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Carl Königel
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Public Affairs • putting nature on the agenda • Earth Sciences • Geopolitics • living in L'ancienne Île d'Oer-IJ • opinions are my precious •
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Moskou is een grote stad, maar toch een opvallend cijfer: deze maand hebben al 45 populaire restaurants er hun deuren gesloten. Voorspelling voor heel 2026: 465 (tien meer dan tijdens corona). Reden: hoge kosten (leveranciers rekenen gestegen BTW door) en clientèle kan zich minder veroorloven.
По Москве прокатилась крупнейшая волна закрытий ресторанов со времён пандемии
Москва столкнулась с самой масштабной волной закрытий ресторанов и баров со времён пандемии коронавируса. Только за первый неполный месяц года в столице прекратили работу 45 популярных заведений, сооб...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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- Uit een nieuwe YouGov-peiling blijkt dat Trumps goedkeuring is gedaald tot het laagste tot nu toe: 37% en dat 71% van de Amerikanen vindt dat het 'uit de hand loopt'. Vooral op inflatie scoort hij zeer slecht (−27), maar ook op immigratie (−10) en criminaliteit (−7).
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Voting for the Leopards Eating People’s Face Party results in leopards eating people’s face. Who could have guessed that?
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Again. And this is something you should remind everyone of.

There have been 6 Trump peace proposals.

Ukraine accepted all 6 of them

Russia rejected all 6 of them.

And Trump still blames Ukraine.
❗️"When Russia is ready, Ukraine is not ready. When Ukraine is ready, Russia is not ready." — Trump
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Carney's speech at Davos was one big refutation Trump without ever mentioning him. Great references to Havel (Babiš, are you listening?). All democratic powers in the world (EU, Switzerland...) should take it to heart: "when we only negotiate 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness"
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Holodomor (“hunger mass-death”) is what Ukrainians call the genocidal artificial famine created by Soviet dictator Stalin in the 1930s that killed millions here.

Now fascist Russia has added a new word to the vocabulary of Ukrainian genocide - Kholodomor, or “cold mass-death.”
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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BREAKING: Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US, a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, per Bloomberg.
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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GroenLinks-PvdA is met het uiteenspatten van de PVV-fractie bij een aanstaand D66 CDA VVD minderheidskabinet de grootste oppositiepartij.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
..and if you tolerate this then Canada will be next.
Canada's Prime Minister Carney: “The future of Greenland is a decision for Greenland and for the kingdom of Denmark. We are NATO partners with Denmark and so our full partnership stands. Our obligations on Article 5, an Article 2 of NATO stand and we stand fully squared behind those.”
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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U.S. support for Ukraine is non-existent - what a shame
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Russia working overtime to get Trump to seize Greenland.
Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is blocking a joint EU statement on Greenland.

Meanwhile, the Czech government led by Orbán ally Andrej Babiš is also refusing to back Denmark.
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Zin om Amerikaanse staatsobligaties te dumpen.
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Alleen bruinhemden juichen nog voor Trump.
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Als we geen speelbal willen zijn van wispelturige dictators moeten we heel rap aan de alternatieve energie
The EU is on track to get nearly half its gas from the U.S. by the end of the decade, creating a major strategic vulnerability for the bloc as relations with Washington hit an all-time low.
Fears grow over Europe’s soaring dependence on US gas imports
American LNG was meant to be a safe alternative to Russian gas. That’s no longer a given, with transatlantic relations in crisis.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Everything Trump says here is verifiably untrue. During this period of time the number of US installations on Greenland went from 17 to 1 as a result of US determinations that they were not needed.
Trump: "NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that “you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.” Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!! President Donald J. Trump"
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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This chart matters. Even without the U.S., NATO has far greater Arctic and winter warfare capacity. The idea that Europe and its partners are helpless is a myth. Deterrence works best when it’s based on reality, not bluster or intimidation.

#NATO #Europe #ArcticSecurity
#Transatlantic
#FactsMatter
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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We can pull the rug from under the US economy.
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Mafia takeover of America complete. Trump has told countries that want to serve on his Gaza Board of Peace they will have to pay $1 billion to be permanent members.
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Berlingske:

Uit gelekte documenten van de Deense Defensie blijkt dat de VS stilletjes gevoelige informatie hebben ingewonnen over militaire installaties, havens en luchtmachtbases op Groenland zonder Kopenhagen op de hoogte te stellen.
January 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Dear active duty and reserved service members
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Misschien is het een goed begin om hier eens mee te stoppen? @jesseklaver.groenlinkspvda.nl
January 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM