Leendert van der Ent
@entlorient.bsky.social
Historian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce / Tacitus, public finance Dutch Republic, colonial and military history. Science writer (science policy, energy transition, ICT, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi. Dutch.
Something to bragg about for Trump: Fastest demolishing of democracy.
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something to bragg about for Trump: Fastest demolishing of democracy.
Europe ramps up weapons production
January 31, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Europe ramps up weapons production
Europe started out with panic about having to do without America. This gradually makes place for relief and excitement about the Idea to be able to do without America.
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Europe started out with panic about having to do without America. This gradually makes place for relief and excitement about the Idea to be able to do without America.
Drie miljoen nieuwe pagina's Epstein files. En inderdaad, de smeerlap in het Wirltte Huis staat erin.
January 30, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Drie miljoen nieuwe pagina's Epstein files. En inderdaad, de smeerlap in het Wirltte Huis staat erin.
Russian military airplanes are so vulnerable, that they have to be protected by the president of the United States.
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Russian military airplanes are so vulnerable, that they have to be protected by the president of the United States.
Christian nationalism is not Christianity.
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Christian nationalism is not Christianity.
The comprehensive guidebook on negotiations with Russia. (But only for those who have a reputation like Budanov's)
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The comprehensive guidebook on negotiations with Russia. (But only for those who have a reputation like Budanov's)
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Someone is getting crazier by the hour.
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Someone is getting crazier by the hour.
Mensen die denken dat Europa en haar democratische bondgenoten Amerika geen tegengas kunnen geven, die kunnen gewoon niet rekenen.
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Mensen die denken dat Europa en haar democratische bondgenoten Amerika geen tegengas kunnen geven, die kunnen gewoon niet rekenen.
De Nederlandse pers heeft een simpel uitgangspunt: als het over ruimtevaart gaat, berichten we uit Amerika. Dat de ESA de meest fantastische dingen doet, negeren we gewoon. Geen wonder dat mensen denken dat we afhankelijk van Amerika zijn.
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 AM
De Nederlandse pers heeft een simpel uitgangspunt: als het over ruimtevaart gaat, berichten we uit Amerika. Dat de ESA de meest fantastische dingen doet, negeren we gewoon. Geen wonder dat mensen denken dat we afhankelijk van Amerika zijn.
So when you don't receive The Nobel peace prize you start Wars instead. The talk of a true mad man. Europe better gears up and starts to become really nasty.
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 AM
So when you don't receive The Nobel peace prize you start Wars instead. The talk of a true mad man. Europe better gears up and starts to become really nasty.
Ukraine has broken with US intelligence.
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Ukraine has broken with US intelligence.
Wat Mad King Don niet helemaal lijkt te begrijpen, zowel nationaal als internationaal, is dat ook een dictator het zich niet kan veroorloven om iedereen tegen zich in het harnas te jagen. In Rome was dat het recept om aan een vleeshaak door de straten gesleept en in de Tiber gegooid te worden.
January 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Wat Mad King Don niet helemaal lijkt te begrijpen, zowel nationaal als internationaal, is dat ook een dictator het zich niet kan veroorloven om iedereen tegen zich in het harnas te jagen. In Rome was dat het recept om aan een vleeshaak door de straten gesleept en in de Tiber gegooid te worden.
Trump has some tips on how to oust him.
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Trump has some tips on how to oust him.
Next time he/she better dive on the really cringe designs than.
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Next time he/she better dive on the really cringe designs than.
Why was the Roman Empire so extraordinarily successful?
* Because it was eager to absorb best practices from other cultures.
* Because it was open to immigrants and willing to grant them citizenship.
* (And because it was highly militarized and ruthlessly imperialistic.)
* Because it was eager to absorb best practices from other cultures.
* Because it was open to immigrants and willing to grant them citizenship.
* (And because it was highly militarized and ruthlessly imperialistic.)
January 14, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Why was the Roman Empire so extraordinarily successful?
* Because it was eager to absorb best practices from other cultures.
* Because it was open to immigrants and willing to grant them citizenship.
* (And because it was highly militarized and ruthlessly imperialistic.)
* Because it was eager to absorb best practices from other cultures.
* Because it was open to immigrants and willing to grant them citizenship.
* (And because it was highly militarized and ruthlessly imperialistic.)
Ik denk dat we onderstaande uitspraak het komende jaar niet vaak genoeg kunnen herhalen.
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ik denk dat we onderstaande uitspraak het komende jaar niet vaak genoeg kunnen herhalen.
It will be over soon, Russian milblogger Maxim Kalashnikov predicts. Russia will have to pay the price for posing as a great power.
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It will be over soon, Russian milblogger Maxim Kalashnikov predicts. Russia will have to pay the price for posing as a great power.
What a great Joke.
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
What a great Joke.