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Toon Moene
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Dutch meteorologist, retired.

https://moene.org/~toon

Weather forecasts for the Netherlands:

https://moene.org/~hirlam
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Destruction equipment at the White House today.
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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chalkbeat.org
Chicago students in heavily Latino and immigrant neighborhoods are missing school as ICE enforcement ramps up in their communities, new data suggests.
School attendance falls in Chicago as fear of ICE enforcement increases
Chicago students in heavily Latino and immigrant neighborhoods are missing school as ICE enforcement ramps up in their communities, new data suggests.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
toonmoene.bsky.social
Sounds familiar:

"Wilders deelt op X ook enkele berichten van mensen die twijfelen aan de gang van zaken rond de uitslagen. In Zaanstad zouden bijvoorbeeld vijftien volle containers met getelde stemmen weg zijn, zo staat in het X-bericht."
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.

Smith spoke to us on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns
As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the bombings.
newrepublic.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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knmi.nl
Vanmiddag om 13.30 uur Nederlandse tijd werd op drie plaatsen tegelijk - in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Nederland – een weerballon opgelaten met daaraan een nieuwe detector die stralingsdosis op grote hoogte meet.
Op jacht naar kosmische straling: 3 weerballonen tegelijk opgelaten
Vanmiddag om 13.30 uur Nederlandse tijd werd op drie plaatsen tegelijk - in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Nederland – een weerballon opgelaten met daaraan een nieuwe detector die stralingsdosis op grote
www.knmi.nl
October 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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msf.ca
#CitéSoleil, #Haiti: Since reopening, our teams at the Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital are working hard to support our patients!

🔴 Prenatal visits rose from 56 in January to 547 in July.
🔴 Deliveries increased from 10 in April to 134 in August.

ow.ly/JjjB50XcEtW
Haiti: MSF supports the reopening of a major maternity hospital in the capital | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
MSF and Haiti’s health ministry reopen Isaïe Jeanty maternity hospital to restore vital care amid violence, rising maternal mortality and limited medical access.
ow.ly
October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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who.int
As the first phase of the ceasefire in #Gaza begins, the crisis is far from over. The delivery of aid needs to increase to help the people in need now. At the same time, we are looking further ahead to restore health, hope and dignity. Here is WHO’s 60-day ceasefire plan:
⏩ bit.ly/4nYk6JT
The health plan for Gaza Over the next 60 days, WHO and partners will focus on four areas: Keep health services going, and start to expand them Monitor and manage outbreaks Help partners for maximum impact Start planning for rebuilding To do this, we need peace to hold, funding, and access for supplies and people.
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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profhalloran.bsky.social
The problem is y’all wanted all of the noblesse with none of the oblige.
banditelli.org Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 27d
Feeling dehydrated? This quenched my thirst. www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
New York's Richest Ask 'how Dare He?' as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall The city's 1% realize their influence is waning: It's hard to be chill and relaxed' It was just after finishing a set of pelvic floor exercises that a Pilates instructor on the Upper East Side recently brought up one of the least popular men in the neighborhood: New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani,. All of a sudden the class, which costs $50 a pop, became something of a political confab. In between sets, some women strategized about helping former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who they see as more palatable, pull off an upset. Others gushed about a recent New York Post cover depicting Gov. Kathy Hochul, who had recently endorsed Mamdani, as a devotee of Mao Zedong. New York's richest residents can't stop talking about Mamdani, the Democratic nominee. To many of the city's uber-wealthy, his sustained popularity has been a shock. The 33-year-old, self. described Democratic Socialist is the overwhelming favorite to win City Hall next month, on a platform that includes free buses and free child care--programs that, the moneyed are well aware, somebody needs to shell out for. "I hope Mamdani is going to give out free Xanax," said Caroline Leventhal, a lifelong Upper East sider who co-founded 'Mic'd and Medicated," a podcast that dissects the lifestyle of cosmetic surgeries and private ski instructors. "It's hard to be chill and relaxed."
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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wmo-global.bsky.social
#EarlyWarningsForAll isn’t just a goal—it’s a necessity. By strengthening National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, we can protect everyone, everywhere.

🔗 Join the movement: https://lnkd.in/dh5KgFzu
October 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
toonmoene.bsky.social
Good - this post "helped" the Artificial "Intelligence" supposedly helping YouTube selling advertisements, apparently:

Cars - gone.
Dogs - gone.
Casino's - almost gone.
toonmoene.bsky.social Toon Moene @toonmoene.bsky.social · Oct 10
And then there's YouTube. Considering that its major income is from advertising, it is surprisingly bad at targeting me correctly:

- Cars (sorry, I don't have a driver's license).
- Dogs (don't get me started, I am a cat person).
- Online casino's (I am a mathematical physicist).
benmsanderson.bsky.social Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Oct 9
Dear Google autocorrect: I write "TCRE" about 1000 times more frequently than I write "tyre"and you should know this by now.
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
Just a reminder that the Constitution gives Congress the power to set tariffs. It could end this madness any day they chose to discover their power.
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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hrw.org
So far in 2025, Iran’s authorities have executed at least 1,106 people.

Today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, we urge the international community to apply pressure on Iranian authorities to stop their assault on rights.
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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levernews.com
The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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self.agency
i promise these people are doing more to defeat fascism by showing up every single day to counter the administration's narrative than people like this guy talking shit about them
laurajedeed.bsky.social Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · Oct 10
This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually
Post Dallas Steele @Cherrykickstart Follow This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing Quote tweeting Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated Follow | Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key. Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits 9:17 AM 08 Oct 25 758K Views 13:01 09 Oct 25 32.6K Views 88 Reposts 11 Quotes 1,049 Likes
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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scottwiener.bsky.social
MIT courageously & powerfully rejected Trump’s extortion “compact”: More funding in exchange for universities adopting MAGA ideology.

Every university must reject it. Just like every state, city, law firm, media company, etc., must reject Trump’s fascism.

Hang together or hang separately.
October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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roadie63.bsky.social
I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online
Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.
www.oregonlive.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
NYT adds to @juddlegum.bsky.social's reporting about the billionaires that Scott Bessent is bailing out by propping up Javier Milei.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Those efforts have been complicated by the fact that major hedge funds, including those led by friends of Mr. Bessent, stand to benefit financially from an Argentina economic lifeline. Funds at investment firms including BlackRock, Fidelity and Pimco are heavily invested in Argentina, as are investors such as Stanley Druckenmiller and Robert Citrone, both of whom worked with Mr. Bessent when he was an investor for George Soros.
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
What do you call a political system where those in power refuse to seat a duly elected member of the opposition party? Not a democracy that’s for certain.
Screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) on X. The tweet says House Republicans are shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva, calling it undemocratic and unacceptable. The image shows a mostly empty House chamber with several representatives, including Stanton, standing near the podium.
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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scottwiener.bsky.social
The Supreme Court ruled states can ban trans youth from receiving gender-affirming care, which is scientifically validated.

The Court is now poised to rule states *cannot* ban conversion therapy on kids, which science finds to be akin to torture.

Through line: Religious bigotry > LGBTQ humanity
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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propublica.org
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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emmaidama.bsky.social
😂🤣 Newsom’s trolling is now at a whole new level 😂🏅
#NobelPeacePrize #Pinks 🌸
October 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
toonmoene.bsky.social
And then there's YouTube. Considering that its major income is from advertising, it is surprisingly bad at targeting me correctly:

- Cars (sorry, I don't have a driver's license).
- Dogs (don't get me started, I am a cat person).
- Online casino's (I am a mathematical physicist).
benmsanderson.bsky.social Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Oct 9
Dear Google autocorrect: I write "TCRE" about 1000 times more frequently than I write "tyre"and you should know this by now.
October 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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annabower.bsky.social
Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.

“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”
= POLITICO By DANIEL LIPPMAN 10/09/2025 08:22 PM EDT f In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn't have a hotel room. Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM