Martijn Huysmans
@huysmans.bsky.social
Associate Professor of EU Political Economy at Utrecht University. Interested in Trade, Food, Culture. Learning Japanese.
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it's almost like tariffs increase prices
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
it's almost like tariffs increase prices
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Potentially this gives an opening for VVD to enter in a coalition with them after all.
🚨 BREAKING: Frans Timmermans, former European Commission climate chief and leader of the Dutch GreenLeft-Labor ticket, announced he would resign as leader of the alliance after disappointing results in today's Dutch election.
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Full story: www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Frans Timmermans quits as Dutch center-left boss after election debacle
The former EU climate chief exits as head of the GreenLeft-Labor alliance after a poor performance in the Netherlands’ critical vote.
www.politico.eu
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Potentially this gives an opening for VVD to enter in a coalition with them after all.
Dutch exit polls show potential clear 4-party centrist majority. D66 currently 27 seats in exit polls (out of 150), PVV second with 25. #NL #dutchelections #NL2025
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dutch exit polls show potential clear 4-party centrist majority. D66 currently 27 seats in exit polls (out of 150), PVV second with 25. #NL #dutchelections #NL2025
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Morgen kunnen we kiezen. Voor nog meer chagrijn en haat, óf voor hoop, samenwerking en vooruitgang. Het is tijd om de bladzijde-Wilders om te slaan. Stem morgen want samen laten we zien: het kan wél.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Morgen kunnen we kiezen. Voor nog meer chagrijn en haat, óf voor hoop, samenwerking en vooruitgang. Het is tijd om de bladzijde-Wilders om te slaan. Stem morgen want samen laten we zien: het kan wél.
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Opinie van @dickzijp.bsky.social en @mtschaefer.bsky.social. onder meer naar aanleiding van uitzending @nieuwsuur.nl en column van DUB-campuscolumnist.
‘Universiteit kan geen vrijplaats voor feitenvrije meningen zijn’
Dat de academische vrijheid onder druk staat, komt niet door de ‘linkse cancelcultuur’, betogen universitair docent Dick Zijp en universitair hoofddocent Mirko Tobias Schäfer. Zij hekelen de beeldvorm...
dub.uu.nl
September 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Opinie van @dickzijp.bsky.social en @mtschaefer.bsky.social. onder meer naar aanleiding van uitzending @nieuwsuur.nl en column van DUB-campuscolumnist.
Siri, show me how a narcissist or sociopath might respond to the death of a dear family friend and ally.
Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
September 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Siri, show me how a narcissist or sociopath might respond to the death of a dear family friend and ally.
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They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
They published it, and it's even worse than I thought www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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EJ Antoni has never worked in statistics collection. He is 5 years out of his PhD. He's only ever written one economics paper. His explicit, only qualifications are that he works in ultra-conservative think tanks & believes Trump's conspiracies about the BLS. Grim stuff.
Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Trump Names Heritage’s EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.
bloom.bg
August 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
EJ Antoni has never worked in statistics collection. He is 5 years out of his PhD. He's only ever written one economics paper. His explicit, only qualifications are that he works in ultra-conservative think tanks & believes Trump's conspiracies about the BLS. Grim stuff.
August 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Meta AI seems to be overcorrecting... But sure, current AI models have "PhD level intelligence".
August 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Meta AI seems to be overcorrecting... But sure, current AI models have "PhD level intelligence".
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Stanford is hiring: tenure-track, assistant professor position in Sustainable Food Systems. Please share! #academia
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Sustainable Food Systems
facultypositions.stanford.edu
August 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Stanford is hiring: tenure-track, assistant professor position in Sustainable Food Systems. Please share! #academia
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Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
White House cites Unesco’s focus on ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ in latest withdrawal from global bodies
The US will quit the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco as Donald Trump continues to pull out of international institutions, the US state department said on Tuesday.
“Unesco works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy,” a state department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, said in a statement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency
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EU Commission president responds to Trump's latest tariff letter
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
July 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
EU Commission president responds to Trump's latest tariff letter
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
I mean, if you want to be extremely charitable, it could be a way to raise revenue (i.e. tax your citizens), while potentially getting a small rebate through terms-of-trade. But then just come out and say that, rather than "there is no tariff if you grow the bananas (and the coffee etc) in the US"
I am so glad "why tariff banana" thought is reaching members of Congress. It's the most obvious example of how insane this administration's trade policy has been—officials like Lutnick can't give a good justification for it because there simply isn't one
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I mean, if you want to be extremely charitable, it could be a way to raise revenue (i.e. tax your citizens), while potentially getting a small rebate through terms-of-trade. But then just come out and say that, rather than "there is no tariff if you grow the bananas (and the coffee etc) in the US"
Dutch cabinet in trouble as Wilders' PVV announces it is leaving the coalition.
Het doek is gevallen voor het kabinet van PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB. Dat is geen verrassing. De keuze van de VVD om in zee te gaan met de PVV was onverantwoord – na maanden van chaos zien we nu het resultaat.
June 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Dutch cabinet in trouble as Wilders' PVV announces it is leaving the coalition.
The EU's hand suddenly looks much stronger. Good that it didn't fall for the empty 50% threat and hasn't caved in any way.
So if you are a foreign government negotiating with the Trump administration about the IEEPA "Liberation Day" tariffs, and the tariffs have now been struck down (pending a probable appeal), it may be time to recalibrate your negotiating position.
US Court of International Trade just issued decision in case against Trump tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and me. All "Liberation Day"/IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, and blocked by injunction! See link for opinion. I will have much more to say soon: www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...
May 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The EU's hand suddenly looks much stronger. Good that it didn't fall for the empty 50% threat and hasn't caved in any way.
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So if you are a foreign government negotiating with the Trump administration about the IEEPA "Liberation Day" tariffs, and the tariffs have now been struck down (pending a probable appeal), it may be time to recalibrate your negotiating position.
US Court of International Trade just issued decision in case against Trump tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and me. All "Liberation Day"/IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, and blocked by injunction! See link for opinion. I will have much more to say soon: www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...
www.cit.uscourts.gov
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So if you are a foreign government negotiating with the Trump administration about the IEEPA "Liberation Day" tariffs, and the tariffs have now been struck down (pending a probable appeal), it may be time to recalibrate your negotiating position.
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My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy Trump
[FREE TO READ] The EU must stand up to the US president’s bullying for the sake of the world trading system
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May 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
Latest episode in Trump trade wars:
www.politico.eu/article/trum...
www.politico.eu/article/trum...
Trump threatens EU with 50 percent tariff from June 1
Ultimatum comes hours before crunch call between U.S. and EU trade negotiators.
www.politico.eu
May 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Latest episode in Trump trade wars:
www.politico.eu/article/trum...
www.politico.eu/article/trum...
Leges sine moribus vanae.
So we know it is illegal. What is the recourse against a corrupt DoJ & Exec Branch that are allowing this to happen? None. There is no recourse, so regardless of the ethics violations, if there is no one who can uphold those laws/rules, they are non-existent.
May 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Leges sine moribus vanae.
In Europe, it's (rightly) a big scandal if members of European Parliament are found to have secretly taken money, gifts or holiday trips from foreign powers. In the US, the current President is overtly accepting a huge Qatari plane...
Focus of the article is bribery but think about security concerns of having a foreign government outfit the plane of the US president.
Wait. WHAT??!! abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
May 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In Europe, it's (rightly) a big scandal if members of European Parliament are found to have secretly taken money, gifts or holiday trips from foreign powers. In the US, the current President is overtly accepting a huge Qatari plane...
At the #EUSA conference @eustudies.bsky.social keynote, @katemcnamara.bsky.social just delivered a very stimulating lecture on the emerging EU military-industrial complex. I'm sure this will be much discussed at the reception and beyond after its publication in JEI.
May 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
At the #EUSA conference @eustudies.bsky.social keynote, @katemcnamara.bsky.social just delivered a very stimulating lecture on the emerging EU military-industrial complex. I'm sure this will be much discussed at the reception and beyond after its publication in JEI.
Interesting anecdote: the US Mint uses EU-made machines and technology to mint US dollars. Goes to show how integrated and co-dependent the US and the EU are.
Excited to hear about the EU-US transatlantic relationship from the EU Ambassador at the #EUSA conference in Philadelphia.
May 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Interesting anecdote: the US Mint uses EU-made machines and technology to mint US dollars. Goes to show how integrated and co-dependent the US and the EU are.