Dominic Kraemer
@dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social
Baritone & co-host of The Europeans podcast @europeanspod.bsky.social
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De progressieve liberaal Jetten moet straks werken met een parlement met een rechts-conservatieve meerderheid. „Ziehier de uitdaging van Jetten: een progressieve premier in een behoudend land.”
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Opinie | Rob Jetten en de oude machtspartij die zichzelf iets te enthousiast feliciteerde
Machtige Tijden: Een progressieve kandidaat-premier van een behoudend land. De kans op een groot politiek waagstuk. De VVD die hem tot een keuze uit twee kwaden dwingt. Klassieke nijd die elk moment…
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November 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
De progressieve liberaal Jetten moet straks werken met een parlement met een rechts-conservatieve meerderheid. „Ziehier de uitdaging van Jetten: een progressieve premier in een behoudend land.”
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Tired: in the face of fascism we must Decide to Win by moderating our positions on key issues
Wired: let’s just run a hot guy with an Argentinian hockey player as a boyfriend
Wired: let’s just run a hot guy with an Argentinian hockey player as a boyfriend
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tired: in the face of fascism we must Decide to Win by moderating our positions on key issues
Wired: let’s just run a hot guy with an Argentinian hockey player as a boyfriend
Wired: let’s just run a hot guy with an Argentinian hockey player as a boyfriend
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🗳️ First exit polls from the Netherlands: Wilders’ PVV appears to shrink from 37 to 25 seats. Make no mistake — the far right remains strong. Support hasn’t disappeared; it’s shifted across parties. The Dutch political landscape is more fragmented than ever — and the far right is no exception. 🇳🇱
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🗳️ First exit polls from the Netherlands: Wilders’ PVV appears to shrink from 37 to 25 seats. Make no mistake — the far right remains strong. Support hasn’t disappeared; it’s shifted across parties. The Dutch political landscape is more fragmented than ever — and the far right is no exception. 🇳🇱
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God i can't recommend this episodes enough!!!
Did i hear that right? 38 million empty houses across Europe!?!
Did i hear that right? 38 million empty houses across Europe!?!
Our first stop: Housing Policy.
Why is rent so high? Is the crisis actually being solved anywhere? And what does the crisis have to do with wealth inequality?
Katz takes us to Vienna, Finland, and Paris in search of the policies that work.
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Why is rent so high? Is the crisis actually being solved anywhere? And what does the crisis have to do with wealth inequality?
Katz takes us to Vienna, Finland, and Paris in search of the policies that work.
www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
Housing policy: Who Does It Best? - Part 1 — The Europeans
Why is your rent so high? What are the policies that created this housing crisis, and what policies can get us out of it? This week we launch the first two parts of our new series, ‘Who Does It Best?...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
God i can't recommend this episodes enough!!!
Did i hear that right? 38 million empty houses across Europe!?!
Did i hear that right? 38 million empty houses across Europe!?!
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It’s here!!
We've just released the first two parts of our new series, Who Does It Best?
At a time when so many people feel their governments aren’t taking care of them, we asked: how do policies really shape our daily lives? And who’s getting it right?
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We've just released the first two parts of our new series, Who Does It Best?
At a time when so many people feel their governments aren’t taking care of them, we asked: how do policies really shape our daily lives? And who’s getting it right?
www.europeanspodcast.com/who-does-it-...
Who Does It Best? — The Europeans
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October 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
It’s here!!
We've just released the first two parts of our new series, Who Does It Best?
At a time when so many people feel their governments aren’t taking care of them, we asked: how do policies really shape our daily lives? And who’s getting it right?
www.europeanspodcast.com/who-does-it-...
We've just released the first two parts of our new series, Who Does It Best?
At a time when so many people feel their governments aren’t taking care of them, we asked: how do policies really shape our daily lives? And who’s getting it right?
www.europeanspodcast.com/who-does-it-...
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🚨BREAKING: The metropolitan police
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest
Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:
"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
October 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨BREAKING: The metropolitan police
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest
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About to be the family that owns TikTok.
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
About to be the family that owns TikTok.
Tune in for bionic elbows, Eurovision crises, wandering Elk and a monk who makes soups.
(I had a lot of fun recording this episode with @ninaism.bsky.social)
(I had a lot of fun recording this episode with @ninaism.bsky.social)
NEW EPISODE 🚨
This week on The Europeans, @pawelzerka.bsky.social of @ecfr.eu returns to the podcast to tell us why Europe is living in a Truman-Show-style universe directed by Donald Trump and his international team.
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This week on The Europeans, @pawelzerka.bsky.social of @ecfr.eu returns to the podcast to tell us why Europe is living in a Truman-Show-style universe directed by Donald Trump and his international team.
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Are we all trapped in a transatlantic Truman Show? — The Europeans
Can we talk about Trump’s culture war, Putin’s war on inclusivity, and just about everyone’s unwillingness to pay teachers fair wages—and giggle throughout? You better believe it. AFP’s Nina Lamparski...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Tune in for bionic elbows, Eurovision crises, wandering Elk and a monk who makes soups.
(I had a lot of fun recording this episode with @ninaism.bsky.social)
(I had a lot of fun recording this episode with @ninaism.bsky.social)
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The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye
The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye
We should be able to discuss the different ways in which minorities are racialised in a thoughtful – and sometimes confronting – way, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
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July 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become | Jason Okundaye
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🚨 NEW EPISODE
A great conversation for you this week: Abortion rights pioneer Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves and @aidaccess.bsky.social, on why she's still hopeful for reproductive rights despite the crackdowns we're seeing around the world.
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A great conversation for you this week: Abortion rights pioneer Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves and @aidaccess.bsky.social, on why she's still hopeful for reproductive rights despite the crackdowns we're seeing around the world.
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Toxic chemicals, abortion rights, and a Nazi-era train law — The Europeans
Depending on where you are in Europe, your right to a safe abortion — and reproductive care in general — can vary dramatically. This week, we speak to pioneering abortion activist Rebecca Go...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE
A great conversation for you this week: Abortion rights pioneer Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves and @aidaccess.bsky.social, on why she's still hopeful for reproductive rights despite the crackdowns we're seeing around the world.
www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
A great conversation for you this week: Abortion rights pioneer Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves and @aidaccess.bsky.social, on why she's still hopeful for reproductive rights despite the crackdowns we're seeing around the world.
www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
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🚨🚨 Symbolically significant move by Equality EU Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social to attend Budapest #pride festival sending a very clear message to Hungarian PM Órban who has tried to ban the festival. /1 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU commissioner set to attend Budapest LGBTQ+ festivities in jab at Orbán
The Hungarian government has moved to try to ban Pride under the pretext of protecting children.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🚨🚨 Symbolically significant move by Equality EU Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social to attend Budapest #pride festival sending a very clear message to Hungarian PM Órban who has tried to ban the festival. /1 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
New episode ready for your ears! I try to explain why the Dutch government collapsed, and Katy tries to explain why bear meat might soon be on the menu in Slovakia...
Polarised timelines. Election manipulation. Wasn't the EU meant to have the strongest tech regulation in the world?
@johnnyryan.bsky.social says we need to go nuclear: switch off the algorithms.
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@johnnyryan.bsky.social says we need to go nuclear: switch off the algorithms.
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Could Europe switch off big tech's algorithms? — The Europeans
The EU supposedly has some of the world's toughest laws regulating big tech. So why does it still feel like Europeans are being sucked into increasingly polarised online communities, and manipulated d...
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June 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New episode ready for your ears! I try to explain why the Dutch government collapsed, and Katy tries to explain why bear meat might soon be on the menu in Slovakia...
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Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.
June 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.
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“Wilders walks away again: are men too emotional for political responsibility?” 😆
Wilders loopt opnieuw weg: zijn mannen te emotioneel voor politieke verantwoordelijkheid?
Wilders loopt opnieuw weg: zijn mannen te emotioneel voor politieke verantwoordelijkheid?
Een zichtbaar aangeslagen Geert Wilders is met zijn PVV uit de coalitie gestapt.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Wilders walks away again: are men too emotional for political responsibility?” 😆
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The modern condition of waking up to horrible news from all over the world and just having to shove that all back down and get on with your silly little job 😞
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The modern condition of waking up to horrible news from all over the world and just having to shove that all back down and get on with your silly little job 😞
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🇵🇱⚖️🗳️ The rule of law repair process in Poland just got incredibly more difficult. I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda, as Nawrocki will work hard for a PiS parliamentary election victory. Tough times ahead. 1/
June 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
🇵🇱⚖️🗳️ The rule of law repair process in Poland just got incredibly more difficult. I expect President Nawrocki to be even less cooperative than Duda, as Nawrocki will work hard for a PiS parliamentary election victory. Tough times ahead. 1/
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This brings us one step closer to a legal victory that is aimed at ensuring that the Pride march in Budapest will be held peacefully and lawfully on 28 June!
SEE YOU AT BUDAPEST PRIDE ON 28 JUNE 🏳️🌈
After an initial police ban on a demonstration by 5 human rights NGOs and our successful court challenge, Budapest Police today acknowledged a demonstration for LGBTIQ+ rights in Budapest. This means Budapest Pride on 28/6 is ON.
ℹ️ helsinki.hu/siker-szabad...
After an initial police ban on a demonstration by 5 human rights NGOs and our successful court challenge, Budapest Police today acknowledged a demonstration for LGBTIQ+ rights in Budapest. This means Budapest Pride on 28/6 is ON.
ℹ️ helsinki.hu/siker-szabad...
Siker: szabad a szivárványos menet Budapesten - Magyar Helsinki Bizottság
Továbbra sincs olyan indok, amely jogszerűen megalapozhatná a szivárványos menet megtiltását. Ma délelőtt a rendőrség megerősítette, lehet az LMBTQI jogokért felvonulni Budapest belvárosában, amikor t...
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June 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This brings us one step closer to a legal victory that is aimed at ensuring that the Pride march in Budapest will be held peacefully and lawfully on 28 June!
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AP reporting Red Cross hospital in Gaza saying at least 21 people killed and another 175 injured in Gaza as they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation.
June 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
AP reporting Red Cross hospital in Gaza saying at least 21 people killed and another 175 injured in Gaza as they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation.
This week I had the most delightful chat with Ursula Heinzelmann about asparagus. A dreamy podcast guest speaking on the most delightful of topics.
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨
We’re covering a lot of ground this week:
- Hungary’s Russian-style law that could "starve and strangle" civil society
- Good news from the courts for some 🏳️🌈 families in Italy
- Germany’s obsession with one particular vegetable
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We’re covering a lot of ground this week:
- Hungary’s Russian-style law that could "starve and strangle" civil society
- Good news from the courts for some 🏳️🌈 families in Italy
- Germany’s obsession with one particular vegetable
🎧 www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...
Hungary's plight, kids' rights, and Spargelzeit — The Europeans
Asparagus, lesbian family rights and Viktor Orbán’s latest power plays: like all good meals, this podcast episode is perfectly balanced. German food writer Ursula Heinzelmann joins us to explain the ‘...
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May 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This week I had the most delightful chat with Ursula Heinzelmann about asparagus. A dreamy podcast guest speaking on the most delightful of topics.
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okay this has gone on long enough I am really going to need either the ECHR or the EHRC to change their fucking name
May 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
okay this has gone on long enough I am really going to need either the ECHR or the EHRC to change their fucking name
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The Hungarian bill on "transparency in public life" [the Starve and Strangle Law] must not be adopted, say @coe.int PACE monitors. "As proposed, the bill would make it impossible for civil society organisations and independent media outlets to operate, let alone exist." pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
The Hungarian draft law on ‘transparency in public life’ must not be adopted, say PACE monitors
Eerik-Niiles Kross (Estonia, ALDE) and George Papandreou (Greece, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Hungary, have made the follow...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Hungarian bill on "transparency in public life" [the Starve and Strangle Law] must not be adopted, say @coe.int PACE monitors. "As proposed, the bill would make it impossible for civil society organisations and independent media outlets to operate, let alone exist." pace.coe.int/en/news/9893...
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“A voting reveal should not leave viewers fearing for a contest’s future; a music competition should not be at a point where the human catastrophe inflicted by the military of a participating country has to be mentioned – or worse, cannot even be mentioned – by commentators on air.”
New blog post: Wasted love?: broadcasting and fandom at a crossroads after #Eurovision 2025 bakercatherine.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/w...
Wasted love?: broadcasting and fandom at a crossroads after Eurovision 2025
Countertenor JJ’s narrow victory at Eurovision 2025 sees the contest returning to Austria for its 70th anniversary, quite possibly to Vienna – the city which installed same-gender signs on key pede…
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May 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“A voting reveal should not leave viewers fearing for a contest’s future; a music competition should not be at a point where the human catastrophe inflicted by the military of a participating country has to be mentioned – or worse, cannot even be mentioned – by commentators on air.”
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Over 100.000 people on the street today in The Hague to protest against the right-wing cabinet’s position on Israel and the war in Gaza
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
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Tens of thousands protest against cabinet’s Israel stance - DutchNews.nl
Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of The Hague on Sunday to protest against the right-wing cabinet’s position on Israel and the war in Gaza. The organisers called on the Dutch gov...
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May 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Over 100.000 people on the street today in The Hague to protest against the right-wing cabinet’s position on Israel and the war in Gaza
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/tens...
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Romanian Presidential candidate George Simion seems to be doing the Trump 2016 thing of claiming he has won even though exit polls suggest he probably/possibly hasn't. This tactic is however rather undermined by the fact that he used the flag of Chad instead of Romania.
May 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Romanian Presidential candidate George Simion seems to be doing the Trump 2016 thing of claiming he has won even though exit polls suggest he probably/possibly hasn't. This tactic is however rather undermined by the fact that he used the flag of Chad instead of Romania.