Joost Akkermans
joakkerman.bsky.social
Joost Akkermans
@joakkerman.bsky.social
Is dit het sanatorium?
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This time, Europe’s leaders played the EU-US trade game well.

From the Franco-German tough line to Meloni’s off-ramps, backed by a credible €93bn retaliation threat, they made escalation for Trump costly, and de-escalation easy.

Markets and US politics did the rest — Rutte scoring on the assist.
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Ik wil dat het Hof van Justitie zeer omstreden onderdelen toetst. Vooral het recht van derde landen op compensatie als de EU haar standaarden (op klimaat, arbeidsrecht etc.) verhoogt. Het verdrag treedt nu sowieso al in werking, dus het is geen vertraging. Hopelijk wel een verbetering op termijn.
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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The Black Panthers are back and they're patrolling Minneapolis.

#PowerToThePeople
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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yes
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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This is a jaw-dropping piece about ICE recruitment.
The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one

For my fellow brokies, though:
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Dit.
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Must see. Same ppl, different year.
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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De misschien wel belangrijkste les ‘On Tyranny’ van @timothysnyder.bsky.social is de allereerste:

“Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given.”

De @vvdonline.bsky.social buigt als een knipmes voor autocraat Trump…

namens ons allemaal !!!
Ik vond het altijd een beetje overdreven als iemand Nederland als virituele kolonie van de VS zag - in politieke en economische zin dan. Maar dit ziende vind ik dat niet meer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsgz...
David van Weel: Groenland hoeft niet kosten wat het kost onderdeel te blijven van Deense koninkrijk
YouTube video by WNL
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January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.

(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Vervang 'Starner' door Rutte of Van Weel.
"Starmer’s inability to speak the truth is not diplomacy. It’s evidence.
We are now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trump fascist project. We’ve sold out everyone in America who’s trying to fight back against it. Worst of all, we can’t even see it yet."
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.

Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.

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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Grok thinks the U.S. Department of Labor sounds a bit Nazi
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Waarom geschiedenis zo’n uiterst belangrijk vak is: Dan weet je namelijk dat dit een overduidelijk hondenfluitje is en op “Ein Reich. Ein Volk. Ein Führer.” dient te rijmen.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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D66 en CDA accepteren de blokkadepolitiek van de VVD versus GroenLinks-PvdA als een ‘politieke realiteit’. Dat betekent een kabinet op smalle grond in tijden waarin de machtspolitiek van de grote mogendheden de democratie onder zware druk zet. De VVD laat meer dan alleen Links in de steek.
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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With respect to Vance’s comments today on the killing of Renee Good:

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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This is not the law.
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Aanklacht in de Volkskrant:
Het is volstrekt onbegrijpelijk en onverantwoordelijk dat X het communicatiekanaal van onze overheid lijkt te zijn. Wie de berichten van minister Van Weel over Venezuela wil lezen, kan daarover niets lezen op de officiële website van Buitenlandse Zaken, maar wel op X.
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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🇺🇸Governor of California Gavin Newsom’s Press Office just posted this - a Russian passport, seemingly belonging to Stephen Miller’s wife Katie ⬇️
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January 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.

It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.

Most notable exception: the Latin American left.

That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Both-sides-ism is just pro-Trump mealymouthed soft-MAGA garbage

If you can’t see the difference between imperfect and evil, you’re a fool and you’re the reason we’re here.
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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We moeten X verbieden, of Musk dwingen de Europese activiteiten te verkopen.

Wat de VS met TikTok kan moet de EU ook kunnen en doen.
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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De mensen die hiervoor vallen zijn mensen die aangevallen *willen* worden. Ze *willen* dat er een oorlog is waar zij de held in kunnen spelen.

En dat een voormalige kerk (al jaren geen gebedshuis) afbrandt omdat we jaarlijks honderd miljoen euro aan explosieven decentraal afsteken past gewoon niet.
January 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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My error. I turned on the TV, and I thought he was dead.
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM