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@dverhoeven.bsky.social

Just a Dutchie living abroad. Here to learn from those that know or comment on what is going on about the mess we humans made on this planet. Mostly left X, account stays there for a few accounts that did not move over.

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Signal on big screen?

28.02.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DEI !

28.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And Israel/US need a toppled regime for a win. Iran only needs a serious hit on something for a win.

28.02.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh boy, Trumps peace prize might be in danger this year. Maybe next year better?

28.02.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly heartbroken

27.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And he really needed a call to come to that conclusion. No shit, Einstein!

27.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a woman is sleeping in a bed with a clock on the wall . ALT: a woman is sleeping in a bed with a clock on the wall .
27.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

China benefits from NATO infighting, but does not benefit from mayor rearmament.
Russia was good to keep Europe occupied, but they also know that Russia is eating itself and cannot sustain this pace.
Russia failing might be beneficial for them, there are territorial disputes they have not forgotten.

27.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Made these friendships when you were in Kyiv?

26.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mbaer is a split of Julius Baer. I worked for them to investigate their behavior regarding US customers and potential tax dodging assistance.
My bet here is that this was initiated to offload dodgy clients/transactions and keep Julius Baer clean.

26.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anders is great, very good and clear analysis. Paul I do not know.

26.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I prefer the author of this thread.
He is clearly pro-Ukrainian, but does not shy away from bad news as well (and is clearly well informed/knowledgable)

26.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems it is needed to get people to engage/see it at all.
But this particular one I really liked in the beginning, and sounds very good and credible (and a nice 5 min format)
Then I started discovering that some was really not true, or grossly over the top for what it was.

26.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So Ukraine can just say : "no worries Orbie, we repaired it. All fine. Good luck"

26.02.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is an acquired taste. Outside of Scandinavians and Dutch, there are not many that reached this level of taste finesse.

Our raw herring with onions is also lovely 😜

26.02.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to watch his YT videos as well, but I stopped, as part is just not true, and he is incredibly clickbaiting in his titles.
It seems the channel is to create revenue instead of real news.

26.02.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ukraine manages to keep a lid of it, which is good. I assume you have good sources.
Hopefully Ukraine can cause a panic in Russian lines and has the reserves to exploit it.
It would be lovely to see the change in tone in Moscow/Washington if Ukraine manages something significant.🀞

26.02.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I was about to write a reply to ask if all was ok. Your posts are my coffee in the morning, can't go without them.

26.02.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In this day and age, this administration, what could possibly still cause embarrassment?
I have some ideas, but probably many people have the same thought.

26.02.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

double salty?

26.02.2026 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And not to forget: blocking the investigation and even sending spies ( that got caught red handed) to spy on the investigation.

26.02.2026 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Russia not also the country where hitting a woman is not punishable by law, unless you break bones?
With such laws, it is more surprising any woman are left in Russia.

25.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the Netherlands the advice is to carry a 6-pack of beer to attract guys.

25.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

2-nd army in the world was terrified of an invasion by the army of Ukraine?

25.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is the EU not asking why Hungary does not buy oil from another country through Kroatia? The EU could even offer to pay the price difference

25.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vance and Johnson with North Korean style notebooks (AI generated, not real)

25.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US credibility is a bit non-existent at this moment. Hard to see it ever come back.

25.02.2026 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Because the US was the guarantor of this territorial integrity.

25.02.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is a wonder he managed to stay awake himself during reading.

25.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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