Roel Verrycken
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Deze week is Ontbijt met De @tijd.be eerder 𰻞𰻞面 met De @tijd.be. @roelverrycken.bsky.social en ik spraken onder andere over de open relatie van Xi en Poetin. P.S.: La Taverne de Zhao is absoluut een aanrader! www.tijd.be/dossier/ontb...
Sinologe Dorien Emmers: ‘Xi Jinping en Poetin? Dat is eerder een open relatie’
Ze doceert aan de KU Leuven en is in korte tijd een veelgevraagde China-uitlegger geworden. Maar het allerliefst spendeert Dorien Emmers haar tijd aan veldwerk op het Chinese platteland. Ontbijt met D...
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September 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Deze week is Ontbijt met De @tijd.be eerder 𰻞𰻞面 met De @tijd.be. @roelverrycken.bsky.social en ik spraken onder andere over de open relatie van Xi en Poetin. P.S.: La Taverne de Zhao is absoluut een aanrader! www.tijd.be/dossier/ontb...
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Holy moly! This isn’t wink-wink nudge nudge flirting with trutherism, it’s the whole thing. It was probably inevitable we ended up here.
jeez louise -- Sen. Ron Johnson and Benny Johnson suggest 9/11 was an inside job and Johnson says he wants to hold hearings
April 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Holy moly! This isn’t wink-wink nudge nudge flirting with trutherism, it’s the whole thing. It was probably inevitable we ended up here.
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Belgische proffen in de VS over Trumps oorlog tegen de universiteiten: 'We voelen ons soms zoals het orkest op de Titanic'
Belgische proffen in de VS over Trumps oorlog tegen de universiteiten: 'We voelen ons soms zoals het orkest op de Titanic'
Onder het mom van een strijd tegen woke en antisemitisme voert de regering-Trump een ongeziene kruistocht tegen de universiteiten. Belgische professoren in de VS spreken van een frontale aanval op de academische vrijheid en de wetenschap. 'Intellectuelen zijn nu eenmaal niet de grootste vrienden van mensen met dictatorambities.'
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April 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Belgische proffen in de VS over Trumps oorlog tegen de universiteiten: 'We voelen ons soms zoals het orkest op de Titanic'
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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"America’s new guard are almost all white, all male, and mostly unqualified to lead the departments they are vandalizing. It's not just foreigners who are remaking plans. US scientists are looking abroad. Trump has given the world a giant poaching opportunity." My column. www.ft.com/content/5100...
Ten weeks that shook the world
On many fronts, and with deliberate haste, America is vaporising its soft power
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April 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"America’s new guard are almost all white, all male, and mostly unqualified to lead the departments they are vandalizing. It's not just foreigners who are remaking plans. US scientists are looking abroad. Trump has given the world a giant poaching opportunity." My column. www.ft.com/content/5100...
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Tesla ziet verkoop in België met twee derde terugvallen
Tesla ziet verkoop in België met twee derde terugvallen
Tesla is in vrije val in België. De verkoop van de elektrische wagens van Elon Musk daalde in maart met liefst 70 procent tot minder dan 1.000 stuks. De terugval past in een bredere Europese trend van fors dalende verkoopcijfers voor Tesla.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tesla ziet verkoop in België met twee derde terugvallen
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Trump is in full banana republic mode and still not one Republican senator will stand up and be counted. Not one.
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”
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March 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump is in full banana republic mode and still not one Republican senator will stand up and be counted. Not one.
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Salute to the Canadians for putting these ads up in downtown DC, they’re right and they should say it more 🫡
March 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Salute to the Canadians for putting these ads up in downtown DC, they’re right and they should say it more 🫡
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If only they had money. And power. And influence.
Business leaders all across America are freaking out that Trump's tariffs will kneecap their firms.
“There’s an overriding sense of helplessness” among executives. “CEOs are feeling stunned, and they’re not used to feeling like they don’t have good moves.”
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“There’s an overriding sense of helplessness” among executives. “CEOs are feeling stunned, and they’re not used to feeling like they don’t have good moves.”
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Corporate America’s Euphoria Over Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to Distress
CEOs and investors are fretting over what they see as whipsaw policy changes and complacency about the risks of recession.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If only they had money. And power. And influence.
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OSSOFF: Director Ratcliffe, this was a huge mistake, correct?
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
March 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
OSSOFF: Director Ratcliffe, this was a huge mistake, correct?
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
RATLIFFE: No
OSSOFF: This is an embarrassment
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A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
March 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer — with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Pete Hegseth, in his Fox commentator days, about Hillary Clinton's emails: "Everyone knows what top secret means. … If you’re hiding that on a private server, that’s a very real problem and likely criminal charges [should] follow" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Pete Hegseth, in his Fox commentator days, about Hillary Clinton's emails: "Everyone knows what top secret means. … If you’re hiding that on a private server, that’s a very real problem and likely criminal charges [should] follow" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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If it’s fake, why would you be worried about it leaking?
March 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If it’s fake, why would you be worried about it leaking?
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JD Vance is now officially the most disliked new Vice President in American history, according to data.
J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History | Washington Monthly
The public isn’t taking to J.D. Vance's obnoxious style, which bodes well for politics in the post-Trump era.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
JD Vance is now officially the most disliked new Vice President in American history, according to data.
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"when a reporter asked what Hegseth and Musk discussed, the billionaire responded: 'Why should I tell you?'"
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Elon Musk Leaves Pentagon After Discussions About China and Tech
The Trump adviser had been originally set to receive a top-secret briefing on war plan but revelations of the meeting caused a change of course.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"when a reporter asked what Hegseth and Musk discussed, the billionaire responded: 'Why should I tell you?'"
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To be clear, Fox News is telling its audience that all of the unprovoked tariffs imposed on Canada by Trump are totally legal and fine, but that Canadian retaliatory tariffs are “the first official shot of the American-Canadian war”.
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Jesse Watters: Canada "fired the first official shot of the American-Canadian war"
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March 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
To be clear, Fox News is telling its audience that all of the unprovoked tariffs imposed on Canada by Trump are totally legal and fine, but that Canadian retaliatory tariffs are “the first official shot of the American-Canadian war”.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
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I believe this is a world first: An intra-day tariff chart.
March 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I believe this is a world first: An intra-day tariff chart.
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A lot of people who got the measles as children died or suffered lifelong disabilities as a result. The measles vaccine was a godsend to worldwide public health, and it’s an absolute scandal that this lethally ignorant dolt has any power over public health.
March 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A lot of people who got the measles as children died or suffered lifelong disabilities as a result. The measles vaccine was a godsend to worldwide public health, and it’s an absolute scandal that this lethally ignorant dolt has any power over public health.
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holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
March 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
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Coming soon to the Social Security payment system.
March 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Coming soon to the Social Security payment system.
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De 'duistere verlichting' van Musk, Vance en co. : Hoe radicale ideeën uit Silicon Valley rond Trump cirkelen
De 'duistere verlichting' van Musk, Vance en co. : Hoe radicale ideeën uit Silicon Valley rond Trump cirkelen
Presidenten moeten als CEO’s te werk gaan en bedrijven dienen een technocratische agenda. Radicale ideeën uit Silicon Valley die alleen op internetfora en in podcasts leefden, veroveren vandaag het Witte Huis. ‘Ik geloof niet dat vrijheid en democratie nog compatibel zijn.’
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March 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
De 'duistere verlichting' van Musk, Vance en co. : Hoe radicale ideeën uit Silicon Valley rond Trump cirkelen
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“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡
Mike Johnson: "We're transitioning from Bidenomics and the terrible economy that was delivered by the last administration. It takes a while to turn that ship around."
March 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡
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We kunnen op BlueSky helaas nog geen video's langer dan 30 seconden posten. Vergeef me deze link naar Instagram, maar kijk even mee naar hoe de Russische talkshows naar de uitspraken van Trump kijken... 😱
www.instagram.com/reel/DG3F3dw...
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Olaf Koens on Instagram: "Geloof het of niet, deze talkshow is er iedere avond op de Russische staatstelevisie, en soms kan een uitzending drie uur lang duren. Behalve beroepsleugenaars schuiven er so...
22 likes, 0 comments - olafkoens on March 6, 2025: "Geloof het of niet, deze talkshow is er iedere avond op de Russische staatstelevisie, en soms kan een uitzending drie uur lang duren. Behalve beroep...
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March 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We kunnen op BlueSky helaas nog geen video's langer dan 30 seconden posten. Vergeef me deze link naar Instagram, maar kijk even mee naar hoe de Russische talkshows naar de uitspraken van Trump kijken... 😱
www.instagram.com/reel/DG3F3dw...
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