Carla Kuiken
@carlak.bsky.social
Retired scientist, gardener, habitual migrant
When Trump was kowtowing to Putin in his first term, we were wondering about the 'peepee tapes'.
Turns out the scandal involves a worldwide right-wing sexual predator class. It was so big we couldn't see it all.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Turns out the scandal involves a worldwide right-wing sexual predator class. It was so big we couldn't see it all.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says
Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tues...
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
When Trump was kowtowing to Putin in his first term, we were wondering about the 'peepee tapes'.
Turns out the scandal involves a worldwide right-wing sexual predator class. It was so big we couldn't see it all.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Turns out the scandal involves a worldwide right-wing sexual predator class. It was so big we couldn't see it all.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Also not mine, just for comfort.
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Also not mine, just for comfort.
More happyposting. Look at this little fella ❤️
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
More happyposting. Look at this little fella ❤️
A propos of nothing, it does seem there are fewer 'news' items here starting with "Trump says..."
Are people finally getting tired of repeating his lies? 🧐
Are people finally getting tired of repeating his lies? 🧐
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
A propos of nothing, it does seem there are fewer 'news' items here starting with "Trump says..."
Are people finally getting tired of repeating his lies? 🧐
Are people finally getting tired of repeating his lies? 🧐
🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
EU plan to share data with US border force sparks surveillance fears
Washington is demanding access to sensitive data as ICE heightens fears in Europe.
www.politico.eu
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I'm going to repost some good news. Not being naive, just trying to stave off despair. This is adorable.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I'm going to repost some good news. Not being naive, just trying to stave off despair. This is adorable.
Another low. Yet another low.
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We have achieved a new frontier in MAGA fundraising: pay up or be deported
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Another low. Yet another low.
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Rapidly increasing options for user-friendly Linux versions. Always free, but donations are appreciated.
Linux tweet van de dag. Software!
Linux Mint komt met een complete software manager. Allemaal makkelijk te installeren en te updaten. En allemaal GRATIS.
Linux Mint komt met een complete software manager. Allemaal makkelijk te installeren en te updaten. En allemaal GRATIS.
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Rapidly increasing options for user-friendly Linux versions. Always free, but donations are appreciated.
Zit Kaag hier nog steeds bij?
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Zit Kaag hier nog steeds bij?
Reposted by Carla Kuiken
everything is terrible, so here's a squirrel drinking champurrado
December 3, 2024 at 8:43 PM
everything is terrible, so here's a squirrel drinking champurrado
Reposted by Carla Kuiken
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Stop de Amerikaanse overname van DigiD! actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
Stop de Amerikaanse overname DigiD!
Onze privé-gegevens zijn bij overname door een Amerikaans bedrijf niet veilig!
Dit lijkt ons niet de veilige manier nu president Trump in Amerika aan het roer staat. Dit kan misgaan!
Als de Nederland...
actie.degoedezaak.org
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Stop de Amerikaanse overname van DigiD! actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
Reposted by Carla Kuiken
Moeten overheidsinstanties pornhub.com/minderjarige-nazi nog wel als belangrijkste communicatiekanaal gebruiken? De meningen verschillen
Moeten overheidsinstanties pornhub.com/minderjarige-nazi nog wel als belangrijkste communicatiekanaal gebruiken? De meningen verschillen
Het is een groot dilemma:
speld.nl
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Moeten overheidsinstanties pornhub.com/minderjarige-nazi nog wel als belangrijkste communicatiekanaal gebruiken? De meningen verschillen
Meanwhile in the UK...
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Meanwhile in the UK...
Reposted by Carla Kuiken
Amerikanen ontvoerden ook Dick Schoof, al 2 weken geleden
Amerikanen ontvoerden ook Dick Schoof, al 2 weken geleden
Nicolas Maduro is niet de eerste regeringsleider die door de Amerikanen van zijn bed is gelicht:
speld.nl
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Amerikanen ontvoerden ook Dick Schoof, al 2 weken geleden
The broligarchs use the US army to divide the world between them.
Very, very interesting set of threads.
Very, very interesting set of threads.
Did someone mention Nigeria? “A Peter Thiel–Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware ***Nigeria’s Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy.” 4/18/23… 1/
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
A Peter Thiel-Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware
Nigeria’s Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The broligarchs use the US army to divide the world between them.
Very, very interesting set of threads.
Very, very interesting set of threads.
Oh look it's Russiagate 5.0! I don't think it takes a cynic...
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 4, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Oh look it's Russiagate 5.0! I don't think it takes a cynic...
When reporting on what Trump says, could y'all please add "Trump says"?
Then I can just filter out all posts with those words.
What he says is always annoying and usually a lie, so it can be safely ignored.
Then I can just filter out all posts with those words.
What he says is always annoying and usually a lie, so it can be safely ignored.
December 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
When reporting on what Trump says, could y'all please add "Trump says"?
Then I can just filter out all posts with those words.
What he says is always annoying and usually a lie, so it can be safely ignored.
Then I can just filter out all posts with those words.
What he says is always annoying and usually a lie, so it can be safely ignored.
Read the comments and have a great day. 🤣❤️
December 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Read the comments and have a great day. 🤣❤️
Documentary about the Nov 2024 Israeli/Palestinian riots in Amsterdam, with English subtitles. Most Dutch people know the story, many non-Dutch speakers still believe it was an explosion of antisemitism. Please share.
Ziehier de vertaling met ondertiteling.
youtu.be/oE_yEqn0eGA?...
youtu.be/oE_yEqn0eGA?...
Een gitzwarte nacht Vertaling naar het Engels
YouTube video by Rob Smittenaar
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Documentary about the Nov 2024 Israeli/Palestinian riots in Amsterdam, with English subtitles. Most Dutch people know the story, many non-Dutch speakers still believe it was an explosion of antisemitism. Please share.
Funny not funny 🤣😭
by this time next year ai will be capable of opening presents with your family, freeing you up to finish those spreadsheets your boss has been waiting on
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Funny not funny 🤣😭
Dutch neofascists in charge are equally dumb.
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Dutch neofascists in charge are equally dumb.
I knew I had a Trump gif in the archives appropriate for last night’s performance
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Grok gives reality a racist twist...
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Grok gives reality a racist twist...
Reposted by Carla Kuiken
Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA
https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA