Charlie
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ninazeelen.bsky.social
"Stevenson kapte met zijn werk als beurshandelaar. 'De welvaart stroomt niet weg van de middenklasse naar immigranten, die stroomt van de middenklasse naar de rijke elite. De ultrarijken leiden de aandacht af van henzelf, ze doneren aan denktanks & kopen kranten op om de publieke opinie te bepalen."
‘Het bbp is veel hoger dan vijftig jaar geleden en nog steeds kunnen jongeren geen fucking huis betalen’
Gary Stevenson | oud-beurshandelaar: Als beurshandelaar in de Londense City verdiende Gary Stevenson miljoenen door in te zetten op de afbrokkelende welvaart van gewone gezinnen. Hij werd depressief, ...
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kajleers.bsky.social
De programmakers en eindredacteuren zijn eigenlijk het equivalent van circusdirecteuren, die weten dat ze elke avond een rijk palet aan kunstenmakers moeten tonen. En ze zijn altijd op zoek naar goede clowns, want clowns werken.

Mens en Vlam weten wat voor clowns men zoekt.
charlieinthesky.bsky.social
Geert Wilders en Bente Becker willen Miller achterna
ellilanderson.bsky.social
Hours after Judge Diane Goodstein’s home fire, Stephen Miller claimed “leftwing terrorism” is protected by Democrat judges and urged using state power to dismantle it. Goodstein had faced threats after blocking DOJ access to SC voter data.
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femkehalsema.bsky.social
Hoe lang gaan we door met het verdacht maken van vredelievende en hoopvolle mensen? Tot dat er alleen nog maar cynici en schreeuwers over zijn? Hoe gaat dit ons ooit helpen? Wat kweken we anders dan haat jegens elkaar? Mogen ajb de welwillende mensen een podium krijgen? Het is al moeilijk genoeg.
maartenhopman.bsky.social
“Lachen om de doden van 7 oktober”. De radicalisering van Duk begint nu wel echt een bizar tempo aan te nemen.
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nadimmansour.bsky.social
In Nederland plaatst extreemrechts een cordon sanitaire rondom de pers in plaats van andersom. En met succes.
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
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French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
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levi98k.bsky.social
Netanyahu noemt sociale media het belangrijkste wapen van deze tijd en wijst ondermeer op de overname van Tiktok door de VS: "It can be consequential".

Later sprak hij ook nog over X van 'vriend' Elon.

Lekker doorlopen mensen, niks aan de hand.
charlieinthesky.bsky.social
Past behaviour predicting future behaviour, as per usual
nullifie.bsky.social
The year is 2003.

17-year-old Stephen Miller is sitting in the back of a school bus talking about torture, as in “Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity."

Miller looks directly into the camera and describes the torturing Iraqis in gruesome detail, as his peers laugh uncomfortably.
charlieinthesky.bsky.social
‘So what, they have slaves?’
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That quote is real. And however bad you think the rest is, it’s worse.
Comedians performing at the festival's headliners do not seem particularly concerned about the criticism - or the alleged wrongdoing. "One reporter was killed by the government - unfortunate, but not a fucking hill that I'm gonna die on," Jim Jefferies said on Theo Von's podcast in August, arguing it is for the greater good that "freedom-of-speech machines" such as himself bestow their
"edgy" material on the kingdom and its subjects. (Since making the comments, Jefferies has since disappeared from the festival's lineup; his representatives did not respond to inquiries about this.)
Distefano, chatting with Halkias, joked that an upside to the kingdom's repression of women is that his fiancee can't come with him. Mark Normand, on the other hand, joked he would bring his wife to show her how good she has it in America: "I want to be like, 'You see? You think I'm an asshole? Well, they'll cut your clit off, bitch." Some comics were transparent about their willingness to ignore their moral convictions in order to play at the festival. "So what, they have slaves?" asked Tim Dillon in a podcast segment that led to his firing from the festival.
"They're paying me enough money to look the other way." Pete Davidson offered a similar take, acknowledging in a chat with Von that people have asked him why, given his father's death on 9/11, he would take a paycheck from the Saudi government. He did not address the criticism directly, but he did suggest he was happy to forget 9/11 for the right price: "I just know I get the routing, and then I see the number, and I go, T'll go?"
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paleofuture.bsky.social
I know a lot of people won’t click through to read about “med beds” so here’s the crucial quote to explain how fucking crazy this is.

Trump just posted an AI video of himself promising every American access to this.
An increasingly popular conspiracy theory falsely centers around the existence of "med beds" a fabled medical instrument that does everything from reversing aging to regrowing missing limbs.
The theory has grown in popularity among followers of far-right movements like QAnon, some of whom claim to be urgently awaiting a med bed to treat severe health conditions.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
not motivated enough to do this, but it occurred to me that you can prob use AI to create an "alpha male influencer." make videos of him working out, driving fancy cars, living in a mansion. then "write" a self-help book about how to get rich. when you make your first million, sell that story, too.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
do i just not know how to make money or something??
Harvard Crimson headline reads: "Harvard's Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism" Reuters headline reads: "Trump aid Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say." CBS News headline reads: "US says Russia funded media company that paid right-wing influencers millions for videos" MSNBC story reads: "Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall fraud case, avoids prison time
Bannon was indicted in 2022 over his alleged role in the “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign. He had faced up to 15 years if convicted.

Steve Bannon has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a border wall scheme, reversing an earlier not-guilty plea after landing on an agreement with New York prosecutors that will see him avoid a prison sentence.

In a New York courtroom on Tuesday, Bannon pleaded guilty to one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree. He was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge and waived his right to appeal as part of the plea deal.

Under the agreement with prosecutors, Bannon cannot serve as an officer or director of a charity or not-for-profit group in New York state, nor can he hold assets for any charitable organizations.

Bannon, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in 2022 on charges of money laundering, scheming to defraud and conspiracy over his alleged role in the “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign. Prosecutors accused Bannon and three others of pocketing donors’ money instead of using all of the funds to build a wall along the southern U.S. border as promised.

Bannon had faced up to 15 years if convicted. Like the president, he has claimed without evidence that the criminal charges against him are politically motivated.

He had also faced federal charges over his role in the scheme but was pardoned by Trump in 2021. Unlike federal charges, the president can't pardon state charges, so Trump can't pardon Bannon in the New York state case.

Bannon served four months in prison last year for being in contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena to testify in the House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He repeatedly sought to appeal his sentence in that case, and even brought his appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, where it was ult…
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IKEA, een bedreiging voor de nationale veiligheid
josephpolitano.bsky.social
Not even 20 minutes later and I guess we’re doing 50% tariffs on IKEA for some reason. He’s a man with a plan to make life more expensive and he can’t be stopped.
We will be imposing a 50% Tariff on all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products, starting October 1st, 2025. Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture. The reason for this is the large scale “FLOODING” of these products into the United States by other outside Countries. It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
charlieinthesky.bsky.social
‘Ik heb nagedacht over het bezoek van Trump aan het Verenigd Koninkrijk vorige week en ik ben bang dat ik geen vrede kan hebben met de manier waarop hij werd gesust, geëerd en opnieuw gelegitimeerd’

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Ex-vrouw Colin Firth geeft koninklijke onderscheiding terug

Livia Giuggioli, de ex-vrouw van acteur Colin Firth, geeft haar koninklijke onderscheiding terug. Giuggioli, die de onderscheiding in 2019 ontving voor haar inzet op het gebied van duurzame mode, maakte dat bekend in een video op...
Ex-vrouw Colin Firth geeft koninklijke onderscheiding terug
Livia Giuggioli, de ex-vrouw van acteur Colin Firth, geeft haar koninklijke onderscheiding terug. Giuggioli, die de onderscheiding in 2019 ontving voor haar inzet op het gebied van duurzame mode, maak...
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jeffjarvis.bsky.social
"The words of the most powerful man in the world mean nothing anymore." - The Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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estherouwehand.bsky.social
VVD-minister weigerde de rellen bij Vragenuur te veroordelen voor wat ze waren: nazistisch, antisemitisch, extreemrechts. Dat bleek lijnrecht tegen advies NCTV. Die zegt: vaag blijven = normaliseren, dat heeft gevolgen voor de nationale veiligheid (!)

Vertrouwensvraag ligt op tafel
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'Minister sloeg advies NCTV over rellen in de wind'
Het kabinet had achteraf meteen moeten benoemen dat er mensen met rechts-extremistische motieven rondliepen, zei de NCTV.
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hogeling.bsky.social
Alle verdachten hebben rechten, maar word je verdacht van terrorisme, dan blijft daar weinig van over. Dan is alles erop gericht om je te breken. Dat maakt de motie om Antifa op de terrorismelijst te zetten zo eng.
Opinie | Een doodeng signaal
Thomas Hogeling beschouwt wekelijks de publieke opinie. Wat wordt er gezegd en vooral niet gezegd? Deze week: de aangenomen motie tegen Antifa.
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