Flip van Haaren
@flipvh.bsky.social
Business & web developer in 🇳🇱🇪🇺. Startups, web apps, EU, (geo)politics, Ukraine. Building online learning tools & open source TypeScript template: https://cellajs.com
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🇺🇸‼️ Newly released congressional emails show Jeffrey Epstein bragged in 2018 that he could give Russian officials insight into understanding Donald Trump, - POLITICO
▪️Epstein: I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body. I know how dirty Donald is.
▪️Epstein: I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body. I know how dirty Donald is.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🇺🇸‼️ Newly released congressional emails show Jeffrey Epstein bragged in 2018 that he could give Russian officials insight into understanding Donald Trump, - POLITICO
▪️Epstein: I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body. I know how dirty Donald is.
▪️Epstein: I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body. I know how dirty Donald is.
Kaja Kallas, time to make another urgent trip to Japan. bsky.app/profile/sens...
China’s foreign ministry tells Japan PM to retract ‘egregious’ remarks on Taiwan – Reuters: ‘warning that otherwise Japan “must bear all consequences” for the comments.’
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Kaja Kallas, time to make another urgent trip to Japan. bsky.app/profile/sens...
Fix the technical hurdles and do it. While its understandable that Belgium wants reassurances and well-considered details, they should be proactive to make up for being ignorant on defence spending.
Reparation loan ‘most effective’ way to support Ukraine, says von der Leyen
Reparation loan ‘most effective’ way to support Ukraine, says von der Leyen
The European Commission's remarks come despite Belgium's fierce opposition to the €140 billion scheme
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Fix the technical hurdles and do it. While its understandable that Belgium wants reassurances and well-considered details, they should be proactive to make up for being ignorant on defence spending.
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Footage of the devastating shootdown of a Shahed drone with an M134 "Minigun."
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Footage of the devastating shootdown of a Shahed drone with an M134 "Minigun."
Good. Actions and words please, dear EU Commission.
In a significant blow to the Trump administration’s anti-narcotics operations in the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he was revoking intelligence sharing with the United States while the boat strikes continued. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Venezuela orders massive mobilization as U.S. aircraft carrier approaches
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including its militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Good. Actions and words please, dear EU Commission.
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Just spent week in Beijing talking to officials, scholars. Their msg: 2nd term Trump=opportunity for China. He’s not ideological, sees Xi as a peer, bungled his trade war and can stare down DC China hawks. But he’s unreliable, so a debate on how to use him.
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
Beijing insiders’ plan to play Donald Trump
They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China
economist.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Just spent week in Beijing talking to officials, scholars. Their msg: 2nd term Trump=opportunity for China. He’s not ideological, sees Xi as a peer, bungled his trade war and can stare down DC China hawks. But he’s unreliable, so a debate on how to use him.
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
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This is Russia's "human safari" in action: a double-tap war crime caught on drone video.
First drone hits a Kherson gas station. When firefighters arrive, a second drone strikes them.
📹 Russian TG channel, 6 Jul 2025 h/t @zarinazabrisky
First drone hits a Kherson gas station. When firefighters arrive, a second drone strikes them.
📹 Russian TG channel, 6 Jul 2025 h/t @zarinazabrisky
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is Russia's "human safari" in action: a double-tap war crime caught on drone video.
First drone hits a Kherson gas station. When firefighters arrive, a second drone strikes them.
📹 Russian TG channel, 6 Jul 2025 h/t @zarinazabrisky
First drone hits a Kherson gas station. When firefighters arrive, a second drone strikes them.
📹 Russian TG channel, 6 Jul 2025 h/t @zarinazabrisky
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3yrs ago today, Kherson was liberated. I'll never forget those photos: the pure joy of people on the streets, hugging and dancing around Ukrainian defenders, gifting them flowers. The Ukrainian and EU flags rising on the main square again.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
3yrs ago today, Kherson was liberated. I'll never forget those photos: the pure joy of people on the streets, hugging and dancing around Ukrainian defenders, gifting them flowers. The Ukrainian and EU flags rising on the main square again.
Doemscenario is deze ellende, waarna China oorlog start met Taiwan en Rusland de oorlog verder vergroot in Europa. Terwijl EU niet daadkrachtig is en VS verzeild raken in een crisis rond de midterms. De kans × impact op deze combinatie is groot genoeg dat je erop wil anticiperen, zou je denken ...
De oplettende volgers wisten dit al: ik schrijf al maanden dat er een nog grootschaligere aanval komt van VS+Israel op Iran.
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Doemscenario is deze ellende, waarna China oorlog start met Taiwan en Rusland de oorlog verder vergroot in Europa. Terwijl EU niet daadkrachtig is en VS verzeild raken in een crisis rond de midterms. De kans × impact op deze combinatie is groot genoeg dat je erop wil anticiperen, zou je denken ...
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Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
where the night was mostly calm,
but with minimal electricity at home.
russians want to demoralise us before winter.
We? Live. Work. Create. Resist.
Maintain trade by requiring vehicle and other risky software to be built, managed and hosted in EU by fully European companies and/or orgs. This means these buses need to be sold/bought with only open source operating systems. 'Services packs' need to be bought in EU. Open source is the way.
And again... should we worry that any product coming from China could become a national security threat? What about US products? Or from anywhere else? There is a big difference between sensible risk management and outright paranoia. www.ft.com/content/07ec...
UK investigates whether buses made in China can be turned off from afar
Investigation comes after Norway found Yutong vehicles could be ‘stopped or rendered inoperable’ by Chinese company
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Maintain trade by requiring vehicle and other risky software to be built, managed and hosted in EU by fully European companies and/or orgs. This means these buses need to be sold/bought with only open source operating systems. 'Services packs' need to be bought in EU. Open source is the way.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Informative article. The AFU has had a long time to prepare for a withdrawal of Pokrovsk, I trust Syrskyi has a plan in place. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/08/e...
