Joshua Livestro
@joshualivestro.bsky.social
Historian, essayist, senior advisor European affairs. Member of European Integration Committee, Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs. 100% Antifa.
Kabinet Schoof: shit happens
Dit vat de prioriteiten in het economisch beleid van het afgelopen kabinet mooi samen: op de plek van de nieuwe cleanroom van ASML is illegaal mest gedumpt...
Heeft de BBB al gereageerd?
www.mestverwaarding.nl/kenniscentru...
Heeft de BBB al gereageerd?
www.mestverwaarding.nl/kenniscentru...
Bodem nieuwe locatie ASML vervuild door lekkende mestzak met ammoniumsulfaat
Een perceel nabij de A2/N2 in Eindhoven - waar chipmachinefabrikant ASML de komende jaren kantoren en cleanrooms wil bouwen - is ernstig vervuild geraakt door een lekkende mestzak met spuiwater.
www.mestverwaarding.nl
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Kabinet Schoof: shit happens
Kwaadaardig
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kwaadaardig
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traitor
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
traitor
Wie zou hier nu achter zitten?
Buitenlands trollenleger probeerde verkiezingen Nederland te beïnvloeden, vooral FvD’ers De Vos en Baudet ondersteund
Buitenlands trollenleger probeerde verkiezingen Nederland te beïnvloeden, vooral FvD’ers De Vos en Baudet ondersteund
www.volkskrant.nl
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wie zou hier nu achter zitten?
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The Cuban government doesn't want you to know that they're starving their own people.
The Cuban Embargo Does Not Exist | Journal of Democracy
The Cuban regime has created a narrative of victimhood as a smoke screen for its gross incompetence and corruption. I should know. I once believed it, too.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Cuban government doesn't want you to know that they're starving their own people.
That’s how you do it
Brazil's Supreme Court rules that ex-president Bolsonaro must serve his 27-year jail sentence for attempted coup d’état, after exhausting all possible appeals.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro exhausts his appeals, must serve his 27-year sentence
Brazil's Bolsonaro exhausts his appeals, must serve his 27-year sentence
www.brusselstimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
That’s how you do it
Slechtste Benfica dat ik in tijden heb gezien wint met gemak van het slechtste Ajax aller tijden
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Slechtste Benfica dat ik in tijden heb gezien wint met gemak van het slechtste Ajax aller tijden
Kan je ook degraderen uit de Champions League?
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Kan je ook degraderen uit de Champions League?
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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A study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research has estimated that in the first two years of the war in Gaza, between 99,997 en 125,915 Palestinians have been killed, with 27% of the dead aged under 15
www.bnr.nl/nieuws/inter...
www.bnr.nl/nieuws/inter...
Dodental Gaza veel hoger dan gedacht: meer dan 100.000 Palestijnen gedood door Israël
Uit nieuw onderzoek van het onafhankelijke Max Planck Instituut voor Demografisch Onderzoek blijkt dat de situatie waarschijnlijk een stuk schrijnender is d...
www.bnr.nl
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research has estimated that in the first two years of the war in Gaza, between 99,997 en 125,915 Palestinians have been killed, with 27% of the dead aged under 15
www.bnr.nl/nieuws/inter...
www.bnr.nl/nieuws/inter...
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I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
Essentieel leesvoer
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Essentieel leesvoer
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Timothy Snyder:
"By leaping right to the idea that Russia should be rewarded rather than punished, the document executes a very typical Russian maneuver: crime for Russians without punishment, and punishment for others without crime."
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
"By leaping right to the idea that Russia should be rewarded rather than punished, the document executes a very typical Russian maneuver: crime for Russians without punishment, and punishment for others without crime."
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Timothy Snyder:
"By leaping right to the idea that Russia should be rewarded rather than punished, the document executes a very typical Russian maneuver: crime for Russians without punishment, and punishment for others without crime."
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
"By leaping right to the idea that Russia should be rewarded rather than punished, the document executes a very typical Russian maneuver: crime for Russians without punishment, and punishment for others without crime."
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
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Vandaag is het (un)Equal Pay Day. Vanaf vandaag werken vrouwen de rest van het jaar eigenlijk voor niets. Want de loonkloof tussen mannen en vrouwen is nog steeds meer dan 10%. Bizar toch? Terecht voert @fnv.bsky.social actie 💪
Equal Pay Day = Gelijk loon voor vrouwen en mannen
Op 24 november 2024 is het Equal Pay day. Vanaf die dag werken vrouwen de rest van het jaar symbolisch voor niets. Vrouwen verdienen gemiddeld 10,5% minder per uur dan mannen. In een heel werkend leve...
www.fnv.nl
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Vandaag is het (un)Equal Pay Day. Vanaf vandaag werken vrouwen de rest van het jaar eigenlijk voor niets. Want de loonkloof tussen mannen en vrouwen is nog steeds meer dan 10%. Bizar toch? Terecht voert @fnv.bsky.social actie 💪
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
www.independent.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine
I thought it was clear already that this was a Russian list of demands
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I thought it was clear already that this was a Russian list of demands
None dare call it treason
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
None dare call it treason
Several years worth of it, in fact
European leaders say additional work needed on 28-point draft peace plan #Ukraine
European leaders say additional work needed on 28-point draft peace plan
en.interfax.com.ua
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Several years worth of it, in fact
This week’s “peace offer” is the third time that Putin has tried using Trump to impose Russia’s maximalist demands on Ukraine. The result will be no different than the previous two attempts. What needs to change, is Europe’s attitude: it needs to get serious about funding Ukraine’s war effort.
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This week’s “peace offer” is the third time that Putin has tried using Trump to impose Russia’s maximalist demands on Ukraine. The result will be no different than the previous two attempts. What needs to change, is Europe’s attitude: it needs to get serious about funding Ukraine’s war effort.
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Over democratiach ethos..; het CDA stelt bij hun keuze voor Bosma:
‘Het roer hoeft niet elke twee jaar om, het roer moet recht.’
Maar als het roer verkeerd staat, kom je ergens waar je nooit had willen zijn.
Ik blijf het een onbegrijpelijke en onverdedigbare keuze vinden.
www.nd.nl/lees/1293779
‘Het roer hoeft niet elke twee jaar om, het roer moet recht.’
Maar als het roer verkeerd staat, kom je ergens waar je nooit had willen zijn.
Ik blijf het een onbegrijpelijke en onverdedigbare keuze vinden.
www.nd.nl/lees/1293779
VVD’er Van Campen werd Kamervoorzitter zónder CDA-steun. Waarom bleven CDA’ers achter Bosma (PVV) staan?
Derde in de eerste ronde, maar eerste in de derde én beslissende ronde. Wat zegt de keuze voor de relatief jonge VVD’er Thom van Campen als nieuwe Kamervoorzitter over de politieke verhoudingen?
www.nd.nl
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Over democratiach ethos..; het CDA stelt bij hun keuze voor Bosma:
‘Het roer hoeft niet elke twee jaar om, het roer moet recht.’
Maar als het roer verkeerd staat, kom je ergens waar je nooit had willen zijn.
Ik blijf het een onbegrijpelijke en onverdedigbare keuze vinden.
www.nd.nl/lees/1293779
‘Het roer hoeft niet elke twee jaar om, het roer moet recht.’
Maar als het roer verkeerd staat, kom je ergens waar je nooit had willen zijn.
Ik blijf het een onbegrijpelijke en onverdedigbare keuze vinden.
www.nd.nl/lees/1293779
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Ik snap dat je als NRC aan enige damage control wil doen.
Maar de manier waarop -slappe verhalen, slappe conclusies, flauwekul over de relevantie van het Wijers-appje, een hoofdredactie die onjuist informeert (‘misverstand’)- maakt alles erger
There is something rotten in the state of the newspaper
Maar de manier waarop -slappe verhalen, slappe conclusies, flauwekul over de relevantie van het Wijers-appje, een hoofdredactie die onjuist informeert (‘misverstand’)- maakt alles erger
There is something rotten in the state of the newspaper
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ik snap dat je als NRC aan enige damage control wil doen.
Maar de manier waarop -slappe verhalen, slappe conclusies, flauwekul over de relevantie van het Wijers-appje, een hoofdredactie die onjuist informeert (‘misverstand’)- maakt alles erger
There is something rotten in the state of the newspaper
Maar de manier waarop -slappe verhalen, slappe conclusies, flauwekul over de relevantie van het Wijers-appje, een hoofdredactie die onjuist informeert (‘misverstand’)- maakt alles erger
There is something rotten in the state of the newspaper