Bernard Loonen
@loonenbg.bsky.social
Songwriters' singer
Grandpa for futures
Astronaut of spaceship Earth
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Grandpa for futures
Astronaut of spaceship Earth
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How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
European Commission (@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)
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🤯 Broke? Or just lacking financial know-how?
The truth is, for many Europeans, that’s how it is.
We have a brand new Financial Literacy Strategy to help you:
✔️ Build the righ...
ec.social-network.europa.eu
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommissio...
How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
How about the possibility for citizens to open an account with the ECB?
That would be offering a real choice for a start.
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Wereldwijd wordt $492 miljard belasting ontdoken.
3000 mensen (0.00000037% van de wereldbevolking) eigenen zichzelf 15% van de wereldeconomie toe.
Armoede is een keuze. We kunnen armoede 22x per jaar oplossen.
Maar in plaats van belasting te betalen huurt Jeff Bezos Venetië af voor een bruiloft.
3000 mensen (0.00000037% van de wereldbevolking) eigenen zichzelf 15% van de wereldeconomie toe.
Armoede is een keuze. We kunnen armoede 22x per jaar oplossen.
Maar in plaats van belasting te betalen huurt Jeff Bezos Venetië af voor een bruiloft.
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Hold onto your outrage. It shows you have principles.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hold onto your outrage. It shows you have principles.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
If we lose our outrage and accept this MAGA dictator crap, that’s what we’ll get more of.
So stay angry, but stay hydrated too. It's a long battle, and we can win it.
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The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
December 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-cit...
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
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We share more than geography with the Western Balkans.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We share more than geography with the Western Balkans.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
We share responsibility for Europe’s security.
This is why the EU is stepping up security and defence cooperation with the region and reinforcing joint response against hybrid threats and foreign interference.
Our future lies together.
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Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
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A member of the European Council openly admitting he is taking his instructions directly from the Kremlin in exchange for favors. Anyone else would have been subject to a criminal investigation for that. It illustrates perfectly why the European Council is a failed institution.
💥On his flight to the EU summit, Viktor Orbán revealed what appears to be direct coordination with Vladimir Putin: Hungary would be spared Russian countermeasures if Orbán votes against the EU’s confiscation of frozen Russian assets: "So we Hungarians have protected ourselves."
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A member of the European Council openly admitting he is taking his instructions directly from the Kremlin in exchange for favors. Anyone else would have been subject to a criminal investigation for that. It illustrates perfectly why the European Council is a failed institution.
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Central bank independence may need rethinking in the face of climate change, argue economists @geoffmann.bsky.social & @annpettifor.bsky.social.
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
Central bank independence should be reframed in light of climate change, say economists
Monetary and fiscal policy should work in tandem while balancing risk of political interference, say economists Geoff Mann and Ann Pettifor.
greencb.co
December 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Central bank independence may need rethinking in the face of climate change, argue economists @geoffmann.bsky.social & @annpettifor.bsky.social.
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
“Central bankers need to understand that they are political actors, not technical actors.”
https://greencb.co/4rZg9H5
#CentralBank #ClimateFinance
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Three DHS agents manhandled this tiny 75-year-old woman who was peacefully protesting in front of ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The corporate media is refusing to cover the story. Click to watch the video, and please share.
The Hero We Need Now
How a tiny 75-year-old woman stood up to Kristi Noem’s goons.
www.borowitzreport.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Three DHS agents manhandled this tiny 75-year-old woman who was peacefully protesting in front of ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The corporate media is refusing to cover the story. Click to watch the video, and please share.
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Russia’s shadow fleet remains its cash lifeline.
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Russia’s shadow fleet remains its cash lifeline.
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
We are cutting it.
Today we sanctioned several individuals linked to Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as 40 additional vessels.
We will also sanction shadow fleet vessels on a rolling basis, with decisions every month.
Extract from my press conference ↓
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Even when confronted with a 🇺🇸 #NationalSecurityStrategy planning their ouster, our centrist leaders have been silent in response.
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
The EU Commission's lone truth-teller explains what the US really wants
"Americans are planning to fight against the EU, against our strength through unity, since in their vision the EU can become threatening to American interests," says the EU Defence Commissioner.
davekeating.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Even when confronted with a 🇺🇸 #NationalSecurityStrategy planning their ouster, our centrist leaders have been silent in response.
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
Merz's much-lauded 'end of the Pax Americana' speech only spoke of US isolationism, not aggression.
But the 🇪🇺Defence Commissioner just said the quiet part out loud:
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The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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I am deeply shocked by the distressing images from the shooting at the Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach in Australia.
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I am deeply shocked by the distressing images from the shooting at the Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach in Australia.
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
This appalling act of violence against the Jewish community must be unequivocally condemned. (1/2)
Concise & to the point; top!
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December 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Concise & to the point; top!
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I once asked Germany’s former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt whether it would need a common enemy for the EU to unify one day. He looked at his cigarette, then at me, smiled wryly, looked out the window and said: ‘how many more does it need?’
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I once asked Germany’s former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt whether it would need a common enemy for the EU to unify one day. He looked at his cigarette, then at me, smiled wryly, looked out the window and said: ‘how many more does it need?’
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The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
Sums it up nicely.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Sums it up nicely.
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Oekraïne vecht voor zichzelf en voor ons. Lang niet iedereen ziet dat.
French intellectual and activist Bernard-Henri Lévi @bernard-henri-levy.com:
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
"Of course we’re not ready. And thank God we have the Ukrainians. Thank God that in Europe there is an army that knows how to fight. Thank God there is an army in Europe capable of holding the line.
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Oekraïne vecht voor zichzelf en voor ons. Lang niet iedereen ziet dat.
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Trump een Vredesprijs geven is net zoiets als McDonalds een Michelinster uitreiken.
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Trump een Vredesprijs geven is net zoiets als McDonalds een Michelinster uitreiken.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken from their homes by Russia.
In a landmark vote, the UN adopted a resolution condemning these abductions and demanding that the children be returned to Ukraine.
We will continue our efforts until every child is safely home.
In a landmark vote, the UN adopted a resolution condemning these abductions and demanding that the children be returned to Ukraine.
We will continue our efforts until every child is safely home.
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken from their homes by Russia.
In a landmark vote, the UN adopted a resolution condemning these abductions and demanding that the children be returned to Ukraine.
We will continue our efforts until every child is safely home.
In a landmark vote, the UN adopted a resolution condemning these abductions and demanding that the children be returned to Ukraine.
We will continue our efforts until every child is safely home.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”