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.
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 💯%.......
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Cartoon by Joel Pett | Tribune Content Agency
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Cartoon by Joel Pett | Tribune Content Agency
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IMO, an excellent analysis of Trump and his relationship to US evangelicals by @atrupar.com at www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-evan...
"Religious conservatives had long sought someone who’d help them justify their own selfishness and cruelty. This makes Trump their ideal leader."
"Religious conservatives had long sought someone who’d help them justify their own selfishness and cruelty. This makes Trump their ideal leader."
Trump is clowning his evangelical base
He's not even bothering to pretend anymore.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
IMO, an excellent analysis of Trump and his relationship to US evangelicals by @atrupar.com at www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-evan...
"Religious conservatives had long sought someone who’d help them justify their own selfishness and cruelty. This makes Trump their ideal leader."
"Religious conservatives had long sought someone who’d help them justify their own selfishness and cruelty. This makes Trump their ideal leader."
That's very disturbing. Still, there are many more Americans opposed to Trump than supporting him and the rioters won't risk jail time when he's no longer there to pardon them
The GOP's Big Beautiful Bill gave Trump tens of billions of dollars to create a domestic militia and prison system that he was all but certain to employ to assault our democracy, as I said last July.
Now that Republicans are poised to suffer a catastrophic electoral loss, that assault beginning.....
Now that Republicans are poised to suffer a catastrophic electoral loss, that assault beginning.....
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
That's very disturbing. Still, there are many more Americans opposed to Trump than supporting him and the rioters won't risk jail time when he's no longer there to pardon them
I can assure you that maybe in Munich they were susceptible to the nice words, but that's because Europeans are very polite and diplomatic.
The "man in the street" in Europe loathes Trump's America
The "man in the street" in Europe loathes Trump's America
Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I can assure you that maybe in Munich they were susceptible to the nice words, but that's because Europeans are very polite and diplomatic.
The "man in the street" in Europe loathes Trump's America
The "man in the street" in Europe loathes Trump's America
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...
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
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...
Ik hoop dat hij een inspiratiebron zal blijven voor velen
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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...
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
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...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Looking at his ugly face I guess he’s not used to talking to women
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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
Looking at his ugly face I guess he’s not used to talking to women
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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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
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...
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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
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-...
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
And it obviously caused permanent damage
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.
Maar goed, doe vaker impuls aankopen waar ik later spijt van heb.
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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.
Maar goed, doe vaker impuls aankopen waar ik later spijt van heb.
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...
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
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...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 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
