@kbredbeck.bsky.social
Ambivert. Writer of histories & mysteries. Echtegenote. Mama. Multilingual.🐦⬛ ✡️⏳📻🕵️♀️ 🏳️🌈
Immigrant from 🇺🇸 to 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 . Expert Layperson in rare 🧬 diseases, medical minutiae, and global health systems.
Immigrant from 🇺🇸 to 🇪🇺 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 . Expert Layperson in rare 🧬 diseases, medical minutiae, and global health systems.
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I’ve explored many different approaches and processes in my multi-decade writing career. Outlining. Pantsing. Fast writing. Slow and deliberate writing. Coffee shop writing. Monastic cell writing. Public shrieking. Grave robbing. Cannibalism. Arson.
None of them work.
#writingTips
None of them work.
#writingTips
True.
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Rapid-fire Oranje reach World Cup with 4-0 win over Lithuania www.dutchnews.nl?p=260076
Rapid-fire Oranje reach World Cup with 4-0 win over Lithuania
www.dutchnews.nl
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Rapid-fire Oranje reach World Cup with 4-0 win over Lithuania www.dutchnews.nl?p=260076
Wow this game the NL is really really racking up the goals. 63’ in and they’ve scored 3 in a row. It’s now
4-0 Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Lithuania 🇱🇹
4-0 Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Lithuania 🇱🇹
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wow this game the NL is really really racking up the goals. 63’ in and they’ve scored 3 in a row. It’s now
4-0 Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Lithuania 🇱🇹
4-0 Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Lithuania 🇱🇹
The EU allows for 90 days in a 180 day period for short-term stay. There’s a calculator at this link: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/sch...
Short-stay calculator
This short stay calculator helps you check if your short stay complies with the 90/180-day rule.
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The EU allows for 90 days in a 180 day period for short-term stay. There’s a calculator at this link: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/sch...
No wonder that Folgers coffee / Gen X joke exists. I forgot about these PSAs.
Boomers had to be reminded that they had children. 😂😂😂
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
No wonder that Folgers coffee / Gen X joke exists. I forgot about these PSAs.
Excellent piece.
Dilan Yesilgöz is gambling with the VVD’s future, writes Gordon Darroch, in an analysis of the party leader’s failings and self-claimed successes.
Dancing at the wake: The curious world of Dilan Yesilgöz - DutchNews.nl
Dilan Yesilgöz is gambling with the VVD’s future, writes Gordon Darroch, in an analysis of the party leader’s failings and self-claimed successes. “We’re going to party tonight.” That was the…
www.dutchnews.nl
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Excellent piece.
Agreed.
Grabbing a ring side seat and watching them is not out of the question.
youtu.be/NocoxyMuXg8?...
Grabbing a ring side seat and watching them is not out of the question.
youtu.be/NocoxyMuXg8?...
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Agreed.
Grabbing a ring side seat and watching them is not out of the question.
youtu.be/NocoxyMuXg8?...
Grabbing a ring side seat and watching them is not out of the question.
youtu.be/NocoxyMuXg8?...
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Way too many people just plain refuse to grapple with the fact that this website, like almost all of the internet, represents a private enterprise by a private business, not a platonic ideal of Communication Platform.
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Way too many people just plain refuse to grapple with the fact that this website, like almost all of the internet, represents a private enterprise by a private business, not a platonic ideal of Communication Platform.
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there's a reason this quickly became a meme
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
there's a reason this quickly became a meme
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The enemy of my enemy is the enemy of my enemy. That’s all you can say.
I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.
Trump: “I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene…”
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The enemy of my enemy is the enemy of my enemy. That’s all you can say.
“Nearly 100% of the reason to United States is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t define healthcare as a right is because of racism.”
Congrats to 🇺🇸 white people. You did this to yourselves. You did it to the rest of us too. You have created the stupidest timeline.
Congrats to 🇺🇸 white people. You did this to yourselves. You did it to the rest of us too. You have created the stupidest timeline.
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Nearly 100% of the reason to United States is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t define healthcare as a right is because of racism.”
Congrats to 🇺🇸 white people. You did this to yourselves. You did it to the rest of us too. You have created the stupidest timeline.
Congrats to 🇺🇸 white people. You did this to yourselves. You did it to the rest of us too. You have created the stupidest timeline.
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
It’s a well known B-side cut.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s a well known B-side cut.
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💬 EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas: "Supporting Ukraine is a bargain compared to the cost of Russia's victory."
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
💬 EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas: "Supporting Ukraine is a bargain compared to the cost of Russia's victory."
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Thread, up and down. *Way* too many people are being unbelievably credulous about this.
When you see someone who is angry or upset that they have had an enforcement action taken against their account, and they are presenting it as a massive injustice that everyone needs to protest against right this second, please remember that they have a very strong reason to downplay the facts.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thread, up and down. *Way* too many people are being unbelievably credulous about this.
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So in closing:
If he got caught with this tattoo in the Marines, he'd be courts martialed.
If he had this tattoo when he went to the NG, he'd be thrown off the MEPS floor.
If he tried to get a waiver he'd be thrown out of the recruiting office.
And he refuses to provide any documentation.
If he got caught with this tattoo in the Marines, he'd be courts martialed.
If he had this tattoo when he went to the NG, he'd be thrown off the MEPS floor.
If he tried to get a waiver he'd be thrown out of the recruiting office.
And he refuses to provide any documentation.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So in closing:
If he got caught with this tattoo in the Marines, he'd be courts martialed.
If he had this tattoo when he went to the NG, he'd be thrown off the MEPS floor.
If he tried to get a waiver he'd be thrown out of the recruiting office.
And he refuses to provide any documentation.
If he got caught with this tattoo in the Marines, he'd be courts martialed.
If he had this tattoo when he went to the NG, he'd be thrown off the MEPS floor.
If he tried to get a waiver he'd be thrown out of the recruiting office.
And he refuses to provide any documentation.
Nobody owes you forgiveness when you wrong them.
But that doesn’t rid you of the obligation to try to make amends. Try. Really try. Then it is what it is.
Other people will recognize it though.
But that doesn’t rid you of the obligation to try to make amends. Try. Really try. Then it is what it is.
Other people will recognize it though.
Nobody owes you their time because you feel entitled to it. Nobody owes you forgiveness when you wrong them. You have agency. You need to do the work. Not everyone will agree that you are, or that you have enough, or that you have consistently. Don’t be defensive about it. Thats just more toxicity.
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Nobody owes you forgiveness when you wrong them.
But that doesn’t rid you of the obligation to try to make amends. Try. Really try. Then it is what it is.
Other people will recognize it though.
But that doesn’t rid you of the obligation to try to make amends. Try. Really try. Then it is what it is.
Other people will recognize it though.
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This thread is 🔥
OK, I listened to the last 20 minutes of the episode (the whole section about the tattoo).
Here's what i heard: 1/
Here's what i heard: 1/
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This thread is 🔥
OMG. 😦
Platner then, to my astonishment, actually says "I KNOW THAT NEONAZIS USE A SIMILAR THING" but that he "always thought of it as just something I got with some guys in Croatia."
CROATIA.
www.theholocaustexplained.org/resistance-r...
CROATIA.
www.theholocaustexplained.org/resistance-r...
Croatia – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools
www.theholocaustexplained.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
OMG. 😦
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In many other countries, it is considered a sign of intelligence to speak more than your native language. Only in our country do we allow such base line bigotry to seem normal. And reminder JD's family through marriage speak another language.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In many other countries, it is considered a sign of intelligence to speak more than your native language. Only in our country do we allow such base line bigotry to seem normal. And reminder JD's family through marriage speak another language.
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I always acknowledged the possibility that this nation's decline could happen within the lifetime of my children. But I really did not think it would happen within the lifetime of my cats.
December 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM
I always acknowledged the possibility that this nation's decline could happen within the lifetime of my children. But I really did not think it would happen within the lifetime of my cats.
Can we repeat this part: “we’ve legally decided they are kids & CANNOT CONSENT”.
It’s not that hard.
It’s not that hard.
Some 15 year olds look like children
Some don't
How a child looks is IRRELEVANT
Children are children
NOT based on varying rates of puberty
Because we've legally decided they're kids & CANNOT CONSENT
Men need to follow the fucking laws, control their dicks or be prosecuted
Not excused for rape
Some don't
How a child looks is IRRELEVANT
Children are children
NOT based on varying rates of puberty
Because we've legally decided they're kids & CANNOT CONSENT
Men need to follow the fucking laws, control their dicks or be prosecuted
Not excused for rape
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Can we repeat this part: “we’ve legally decided they are kids & CANNOT CONSENT”.
It’s not that hard.
It’s not that hard.
This sounds like the kind of rumor/disinformation that is clearly started by someone who isn’t in the Eurozone and/or EEA or at a minimum does not understand how money works in the EU/EEA. I’m befuddled. Who is believing this nonsense, and who is needing these fact checks?
No, Brussels didn't just criminalise cash
Viral claims about the EU's new Anti- Money laundering package have claimed that cash in Europe will soon be "contraband." Here's what the new €10,000 cap really means.
Viral claims about the EU's new Anti- Money laundering package have claimed that cash in Europe will soon be "contraband." Here's what the new €10,000 cap really means.
No, Brussels didn't just criminalise cash
YouTube video by euronews
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This sounds like the kind of rumor/disinformation that is clearly started by someone who isn’t in the Eurozone and/or EEA or at a minimum does not understand how money works in the EU/EEA. I’m befuddled. Who is believing this nonsense, and who is needing these fact checks?
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All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.