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Jo Wolff

@jowolff.bsky.social

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM

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Jay Rosen

@jayrosen.bsky.social

"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."

If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... By@anandwrites.bsky.social [gift link]

Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails

www.nytimes.com

November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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Darth Putin

@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

Remember Trump's minerals deal that would guarantee Ukraine?

Good. Me either.

November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM

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Darth Putin

@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

You've all forgotten I said I can't sign a deal with Zelensky cos I said he's illegitimate.

November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 7d

"EU imports from Russia worth €124 billion have exceeded the amount of aid provided to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion." - stated Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.

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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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Republicans Against Trumpism

@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social

WOW

November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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Mathijs Bouman

@mathijsbouman.nl

November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.

November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM

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Bloomberg News

@bloomberg.com

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM

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Greg Sargent

@gregsargent.bsky.social

Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.

It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...

Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly

As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...

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November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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Eliot Higgins

@eliothiggins.bsky.social

All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.

November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM

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Rob Schoof

@robschoof.bsky.social

The US can break the Russian economy if it wants to, and force Moscow to end the war. But Washington chooses to support a tyrant and throw a democracy under the bus. Europe will never forget.

November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Wim Brons

@wimbrons.nl

www.spreekbuis.nl/radiobereik-...

Radiobereik stabiel hoog - Spreekbuis.nl

De audiomarkt blijft onverminderd sterk presteren. In september bereikten de Nederlandse radiostations wekelijks 13,36 miljoen luisteraars van 13 jaar en ouder, zo blijkt uit het nieuwe Audify Audioma...

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November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Wim Brons

@wimbrons.nl

www.spreekbuis.nl/onderzoek-sl...

Onderzoek: slechts 8% kijkt podcasts alleen via video - Spreekbuis.nl

Audio is nog altijd de populairste manier om podcasts te consumeren. Dat blijkt uit het nieuwste Podcast Download Report van Cumulus Media en Signal Hill Insights. Volgens het rapport – dat gisteren v...

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November 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)

Murder in London
Rolling 12-month murder total
View: In numbers / rate / teens / London (since 1990 / 2003)
200
150
Oct '25
93
100
50
0
Jan '05
Jan '10
Jan '15
Jan '20
Jan '25
Includes manslaughter, infanticide, corporate manslaughter. Met Police data; excludes jurisdiction of City of London Police (for the square-mile financial district) & British Transport Police. Data to Oct 2025. published Nov 2025. updated month/v.

November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM

Wim Brons

@wimbrons.nl

“briljante en verkeerde momenten lopen dwars door elkaar heen” www.emerce.nl/nieuws/ai-bl...

AI blijft fundamenteel onbetrouwbaar, stelt lector Pascal Wiggers - Emerce

De nieuwste AI-modellen kunnen indrukwekkende prestaties leveren: ze lossen wiskundige vraagstukken op, programmeren en geven bruikbare adviezen aan bedrijven. Toch blijft deze krachtige technologie v...

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October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM

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Harm Noppers

@harmnoppers.bsky.social

Erg leuk en actueel gesprek met Carla Hoetink! Mooi om samen met @wimbrons.nl en Hanna van Loo te maken.

University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Oct 27

In de Wetenschap-podcast | In de nieuwste aflevering is Carla Hoetink, directeur van het Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP), te gast 🎧

Ze vertelt meer over de aankomende #verkiezingen, de campagnes en veranderde rol van politieke partijen 🗳️
rug.nl/podcast

October 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

@rug.nl

In de Wetenschap-podcast | In de nieuwste aflevering is Carla Hoetink, directeur van het Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP), te gast 🎧

Ze vertelt meer over de aankomende #verkiezingen, de campagnes en veranderde rol van politieke partijen 🗳️
rug.nl/podcast

October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Wim Brons

@wimbrons.nl

En: 'Podcastnetwerken profileren hosts steeds meer als dé ultieme influencers, omdat luisteraars hen langdurig en intensief volgen en daardoor zeer ontvankelijk zijn voor merken’

Stan Steeghs @stansteeghs.bsky.social · Oct 3

Spotify koerst met nieuwe moves richting YouTube 📊
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Spotify koerst met nieuwe moves richting YouTube 📊

Plus een primeur: nieuwe video-aanbevelingen live in Nederland

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October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

@rug.nl

New episode of the In Science Podcast features Ajay Kottapalli (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social). He talks about the unique properties of seal whiskers and how they inspired him to develop ultrasensitive flow #sensors for #healthcare applications ⚕️

Listen now 🎧
rug.nl/podcast

#Science 🧪

October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM

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Harm Noppers

@harmnoppers.bsky.social

Leuk interview met Ajay Kottapalli over hoe zijn onderzoek naar zeehondensnorharen heeft geleid tot de ontwikkeling van ultragevoelige sensoren. Mooi om te maken samen met @wimbrons.nl en Hanna van Loo!

University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Oct 1

New episode of the In Science Podcast features Ajay Kottapalli (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social). He talks about the unique properties of seal whiskers and how they inspired him to develop ultrasensitive flow #sensors for #healthcare applications ⚕️

Listen now 🎧
rug.nl/podcast

#Science 🧪

October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM