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I'm trying to make the world a kinder, gentler place. One where you could bring the fuckin' children.
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sanho.bsky.social
The Editors code meets the Streisand effect:
newseye.bsky.social News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 17h
NEW: Mandelson just sent a memo to UK newspapers via the press watchdog demanding they stop publishing his links to Epstein.

He cited clauses in the Editors code, designed to protect grieving families.

The memo was NOT to be published.

The National just said ‘fuck that’ & published it in full 👏
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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leonsimons.com
IPCC models might deem it highly unlikely, but Global warming reaching +2.0°C next decade is much more likely when considering NASA CERES satellite observations based climate forcings and feedbacks.

We'd better assume observations are more indicative of reality than models alone:
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
3/x Van alle landen om ons heen is NL nu het domste jongetje van de klas. Door .. decennia van bezuinigen op ons stroomnet.

Om .. multinationals maar goedkope stroom te kunnen geven
Betaald door .. huishoudens

Aantal politici wat dat a. doorheeft, en b. erkent: (stilte)

bsky.app/profile/tona...
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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saschajanssen.bsky.social
Maar echt…

Een datalek bij de Autoriteit Persoonsgegeven
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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colborne.bsky.social
Meanwhile a violent far-right student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), one of the largest in the country, has been allowed to get away with absolutely abusive and vile behaviour for several years with next to no reaction from the university

archive.is/2026.02.06-1...
(Google Translate) As the group heads to Bar Boele for after-party drinks, a 20-year-old student confronts U. about singing " Erika." According to those present, U. then pushes the student's head to the ground several times. Footage obtained by Het Parool also shows U. hitting the student hard in the face, injuring him. According to sources, Marlon U. and Reinout V. flee to Zuid station before the police arrive, but are arrested at the end of December. They are suspected of public violence. U. is also suspected of aggravated assault. (Google translated - slurs blurred, one is Dutch equivalent of n-word, second is English) U.'s behavior escalated during the program's orientation weekends and before the student council. He was dismissed early from the weekend three times, multiple sources confirmed. He allegedly provoked fights, called students of color " n •" and LGBTQ+ students"f• "and loudly sang "Erika.' (Google translated) Long-term staring Sources also mention that U. regularly and deliberately nudges women. He sometimes touches them in intimate areas, such as their thighs or groin. Het Parool spoke with three women who experienced this. The nudges are often accompanied by prolonged staring, for example, at the breasts, and inappropriate comments. One woman says: "He said out of the blue: 'Come with Reinout and me to a hotel room, and we'll fill all your holes."
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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frietema.bsky.social
“Hoogleraar: ‘Dit zijn de praktijken van een politiestaat.’
Maar opeenvolgende ministers van Justitie – eerst Dilan Yeşilgöz, daarna David van Weel (beiden VVD) – bleven herhalen wat de politie ook al zei: volgens de Politiewet mag dit allemaal.”

Formatie: Justitie blijft bij VVD. 🤦‍♂️
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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sldelange.bsky.social
Long read die elke burger die om de rechtsstaat en het demonstratierecht geeft zou moeten lezen
decorrespondent.nl De Correspondent @decorrespondent.nl · 1d
TOOI: een geheime politiedienst in Nederland waar je waarschijnlijk nog nooit van hebt gehoord. Wie controleert het werk van deze ‘politiespionnen’ eigenlijk? En wat weegt zwaarder: jouw privacy of de openbare orde?

Lees, luister of bekijk het verhaal van @tom-lash.bsky.social:
Geen crimineel, geen terrorist, toch geschaduwd: zo volgt de politie vreedzame activisten
TOOI: een geheime politiedienst in Nederland waar je waarschijnlijk nog nooit van hebt gehoord. Maar als je weleens meedoet aan demonstraties of een XR-sticker op je koelkast hebt, dan bestaat de kans...
decorrespondent.nl
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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locuta.bsky.social
Dit eerste bericht is echt groot nieuws… maar sneeuwt onder. Die tweede is absurd. Maar tegenwoordig ‘normaal’.
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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tabouchadi.bsky.social
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
More evidence that European leaders are losing their fear of angering the orange child in the White House - and his fuckwits in the US diplomatic service.
kristiankiehling.bsky.social Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 1d
Poland’s lower-house Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty said he would not support a bid to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, arguing that Trump does not deserve the honor. This is the outrageous reaction of the US Ambassador to Poland, Paul Rose, as well as Donald Tusks reply👇
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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frietema.bsky.social
Zo gaat het dus. Het uitsluiten van sociaaldemocraten en groenen is niet voorbehouden aan Yesilgöz. Het past in een internationale, extreemrechtse agenda.
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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trouw.nl
Japans kersenbloesemfestival afgeschaft wegens vervelende toeristen
Japans kersenbloesemfestival afgeschaft wegens vervelende toeristen
Tijdens het kersenbloesemseizoen trekken dagelijks tienduizenden toeristen naar het Japanse plaatsje Fujiyoshida, om de bloeiende bomen en de beroemde Fujiberg op de foto te zetten. Maar lang niet iedereen gedraagt zich.
www.trouw.nl
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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maladroithe.bsky.social
I wanna personally congratulate Hunter Biden for not only being nowhere near the Epstein files but for having rock-solid reviews from sex workers for respectfulness and tipping
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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liekemarsman.bsky.social
Waar de fuck is D66 mee bezig geweest?
ericarends.bsky.social Eric Arends @ericarends.bsky.social · 2d
Opmerkelijk: alle klassiek ‘grote’ #ministersposten (BZK, BuZa, Justitie, Defensie, EZ, Financiën, Volksgezondheid) gaan naar #VVD en #CDA.
February 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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sensehofstede.nl
TSMC to make advanced 3nm chips in Japan – Focus Taiwan: ‘at its second, still-under-construction plant in Kumamoto’
TSMC to make advanced 3nm chips in Japan - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will produce 3 nanometer chips at its second, still-under-construction plant in Kumamoto, Japan, the company announced Thursday.
focustaiwan.tw
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Great read. An ICE attorney working for DOJ temporarily explains that ICE has no clue how all of this "federal court" stuff works and makes clear that both ICE and DOJ were totally unprepared for the flood of habeases that were the inevitable result of the Minneapolis raids.
MS. LE: I have to go back and pulling teeth to get things fixed. And it took a long time. For a long time the ICE agency is work under the Immigration Court, and they have their own policy and procedures. To get my back-home colleagues up to date that Federal Court is not the same as how Immigration Court operate, it took a long, long, long time and many order to show cause to explain and let them know that, Come on, if you guys don't fix it, I'm going to quit and you are going to be dragging yourself into court. I have to say that too in front of that in order to get it fixed. I did put in my resignation from the job too, but they couldn't find a replacement. So I gave them a specific time and -- to get it done. If they don't, then by all mean, I'm going to walk out. And before I walk out, I was able to release another individual, a juvenile. That kind of like a step -- like a barrier. Like, Wait, Julie, stop. You need to go back and get more people out. That's why I'm still here. I am here just trying to make sure that the agency understand how important it is to comply with all the court orders, which they have not done in the past or currently. I am here as a bridge and a liaison between the one that in jail, because if I walk out -- sometime I wish you would just hold me in contempt, Your Honor, so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep. I work days and night just because people still in there. And, yes, procedure in place right now sucks. I'm trying to fix it. As you can see the e-mail that I sent to you, it has been improving, a great improvement. And last night I had to stay up until 2:35 a.m. just to get this documents ready for you. It's a -- I can't say it's a waste of my time, but I could have sent so many more e-mail and get so many more people get ready to be released. And I am here with you, Your Honor. What do you want me to do? The system sucks. This job sucks. And I am trying every breath that I have so that I can get you what you need. THE COURT: All right. So I hear your frustrations and comments about the job. My question is: Are you expressing those to the others who are -- MS. LE: I do. THE COURT: -- just a minute -- the others within the DOJ or ICE or DHS who have the role of carrying out the Court's orders that require immediate release? How is this frustration getting translated? MS. LE: I write an e-mail with big, bold font. I CC Ms. Voss in it, and I said, here's what it fail and we need to fix it. You can't just have people sitting in jail and drag me into court and explain to the Court why the system fail. And if they can't help me, then I am not here -- I'm not meant for this job. And to be honest, Your Honor, I did put for a request to be transferred back, but no one were willing to come here to stand in front of you to explain and/or to help to improve the system.
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
Cryptic letter from Senator Ron Wyden, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, to the Director of the CIA.

First obtained by Sahil Kapur.
Linited States Scatc WASHINGTON. DC 20510-3703 COMMITTEES: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE BEDGET COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 221 DIRASEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20510 1202) 224-5244 February 4, 2026 The Honorable John Ratcliffe Director Central Intelligence Agency McLean, VA 22101 Dear Director Ratcliffe, I write to alert you to a classified letter I sent you earlier today in which I express deep concerns about CIA activities. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Nor Wylen Ron Wyden U.S. Senator
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.

This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.

Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.

When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
PM Tusk on Epstein: it is very likely that this was a planned operation by the Russian KGB.

More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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esqueer.net
A new systematic review has found that trans women on HRT have the same level of fitness as cis women and don't retain any advantage in sports.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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jkz12769.bsky.social
A Federal judge in Oregon ruled that ICE can NOT use chemicals on protestors for exercising their 1st amendment rights.
youtu.be/gvL9ckyrDTM?...
BREAKING: Judge hits ICE agents with BRUTAL NEWS
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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February 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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markagee.bsky.social
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM