Arjan Struik
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Arjan Struik
@arjanstruik.bsky.social
· Nov 19
They’ve won. There is no shame anymore. You can say the silent bits out loud.
Wanna walk with swastika flags? Yes, let’s do that.
Mass deportations, camps (konzentrationslager)?
Yeah, why not.
When Hitler came to power, he wasn’t evil incarnated. He was just a weird guy from Austria.
Wanna walk with swastika flags? Yes, let’s do that.
Mass deportations, camps (konzentrationslager)?
Yeah, why not.
When Hitler came to power, he wasn’t evil incarnated. He was just a weird guy from Austria.
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Nederlandse media voor de parlementsverkiezingen: "Hier 3 pagina's groot interview met FvD, verfrissende blik op politiek met een jonge leider"
Nederlandse media voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen: "Neonazi's op de lijst voor FvD"
Hebben jullie 10 jaar lang zitten slapen ofzo?
Nederlandse media voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen: "Neonazi's op de lijst voor FvD"
Hebben jullie 10 jaar lang zitten slapen ofzo?
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Nederlandse media voor de parlementsverkiezingen: "Hier 3 pagina's groot interview met FvD, verfrissende blik op politiek met een jonge leider"
Nederlandse media voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen: "Neonazi's op de lijst voor FvD"
Hebben jullie 10 jaar lang zitten slapen ofzo?
Nederlandse media voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen: "Neonazi's op de lijst voor FvD"
Hebben jullie 10 jaar lang zitten slapen ofzo?
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Een double whammy. Die tekst van Shakespeare nu opnieuw zo actueel en krachtig.
En een van de hedendaagse giganten van toneel en film die dit op een adembenemend manier neerzet.
En een van de hedendaagse giganten van toneel en film die dit op een adembenemend manier neerzet.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Een double whammy. Die tekst van Shakespeare nu opnieuw zo actueel en krachtig.
En een van de hedendaagse giganten van toneel en film die dit op een adembenemend manier neerzet.
En een van de hedendaagse giganten van toneel en film die dit op een adembenemend manier neerzet.
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@simonkuper.bsky.social:
"I’ve never previously seen Europeans feel so European"
"I’d always doubted that Europe existed as anything more than an unfinished single market. That might be changing"
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
"I’ve never previously seen Europeans feel so European"
"I’d always doubted that Europe existed as anything more than an unfinished single market. That might be changing"
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet
Lack of a common foe enfeebled Europe — but not any more
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
@simonkuper.bsky.social:
"I’ve never previously seen Europeans feel so European"
"I’d always doubted that Europe existed as anything more than an unfinished single market. That might be changing"
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
"I’ve never previously seen Europeans feel so European"
"I’d always doubted that Europe existed as anything more than an unfinished single market. That might be changing"
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
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Sacking The Washington Post probably has Bezos high-fiving his yachted authoritarian friends, all thinking they’re noble Centurions putting a knife into some loudmouth Senator under cover of darkness and saving Rome in the process.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Sacking The Washington Post probably has Bezos high-fiving his yachted authoritarian friends, all thinking they’re noble Centurions putting a knife into some loudmouth Senator under cover of darkness and saving Rome in the process.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
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Europe cannot afford to stay a loose club of hesitations. Draghi put it clearly: coordinating national interests is not the same as acting as one power. A Union strong on trade but weak on security will see its strengths used against it. Europe must choose: fragmented nations, or a real EU power.
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Europe cannot afford to stay a loose club of hesitations. Draghi put it clearly: coordinating national interests is not the same as acting as one power. A Union strong on trade but weak on security will see its strengths used against it. Europe must choose: fragmented nations, or a real EU power.
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I had missed this in the FT from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, on digital sovereignty, the European digital stack, dependence on US tech—and the example of Solvinity, the cloud company that hosts all Dutch citizens’ digital IDs, acquired by US company Kyndryl last November.
