Bernard Loonen
@loonenbg.bsky.social
Songwriters' singer
Grandpa for futures
Astronaut of spaceship Earth
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Grandpa for futures
Astronaut of spaceship Earth
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
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I propose renaming Earth, “Trump.” The Trump rotates around shiny trump every 12 trumps. Each trump has approximately 30 trumps, and each of those trumps has 24 trumps. Each trump consists of 60 trumps.
Won’t be long now till someone introduces a bill
Won’t be long now till someone introduces a bill
December 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I propose renaming Earth, “Trump.” The Trump rotates around shiny trump every 12 trumps. Each trump has approximately 30 trumps, and each of those trumps has 24 trumps. Each trump consists of 60 trumps.
Won’t be long now till someone introduces a bill
Won’t be long now till someone introduces a bill
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
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"No one should pressure Ukraine to give up territory for peace. Everybody should pressure Russia to cease aggression.”
- Donald Tusk
Polish Prime Minister
He is great;)
🫡
- Donald Tusk
Polish Prime Minister
He is great;)
🫡
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"No one should pressure Ukraine to give up territory for peace. Everybody should pressure Russia to cease aggression.”
- Donald Tusk
Polish Prime Minister
He is great;)
🫡
- Donald Tusk
Polish Prime Minister
He is great;)
🫡
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So well put. Isolate the US. Don't buy their products, don't go there on holiday, persuade your employer to ditch US tech. And be nice to individual Americans, nobody deserves this kind of government and in the end, Americans will pay the highest price of all as it is their country that gets fucked.
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So well put. Isolate the US. Don't buy their products, don't go there on holiday, persuade your employer to ditch US tech. And be nice to individual Americans, nobody deserves this kind of government and in the end, Americans will pay the highest price of all as it is their country that gets fucked.
De EU bereidt een cadeautje voor pesticidenreuzen voor. Dit is een en al een nachtmerrie voor de rest van ons. Ja, voor goedkeuring—voor altijd. Ja, zonder veiligheidstests. En, ja, dit is echt. Teken nu om het te stoppen. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Bescherm ons voedsel tegen giftige pesticiden
De EU bereidt een cadeautje voor pesticidenreuzen voor. Dit is een en al een nachtmerrie voor de rest van ons. Een nieuw voorstel kan ervoor zorgen dat giftige pesticiden, waaronder glyfosaat, voor al...
action.wemove.eu
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
De EU bereidt een cadeautje voor pesticidenreuzen voor. Dit is een en al een nachtmerrie voor de rest van ons. Ja, voor goedkeuring—voor altijd. Ja, zonder veiligheidstests. En, ja, dit is echt. Teken nu om het te stoppen. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
European Commission (@[email protected])
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🤯 Broke? Or just lacking financial know-how?
The truth is, for many Europeans, that’s how it is.
We have a brand new Financial Literacy Strategy to help you:
✔️ Build the righ...
ec.social-network.europa.eu
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
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Wereldwijd wordt $492 miljard belasting ontdoken.
3000 mensen (0.00000037% van de wereldbevolking) eigenen zichzelf 15% van de wereldeconomie toe.
Armoede is een keuze. We kunnen armoede 22x per jaar oplossen.
Maar in plaats van belasting te betalen huurt Jeff Bezos Venetië af voor een bruiloft.
3000 mensen (0.00000037% van de wereldbevolking) eigenen zichzelf 15% van de wereldeconomie toe.
Armoede is een keuze. We kunnen armoede 22x per jaar oplossen.
Maar in plaats van belasting te betalen huurt Jeff Bezos Venetië af voor een bruiloft.
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
👇 2/2
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Hold onto your outrage. It shows you have principles.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hold onto your outrage. It shows you have principles.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
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The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
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We share more than geography with the Western Balkans.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We share more than geography with the Western Balkans.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
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Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
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A member of the European Council openly admitting he is taking his instructions directly from the Kremlin in exchange for favors. Anyone else would have been subject to a criminal investigation for that. It illustrates perfectly why the European Council is a failed institution.
💥On his flight to the EU summit, Viktor Orbán revealed what appears to be direct coordination with Vladimir Putin: Hungary would be spared Russian countermeasures if Orbán votes against the EU’s confiscation of frozen Russian assets: "So we Hungarians have protected ourselves."
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A member of the European Council openly admitting he is taking his instructions directly from the Kremlin in exchange for favors. Anyone else would have been subject to a criminal investigation for that. It illustrates perfectly why the European Council is a failed institution.
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Central bank independence may need rethinking in the face of climate change, argue economists @geoffmann.bsky.social & @annpettifor.bsky.social.
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
Central bank independence should be reframed in light of climate change, say economists
Monetary and fiscal policy should work in tandem while balancing risk of political interference, say economists Geoff Mann and Ann Pettifor.
greencb.co
December 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Central bank independence may need rethinking in the face of climate change, argue economists @geoffmann.bsky.social & @annpettifor.bsky.social.
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
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Three DHS agents manhandled this tiny 75-year-old woman who was peacefully protesting in front of ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The corporate media is refusing to cover the story. Click to watch the video, and please share.
The Hero We Need Now
How a tiny 75-year-old woman stood up to Kristi Noem’s goons.
www.borowitzreport.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Three DHS agents manhandled this tiny 75-year-old woman who was peacefully protesting in front of ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The corporate media is refusing to cover the story. Click to watch the video, and please share.
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Russia’s shadow fleet remains its cash lifeline.
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Russia’s shadow fleet remains its cash lifeline.
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
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Even when confronted with a 🇺🇸 #NationalSecurityStrategy planning their ouster, our centrist leaders have been silent in response.
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
The EU Commission's lone truth-teller explains what the US really wants
"Americans are planning to fight against the EU, against our strength through unity, since in their vision the EU can become threatening to American interests," says the EU Defence Commissioner.
davekeating.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Even when confronted with a 🇺🇸 #NationalSecurityStrategy planning their ouster, our centrist leaders have been silent in response.
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
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The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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I am deeply shocked by the distressing images from the shooting at the Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach in Australia.
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I am deeply shocked by the distressing images from the shooting at the Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach in Australia.
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
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December 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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