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B in the Netherlands
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A writer and photographer from Oregon who lives in the Netherlands. Posts range from serious news to micro-sized movie reviews and random photos of Dutch stuff. Someday I'll fix the cowboy banner. Someday...
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Does Sint deliver to bridges?

#Leiden #Sint #Sinterklaas
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Or rugby, I suppose. Don’t mess with a princess in a scrum.

(saw this at the winter market yesterday…)
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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The Dutch immigration service has defended the deportation of three women to Afghanistan, despite a European court ruling that the Taliban's treatment of women amounts to persecution. The IND says it can imagine scenarios in which women can live under Taliban rule. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/dutc...
Dutch stand by decision to deport three Afghan women - DutchNews.nl
The Dutch immigration service IND is sticking to its decision to deport three Afghan women to Afghanistan, despite widespread criticism over the treatment of women under Taliban rule. The IND says the...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A few photos from today’s Lichtjes Kunstmarkt at the Hooglandse Kerk.

The Printed Cat’s cat-o-matic is pretty neat.

#Leiden #holidays
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Nice to see Remy made the cut.

#AlbertHeijn #Disney
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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If you’re wondering if it’s even possible to send gift packages to friends and family members in the United States this holiday season, you’re not alone.
From NL with love: Sending Christmas parcels to the US - DutchNews.nl
If you’re wondering if it’s even possible to send gift packages to friends and family members in the United States this holiday season, you’re not alone. In August, PostNL announced it was abruptly…
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I’ve got some time to kill and nothing better to do than post about pop culture on Bluesky. Here’s five TV shows I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving...

#BlueskyTV #wastingtime #Thanksgiving #TV
a woman is holding a dead turkey on a table with the words `` happy thanksgiving '' .
ALT: a woman is holding a dead turkey on a table with the words `` happy thanksgiving '' .
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November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I've got the AP's live feed of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade streaming in the background. A Stranger Things float just rolled by with a monster and the band Foreigner. They're joined by about two dozen kids on bikes.

Now that's entertainment!

#StrangerThings #Macys #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I get the feeling he won't be getting his very special Christmas wish and will be waking up pretty grumpy on the morning of the 25th.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Micro Movie Memo # 145

Over-stylized set and costume design coupled with some Playstation 3 level special effects weigh down an otherwise solid take on Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. Still hoping for a Frank flick that’s a 100% adaptation.

8/9

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#Blueskyfilm
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Teaser | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Spending the holidays with loved ones
Paulie and his robot in ROCKY IV (1985)
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Will you be shipping holiday packages to friends and family in the United States this year? If so, you'll want to read my Dutch News article about what's happening with the post. It's a bit of a nightmare.

1/2

#PostNL #Christmas #holidays #post #mail

www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/from...
From NL with love: Sending Christmas parcels to the US - DutchNews.nl
If you’re wondering if it’s even possible to send gift packages to friends and family members in the United States this holiday season, you’re not alone. In August, PostNL announced it was abruptly ha...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Instead of the half-arsed cash in that is Anthology 4, I recommend breaking out Love, the comparatively exceptional Beatles remix album that was put together for a Cirque du Soleil show back in the '00s.

It's a trip.

#Beatles

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(B...
Love (Beatles album) - Wikipedia
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November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Thanksgiving is one of the best days to go shopping for English books in the Netherlands. The various locations of the American Book Center are each hosting celebrations. Here is what's happening at the Amsterdam store today:

abc.nl/events/event...

#Netherlands #books #Thanksgiving #Amsterdam
Thanksgiving Day @ ABC Amsterdam
At ABC, Thanksgiving has always been our favorite day of the year and an important moment to share joy and gratitude. Thank you to all of you, our amazing customers, for supporting us this past year, ...
abc.nl
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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The fallout from this is going to be absolutely terrible. How many Afghans are about to get booted out of United States by the Trump administration, many for whom going back will be a death sentence (namely those who helped out during the war)?
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Cool how we're going to see collective punishment of an entire group of people and that's not going to be the main topic of conversation in the national guard shooting
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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A story in three photos?

#kitten
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Foreign ”troll army“ skewed election campaign towards far right www.dutchnews.nl?p=260361
Foreign ”troll army“ skewed election campaign towards far right
www.dutchnews.nl
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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More on what’s happening with the ongoing protest down here.
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Not sure what’s going on over at the Hortus, but it looks like a good ol’ fashioned sit in student protest. Lots of chanting and a Palestinian flag is hanging in the corridor over the entrance.

#Leiden
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Micro Movie Memo # 144

Here

Not as bad as many claimed, but not exactly good either. The problem here is the odd premise, which was taken from a graphic novel. It doesn’t really work for a film. But the de-aging effects used on Tom Hanks are extraordinary.

4/9

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_id...
Here - Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
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November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Photos of the ongoing clean-up of the diesel that leaked into Leiden’s waterways on Friday night. A few days ago, officials were saying it could take two weeks.

A crew has been working from 8:00 to around 20:00 since Saturday. And that truck? It’s loud and the fumes aren’t pleasant.

#Leiden
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM