Peter Erkamp
@petererkamp.bsky.social
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
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January 25, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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That we know of.
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
That we know of.
@volkskrant.nl Aardrijkskunde gemist op school? Laatste keer dat ik keek lagen Caen en Bayeux toch iets dichter bij de kust… Op de kleinere kaart lijkt het wel te kloppen.
July 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@volkskrant.nl Aardrijkskunde gemist op school? Laatste keer dat ik keek lagen Caen en Bayeux toch iets dichter bij de kust… Op de kleinere kaart lijkt het wel te kloppen.
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I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
June 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
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terwijl onze vrijheid dagelijks wordt verstoord door anti-democratische paladijnen.
Bevrijdingsdagherdenking verstoord door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten
Bevrijdingsdagherdenking verstoord door pro-Palestijnse demonstranten
De Nationale Herdenking van de Bevrijding in Wageningen werd maandag verstoord door een protest van pro-Palestijnse activisten.
www.nrc.nl
May 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
terwijl onze vrijheid dagelijks wordt verstoord door anti-democratische paladijnen.
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Trump’s "peace plan" for Ukraine was always going to be to try to break the international order, give a victory to Putin, and blame Ukraine. The underlying reality is of a war Ukraine must fight because it is under continuous bloody assault.
I've been asking this question for some while.
One can hope it will be the end of arguments. And *finally* the organizing of a united democratic front of opposition to U.S.-Russian entente. The key question is if any Republicans here will join a united Democratic front. One can hope but not expect.
One can hope it will be the end of arguments. And *finally* the organizing of a united democratic front of opposition to U.S.-Russian entente. The key question is if any Republicans here will join a united Democratic front. One can hope but not expect.
Latest in @theatlantic.com . Trump's plan is a no win for Ukraine. Whether Ukraine agrees or not, Trump will end sanctions on Russia and get back to business with Putin. Can we finally hear the end of the arguments that Trump is anything but Russia's ally?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Trump’s "peace plan" for Ukraine was always going to be to try to break the international order, give a victory to Putin, and blame Ukraine. The underlying reality is of a war Ukraine must fight because it is under continuous bloody assault.
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Throw away your calculator and remember that we are not just talking about square kilometers, but about people.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Throw away your calculator and remember that we are not just talking about square kilometers, but about people.
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Having lost any adequate expertise on Russia, Washington seems to be completely devoid of understanding of Ukrainian realities.
Occupied Crimea is not Alsace, which we can talk about later. It is basements, torture, electric shock, rape with rubber truncheons. Like everywhere in the occupation.
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Occupied Crimea is not Alsace, which we can talk about later. It is basements, torture, electric shock, rape with rubber truncheons. Like everywhere in the occupation.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Having lost any adequate expertise on Russia, Washington seems to be completely devoid of understanding of Ukrainian realities.
Occupied Crimea is not Alsace, which we can talk about later. It is basements, torture, electric shock, rape with rubber truncheons. Like everywhere in the occupation.
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Occupied Crimea is not Alsace, which we can talk about later. It is basements, torture, electric shock, rape with rubber truncheons. Like everywhere in the occupation.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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Ik zou willen dat de NOS meer aandacht zou besteden aan de woorden van de historicus Timothy Snyder, dan aan het overlijden van de stem achter een televisiepophond.
Als je het sterven van de democratie minder belangrijk vindt dan kinderprogramma's, kun je niet zo goed prioriteiten stellen.
Als je het sterven van de democratie minder belangrijk vindt dan kinderprogramma's, kun je niet zo goed prioriteiten stellen.
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ik zou willen dat de NOS meer aandacht zou besteden aan de woorden van de historicus Timothy Snyder, dan aan het overlijden van de stem achter een televisiepophond.
Als je het sterven van de democratie minder belangrijk vindt dan kinderprogramma's, kun je niet zo goed prioriteiten stellen.
Als je het sterven van de democratie minder belangrijk vindt dan kinderprogramma's, kun je niet zo goed prioriteiten stellen.
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I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
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Trumps handelsoorlog zal iedereen in de portemonnee raken. Een recessie dreigt. Nu moet Europa eensgezind zijn en goed voorbereid op de mogelijke gevolgen. Daarom deze vragen.
April 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Trumps handelsoorlog zal iedereen in de portemonnee raken. Een recessie dreigt. Nu moet Europa eensgezind zijn en goed voorbereid op de mogelijke gevolgen. Daarom deze vragen.
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1/4. If the US were engaged in an attempt to bring peace to Ukraine, it would place more tariffs on Russia, rather than exempt Russia entirely.
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
1/4. If the US were engaged in an attempt to bring peace to Ukraine, it would place more tariffs on Russia, rather than exempt Russia entirely.
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Trump voert die heffingen niet in voor de economie, maar om te vernederen en om loyaliteit af te dwingen
Trump voert die heffingen niet in voor de economie, maar om te vernederen en om loyaliteit af te dwingen
www.volkskrant.nl
April 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Trump voert die heffingen niet in voor de economie, maar om te vernederen en om loyaliteit af te dwingen
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What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary?
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary?
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.
zeteo.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
Partial solar eclipse this afternoon. Fun to watch!
March 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Partial solar eclipse this afternoon. Fun to watch!
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The direction of Musk-Trump is antisemitic. I wrote a couple of essays on this for "Thinking About." The below is not surprising.
Trump’s antisemitism chief shares ‘Jew card’ post from white supremacist who used to lead an organization that promoted the ‘Nazification of America’
Trump’s antisemitism chief shares ‘Jew card’ post from white supremacist
Leo Terrell, the civil rights attorney in charge of President Donald Trump’s antisemitism task force, shared a post on X Friday from a notorious white supremacist leader.
forward.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The direction of Musk-Trump is antisemitic. I wrote a couple of essays on this for "Thinking About." The below is not surprising.
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Utterly predictably, Putin rejects the unconditional ceasefire offered by Ukraine, sends Trump off on the errands of making the Russian invasion easier and denying Ukrainian sovereignty, while Trump claims he has accomplished something.
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Utterly predictably, Putin rejects the unconditional ceasefire offered by Ukraine, sends Trump off on the errands of making the Russian invasion easier and denying Ukrainian sovereignty, while Trump claims he has accomplished something.
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Note for editors and producers: Forcing Ukraine to surrender to Russia is not brokering a peace agreement. Taking dictation from the Kremlin is not diplomacy. Betraying our allies is not courage.
March 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Note for editors and producers: Forcing Ukraine to surrender to Russia is not brokering a peace agreement. Taking dictation from the Kremlin is not diplomacy. Betraying our allies is not courage.
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The Trump administration has terminated a U.S.-funded initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including a sensitive database detailing the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children
Observers fear the move has compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials and will hinder efforts to rescue thousands of missing Ukrainian children.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Trump administration has terminated a U.S.-funded initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including a sensitive database detailing the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, according to U.S. officials.
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Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Trump’s federal cost-cutting - led by Elon Musk's Doge – has now hit the unit helping rescue Ukrainian children taken by Russia
inews.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
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apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.