Hans Splinter
@hanssp.bsky.social
at work (polymer spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, infrared imaging, surface analysis, FTIR, UV/Vis, AAS) at home (history, music, paintings, photography, cycling)
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If you’re looking for a silver lining to all this fascism, bookstores are back baby.
And it’s not just chains.
Indie bookstores are also thriving.
parade.com/news/booksto...
And it’s not just chains.
Indie bookstores are also thriving.
parade.com/news/booksto...
Bookstores Are Thriving Again, Defying Years of Predictions
Bookstores are booming despite predictions that brick and mortar stores will close, and new locations continue to open as readers return to physical books.
parade.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
If you’re looking for a silver lining to all this fascism, bookstores are back baby.
And it’s not just chains.
Indie bookstores are also thriving.
parade.com/news/booksto...
And it’s not just chains.
Indie bookstores are also thriving.
parade.com/news/booksto...
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Nu nog onthullen dat je lange tenen hebt. www.gelderlander.nl/binnenland/c...
Caroline van der Plas moet na 12 jaar aandoening onthullen na uitlachfilmpje Schimmelpenninck: ‘Zo laag’
BBB-voorvrouw Caroline van der Plas lijdt al twaalf jaar aan artritis, een pijnlijke vorm van reuma. Het liefst wilde ze dit binnenskamers houden, maar door uitspraken van opiniemaker Sander Schimmelp...
www.gelderlander.nl
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Nu nog onthullen dat je lange tenen hebt. www.gelderlander.nl/binnenland/c...
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A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.
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Nieuw verhaal. chrisklomp.nl/nee-de-wappi... De wappies kwamen en komen nogal vaak met valse claims. Wat is daar van terechtgekomen? Juist. En daarom is wappie geen scheldwoord, maar een correcte typering.
Nee, de wappies hebben geen gelijk gekregen - Chris Klomp
En dat is dus waarom wappie geen scheldwoord is, maar een heldere typering van iemands laten en doen. Het is namelijk helemaal niet erg om ergens ongelijk in te hebben (gehad), maar wel om dat - ondan...
chrisklomp.nl
January 22, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Nieuw verhaal. chrisklomp.nl/nee-de-wappi... De wappies kwamen en komen nogal vaak met valse claims. Wat is daar van terechtgekomen? Juist. En daarom is wappie geen scheldwoord, maar een correcte typering.
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How do you say 'Trump Always Chickens Out' in Greenlandic? @johnauthers can tell you, as markets tuck into an Arctic TACO trade (via Bloomberg Opinion)
As They Say in Greenland, ‘Trump Tamatigut Qunutittarpoq’
The TACO trade is back as markets shake off the invasion-tariff drama.
bloom.bg
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
How do you say 'Trump Always Chickens Out' in Greenlandic? @johnauthers can tell you, as markets tuck into an Arctic TACO trade (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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Voor een zaal vol met lafaards staat de nazi uit het Witte Huis de omvolkingstherorie te verkondigen en niemand loopt weg.
Fascisme en nazisme zijn zo genormaliseerd dat het op het World Economic Forum wordt uitgedragen door de grootste racist en leugenaar van het westelijk halfrond.
Fascisme en nazisme zijn zo genormaliseerd dat het op het World Economic Forum wordt uitgedragen door de grootste racist en leugenaar van het westelijk halfrond.
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Voor een zaal vol met lafaards staat de nazi uit het Witte Huis de omvolkingstherorie te verkondigen en niemand loopt weg.
Fascisme en nazisme zijn zo genormaliseerd dat het op het World Economic Forum wordt uitgedragen door de grootste racist en leugenaar van het westelijk halfrond.
Fascisme en nazisme zijn zo genormaliseerd dat het op het World Economic Forum wordt uitgedragen door de grootste racist en leugenaar van het westelijk halfrond.
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TACO
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
January 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
TACO
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Ik dacht dat we de bodem hadden bereikt, maar Ruttes knieën blijken nog een standje lager te hebben
Ik dacht dat we de bodem hadden bereikt, maar Ruttes knieën blijken nog een standje lager te hebben
www.volkskrant.nl
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Ik dacht dat we de bodem hadden bereikt, maar Ruttes knieën blijken nog een standje lager te hebben
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Macron:
Competition from the USA, through trade agreements that undermine our export interests, demand maximum concessions&openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe.They are combined with an endless accumulation of new tariffs that are fundamentally unacceptable…
Competition from the USA, through trade agreements that undermine our export interests, demand maximum concessions&openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe.They are combined with an endless accumulation of new tariffs that are fundamentally unacceptable…
January 20, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Macron:
Competition from the USA, through trade agreements that undermine our export interests, demand maximum concessions&openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe.They are combined with an endless accumulation of new tariffs that are fundamentally unacceptable…
Competition from the USA, through trade agreements that undermine our export interests, demand maximum concessions&openly aim to weaken and subordinate Europe.They are combined with an endless accumulation of new tariffs that are fundamentally unacceptable…
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So what has AI ever done for us? *in style of Life of Brian*
January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
So what has AI ever done for us? *in style of Life of Brian*
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A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
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Springsteen nails it, as usual
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kozx...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kozx...
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
m.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Springsteen nails it, as usual
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kozx...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kozx...
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I know toddlers who are more mature than de President of the United States of America.
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I know toddlers who are more mature than de President of the United States of America.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Het lijkt of iedereen nu ineens wel het @volteuropa.org programma begrijpt.
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Het lijkt of iedereen nu ineens wel het @volteuropa.org programma begrijpt.
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h/i David Grinspoon
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
h/i David Grinspoon
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Post een foto van de Nederlandse Groenlandvaarder.
Ik begin:
Ik begin:
January 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Post een foto van de Nederlandse Groenlandvaarder.
Ik begin:
Ik begin:
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January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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This week an American citizen was killed by ICE, and as a concerned human, I can’t pretend like this is normal. This is an invitation to everyone who follows me, if you’re concerned – you are not alone – together, we can stop the violence, and #BeGood, in honor of Renee Macklin Good.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This week an American citizen was killed by ICE, and as a concerned human, I can’t pretend like this is normal. This is an invitation to everyone who follows me, if you’re concerned – you are not alone – together, we can stop the violence, and #BeGood, in honor of Renee Macklin Good.