@bernardfranklin.bsky.social
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By a vote of 60-40, the Senate passed H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, as amended.
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
By a vote of 60-40, the Senate passed H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, as amended.
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
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De VVD verhoogt uw eigen risico naar 440 euro. Wij verlagen het eigen risico en de premie.
Mensen gaan te laat naar de dokter omdat ze bang zijn voor het eigen risico. Wij zeggen: die zorgkosten betalen we gewoon. Dat is solidair. Het is een kwestie van kiezen. #verkiezingen2025
Mensen gaan te laat naar de dokter omdat ze bang zijn voor het eigen risico. Wij zeggen: die zorgkosten betalen we gewoon. Dat is solidair. Het is een kwestie van kiezen. #verkiezingen2025
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
De VVD verhoogt uw eigen risico naar 440 euro. Wij verlagen het eigen risico en de premie.
Mensen gaan te laat naar de dokter omdat ze bang zijn voor het eigen risico. Wij zeggen: die zorgkosten betalen we gewoon. Dat is solidair. Het is een kwestie van kiezen. #verkiezingen2025
Mensen gaan te laat naar de dokter omdat ze bang zijn voor het eigen risico. Wij zeggen: die zorgkosten betalen we gewoon. Dat is solidair. Het is een kwestie van kiezen. #verkiezingen2025
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De zoveelste gruwelijke aanval op Oekraïense burgers. De brutaliteit van agressor Poetin neemt alleen maar toe. Wij moeten blijven doen wat nodig is om ervoor te zorgen dat Oekraïne zich kan verdedigen.
October 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
De zoveelste gruwelijke aanval op Oekraïense burgers. De brutaliteit van agressor Poetin neemt alleen maar toe. Wij moeten blijven doen wat nodig is om ervoor te zorgen dat Oekraïne zich kan verdedigen.
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Ga staan, blijf nooit zitten.
Wie blijft zitten helpt aan de normalisering wat in dit land nooit normaal mag worden gevonden.
Wie blijft zitten helpt aan de normalisering wat in dit land nooit normaal mag worden gevonden.
September 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ga staan, blijf nooit zitten.
Wie blijft zitten helpt aan de normalisering wat in dit land nooit normaal mag worden gevonden.
Wie blijft zitten helpt aan de normalisering wat in dit land nooit normaal mag worden gevonden.
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Verbijsterend en gevaarlijk. Daarom vraag ik vandaag een extra regeling van werkzaamheden. Dit advies moet meteen openbaar.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Verbijsterend en gevaarlijk. Daarom vraag ik vandaag een extra regeling van werkzaamheden. Dit advies moet meteen openbaar.
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De Hitlergroet brengen, met de Prinsenvlag wapperen, overheidsgebouwen aanvallen. Iedereen met gezond verstand ziet: dit is rechtsextremisme.
Onacceptabel dat het kabinet weigert te erkennen wat er aan de hand is. We kunnen niet wegkijken. Dit is het moment om op te staan.
Onacceptabel dat het kabinet weigert te erkennen wat er aan de hand is. We kunnen niet wegkijken. Dit is het moment om op te staan.
September 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
De Hitlergroet brengen, met de Prinsenvlag wapperen, overheidsgebouwen aanvallen. Iedereen met gezond verstand ziet: dit is rechtsextremisme.
Onacceptabel dat het kabinet weigert te erkennen wat er aan de hand is. We kunnen niet wegkijken. Dit is het moment om op te staan.
Onacceptabel dat het kabinet weigert te erkennen wat er aan de hand is. We kunnen niet wegkijken. Dit is het moment om op te staan.
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Europe is well positioned to manage financial stability risks arising from the Trump admin’s remaking of the global economic regime, @adamposen.bsky.social says. But Europe can & should rapidly increase its own self-insurance by supporting a global rise in € usage.
The EU in a changing geopolitical landscape
Adam S. Posen gave the keynote speech at the European Systemic Risk Board's (ESRB) ninth annual conference, arguing that Europe is well positioned to manage the financial stability risks arising from the Trump administration's remaking of the global eco...
www.piie.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Europe is well positioned to manage financial stability risks arising from the Trump admin’s remaking of the global economic regime, @adamposen.bsky.social says. But Europe can & should rapidly increase its own self-insurance by supporting a global rise in € usage.
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Minister Heinen zei vanochtend namens het kabinet dat de rellen van gisteren niet politiek moeten worden gemaakt.
Ik heb nieuws voor het kabinet: je kan niet iets politiek máken dat allang politiek ís.
Ik heb nieuws voor het kabinet: je kan niet iets politiek máken dat allang politiek ís.
September 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Minister Heinen zei vanochtend namens het kabinet dat de rellen van gisteren niet politiek moeten worden gemaakt.
Ik heb nieuws voor het kabinet: je kan niet iets politiek máken dat allang politiek ís.
Ik heb nieuws voor het kabinet: je kan niet iets politiek máken dat allang politiek ís.
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NSB-vlaggen op het Malieveld. Geweld tegen de politie door extreemrechts. Onacceptabel. Dit zijn Trumpiaanse toestanden, gevoed door politici die angst en verdeeldheid zaaien.
Stil blijven is geen optie. Je moet je laten horen. Samen staan we sterker.
Stil blijven is geen optie. Je moet je laten horen. Samen staan we sterker.
September 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NSB-vlaggen op het Malieveld. Geweld tegen de politie door extreemrechts. Onacceptabel. Dit zijn Trumpiaanse toestanden, gevoed door politici die angst en verdeeldheid zaaien.
Stil blijven is geen optie. Je moet je laten horen. Samen staan we sterker.
Stil blijven is geen optie. Je moet je laten horen. Samen staan we sterker.
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Trump's "crypto reserve" is yet another egregious robber baron heist. They're robbing the US taxpayer blind as they slash critical programs like medicaid and SNAP.
March 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trump's "crypto reserve" is yet another egregious robber baron heist. They're robbing the US taxpayer blind as they slash critical programs like medicaid and SNAP.
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Putin can’t believe his luck. Here is Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov on Trump: “The new administration is fast changing all foreign policy configurations…This coincides with our vision in many ways.”
Trump now backs dictatorship, not democracy. We cannot allow that to stand.
Trump now backs dictatorship, not democracy. We cannot allow that to stand.
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Putin can’t believe his luck. Here is Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov on Trump: “The new administration is fast changing all foreign policy configurations…This coincides with our vision in many ways.”
Trump now backs dictatorship, not democracy. We cannot allow that to stand.
Trump now backs dictatorship, not democracy. We cannot allow that to stand.
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Trump keert alle waarden om. Het slachtoffer wordt tot dader gemaakt en de agressor tot slachtoffer. Een sterk, eensgezind en weerbaar Europa is daarom nu nodig, voor onze veiligheid en die van Oekraïne.
Ik ga er om 16.00 uur Nederlandse tijd over in gesprek op @cnn.com.
Ik ga er om 16.00 uur Nederlandse tijd over in gesprek op @cnn.com.
March 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump keert alle waarden om. Het slachtoffer wordt tot dader gemaakt en de agressor tot slachtoffer. Een sterk, eensgezind en weerbaar Europa is daarom nu nodig, voor onze veiligheid en die van Oekraïne.
Ik ga er om 16.00 uur Nederlandse tijd over in gesprek op @cnn.com.
Ik ga er om 16.00 uur Nederlandse tijd over in gesprek op @cnn.com.
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An unconscionable post from Donald Trump about Zelenskyy, in which he calls him a "dictator" and threatens Ukraine's existence.
February 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
An unconscionable post from Donald Trump about Zelenskyy, in which he calls him a "dictator" and threatens Ukraine's existence.
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Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.
February 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.
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They’re fascists, objectively.
February 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
They’re fascists, objectively.
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Bochum bleibt stabil.💪
February 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bochum bleibt stabil.💪
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"President Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin before the negotiations have even begun."
Trump is the most easily manipulated person on the planet.
youtu.be/mJ1NfTlg3Yk?...
Trump is the most easily manipulated person on the planet.
youtu.be/mJ1NfTlg3Yk?...
Bolton: ‘Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
"President Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin before the negotiations have even begun."
Trump is the most easily manipulated person on the planet.
youtu.be/mJ1NfTlg3Yk?...
Trump is the most easily manipulated person on the planet.
youtu.be/mJ1NfTlg3Yk?...
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Why UK electricity costs high:
- main reason = high cost of gas, set by foreign owners, which sets electricity price
- out of date network, needs grid expansion
- Costs of polluting fossil fuels added to electricity cost.