Tech sovereignty is an inherent right of democratic states, not a subscription model provided at the mercy of foreign entities.
Decisions about true value of sovereignty will determine whether countries retain meaningful autonomy or become clients of foreign imperialism.
www.ft.com/content/8fc2...
Decisions about true value of sovereignty will determine whether countries retain meaningful autonomy or become clients of foreign imperialism.
www.ft.com/content/8fc2...
Tech sovereignty should not be a subscription model
Concern about the loss of jurisdiction and agency to US companies is becoming more pressing for Europeans
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I had missed this in the FT from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, on digital sovereignty, the European digital stack, dependence on US tech—and the example of Solvinity, the cloud company that hosts all Dutch citizens’ digital IDs, acquired by US company Kyndryl last November.
That’s the kind of speed that Europe needs. Cut the ties.
French IT giant Capgemini, amid an uproar damaging its reputation, decides to immediately sell its subsidiary that provides ICE with skip tracing services. www.rfi.fr/en/international/2...
French company Capgemini to sell US subsidiary amid controversy over ICE links
French IT giant Capgemini said Sunday it was selling its subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in…
www.rfi.fr
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
That’s the kind of speed that Europe needs. Cut the ties.
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3. Klaver dacht niet macht-strategisch.
Dé powermove die - wat mij betreft - gespeeld had moeten worden was de volgende:
Klaver had mogelijkheid direct op tafel moeten leggen dat hij afspraak kan maken met klein links. Dus een minderheidskabinet D66/GLPvdA/CDA maar met steun van een heel blok.
>>>
Dé powermove die - wat mij betreft - gespeeld had moeten worden was de volgende:
Klaver had mogelijkheid direct op tafel moeten leggen dat hij afspraak kan maken met klein links. Dus een minderheidskabinet D66/GLPvdA/CDA maar met steun van een heel blok.
>>>
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
3. Klaver dacht niet macht-strategisch.
Dé powermove die - wat mij betreft - gespeeld had moeten worden was de volgende:
Klaver had mogelijkheid direct op tafel moeten leggen dat hij afspraak kan maken met klein links. Dus een minderheidskabinet D66/GLPvdA/CDA maar met steun van een heel blok.
>>>
Dé powermove die - wat mij betreft - gespeeld had moeten worden was de volgende:
Klaver had mogelijkheid direct op tafel moeten leggen dat hij afspraak kan maken met klein links. Dus een minderheidskabinet D66/GLPvdA/CDA maar met steun van een heel blok.
>>>
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As events in America are now showing, democracies are only as strong as their weakest point. And right now, the weakest point in our own democracy is the continued rise of one Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage's Plans to Put Our Democracy on ICE
What is happening under Trump could very quickly happen in the UK too
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:21 AM
As events in America are now showing, democracies are only as strong as their weakest point. And right now, the weakest point in our own democracy is the continued rise of one Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Emotie-snacks.
Erg goed!
Erg goed!
Ja, dit is precies dat gemakzuchtige voxpop-ritueel: microfoon erin, quote eruit, context nul. Geen uitleg over beleid, geen doorvragen, wel verontwaardiging scoren. Zo vervang je journalistiek door emotie-snacks.
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Emotie-snacks.
Erg goed!
Erg goed!
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
En de bijna logische vervolgstap in het handboek Fascism for Dummies: je arresteert een journalist die het niet met je eens is.
Yep - daar is de US nu aangeland.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p...
Yep - daar is de US nu aangeland.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p...
Don Lemon taken into custody | CNN Politics
Journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night, according to his attorney.
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:25 PM
En de bijna logische vervolgstap in het handboek Fascism for Dummies: je arresteert een journalist die het niet met je eens is.
Yep - daar is de US nu aangeland.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p...
Yep - daar is de US nu aangeland.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p...
