Leendert van der Ent
@entlorient.bsky.social
Historian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce / Tacitus, public finance Dutch Republic, colonial and military history. Science writer (science policy, energy transition, ICT, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi. Dutch.
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Stoppen met de #daddyDiplomatie zegt @katipiri.bsky.social Blijf bij je eigen waardigheid, zoals Canada. De credits voor Trump's draai liggen bij Parijs en Berlijn, met de #bazooka dreiging beamen @robdewijk.bsky.social @ajboekestijn.bsky.social De #bazooka is EU. In feite heeft de EU de NAVO gered
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Stoppen met de #daddyDiplomatie zegt @katipiri.bsky.social Blijf bij je eigen waardigheid, zoals Canada. De credits voor Trump's draai liggen bij Parijs en Berlijn, met de #bazooka dreiging beamen @robdewijk.bsky.social @ajboekestijn.bsky.social De #bazooka is EU. In feite heeft de EU de NAVO gered
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It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
Dirty rats in the White House
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Dirty rats in the White House
Who has told Europe that it cannot do anything? And why is everybody repeating that BS? And doing nothing, instead of mending what is not right? Trump is acting out of fear, just like any bully. (For Pete's sake, look up the statistics about economy, science etc. And we can still do far better.)
Zelensky told us the harsh truth.
Europe is acting like a geopolitical midget when it should be a titan.
We have the resources to defeat Russia. We just choose not to use them.
It is time to grow up, mobilize our strength, and finish this war.
No more excuses
Europe is acting like a geopolitical midget when it should be a titan.
We have the resources to defeat Russia. We just choose not to use them.
It is time to grow up, mobilize our strength, and finish this war.
No more excuses
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Who has told Europe that it cannot do anything? And why is everybody repeating that BS? And doing nothing, instead of mending what is not right? Trump is acting out of fear, just like any bully. (For Pete's sake, look up the statistics about economy, science etc. And we can still do far better.)
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Kellogg, tot voor kort speciaal gezant voor Oekraïne, denkt dat de balans in de oorlog dit voorjaar van Rusland naar Oekraïne gaat.
Hij zei dat Rusland niet aan het winnen is, onhoudbaar zware verliezen lijdt, dat Poetin weet dat hij niet kan winnen, en een uitweg zoekt.
Hij zei dat Rusland niet aan het winnen is, onhoudbaar zware verliezen lijdt, dat Poetin weet dat hij niet kan winnen, en een uitweg zoekt.
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Kellogg, tot voor kort speciaal gezant voor Oekraïne, denkt dat de balans in de oorlog dit voorjaar van Rusland naar Oekraïne gaat.
Hij zei dat Rusland niet aan het winnen is, onhoudbaar zware verliezen lijdt, dat Poetin weet dat hij niet kan winnen, en een uitweg zoekt.
Hij zei dat Rusland niet aan het winnen is, onhoudbaar zware verliezen lijdt, dat Poetin weet dat hij niet kan winnen, en een uitweg zoekt.
Building in Siberia collapses die to snow. (Who would have expected snow in Siberia?)
The roof of a shopping center collapsed in Novosibirsk due to snow. One person was rescued by rescuers.
The builder and owner received state funds to construct the building, completed to Russian standards.
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
The builder and owner received state funds to construct the building, completed to Russian standards.
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Building in Siberia collapses die to snow. (Who would have expected snow in Siberia?)
Energietransitiebeleid moet worden betaald uit de 1,5% defensie-gerelateerd die bovenop de 3,5% defensie-uitgaven moet komen.
Trump loog tijdens zijn toespraak in Davos de wereld voor windmolens.
De reden waarom hij dat deed is simpel: hij kan de bron van deze energie niet controleren en manipuleren, maar van fossiele brandstoffen wel.
Het gaat om macht, en over landen met hernieuwbare energie, heeft de VS minder macht. /2
De reden waarom hij dat deed is simpel: hij kan de bron van deze energie niet controleren en manipuleren, maar van fossiele brandstoffen wel.
Het gaat om macht, en over landen met hernieuwbare energie, heeft de VS minder macht. /2
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Energietransitiebeleid moet worden betaald uit de 1,5% defensie-gerelateerd die bovenop de 3,5% defensie-uitgaven moet komen.
Seen news items about this? Me neither. But this is highly relevant; Russia's last reserves melting away, next time Nothing to stop them from going off the cliff.
Russian National Welfare Fund data shows that Russia quietly bailed out its banks in May. A report from the Center for Macroeconomics and Short-Term Forecasting said Russia bailed out its banks without disclosure earlier in 2025.
Sovcombank, Gazprombank, VTB, Sberbank, and Vneshecombank bailed out.
Sovcombank, Gazprombank, VTB, Sberbank, and Vneshecombank bailed out.
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Seen news items about this? Me neither. But this is highly relevant; Russia's last reserves melting away, next time Nothing to stop them from going off the cliff.
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Als de NPO ergens op bezuinigen kan en moet dan is het wel op die tenenkrommende en rechts-extremisme bevorderende talkshows.
Net als gisteravond Markuszower bij @pauwendewit.bsky.social het podium kreeg, krijgen nu twee andere extreemrechtse ex-pvv-ers dat bij #Eva. Yes, we helpen weer een nieuwe enge partij de peilingen in!
Zoals G. Orwell schreef: grootste gevaar voor democratie is luie journalistiek.
Hopeloos dit..
Zoals G. Orwell schreef: grootste gevaar voor democratie is luie journalistiek.
Hopeloos dit..
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Als de NPO ergens op bezuinigen kan en moet dan is het wel op die tenenkrommende en rechts-extremisme bevorderende talkshows.
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By late 2013,Ukrainians had realized that Yanukovych was working for Russia.Knowing that neither the courts nor parliament would save them,they took to the streets.
Today,most Americans realize that Trump is working for Russia,too.The Supreme Court and Congress have failed them. Quo vadis? (@mhmck)
Today,most Americans realize that Trump is working for Russia,too.The Supreme Court and Congress have failed them. Quo vadis? (@mhmck)
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 AM
By late 2013,Ukrainians had realized that Yanukovych was working for Russia.Knowing that neither the courts nor parliament would save them,they took to the streets.
Today,most Americans realize that Trump is working for Russia,too.The Supreme Court and Congress have failed them. Quo vadis? (@mhmck)
Today,most Americans realize that Trump is working for Russia,too.The Supreme Court and Congress have failed them. Quo vadis? (@mhmck)
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I know he'll be back, but can European and other leaders now please spend the spare minutes to ramp up support for Ukraine, increase the pressure to stop Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, and strengthen efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Thank you for your attention to these matters.
Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory
Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat, citing vague ‘deal’ over territory
US president claims ‘framework’ of agreement in the works after ‘very productive’ meeting with Nato secretary general
Donald Trump has walked back his threat to impose sweeping US tariffs on eight European countries, claiming he had agreed “the framework of a future deal” on Greenland.
Four days after vowing to introduce steep import duties on a string of US allies over their support for Greenland’s continued status as an autonomous Danish territory, the president backed down. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I know he'll be back, but can European and other leaders now please spend the spare minutes to ramp up support for Ukraine, increase the pressure to stop Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, and strengthen efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Thank you for your attention to these matters.
In Europe many seems to have the impression that people do not fight back against Trump.
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM
In Europe many seems to have the impression that people do not fight back against Trump.
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When Europe shows its true strength, dictators back down.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
When Europe shows its true strength, dictators back down.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
Apply this lesson to Russia.
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De moment dat Europa Oekraïne de middelen geeft om Rusland terug te sturen, gaan we internationaal serieus genomen worden.
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
De moment dat Europa Oekraïne de middelen geeft om Rusland terug te sturen, gaan we internationaal serieus genomen worden.
"Trump's increasingly erratic behavior makes the United States almost impossible for allies to deal with" Lars Rasmussen, Danish Foreign Minister.
www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 290. 1/20/26
… Sky News’ Beth Rigby: “Trump detonated a series of bombshells on Truth Social overnight: leaking private messages from President Macron, posting image of Canada and Greenland as part of the US, and ...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Trump's increasingly erratic behavior makes the United States almost impossible for allies to deal with" Lars Rasmussen, Danish Foreign Minister.
www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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#Canada 🍁
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos has sparked widespread international coverage as global news organizations weigh the future amid rising geopoliti...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:59 AM
#Canada 🍁
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
The last sentence describes the decisive difference between Ukraine and Russia. (As is the scale on which events like these occur).
⭕️Then he shot the phone of one of the soldiers with an automatic gun, shot the man in the foot at point-blank range and ordered it to be recorded as “self-mutilation.”
❗️❗️Now the officer faces up to 12 years in prison.
❗️❗️Now the officer faces up to 12 years in prison.
January 21, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The last sentence describes the decisive difference between Ukraine and Russia. (As is the scale on which events like these occur).
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
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In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe | Stella Creasy
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities, says Stella Creasy, MP and chair of the Labour Movement for Europe
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM
In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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..on a lighter note
“..he has staffed his administration with sycophants eager to cast out anyone who objects. Yet this assault on professionalism has also undermined Trump’s ability to get what he wants, because nobody left will tell him that what he wants is impossible, deeply unpopular, or both”
“..he has staffed his administration with sycophants eager to cast out anyone who objects. Yet this assault on professionalism has also undermined Trump’s ability to get what he wants, because nobody left will tell him that what he wants is impossible, deeply unpopular, or both”
For all that the president has done his first year in office, “the prognosis for democracy in the United States is far better today than it was at the start of Trump’s second term,” @qjurecic.bsky.social argues:
American Democracy Is Showing Signs of Life
One year into Trump’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian impulses.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM
..on a lighter note
“..he has staffed his administration with sycophants eager to cast out anyone who objects. Yet this assault on professionalism has also undermined Trump’s ability to get what he wants, because nobody left will tell him that what he wants is impossible, deeply unpopular, or both”
“..he has staffed his administration with sycophants eager to cast out anyone who objects. Yet this assault on professionalism has also undermined Trump’s ability to get what he wants, because nobody left will tell him that what he wants is impossible, deeply unpopular, or both”
Nick Fuentes calling for mass killing by ICE.
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Nick Fuentes calling for mass killing by ICE.
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Yesterday, Deutsche Bank floated the possibility that EU/NATO countries dump US treasury bonds in lieu of a military conflict. The FT carried it earlier & I've seen reels on Insta. Clearly, this is risky as it could implode the banking system. But with US debt what it is, it's a real Achilles heel.
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Yesterday, Deutsche Bank floated the possibility that EU/NATO countries dump US treasury bonds in lieu of a military conflict. The FT carried it earlier & I've seen reels on Insta. Clearly, this is risky as it could implode the banking system. But with US debt what it is, it's a real Achilles heel.
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And there is a lot more to sell, when looking at the US Bond market it seems
www.ft.com/content/beea...
www.ft.com/content/beea...
Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?
NIIPing an outlandish idea in the bud
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
And there is a lot more to sell, when looking at the US Bond market it seems
www.ft.com/content/beea...
www.ft.com/content/beea...
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#SellAmerica is back
That is exactly the discussion #Europeans need to drive. Leverage #ACI to the max to put pressure on US share prices.
#X, #Google, #Meta, #FoxCorporation, #Apple, #Amazon - If they feel #Europe is turning away. #Trump will leave #Greenland
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
That is exactly the discussion #Europeans need to drive. Leverage #ACI to the max to put pressure on US share prices.
#X, #Google, #Meta, #FoxCorporation, #Apple, #Amazon - If they feel #Europe is turning away. #Trump will leave #Greenland
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
#SellAmerica is back
That is exactly the discussion #Europeans need to drive. Leverage #ACI to the max to put pressure on US share prices.
#X, #Google, #Meta, #FoxCorporation, #Apple, #Amazon - If they feel #Europe is turning away. #Trump will leave #Greenland
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
That is exactly the discussion #Europeans need to drive. Leverage #ACI to the max to put pressure on US share prices.
#X, #Google, #Meta, #FoxCorporation, #Apple, #Amazon - If they feel #Europe is turning away. #Trump will leave #Greenland
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Someone is getting crazier by the hour.
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Someone is getting crazier by the hour.