Jean Dohmen

Goed artikel uit de Observer over opportunistische aanvallen Britse politici op EVRM.

Bellingcat-oprichter: ‘Verbied algoritmes bij sociale media, ze vergiftigen onze democratie’ Eliot Higgins verwierf faam met zijn onderzoeksplatform Bellingcat. Hij duikt nu in online misinformatie en desinformatie, zoals van de Russen. Maar concludeert dat we zelf onze democratie uithollen.

Bellingcat-oprichter: ‘Verbied algoritmes bij sociale media, ze vergiftigen onze democratie’

YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
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Swipend lukte het me niet hamer & sikkel te schrijven. Het werd steeds “hamer & sukkel”, wat dan weer erg grappig is.

Blocul Patriottic

De beeldtaal van het pro-Russische Patriottische Blok in Moldavië. USSR-vibes, met hamer & sikkel in een hartje. Alsof je naar een foto uit 1965 kijkt. Deze mensen gaan het land dus niet besturen.

The pro-EU Party of Action & Solidarity has crushed the pro-Russia Patriotic Electoral Bloc in the Moldovan election.

It won 51 seats - an outright majority.

Moldova is now on a trajectory towards EU membership.

A very bad night for Putin, who targeted Moldova with a wave of election propaganda.

Egelvilla 😁

Hundreds of Moldovan Orthodox priests received an offer that seemed too good to be true: a paid pilgrimage to visit the most significant religious sites in Moscow. The catch: they were told to set up social media channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/4gLOAfk

Cow, Waterland, near Amsterdam

Ontmoeting met een koe, eergister.

Ik mocht vanmiddag Paul Krugman interviewen voor een publiek. Dat was heel erg leuk om te doen, want tijdens de financiële en de Eurozonecrisis heb ik zijn werk verslonden.

Moldau: 74 Menschen wegen mutmaßlich von Russland geplanter Unruhen vor Parlamentswahlen verhaftet Das kleine Land Moldau ist hin- und hergerissen zwischen Russland und dem Westen. Vor der Parlamentswahl am Sonntag gab es nun zahlreiche Festnahmen. Mutmaßlich sollten von Russland ausgebildete Menschen Unruhen anstiften.

Das kleine Land Moldau ist hin- und hergerissen zwischen Russland und dem Westen. Vor der Parlamentswahl am Sonntag gab es nun zahlreiche Festnahmen. Mutmaßlich sollten von Russland ausgebildete Menschen Unruhen anstiften.

Nee, minister Heinen, niet 'elke demonstratie'.

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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

"There is freedom of speech but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech" said by Idi Amin, former Ugandan dictator.

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

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Raak!

Uitstekende observatie.

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#Telegraaf

Child 1929 - August Wilhelm Dressler (380) #dailyart #painting #art #mindfulness

VVD'er Van der Burg riep 'teringlijers' naar NSC-medewerkers tijdens Gazadebat VVD-Kamerlid Eric van der Burg heeft vrijdag tijdens het debat over het vertrek van de NSC-kabinetsleden "teringlijers" gezegd in de richting van medewerkers van NSC. Tijdens datzelfde debat, waarin h...

VVD'er Van der Burg riep 'teringlijers' naar NSC-medewerkers tijdens Gazadebat

I thought this was way cool. It’s a fire hydrant painted in Starry Night by Van Gogh in Kirkwood.

Financiële sector houdt vast aan beleggingen met omstreden Israël-connectie Twaalf grote Nederlandse banken, verzekeraars en pensioenfondsen beleggen voor zeker €1 mrd in bedrijven die zich mogelijk inlaten met mensenrechtenschendingen in door Israël bezette gebieden. Ze geve...

FD: Financiële sector houdt vast aan beleggingen met omstreden Israël-connectie
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Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

NSC stapt uit kabinet-Schoof

Goede samenvatting.

No deal. And no sanctions. Vladimir Putin had a great day. Donald Trump not so much. Ukraine is bearing the brunt of this situation, and it’s heartbreaking to see how things have turned out.

No ceasefire agreed.

No questions from reporters allowed.

Putin allowed to deliver propaganda and his imperialist justification for invading Ukraine at the US presidential podium.

Russian drones and missiles rained down on Ukraine while they spoke. All this achieved was buying Putin more time.