Frank Ligtvoet
@frankligtvoet.bsky.social
Rotterdam - Amsterdam - New York City
A fittting decision 🤷🏼♂️
Most employees at US Institute of Peace mass-fired via late-night email
Congressionally created and funded thinktank taken over by ‘Doge’ seeks to prevent and resolve global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A fittting decision 🤷🏼♂️
Unamerican behavior
March 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Unamerican behavior
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I hope UPenn will support their transgender athletes 🏳️⚧️ Academic freedom is at stake
Trump administration targets UPenn over transgender athletes
The White House said it froze $175M, but the university said it hadn't received any further details.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I hope UPenn will support their transgender athletes 🏳️⚧️ Academic freedom is at stake
Musk: “Stalin, Hitler and Mao didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did.”
March 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Musk: “Stalin, Hitler and Mao didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector workers did.”
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"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | DOGE says it’s saving $100 billion. It’s about to lose a lot more.
Cuts to the IRS will backfire by giving tax evaders a free pass.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Ahead of a key meeting with Trump today, NATO chief Mark Rutte is finding himself sitting in the backseat.
The head of NATO is struggling for relevance
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will try to prove to Donald Trump in their Thursday meeting that he — and the nearly eight-decade partnership — still matter.
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ahead of a key meeting with Trump today, NATO chief Mark Rutte is finding himself sitting in the backseat.
Trump on Schumer: “As far as I’m concerned, he’s become a Palestinian,” Trump said. “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.”
Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer
US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Trump on Schumer: “As far as I’m concerned, he’s become a Palestinian,” Trump said. “He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.”
Julia is still in chock after the skateboard incident. She is looking for support almost continuously and I am happy to give it. She is also sad that Nanne is traveling and she is not used yet to the fact that he is always returning. The vet gave her anti anxiety pills
March 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Julia is still in chock after the skateboard incident. She is looking for support almost continuously and I am happy to give it. She is also sad that Nanne is traveling and she is not used yet to the fact that he is always returning. The vet gave her anti anxiety pills
A side hustle for a political princess #trumpethics
Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office | CNN Politics
As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for ...
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A side hustle for a political princess #trumpethics
Yet another cannabis dispenser in our neighborhood. It’s getting hard to not get stoned in #brooklynheights
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Yet another cannabis dispenser in our neighborhood. It’s getting hard to not get stoned in #brooklynheights
“Arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech”
Arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech – US politics live
American Civil Liberties Union decries attack on free speech after immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud Khalil
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“Arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech”
About Trump, the Philosemite
"I can see why the Trump administration is going after Columbia, rather than, say, Stanford, where swastikas were drawn on campus whiteboards, or the University of Alabama, which recently decided to name a building after a former KKK member."
As an American Jew, I Feel Completely Reassured for My Safety Now That Trump Has Targeted the Epicenter of American Anti-Semitism, Columbia University
“The Trump administration said Friday that it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the g...
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March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
About Trump, the Philosemite
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Mahmoud Khalil's rights should be defended for their own sake, and for his unborn child's sake, but they should also be defended on principle and for all of our sakes. The slope is slippery; the rights are crucial.
if you as an American Jew do not want to be used as the excuse for Trump's destruction of civil liberties and basic democratic protections, the time to speak out is right now
March 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mahmoud Khalil's rights should be defended for their own sake, and for his unborn child's sake, but they should also be defended on principle and for all of our sakes. The slope is slippery; the rights are crucial.
French politician speaks for Europe about the ‘Ukrainian treason’ of Trump and the steps Europe has to take to support Ukraine. His speech went viral. Rightly so. 🇺🇦🇺🇦
French Senator Claude Malhuret
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
French politician speaks for Europe about the ‘Ukrainian treason’ of Trump and the steps Europe has to take to support Ukraine. His speech went viral. Rightly so. 🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It is so weird that we all protested in the 60s and 70s against America’s imperialisme and now have to protest against America’s isolationism. The personalization of this nationalistic politics makes it hard to discuss issues of war and peace in rational manner
‘They brought it on themselves’: a new low in US-Ukraine relations
Diplomats gasp as Keith Kellogg claims Zelenskyy to blame for soured relations with America
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It is so weird that we all protested in the 60s and 70s against America’s imperialisme and now have to protest against America’s isolationism. The personalization of this nationalistic politics makes it hard to discuss issues of war and peace in rational manner
Bounty hunters to catch undocumented immigrants?
Missouri bill would offer $1,000 to help turn in undocumented immigrants | CNN
Opponents say the proposed bill is already spreading fear and changing the lives of immigrants with and without permission to be in the US but its sponsor said the intent was ensuring safety.
www.cnn.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Bounty hunters to catch undocumented immigrants?
Empathy is the core value of our civilization, based on the Judeo Christian tradition. There is no ‘suicidal empathy’. The opposite of empathy is fascism @mariusvdberg.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Empathy is the core value of our civilization, based on the Judeo Christian tradition. There is no ‘suicidal empathy’. The opposite of empathy is fascism @mariusvdberg.bsky.social
This is what I see through my windows now. The world is a magical place.
March 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is what I see through my windows now. The world is a magical place.
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
x.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
The cruelty of this administration is just unfathomable. I guess the Russian billionaires will be soon welcome again on Billionaire’s Row in Manhattan
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The cruelty of this administration is just unfathomable. I guess the Russian billionaires will be soon welcome again on Billionaire’s Row in Manhattan
Julia showing her heritage
March 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Julia showing her heritage
