Jan-Albert Hootsen
@jahootsen.bsky.social
Mexico Representative @ Committee to Protect Journalists | Journalist @ Trouw, Het Laatste Nieuws et al. | Opinions are my own | All will be settled | Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/jan_albert.hootsen?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5e014c24-b6fc-
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In loving memory of Curro (2010-2025) and Cole (2021-2025).
My partner and I just watched 'Frankenstein' and I think we can safely say that Guillermo del Toro is incapable of making a bad film even if he tried.
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My partner and I just watched 'Frankenstein' and I think we can safely say that Guillermo del Toro is incapable of making a bad film even if he tried.
POV you're patiently waiting for the other folks in the coworking to notice you.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
POV you're patiently waiting for the other folks in the coworking to notice you.
The election of Mamdani shows every single person running for office in the world what voters universally care about: cost of living. Doesn't matter if you're in the U.S., Mexico, the Netherlands or Indonesia. People want to be able to make rent and buy groceries. Learn from it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The election of Mamdani shows every single person running for office in the world what voters universally care about: cost of living. Doesn't matter if you're in the U.S., Mexico, the Netherlands or Indonesia. People want to be able to make rent and buy groceries. Learn from it.
Another fantastic column by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for @nytimes.com. Depressingly urgent, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Nick Fuentes Was Charlie Kirk’s Bitter Enemy. Now He’s Becoming His Successor.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Another fantastic column by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social for @nytimes.com. Depressingly urgent, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Nobody:
YouTube:
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October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Nobody:
YouTube:
YouTube:
To my American friends: this is how much money Dutch parties spent on campaign ads for last Wednesday's general election.
October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To my American friends: this is how much money Dutch parties spent on campaign ads for last Wednesday's general election.
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Or as @economist.com called it (the reason why I canceled my subscription after 25 years): "People being free to enjoy themselves"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Or as @economist.com called it (the reason why I canceled my subscription after 25 years): "People being free to enjoy themselves"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Yearly reminder to all non-Mexicans that the 'Day of the Dead' is 'Día de Muertos' in Spanish, not 'Día de los Muertos'.
Why does it matter? Tell a Mexican you love 'Día de los Muertos' and watch their facial expression, then you'll understand.
Why does it matter? Tell a Mexican you love 'Día de los Muertos' and watch their facial expression, then you'll understand.
October 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yearly reminder to all non-Mexicans that the 'Day of the Dead' is 'Día de Muertos' in Spanish, not 'Día de los Muertos'.
Why does it matter? Tell a Mexican you love 'Día de los Muertos' and watch their facial expression, then you'll understand.
Why does it matter? Tell a Mexican you love 'Día de los Muertos' and watch their facial expression, then you'll understand.
My country's head of state is an actual hereditary monarch and he would not be allowed to just demolish a wing of his the palace he lives in.
JUST IN: The ENTIRE East Wing of the White House has officially been DEMOLISHED, per AP.
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My country's head of state is an actual hereditary monarch and he would not be allowed to just demolish a wing of his the palace he lives in.
Say what you will about Mexico, but at least politicians here try to *hide* their corruption.
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Say what you will about Mexico, but at least politicians here try to *hide* their corruption.
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Imprisoned journalists Mzia Amaglobeli (Georgia) and Andrzej Poczobut (Belarus) were awarded the European Parliament’s 2025 #SakharovPrize for Freedom of Thought.This summer, I visited #Georgia to stand with Mzia. Our message stands: you are not alone. You should be free!
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Mzia, you are not alone - Gypsy Guillen Kaiser, CPJ
YouTube video by ბათუმელები / Batumelebi
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October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Imprisoned journalists Mzia Amaglobeli (Georgia) and Andrzej Poczobut (Belarus) were awarded the European Parliament’s 2025 #SakharovPrize for Freedom of Thought.This summer, I visited #Georgia to stand with Mzia. Our message stands: you are not alone. You should be free!
youtube.com/shorts/B6mh2...
youtube.com/shorts/B6mh2...
Keuze gemaakt, nu stembiljet afgeven op de ambassade in Mexico-Stad!
Vergeet u niet te stemmen? Als u in het buitenland woont, kunt u tot 24 oktober 10.00 uur 's-ochtends lokale tijd uw stem afgeven op ambassade of consulaat. #verkiezingen2025
Vergeet u niet te stemmen? Als u in het buitenland woont, kunt u tot 24 oktober 10.00 uur 's-ochtends lokale tijd uw stem afgeven op ambassade of consulaat. #verkiezingen2025
October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Keuze gemaakt, nu stembiljet afgeven op de ambassade in Mexico-Stad!
Vergeet u niet te stemmen? Als u in het buitenland woont, kunt u tot 24 oktober 10.00 uur 's-ochtends lokale tijd uw stem afgeven op ambassade of consulaat. #verkiezingen2025
Vergeet u niet te stemmen? Als u in het buitenland woont, kunt u tot 24 oktober 10.00 uur 's-ochtends lokale tijd uw stem afgeven op ambassade of consulaat. #verkiezingen2025
- Oye, Teddy, ¿Te puedes mover para que mueva tu cama?
- No puedo, estoy muerto.
- No puedo, estoy muerto.
October 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
- Oye, Teddy, ¿Te puedes mover para que mueva tu cama?
- No puedo, estoy muerto.
- No puedo, estoy muerto.
I don't know how to explain this to some people, but a person who orders the extrajudicial executions of dozens of people by seemingly randomly blowing up boats in the Caribbean DOES NOT DESERVE SOMETHING CALLED 'PEACE' PRIZE.
October 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I don't know how to explain this to some people, but a person who orders the extrajudicial executions of dozens of people by seemingly randomly blowing up boats in the Caribbean DOES NOT DESERVE SOMETHING CALLED 'PEACE' PRIZE.
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It's been 19 years: "A journalist renowned for her critical coverage of the Chechen-Russian conflict, Politkovskaya was found dead in her apartment building in Moscow." According to police, she "was shot, and a pistol and four bullet casings were recovered."
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Anna Politkovskaya - Committee to Protect Journalists
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October 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It's been 19 years: "A journalist renowned for her critical coverage of the Chechen-Russian conflict, Politkovskaya was found dead in her apartment building in Moscow." According to police, she "was shot, and a pistol and four bullet casings were recovered."
cpj.org/data/people/...
cpj.org/data/people/...
Teddy has been with us for about ten days now, so good moment to start #DailyTeddy. The little guy is adapting well to his new environment.
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Teddy has been with us for about ten days now, so good moment to start #DailyTeddy. The little guy is adapting well to his new environment.
If you're desperately asking yourself what the point of all this cruelty is: the cruelty *is* the point.
That's what authoritarians do. They're cruel, they act cruelly -for no other reason than that they *can*.
That's what authoritarians do. They're cruel, they act cruelly -for no other reason than that they *can*.
October 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you're desperately asking yourself what the point of all this cruelty is: the cruelty *is* the point.
That's what authoritarians do. They're cruel, they act cruelly -for no other reason than that they *can*.
That's what authoritarians do. They're cruel, they act cruelly -for no other reason than that they *can*.
If there's one thing we learned from the human catastrophe Javier Milei, it's that someone who calls himself 'The Madman' should probably not be in power.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty
The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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October 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If there's one thing we learned from the human catastrophe Javier Milei, it's that someone who calls himself 'The Madman' should probably not be in power.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Notice how none of the libertarian champions are talking about Javier Milei anymore?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-argentina-bailout-its-a-political-play-not-an-economic-plan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-argentina-bailout-its-a-political-play-not-an-economic-plan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
October 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Notice how none of the libertarian champions are talking about Javier Milei anymore?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-argentina-bailout-its-a-political-play-not-an-economic-plan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-argentina-bailout-its-a-political-play-not-an-economic-plan?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
What probably bothers me most about the AI hausse, is that these developers are using consumers as guinea pigs for technology that will ultimately be developed for (cyber) warfare. And that we, as consumers, appear to be fully on board with that.
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What probably bothers me most about the AI hausse, is that these developers are using consumers as guinea pigs for technology that will ultimately be developed for (cyber) warfare. And that we, as consumers, appear to be fully on board with that.
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NEW & DANGEROUS ⚡Journalist Mario Guevara initially arrested because he was live streaming law enforcement activity in Atlanta, will be deported to his native El Salvador this Friday. I repeat: Live coverage of newsworthy events is a daily undertaking by journalists. 👇
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Journalist Mario Guevara to be deported from US in unprecedented case - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025—In response to news that journalist Mario Guevara will be deported on Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador, the Committee to Protect Journalis...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NEW & DANGEROUS ⚡Journalist Mario Guevara initially arrested because he was live streaming law enforcement activity in Atlanta, will be deported to his native El Salvador this Friday. I repeat: Live coverage of newsworthy events is a daily undertaking by journalists. 👇
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
'Peace expertise'.
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
'Peace expertise'.
Mexican president @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social made a mistake by not attending the UN General Assembly last week, writes @anapordorica.bsky.social in @eluniversalmx.bsky.social: she missed an opportunity to have her first in-person meeting with Trump.
www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/ana-...
www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/ana-...
El encuentro con Trump que nunca fue | El Universal
Sheinbaum podía haberse presentado en la ONU como una mandataria con agenda internacional y elevar su perfil como la primera Presidenta de México
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October 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mexican president @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social made a mistake by not attending the UN General Assembly last week, writes @anapordorica.bsky.social in @eluniversalmx.bsky.social: she missed an opportunity to have her first in-person meeting with Trump.
www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/ana-...
www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/ana-...