Joris Luyendijk
@jorisluyendijk.bsky.social
Writer. Amsterdam.
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Not only bringing in some much-needed (and well-supported) optimism, but also lots of interesting aspects on how #Trump might yet get a place in history, as the guy who managed to unite quite the range of Europeans...
If you think that Europe is doomed, you’re not paying attention.
Wrote a recap of the latest developments and call me a hopeless Europtimist but I think Europe+ (including Canada) isn’t doing too bad in terms of offering Ukraine an actual perspective for the future. With or without the US.
Wrote a recap of the latest developments and call me a hopeless Europtimist but I think Europe+ (including Canada) isn’t doing too bad in terms of offering Ukraine an actual perspective for the future. With or without the US.
US administrations have always played a double game. Exhorting Europe to take more responsibility for its own defense... but always making sure Europe stayed sufficiently divided not to become a unified rival. Trump has blown up this game, presenting us with a unique opportunity.
Imagine being a sane American and having to face this fact. It is so sad.
The country we grew up in is gone
I suspect the vast majority of those Americans assume that one day they can simply say 'reset' to us, and all will be well.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Imagine being a sane American and having to face this fact. It is so sad.
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
US opinion makers have been talking Europe into the ground for decades. Irresolute ('muddling through'), lazy (long holidays), boring ('those speeches...'), declining ('a museum'), feminine ('from Venus').
Is it on the basis of that caricature that Americans now think they can just push us over?
Is it on the basis of that caricature that Americans now think they can just push us over?
“For all its pointless absurdity, Mr Trump’s conflict with Europe over #Greenland may come to be seen as the moment when America’s leadership of the West was profoundly put into doubt.”
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
My latest for The @economist.com.
economist.com/europe/2026/...
As divisions over Greenland grow, Europe examines its options
Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland force Europeans to count their arrows
economist.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
US opinion makers have been talking Europe into the ground for decades. Irresolute ('muddling through'), lazy (long holidays), boring ('those speeches...'), declining ('a museum'), feminine ('from Venus').
Is it on the basis of that caricature that Americans now think they can just push us over?
Is it on the basis of that caricature that Americans now think they can just push us over?
We can pull the rug from under the US economy.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We can pull the rug from under the US economy.
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Basically the French dod a fuck-tonne more to support Britain in the Falklands War than the US did.
And the British government was incredibly grateful for that.
And the British government was incredibly grateful for that.
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Basically the French dod a fuck-tonne more to support Britain in the Falklands War than the US did.
And the British government was incredibly grateful for that.
And the British government was incredibly grateful for that.
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Amazon is echt een zielloos klote bedrijf.
January 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Amazon is echt een zielloos klote bedrijf.
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I suspect the vast majority of those Americans assume that one day they can simply say 'reset' to us, and all will be well.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I suspect the vast majority of those Americans assume that one day they can simply say 'reset' to us, and all will be well.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
It won't be. America has never ever threatened a European democracy with invasion. Until now. We are in a new era.
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Boycot Amazon en steun de lokale boekhandel!
Zullen we als Nederlanders er samen voor zorgen dat het Amazon ook dit keer niet lukt?
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
Krijgt Amazon nu eindelijk Bol eronder? 'Niemand heeft zoveel geld om te investeren'
Amazon kondigt een offensief aan waarvoor het de komende jaren 1,4 miljard euro zal investeren om te groeien in Nederland.
mtsprout.nl
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Boycot Amazon en steun de lokale boekhandel!
Zullen we als Nederlanders er samen voor zorgen dat het Amazon ook dit keer niet lukt?
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
Krijgt Amazon nu eindelijk Bol eronder? 'Niemand heeft zoveel geld om te investeren'
Amazon kondigt een offensief aan waarvoor het de komende jaren 1,4 miljard euro zal investeren om te groeien in Nederland.
mtsprout.nl
January 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Zullen we als Nederlanders er samen voor zorgen dat het Amazon ook dit keer niet lukt?
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
Amazon is één van de giftigste koppen van de alles verzengende draak die US Big Tech heet. Boycot US Big Tech waar je kunt, anders financier je je eigen onderwerping. mtsprout.nl/groei/krijgt...
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At least this US administration is honest: we will keep blackmailing the Europeans as long as they let us.
WELKER: Is Greenland or NATO more vital to natl security?
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
At least this US administration is honest: we will keep blackmailing the Europeans as long as they let us.
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Van Phillips O’Brien. 👇🏻
Wie hem nog niet volgt, ga hem volgen!!
Wie hem nog niet volgt, ga hem volgen!!
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Van Phillips O’Brien. 👇🏻
Wie hem nog niet volgt, ga hem volgen!!
Wie hem nog niet volgt, ga hem volgen!!
Interested! As much as I it like here on Bluesky, the US government can still gain access to everything here, and I am supporting US tech when I really, really want a European tech eco-sphere to develop. Launching this month.
We'll soon have @eurosky.social as an alternative to Bluesky.
We already have many Mastodon instances to choose from (I'm on mas.to).
But, for greater impact, we need to target US Big Tech and US financial services.
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We already have many Mastodon instances to choose from (I'm on mas.to).
But, for greater impact, we need to target US Big Tech and US financial services.
1/
mas.to
Hello! mas.to is a fast, up-to-date and fun Mastodon server.
mas.to
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Interested! As much as I it like here on Bluesky, the US government can still gain access to everything here, and I am supporting US tech when I really, really want a European tech eco-sphere to develop. Launching this month.
