Jonathan van Eerd
@jonathanvaneerd.bsky.social
„If hard work leads to success, the donkey would own the farm“
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Ah, yes. Trump receiving a worthless peace prize leads to the US dropping corruption charges against FIFA.
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Ah, yes. Trump receiving a worthless peace prize leads to the US dropping corruption charges against FIFA.
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The 2025 National Security Strategy document makes it official: the Trump administration believes that European liberal democracy is a threat to U.S. national interest.
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 2025 National Security Strategy document makes it official: the Trump administration believes that European liberal democracy is a threat to U.S. national interest.
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THE NARCISSISTIC MF
THE AUDACITY
National Parks NO LONGER FREE on MLK' Birthday or on Juneteeth but on his birthday
THE AUDACITY
National Parks NO LONGER FREE on MLK' Birthday or on Juneteeth but on his birthday
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
THE NARCISSISTIC MF
THE AUDACITY
National Parks NO LONGER FREE on MLK' Birthday or on Juneteeth but on his birthday
THE AUDACITY
National Parks NO LONGER FREE on MLK' Birthday or on Juneteeth but on his birthday
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Wohlstand, Demokratie und Rechtsstaat werden nicht von Migrant:innen bedroht, sondern von rassistischen, rechtsextremen Staatsfeinden! #AfdVerbot #NieWiederIstJetzt
📷 @correctiv.org
📷 @correctiv.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Wohlstand, Demokratie und Rechtsstaat werden nicht von Migrant:innen bedroht, sondern von rassistischen, rechtsextremen Staatsfeinden! #AfdVerbot #NieWiederIstJetzt
📷 @correctiv.org
📷 @correctiv.org
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Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House https://theonion.com/earth-rumbles-dishes-crash-to-floor-as-gerrymandering-rips-through-house/
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House https://theonion.com/earth-rumbles-dishes-crash-to-floor-as-gerrymandering-rips-through-house/
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Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras, helped orchestrate a decades-long scheme that prosecutors said brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S. He was convicted in a sweeping case last year, but President Trump said on Friday that he would pardon Hernandez.
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras, helped orchestrate a decades-long scheme that prosecutors said brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S. He was convicted in a sweeping case last year, but President Trump said on Friday that he would pardon Hernandez.
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The US is extorting Zelenskyy to sign away territory Russia doesn't even hold, as well as Ukraine's ability to defend itself, on the basis of Putin's word he'll honor a peace and Trump's word the US will make him.
Just so we're clear what's happening here.
Just so we're clear what's happening here.
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The US is extorting Zelenskyy to sign away territory Russia doesn't even hold, as well as Ukraine's ability to defend itself, on the basis of Putin's word he'll honor a peace and Trump's word the US will make him.
Just so we're clear what's happening here.
Just so we're clear what's happening here.
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It’s rather rare for US media to report on Switzerland. But after the tariff deal (from 39 to 15%), they’re outspoken: „How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold, gab“
Domestically, however, the govt member from the far-right who was responsible for the negotiations is being celebrated
Domestically, however, the govt member from the far-right who was responsible for the negotiations is being celebrated
Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It’s rather rare for US media to report on Switzerland. But after the tariff deal (from 39 to 15%), they’re outspoken: „How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold, gab“
Domestically, however, the govt member from the far-right who was responsible for the negotiations is being celebrated
Domestically, however, the govt member from the far-right who was responsible for the negotiations is being celebrated
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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After putting a tariff on imported wine, Trump is selling his own brand to the military. There’s a rumor every bottle has a little of his pee in it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Military members offered Trump wine as First Family’s latest cash grab hits shelves
President’s eponymous wine and cider being promoted in Coast Guard-run stores
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
After putting a tariff on imported wine, Trump is selling his own brand to the military. There’s a rumor every bottle has a little of his pee in it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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there's definitely an essay in this, about how this entire generation of right wingers have spent their entire career smashing the drywall and kicking the legs out from under polite society, seemingly so sheltered that they honestly never considered that it might end up affecting them too
There's so many of these btw, NoVa right wingers realizing that their neighbors genuinely hate them
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
there's definitely an essay in this, about how this entire generation of right wingers have spent their entire career smashing the drywall and kicking the legs out from under polite society, seemingly so sheltered that they honestly never considered that it might end up affecting them too
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During the P-T extinction, 96% of all species perished (99% of all marine species). During the K-T, about 75%. Discussed at length in "Our Fragile Moment" (see excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...).
