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Software tester, thee, katten, dochters, last but not least Pyr
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Alt text- adult female orangutan with juvenile orangutan
February 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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trying to find a work/watching olympic ice skating balance
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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And last but definitely not least...

Me (to a little boy beside me in a cafe who is wearing a yellow coat): Nice coat.
Little boy: Thank you. It means when night comes I can hide as a star.

Art by Penny Neville Lee. Words by me.
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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There is no other sane explanation possible.
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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The speed skating always looks so casual, with their hands behind their back. They should be encouraged to whistle cheerfully too.
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Ah, Paris.

When we lived in England, one of my wife's friends from high school came over during the holidays, while our daughter was home, and we went to Paris for a weekend. My wife's grandmother was French, and she has family in that area. (I'll tell you about grandma at the end.)
Yes! And they almost always answer “A little” and then speak it fluently.
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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De allerrijksten betalen veel minder belasting (zo'n 17-21%) dan de rest van Nederland (40-50%) over hun inkomen.
Een minimum(vermogens)belasting zorgt dat ook zij tenminste even veel belasting gaan betalen.

Hierover ging ik op Radio 1 met Egbert Jongen en Natasja Gibbs in gesprek.

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February 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Terwijl jullie je onderdompelen in zon en lente, zag ik dit weekend twee zwanen over het ijs lopen in de mist.
Erg mooi, maar IK WIL LENTE
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Trump Day 384: All tweets from government accounts prior to Jan 20, 2025 to be deleted, thousands of military personnel pressured to watch Melania documentary, 90% of signatures collected by Republicans in Utah found to be forged: reportersonline.eu/trump-day-38...
Trump Day 384: All tweets from government accounts prior to January 20, 2025 to be deleted, Trump and FCC in favor of TEGNA sale, Trump wants Ukraine ceasefire before summer, thousands of military per...
New decisions from Trump, and new fallout. An overview of day 384. The State Department is deleting all public posts on Twitter accounts made before January 20, 2025, including those under Presidents ...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Femke Bol moet maar eens gaan schaatsen.
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The Joy of Redacting
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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En de teller staat niet stil.
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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😮‍💨
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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The Sunday cat walk with potato our farm cat @carolineartist.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Als ik een Top 25 moet maken van de grootste schandalen in de Wintersport staat Sotsji 2014 op nummer 1 tot en met 25. Vandaag in 2014 begon die ellende.

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Tien jaar geleden begonnen de Winterspelen in Sotsji, één van de grootste sportschandalen ooit - Sportgeschiedenis
Op 7 februari 2014 was de openingsceremonie van de Olympische Winterspelen in Sotsji. Dit evenement is nog steeds één van de grootste sportschandalen ooit, al is de concurrentie erg groot. De aanwezig...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Annie Borckink won goud op de Olympische Winterspelen van 1980 in Lake Placid. Daar werd vooraf geen rekening mee gehouden, ook niet door haarzelf. "Ik dacht dat de elektronische tijdwaarneming was uitgevallen."

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Door één uitschieter werd Annie Borckink olympisch kampioen - Sportgeschiedenis
Annie Borckink won goud op de Olympische Winterspelen van 1980 in Lake Placid. Daar werd vooraf geen rekening mee gehouden.   Annie Borckink als sportvrouw van het jaar 1980, samen met Joop Zoetemelk,...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Dit doet me denken aan wat @locuta.bsky.social is overkomen. Zij was (ook nog eens onterecht) in een database terechtgekomen nav gezichtsherkenning na een demonstratie.
Nu blijkt er in elke regio een speciaal TOOI-team te zijn dat dit soort acties uitvoert.
Geen crimineel, geen terrorist, toch geschaduwd: zo volgt de politie vreedzame activisten
TOOI: een geheime politiedienst in Nederland waar je waarschijnlijk nog nooit van hebt gehoord. Maar als je weleens meedoet aan demonstraties of een XR-sticker op je koelkast hebt, dan bestaat de kans...
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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#YesWeCan, America, #YesWeCan. We just have to want it badly enough...
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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I need to speak to the manager about the insufficient number of treats we have been getting! 😼🙀😼
#caturday #cats #gato #cute
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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En wat ik verder ook probeer. Het wordt niet minder, alleen maar meer.
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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My household will probably end up with multiple copies (like we did with his last book). But it was Tom's writing that got my partner back into reading again.

We will buy probably multiple copies when the short stories come out too.
It doesn't matter how well my latest novel went down. My publisher has told me they don't want my new collection of short stories as they can't use short stories to bring my work to a broader audience. And you know what? Fuck sending them to another publisher. I'm putting them out myself.
The Publishing Industry: "Don't write short stories. They don't sell."

Me, holding a copy of Jhumpa Lahiri's debut short story collection, which went to number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list when she was 31 & barely known: "Yes, Publishing Industry, as usual, nothing you say is incorrect."
February 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Anouk - Girl
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February 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM