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.
Democracy and tolerance are very important to me.
NO DM PLEASE. I won’t react.
Well done, Kaja Kallas!
She challenged the US criticism of media freedom in Europe, pointing out that her own country, Estonia, ranked second in the world press freedom index and the US 58th
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
She challenged the US criticism of media freedom in Europe, pointing out that her own country, Estonia, ranked second in the world press freedom index and the US 58th
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
EU foreign policy chief criticises ‘fashionable euro-bashing’ by US
Kaja Kallas says other countries ‘look up to us’ and rejects idea Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Well done, Kaja Kallas!
She challenged the US criticism of media freedom in Europe, pointing out that her own country, Estonia, ranked second in the world press freedom index and the US 58th
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
She challenged the US criticism of media freedom in Europe, pointing out that her own country, Estonia, ranked second in the world press freedom index and the US 58th
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Song #3 SPELL ON ME open.spotify.com/track/5OQBGt...
Spell On Me
Mrs Smith's Basement · Spell On Me · Song · 2023
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March 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Song #3 SPELL ON ME open.spotify.com/track/5OQBGt...
The hypocrite. New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s ‘secret common-law wife’ of 50 years (Lidia Leonova)
Patriarch Kirill - "Don’t pray for a salary raise".
During a sermon, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said asking God for a pay raise, promotion, house, car or vacation is wrong. Such requests go unanswered by heaven. According to him, people should pray only for faith and a righteous life.
During a sermon, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said asking God for a pay raise, promotion, house, car or vacation is wrong. Such requests go unanswered by heaven. According to him, people should pray only for faith and a righteous life.
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The hypocrite. New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s ‘secret common-law wife’ of 50 years (Lidia Leonova)
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ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG?
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.
Annabel Nanninga schold op alles wat met Islam te maken had, hoopte dat ebola zou doorpakken om Afrikaanse vluchtelingen te stoppen en noemde bootvluchtelingen dobbernegers.
Ze zat toen bij FvD. Zal ze nu bij het extreem-rechtse JA21 anders denken?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Ze zat toen bij FvD. Zal ze nu bij het extreem-rechtse JA21 anders denken?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Openlijke FVD-boycots leiden tot ongemak bij lokale partijen: ‘We belonen ze met aandacht’
Gemeenteraden: In vier grote steden werken lokale partijen niet langer samen met Forum voor Democratie. Aanleiding is de betrokkenheid in het verleden van kandidaat-raadsleden bij extreemrechtse groep...
www.nrc.nl
February 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Annabel Nanninga schold op alles wat met Islam te maken had, hoopte dat ebola zou doorpakken om Afrikaanse vluchtelingen te stoppen en noemde bootvluchtelingen dobbernegers.
Ze zat toen bij FvD. Zal ze nu bij het extreem-rechtse JA21 anders denken?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Ze zat toen bij FvD. Zal ze nu bij het extreem-rechtse JA21 anders denken?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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THIS 👇
"You're not alone in being able to figure out how we push back and come up with new solutions."
"You're not alone in being able to figure out how we push back and come up with new solutions."
February 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
THIS 👇
"You're not alone in being able to figure out how we push back and come up with new solutions."
"You're not alone in being able to figure out how we push back and come up with new solutions."
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Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
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Moscow is ready to ensure no strikes in Ukraine on election day if Kyiv decides to hold elections.
- Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin
🤣
When the REAL election in Russia will be held ?
25 years of 👇
Moscow is ready to ensure no strikes in Ukraine on election day if Kyiv decides to hold elections.
- Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin
🤣
When the REAL election in Russia will be held ?
25 years of 👇
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Moscow is ready to ensure no strikes in Ukraine on election day if Kyiv decides to hold elections.
- Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin
🤣
When the REAL election in Russia will be held ?
25 years of 👇
Moscow is ready to ensure no strikes in Ukraine on election day if Kyiv decides to hold elections.
- Russian Deputy FM Mikhail Galuzin
🤣
When the REAL election in Russia will be held ?
25 years of 👇
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Aliens are real, according to Barack Obama. youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?t=2642&s...
February 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Aliens are real, according to Barack Obama. youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?t=2642&s...
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NYT - In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted US court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/wo...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
NYT - In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted US court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/wo...
A weakening Europe is one of the many fairytale (or lies, no euphemisms) Trump and Vance like to tell to the American people.
At the Munich, Polish PM Donald Tusk praised Ukraine for its heroic defence of sovereignty, declaring that no award, not even a Nobel Prize, could fully recognise their sacrifice.
He also rejected claims that Europe or NATO are collapsing, warning that narratives of a weakening West are “nonsense.
He also rejected claims that Europe or NATO are collapsing, warning that narratives of a weakening West are “nonsense.
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A weakening Europe is one of the many fairytale (or lies, no euphemisms) Trump and Vance like to tell to the American people.
That's not the only reason (but you did say Reason 9,347,392) and abolishing ICE won't really help. The only reason I can think of that would make ME (and many others) travel to the U.S. again is a new Democratic President and Congress elected in November 2028
Reason 9,347,392 of why tourism is down in the United States, and why we should ABOLISH ICE!
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #FuckICE
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #FuckICE
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
That's not the only reason (but you did say Reason 9,347,392) and abolishing ICE won't really help. The only reason I can think of that would make ME (and many others) travel to the U.S. again is a new Democratic President and Congress elected in November 2028
That's not the only reason why tourism is down in the U.S. and abolishing ICE won't help.
A new Democratic President elected in 2028 might do the trick
A new Democratic President elected in 2028 might do the trick
Reason 9,347,392 of why tourism is down in the United States, and why we should ABOLISH ICE!
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #FuckICE
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #FuckICE
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
That's not the only reason why tourism is down in the U.S. and abolishing ICE won't help.
A new Democratic President elected in 2028 might do the trick
A new Democratic President elected in 2028 might do the trick
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Tom Homan on ICE in Minneapolis: "There were some issues here. I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong."
We'd be better off if Republicans put as much effort into combating gun violence as they've put into justifying murdering US citizens.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
We'd be better off if Republicans put as much effort into combating gun violence as they've put into justifying murdering US citizens.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Tom Homan on ICE in Minneapolis: "There were some issues here. I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong."
We'd be better off if Republicans put as much effort into combating gun violence as they've put into justifying murdering US citizens.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
We'd be better off if Republicans put as much effort into combating gun violence as they've put into justifying murdering US citizens.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Schumer: "Every other police department in America is unmasked. ICE can do the same. This is a rogue force. They are almost trained it looks like to be nasty and mean and cruel."
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Schumer: "Every other police department in America is unmasked. ICE can do the same. This is a rogue force. They are almost trained it looks like to be nasty and mean and cruel."
En waarom? Een serie tegenvallers uit de periode Schoof, waarvan enkele eenmalig zijn. Dat onzalige Kabinet zal ons nog járen achtervolgen.
Bedankt, Wilders, Yesilgöz, Van der Plas en Omtzigt!
Bedankt, Wilders, Yesilgöz, Van der Plas en Omtzigt!
February 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
En waarom? Een serie tegenvallers uit de periode Schoof, waarvan enkele eenmalig zijn. Dat onzalige Kabinet zal ons nog járen achtervolgen.
Bedankt, Wilders, Yesilgöz, Van der Plas en Omtzigt!
Bedankt, Wilders, Yesilgöz, Van der Plas en Omtzigt!
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February 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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PM Tusk:
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
February 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
PM Tusk:
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
In Europe we’re doing what America should have done but won’t, because America’s main concern is to shield Trump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
French prosecutors to set up special team to review Epstein files
Magistrates will analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals and re-examine case of Jean-Luc Brunel
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
In Europe we’re doing what America should have done but won’t, because America’s main concern is to shield Trump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 💯%.......
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 💯%.......