Russian forces are poised to finally capture Pokrovsk, a symbolically important victory with a heavy cost | CNN
Russian forces appear to be on the brink of finally seizing the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a symbolic victory that President Vladimir Putin has been pursuing for 21 months at an increasingly ...
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Informative article. The AFU has had a long time to prepare for a withdrawal of Pokrovsk, I trust Syrskyi has a plan in place. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/08/e...
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Russland hat über 450 Kampfdrohnen und 45 Raketen verschiedener Typen auf die Ukraine abgefeuert. Und die Ziele der Terroristen sind immer dieselben: das normale Leben, Wohnhäuser, unsere Energieversorgung, die Infrastruktur. — Präsident Zelenskyj
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Russland hat über 450 Kampfdrohnen und 45 Raketen verschiedener Typen auf die Ukraine abgefeuert. Und die Ziele der Terroristen sind immer dieselben: das normale Leben, Wohnhäuser, unsere Energieversorgung, die Infrastruktur. — Präsident Zelenskyj
Well said. 100% agree!
The reason the EU gets pushed around by the US and China is this: Russian shadow fleet oil tankers operate with impunity in the Baltic, keeping Putin's war machine running. If you want to be feared and respected, you have to confront the challenge right in front of you. Nothing else really matters.
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Well said. 100% agree!
😲. 💪🇺🇦
🫡 "We've lost 27 of our own. In return, we destroyed 24,895 russian troops and 76,950 targets. That’s two entire army corps. For every one of ours - 1,000 of theirs," — Magyar
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
😲. 💪🇺🇦
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Recognize a state of war to exist due to armed aggression by the Russian Federation.
Declare the Russian Federation to be a terrorist state. Declare the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to be a terrorist organization.
Ban visas to denizens of the russian terrorist state.
Declare the Russian Federation to be a terrorist state. Declare the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to be a terrorist organization.
Ban visas to denizens of the russian terrorist state.
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Recognize a state of war to exist due to armed aggression by the Russian Federation.
Declare the Russian Federation to be a terrorist state. Declare the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to be a terrorist organization.
Ban visas to denizens of the russian terrorist state.
Declare the Russian Federation to be a terrorist state. Declare the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to be a terrorist organization.
Ban visas to denizens of the russian terrorist state.
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Screbrenica is een genocide, dat is internationaal erkend. Voor al diegenen die nog willen ontkennen dat er in Oekraïne een genocide plaatsvindt kijk waar Mariupol staat bij deze grafiek van The Guardian.
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Screbrenica is een genocide, dat is internationaal erkend. Voor al diegenen die nog willen ontkennen dat er in Oekraïne een genocide plaatsvindt kijk waar Mariupol staat bij deze grafiek van The Guardian.
case in point. Everything is fishy if you read about Russian and Swiss in the same article. This is happening everywhere, but in Switzerland we are talking strategic-size assets. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/trade-po... from bsky.app/profile/wart...
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
case in point. Everything is fishy if you read about Russian and Swiss in the same article. This is happening everywhere, but in Switzerland we are talking strategic-size assets. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/trade-po... from bsky.app/profile/wart...
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Update 👀 Air defence missile! 🇺🇦🚀
🤯 Shahed was flying into a high-rise building, but was hit by an anti-aircraft interceptor drone!
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Update 👀 Air defence missile! 🇺🇦🚀
This is a great illustration of the sort innovation and production we need for a modern war economy. Dual-use drones/robotics and production facilities. In peace time they can sanitize terrains, excavate, build dykes etc etc. In wartime they support the front. But also in IT, healthcare, energy ..
🇺🇦🤖 Ukrainian ground robotic complex is heading to the position in the village of Kostyantynivka.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is a great illustration of the sort innovation and production we need for a modern war economy. Dual-use drones/robotics and production facilities. In peace time they can sanitize terrains, excavate, build dykes etc etc. In wartime they support the front. But also in IT, healthcare, energy ..
Pretty spectacular how Russia - though its difficult to be 100% sure - is threatening Belgium with these drones. One would think this is only making Belgium more susceptible to cooperate on confiscating frozen Russian assets.
Belgian PM convenes urgent security talks over drone sightings
Belgian PM convenes urgent security talks over drone sightings
The talks will be held on Thursday morning following a request from the country's interior minister
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Pretty spectacular how Russia - though its difficult to be 100% sure - is threatening Belgium with these drones. One would think this is only making Belgium more susceptible to cooperate on confiscating frozen Russian assets.
Thank you Norway! 💪🙏🇳🇴
🇳🇴 Norway to allocate US$7bn for Ukraine's defence needs in 2026
Norway to allocate US$7bn for Ukraine's defence needs in 2026
Norway's Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik has announced that the country will allocate US$7 billion in 2026 to support Ukraine's defence sector.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Thank you Norway! 💪🙏🇳🇴
wtf 🤬. Kaja Kallas already spoke out about this and the boat bombings/killings in Caribbean? While Europe should prioritise de-risking/decoupling from US and China, we should still constructively communicate about our expectations from the US. Trump/MAGA fascism can still be overcome.
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
wtf 🤬. Kaja Kallas already spoke out about this and the boat bombings/killings in Caribbean? While Europe should prioritise de-risking/decoupling from US and China, we should still constructively communicate about our expectations from the US. Trump/MAGA fascism can still be overcome.
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Germany bringing together Ukraine and Taiwan, this is how it should be
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Germany bringing together Ukraine and Taiwan, this is how it should be