hi Bryan, I added you to my Peace Coalition starter pack. You are very welcome! There’s only a few spots left in this starter pack.

Hi Larry, I added you to my Peace Coalition starter pack. Stil a few spots left!

The shoving and handcuffing of Senator Padilla after clearly identifying himself should shock all Americans. He tried to ask a question of Secretary Noem about the tactics of her agency on the streets of LA. She didn’t tell the truth as the video clearly showed.

When democratically elected senators are manhandled and detained for speaking at a public meeting, it's fascism.

Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.

That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.

So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

Kristi Noem’s words right before Sen. Padilla should make us all worried: liverate this city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership? The US is transforming into a dictatorship.

This is what she was saying right as Sen. Padilla interrupted with a question. As he should have!

Yep. Protesters in L.A. Carrying flowers at your protests is the bloody limit😅

The L.A. protesters have really gone too far this time… 🌼

The Constitution sets forth limits, and that includes the President of the United States.

Today, the people won.

Gavin Newsom and California won: the military belongs on the battefield, not on our city streets.

The treatment of Senator Alex Padilla is disgraceful — no matter how you look at it.

If this is how the Trump Administration treats a sitting U.S. Senator, we should all be alarmed.

California is home to the most immigrants out of any state in the nation.

We also have the strongest economy out of any state in the nation.

Not despite our immigrant population –– but because of it.

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser