Marcelle de Vries
@mdvries.bsky.social
Love art, hate inequality
Here to read and think about art history and democracy and post the occasional picture
Here to read and think about art history and democracy and post the occasional picture
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Eigenbelang? Jazeker, want ik publiceer er ook. Maar los daarvan: ik begrijp niet waarom niet veel meer mensen @verstwee.bsky.social volgen, want het is een prachtige site met fraaie en interessante artikelen, bespiegelingen en besprekingen over kunst, literatuur, muziek, filosofie & meer. Gratis!
Een twijfelaar van Jan Wattjes - Vers Twee - Literatuur, popmuziek, beeldende kunst
door IJsbrand van Veelen Ik kocht een schilderijtje. Het is klein, 25 bij 27 centimeter, en overwegend knalgeel. Olieverf op doek, stevig en pasteus geschilderd, de verfstreken zijn zichtbaar. Op de k...
verstwee.nl
January 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Eigenbelang? Jazeker, want ik publiceer er ook. Maar los daarvan: ik begrijp niet waarom niet veel meer mensen @verstwee.bsky.social volgen, want het is een prachtige site met fraaie en interessante artikelen, bespiegelingen en besprekingen over kunst, literatuur, muziek, filosofie & meer. Gratis!
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Normaal staan de geweldige stukken van @mathijsbouman.nl achter een betaalmuur van het FD maar dit keer kon ik de verleiding niet weer staan om hem helemaal met jullie te delen.
Bron van inspiratie wat de EU allemaal kan doen tegen Trump!
Bron van inspiratie wat de EU allemaal kan doen tegen Trump!
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Normaal staan de geweldige stukken van @mathijsbouman.nl achter een betaalmuur van het FD maar dit keer kon ik de verleiding niet weer staan om hem helemaal met jullie te delen.
Bron van inspiratie wat de EU allemaal kan doen tegen Trump!
Bron van inspiratie wat de EU allemaal kan doen tegen Trump!
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Nog niet zo af als ik zou willen, maar aanvullingen & correcties zijn van harte welkom! Het heeft enige (politieke) relevantie om deze lijst compleet en correct te krijgen.
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...
Dashboard totale Amerikaanse afhankelijkheden - Bert Hubert
KLAD NIET AF
Hier een lijst organisaties die voor hun primaire missie totaal afhankelijk zijn van Amerikaanse clouds, en waarbij de maatschappij ontwricht zou worden als ze hun werk niet meer konden d...
berthub.eu
January 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Nog niet zo af als ik zou willen, maar aanvullingen & correcties zijn van harte welkom! Het heeft enige (politieke) relevantie om deze lijst compleet en correct te krijgen.
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...
berthub.eu/draft-klad-t...
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At the Cloisters, an exhibition documenting the sexual diversity of the late Middle Ages, when the Church began to enforce its rigid categories of gender. It's an important exhibition during a terrifying moral panic against transgender people. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Review | In ‘Spectrum of Desire,’ the Met takes a nuanced look at gender fluidity
An exhibition of medieval art at the Cloisters is small but potent.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
At the Cloisters, an exhibition documenting the sexual diversity of the late Middle Ages, when the Church began to enforce its rigid categories of gender. It's an important exhibition during a terrifying moral panic against transgender people. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Donald Trump wants to steal Greenland and a group funded by tech billionaires wants to build a weird new tech city there.
Video explainer via The Nerd Reich
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...
Video explainer via The Nerd Reich
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...
Why Tech Billionaires Want to Seize Greenland | Gil Duran of The Nerd Reich Explains
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Donald Trump wants to steal Greenland and a group funded by tech billionaires wants to build a weird new tech city there.
Video explainer via The Nerd Reich
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...
Video explainer via The Nerd Reich
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...
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"A hungry giant wants to take our shore, to drink the oil and eat the ore."
Video by demonflyingfox.
Video by demonflyingfox.
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
"A hungry giant wants to take our shore, to drink the oil and eat the ore."
Video by demonflyingfox.
Video by demonflyingfox.
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2025 adds another dark red stripe to the climate stripes
New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row.
Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action.
👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX
New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row.
Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action.
👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
2025 adds another dark red stripe to the climate stripes
New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row.
Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action.
👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX
New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row.
Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action.
👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX
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Here is the original WWII-era "Army Talk" given to troops on how to recognize fascism.
It is an eerily letter-perfect description of Trump and his tactics.
(H/T to the great Heather Cox Richardson for pointing out the existence of this gem.)
archive.org/details/Army...
It is an eerily letter-perfect description of Trump and his tactics.
(H/T to the great Heather Cox Richardson for pointing out the existence of this gem.)
archive.org/details/Army...
Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet #64 - Fascism! : Army Orientation Branch: Information and Education Division : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
March 24, 1945. Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet #64 Fascism! A sheet printed and distributed by the United States War Department as an educational tool for...
archive.org
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Here is the original WWII-era "Army Talk" given to troops on how to recognize fascism.
It is an eerily letter-perfect description of Trump and his tactics.
(H/T to the great Heather Cox Richardson for pointing out the existence of this gem.)
archive.org/details/Army...
It is an eerily letter-perfect description of Trump and his tactics.
(H/T to the great Heather Cox Richardson for pointing out the existence of this gem.)
archive.org/details/Army...
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I joined 14 colleagues who served in multiple Republican and Democratic Administrations at NATO, the White House, and the Defense and State Departments to explain the strategic importance of Denmark and NATO to US security.
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO
A statement by 14 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I joined 14 colleagues who served in multiple Republican and Democratic Administrations at NATO, the White House, and the Defense and State Departments to explain the strategic importance of Denmark and NATO to US security.
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
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A man travelling within the lines of a text printed in 1621. Enjoy this short 🧵 for #skystorians and friends of news flows.
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
A man travelling within the lines of a text printed in 1621. Enjoy this short 🧵 for #skystorians and friends of news flows.
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What can Europe do to deter America from seizing Greenland?
1. Making the U.S. aware of the implications of seizing Greenland
2. Preparing a deterrent package, by threatening to:
- Suspend U.S. trade deals
- sell-off of U.S. debt holdings
- Invoke EU mutual defense clause preemptively
1. Making the U.S. aware of the implications of seizing Greenland
2. Preparing a deterrent package, by threatening to:
- Suspend U.S. trade deals
- sell-off of U.S. debt holdings
- Invoke EU mutual defense clause preemptively
January 7, 2026 at 5:42 AM
What can Europe do to deter America from seizing Greenland?
1. Making the U.S. aware of the implications of seizing Greenland
2. Preparing a deterrent package, by threatening to:
- Suspend U.S. trade deals
- sell-off of U.S. debt holdings
- Invoke EU mutual defense clause preemptively
1. Making the U.S. aware of the implications of seizing Greenland
2. Preparing a deterrent package, by threatening to:
- Suspend U.S. trade deals
- sell-off of U.S. debt holdings
- Invoke EU mutual defense clause preemptively
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@Marloezovic En mogelijk ook goed om dit stuk te lezen, waarin ik wat opties beschrijf voor 2026 om verder te komen: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-european-cloud-2025/
The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025 - Bert Hubert's writings
As the year draws to an end now is a good time to review where we are with Europe’s cloud situation, and what has been achieved. One thing is certain, a lot has happened, and also quite a lot has become clearer. tl;dr: Great strides have been made in 2025, especially in convincing people that something must be done, and outlining what that might be. Industry buyers are not going to lead us since they mostly care about next quarter’s results.
berthub.eu
December 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@Marloezovic En mogelijk ook goed om dit stuk te lezen, waarin ik wat opties beschrijf voor 2026 om verder te komen: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-european-cloud-2025/
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Happy NYE, everyone! ⌛🍾🎆🪩👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Happy NYE, everyone! ⌛🍾🎆🪩👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
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Major #shipwreck discovery in Denmark- largest medieval cog (merchant ship) ever found. Built c1410, with 300-ton cargo capacity. Biggest contemporary English vessel was Henry IV's royal ship 'Trinity', also of 300 tons #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
Archaeologists reveal a medieval super ship: "It's the World’s largest cog"
For 600 years, the waters off Copenhagen have hidden an exceptional secret. Now, maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark reveal the discovery of the world’s largest cog – a medi...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
December 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Major #shipwreck discovery in Denmark- largest medieval cog (merchant ship) ever found. Built c1410, with 300-ton cargo capacity. Biggest contemporary English vessel was Henry IV's royal ship 'Trinity', also of 300 tons #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/about-us/...
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The Dutch words ‘zolder’ (“attic”) and ‘solarium’ (“tanning salon”) are doublets: they both stem from Latin ‘sōlārium’ (“roof terrace”).
Dutch ‘solarium’ is a late borrowing, while ‘zolder’ was borrowed into the Germanic ancestor of Dutch.
Here’s number 9 in my series: Dutch doublets from Latin.
Dutch ‘solarium’ is a late borrowing, while ‘zolder’ was borrowed into the Germanic ancestor of Dutch.
Here’s number 9 in my series: Dutch doublets from Latin.
December 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Dutch words ‘zolder’ (“attic”) and ‘solarium’ (“tanning salon”) are doublets: they both stem from Latin ‘sōlārium’ (“roof terrace”).
Dutch ‘solarium’ is a late borrowing, while ‘zolder’ was borrowed into the Germanic ancestor of Dutch.
Here’s number 9 in my series: Dutch doublets from Latin.
Dutch ‘solarium’ is a late borrowing, while ‘zolder’ was borrowed into the Germanic ancestor of Dutch.
Here’s number 9 in my series: Dutch doublets from Latin.
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Heeft u het ook zo lekker warm? In Ukraine niet! Zelfs de ziekenhuizen en militaire veldhospitalen zitten nu soms zonder stroom. Doneer hier en Vrienden van Ukraine rijden er generatoren naar toe. Juist nu, belastingaftrekbaar nog ook (ANBI). vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
December 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Heeft u het ook zo lekker warm? In Ukraine niet! Zelfs de ziekenhuizen en militaire veldhospitalen zitten nu soms zonder stroom. Doneer hier en Vrienden van Ukraine rijden er generatoren naar toe. Juist nu, belastingaftrekbaar nog ook (ANBI). vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
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Verhaal: over mijn zoektocht naar de strop en de uitgewiste waarheid van 6 januari 2021.
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/w...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/w...
Waar is de strop die journalist Michael Persson na de Capitoolbestorming aan de FBI overhandigde?
‘Onthoud deze dag’, zei Donald Trump na de Capitoolbestorming in 2021. Bijna vijf jaar later ziet oud-correspondent Michael Persson dat de herinneringen aan die 6 januari juist zijn uitgewist.
www.volkskrant.nl
December 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Verhaal: over mijn zoektocht naar de strop en de uitgewiste waarheid van 6 januari 2021.
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/w...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/w...
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And here is part 2 where we discuss where things stand now. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Phillips O’Brien Ukraine 2
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien and Timothy Snyder's live video
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And here is part 2 where we discuss where things stand now. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Hi All, Timothy Snyder and I held
a Substack Live a little while ago, and ranged widely on the Russo-Ukraine war. It ended up being divided into two parts. Here is part one where we talk about views of Russia, Ukraine and war in 2022. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
a Substack Live a little while ago, and ranged widely on the Russo-Ukraine war. It ended up being divided into two parts. Here is part one where we talk about views of Russia, Ukraine and war in 2022. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
On the Russo-Ukrainian War with Phillips OBrien
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien and Timothy Snyder's live video
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hi All, Timothy Snyder and I held
a Substack Live a little while ago, and ranged widely on the Russo-Ukraine war. It ended up being divided into two parts. Here is part one where we talk about views of Russia, Ukraine and war in 2022. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
a Substack Live a little while ago, and ranged widely on the Russo-Ukraine war. It ended up being divided into two parts. Here is part one where we talk about views of Russia, Ukraine and war in 2022. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Hoort! Trouw aan de verheven spraak van de maker bied ik u Bijwolf, mijn vrij te lezen stafrijmvertaling van het beroemde Oudengelse heldendicht.
neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/beow...
neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/beow...
Béowulf: een nieuwe Nederlandse vertaling
Hoort! Trouw aan de verheven spraak van de maker bied ik u Bijwolf, mijn vrij te lezen stafrijmvertaling van het beroemde Oudengelse heldendicht.
neerlandistiek.nl
December 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Hoort! Trouw aan de verheven spraak van de maker bied ik u Bijwolf, mijn vrij te lezen stafrijmvertaling van het beroemde Oudengelse heldendicht.
neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/beow...
neerlandistiek.nl/2025/12/beow...
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Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece:
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
New piece: