Dick Boschman
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Dick Boschman
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De huidige protesten in Iran doen me denken aan de laatste jaren van de Sovjet-Unie die uiteindelijk resulteerden in de val het abjecte Sovjetregime. Kleine analyse van mijn kant:
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Ah Yesilgöz is al begonnen met het ondermijnen van het nieuwe minderheidskabinet. Die heeft de kabel bij het stopcontact al vast om de stekker eruit te trekken.
Yesilgoz: Er zijn grote verschillen tussen #CDA #D66 #VVD, we hebben gebotst en gaan nog botsen, de onderhandelingen zijn nog lang niet voorbij. Wij hacken als VVD heel graag JA21 erbij gehad, dat had meer stabiliteit geboden. twee van de drie partijen wilden dat niet.#Formatie
January 11, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Russische autoriteiten in bezette Oekraïense gebieden proberen hun eigen financiële problemen af te wentelen op de burgerbevolking, zegt de 🇺🇦 buitenlandse inlichtingendienst.

In tijdelijk bezette steden als Marioepol en Melitopol zijn de kosten voor water en verwarming verdubbeld.
Russian authorities attempt to shift consequences of war in Ukraine onto civilian population, intelligence reports say
In Ukrainian cities temporarily occupied by Russia and in Russia itself, utility services have become significantly more expensive—the Russian authorities are trying to shift their own financial probl...
www.ukrinform.net
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Blackout in Kyiv. Our capital, a multimillion‑person metropolis, has been plunged into darkness amidst the freezing cold. It is a humanitarian disaster caused by russia.

📸: Yan Dobronosov
January 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Fascistisch rusland als buur:

Het is min 13 en gaat nog de hele week keihard vriezen. Geen elektriciteit sinds 7u. Geen verwarming of warm water. De grote powerbank is leeg. We leven in de keuken waar we het warm kunnen houden

Stop rusland voor dit realiteit wordt in de rest van Europa
January 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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“Putin’s Russia will remain in history forever, just as Hitler’s Germany did — as a human‑hating, savage, repulsive pack that kills women and children.”

— Vitaly Portnikov, Ukrainian journalist
January 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Meer dan duizend woongebouwen in Kyiv zitten nog steeds zonder verwarming na de massale Russische aanval op Oekraïne in de nacht van 9 januari.

Burgemeester Vitali Klytsjko waarschuwt dat de omstandigheden moeilijk blijven, aangezien er de komende dagen vrieskou wordt voorspeld.
Over 1,000 buildings in Kyiv still without heat after Russian strikes amid freezing winter
Kyiv's energy situation remains challenging and is expected to remain so in the coming days, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Jan. 11.
kyivindependent.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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So when we want Dutch government to leave X (I do), we'd better follow them here. A starter pack!
Nederlandse overheden: ministeries, provincies, gemeenten
Aanvullingen welkom
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January 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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"De juiste reactie zou zijn dat Europese landen het gehele luchtruim boven West-Oekraïne sluiten en luchtafweergeschut en gevechtsvliegtuigen in dit gebied stationeren."

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The use of the Oreshnik was a predictably weak Russian gambit and it is easily explained. Russians are absolutely desperate. The situation for them is getting out of control, across the globe. Their allies and their power are disappearing on a huge scale.
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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Support with Western interceptors to protect western and central Ukraine — known as "SkyShield" — would already be possible and sensible now, i.e., before a ceasefire is concluded.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The mirage of a European 'reassurance force' in Ukraine
As President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Paris for the Coalition of the Willing talks, a key topic on the agenda is the "European-led multinational force Ukraine." A draft statement by the Coalition…
www.yahoo.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that security guarantees must include the physical presence in Ukraine of military forces from at least France and the United Kingdom. Ukraine is also counting on other countries' www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Zelenskyy on security guarantee requirements: UK and French military presence is mandatory
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that security guarantees must include the physical presence in Ukraine of military forces from at least France and the United Kingdom. At the same ti...
www.pravda.com.ua
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Priemend weer, van Pronk.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Aanstaande premier vindt het gelukkig niet 'te vroeg om te oordelen'
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Beetje moe van dat 'het is niet te handhaven'. Er zijn heel veel dingen niet te handhaven. Kinderporno, onder invloed rijden, te hard rijden, drugs etc etc. Toch verbieden we dat ook. Je moet ergens beginnen #vuurwerk
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Rosanne Herzberger is terug bij de @nrc.nl als 'opiniemaker' en stookt meteen schaamteloos de Europahaat op.

Aanleiding is de 'Pharma Package': "Maar stel dat het mislukt was, had niemand kunnen uitleggen waarom of wanneer of door wie dat is besloten."

Klopt dat? Nee natuurlijk niet. 🧵
Column | In de luwte van het Europees Parlement kan veel gebeuren
Ergens zou ik toch een keer een gedegen analyse moeten maken van wat er nu eigenlijk allemaal gebeurd is. Van welke achtbaan ik onderdeel was. Waarom het begon, waarom het eindigde. Feit is dat het po...
www.nrc.nl
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Nog even mijn gedachten:
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Statement Bernie Sanders
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Plausible
16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷).

At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.

All speculation, but let me explain:
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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VVD blocking the EU to preserve US monopoly power

"The big American tech firms known as the 'Silicon Six' have been accused of avoiding $278bn in US corporation over 10 years. Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple & Microsoft generated $11tn of revenue and $2.5tn of profits over the past decade."
January 4, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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The reason is simple: We don't have 2000 soldiers.
European countries need to not only acknowledge the fact that U.S. is no longer an ally, but also the urgent need for rearmament.
Denmark's gov & EU continues to be in complete denial over the threat from US.
They still think #appeasement is a strategy. Its not. Its #copium
and criminally neglect of duty.

Venezuela is being robbed of its oil, while EUr&DK clapped.

Why has DK not sent say 2000 soldiers to Nuuk already?

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From the wife of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff.

Europe, don't say you weren't warned.
January 4, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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hey maybe there are some consequences that should have been thought through to the claim that US law applies worldwide to everyone and we have the right to enforce it with our military at our president’s whim
The US Attorney General confirms Maduro is being charged with "conspiracy to possess machine guns" - something Republicans usually call a constitutional right.
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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In de wereld van Trump geldt het recht van de sterkste. Maduro is zonder twijfel een gruwelijke dictator, maar deze actie torpedeert het int. recht. Welk signaal geeft dit aan Poetin en Xi? Of aan Groenland?

I.p.v. stil te blijven moeten NL en Europa dit hard veroordelen. Snel debat.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Hebben John Mearsheimer en andere exponenten van de zg. ‘realistische school’ in faculteit Internationale Betrekkingen al uitgelegd dat de VS begrijpelijkerwijs in Venezuela hetzelfde beogen als Rusland in Oekraine?
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM