Michael Riemens PhD
@michaelriemensphd.bsky.social
Gepromoveerd historicus, Research Fellow Fryske Akademy, docent Hanzehogeschool; biografieproject ‘Zoon van Friesland, man van de wereld: mr. E.N. van Kleffens’;
geschiedenis, internationale betrekkingen, politiek, monarchie, schaken;
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geschiedenis, internationale betrekkingen, politiek, monarchie, schaken;
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Verguisd en vereerd: prins Bernhard in het nieuws | Historiek
Nieuwe inzichten in het omstreden verleden van prins Bernhard, op basis van archiefonderzoek en de recente discussie over zijn NSDAP-lidmaatschap.
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Mijn nieuwste artikel is zojuist verschenen in Historiek! Het stuk handelt over prins Bernhard. Twintig jaar na zijn overlijden vindt in ons land nog steeds veel discussie plaats over zijn persoon en handelen en daaraan poogt dit artikel bij te dragen.
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This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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It's good vs. evil. And this regime is pure evil.
Noem accuses Renee Nicole Good of "an attempt to kill or to cause bodily harm to agents -- an act of domestic terrorism."
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
It's good vs. evil. And this regime is pure evil.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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"President Donald Trump has spoken in unequivocal terms: US oil companies are headed back to Venezuela, they’ll spend the tens of billions of dollars required to restore the country’s energy infrastructure, and they’ll reap the potentially enormous rewards." | Analysis https://cnn.it/4q9xewG
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 AM
"President Donald Trump has spoken in unequivocal terms: US oil companies are headed back to Venezuela, they’ll spend the tens of billions of dollars required to restore the country’s energy infrastructure, and they’ll reap the potentially enormous rewards." | Analysis https://cnn.it/4q9xewG
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Herinneringen aan Capitoolbestorming zijn onvindbaar in Washington D.C.
Herinneringen aan Capitoolbestorming zijn onvindbaar in Washington D.C.
Vandaag is het vijf jaar geleden dat het Capitool bestormd werd. Democraten en Republikeinen staan daar elk op de eigen manier bij stil.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Herinneringen aan Capitoolbestorming zijn onvindbaar in Washington D.C.
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The UK and France have agreed to establish military centres across Ukraine following a ceasefire, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged that Germany would take responsibility for Ukraine’s and Europe’s broader security.
Paris talks will resume tomorrow.
Paris talks will resume tomorrow.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The UK and France have agreed to establish military centres across Ukraine following a ceasefire, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged that Germany would take responsibility for Ukraine’s and Europe’s broader security.
Paris talks will resume tomorrow.
Paris talks will resume tomorrow.
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Mike Johnson’s razor-thin House majority took three hits today — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of Doug LaMalfa, and the hospitalization of Jim Baird following a serious car accident.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
House GOP edge shrinks after Republican’s 'sudden' death and another hospitalized
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority took three hits on Tuesday. They include the effective date of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of U.S...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Mike Johnson’s razor-thin House majority took three hits today — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of Doug LaMalfa, and the hospitalization of Jim Baird following a serious car accident.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
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Jon Stewart Stunned Trump Just Blurted Out Real Reason for Invasion #Venezuela www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jon... via @thedailybeast
Jon Stewart Stunned Trump Just Blurted Out Real Reason for Invasion
“I can’t even be a conspiracy theorist now,” Stewart joked.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Jon Stewart Stunned Trump Just Blurted Out Real Reason for Invasion #Venezuela www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/jon... via @thedailybeast
JIMMY KIMMEL ACED TRUMP’S DEMENTIA TEST!!
KIMMEL FOR PRESIDENT!!
KIMMEL FOR PRESIDENT!!
Jimmy Kimmel Submits Himself to Trump’s ‘Dementia’ Test #DementiaDon
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Jimmy Kimmel Submits Himself to Trump’s ‘Dementia’ Test
Kimmel wanted to see how his own brain “stacks up” against the president’s.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
JIMMY KIMMEL ACED TRUMP’S DEMENTIA TEST!!
KIMMEL FOR PRESIDENT!!
KIMMEL FOR PRESIDENT!!
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Zelensky ontvangt de Four Freedoms Award. De in 1941 door Franklin D. Roosevelt geformuleerde vrijheden behoren voor elke wereldleider leidend te zijn. Niemand kan hiertegen zijn, behalve de kwaadwillenden. Schilder Norman Rockwell maakte in 1943 van elke vrijheid een schilderij.
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Zelensky ontvangt de Four Freedoms Award. De in 1941 door Franklin D. Roosevelt geformuleerde vrijheden behoren voor elke wereldleider leidend te zijn. Niemand kan hiertegen zijn, behalve de kwaadwillenden. Schilder Norman Rockwell maakte in 1943 van elke vrijheid een schilderij.
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On 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Trump looks to shift the blame
On 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Trump looks to shift the blame
Trump said that the media hadn’t accurately reported statements he made to a crowd that would later orchestrate the break-in on Jan. 6, 2021.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
On 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Trump looks to shift the blame
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Veul heil en zegen veur et ni’je jaor! Ik ben Arjan Sterken, een religiewetenschapper gespecialiseerd in mythologie en volksverhalen. Deze week neem ik jullie mee in de wereld van oude sagen, moderne legenden, en de verschillende manieren waarop deze verteld worden. Gruwelen jullie mee?
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Laat maar komen!
Veul heil en zegen veur et ni’je jaor! Ik ben Arjan Sterken, een religiewetenschapper gespecialiseerd in mythologie en volksverhalen. Deze week neem ik jullie mee in de wereld van oude sagen, moderne legenden, en de verschillende manieren waarop deze verteld worden. Gruwelen jullie mee?
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Laat maar komen!
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Donald Trump Wants You to Forget This Happened - January 6, five years later #January6th
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Donald Trump Wants You to Forget This Happened
January 6, five years later
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Donald Trump Wants You to Forget This Happened - January 6, five years later #January6th
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
Time flies.
Today is January 6th.
Remember?
Today is January 6th.
Remember?
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Time flies.
Today is January 6th.
Remember?
Today is January 6th.
Remember?
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This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
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NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
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France at the UN Security Council:
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
France at the UN Security Council:
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
"The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."
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We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
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The conversation on Threads
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The conversation on Threads
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.