Lady Boomer campaign for Zeeman. Poster was used at tram/bus/metro stops all over the Netherlands and part of Belgium. So many people sent me photos of it and saw it everywhere.🤩🥳

Adding more details to the portrait!

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Video ~ Bear loves swings

What Is Elon Musk’s I.Q.? The questionable measure of intelligence has now been uncoupled from any test and loosed into the discourse to justify Silicon Valley’s power.

Psychologists have long debated the extent to which an IQ test is capable of measuring a person’s inherent intellect (and if such a thing even exists). Now, “IQ” has been uncoupled from the test itself and loosed into the discourse to justify Silicon Valley’s power, Amanda Hess writes.

Exclusive | Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials The defense secretary’s handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a widely used app.

IT GETS WORSE

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions.

New via @wsj.com:

I was interviewed and photographed about my style for the Dutch magazine, Margriet, issue #13.

Photography: Ellen van Bennekom, styling: Maartje van den Broek, makeup: Florence Claire.

It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today.

ELON IS TRYING TO BUILD OUT HIS FASCIST GRANDFATHER’S FANTASY

“The Technate will encompass the entire American Continent from Panama to the North Pole because the natural resources and the natural boundary of this area make it an independent, self-sustaining geographical unit.”

Sen. Mark Kelly is ditching his Tesla

Indeed.

How to Dine Like a Washington Insider Where Republicans and Democrats are spending their money in D.C.

Armed with a trove of campaign finance data, we answer the very important question: Where do members of Congress eat in D.C. — and how much are they spending? 👇

Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.

A Young Prince of Luxembourg Dies of a Rare Genetic Disease Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder.

Prince Frederik, the second cousin of the heir to the Luxembourg throne, has died at 22 of POLG, or polymerase gamma, a genetic disease for which he spent his brief life raising awareness.

Dolly Parton Memorializes Her Husband, Carl Dean, in a New Song “Like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton wrote on Instagram before releasing the ballad “If You Hadn’t Been There.”

Dolly Parton announced that Carl Dean, her husband of nearly 60 years who had inspired her to write several songs, had inspired a new ballad: “If You Hadn’t Been There.”

“Like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton wrote on Instagram.

It’s borderline criminal.

Evil.

DOGE firings have upended the lives of thousands of hardworking civil servants — including park rangers, disease researchers, and veterans.

Meanwhile, DOGE's own staffers are drawing hefty six-figure government salaries from the very agencies they are sabotaging.

"Efficiency."

“Everyone should have seen this coming,” writes our economics correspondent @vtg2.bsky.social. “... And yet, investors — like everyone else — weren’t sure how seriously to take those warnings until this week.” politi.co/41EDNh3

FEMA Official Sues Trump Administration Alleging Unlawful Firing and Defamation Read more here.

NEW: A former top Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official sued the Trump administration Tuesday claiming she was unlawfully fired without cause last month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

China responds to Trump's trade war

Have you said thank you once?

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Crocuses are popping up although it’s still too cold for them!
Sophialaan, The Hague.

New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.

Europe Rallies Around Zelensky After Explosive White House Meeting The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.

European leaders quickly pledged their continued support for Ukraine on Friday after President Trump’s blistering criticism of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting at the White House.

Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.

While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.

Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.

NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...