Christoph Schmidt
@christophschmidt.bsky.social
Politiek redacteur Trouw. Boek: 'Dé EU bestaat niet' (2023). Presentator podcast Haags Halfuurtje. Was EU-correspondent Brussel (2013-2021).
Humilitas occidit superbiam
https://www.trouw.nl/auteur/christoph-schmidt
Humilitas occidit superbiam
https://www.trouw.nl/auteur/christoph-schmidt
Pinned
Van ‘Kennedy aan de Waal’ via ‘Robot Jetten’ tot ... premier van het land?
Van ‘Kennedy aan de Waal’ via ‘Robot Jetten’ tot ... premier van het land?
Als 17-jarige raakt Rob Jetten politiek geïnteresseerd na de moord op Theo van Gogh. Hoewel hij nog maar acht jaar actief is in Den Haag, is zijn carrière al imposant te noemen. Lonkt nu ook het premierschap?
www.trouw.nl
Groot profiel van @robjetten.bsky.social
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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Het lijkt erop dat Pro-Europese accounts worden geshadowbanned. Musk dineert lekker met Trump die zegt nu graag Groenland te willen.
Ondertussen blijven Europese leiders slapjes posten op X dat het 'internationaal recht' gerespecteerd moet worden.
Ondertussen blijven Europese leiders slapjes posten op X dat het 'internationaal recht' gerespecteerd moet worden.
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Het lijkt erop dat Pro-Europese accounts worden geshadowbanned. Musk dineert lekker met Trump die zegt nu graag Groenland te willen.
Ondertussen blijven Europese leiders slapjes posten op X dat het 'internationaal recht' gerespecteerd moet worden.
Ondertussen blijven Europese leiders slapjes posten op X dat het 'internationaal recht' gerespecteerd moet worden.
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"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
@tjeerdroyaards.com in @trouw.nl, maandag.
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
@tjeerdroyaards.com in @trouw.nl, maandag.
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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Maduro was een wrede dictator. Hij stortte zijn land in de afgrond, verloor de verkiezingen en bleef onrechtmatig aan de macht. Veel Venezolanen zullen opgelucht zijn dat hij weg is. (1/3)
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Maduro was een wrede dictator. Hij stortte zijn land in de afgrond, verloor de verkiezingen en bleef onrechtmatig aan de macht. Veel Venezolanen zullen opgelucht zijn dat hij weg is. (1/3)
"Life is a big deal'
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"Life is a big deal'
Trump says he 'never spoke about Maduro' with Putin.
Let me remind you that in October 2025, the Russian State Duma ratified a strategic partnership agreement with #Venezuela.
The document was signed on May 7, 2025, following negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Venezuela, Vladimir Putin and Nicolás Maduro, in Moscow.
The document was signed on May 7, 2025, following negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Venezuela, Vladimir Putin and Nicolás Maduro, in Moscow.
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Trump says he 'never spoke about Maduro' with Putin.
Rubio: 'The country is run by an incompetent, senile man'.
...
He was talking about Cuba.
...
He was talking about Cuba.
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Rubio: 'The country is run by an incompetent, senile man'.
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He was talking about Cuba.
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He was talking about Cuba.
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"They stole our oil," says President Trump of Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"They stole our oil," says President Trump of Venezuela.
Goh
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you see as the future of Venezuela's oil industry?
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Goh
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From my favorite U.S. cartoonist @mluckovich.bsky.social (already weeks ago).
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
From my favorite U.S. cartoonist @mluckovich.bsky.social (already weeks ago).
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"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
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Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
The president has violated the Constitution and is showing contempt for the will of the public.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Uw wekelijkse portie Brussels nieuws (helemaal uitlezen voor optimaal effect).
www.bruzz.be/actua/milieu...
www.bruzz.be/actua/milieu...
Uitpuilende oplegger in Vorst staat er na halfjaar nog door bestuurlijke wirwar
Aan de Humaniteitslaan in Vorst staat al maanden een vrachtwagenoplegger vol achtergelaten kleding, in een soort niemandsland. Wie die precies kan opruimen en wegslepen, blijft onduidelijk.
www.bruzz.be
January 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Uw wekelijkse portie Brussels nieuws (helemaal uitlezen voor optimaal effect).
www.bruzz.be/actua/milieu...
www.bruzz.be/actua/milieu...
