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So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
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Let's hope @rbreich.bsky.social is right and that the US will finally take a long, hard, look in the mirror.
The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.
The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Let's hope @rbreich.bsky.social is right and that the US will finally take a long, hard, look in the mirror.
The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.
The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.
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Billed as a project to ensure food and energy security, Indonesia is planning to cultivate rice and sugar on 3mn hectares in the eastern province of Papua. ft.trib.al/zrT0yWK
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Billed as a project to ensure food and energy security, Indonesia is planning to cultivate rice and sugar on 3mn hectares in the eastern province of Papua. ft.trib.al/zrT0yWK
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A palm oil company, a subsidiary of First Borneo Group, is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indi...
Indigenous Dayak sound alarm as palm oil firm razes orangutan habitat in Borneo
KAPUAS HULU, Indonesia — A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to cur...
news.mongabay.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A palm oil company, a subsidiary of First Borneo Group, is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indi...
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Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
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“Look at these scumbags — in the car with guns with a baby in the back.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Look at these scumbags — in the car with guns with a baby in the back.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Een compliment aan de VVD
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Een compliment aan de VVD
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💪Brian Williams-NBC air the Meidas Touch ad that murdoch refused to show🇺🇸🙏
October 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
💪Brian Williams-NBC air the Meidas Touch ad that murdoch refused to show🇺🇸🙏
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Dit was de essentie van de uitzending gisteren: geen kumbaya, maar de ondemocratische krachten snoeihard de waarheid zeggen.
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Dit was de essentie van de uitzending gisteren: geen kumbaya, maar de ondemocratische krachten snoeihard de waarheid zeggen.
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The GOP is lying. They are distracting from their failures to address the health care crisis that they created.
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The GOP is lying. They are distracting from their failures to address the health care crisis that they created.
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Deel even, zodat iedereen deze afgrondelijke kwaadaardigheid kan zien.
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Deel even, zodat iedereen deze afgrondelijke kwaadaardigheid kan zien.
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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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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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The protests on Friday afternoon prompted a number of schools in Jakarta to allow students to leave early and banks and businesses to ask employees to work from home. The military has been deployed in some areas, visuals broadcast by local media showed www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Police killing sparks Indonesia unrest in first major test for Prabowo presidency
Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first major test for President Prabowo Subianto's nearly year-old government.
www.reuters.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The protests on Friday afternoon prompted a number of schools in Jakarta to allow students to leave early and banks and businesses to ask employees to work from home. The military has been deployed in some areas, visuals broadcast by local media showed www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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De aflevering van BOOS over Dilan Yesilgöz ging niet over Dilan Yesilgöz. Althans, niet in eerste instantie. Maar de VVD had lucht gekregen van het thema van deze aflevering – veiligheid – en dacht: hier moeten we bij zijn. Maar dat hadden ze beter niet kunnen doen. buff.ly/PNptxSt
Tv-recensie | Bij de VVD van Dilan Yesilgöz is het oog om oog, tand om tand
ZAP: BOOS had een geweldige, genuanceerde en schrijnende aflevering, die iedere docent maatschappijleer in de klas zou moeten laten zien. Over bedreigingen van mensen die voor hun werk de democratie…
www.nrc.nl
August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
De aflevering van BOOS over Dilan Yesilgöz ging niet over Dilan Yesilgöz. Althans, niet in eerste instantie. Maar de VVD had lucht gekregen van het thema van deze aflevering – veiligheid – en dacht: hier moeten we bij zijn. Maar dat hadden ze beter niet kunnen doen. buff.ly/PNptxSt
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This would explain a lot.
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This would explain a lot.
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If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
August 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you haven’t seen this, it’s about time you did.
Sound up!
Sound up!
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Indonesia expanded the military with 100 new army battalions, raising concerns about militarization and budget questions www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Massive TNI restructuring prompts militarization, budget concerns - Politics - The Jakarta Post
A massive restructuring of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has raised concerns among observers over its inefficient use of the defense budget and further militarization efforts across the country, warni...
www.thejakartapost.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Indonesia expanded the military with 100 new army battalions, raising concerns about militarization and budget questions www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
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Fascinating. “The leaked Microsoft files suggest that a large proportion of [Unit 8200’s] sensitive data may now be sitting in [Microsoft] datacentres in the Netherlands and Ireland.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Fascinating. “The leaked Microsoft files suggest that a large proportion of [Unit 8200’s] sensitive data may now be sitting in [Microsoft] datacentres in the Netherlands and Ireland.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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The Indonesian government’s food estate programme aims to convert 1.6 million hectares of land in Papua into rice fields and sugar cane plantations, annexing indigenous lands in the process. Thousands of troops have been sent from Java www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVj...
Militarised deforestation in Papua: how Indonesia is converting indigenous forest into farms
YouTube video by The Gecko Project
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Indonesian government’s food estate programme aims to convert 1.6 million hectares of land in Papua into rice fields and sugar cane plantations, annexing indigenous lands in the process. Thousands of troops have been sent from Java www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVj...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM