Léon de Jong
@le1dj.bsky.social
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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If the U.S. military isn't going to release details on the justification for killing 11 civilians in a civilian boat who weren't posing a threat to anyone, then we have to conclude the "justification" is: the U.S. military is willing to kill civilians to give Trump social media content.
Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat
President Trump says the U.S. military has struck a drug-laden vessel in the southern Caribbean after it left Venezuela. The strike comes a week after Washington deployed warships to the region.
www.npr.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If the U.S. military isn't going to release details on the justification for killing 11 civilians in a civilian boat who weren't posing a threat to anyone, then we have to conclude the "justification" is: the U.S. military is willing to kill civilians to give Trump social media content.
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Om geen reden een lijstje met de ministers van EZ deze eeuw. Misschien werpt dat licht op ons verrote ondernemingsklimaat.
August 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Om geen reden een lijstje met de ministers van EZ deze eeuw. Misschien werpt dat licht op ons verrote ondernemingsklimaat.
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To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
July 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
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For those still treating Trump's tariffs as some kind of (misguided) economic policy: they're not.
They're an extortion tool for his personal gains.
And he's not hiding it either.
They're an extortion tool for his personal gains.
And he's not hiding it either.
To try to stave of tariffs, Vietnam is expediting approvals of a $1.5 billion Trump Organization resort www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Anxious Trading Partners Promise to Buy American to Stave Off Trump’s Tariffs
Countries are offering to buy more American goods in a bid to eliminate their trade deficits with the U.S., but not everyone is splurging.
www.wsj.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
For those still treating Trump's tariffs as some kind of (misguided) economic policy: they're not.
They're an extortion tool for his personal gains.
And he's not hiding it either.
They're an extortion tool for his personal gains.
And he's not hiding it either.
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Wind turbines, on the other hand, do have a lot of mechanical inertia, just like conventional power plants. But this too is not allowed to be used to support the grid. ** The lack of inertia in renewable energy is therefore the result of a conscious policy choice. 9/
a large amount of wind turbines are lined up on a hillside
ALT: a large amount of wind turbines are lined up on a hillside
media.tenor.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wind turbines, on the other hand, do have a lot of mechanical inertia, just like conventional power plants. But this too is not allowed to be used to support the grid. ** The lack of inertia in renewable energy is therefore the result of a conscious policy choice. 9/
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🇺🇦 Ukrainians have begun to report more cases of corruption, but 89% consider it the biggest threat after Russian aggression.
🇪🇺 The majority of EU citizens believe that corruption is widespread in their country, with EU average at 68%.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-and-...
🇪🇺 The majority of EU citizens believe that corruption is widespread in their country, with EU average at 68%.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-and-...
Ukraine and corruption: major breakthroughs and concerns
The implementation of mechanisms to overcome and prevent the phenomenon is important for the country's international reputation.
theukrainianreview.info
April 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🇺🇦 Ukrainians have begun to report more cases of corruption, but 89% consider it the biggest threat after Russian aggression.
🇪🇺 The majority of EU citizens believe that corruption is widespread in their country, with EU average at 68%.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-and-...
🇪🇺 The majority of EU citizens believe that corruption is widespread in their country, with EU average at 68%.
Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-and-...
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We’re not teetering on the edge we’ve walked through the gate. When a president claims the power to arrest anyone and disappear them into foreign prisons, unchecked by courts, that’s not a policy dispute. That’s fascism with a press secretary.
April 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We’re not teetering on the edge we’ve walked through the gate. When a president claims the power to arrest anyone and disappear them into foreign prisons, unchecked by courts, that’s not a policy dispute. That’s fascism with a press secretary.
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🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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De zachte Atlantische luchtmassa's eisen niet alleen hun tol mbt de sneeuw(dek) in de #Alpen. Nog dramatischer gaat het er aan toe in de #Pyreneeën waar het tot 2300m regent en smeltwater en modder over de pistes gutst.
📹 Panticosa Sabocos | 1940 m
📹 Panticosa Sabocos | 1940 m
January 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
De zachte Atlantische luchtmassa's eisen niet alleen hun tol mbt de sneeuw(dek) in de #Alpen. Nog dramatischer gaat het er aan toe in de #Pyreneeën waar het tot 2300m regent en smeltwater en modder over de pistes gutst.
📹 Panticosa Sabocos | 1940 m
📹 Panticosa Sabocos | 1940 m
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Here is the Issue for Putin:
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
January 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Here is the Issue for Putin:
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
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Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
January 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
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Perfect antwoord @tjeerdroyaards.com @trouw.nl op @anntelnaes.bsky.social-rel bij WahingtonPost
January 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Perfect antwoord @tjeerdroyaards.com @trouw.nl op @anntelnaes.bsky.social-rel bij WahingtonPost
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From now, we will support our Bluesky account with regular updates about our work in Ukraine💪
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Among all subscribers, who share this post and leave a comment under it, we randomly give one SU-34/KA-52 box and one MI-28H box (real pieces)!
In order to reach more people, WE NEED YOUR HELP❤️🔥
Among all subscribers, who share this post and leave a comment under it, we randomly give one SU-34/KA-52 box and one MI-28H box (real pieces)!
August 24, 2024 at 9:40 AM
From now, we will support our Bluesky account with regular updates about our work in Ukraine💪
In order to reach more people, WE NEED YOUR HELP❤️🔥
Among all subscribers, who share this post and leave a comment under it, we randomly give one SU-34/KA-52 box and one MI-28H box (real pieces)!
In order to reach more people, WE NEED YOUR HELP❤️🔥
Among all subscribers, who share this post and leave a comment under it, we randomly give one SU-34/KA-52 box and one MI-28H box (real pieces)!
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