Léon Cornelissen
@leonmwc.bsky.social
Economist, rambler, cinephile, Wagnerite, chess aficionado
LOL
No, he doesn't
He does know that the Pilgrims arrived 405 years ago
doesn't he...
doesn't he...
January 10, 2026 at 12:47 PM
LOL
“Want waarom laten de NS reizigers met valse hoop naar het station komen, met de belofte dat ‘over twee uur’ alles weer rijdt, terwijl dat op dat moment totaal onzeker of zelfs onhaalbaar is?”
www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
Opinie: Waarom laten de NS treinreizigers met valse hoop naar het station komen?
De chaos door sneeuw zegt veel over de staat van onze spoorwegen, ziet Freek Bos, directeur van reizigersvereniging Rover. Wees daarover eerlijk tegenover reizigers.
www.trouw.nl
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“Want waarom laten de NS reizigers met valse hoop naar het station komen, met de belofte dat ‘over twee uur’ alles weer rijdt, terwijl dat op dat moment totaal onzeker of zelfs onhaalbaar is?”
www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
www.trouw.nl/opinie/opini...
“Denemarken is te klein en gooit de grenzen dicht, Frankrijk is voor de Duitsers een gedwongen huwelijk en de Polen eisen herstelbetalingen vanwege de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Nederland wordt node gemist, we kunnen snel weer in de oude rol groeien.”
www.parool.nl/wereld/neder...
Nederland wordt node gemist, we kunnen snel weer in de oude rol groeien.”
www.parool.nl/wereld/neder...
Nederland verwaarloost vriendschap met Duitsland: ‘Kabinet was vooral met zichzelf bezig’
De warme relatie met Duitsland is de laatste anderhalf jaar bekoeld als gevolg van gerommel in Den Haag, economische missers en desinteresse van Nederlandse zijde. Maar het is nog niet te laat, vinden...
www.parool.nl
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Denemarken is te klein en gooit de grenzen dicht, Frankrijk is voor de Duitsers een gedwongen huwelijk en de Polen eisen herstelbetalingen vanwege de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Nederland wordt node gemist, we kunnen snel weer in de oude rol groeien.”
www.parool.nl/wereld/neder...
Nederland wordt node gemist, we kunnen snel weer in de oude rol groeien.”
www.parool.nl/wereld/neder...
LOL “President Trump’s statement that they will ‘run’ Venezuela while referencing ongoing talks with the Venezuelan government does not alone qualify the snatch-and-extract mission to capture Maduro as an invasion.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Gambling platform Polymarket not paying bets on US invasion of Venezuela
Gamblers who placed wagers totalling $10.5m angered after capture of Nicolás Maduro deemed not to qualify
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 PM
LOL “President Trump’s statement that they will ‘run’ Venezuela while referencing ongoing talks with the Venezuelan government does not alone qualify the snatch-and-extract mission to capture Maduro as an invasion.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
„Russia has mortgaged its economy, harried Finland and Sweden into joining NATO, subordinated itself to China and scythed through a generation of young men.
And for what?“
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
And for what?“
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
Vladimir Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine
Fighting in Ukraine will grind on in 2026. Vladimir Putin will continue to throw away Russian lives pointlessly, but sooner or later a reckoning is coming
www.economist.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM
„Russia has mortgaged its economy, harried Finland and Sweden into joining NATO, subordinated itself to China and scythed through a generation of young men.
And for what?“
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
And for what?“
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
Compartmentalization?
It's just a very odd newscycle when Europeans are working alongside America to offer security guarantees in Ukraine while also wondering if America is going to invade Greenland. The whole thing makes no sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Compartmentalization?
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Mstyslav Tsjernov komt na zijn Oscarwinnende '20 Days in Mariupol' met een verslag van de Russisch-Oekraïense uitputtingsoorlog. '2000 Meters to Andriivka' volgt een drie maanden durend kruipoffensief naar het gehucht Andriivka.
‘2000 meters to Andriivka’ volgt het Oekraïense tegenoffensief van nachtmerrieachtig dichtbij
Documentaire: Mstyslav Tsjernov komt na zijn Oscarwinnende ’20 Days in Mariupol’ met nog een bijna hallucinant verslag van de Russisch-Oekraïense uitputtingsoorlog. ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ volgt een drie maanden durend kruipoffensief naar het gehucht Andriivka.
www.nrc.nl
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Mstyslav Tsjernov komt na zijn Oscarwinnende '20 Days in Mariupol' met een verslag van de Russisch-Oekraïense uitputtingsoorlog. '2000 Meters to Andriivka' volgt een drie maanden durend kruipoffensief naar het gehucht Andriivka.
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
🇭🇺🇸🇰 The new year breathes fresh life into an established fact that doing anything related to politics and law in CEE without a degree in history or an adjacent field is extremely difficult.
🪧Hundreds protested at Slovakia’s embassy in Budapest against a new Slovak law penalizing denial or questioning of the Beneš Decrees—post-WWII rules used to strip Hungarians and Germans of their rights and properties. Opposition leader Péter Magyar even vowed to expel the Slovak ambassador.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🇭🇺🇸🇰 The new year breathes fresh life into an established fact that doing anything related to politics and law in CEE without a degree in history or an adjacent field is extremely difficult.
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Snow Is Fun (8 Photos)
Winter isn't just about shoveling driveways and shivering in the cold. For those with a bit of imagination, a fresh blanket of snow is the ultimate blank canvas. From giant puns on a sidewalk to ghosts that got caught in the frost, these 8 photos show that a little bit of…
Winter isn't just about shoveling driveways and shivering in the cold. For those with a bit of imagination, a fresh blanket of snow is the ultimate blank canvas. From giant puns on a sidewalk to ghosts that got caught in the frost, these 8 photos show that a little bit of…
Snow Is Fun (8 Photos)
Winter isn't just about shoveling driveways and shivering in the cold. For those with a bit of imagination, a fresh blanket of snow is the ultimate blank canvas. From giant puns on a sidewalk to ghosts that got caught in the frost, these 8 photos show that a little bit of freezing weather is no match for a great sense of humor…
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January 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Snow Is Fun (8 Photos)
Winter isn't just about shoveling driveways and shivering in the cold. For those with a bit of imagination, a fresh blanket of snow is the ultimate blank canvas. From giant puns on a sidewalk to ghosts that got caught in the frost, these 8 photos show that a little bit of…
Winter isn't just about shoveling driveways and shivering in the cold. For those with a bit of imagination, a fresh blanket of snow is the ultimate blank canvas. From giant puns on a sidewalk to ghosts that got caught in the frost, these 8 photos show that a little bit of…
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
The leftist group “Vulkangruppe” which claims to have sabotaged Berlin’s power supply is oddly bad at proper German.
One detail suggests it was translated from Russian with AI or some such. www.berlinstory.de/news/stromau...
One detail suggests it was translated from Russian with AI or some such. www.berlinstory.de/news/stromau...
Stromausfall in Berlin - kyrillische Fehler im Text? - Berlin Story News
Seit Tagen ist der Strom in Teilen Berlins ausgefallen – eine Reparatur des Schadens wird noch Tage dauern. Das Bekennerschreiben könnte Hinweise auf russische Saboteure geben. Das Ziel wäre nicht mal...
www.berlinstory.de
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The leftist group “Vulkangruppe” which claims to have sabotaged Berlin’s power supply is oddly bad at proper German.
One detail suggests it was translated from Russian with AI or some such. www.berlinstory.de/news/stromau...
One detail suggests it was translated from Russian with AI or some such. www.berlinstory.de/news/stromau...
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Chants of ‘Tax the Rich’ Fuel a Brooklyn Rave for Mayor Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/s...
Chants of ‘Tax the Rich’ Fuel a Brooklyn Rave for Mayor Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Chants of ‘Tax the Rich’ Fuel a Brooklyn Rave for Mayor Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/s...
Reposted by Léon Cornelissen
Dit is hoe de gemeente Rotterdam bijna werd opgeheven, maar de inwoners staken er een stokje voor
#rijnmond #algemeen
#rijnmond #algemeen
Dit is hoe de gemeente Rotterdam bijna werd opgeheven, maar de inwoners staken er een stokje voor
“De gemeente Rotterdam wordt opgeheven.” Het is de letterlijke tekst uit een wetsvoorstel uit 1995. De Rotterdamse burgemeester en wethouders waren dertig jaar geleden redelijk enthousiast over het plan waarin de gemeente werd opgeheven, maar de inwoners staken er massaal een stokje voor. “Het concept ‘Rotterdam’ moet je niet zomaar weggooien.”
www.rijnmond.nl
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“#Bulgaria is preparing to adopt the euro in January amid fresh domestic political turbulence and fears that #Russia-aligned disinformation is deepening distrust of the new currency.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation
Balkan country will become 21st country to adopt EU currency, with policymakers hoping move will boost economy
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“#Bulgaria is preparing to adopt the euro in January amid fresh domestic political turbulence and fears that #Russia-aligned disinformation is deepening distrust of the new currency.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Heinkels, but terror all the same…
This is a historically correct use of “terrorism”. When Nazi Stukas destroyed Rotterdam in May 1940, the international press decried Nazi “terror-bombing”, noting the German term “Schrecklichkeit”. Here is the New York Times.
December 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Heinkels, but terror all the same…
LOL “Arnoud Boot (…) oppert een andere verklaring voor de onzorgvuldigheden.
Hij vermoedt dat de frustratie bij VNO-NCW over het ondernemingsklimaat zo groot is dat ze via Wennink besloten ‘hun grammofoonplaat op ‘superspeed’ af te draaien’.”
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hij vermoedt dat de frustratie bij VNO-NCW over het ondernemingsklimaat zo groot is dat ze via Wennink besloten ‘hun grammofoonplaat op ‘superspeed’ af te draaien’.”
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Groeiende kritiek op de manier waarop Peter Wennink in zijn rapport met cijfers omspringt
Rapport Wennink: Het ongemak groeit over de analyse die Peter Wennink maakte van de Nederlandse economie. De adviezen zijn het probleem niet, maar ze worden voorafgegaan door elkaar tegensprekende cij...
www.nrc.nl
December 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
LOL “Arnoud Boot (…) oppert een andere verklaring voor de onzorgvuldigheden.
Hij vermoedt dat de frustratie bij VNO-NCW over het ondernemingsklimaat zo groot is dat ze via Wennink besloten ‘hun grammofoonplaat op ‘superspeed’ af te draaien’.”
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Hij vermoedt dat de frustratie bij VNO-NCW over het ondernemingsklimaat zo groot is dat ze via Wennink besloten ‘hun grammofoonplaat op ‘superspeed’ af te draaien’.”
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
“But does it warrant calling Smith the ‘father of economics’?
That may be going too far, for three reasons.
Smith was a flowery writer; he made strange errors; and he is credited for ideas that were not his.”[2/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
That may be going too far, for three reasons.
Smith was a flowery writer; he made strange errors; and he is credited for ideas that were not his.”[2/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
Adam Smith is misinterpreted and his influence overstated
The most famous book in economics is less revolutionary than you think
economist.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“But does it warrant calling Smith the ‘father of economics’?
That may be going too far, for three reasons.
Smith was a flowery writer; he made strange errors; and he is credited for ideas that were not his.”[2/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
That may be going too far, for three reasons.
Smith was a flowery writer; he made strange errors; and he is credited for ideas that were not his.”[2/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
“When the ‘Wealth of Nations’ came out, everyone agreed it was a Very Important Book.” [1/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
economist.com/christmas-sp...
Adam Smith is misinterpreted and his influence overstated
The most famous book in economics is less revolutionary than you think
economist.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“When the ‘Wealth of Nations’ came out, everyone agreed it was a Very Important Book.” [1/2]
economist.com/christmas-sp...
economist.com/christmas-sp...
The five biggest market developments of 2025
Looking back on a rollercoaster year for investors
economist.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ceci n’est pas un Eurobond.
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ceci n’est pas un Eurobond.