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extreme Heat, Palm Trees and Crocodiles in Wyoming and the Craziest Climate Crisis Theory of Them All
The past may hold clues to how climate change may affect the future, Michael Mann writes in this excerpt from his new book
www.rollingstone.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
During the P-T extinction, 96% of all species perished (99% of all marine species). During the K-T, about 75%. Discussed at length in "Our Fragile Moment" (see excerpt in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...).
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
Extinction is irreversible. So the question is, "do you feel lucky?".
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A checklist: "The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon."
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An authoritarian...
stifles dissent/speech
persecutes opponents
bypasses legislature
uses military domestically
defies courts
declares false emergencies
vilifies groups
controls info/media
controls universities
creates cult of personality
uses power for profit
manipulates law to stay in power
stifles dissent/speech
persecutes opponents
bypasses legislature
uses military domestically
defies courts
declares false emergencies
vilifies groups
controls info/media
controls universities
creates cult of personality
uses power for profit
manipulates law to stay in power
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A checklist: "The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon."
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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In Zürich spielen die Mieten verrückt. Ein Beispiel aus Wollishofen zeigt, wie Vermieter ihren Gewinn maximieren. Eine 4,5-Zimmer-Wohnung wird nach einem Mieterwechsel 1000 Franken teurer. Ohne dass an der Wohnung etwas gemacht wurde.
Mietzins-Irrsinn in Zürich: Diese Wohnung kostet plötzlich 1000 Franken mehr
www.blick.ch
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In Zürich spielen die Mieten verrückt. Ein Beispiel aus Wollishofen zeigt, wie Vermieter ihren Gewinn maximieren. Eine 4,5-Zimmer-Wohnung wird nach einem Mieterwechsel 1000 Franken teurer. Ohne dass an der Wohnung etwas gemacht wurde.
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Three months from now:
Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp
Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Three months from now:
Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp
Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp
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Hundreds of years of history gone with only photos to show for it.
The entire East Wing is gone.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
October 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hundreds of years of history gone with only photos to show for it.
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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INSANE INFLATION: Average ACA premiums will rise ⬆️ 30% next year. The higher premiums, along with the likely expiration of subsidies, mean millions of people will see their health insurance payments double or even triple in 2026.
Gift 🎁 link 🔗
wapo.st/477rixd
Gift 🎁 link 🔗
wapo.st/477rixd
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
INSANE INFLATION: Average ACA premiums will rise ⬆️ 30% next year. The higher premiums, along with the likely expiration of subsidies, mean millions of people will see their health insurance payments double or even triple in 2026.
Gift 🎁 link 🔗
wapo.st/477rixd
Gift 🎁 link 🔗
wapo.st/477rixd
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Of course the U.S. is not the first country to sleepwalk into authoritarianism, but the speed with which it does, and with which most of both the elites and masses collaborate or simply accept it, is truly stunning.
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Of course the U.S. is not the first country to sleepwalk into authoritarianism, but the speed with which it does, and with which most of both the elites and masses collaborate or simply accept it, is truly stunning.
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stating the obvious but if the democrats damaged the white house to build a gaudy oligarch dance room (in the middle of a government shutdown hurting people's livelihoods, no less) it would be a two month relentless news cycle
this story won't survive past Tuesday afternoon
this story won't survive past Tuesday afternoon
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
stating the obvious but if the democrats damaged the white house to build a gaudy oligarch dance room (in the middle of a government shutdown hurting people's livelihoods, no less) it would be a two month relentless news cycle
this story won't survive past Tuesday afternoon
this story won't survive past Tuesday afternoon
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For anyone who's interested this is the set.
October 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
For anyone who's interested this is the set.
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Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
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Unprecedented grift & corruption, happening daily right in front of us
October 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Unprecedented grift & corruption, happening daily right in front of us