No explanation why Scotland’s costs highest in UK, despite it producing most.
- main reason = high cost of gas, set by foreign owners, which sets electricity price
- out of date network, needs grid expansion
- Costs of polluting fossil fuels added to electricity cost.
No explanation why Scotland’s costs highest in UK, despite it producing most.
February 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Why UK electricity costs high:
- main reason = high cost of gas, set by foreign owners, which sets electricity price
- out of date network, needs grid expansion
- Costs of polluting fossil fuels added to electricity cost.
No explanation why Scotland’s costs highest in UK, despite it producing most.
- main reason = high cost of gas, set by foreign owners, which sets electricity price
- out of date network, needs grid expansion
- Costs of polluting fossil fuels added to electricity cost.
No explanation why Scotland’s costs highest in UK, despite it producing most.
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The mineral resources of Ukraine 🇺🇦
February 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The mineral resources of Ukraine 🇺🇦
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A longer term view of the impact of Trump's tariff threats
New Video @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
New Video @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Posen: More Worried About Canada Escalation than China
Peterson Institute for International Economics President Adam Posen says he's more worried about escalation in North America between the US and Canada than he is about escalation between the US and Ch...
www.bloomberg.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A longer term view of the impact of Trump's tariff threats
New Video @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
New Video @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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Electric cars are far more efficient than petrol or diesel cars.
They use a third of the input energy and 6 times less fossil fuels in the UK.
Source
@ember-energy.org
They use a third of the input energy and 6 times less fossil fuels in the UK.
Source
@ember-energy.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Electric cars are far more efficient than petrol or diesel cars.
They use a third of the input energy and 6 times less fossil fuels in the UK.
Source
@ember-energy.org
They use a third of the input energy and 6 times less fossil fuels in the UK.
Source
@ember-energy.org
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Worth revisiting this @ember-energy.org piece from 2021, for some analysis on how fossil gas is the primary cause of skyrocketing electricity prices in the 2021-22 period
Turning Norway into an island and pulling up the bridges isn't going to protect us in this era
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Turning Norway into an island and pulling up the bridges isn't going to protect us in this era
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
February 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Worth revisiting this @ember-energy.org piece from 2021, for some analysis on how fossil gas is the primary cause of skyrocketing electricity prices in the 2021-22 period
Turning Norway into an island and pulling up the bridges isn't going to protect us in this era
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Turning Norway into an island and pulling up the bridges isn't going to protect us in this era
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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The most frustrating thing about continuing failure to skewer Farage is that his grasp of detail is non-existent. It’s why he gets petulant when exposed to even mildly decent questions. Interviewers just need to zone in on one element of the bullshit & interrogate it until his ignorance is exposed.
Farage on #r4today decrying the increase in costs & red tape since Brexit & calling for Brexit to be “done properly”.
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
February 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The most frustrating thing about continuing failure to skewer Farage is that his grasp of detail is non-existent. It’s why he gets petulant when exposed to even mildly decent questions. Interviewers just need to zone in on one element of the bullshit & interrogate it until his ignorance is exposed.
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Farage on #r4today decrying the increase in costs & red tape since Brexit & calling for Brexit to be “done properly”.
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
February 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Farage on #r4today decrying the increase in costs & red tape since Brexit & calling for Brexit to be “done properly”.
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
No longer part of the customs union/single market -both of which simplified bureacracy- the costs & red tape on trade have ofc ballooned.
Why was this not put to him directly?
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#Flexis, the joint venture for highly connected electric vans founded in 2024 by #Renault, the #Volvo Group and logistics company CMA CGM, has announced three models with a WLTP range of up to 450 kilometres. Series production is scheduled to start in 2026. www.electrive.com/2025/01/29/f...
Flexis promises smart electric vans with 450 km of range - electrive.com
Flexis, the joint venture for highly connected electric vans founded in 2024 by Renault, the Volvo Group and logistics company CMA CGM, has announced three
www.electrive.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#Flexis, the joint venture for highly connected electric vans founded in 2024 by #Renault, the #Volvo Group and logistics company CMA CGM, has announced three models with a WLTP range of up to 450 kilometres. Series production is scheduled to start in 2026. www.electrive.com/2025/01/29/f...