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
@d66.nl and @robjetten.bsky.social should be ashamed of themselves. They have given EVERYTHING away towards radical right party VVD. My vote was completely wasted. Never again!
D66 mag dan de premier leveren, de VVD bepaalt het kabinetsbeleid
D66 mag dan de premier leveren, de VVD bepaalt het kabinetsbeleid
www.volkskrant.nl
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
@d66.nl and @robjetten.bsky.social should be ashamed of themselves. They have given EVERYTHING away towards radical right party VVD. My vote was completely wasted. Never again!
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Israel's apologists spent over 2 years sowing distrust in the official Gaza death toll.
Now the Israeli army quietly accepts that it is actually an underestimate.
Eternal shame for the atrocity deniers. They must never be absolved of their guilt.
Now the Israeli army quietly accepts that it is actually an underestimate.
Eternal shame for the atrocity deniers. They must never be absolved of their guilt.
January 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Israel's apologists spent over 2 years sowing distrust in the official Gaza death toll.
Now the Israeli army quietly accepts that it is actually an underestimate.
Eternal shame for the atrocity deniers. They must never be absolved of their guilt.
Now the Israeli army quietly accepts that it is actually an underestimate.
Eternal shame for the atrocity deniers. They must never be absolved of their guilt.
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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"Peace President." [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Peace President." [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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El nuevo presidente de Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
El nuevo presidente de Venezuela
Merry #Christmas!
Christmas joy, baby calf born at Artis Amsterdam. The cutest clip you will see all day m.youtube.com/watch?si=yQZ...
Aziatische olifant geboren op kerstavond in ARTIS
YouTube video by ARTIS
m.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Merry #Christmas!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Well, they might not have brought peace with Ukraine, but at least they are now also talking about war with Europe, so we are going forward
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress
Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Well, they might not have brought peace with Ukraine, but at least they are now also talking about war with Europe, so we are going forward
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Labels mean nothing when you're the one in the slaughterhouse.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Labels mean nothing when you're the one in the slaughterhouse.
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The EU’s top court ruled today that when a same-sex couple is legally married in one member country, any other member country where they move or reside must recognize that marriage.
Top EU court mandates same-sex marriage recognition across borders
The Luxembourg-based court said a decision by Polish authorities infringed on a same-sex couple’s freedom of movement.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The EU’s top court ruled today that when a same-sex couple is legally married in one member country, any other member country where they move or reside must recognize that marriage.
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Their new party logo.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Their new party logo.
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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