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“I said we’d kill people if the resistance didn’t stop, it didn’t and so we did”
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“I said we’d kill people if the resistance didn’t stop, it didn’t and so we did”
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Dinsdag informeerden we leden van de Tweede Kamer over de consequenties van de (beoogde) overname van Solvinity voor DigiD.
Kijk het hele fragment en lees onze position paper via de link:
www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/01/28/w...
Kijk het hele fragment en lees onze position paper via de link:
www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/01/28/w...
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Dinsdag informeerden we leden van de Tweede Kamer over de consequenties van de (beoogde) overname van Solvinity voor DigiD.
Kijk het hele fragment en lees onze position paper via de link:
www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/01/28/w...
Kijk het hele fragment en lees onze position paper via de link:
www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/01/28/w...
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Donald Trump is mad. And I don’t mean angry. For a president to boost this is alarming. As in 25th Amendment alarming.
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Donald Trump is mad. And I don’t mean angry. For a president to boost this is alarming. As in 25th Amendment alarming.
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Jewish descendent of holocaust victims and survivors here.
What he said was fine.
Neighbours hiding minority children from uniformed government thugs in service to a nativist agenda is bad enough.
I'm sure Anne would have preferred people spoke up BEFORE the Nazis got to the death camps stage.
What he said was fine.
Neighbours hiding minority children from uniformed government thugs in service to a nativist agenda is bad enough.
I'm sure Anne would have preferred people spoke up BEFORE the Nazis got to the death camps stage.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Jewish descendent of holocaust victims and survivors here.
What he said was fine.
Neighbours hiding minority children from uniformed government thugs in service to a nativist agenda is bad enough.
I'm sure Anne would have preferred people spoke up BEFORE the Nazis got to the death camps stage.
What he said was fine.
Neighbours hiding minority children from uniformed government thugs in service to a nativist agenda is bad enough.
I'm sure Anne would have preferred people spoke up BEFORE the Nazis got to the death camps stage.
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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It’s like the old joke about the Germans and football-
Dutch politics is a simple game; fifteen parties chase votes and negotiate coalitions for six months and at the end the VVD wins
Dutch politics is a simple game; fifteen parties chase votes and negotiate coalitions for six months and at the end the VVD wins
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It’s like the old joke about the Germans and football-
Dutch politics is a simple game; fifteen parties chase votes and negotiate coalitions for six months and at the end the VVD wins
Dutch politics is a simple game; fifteen parties chase votes and negotiate coalitions for six months and at the end the VVD wins
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Je kan wetenschap negeren, maar je kan niet de gevolgen van het negeren van wetenschap negeren.
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Je kan wetenschap negeren, maar je kan niet de gevolgen van het negeren van wetenschap negeren.
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De 'het valt wel mee'-relativeerders die bleven ontkennen dat in de VS playbook fascism wordt uitgerold, zwijgen. Zodra tegenstanders als 'terrorist' worden vermoord, is totale repressie niet ver meer.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
Het geweld moet worden opgevoerd, op weg naar noodtoestandpolitiek
www.volkskrant.nl
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
De 'het valt wel mee'-relativeerders die bleven ontkennen dat in de VS playbook fascism wordt uitgerold, zwijgen. Zodra tegenstanders als 'terrorist' worden vermoord, is totale repressie niet ver meer.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
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If you were having a competition to come up with the dumbest, most pointless, most damaging policy which a government could quickly deliver, you’d struggle to do better than: bring back polio.
So three guesses what the Trump administration is doing now.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
So three guesses what the Trump administration is doing now.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you were having a competition to come up with the dumbest, most pointless, most damaging policy which a government could quickly deliver, you’d struggle to do better than: bring back polio.
So three guesses what the Trump administration is doing now.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
So three guesses what the Trump administration is doing now.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
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Tim Walz, “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank"
"Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota"
"Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota"
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Tim Walz, “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank"
"Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota"
"Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota"
@tenaanval.bsky.social iets voor jou?
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
@tenaanval.bsky.social iets voor jou?