Molly Quell
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I've already been sent to The Hague. Tell me things: mollyquell@proton.me
Judges at the ICC do not want a repeat of the Netanyahu situation. All requests for arrest warrants are to be sealed unless a chamber authorizes them to be made public.
ICC Judges amend the Regulations of the Court to regulate the classification of applications for arrest warrants or summons to appear
The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adopted an amendment to the Regulations of the Court, which enters into force today. The new regulation 23 ter provides that applications for arres...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Judges at the ICC do not want a repeat of the Netanyahu situation. All requests for arrest warrants are to be sealed unless a chamber authorizes them to be made public.
Dutch doctors: Oh you're ill? Go home and take some paracetamol and drink some tea.
French doctors: Oh you're ill? Go on vacation.
French doctors: Oh you're ill? Go on vacation.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Dutch doctors: Oh you're ill? Go home and take some paracetamol and drink some tea.
French doctors: Oh you're ill? Go on vacation.
French doctors: Oh you're ill? Go on vacation.
What book should I performatively read next?
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What book should I performatively read next?
If I am being honest, the news all seems very stupid today.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If I am being honest, the news all seems very stupid today.
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a group of human rights organizations that filed a lawsuit arguing the Netherlands was violating international law by continuing to sell weapons to Israel.
Dutch court dismisses appeal seeking to halt weapons exports to Israel
A Dutch appeals court has dismissed an appeal by human rights organizations seeking to stop the Netherlands from selling weapons to Israel.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a group of human rights organizations that filed a lawsuit arguing the Netherlands was violating international law by continuing to sell weapons to Israel.
Forget housing and migration. I want to know what the new government is going to do about this.
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Forget housing and migration. I want to know what the new government is going to do about this.
Ok have we tried telling the Supreme Court unwanted pregnancies are ... taxing ... on the people forced to carry them?
There are a lot of factors pushing Republican-appointed justices against Trump, but here's a one: They hate taxes, and know that tariffs are taxes. Just last year, four of them suggested that large portions of our federal income tax code are unconstitutional! www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ok have we tried telling the Supreme Court unwanted pregnancies are ... taxing ... on the people forced to carry them?
The planet is becoming increasingly uninhabitable, China and India are at war only using non-lethal hand-to-hand combat and the daughter of king Willem-Alexander abdicates her throne to become queen of the Netherworld.
Termination Shock: Good on science fiction, bad on Dutch details www.dutchnews.nl?p=259150
Termination Shock: Good on science fiction, bad on Dutch details
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November 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The planet is becoming increasingly uninhabitable, China and India are at war only using non-lethal hand-to-hand combat and the daughter of king Willem-Alexander abdicates her throne to become queen of the Netherworld.
It's almost like Trump's policies are extremely and deeply unpopular.
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It's almost like Trump's policies are extremely and deeply unpopular.
Oh so we can have nice things?
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Oh so we can have nice things?
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I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom according to a final tally by national news agency ANP.
Centrist D66 party takes home win in Dutch election
A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-r...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom according to a final tally by national news agency ANP.
Qualified lady has applied for two jobs, more at 11.
Esmah Lahlah, nummer twee van GroenLinks-PvdA, solliciteerde ook op burgemeesterschap Delft
Esmah Lahlah, nummer twee van GroenLinks-PvdA, solliciteerde ook op burgemeesterschap Delft
Partijleider Jesse Klaver zegt tegen het AD dat hij op de hoogte was van de sollicitatie en belooft dat Lahlah „de hele periode” in Den Haag zal blijven.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Qualified lady has applied for two jobs, more at 11.
A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling
A Dutch court has opened a trial for an Eritrean man accused of running a brutal migrant smuggling network.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
I am in Zwolle today for the case of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
Alleged Eritrean people smuggler appears in Dutch court
An Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network has appeared at a pretrial hearing in the Netherlands.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I am in Zwolle today for the case of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
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Tired: Touch grass
Wired: Touch mass
Wired: Touch mass
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tired: Touch grass
Wired: Touch mass
Wired: Touch mass
Gonna feed Jakub my worst takes and just enjoy watching the world burn.
🇺🇸 Mildly tempted to start a "hot takes on American politics and life" Substack and retire happily in the Dutch Antilles (thanks @mollyquell.bsky.social for the idea).
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gonna feed Jakub my worst takes and just enjoy watching the world burn.
Tired: Touch grass
Wired: Touch mass
Wired: Touch mass
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tired: Touch grass
Wired: Touch mass
Wired: Touch mass
“This is the best result for D66 ever,” the 38-year old told a crowd party insiders and media on Thursday morning after he’d been welcomed with chants of the party’s optimistic election slogan “Het kan wel,” or “It is possible.”
Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie
Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 have tied in the Dutch general election with 98% of votes counted.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“This is the best result for D66 ever,” the 38-year old told a crowd party insiders and media on Thursday morning after he’d been welcomed with chants of the party’s optimistic election slogan “Het kan wel,” or “It is possible.”
I am sorry but this is too on the nose.
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I am sorry but this is too on the nose.
The Rob/Jesse ship is going to get unhinged.
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Rob/Jesse ship is going to get unhinged.
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
AP explains as polls open in close-run snap election in the Netherlands
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalit...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
Dutch voters in Wednesday’s general election were spoiled for choice. That means a big ballot paper because it bears the names of all the parties and the candidates on each party’s list.
27 parties and 1,166 candidates crowd the ballot for the Dutch election
Dutch voters face an array of choices in Wednesday's general election. The electoral commission has registered 27 parties and 1,166 candidates for 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dutch voters in Wednesday’s general election were spoiled for choice. That means a big ballot paper because it bears the names of all the parties and the candidates on each party’s list.
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
Dutch vote in a knife-edge election focused on housing and Wilders
Voters in the Netherlands have cast their ballots in a snap election triggered by anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders.
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.
The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between the shock winner of the last election, Geert Wilders’ populist, anti-Islam Party for Freedom, and the center left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left.
Wilders, Timmermans are among the leaders of the key parties in Dutch election
The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor Pa...
apnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between the shock winner of the last election, Geert Wilders’ populist, anti-Islam Party for Freedom, and the center left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left.