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Dit moet Marianne Thieme zeker lezen. @mariannethieme.bsky.social
Tommy Wieringa legt feilloos uit waarom haar pleidooi voor geweldloosheid kant noch wal raakt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Tommy Wieringa legt feilloos uit waarom haar pleidooi voor geweldloosheid kant noch wal raakt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Thieme roept op tot geweldloos verzet, terwijl Russische militairen zijn gedrild in wreedheid
www.volkskrant.nl
December 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dit moet Marianne Thieme zeker lezen. @mariannethieme.bsky.social
Tommy Wieringa legt feilloos uit waarom haar pleidooi voor geweldloosheid kant noch wal raakt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Tommy Wieringa legt feilloos uit waarom haar pleidooi voor geweldloosheid kant noch wal raakt.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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If you haven’t seen it, it’s hard to express how extreme Dutch New Year’s Eve is. A whole country goes insane.
This was a quiet lane on the edge of Gouda, at 1am. Continuous for hours.
Every urban area in the country is like this (often much better/worse).
It’s a wonder anyone has any fingers left
This was a quiet lane on the edge of Gouda, at 1am. Continuous for hours.
Every urban area in the country is like this (often much better/worse).
It’s a wonder anyone has any fingers left
January 1, 2026 at 8:44 AM
If you haven’t seen it, it’s hard to express how extreme Dutch New Year’s Eve is. A whole country goes insane.
This was a quiet lane on the edge of Gouda, at 1am. Continuous for hours.
Every urban area in the country is like this (often much better/worse).
It’s a wonder anyone has any fingers left
This was a quiet lane on the edge of Gouda, at 1am. Continuous for hours.
Every urban area in the country is like this (often much better/worse).
It’s a wonder anyone has any fingers left
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As the world prepared for New Year’s Eve, Russia sent drones at Ukraine.
📹United24/kava2020
📹United24/kava2020
January 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As the world prepared for New Year’s Eve, Russia sent drones at Ukraine.
📹United24/kava2020
📹United24/kava2020
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De architect van de Vondelkerk plaatste het gebouw in het midden van de eveneens door hem ontworpen straat (waar hij zelf ging wonen) als verwijzing naar de centrale rol van de katholieke kerk in de Middeleeuwen. www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/pierre-cuype...
Historisch Nieuwsblad: Pierre Cuypers
Pierre Cuypers was een bekende architect uit de negentiende eeuw die onder andere het Rijksmuseum en het Centraal Station ontwierp.
www.historischnieuwsblad.nl
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
De architect van de Vondelkerk plaatste het gebouw in het midden van de eveneens door hem ontworpen straat (waar hij zelf ging wonen) als verwijzing naar de centrale rol van de katholieke kerk in de Middeleeuwen. www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/pierre-cuype...
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Happy 1938 allemaal!
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy 1938 allemaal!
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Why should Colonel #VladimirPutin, as Commander-in-Chief of Russia's army that has erased entire towns & killed hundreds of children in Ukraine, claim security from Ukrainian counter-strikes?
Putin, who often poses in uniform, is a combatant & legitimate target in this war.
Putin, who often poses in uniform, is a combatant & legitimate target in this war.
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Why should Colonel #VladimirPutin, as Commander-in-Chief of Russia's army that has erased entire towns & killed hundreds of children in Ukraine, claim security from Ukrainian counter-strikes?
Putin, who often poses in uniform, is a combatant & legitimate target in this war.
Putin, who often poses in uniform, is a combatant & legitimate target in this war.
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Alle wereldburgers verdienen aandacht, niet alleen Trump
Alle wereldburgers verdienen aandacht, niet alleen Trump
Welke onderwerpen en personen in de wereld kregen dit jaar aandacht in Trouw, en waarom? Chef buitenland Gijs Moes maakt de balans op van 2025.
www.trouw.nl
December 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Alle wereldburgers verdienen aandacht, niet alleen Trump
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I'm gonna have to blow up part of one of my palaces to make Donald believe my latest lie
December 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I'm gonna have to blow up part of one of my palaces to make Donald believe my latest lie