Joan van der Lingen
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Joan van der Lingen
@joanlingen.bsky.social
Rotterdamse in hart en nieren. Jurist met brede ervaring, ook in TK en EP. Interesses: Politiek, kunst, wandelen, theater. Passie: een prettig en tolerant land om in te leven.

Democracy and tolerance are very important to me.

NO DM PLEASE. I won’t react.
Elke keer als ik lees over Navalny word ik verdrietig over hoe ze hem hebben mishandeld, vergiftigd, en uiteindelijk vermoord.
Ik hoop dat hij een inspiratiebron zal blijven voor velen

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say
Former opposition leader’s death while in Arctic jail at age of 47 result of mixture of diseases, according to Moscow
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
We’re not at all interested in so-called ‘friends’ with a condescending attitude like they owned our continent that’s superior in every way to America

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Looking at his ugly face I guess he’s not used to talking to women

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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The labor market essentially stalled in 2025. US employers added just 181,000 jobs in all of last year, according to the latest BLS statistics, 69% fewer positions than the initial estimate of 584,000. @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Lost amid the noise is the fact that the president just tried to throw six members of Congress in prison because he didn't like what they said. Per @sbg1.bsky.social you have to go back to 1798 to find a congressman prosecuted for exercising his right to free speech www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Disingenuous Promise to Champion Free Speech
It is Donald Trump’s systematic campaign to stamp out dissent and punish those who disagree with him that will be remembered as among the most singularly un-American aspects of his disruptive tenure.
www.newyorker.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
And it obviously caused permanent damage
And you know that notion never, ever crossed any same person's mind
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Zit naar Nieuwsuur te kijken, naar het item over Schoof. Wat heb ik een spijt dat ik dat boek over hem heb gekocht….

Maar goed, doe vaker impuls aankopen waar ik later spijt van heb.
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I just read in Le Monde that François Hollande is considering to run for the Presidency again next year. I’m very sorry that Macron will have to leave next year, but I would much prefer Hollande to the extreme right candidate Bardella

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Macron swipes at Trump tariffs and Greenland threats; Zelenskyy has strong words for Russia – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
His opponent Peter Magyar is going to win in the elections so Orbàn is threatening to release a sex tape of Magyar. One blessing for the Hungarians, not a sex tape of himself
Europe’s most corrupt leader
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
En Trump persoonlijk begint ook af te bladderen, als je naar live beelden kijkt. Zelfs van de deur naar de microfoon, zo’n 3 meter, kan hij niet meer in een rechte lijn lopen

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Een flinke muiterij kun je het nog niet noemen, maar Trumps almacht begint barsten te vertonen
Amerikaanse politiek: Met verkiezingen op komst zijn kwetsbare en vertrekkende Republikeinen minder geneigd hun president blind te volgen. Ook kiezers roeren zich. Trumps kleine nederlagen stapelen zi...
www.nrc.nl
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Zelensky will néver give up! He keeps fighting for his country and for the people of Ukraine

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Zelensky Makes His Pitch to Trump
Ukraine’s president calls on his most powerful ally to not squander the chance to make peace.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Anybody checked Trump’s Truth Social yet about the untalented freeloader Merz, who dared say Trump is not a superhero and America not invincible on its own?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference
German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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If Khan pedestrianises Soho I'll send him a bouquet of flowers every year

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Alfresco dining to return to London under Sadiq Khan’s licensing policy
The mayor is poised to boost outdoor eating, extend opening hours and revive the capital’s nightlife, with Soho first in line for pedestrianisation
www.thetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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De volgende datum voor mijn theatertour staat: "De macht van het WK-voetbal" op 3 juni in Groningen. Kaartjes hier: www.spotgroningen.nl/programma/ar... Over voetbal, geopolitiek, Cruijff, de Duitsers, Trump, Mussolini, Dick Nanninga en wat het WK betekent. Met @haagschcollege.bsky.social
simon kuper - Spot Groningen
www.spotgroningen.nl
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Ik ga met @HaagschCollege op theatertour! Onderwerp: "De macht van het WK-voetbal." Het plan: optredens in theaters in zes Nederlandse steden in mei/juni. De eerste, Het Nationale Theater in Den Haag, heeft net de kaartverkoop geopend voor 26 mei. Wees erbij! www.hnt.nl/nl/voorstell...
De Macht van het WK Voetbal — Haagsch College | Simon Kuper
Een geopolitieke WK-voorbeschouwing met Simon Kuper over voetbal, macht en wereldpolitiek. Voor iedereen die verder kijkt dan het veld.
www.hnt.nl
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Populations in most of the great landmass from Portugal to China will probably halve this century. What might life for our grandchildren look like? Me with an uncharacteristic optimistic take (drawing on the only historical precedent: the 14th-century Black Death)
@financialtimes.com
Life in a depopulating world
[FREE TO READ] With declining fertility rates, many countries will look very different by 2100
as.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social captures very vile nuance of Bondi.
February 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM