Gerard Geerlings
@gerardgeerlings.bsky.social
Socioloog https://gerardgeerlings.nl
I asked ChatGTP if the Dutch could reclaim New York, the city we founded in 1624, answer:
Under modern international law:
- Territorial claims expire
- Force is illegal
- Sovereignty is final
- People’s consent is central
=> Only the people of Greenland can decide about their future
Under modern international law:
- Territorial claims expire
- Force is illegal
- Sovereignty is final
- People’s consent is central
=> Only the people of Greenland can decide about their future
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I asked ChatGTP if the Dutch could reclaim New York, the city we founded in 1624, answer:
Under modern international law:
- Territorial claims expire
- Force is illegal
- Sovereignty is final
- People’s consent is central
=> Only the people of Greenland can decide about their future
Under modern international law:
- Territorial claims expire
- Force is illegal
- Sovereignty is final
- People’s consent is central
=> Only the people of Greenland can decide about their future
Winterse creativiteit in Amersfoort Noord
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Winterse creativiteit in Amersfoort Noord
Reposted by Gerard Geerlings
Après 33 ans d'amour, Bernard d'Ormale a accompagné Brigitte Bardot jusqu'à son dernier jour. À la veille des obsèques de B.B., c'est avec émotion qu'il raconte leurs derniers instants, dans l'intimité de la Madrague.
«Elle m'a appelé Pioupiou, et puis c'était fini» : les derniers instants de Brigitte Bardot, racontés par son mari
www.parismatch.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Après 33 ans d'amour, Bernard d'Ormale a accompagné Brigitte Bardot jusqu'à son dernier jour. À la veille des obsèques de B.B., c'est avec émotion qu'il raconte leurs derniers instants, dans l'intimité de la Madrague.
Interesting to see how Trump and his family are expanding their network and profit from the trust given by the American people to expand their wealth and economical influence through business deals.
More in this article in The New York Times: lnkd.in/eUTKtu-P
More in this article in The New York Times: lnkd.in/eUTKtu-P
January 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Interesting to see how Trump and his family are expanding their network and profit from the trust given by the American people to expand their wealth and economical influence through business deals.
More in this article in The New York Times: lnkd.in/eUTKtu-P
More in this article in The New York Times: lnkd.in/eUTKtu-P
Wakker geworden in een nieuw jaar, hopelijk het jaar dat we weer grip krijgen op de toekomst
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Wakker geworden in een nieuw jaar, hopelijk het jaar dat we weer grip krijgen op de toekomst
Vreemd dat Putin zich zoveel zorgen maakt over drone aanvallen op zijn persoon, blijkbaar vertrouwt hij niet op zijn eigen verdediging, die zou toch prima in orde moeten zijn.
December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Vreemd dat Putin zich zoveel zorgen maakt over drone aanvallen op zijn persoon, blijkbaar vertrouwt hij niet op zijn eigen verdediging, die zou toch prima in orde moeten zijn.
Still a long way to go
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
Still a long way to go
The Savior must have been
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Still a long way to go
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
Reposted by Gerard Geerlings
Lezers zijn de auteur van deze rubriek. Een Ikje is een persoonlijke ervaring of anekdote in maximaal 120 woorden. Insturen via [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lezers zijn de auteur van deze rubriek. Een Ikje is een persoonlijke ervaring of anekdote in maximaal 120 woorden. Insturen via [email protected]
Until november 6.690 US citizens applied for a Dutch-American Friendship Treaty-visum (DAFT) for the Netherlands, this number is increasing.
December 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Until november 6.690 US citizens applied for a Dutch-American Friendship Treaty-visum (DAFT) for the Netherlands, this number is increasing.
Trump signed an executive order that aims to overrule US state laws that limit the AI industry, a win for tech companies that have lobbied against regulation of the booming technology. Europe will be the only place in the world where you are protected bij law against abuse by Bg Tech of AI.
December 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Trump signed an executive order that aims to overrule US state laws that limit the AI industry, a win for tech companies that have lobbied against regulation of the booming technology. Europe will be the only place in the world where you are protected bij law against abuse by Bg Tech of AI.
For the record: toen ik op D66 stemde had ik niet in mijn hoofd dat ze gingen samenwerken met de VVD en Ja21, de uitsluitingsstrategie van de VVD wordt dus beloond
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
For the record: toen ik op D66 stemde had ik niet in mijn hoofd dat ze gingen samenwerken met de VVD en Ja21, de uitsluitingsstrategie van de VVD wordt dus beloond
Her Father Wrote ‘On the Road.’ She Lived Her Own Version.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Relief
reading without finishing
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Never thought
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
Never thought
GG3
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Never thought
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
open.substack.com/pub/gerardge...
Den Himmel über Berlin - mit Bruno Ganz und Peter Falk
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Den Himmel über Berlin - mit Bruno Ganz und Peter Falk
De vrije wereld is een stuk kleiner geworden en Europa zo gek nog niet
October 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
De vrije wereld is een stuk kleiner geworden en Europa zo gek nog niet
Reposted by Gerard Geerlings
"The high-water mark of America’s influence over the world has come and gone. All empires are transitory, right? If you rise, you’re inevitably going to stagnate and fall," says American political history author and podcaster @mikeduncan.bsky.social.
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
September 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"The high-water mark of America’s influence over the world has come and gone. All empires are transitory, right? If you rise, you’re inevitably going to stagnate and fall," says American political history author and podcaster @mikeduncan.bsky.social.
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...