Marnix ten Brinke
@marnixtenbrinke.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, historian
Just finished murder mystery After Death Do Us Part manuscript.
'The word versatile has been applied to me before.'
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Just finished murder mystery After Death Do Us Part manuscript.
'The word versatile has been applied to me before.'
❤️🌈 🐶 📖
Pinned
From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were, I have not seen
As others saw, I could not bring
My passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone
And all I lov’d, I lov’d alone
Alone - Edgar Allan Poe
#poetry
As others were, I have not seen
As others saw, I could not bring
My passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone
And all I lov’d, I lov’d alone
Alone - Edgar Allan Poe
#poetry
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I'm sorry, but this is straw-grasping bollox
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I'm sorry, but this is straw-grasping bollox
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Back in the real world, governments are rowing back on green measures and fossil fuel corporations are planning expansion
I, and many others expect 2C to be exceeded by 2050 - perhaps even well before
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My prediction today's #election/polls The #Netherlands (150 seats):
D66 28 (+ 19)
GL-PvdA 23 (- 2)
PVV 22 (- 15)
CDA 19 (+ 14)
VVD 18 (- 6)
JA21 10 (+ 9)
FvD 6 (+ 3)
SP 4 (- 1)
BBB 4 (- 3)
PvdD 3 (+/- 0)
SGP 3 (+/- 0)
Denk 3 (+/- 0)
CU 3 (+/- 0)
Volt 2 (+/- 0)
50Plus (+ 2)
NSC 0 (- 20)
#vote
D66 28 (+ 19)
GL-PvdA 23 (- 2)
PVV 22 (- 15)
CDA 19 (+ 14)
VVD 18 (- 6)
JA21 10 (+ 9)
FvD 6 (+ 3)
SP 4 (- 1)
BBB 4 (- 3)
PvdD 3 (+/- 0)
SGP 3 (+/- 0)
Denk 3 (+/- 0)
CU 3 (+/- 0)
Volt 2 (+/- 0)
50Plus (+ 2)
NSC 0 (- 20)
#vote
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My prediction today's #election/polls The #Netherlands (150 seats):
D66 28 (+ 19)
GL-PvdA 23 (- 2)
PVV 22 (- 15)
CDA 19 (+ 14)
VVD 18 (- 6)
JA21 10 (+ 9)
FvD 6 (+ 3)
SP 4 (- 1)
BBB 4 (- 3)
PvdD 3 (+/- 0)
SGP 3 (+/- 0)
Denk 3 (+/- 0)
CU 3 (+/- 0)
Volt 2 (+/- 0)
50Plus (+ 2)
NSC 0 (- 20)
#vote
D66 28 (+ 19)
GL-PvdA 23 (- 2)
PVV 22 (- 15)
CDA 19 (+ 14)
VVD 18 (- 6)
JA21 10 (+ 9)
FvD 6 (+ 3)
SP 4 (- 1)
BBB 4 (- 3)
PvdD 3 (+/- 0)
SGP 3 (+/- 0)
Denk 3 (+/- 0)
CU 3 (+/- 0)
Volt 2 (+/- 0)
50Plus (+ 2)
NSC 0 (- 20)
#vote
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The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
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So far TODAY Israel has:
- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid
This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.
- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid
This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So far TODAY Israel has:
- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid
This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.
- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid
This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.
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"When the mainstream right loses its confidence, when it starts to chase the buzzwords and symbolic politics of the far right, it hands them the steering wheel." Top piece from @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social, referencing @dziblatt.bsky.social's excellent book.
Enjoying the implosion of the Tories? That’s understandable – but completely wrong | Zoe Williams
The world’s most successful democratic party is in a death spiral of its own making – leaving no moderate bulwark between the moderate and truly far right, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"When the mainstream right loses its confidence, when it starts to chase the buzzwords and symbolic politics of the far right, it hands them the steering wheel." Top piece from @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social, referencing @dziblatt.bsky.social's excellent book.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Zohran Mamdani tells CNN:
"If Netanyahu comes to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next year while I am mayor, I will move to honour the ICC arrest warrant issued in The Hague against him, just as I would against Putin. He is responsible for the genocide in Gaza.”
"If Netanyahu comes to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next year while I am mayor, I will move to honour the ICC arrest warrant issued in The Hague against him, just as I would against Putin. He is responsible for the genocide in Gaza.”
October 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Zohran Mamdani tells CNN:
"If Netanyahu comes to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next year while I am mayor, I will move to honour the ICC arrest warrant issued in The Hague against him, just as I would against Putin. He is responsible for the genocide in Gaza.”
"If Netanyahu comes to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next year while I am mayor, I will move to honour the ICC arrest warrant issued in The Hague against him, just as I would against Putin. He is responsible for the genocide in Gaza.”
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
I wonder which party I will vote for... #dutchelections #groenlinkspvda #gogreen #elections #progressive #netherlands #parliament
September 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wonder which party I will vote for... #dutchelections #groenlinkspvda #gogreen #elections #progressive #netherlands #parliament
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Another child in Gaza has died from malnutrition and the lack of access to medical treatment.
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Another child in Gaza has died from malnutrition and the lack of access to medical treatment.
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More than 50 boats, carrying activists from 44 nations, are sailing together toward Gaza—the largest civilian flotilla in modern history. A united stand against the illegal siege, bringing hope and solidarity to the Palestinian people.
(Palestine Online)
(Palestine Online)
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
More than 50 boats, carrying activists from 44 nations, are sailing together toward Gaza—the largest civilian flotilla in modern history. A united stand against the illegal siege, bringing hope and solidarity to the Palestinian people.
(Palestine Online)
(Palestine Online)
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Arrested/not arrested:
September 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Arrested/not arrested:
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
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I AM ANTIFA!!! @vvdonline.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I AM ANTIFA!!! @vvdonline.bsky.social
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"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥🍿🥤
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥🍿🥤
September 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥🍿🥤
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥🍿🥤
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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This is the best yet 😹😹😹
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the best yet 😹😹😹
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If I were a Brit, I would be more upset and focused on how my own government oppresses dissent than on what Trump does in the U.S. The authoritarianism under Starmer is getting absolutely crazy.
🚨Watch as police confiscate van showing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Windsor amid the US president's state visit
September 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If I were a Brit, I would be more upset and focused on how my own government oppresses dissent than on what Trump does in the U.S. The authoritarianism under Starmer is getting absolutely crazy.
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Under Candlelight, John Butler Yeats.
🖼️ Under Candlelight, John Butler Yeats.
September 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Under Candlelight, John Butler Yeats.
🖼️ Under Candlelight, John Butler Yeats.
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Date of Birth - 13/09/2025
Date of Death - 14/09/2025
Babies in Gaza don't get to live
Date of Death - 14/09/2025
Babies in Gaza don't get to live
September 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Date of Birth - 13/09/2025
Date of Death - 14/09/2025
Babies in Gaza don't get to live
Date of Death - 14/09/2025
Babies in Gaza don't get to live
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He knows he's lying.
September 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
He knows he's lying.