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Today is a great moment to cancel your #Netflix subscription. Don’t forget to enter ‘Trump’ as the reason.
help.netflix.com/en/node/407
🇩🇰 I dag er et godt tidspunkt at opsige dit Netflix-abonnement. Husk at angive "Trump" som årsag.
help.netflix.com/en/node/407
🇩🇰 I dag er et godt tidspunkt at opsige dit Netflix-abonnement. Husk at angive "Trump" som årsag.
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today is a great moment to cancel your #Netflix subscription. Don’t forget to enter ‘Trump’ as the reason.
help.netflix.com/en/node/407
🇩🇰 I dag er et godt tidspunkt at opsige dit Netflix-abonnement. Husk at angive "Trump" som årsag.
help.netflix.com/en/node/407
🇩🇰 I dag er et godt tidspunkt at opsige dit Netflix-abonnement. Husk at angive "Trump" som årsag.
Feeling powerless? Every one of your spending decisions counts.
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Feeling powerless? Every one of your spending decisions counts.
Yes yes yes. Show this to each and every European still claiming that Trump is an aberration. Canada sees things so much clearer (of course it would, it is closer-by and even more under threat than we are in Europa)
Sums it up.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
Europeans, Canadians and Mexicans can't trust America again until America visibly changes in strategic approach and cultural outlook towards the world. Americans can't afford their hubris anymore.
January 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Yes yes yes. Show this to each and every European still claiming that Trump is an aberration. Canada sees things so much clearer (of course it would, it is closer-by and even more under threat than we are in Europa)
Free up your life by cancelling Netflix and thereby supporting Greenland. In the drop-down menu choose as ground for cancelling... 'Trump'.
Wouldn't it be a lovely message this week if a million Europeans did this? We are their second biggest market so they'd notice, at Netflix HQ.
Wouldn't it be a lovely message this week if a million Europeans did this? We are their second biggest market so they'd notice, at Netflix HQ.
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Free up your life by cancelling Netflix and thereby supporting Greenland. In the drop-down menu choose as ground for cancelling... 'Trump'.
Wouldn't it be a lovely message this week if a million Europeans did this? We are their second biggest market so they'd notice, at Netflix HQ.
Wouldn't it be a lovely message this week if a million Europeans did this? We are their second biggest market so they'd notice, at Netflix HQ.
Het lijkt erop dat van de serieuze EU landen Nederland samen met Duitsland is gekomen met de meest slappe, laffe, tactisch stupide en strategisch ondoordachte reactie op Trump's tarief chantage. Alsof wij gewoon niet kunnen denken, als het op geo-politiek aankomt.
"the future of Greenland is a matter to be determined by Denmark and by the Greenlandic people...Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States is non-negotiable."
Ireland is next EU president.
Statement with ALT.
#SpéirGorm
Ireland is next EU president.
Statement with ALT.
#SpéirGorm
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Het lijkt erop dat van de serieuze EU landen Nederland samen met Duitsland is gekomen met de meest slappe, laffe, tactisch stupide en strategisch ondoordachte reactie op Trump's tarief chantage. Alsof wij gewoon niet kunnen denken, als het op geo-politiek aankomt.
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Good website to find European alternatives: www.goeuropean.org
Go European — Discover European products and services
Go European is a community-driven directory bringing you European products and services from across the continent.
www.goeuropean.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Good website to find European alternatives: www.goeuropean.org
Cancel as many US Big Tech subscriptions as you can.
Every little bit helps. While they may all but ignore (international) law, these corporations do look at their bottom line.
Every little bit helps. While they may all but ignore (international) law, these corporations do look at their bottom line.
1 x Dropbox = €240/annum.
1 x Office 365 = €156/annum.
1 x Disney+ = €110/annum
1 x HBO Max = €100/annum
Who does better.
1 x Office 365 = €156/annum.
1 x Disney+ = €110/annum
1 x HBO Max = €100/annum
Who does better.
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Cancel as many US Big Tech subscriptions as you can.
Every little bit helps. While they may all but ignore (international) law, these corporations do look at their bottom line.
Every little bit helps. While they may all but ignore (international) law, these corporations do look at their bottom line.
Don't buy American until they are a democracy again.
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Don't buy American until they are a democracy again.
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Het is lang. Maar het is zondagochtend. En dit is ook voor een digibeet heel goed te begrijpen. De reden waarom ik stemde zoals ik stemde. Europa (de hele wereld eigenlijk) moet dit fixen. Maar er lijken zo weinig mensen van op de hoogte te zijn. Of te begrijpen hoe eng/erg dit is.
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Het is lang. Maar het is zondagochtend. En dit is ook voor een digibeet heel goed te begrijpen. De reden waarom ik stemde zoals ik stemde. Europa (de hele wereld eigenlijk) moet dit fixen. Maar er lijken zo weinig mensen van op de hoogte te zijn. Of te begrijpen hoe eng/erg dit is.
If on average every European diverted 100 euros in spending away from American products and services, that's €50 billion right there. That's gotta hurt.
I did replace my AirPods (which were ready for replacement) with Sennheiser earbuds rather than new AirPods. That's the easiest bit.
January 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If on average every European diverted 100 euros in spending away from American products and services, that's €50 billion right there. That's gotta hurt.
Imagine we had well-established pan-European media pursuing this: how to dismantle US Big Tech's extraordinary economic privileges in Europe? Which political parties/ groupings are helping, which aren't and why?
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
Yes. Ending the excessive legal protections of US Big Tech is obviously the first step in Europe’s retaliation.
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
January 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Imagine we had well-established pan-European media pursuing this: how to dismantle US Big Tech's extraordinary economic privileges in Europe? Which political parties/ groupings are helping, which aren't and why?
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.