Jozef Vandermeulen

Oh god I can't see anymore if people are serious or not.

If you are serious: no, it doesn't make sense. Bella Ciao is an antifascist song celebrating Italian partisans in WWII.

Wondering when the commercial restaurant chains at Sainte Catherine in #Brussels will occupy half of the square or more 😒 #free54

Indeed, not remotely sufficient.

But to the point of the original post: that is not what the person you're replying to is saying (I think). The way I understand them, they're saying it could help, not that it would solve everything.

Doesn't seem like a bad idea.

'Forever chemicals' are seeping into waterways across Europe. A vanishingly small, man-made molecule resists all attempts of removal. How will the EU eradicate the pollution? www.ft.com/content/a36c...

Do you have the video downloaded, or just the screenshots?

BREAKING: Pope Francis Dies at 88. Here's How He Should Be Remembered The late pontiff was a progressive pope who was outspoken on Trump, Gaza, the climate, and more.

"almost every night since Oct 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety and offer words of prayer and support. His last public act, the day before he died, was to call for a ceasefire in Gaza."

Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...

New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"

www.404media.co/leaked-palan...

yes

I was going along with the author's point until they mentioned Conclave as a counter-example.

Conclave is probably the most literal, on-the-nose movie I've seen this past year.

I enjoyed it, but I did not feel trusted to deal with complexity at all. Everything was right on the surface.

She hits the nail on the head 🔥: Oil and gas giants CANNOT be trusted with the energy transition.

📽️ Dr Maya Goodfellow on BBC Question Time

snob

Could be part of a negotiation with Turkey to protect the Kurdish foothold in Northern Syria?

Zal je wel dm'en met belangrijk nieuws vanaf nu!

:(

Denk dat je legit kunt muten, ik geef je toestemming

BP to slash renewables spending in pivot back to oil and gas Shift follows pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management

Als puntje bij paaltje komt, zijn de prioriteiten duidelijk.

Onder druk van aandeelhouders:

BP to slash renewables spending in pivot back to oil and gas - on.ft.com/4biT8aj

Wou ik ook niet impliceren! Eerder voortbouwen :)

Zag ook net de post van de maker van de grafiek waar hij iets meer detail geeft:

Dit type grafiek toont die dynamiek ook zeer helder (voor -30 jarigen). Bron: adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

Al is de vraag of stemmen voor Die Linke en stemmen voor AfD gelijkgesteld kan worden als een even sterke "radicalisering". Dat lijkt me iets om eerder kwalitatief te bekijken.

Niet echt kritiek om te vieren, nee?

Wunsch (uit MR-stal) eist gewoon nog extra besparingen en 'hervormingen'.

Commission to activate fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending The EU Commission will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments, Ursula von der Leyen announced in Munich. "This will allow Member states to substantially increase their defence e...

Seriously, why would you restrict this to defence spending? Investment case is even bigger in financing the transition. If it is dumb & sort-sighted rules hoding you back in one sector, it is dumb & sortsighed rules also holding you back in others...

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Nieuw rapport telt meer dan 120.000 illegale, gewelddadige pushbacks Duwen, slaan, laten sterven: Dit is het Europese grensbeleid

Het volledige rapport getiteld 'Pushed, Beaten, Left to Die' vind je hier op onze website. Geen plezier om te lezen. Maar belangrijk om onder de aandacht te brengen. pers.11.be/nieuw-rappor...

Stonewall National Monument New York Info Alerts Maps Calendar Fees “By the time of Stonewall...we had 50 to 60 gay groups in the country. A year later...1500.” Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights and provided momentum for a movement. Five visitors and one park ranger standing next to an iron fence as they post rainbow flags. Plan Your Visit Located in Greenwich Village, New York City, Stonewall National Monument is one of the many parks in New York Harbor. Educational images of leaning at Stonewall National Monument Education No Matter where you are, we can bring Stonewall National Monument to your classroom. Find teachers resources here. A rainbow flag overlaid with "Stonewall National Monument, Established 2016" with the NPS arrowhead. LGB Flags What are LGB flags and what days should we celebrate them? Click here to find out.

The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.

Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.

3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.

Erasure.

Geopolitics of Capitalism | Transnational Institute Geopolitical rivalry is reshaping our planet as reactionary nationalists take power. Our 13th State of Power report explores whether this is the end of US imperialism and the beginning of a Chinese em...

In the @tninstitute.bsky.social State of Power 2025, great first chapter with @adamtooze.bsky.social and Walden Bello. Particularly struck by this from Adam: "one of the huge challenges for global progressive politics is that we have to engage with the peace question." www.tni.org/en/publicati...

Crypto guy in 2014: Crypto will revolutionize finance and change how we interact with money

Crypto in 2025:

Donald Trump, keizer van de cancelcultuur? Trump verbood het gebruik van woorden als ‘non-binair’ door overheidsinstellingen. Een aanval op universiteit en maat­schappij, menen onderzoekers van de Universiteit Gent. Maar alternatieven zijn snel gevonden.

"Zelfs als jullie beslissen om ons in de steek te laten (...) door onze taal en onze concepten te verbannen, dan introduceren wij gewoon nieuwe termen en woorden om dezelfde maatschappelijke realiteit te benoemen. (...) a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...

YouTube video by RATMVEVO Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire (Official HD Video)

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Ik maak me zorgen, eerlijk gezegd. Ik ben braaf aan het posten, super formeel en correct allemaal. En ik krijg 0 (nul!!) moppen op mijn feed van hen. Het sociaal contract is uiteen aan het vallen.

Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" aan het lezen en deze pijnlijk relevante quote tegengekomen.

Zo frustrerend dat de EU blijft weigeren haar enige echte stok te gebruiken: de geldstromen en samenwerkingen via o.a. Horizon Europe.

De Belgische staat én universiteiten zouden de druk moeten blijven opvoeren om een stopzetting te eisen, maar met de nieuwe regering is daar weinig hoop op.

Haussman in Palestine

Read this if you are interested in strategies against fascism. I try to do my part in research (on power dynamics, on eco-social policies, on climate-workers coalitions) but read especially point 4 because in the end it's about emotions and warmth - especially when it feels hopeless.