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Birol Akkuş
@akkusb.bsky.social
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Asst.Prof @ youthstudiesuu.bsky.social Utrecht Uni, social, cultural & political psychology
Research: endorsement of inequality.
Also: Politics, science & football in NL, EN &TR
#LFC #Feyenoord

Personal account: my opinions, my interests. Likes=bookmarks
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Birol Akkuş @akkusb.bsky.social · Sep 15
It's easier when you remember this: none of them say or do anything in good faith. Everything they do is a means to further their cause, which is to dominate everyone and everything that doesn't belong to their tribe. Morals, facts, rights are not relevant to them. Our rights, that is.
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profsaunders.bsky.social
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.

First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.

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January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Fascistwashing
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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gregk.co.uk
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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ninazeelen.bsky.social
VVD kiest genocide
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Als privilege een columnist was dan heette ze Rosanne.
veramoreijn.bsky.social Vera Moreijn @veramoreijn.bsky.social · 1d
Maar hé, dan haal je ook wel een powerhouse binnen natuurlijk.
January 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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levi98k.bsky.social
De gedrags- en gezagscrisis:
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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maartjejan.bsky.social
Zo stom geweest om gisteravond mijn fiets niet op slot te zetten dus die bleek weg 🤦‍♀️
Mocht iemand in Utrecht een vintage Gazelle zien versierd met rozen en Dolle Mina sticker laat me weten
January 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
akkusb.bsky.social
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar, Happy New Year, Mutlu Yeni Yıllar!

It can only get better !!(?)
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Dankzij de @vvdonline.bsky.social van Dilan Yesilgöz is extreemrechts salonfähig.
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
In which Dave, Chief, Jay and myself could finally bring ourselves to discuss our resurgence, of sorts, and what it means for the rest of the season.
Have We Turned A Corner?
pca.st
December 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Only fitting that someone who hasn't grasped the faintest notion of what art constitutes, is spokesperson for the Kennedy Center these days.
anntelnaes.bsky.social Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 6d
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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nadimmansour.bsky.social
Het is niet normaal dat de grootste krant van Nederland de grootste slachting ooit onder de pers goedpraat. Hoe kun je als échte journalist nog met een zuiver geweten voor De Telegraaf werken?
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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laurabromet.bsky.social
Kwam van mijlenver aan maar de populisten gingen het even regelen in Brussel
met hun vuist.
Wanbestuur.
Groot probleem voor de boeren.

www.bnr.nl/nieuws/nieuw...
Nederland krijgt geen nieuwe uitzondering op mestregels van Brussel
‘Ik vind dit besluit van de Europese Commissie zeer teleurstellend’, aldus demissionair minister Wiersma
www.bnr.nl
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
Referring to Trump 2.0, Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel recently said that he’s the “most hopeful about things” that he’s been “in a long time” bc “the opposition is completely exhausted” & whereas Trump 1.0 “got blocked on every level,” this time is different & will be Trump’s “real 1st term.” 1/
April 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Tweaker reanimeert gebrickte Nest-thermostaten: 'Als dit crimineel is, so be it'
tweakers.net/reviews/1409...
Tweaker reanimeert gebrickte Nest-thermostaten: 'Als dit crimineel is, so be it'
Google stopte met de ondersteuning van oude Nest Learning-thermostaten. Cody Kociemba blaast deze apparaten nieuw leven in met No Longer Evil Thermostat.
tweakers.net
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
When billionaires are allowed to buy and control news media, you no longer have any news media.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12d
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
akkusb.bsky.social
In welk scenario wil iemand gevrijwaard worden van rechtsvervolging en bedreigt daarvoor de rechtspraak?
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
akkusb.bsky.social
Maar hij kon zo leuk gedichtjes voorlezen.
drmarina.bsky.social dr. Marina @drmarina.bsky.social · 13d
Oud #PVV kamervoorzitter Martin Bosma wil nog steeds de #NPO opheffen "Het NOS-journaal is erg geradicaliseerd. De berichtgeving rondom Gaza twee jaar lang is echt om te huilen geweest en heeft niets meer met journalistiek te maken." #wnlopzondag
December 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Maar hoe slecht Feyenoord ook was, niets haalt het bij Higler. Consequent de slechtste scheidsrechter van Nederland.
December 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
Hou maar op, jongens. Dit team heeft RvP al opgegeven. Dit gaat helemaal niets worden vandaag. #Feyenoord
December 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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ijsbrand.bsky.social
"Radicaal-rechts is volledig genormaliseerd. Mijn studenten weten niet beter, kennen de Republikeinse partij van vóór Trump niet. Ze zien Trump simpelweg als de leider van een van de twee partijen. Tijdens de eerste termijn was alles afwijkender. Nu is het de norm," aldus @casmudde.bsky.social
Cas Mudde: ‘Mensen worden opgesloten in detentiekampen. Daar ben ik panisch voor’
Populisme: Zijn hele leven schreef politicoloog Cas Mudde, die al zeventien jaar in de VS woont en werkt, over radicaal-rechts populisme. Maar nu dat om hem heen de realiteit is, is hij stilgevallen. ...
www.nrc.nl
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
akkusb.bsky.social
sCHuLd vaN LinKs!!
maartenhopman.bsky.social Maarten Hopman @maartenhopman.bsky.social · 15d
Weten jullie nog dat het PVV-VVD-BBB-NSC kabinet nu écht oplossingen ging bieden voor Nederlanders.
December 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
akkusb.bsky.social
‘Van al die aanvallen slaap ik geen moment slechter’
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/v...
‘Van al die aanvallen slaap ik geen moment slechter’
Rechtse politici, media en boeren proberen hem met verdachtmakingen en persoonlijke aanvallen uit evenwicht te brengen. Maar Johan Vollenbroek, ‘stikstofstrijder des Vaderlands’ blijft er stoïcijns on...
www.volkskrant.nl
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
akkusb.bsky.social
And yet they can make penises that can stand behind a pedestal and make all sorts of statements
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM