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Joyce Brekelmans
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Samen met @mickpersson.bsky.social schreef ik een reconstructie van de verregaande waarheidserosie in de VS, hoe het zover heeft kunnen komen en de rol van het grote geld in de voortdurende informatieoorlog www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...
Hoe Amerika een land werd waarin leugens niet meer worden achterhaald door de waarheid
In het Amerika van Donald Trump is de extreemrechtse informatiebubbel aan de winnende hand. De relatie tussen politiek, media en hun schatrijke eigenaren wordt steeds inniger, maar gaat al decennia te...
www.volkskrant.nl
‘De trans student die tijdens een weekend weg door U. werd geïntimideerd, hoort van de afdeling Veiligheid en Gedrag dat hij het simpelweg moet uitpraten met U. En voortaan, als hij zich onveilig voelt, een rape whistle bij zich moet dragen. De student heeft 1,5 jaar studievertraging opgelopen’
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Als er binnenkort een run is op hyaluronzuur, don't blame the skincare girlies! Na de verslaggeving over Penisgate gaan de bro's dit gegarandeerd in hun snaken spuiten en huisartsen/SEH-afdelingen extra werk bezorgen. Hieronder een stuk waarin de risico’s gelukkig wel benoemd worden
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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One more time for the people in the back.

Mainstream politieke partijen spelen een sleutelrol in het versterken van uiterst rechts. Met steeds radicalere migratiestandpunten hopen ze kiezers terug te winnen, maar onderzoek laat zien: dat werkt averechts.
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Elke bezuiniging op de sociale zekerheid ten gunste van de vermogende klasse is een de facto investering in de voedingsbodem van extreemrechts www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says
Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Erg goed. Lees vooral samen met commentaar vn vandaag. "Aanstaande kabinet dankzij woordenspel nieuwe inkomsten genereert voor iets dat reeds zijn basistaak is. Deze semantische truc staat symbool voor moderne politiek, die taal niet in beschrijvende zin gebruikt, maar veeleer in vervormende."
February 6, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Democracy is not dying in darkness — billionaires are killing it right before our eyes. Solidarity with all the WaPo staff, what a truly terrible day for our industry.
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.

Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.

newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Elke keer als ik denk dat niks me meer kan verbazen lees ik een zin als: ‘When Tony Hawk got married on Epstein island.’
February 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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'De asielnoodmaatregelenwet hebben ze niet hoonlachend verscheurd maar handhaven ze onverkort, alsof het een normale PVV-wet is, alsof de episode met de PVV normaal was, alsof niemand meer de putlucht ruikt.'

www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Een festival van gemiste kansen, maar de toon van de haat is weg
www.volkskrant.nl
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Breakfast of champions
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Misschien wel de slechtste film ooit gezien op Netflix: Havoc. Indrukwekkend kut van de fake AF nepsneeuw tot de actiescènes tot de dialogen. Bijna zo slecht dat het weer goed wordt, maar dan net niet. Alleen aangezet omdat ik na Mobland zin had in meer Tom Hardy, nu spijt.
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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"It is unacceptable for the safety and wellbeing of women and girls to be treated as an afterthought once a technology has been developed and distributed. Their safety must be a foundational principle...”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns
Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Every so often I remember that Shaggy and Sting did an album together and it both makes perfect sense and is also definitely what opened the gateway to the hell dimension we now inhabit.
Night Shift
YouTube video by Sting - Topic
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Wait, can we talk about how repulsive it is that CNN now has a Kalshi betting market prediction tracker as their news crawl? Because that's a dystopia indicator right there.
Enten: "Historical critics don't really like Melania Trump either. Just take a look, historians' First Lady rankings -- dead last! Melania Trump"
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.

This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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incredible and maddening and bleakly hilarious thread
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Net opgezocht wat de Nederlandse spelling van ’no-go area’ is en heb opnieuw zin om te vechten met Van Dale
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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ME: [begrudgingly practicing self-care because I refuse to let the world harden me]
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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This is marvellous. He's even worse than the headline might make you think (gift link)

Celibacy taught me I’m too clever to find love

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/15a11f3...
Celibacy taught me I’m too clever to find love
Before my sex hiatus, I prioritised physical chemistry over emotional intellect. Now, it feels impossible to meet someone with both
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM