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Walking on stilts these days, not to get stuck in the mud.
Thank you everyone with the courage to point out, to oppose and create stable footing in a wobbly world. EN/NL
Trumps frontale aanval op Europa - Roel van Duijn in De Kanttekening
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Internationale studenten vragen elkaar nu al om geen VS-kritische berichten te appen.

“CBP plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of family members.”
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Jeffrey Epstein was not cast out after his child sex-crime conviction but remained embedded in inner circle of Silicon Valley founders including Musk, Bezos, Brin, Page, Gates and Zuckerberg – Byline Times
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December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Minderheidskabinet?Echt? Omdat de VVD feeks Jesse Klaver en zijn mensen er niet bij wilt hebben? Is dit wat Buma voorschrijft? Nieuwe verkiezingen. Nu.
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
America first en Europa voor de TechBro's
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Amerika Eerst en Europa voor de techbro’s
www.volkskrant.nl
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Your daily reminder that peace and unity in Europe will only come with a Russian defeat. It's almost like this is Europe's war of independence. Either we disappear or we win. There isn't really any middle ground.
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Today is Saint Nicholas Day in Ukraine.

On this night, Saint Nick brings gifts to good children and a small rod to the naughty ones, reminding them to do better.

This year, Ukrainian children ask for just one gift: Victory and Peace.

Artist Marian Kamenský captures their hope.
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🔴 Die Süßwasserreserven in Europa versiegen wegen der Klimakrise! Es ist viel mehr als die Hitze: Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass große Teile Europas zunehmend austrocknen. Wir brauchen jetzt radikale Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Menschen und Klima. Sonst wird es übel.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Steal a Democracy and carve up the Plumb-Pudding from
Liberté, égalité, fraternité-1805 to We-the-people-2025
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Steal a Democracy and carve up the Plumb-Pudding from Liberté, égalité, fraternité-1805 to We-the-people-2025
substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This is World Wide
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.

Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.

This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Merz to the rescue as EU seeks a path around Belgium on Russia’s €210B.

With Belgium resisting the reparations plan, the EU is exploring a workaround that could allow sanctions to be extended and assets mobilized without unanimity. Germany is the driving force.

The outcome will shape the future.
Merz to the rescue as EU races to bypass Belgium on Russia’s €210bn
Belgium holds €183bn and demands EU-wide risk-sharing before releasing a cent.
euromaidanpress.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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De democratie ligt onder vuur, maar anders dan de doemdenkers menen is zij nog lang niet verloren. Een doe-het-zelf handleiding in negen stappen voor de trotse burger die geen dictator boven zich blieft.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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⚡️Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks.

"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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A wave of sabotage is hitting Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory and the Russian Federation itself.

A missile loader was destroyed in Kursk, a radar knocked out, and partisans filmed jets in Crimea. Strikes also hit the Ring oil pipeline near Moscow
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
From Melitopol to Moscow: resistance forces give Russia a war it can’t see coming
Near-daily sabotage and intelligence leaks are eroding the Kremlin’s confidence in rear-area security.
euromaidanpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM