Henk Broekhuis

If centrists were genuinely interested in moving the country in a somewhat progressive direction, they'd appreciate that it helps if in really progressive constituencies others aim to move somewhat further.

But anything left of centrism is considered taboo.
It's always a one way street for them.

Following the tragic passing of John Montagu, the 11th Earl of Sandwich, meet Julie Montagu, the soon-to-be Countess of Sandwich – and a true force to be reckoned with In this feature from June 2020, Tatler met Julie Montagu, the American aristocrat who will soon be named the Countess of Sandwich following the death of her father-in-law, John Montagu, the 11th Earl ...

The 12th Earl of Sandwich is alive and kicking…

www.tatler.com/article/juli...

One of the youngest, certainly the tastiest….

Johan de Witt - Wikipedia

Johan de Witt was 28… don’t know about the others.

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_d...

Nevertheless, this is probably the most informative graph about Dutch polling.

Even though they are a quite literally a bunch of presbyters and the party is the oldest around I would put the SGP in the radical right camp.

And, just to be sure, dictation/transcription isn’t an LLM thing.

Copilot put “suggested documents” that were totally unrelated in meetings in Outlook.

It should die a thousand deaths.

Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM

Inderdaad, maar het helpt om ze te herkennen nu ze geen bruine overhemden meer dragen met een aanvoerdersband met partijlogo. 😉

Ooit had alles destijds prins Charles een cutaway boord (relatief flatterend i.v.m. z’n flaporen).

Nu is het alsof er een Lonsdale logo op zo’n overhemd staat.

There are SOME areas in the Netherlands that are simply too swampy for burying powerlines.

The power company deems it more efficient to do lots of small repairs to overhead lines than less frequent but drastic repairs to underground lines (underneath roads).

This is the Krimpenerwaard.

Hones question: how do you define "left" or "right"? Especially near the center things can get tricky.

D66 is in my opinion center-left but only just. They will happily govern in a coalition that moves the country a bit to the left, but also in a coalition that moves the country a bit to the right.

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

The United States is no longer negotiating with Canada because the America's Republican President does not understand his predecessor's view of tariffs.

Forget the clip that worries the President. Reagan was consistent, and here's a different speech where he made his case.

He lost his nose in a duel. He had a metal prosthetic nose.
Don’t think he got scalped as well.

Out of curiosity I looked if Enshittification (the book) is on sale on Enshittification (the website), aka Amazon (Dutch site).

Seems they undercut Cory Doctorow on the price of the hardcover... however they're somewhat tardy in their delivery.

@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy

WHEN YOU SPEND $61M ON YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY MILITARY PARADE (photo of a sparsely occupied field) WHEN A DAY IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO TELL YOU WHAT A DICK YOU ARE (SO SO SO many people)

He did it. Again!

Mr. LaCivita said[…] “They have literally nothing to run on that helps the American people and the middle class.”

LaCivita’s interest is to pretend that stopping Trump will not help the American people. It’s the NY Times job to point this out, not join the kayfebe that this is honest advice.

When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points

Mijn deelneming.

Stairs are for walking.

I wasn't looking at the entire city, I was looking at a "less than 5 minute ride" from the station.

I stand corrected. Looked at Google Streetview in front of the station and it looked flat to me.

Hey, people are allowed to buy sportscars. But the question "do you NEED a sportscar" is a legitimate question.

E-assist for a 5 minute ride seems like overkill to me, that's why I asked about the second leg of his commute.

"Plenty of reasons the e-assist is the right choice for folks."

Yes, but a 5 minute ride for a 38 year old in a city as flat as Charlottesville ain't one of them.

"Much easier to carry stuff with you on an ebike."

Well, no. And especially since it's a foldable e-bike. Tiny wheels aren't as steady.

"Arrive at your destination less sweaty."

That's why I wrote the words "leisurely pace". Again, no.

5 minutes on an e-bike... that's no more than 10 minutes at a leisurely pace on a regular (acoustic) bike.

Isn't the engine and battery a bit of overkill? Or is it the trip from the station to work longer?

Een andere Grote Leugen:

Immigratie komt van "Links". Want arbeiders halen graag hun eigen concurrenten uit arme landen?