OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
@yoerialbrecht.bsky.social
Director at De Balie @debalie.bsky.social Amsterdam Chair at Stichting Veronica Philosophy & History at Leiden & Oxford The Economist: De Balie, a cosily chic cultural venue on Amsterdam's Leidseplein, is the epicentre of Dutch liberal intellectual life.
OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
SWORN TESTIMONY!!!
June 18, 2016
"I personally witnessed defendant trump telling the plaintiff that she shouldn't ever say anything if she didn't want to dissappear like the 12 year old female β¬οΈβ¬οΈβ¬οΈ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."
#TrumpsteinFiles
04.02.2026 22:33 β π 23 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0#FvD is in Hulst al een jaar niet meer bij de raadsvergadering geweest. Maar vertel gerust nog een keer hoe goed deze partij is blablabla www.bndestem.nl/hulst/altijd...
07.02.2026 09:42 β π 105 π 37 π¬ 4 π 1Victor Orban, grote vriend en groot voorbeeld van onze Wilders. Orban die zijn land leegroofde, een klein privΓ© Versailles liet bouwen en de Hongaarse economie bijna tot stilstand bracht.
07.02.2026 22:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 01. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isnβt sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Itβs February 7, 2026. Is a pedophile still president of the United States?
Yes.
A large turnout on day 437 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. π¬πͺ
07.02.2026 16:29 β π 178 π 80 π¬ 3 π 7ππΊπͺπΊ "Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor Hungary in the European Union and NATO, its 240-page election programme published on Saturday said." @reuters.com
07.02.2026 21:46 β π 235 π 88 π¬ 3 π 13Zou er niet gewoon zo'n ouderwetse, grootse, avondvullende tv-actie moeten komen voor 'Help OekraΓ―ne deze winter door'?
Goed idee, NPO?
vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
Update #IranProtesten (189):
Dit is Ghazal Mirshafiei, een kritische blogger uit Teheran.
Ze werd gearresteerd door repressietroepen tijdens de protesten in Teheran. Sindsdien is er geen info beschikbaar over haar lot en verblijfplaats. > #IranMassacre
also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
07.02.2026 14:47 β π 885 π 292 π¬ 19 π 4Interview: driven out of Turkey in 2016, writer @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social responded with a bookβ subtitled The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism β that foreshadowed todayβs authoritarian resurgence. Her new work explores how dissidents find new communities in exile
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...
NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
07.02.2026 00:21 β π 5354 π 2673 π¬ 515 π 294Very good measures, but with all due respect mrs @kajakallas.bsky.social: why do we not close, guarantee and protect the Ukrainian airspace? Why do we not patrol with our European Airforces the Ukrainian airspace? It should be both the strategic and ethical answer to murdering civilians.
07.02.2026 11:28 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russiaβs economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
Rewatch: How to secure one of the worldβs most crowded trade routes?
This week, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social discussed the Red Sea and maritime security with NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi, in @debalie.bsky.social.
π¦ Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor OrbΓ‘nβs lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, opposition MP Γkos HadhΓ‘zy claims.
07.02.2026 09:24 β π 62 π 22 π¬ 3 π 8@houserepublicans.bsky.social
We The People know.
A black and white political cartoon shows a grave marked βRIP Democracy 1776 to 2026β with the epitaph βHe canβt do that.β An eagle emblem is etched into the headstone. A judgeβs gavel lies abandoned on the grave slab. Dry grass surrounds the grave under a dark sky, with smoke curling upward, suggesting the collapse of legal restraint and democratic norms.
05.02.2026 13:18 β π 1859 π 551 π¬ 60 π 37Hungary has charged the Mayor of Budapest for helping organize a peaceful Pride march after it was banned. Punishing peaceful assembly threatens freedom and democracy for everyone. The EU must act. Sign and speak out. a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
05.02.2026 11:17 β π 918 π 322 π¬ 32 π 9Er staan nu zoveel extremisten op de kandidatenlijsten van Forum dat een senator die in 2020 vanwege - zoekt aantekeningen - extremisme vertrok, weer terug is. #kuch chrisaalberts.nl/2026/02/04/b...
06.02.2026 07:13 β π 40 π 19 π¬ 0 π 0The United States has urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country immediately. In the advisory, immediate departure is listed as the top recommended action. The notice also warns that airlines continue to cancel flights to and from Iran. #Iran
06.02.2026 12:25 β π 155 π 55 π¬ 5 π 4Frankrijk: Zoom en Teams gebruiken we niet meer bij de overheid, want de Amerikanen luisteren mee.
Denemarken: kunnen we zonder Microsoft?
Nederland: laten we alle persoonsgegevens onder Amerikaans beheer plaatsen (DigID).
Ook Nederland: een minister van digitale zaken is niet nodig.
10 years ago, this would have been Satire.
04.02.2026 16:08 β π 144 π 35 π¬ 6 π 0And here it is! No more free and fair elections for the US!
04.02.2026 23:55 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Jongeren delen verhaal in rapport toeslagenaffaire: schulden en zonder vertrouwen
05.02.2026 00:03 β π 8 π 8 π¬ 3 π 1β‘οΈ'Targeted attack' β Tens of thousands without power in Zaporizhzhia as Russia hammers region's energy system.
"The Russians are conducting a targeted attack on Zaporizhzhia and the region all day long. As a result of the attacks, over 53,000 subscribers...are without electricity."