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"Not since the U.S. allied with Joseph Stalin during the Lend Lease Act has a White House official enjoyed such frequent, personal access to a Russian or Soviet leader. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine."
"Vladimir Putin was interested in meeting Witkoff... There was just one thing: Witkoff would be expected to come alone, without any CIA handlers, diplomats or even an interpreter, a person familiar with the outreach said." www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
www.wsj.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Not since the U.S. allied with Joseph Stalin during the Lend Lease Act has a White House official enjoyed such frequent, personal access to a Russian or Soviet leader. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine."
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What arrogance. What narcissism.
I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents.
I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents.
The Kennedy Center is adding 'Trump' to its name, White House says reut.rs/4qhpKaI
The Kennedy Center is adding 'Trump' to its name, White House says
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which President Donald Trump filled with allies during a broad takeover earlier this year, has decided to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.
reut.rs
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What arrogance. What narcissism.
I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents.
I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents.
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Hello, Elon Musk!
Just a couple of questions for you:
Just a couple of questions for you:
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hello, Elon Musk!
Just a couple of questions for you:
Just a couple of questions for you:
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Who are the real heroes in the fight to stop Trump’s overreach?
Harvard Law Professor @noahfeldman.bsky.social explains 🎥
Harvard Law Professor @noahfeldman.bsky.social explains 🎥
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Who are the real heroes in the fight to stop Trump’s overreach?
Harvard Law Professor @noahfeldman.bsky.social explains 🎥
Harvard Law Professor @noahfeldman.bsky.social explains 🎥
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December 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦 “The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.”
- Kaja Kallas
Vice-President of the European Commission
- Kaja Kallas
Vice-President of the European Commission
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦 “The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.”
- Kaja Kallas
Vice-President of the European Commission
- Kaja Kallas
Vice-President of the European Commission
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The EU froze €210bn of Russian sovereign assets held in the bloc on Friday. The freezing paves the way for a loan to be raised against the assets to prop up Ukraine's defence. on.ft.com/48PfDCV
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The EU froze €210bn of Russian sovereign assets held in the bloc on Friday. The freezing paves the way for a loan to be raised against the assets to prop up Ukraine's defence. on.ft.com/48PfDCV
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mooi
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
mooi
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Ik vind het altijd zo knap hoe Henk Kamp volstrekt uit zichzelf op belangrijke politieke momenten op televisie verschijnt om zonder enige afstemming precies de kernboodschap van de partijtop te herhalen. #pauwendewit
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ik vind het altijd zo knap hoe Henk Kamp volstrekt uit zichzelf op belangrijke politieke momenten op televisie verschijnt om zonder enige afstemming precies de kernboodschap van de partijtop te herhalen. #pauwendewit
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Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
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And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
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Vicepremier van Polen geeft technofascist Musk een klap op z’n bek:
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Vicepremier van Polen geeft technofascist Musk een klap op z’n bek:
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I'm sure Vladimir can't wait
Imagine being the second person to get the FIFA Peace Prize
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm sure Vladimir can't wait
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I beg to differ...
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thebulletin.org/2024/08/proj...
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Chamberlain did not win a Nobel Peace Prize.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Chamberlain did not win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight
We – the leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight – spoke with President Zelenskyy today. We have from the outset of Russia’s war of aggression stood by Ukraine’s side and we will continue to do so. Our res...
www.regjeringen.no
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Once the most sceptical among Europeans, now the nordics take the lead
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
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Dus in 2018-2020 liet een Britse politicus uit de partij van Nigel Farage zich omkopen voor de verspreiding van Russische propaganda. In 2016 hield Nederland een referendum dat ruimte bood aan kritiek op Oekraïne die Rusland nastreefde: “Redt de democratie.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Dus in 2018-2020 liet een Britse politicus uit de partij van Nigel Farage zich omkopen voor de verspreiding van Russische propaganda. In 2016 hield Nederland een referendum dat ruimte bood aan kritiek op Oekraïne die Rusland nastreefde: “Redt de democratie.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Heldere tijdslijn met een harde conclusie: berichtgeving en eindredactie waren onvoldoende.
Belangrijkste vraag waarmee ik blijf zitten wordt echter niet beantwoordt:
Op welke wijze heeft NRC vastgesteld dat krant NIET doelwit én instrument was van een bewuste campagne om Wijers te wippen.
Belangrijkste vraag waarmee ik blijf zitten wordt echter niet beantwoordt:
Op welke wijze heeft NRC vastgesteld dat krant NIET doelwit én instrument was van een bewuste campagne om Wijers te wippen.
NRC kreeg veel kritiek na publicaties over D66-informateur Wijers. Wat is er gebeurd? Hoe handelde de redactie? Welke afwegingen zijn wel en niet goed gemaakt? Een evaluatie door de ombudsman van NRC.
Opinie | Verslaggeving van NRC over Wijers was gerechtvaardigd maar er ging te veel fout
Illustratie Mart Veldhuis Zoom in Een stortvloed aan mails en veel opzeggingen: NRC had informateur Hans Wijers ten onrechte gevloerd met „bedroevende journalistiek”, of erger met „riooljournalistiek zonder weerga”. De redactie kwam vanaf vorige week vrijdag vol onder vuur te liggen voor het journalistiek handelen rond de berichtgeving over D66-informateur Wijers. Die had volgens een artikel dat…
www.nrc.nl
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Heldere tijdslijn met een harde conclusie: berichtgeving en eindredactie waren onvoldoende.
Belangrijkste vraag waarmee ik blijf zitten wordt echter niet beantwoordt:
Op welke wijze heeft NRC vastgesteld dat krant NIET doelwit én instrument was van een bewuste campagne om Wijers te wippen.
Belangrijkste vraag waarmee ik blijf zitten wordt echter niet beantwoordt:
Op welke wijze heeft NRC vastgesteld dat krant NIET doelwit én instrument was van een bewuste campagne om Wijers te wippen.