Gilles Pittoors
@gillespittoors.bsky.social
Lecturer @ KU Leuven | Research Fellow @ GASPAR UGent | formerly EPRS, RUG & ULB | working on multi-level & transnational politics in the EU | history enthusiast | active in teaching politics & qualitative methods | 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Iedereen wist het, maar iedereen liet begaan? Fraude, zieke mensen in de financiële miserie storten, ID-cards afpakken, als politica opkomen voor een partij die fulmineert tegen 'criminele buitenlanders' maar da's allemaal ok in Houthulst?
Dat heb je dus met die gesloten, afgelegen gemeenschappen
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Iedereen wist het, maar iedereen liet begaan? Fraude, zieke mensen in de financiële miserie storten, ID-cards afpakken, als politica opkomen voor een partij die fulmineert tegen 'criminele buitenlanders' maar da's allemaal ok in Houthulst?
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Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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It’s easy to forget that at that time, people were pretty open about exactly the kind of sketchiness that went on here. It was pretty much celebrated.
reminder that Donald Trump said on the record that he partied with his buddy Jeffrey Epstein and women “on the younger side” and yet we’re pretending like the natural of their relationship is some big mystery
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It’s easy to forget that at that time, people were pretty open about exactly the kind of sketchiness that went on here. It was pretty much celebrated.
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🗳️ The recent #DutchElections + the #DigitalID vote in Switzerland revealed the major influence of the expat diaspora.
📈 National parties, argue @adrianfavero.bsky.social & @gillespittoors.bsky.social, need to harness the power of transnational orgs to mobilise non-residents voters.
👉 bit.ly/3X2fMxq
📈 National parties, argue @adrianfavero.bsky.social & @gillespittoors.bsky.social, need to harness the power of transnational orgs to mobilise non-residents voters.
👉 bit.ly/3X2fMxq
National parties' strategies for mobilising expat voters
The recent Dutch parliamentary elections and the popular vote on electronic ID in Switzerland revealed the considerable influence of the expat diaspora, which adds crucial votes to overall election re...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🗳️ The recent #DutchElections + the #DigitalID vote in Switzerland revealed the major influence of the expat diaspora.
📈 National parties, argue @adrianfavero.bsky.social & @gillespittoors.bsky.social, need to harness the power of transnational orgs to mobilise non-residents voters.
👉 bit.ly/3X2fMxq
📈 National parties, argue @adrianfavero.bsky.social & @gillespittoors.bsky.social, need to harness the power of transnational orgs to mobilise non-residents voters.
👉 bit.ly/3X2fMxq
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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where are the demonologists
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
where are the demonologists
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Jullie zien hier later deze ochtend het 300e dagverslag van alle besluiten van Trump en de impact daarvan. Voor wie het miste: ik houd dat al 300 dagen bij, Voor wie het al die tijd al volgt: I feel your pain. ;)
NL: reportersonline.nl/besluiten-tr...
EN: reportersonline.eu/all-of-trump...
NL: reportersonline.nl/besluiten-tr...
EN: reportersonline.eu/all-of-trump...
Alle besluiten van Trump - en de impact daarvan
Een overzicht van de besluiten van de Amerikaanse president en van de wereldwijde gevolgen.
reportersonline.nl
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Jullie zien hier later deze ochtend het 300e dagverslag van alle besluiten van Trump en de impact daarvan. Voor wie het miste: ik houd dat al 300 dagen bij, Voor wie het al die tijd al volgt: I feel your pain. ;)
NL: reportersonline.nl/besluiten-tr...
EN: reportersonline.eu/all-of-trump...
NL: reportersonline.nl/besluiten-tr...
EN: reportersonline.eu/all-of-trump...
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Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Even at its lowest point during the reign of Philip III Habsburg Spain was not this blatantly corrupt.
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Even at its lowest point during the reign of Philip III Habsburg Spain was not this blatantly corrupt.
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"Laat ze eens proberen, wat is het ergste dat kan gebeuren"
De kost van de Vlaamse identiteitspolitiek is kinderen die niet meer op school geraken.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Laat ze eens proberen, wat is het ergste dat kan gebeuren"
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Schrödinger’s immigrant - destitute yet able to buy a house.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schrödinger’s immigrant - destitute yet able to buy a house.
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Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
The EU Parliament now has a right-wing majority
President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP yesterday broke the centrist coalition, joining with the far right in order to pass the climate deregulation demanded by Trump.
davekeating.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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💡 Ook dichter bij huis neemt Gen Z het op voor meer democratie. Hoog tijd dat de leiders van de EU deze bondgenoten van het integratieproces openlijk steunen. 🇷🇸🇪🇺
👉 Mijn volledige opinie in @tijd kan je lezen via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
👉 Mijn volledige opinie in @tijd kan je lezen via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
💡 Ook dichter bij huis neemt Gen Z het op voor meer democratie. Hoog tijd dat de leiders van de EU deze bondgenoten van het integratieproces openlijk steunen. 🇷🇸🇪🇺
👉 Mijn volledige opinie in @tijd kan je lezen via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
👉 Mijn volledige opinie in @tijd kan je lezen via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
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📣 Compacte terugblik oktober actualiteit 🇪🇺 in 20 minuten
🎙️ Joris Vanderpoorten & Gilles Pittoors
✅ Euroclear en Bart De Wever 💶
✅ vereenvoudiging wetgeving 🗂️
✅ vertrouwensstemmingen Ursula von der Leyen 🗳️
✅ Westelijke Balkan 🌍
✅ verkiezingen Tsjechië 🇨🇿
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🎙️ Joris Vanderpoorten & Gilles Pittoors
✅ Euroclear en Bart De Wever 💶
✅ vereenvoudiging wetgeving 🗂️
✅ vertrouwensstemmingen Ursula von der Leyen 🗳️
✅ Westelijke Balkan 🌍
✅ verkiezingen Tsjechië 🇨🇿
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October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
📣 Compacte terugblik oktober actualiteit 🇪🇺 in 20 minuten
🎙️ Joris Vanderpoorten & Gilles Pittoors
✅ Euroclear en Bart De Wever 💶
✅ vereenvoudiging wetgeving 🗂️
✅ vertrouwensstemmingen Ursula von der Leyen 🗳️
✅ Westelijke Balkan 🌍
✅ verkiezingen Tsjechië 🇨🇿
👉 lnkd.in/egbgJ8u2
🎙️ Joris Vanderpoorten & Gilles Pittoors
✅ Euroclear en Bart De Wever 💶
✅ vereenvoudiging wetgeving 🗂️
✅ vertrouwensstemmingen Ursula von der Leyen 🗳️
✅ Westelijke Balkan 🌍
✅ verkiezingen Tsjechië 🇨🇿
👉 lnkd.in/egbgJ8u2
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Some people complain there’s too much polling in this life, but what is voting intention in the after life? Reform leads among both those who think they’d go to heaven & those who think they’d go to hell. Though their lead grows from 6 to 20 among (self selected) denizens of hell
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Some people complain there’s too much polling in this life, but what is voting intention in the after life? Reform leads among both those who think they’d go to heaven & those who think they’d go to hell. Though their lead grows from 6 to 20 among (self selected) denizens of hell
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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It’s very clear that he views it as personal property, and that speaks to so much of how he views the office of the presidency as well.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
Demolition crews started the process of tearing down part of the White House East Wing on Monday to begin construction on President Trump’s planned ballroom. The Washington Post published a photog…
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October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s very clear that he views it as personal property, and that speaks to so much of how he views the office of the presidency as well.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Denken dat de dalende cijfers in heel Europa slechts aan je eigen “strenge beleid” te danken is? Men maakt zichzelf iets wijs. Voor diverse migratie(s) per groep per land spelen andere factoren mee. Van stabilisatie (Syrië) tot te zwak om te vluchten of hoge sterfte (Soedan/gaza)
October 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Denken dat de dalende cijfers in heel Europa slechts aan je eigen “strenge beleid” te danken is? Men maakt zichzelf iets wijs. Voor diverse migratie(s) per groep per land spelen andere factoren mee. Van stabilisatie (Syrië) tot te zwak om te vluchten of hoge sterfte (Soedan/gaza)
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Striking that the figure below has provoked much less response than @simonhix.bsky.social's preceding call for an electoral threshold in NL
It raises the genuine question how much fragmentation a party system can afford
The response can't just be: this is how we do things in NL
a few more thoughts:
It raises the genuine question how much fragmentation a party system can afford
The response can't just be: this is how we do things in NL
a few more thoughts:
What better to way to spend a Friday PM than calculating ENPV in NL?
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1. Dutch voters have no problem coordinating in EP elections, where the effective threshold is 3.1% (100 / 31+1);
2. The party system would still be fragmented in the TK with a 4% threshold, but with fewer parties overall.
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1. Dutch voters have no problem coordinating in EP elections, where the effective threshold is 3.1% (100 / 31+1);
2. The party system would still be fragmented in the TK with a 4% threshold, but with fewer parties overall.
October 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Striking that the figure below has provoked much less response than @simonhix.bsky.social's preceding call for an electoral threshold in NL
It raises the genuine question how much fragmentation a party system can afford
The response can't just be: this is how we do things in NL
a few more thoughts:
It raises the genuine question how much fragmentation a party system can afford
The response can't just be: this is how we do things in NL
a few more thoughts:
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In our new article, @tevoelker.bsky.social and I show how far-right actors have increased their influence on mainstream parties' agenda-setting.
For the @euobserver.com, Hannah Kriwah has written about our study, and I had the pleasure to comment on it.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
For the @euobserver.com, Hannah Kriwah has written about our study, and I had the pleasure to comment on it.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In our new article, @tevoelker.bsky.social and I show how far-right actors have increased their influence on mainstream parties' agenda-setting.
For the @euobserver.com, Hannah Kriwah has written about our study, and I had the pleasure to comment on it.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
For the @euobserver.com, Hannah Kriwah has written about our study, and I had the pleasure to comment on it.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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![Vertical comic structured like flow chart. (1) Einstein had an insight that overturned physics, thus proving his value. (2) I hope *I* have value. I’ll try to have an insight that overturns physics, to check. (3) [Time Passes] (4) Oh no! My insight didn’t overturn physics! But I don’t think I’m worthless… [arrows to two different options] (5a) Healthy Path: Maybe this was not a well-thought-out test of my value. (5b) Path of Ruin: The establishment must be *suppressing* my insight!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihhxykbw72fblbjeupqscutarbdowk73mhsdkqrtzjwrpzqzamjem@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM