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Yoeri Albrecht

@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.

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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.

08.02.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1167    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 8
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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 ⬛️⬛️⬛️ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."

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#TrumpsteinFiles

04.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Altijd afwezig, wel elke maand loon: Hulst is klaar met spookraadslid Forum voor Democratie Raadsleden die nooit komen opdagen voor vergaderingen, krijgen in de gemeente Hulst minder geld. Dat besluit is mede genomen vanwege Forum voor Democratie-raadslid Fred Zandee, die al bijna een jaar n...

#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€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Victor 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€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. 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 isn’t 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.

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It’s February 7, 2026. Is a pedophile still president of the United States?

Yes.

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A large turnout on day 437 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺ

07.02.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Hungary's opposition Tisza promises wealth tax, euro adoption in election programme 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 publish...

πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί "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€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 13
Winteractie OekraΓ―ne - VVO Diel

Zou 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-...

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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

06.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal

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The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: β€˜We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’ The exiled author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism, returns with a new book exploring how dissidents can find new communities. She talks about resilience, the comfort of...

Interview: driven out of Turkey in 2016, writer @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social responded with a book– subtitled The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism – that foreshadowed today’s authoritarian resurgence. Her new work explores how dissidents find new communities in exile
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...

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Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.

NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...

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Very 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€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Russia 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 Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)

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De Balie Rewatch | The Red Sea: in the eye of a geopolitical storm - HCSS The Red Sea has become the centre of a geopolitical crisis. What does this mean for global trade, maritime security, for NATO and Europe? How to secure one of the world’s most crowded trade routes?…

Rewatch: How to secure one of the world’s 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.

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πŸ¦“ Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor OrbΓ‘n’s 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 Ákos HadhΓ‘zy claims.

07.02.2026 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8
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@houserepublicans.bsky.social
We The People know.

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A black and white political cartoon shows a grave marked β€œRIP Democracy 1776 to 2026” with the epitaph β€œHe can’t do that.” An eagle emblem is etched into the headstone. A judge’s 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.

A black and white political cartoon shows a grave marked β€œRIP Democracy 1776 to 2026” with the epitaph β€œHe can’t do that.” An eagle emblem is etched into the headstone. A judge’s 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€” πŸ‘ 1859    πŸ” 551    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 37
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Pride on trial in Hungary Hungary is pressing criminal charges against the Mayor of Budapest for helping organise a peaceful Pride march. When peaceful assembly is punished, democracy is at risk. The EU must act to defend free...

Hungary 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/

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Bij nader inzien heeft de oud-senator van Forum geen probleem met antisemitisme - Chris Aalberts Forum voor Democratie doet in meer dan honderd plaatsen mee aan de gemeenteverkiezingen en dus is het moeilijk een beeld te krijgen wie zich allemaal namens de partij hebben gekandideerd. Met 104 kand...

Er 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...

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The 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

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a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine . ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

Frankrijk: 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.

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10 years ago, this would have been Satire.

04.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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And here it is! No more free and fair elections for the US!

04.02.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jongeren delen verhaal in rapport toeslagenaffaire: schulden en zonder vertrouwen Uit een nieuw rapport van vijf jeugdombudsmannen blijkt dat gedupeerde jongeren veel vaker hun opleiding niet afmaken en met hoge studieschulden blijven zitten.

Jongeren delen verhaal in rapport toeslagenaffaire: schulden en zonder vertrouwen

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'Targeted attack' β€”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," Governor Ivan Fedorov report...

⚑️'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."

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