Peter de Bode
@peterdebode.bsky.social
You can't kill a dead man twice
Marseille a/d Maas
Marseille a/d Maas
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gotta feel sorry for these guys, what a grinding nightmare
January 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM
gotta feel sorry for these guys, what a grinding nightmare
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This is good and I’d like to see more of it. More politicians should propose actual policies for purging fascists from positions of power
If you work for ICE, you will be unhirable in California.
January 22, 2026 at 5:54 AM
This is good and I’d like to see more of it. More politicians should propose actual policies for purging fascists from positions of power
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This Ringer take down of CBS is as thorough as it gets:
“It’s going horrendously. I don’t mean there have been a few minor speed bumps; I mean the bus is pancaked, Wile E. Coyote–style, against the side of the mountain.“ www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/m...
The Five Farcical Principles of the ‘CBS Evening News’
Tony Dokoupil and Bari Weiss’s new broadcast has been one debacle after another. Let's try to make sense of it all, with or without whiskey.
www.theringer.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
This Ringer take down of CBS is as thorough as it gets:
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Dutch politics still occasionally roiled by controversy over airstrikes the Dutch carried out in Afghanistan, on a mission they undertook solely in solidarity with the US. Responsible for Uruzgan province. 25 Dutch soldiers killed there, including the commanding general’s son.
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Dutch politics still occasionally roiled by controversy over airstrikes the Dutch carried out in Afghanistan, on a mission they undertook solely in solidarity with the US. Responsible for Uruzgan province. 25 Dutch soldiers killed there, including the commanding general’s son.
Still a big question to me is why Finland and Canada would supply or provide building support for- icebreakers to the US, given the political context of today. Just cancel the the whole thing !
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Still a big question to me is why Finland and Canada would supply or provide building support for- icebreakers to the US, given the political context of today. Just cancel the the whole thing !
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Dozens of shadow fleet tankers have traversed the English Channel since promises of tougher stance.
Danish Straits see about the same numbers.
BBC is not clear on if they mean flagless or flagged tankers, but either way there are lots.
Pic related, sanctioned tankers this minute.
Danish Straits see about the same numbers.
BBC is not clear on if they mean flagless or flagged tankers, but either way there are lots.
Pic related, sanctioned tankers this minute.
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Dozens of shadow fleet tankers have traversed the English Channel since promises of tougher stance.
Danish Straits see about the same numbers.
BBC is not clear on if they mean flagless or flagged tankers, but either way there are lots.
Pic related, sanctioned tankers this minute.
Danish Straits see about the same numbers.
BBC is not clear on if they mean flagless or flagged tankers, but either way there are lots.
Pic related, sanctioned tankers this minute.
Amazing
23/x On that day the significant wave height was about 6m (20ft) when at around 18:37UTC a MarineLabs sensor recorded a wave measuring 17.6m (58ft), nearly three times the size of the waves around it.
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Amazing
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Hengli Heavy Industry, China is a new shipbuilding giant. It was founded in 2022. Hengli currently has 70 vessels under construction. The shipyard holds 176 vessel orders totalling 28 million DWT, ranked first globally, and targets an annual capacity of 20 million DWT
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Hengli Heavy Industry, China is a new shipbuilding giant. It was founded in 2022. Hengli currently has 70 vessels under construction. The shipyard holds 176 vessel orders totalling 28 million DWT, ranked first globally, and targets an annual capacity of 20 million DWT
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Empires don’t usually notice the moment they stop being the reference point; their former partners do.
🚨🚨"Our American Dream is dead": European governments have reached a difficult conclusion: The Americans are the baddies now. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Ik denk dat ik die oude mannen-memoreren-lost-loves literatuur van van Dis even aan me voorbij laat gaan. Of valt er ook nog iets te lachen ?
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Ik denk dat ik die oude mannen-memoreren-lost-loves literatuur van van Dis even aan me voorbij laat gaan. Of valt er ook nog iets te lachen ?
Britain feels more and more like a middle aged man who walked out on his family because he wanted to enjoy the company of multiple young ladies and now tries to convince himself he has won because he gets access to the children once a fortnight and three Only Fans subscriptions.
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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If there's a better analogy for Brexit, your Prez has not yet seen it.
Britain feels more and more like a middle aged man who walked out on his family because he wanted to enjoy the company of multiple young ladies and now tries to convince himself he has won because he gets access to the children once a fortnight and three Only Fans subscriptions.
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
If there's a better analogy for Brexit, your Prez has not yet seen it.
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COLBERT, on the so-called “Board of Peace”:
“.. Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million."
@latenightercom.bsky.social #$PSKY
“.. Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million."
@latenightercom.bsky.social #$PSKY
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 AM
COLBERT, on the so-called “Board of Peace”:
“.. Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million."
@latenightercom.bsky.social #$PSKY
“.. Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million."
@latenightercom.bsky.social #$PSKY
Which is especially worrying given the fact that guy is a lawyer.
It says a lot about the reading comprehension of anyone who takes Mikki’s thread as trying to “shut down other people’s outrage.” 1/4
January 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Which is especially worrying given the fact that guy is a lawyer.
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Ukrainian rescue divers worked over six days in icy water and -15°C temperatures to repair a flooded Kyiv power plant hit by a Russian strike. Their work restored heating and power. Zelenskyy awarded them state honors.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Ukrainian rescue divers worked over six days in icy water and -15°C temperatures to repair a flooded Kyiv power plant hit by a Russian strike. Their work restored heating and power. Zelenskyy awarded them state honors.
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Here is a key part of President's Zelensky's address in Davos yesterday. What he says outwardly and implicitly is key. Trump actually hates Europe today, will not change, Europe needs to accept that and look after itself.
Bravo!
Bravo!
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Here is a key part of President's Zelensky's address in Davos yesterday. What he says outwardly and implicitly is key. Trump actually hates Europe today, will not change, Europe needs to accept that and look after itself.
Bravo!
Bravo!
"Gewone Russen"
Russian soldiers are beating and intimidating their comrades with assault rifle shots.
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 AM
"Gewone Russen"
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I initially misunderstood and thought he was the one wearing figurative kneepads, and that CNBC that had grown a spine, before I realized this was this douche's latest stunt.
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I initially misunderstood and thought he was the one wearing figurative kneepads, and that CNBC that had grown a spine, before I realized this was this douche's latest stunt.
LOL This guy has the thickest kneepads of them all.Some guts. What was he doing in Davos anyway ? His SV-overlords where present too, whats the point ?
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders "selling out" to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.
cnb.cx
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
LOL This guy has the thickest kneepads of them all.Some guts. What was he doing in Davos anyway ? His SV-overlords where present too, whats the point ?
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January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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PS: I wrote an entire book about these very issues - US empire, racialised violence and the political dynamics of historical amnesia... 16/
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 AM
PS: I wrote an entire book about these very issues - US empire, racialised violence and the political dynamics of historical amnesia... 16/
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And that is exactly what I see people doing right now when they insist that ICE is 'un-American' or that 'this is not who we are'.
Liberal exceptionalism is still exceptionalism and real change must begin by acknowledging these basic historical facts. 15/
Liberal exceptionalism is still exceptionalism and real change must begin by acknowledging these basic historical facts. 15/
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
And that is exactly what I see people doing right now when they insist that ICE is 'un-American' or that 'this is not who we are'.
Liberal exceptionalism is still exceptionalism and real change must begin by acknowledging these basic historical facts. 15/
Liberal exceptionalism is still exceptionalism and real change must begin by acknowledging these basic historical facts. 15/
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This is not a reckoning with the past as much as a form of historical containment, which only admits to a momentary failure in an otherwise celebratory narrative of American exceptionalism. 14/
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This is not a reckoning with the past as much as a form of historical containment, which only admits to a momentary failure in an otherwise celebratory narrative of American exceptionalism. 14/
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The centuries-long genocide of the Native American population is never mentioned, and the Sand Creek Massacre is instead reduced to an isolated event—or what Burns refers to simply as a “dark chapter” or a “shameful moment.” 13/
January 23, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The centuries-long genocide of the Native American population is never mentioned, and the Sand Creek Massacre is instead reduced to an isolated event—or what Burns refers to simply as a “dark chapter” or a “shameful moment.” 13/
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Although Burns correctly insists on using the term massacre for what
happened at Sand Creek, his vision of the past is nevertheless a highly
simplistic one, neatly arranged into national “triumphs” and “failings.” 12/
happened at Sand Creek, his vision of the past is nevertheless a highly
simplistic one, neatly arranged into national “triumphs” and “failings.” 12/
January 23, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Although Burns correctly insists on using the term massacre for what
happened at Sand Creek, his vision of the past is nevertheless a highly
simplistic one, neatly arranged into national “triumphs” and “failings.” 12/
happened at Sand Creek, his vision of the past is nevertheless a highly
simplistic one, neatly arranged into national “triumphs” and “failings.” 12/