Dr. Carina van de Wetering
@carinavandew.bsky.social
Lecturer @Leiden; PhD @Bristoluni.
International Relations, US foreign policy, discourse and power, trust and meaning, populism and marginalized voices.
International Relations, US foreign policy, discourse and power, trust and meaning, populism and marginalized voices.
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"The investigation into Levy comes less than three months after [LA gov. Jeff] Landry openly called for LSU Law professor Nick Bryner to be punished for criticizing President Donald Trump in the classroom the day after he was re-elected." — @lailluminator.com @piperhutch.bsky.social
LSU law professor reportedly removed from classes amid investigation into political comments • Louisiana Illuminator
An LSU law school professor has reportedly been removed from teaching classes for making political comments to students, his attorney says.
lailluminator.com
An example is set. This is exactly the moment not to back down and instead support each other.
The Trump administration is ruling through a reign of fear and surprise, hoping that people will either back down or not take seriously the exec orders. The temperature is felt in how far they can go.
The Trump administration is ruling through a reign of fear and surprise, hoping that people will either back down or not take seriously the exec orders. The temperature is felt in how far they can go.
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Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard:
If you are aware of other verifiable incidents of ICE, CBP or other possible federal immigration enforcement misconduct, you can submit the link to Oversight Democrats here
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
If you are aware of other verifiable incidents of ICE, CBP or other possible federal immigration enforcement misconduct, you can submit the link to Oversight Democrats here
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard:
If you are aware of other verifiable incidents of ICE, CBP or other possible federal immigration enforcement misconduct, you can submit the link to Oversight Democrats here
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
If you are aware of other verifiable incidents of ICE, CBP or other possible federal immigration enforcement misconduct, you can submit the link to Oversight Democrats here
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
According to the vets, they have an oath to the Constitution, not a king or someone else.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth and Pentagon in New Video
“We've never been at this kind of crossroads in our country before," Kenneth Harbaugh, a U.S. Navy veteran, told Military.com.
www.military.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
According to the vets, they have an oath to the Constitution, not a king or someone else.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Uiterst rechtse polariserende berichten op X in Nederland kort voor verkiezingen, zijn versterkt door ingehuurde trollenleggers in West Afrika, mogelijk (maar geen bewijs) in opdracht van Rusland om het westen te stabiliseren. RTL Nieuws.
Trollenlegers uit buitenland versterkten politieke en opruiende berichten rond verkiezingen #nieuws
Trollenlegers uit buitenland versterkten politieke en opruiende berichten rond verkiezingen
Honderden nepaccounts op sociale media hebben rond de Nederlandse Tweede Kamerverkiezingen vanuit Nigeria, Ghana en andere landen het debat benvloed door politiek getinte berichten en accounts te versterken. Dat zeggen deskundigen in reactie op onderzoek van RTL Nieuws. Door berichten te delen en massaal kleine accounts te volgen, hebben de nepaccounts volgens de experts uiterst rechtse en antiinstitutionele standpunten populairder laten lijken dan ze waarschijnlijk zijn.
www.rtl.nl
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Uiterst rechtse polariserende berichten op X in Nederland kort voor verkiezingen, zijn versterkt door ingehuurde trollenleggers in West Afrika, mogelijk (maar geen bewijs) in opdracht van Rusland om het westen te stabiliseren. RTL Nieuws.
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President Hoge Raad slaakt noodkreet: ‘Meerderheden krijgen minder oog voor belang bescherming minderheden’
President Hoge Raad slaakt noodkreet: ‘Meerderheden krijgen minder oog voor belang bescherming minderheden’
De president van de Hoge Raad, Dineke de Groot, waarschuwt voor een veranderende wereld waarin meerderheden minder oog krijgen voor het belang dat ook minderheden worden beschermd. Dat zegt ze in BNRs Big Five. We moeten daar heel waakzaam op zijn.
www.bnr.nl
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
President Hoge Raad slaakt noodkreet: ‘Meerderheden krijgen minder oog voor belang bescherming minderheden’
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Een omdraaiing van waarden. Alles wat betrouwbaar was wordt als onbetrouwbaar gezien en ter verantwoording geroepen binnen deze populistische politiek. Er worden hogere eisen gesteld aan politici van statuur maar ook kwaliteitskranten. Soms terecht, maar de “easy targets” moeten het nu opknappen.
Eeuwig zonde dat Nederlanders die vrouw hier hebben laten wegpesten door een politieke haatcampagne. Onvergelijkbaar met een privé appje van Wijers.
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Een omdraaiing van waarden. Alles wat betrouwbaar was wordt als onbetrouwbaar gezien en ter verantwoording geroepen binnen deze populistische politiek. Er worden hogere eisen gesteld aan politici van statuur maar ook kwaliteitskranten. Soms terecht, maar de “easy targets” moeten het nu opknappen.
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Omroepen schrappen programma's vanwege bezuinigingen, Kassa stopt na 36 jaar
Omroepen schrappen programma's vanwege bezuinigingen, Kassa stopt na 36 jaar
Vanaf 2027 moet de NPO jaarlijks 156 miljoen euro minder uitgeven. BNNVARA en AVROTROS zeggen nu welke programma's daardoor verdwijnen.
nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Omroepen schrappen programma's vanwege bezuinigingen, Kassa stopt na 36 jaar
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
“He is not going to silence us”.
It is the responsibility of every Congress member to hold the Trump administration accountable, as Mark Kelly added.
It is the responsibility of every Congress member to hold the Trump administration accountable, as Mark Kelly added.
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“He is not going to silence us”.
It is the responsibility of every Congress member to hold the Trump administration accountable, as Mark Kelly added.
It is the responsibility of every Congress member to hold the Trump administration accountable, as Mark Kelly added.
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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This is what rock-bottom polling does to a man with a fragile ego.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is what rock-bottom polling does to a man with a fragile ego.
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Dit is een belangrijk onderzoek: de Nederlandse overheid faalt in het beschermen van werknemers tegen uitbuiting, omdat ze "migratiecontrole" altijd en overal belangrijker vindt.
Uit angst voor uitzetting durven veel ongedocumenteerde werknemers misstanden niet te melden. Terecht, blijkt uit onderzoek van OneWorld en @groene.nl. De Arbeidsinspectie werkt namelijk samen met de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Daarom worden ook de schoonmakers van Saints & Stars waarschijnlijk uitgezet.
Arbeidsinspectie werkt mee aan uitzetting ongedocumenteerde werknemers
In plaats van ongedocumenteerde werknemers tegen uitbuiting te beschermen, werkt de arbeidsinspectie mee aan hun uitzetting. De dienst werkt daarvoor intensief samen met de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Uit…
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Dit is een belangrijk onderzoek: de Nederlandse overheid faalt in het beschermen van werknemers tegen uitbuiting, omdat ze "migratiecontrole" altijd en overal belangrijker vindt.
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An really important thing a lot of people don't realize about Trump is that he doesn't bully people he doesn't think he can bully.
Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
An really important thing a lot of people don't realize about Trump is that he doesn't bully people he doesn't think he can bully.
Mamdani knows what he stands for. Unwavering.
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Mamdani knows what he stands for. Unwavering.
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 21 November 1898. René Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images often depicting everyday objects in an unusual way. His imagery influenced pop art, minimalist art and conceptual art.
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 21 November 1898. René Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium. He became well known for creating a number of witty and thought-provoking images often depicting everyday objects in an unusual way. His imagery influenced pop art, minimalist art and conceptual art.
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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A very timely research project on the myth that bringing far-right parties into government coalitions will somehow “expose” them — a strategy that simply doesn’t work.
📣 New op-ed in Süddeutsche Zeitung: What the data say about the “Brandmauer”
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
I summarize key findings from a study with @anninahermes.bsky.social across 57 democracies
➡️ Far-right parties don’t get weaker in government, they get stronger (~6 points by the next election)
tinyurl.com/4j6jaud2
Demokratie: Wenn die Rechte mitregiert, wird sie nicht geschwächt – im Gegenteil
Eine Untersuchung von 57 Ländern zeigt: Wenn die Rechte in Verantwortung kommt, gewinnt sie dazu. Daraus lässt sich für Deutschland lernen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A very timely research project on the myth that bringing far-right parties into government coalitions will somehow “expose” them — a strategy that simply doesn’t work.
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5 Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far. https://bit.ly/4pcVltw
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far. https://bit.ly/4pcVltw
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
5 Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far. https://bit.ly/4pcVltw
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to release the rest of the trove of documents related to Epstein. Here are some of the key higher ed people mentioned so far. https://bit.ly/4pcVltw
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd