PG Kroeger
@pgkroegerbb.bsky.social
historicus, penvoerder, dagvoorzitter, jurysecretaris, podcaster 'Betrouwbare Bronnen' en nu 'cultheld' [dixit Trouw] en 'geheim wapen' [dixit Volkskrant]
Te meer beledigend dan voor zulke 'praktisch opgeleiden' om dan zulk politiek gedrag te vertonen, Chris.
Goed commentaar van EW: Van Berkel moet niet liegen, maar tegelijk heeft ze een schat aan ervaring. Praktisch opgeleiden zouden prima staatssecretaris moeten kunnen worden.
www.ewmagazine.nl/politiek/new...
www.ewmagazine.nl/politiek/new...
Beoogd D66-staatssecretaris Van Berkel trekt zich terug na ophef over onjuist cv
Beoogd D66-staatssecretaris Nathalie van Berkel trekt zich terug na ophef over onjuistheden in haar cv.
www.ewmagazine.nl
February 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Te meer beledigend dan voor zulke 'praktisch opgeleiden' om dan zulk politiek gedrag te vertonen, Chris.
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Lobke Jegen (ex-VSP) klaagt dat media haar beweging in diskrediet willen brengen terwijl ze er zelf van afsplitst. Delete yourself. www.mareonline.nl/nieuws/leids...
Leidse VSP stopt, leden gaan door op eigen titel
De Leidse tak van de radicaalrechtse Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij (VSP) bestaat niet meer. De drie afgesplitste leden blijven op persoonlijke titel in de medezeggenschapsraden.
www.mareonline.nl
February 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Lobke Jegen (ex-VSP) klaagt dat media haar beweging in diskrediet willen brengen terwijl ze er zelf van afsplitst. Delete yourself. www.mareonline.nl/nieuws/leids...
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Van Berkel zet 'staatssecretaris van Financiën' op haar cv
Van Berkel zet 'staatssecretaris van Financiën' op haar cv
Nathalie van Berkel gaat niet bij de pakken neerzitten nu ze toch geen bewindspersoon wordt in het kabinet-Jetten.
speld.nl
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Van Berkel zet 'staatssecretaris van Financiën' op haar cv
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"There is no business case for microreactors, which — even if they work as designed — will produce electricity at a far higher cost than large nuclear reactors, not to mention renewables like wind or solar," said Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nucl...
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
"There is no business case for microreactors, which — even if they work as designed — will produce electricity at a far higher cost than large nuclear reactors, not to mention renewables like wind or solar," said Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Ah, de oude Russische methodiek: 'Onze goede Tsaar wordt verkeerd ingelicht door slechte bojaren, maar het vrome volk kent zijn goede hart.'
Thom Tillis in on CBS still blaming everybody but Trump for the bad things Trump is doing
February 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Ah, de oude Russische methodiek: 'Onze goede Tsaar wordt verkeerd ingelicht door slechte bojaren, maar het vrome volk kent zijn goede hart.'
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“Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire
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Powerful delivery here
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Powerful delivery here
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Obama on Trump's antics, including posting a video depicting him and Michelle as apes: "It's important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling. It is true that it gets attention. It's true that it's a distraction ... people still believe in decency"
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Obama on Trump's antics, including posting a video depicting him and Michelle as apes: "It's important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling. It is true that it gets attention. It's true that it's a distraction ... people still believe in decency"
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Goldman: "If Trump wants to put his name on everything, as he does, then let's start calling this the Trump-Epstein files"
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Goldman: "If Trump wants to put his name on everything, as he does, then let's start calling this the Trump-Epstein files"
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Concertgebouw: "Sterzanger Jakub Józef Orlínski was te gast in #BetrouwbareBronnen. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger doken met de countertenor in de vele lagen van de muziek van Händel, diens tijdloze actualiteit en virtuoze diepte van zijn mensenkennis." 🎼 www.concertgebouw.nl/ontdek/jakub...
Jakub Józef Orlínski te gast in podcast Betrouwbare Bronnen - Concertgebouw - Nederlands
Sterzanger Jakub Józef Orlínski was onlangs te gast in de podcast Betrouwbare Bronnen. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger doken met de countertenor in de vele lagen van de muziek van Händel. In diens tijdloze ...
www.concertgebouw.nl
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Concertgebouw: "Sterzanger Jakub Józef Orlínski was te gast in #BetrouwbareBronnen. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger doken met de countertenor in de vele lagen van de muziek van Händel, diens tijdloze actualiteit en virtuoze diepte van zijn mensenkennis." 🎼 www.concertgebouw.nl/ontdek/jakub...
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Grote kans voor landen met werkloosheid en voor mensen in een sector waar werkgelegenheid juist krimpt.
Forse uitdaging voor bv Nederland en bv de installatiesector. Slimmer werken, volle inzet op scholing en aantrekkelijk werkgeverschap is hier cruciaal.
Forse uitdaging voor bv Nederland en bv de installatiesector. Slimmer werken, volle inzet op scholing en aantrekkelijk werkgeverschap is hier cruciaal.
February 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Grote kans voor landen met werkloosheid en voor mensen in een sector waar werkgelegenheid juist krimpt.
Forse uitdaging voor bv Nederland en bv de installatiesector. Slimmer werken, volle inzet op scholing en aantrekkelijk werkgeverschap is hier cruciaal.
Forse uitdaging voor bv Nederland en bv de installatiesector. Slimmer werken, volle inzet op scholing en aantrekkelijk werkgeverschap is hier cruciaal.
München heeft op de GOP-achterban nog niet écht indruk gemaakt.
Republican Presidential Polling:
Vance 43%
Trump Jr 18%
DeSantis 5%
Rubio 5%
Cruz 2%
Abbott 2%
Haley 2%
Pence 2%
Ramaswamy 2%
TIPP / Jan 29, 2026
Vance 43%
Trump Jr 18%
DeSantis 5%
Rubio 5%
Cruz 2%
Abbott 2%
Haley 2%
Pence 2%
Ramaswamy 2%
TIPP / Jan 29, 2026
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
München heeft op de GOP-achterban nog niet écht indruk gemaakt.
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Trump thinking his name is going to have big commercial value when he's out of office is yet another sign of steep cognitive decline.
February 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Trump thinking his name is going to have big commercial value when he's out of office is yet another sign of steep cognitive decline.
Nieuwe 'ranking' van presidenten. Wilson zakt, Ford stijgt en John Quincy Adams ook. LBJ nu inmiddels gestegen naar 5 - ondanks 'Vietnam' - boven JFK en Truman! www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/...
NPI's founder ranks the presidents, 2026 edition - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
As of 2026, forty-five men have served as the President of the United States. Here's how they stack up against each other, ranked from best to worst, in the eyes of the strategist who created the Nort...
www.nwprogressive.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Nieuwe 'ranking' van presidenten. Wilson zakt, Ford stijgt en John Quincy Adams ook. LBJ nu inmiddels gestegen naar 5 - ondanks 'Vietnam' - boven JFK en Truman! www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/...
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February 16: #OTD in 1923, over a year after Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhaten (known as Pharaoh Tutankhamun), when the tomb's antechamber crammed full with stuff had finally been emptied, the Pharao's burial chamber was finally opened.
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
February 16: #OTD in 1923, over a year after Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhaten (known as Pharaoh Tutankhamun), when the tomb's antechamber crammed full with stuff had finally been emptied, the Pharao's burial chamber was finally opened.
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𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐞𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐣 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐲
(Butin, June 4, 1976 - February 16, 2024, Kharp Penal Colony)
(Butin, June 4, 1976 - February 16, 2024, Kharp Penal Colony)
February 16, 2026 at 7:39 PM
𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐞𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐣 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐲
(Butin, June 4, 1976 - February 16, 2024, Kharp Penal Colony)
(Butin, June 4, 1976 - February 16, 2024, Kharp Penal Colony)
Magnifiek om daar aan de rand te staan, onvergetelijk.
50,000 year-old Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona is Earth's best-preserved impact site. The meteorite, weighing over 100,000 tons, struck with 10 megatons of energy.
Fun times if we see an impact like that again. 😬
Fun times if we see an impact like that again. 😬
February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Magnifiek om daar aan de rand te staan, onvergetelijk.
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It’s just more unhinged intimidation from a man who sounds increasingly desperate. The louder and wilder his claims get, the clearer it becomes that he’s running scared and terrified of being defeated.”
February 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It’s just more unhinged intimidation from a man who sounds increasingly desperate. The louder and wilder his claims get, the clearer it becomes that he’s running scared and terrified of being defeated.”
Chicago, my kind of town
Winter light and fresh snow turned The Bean playful. Sun flare at the top, snow clinging to the mirrored surface, and the skyline wrapped across it.
There’s always another story waiting to be seen.
#Photography #Chicago #MillenniumPark #ScottKissPhoto
There’s always another story waiting to be seen.
#Photography #Chicago #MillenniumPark #ScottKissPhoto
February 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Chicago, my kind of town
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Like Gideon says.
Good column on all the pain that’s still forthcoming in the transatlantic relationship.
Good column on all the pain that’s still forthcoming in the transatlantic relationship.
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Like Gideon says.
Good column on all the pain that’s still forthcoming in the transatlantic relationship.
Good column on all the pain that’s still forthcoming in the transatlantic relationship.
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European leaders are now pushing back against the "great replacement theory" and other "White Christian Nationalist" propaganda that JD Vance spewed at the Munich security conference.
Good for them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Good for them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
EU foreign policy chief criticises ‘fashionable euro-bashing’ by US
Kaja Kallas says other countries ‘look up to us’ and rejects idea Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
European leaders are now pushing back against the "great replacement theory" and other "White Christian Nationalist" propaganda that JD Vance spewed at the Munich security conference.
Good for them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Good for them.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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If things go well, Trump will take credit. If things do not turn out well, Trump will blame somebody else.
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
If things go well, Trump will take credit. If things do not turn out well, Trump will blame somebody else.
Wagners 'Walkürenritt' in de film, een episch moment.
February 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Wagners 'Walkürenritt' in de film, een episch moment.
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💥In Viktor Orbán's Hungary, children in care homes are targeted by criminal networks, with pimps effectively embedding themselves within the child-protection system. Those working in the sector say they are powerless to stop the abuse.
Prostitution and Drug Abuse: How Hungary Is Failing Children in State Care - VSquare.org
Children in Hungarian care homes are targeted by criminal networks, with pimps effectively embedding themselves within the child-protection system.
vsquare.org
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
💥In Viktor Orbán's Hungary, children in care homes are targeted by criminal networks, with pimps effectively embedding themselves within the child-protection system. Those working in the sector say they are powerless to stop the abuse.
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The Melania movie is on track to lose Amazon tens of millions of dollars.
The company paid $75 million to acquire and market the movie. In the best-case scenario, the movie is on track to bring them in $10 million.
The company paid $75 million to acquire and market the movie. In the best-case scenario, the movie is on track to bring them in $10 million.
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The Melania movie is on track to lose Amazon tens of millions of dollars.
The company paid $75 million to acquire and market the movie. In the best-case scenario, the movie is on track to bring them in $10 million.
The company paid $75 million to acquire and market the movie. In the best-case scenario, the movie is on track to bring them in $10 million.