Bartelds
@bartelds.bsky.social
Formerly with Dutch military intelligence (MoD) and counter-terrorism (MoJ)
Former optimist
(Opinions are mine, usual caveats apply, etc.)
Former optimist
(Opinions are mine, usual caveats apply, etc.)
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That should clear things up.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
That should clear things up.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
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Judy Linn’s photo of Patti Smith at Rockefeller Center, early 1970s
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Judy Linn’s photo of Patti Smith at Rockefeller Center, early 1970s
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Daarom had toentertijd Laurens Dassen van Volt groot gelijk om tijdens de vorige campagne niet in debat te gaan met Lidewij de Vos.
Na rel bij AT5 willen partijen Forum voor Democratie uit debatten weren: ‘Als je ze een podium geeft, normaliseer je ze’
Bijna alle Amsterdamse partijen willen Forum voor Democratie weren uit debatten en niet meer met de partij samenwerken. Aanleiding is de kandidatenlijst én een uit de hand gelopen opname bij AT5. ‘Sch...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Daarom had toentertijd Laurens Dassen van Volt groot gelijk om tijdens de vorige campagne niet in debat te gaan met Lidewij de Vos.
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Kijk zo normaliseer je extreemrechts. #FvD doet huilie huilie en het AD gaat meteen erin mee. Wat een sukkels. www.ad.nl/utrecht/lijs...
Lijsttrekker Forum voor Democratie Utrecht reageert op uitsluiting D66: ‘uiterst ondemocratisch’
De Utrechtse lijsttrekker van Forum voor Democratie (FvD) heeft fel gereageerd op het besluit van D66 om samenwerking met de partij bij voorbaat uit te sluiten. In een video op sociale media noemt zij...
www.ad.nl
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Kijk zo normaliseer je extreemrechts. #FvD doet huilie huilie en het AD gaat meteen erin mee. Wat een sukkels. www.ad.nl/utrecht/lijs...
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Waarom @dianehoekstra.bsky.social @rennierijpma.bsky.social Waarom normaliseren.
February 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Waarom @dianehoekstra.bsky.social @rennierijpma.bsky.social Waarom normaliseren.
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Activists in Bulgaria reported a possible Wagner PMC site in the mountains, Novinite said. They say people in uniforms with Wagner symbols and a Russian flag were seen at the building. BOEC head Georgiev suggested the site could be used for terrorist purposes, while authorities have not commented.
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Activists in Bulgaria reported a possible Wagner PMC site in the mountains, Novinite said. They say people in uniforms with Wagner symbols and a Russian flag were seen at the building. BOEC head Georgiev suggested the site could be used for terrorist purposes, while authorities have not commented.
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Bring back firing squads for anyone involved.
Don’t care who.
Don’t care who.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Bring back firing squads for anyone involved.
Don’t care who.
Don’t care who.
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“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
(Published Dec. 2025)
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
(Published Dec. 2025)
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🗓️ On Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. ET, join our reporters for a virtual discussion about the dismantling of USAID.
RSVP and submit a question for our panelists: events.propublica.org/USAID
RSVP and submit a question for our panelists: events.propublica.org/USAID
ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
events.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
🗓️ On Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. ET, join our reporters for a virtual discussion about the dismantling of USAID.
RSVP and submit a question for our panelists: events.propublica.org/USAID
RSVP and submit a question for our panelists: events.propublica.org/USAID
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Already protecting your phone’s data from police confiscation with full disk encryption? Great.
If you need to protect people you photographed by redacting their faces, here’s how:
If you need to protect people you photographed by redacting their faces, here’s how:
Redacting photos on the go: A field guide
Photos and how we share them can present risks to the people and sensitive information that’s been captured in the process. In this guide, we discuss how to safely redact them
freedom.press
February 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Already protecting your phone’s data from police confiscation with full disk encryption? Great.
If you need to protect people you photographed by redacting their faces, here’s how:
If you need to protect people you photographed by redacting their faces, here’s how:
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The Department of Justice placed a black square over an image of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein files. As the DOJ faces accusations of releasing sensitive victim information, the decision to cover the world’s most famous portrait feels particularly misguided.
Mona Lisa’s Face Redacted in Latest Trove of Epstein Files
The decision to cover the world’s most famous portrait feels particularly misguided as the DOJ faces accusations of releasing sensitive victim information.
hyperallergic.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The Department of Justice placed a black square over an image of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein files. As the DOJ faces accusations of releasing sensitive victim information, the decision to cover the world’s most famous portrait feels particularly misguided.
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What do you call the artistic technique that creates contrasts of light and dark? Find out in the Renaissance edition of The Art Crossword!
The Art Crossword: Renaissance Edition
What do you call the artistic technique that creates contrasts of light and dark?
hyperallergic.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
What do you call the artistic technique that creates contrasts of light and dark? Find out in the Renaissance edition of The Art Crossword!
did they bring a towel?
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: On his helmet are portraits of our athletes killed by Russia. Figure skater Dmyto Sharpar, who died in the battles near Bakhmut, 19-year-old biathlete Yevhen Malyshev, who was killed by the occupiers near Kharkiv, and other our athletes who were taken away by the Russian war.
February 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: On his helmet are portraits of our athletes killed by Russia. Figure skater Dmyto Sharpar, who died in the battles near Bakhmut, 19-year-old biathlete Yevhen Malyshev, who was killed by the occupiers near Kharkiv, and other our athletes who were taken away by the Russian war.
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
𝐴𝑙𝑠𝑜, 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑎ℎ𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
𝐴𝑙𝑠𝑜, 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑎ℎ𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑘𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝
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Rethinking Conquest: Studies on the Late Antique Near East from Byzantium to Islam / @akpinarm.bsky.social Federico Montinaro, eds. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #openaccess @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social
Rethinking Conquest
The momentous political and social changes that affected the Near East following the death of the prophet Muhammad have traditionally been framed as ‘conquests’. But what did ‘conquest’ mean, if anyth...
www.degruyterbrill.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Rethinking Conquest: Studies on the Late Antique Near East from Byzantium to Islam / @akpinarm.bsky.social Federico Montinaro, eds. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #openaccess @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social
Leaders in Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands — some of Europe’s most pro-American countries — have publicly confirmed in recent days that they're holding conversations about a European nuclear deterrent to complement the American version.
www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Leaders in Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands — some of Europe’s most pro-American countries — have publicly confirmed in recent days that they're holding conversations about a European nuclear deterrent to complement the American version.
www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
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Klassiekertje. onzetaal.nl/taalloket/he...
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Klassiekertje. onzetaal.nl/taalloket/he...
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Is belief in "revisionist political history" a legally protected philosophical belief? An extraordinary case.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Is belief in "revisionist political history" a legally protected philosophical belief? An extraordinary case.
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JUST IN :
🇺🇦Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reports that a Russian drone strike, utilizing a "Molniya" type unmanned aerial vehicle, has targeted the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district.
🇺🇦Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reports that a Russian drone strike, utilizing a "Molniya" type unmanned aerial vehicle, has targeted the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district.
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
JUST IN :
🇺🇦Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reports that a Russian drone strike, utilizing a "Molniya" type unmanned aerial vehicle, has targeted the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district.
🇺🇦Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reports that a Russian drone strike, utilizing a "Molniya" type unmanned aerial vehicle, has targeted the city's central Shevchenkivskyi district.