Yoeri Albrecht
@yoerialbrecht.bsky.social
Director at De Balie @debalie.bsky.social Amsterdam
Chair at Stichting Veronica
Philosophy & History at Leiden & Oxford
The Economist: De Balie, a cosily chic cultural venue on Amsterdam's Leidseplein, is the epicentre of Dutch liberal intellectual life.
Chair at Stichting Veronica
Philosophy & History at Leiden & Oxford
The Economist: De Balie, a cosily chic cultural venue on Amsterdam's Leidseplein, is the epicentre of Dutch liberal intellectual life.
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Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
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So sad
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
So sad
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February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
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OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
February 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
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SWORN TESTIMONY!!!
June 18, 2016
"I personally witnessed defendant trump telling the plaintiff that she shouldn't ever say anything if she didn't want to dissappear like the 12 year old female ⬛️⬛️⬛️ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."
June 18, 2016
"I personally witnessed defendant trump telling the plaintiff that she shouldn't ever say anything if she didn't want to dissappear like the 12 year old female ⬛️⬛️⬛️ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
SWORN TESTIMONY!!!
June 18, 2016
"I personally witnessed defendant trump telling the plaintiff that she shouldn't ever say anything if she didn't want to dissappear like the 12 year old female ⬛️⬛️⬛️ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."
June 18, 2016
"I personally witnessed defendant trump telling the plaintiff that she shouldn't ever say anything if she didn't want to dissappear like the 12 year old female ⬛️⬛️⬛️ and that he was capable of having her whole family killed."
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#FvD is in Hulst al een jaar niet meer bij de raadsvergadering geweest. Maar vertel gerust nog een keer hoe goed deze partij is blablabla www.bndestem.nl/hulst/altijd...
Altijd afwezig, wel elke maand loon: Hulst is klaar met spookraadslid Forum voor Democratie
Raadsleden die nooit komen opdagen voor vergaderingen, krijgen in de gemeente Hulst minder geld. Dat besluit is mede genomen vanwege Forum voor Democratie-raadslid Fred Zandee, die al bijna een jaar n...
www.bndestem.nl
February 7, 2026 at 9:42 AM
#FvD is in Hulst al een jaar niet meer bij de raadsvergadering geweest. Maar vertel gerust nog een keer hoe goed deze partij is blablabla www.bndestem.nl/hulst/altijd...
Victor Orban, grote vriend en groot voorbeeld van onze Wilders. Orban die zijn land leegroofde, een klein privé Versailles liet bouwen en de Hongaarse economie bijna tot stilstand bracht.
🦓 Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor Orbán’s lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, opposition MP Ákos Hadházy claims.
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Victor Orban, grote vriend en groot voorbeeld van onze Wilders. Orban die zijn land leegroofde, een klein privé Versailles liet bouwen en de Hongaarse economie bijna tot stilstand bracht.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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It’s February 7, 2026. Is a pedophile still president of the United States?
Yes.
Yes.
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
It’s February 7, 2026. Is a pedophile still president of the United States?
Yes.
Yes.
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A large turnout on day 437 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A large turnout on day 437 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪
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🇭🇺🇪🇺 "Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor Hungary in the European Union and NATO, its 240-page election programme published on Saturday said." @reuters.com
Hungary's opposition Tisza promises wealth tax, euro adoption in election programme
Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor Hungary in the European Union and NATO, its 240-page election programme publish...
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
🇭🇺🇪🇺 "Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor Hungary in the European Union and NATO, its 240-page election programme published on Saturday said." @reuters.com
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Zou er niet gewoon zo'n ouderwetse, grootse, avondvullende tv-actie moeten komen voor 'Help Oekraïne deze winter door'?
Goed idee, NPO?
vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
Goed idee, NPO?
vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
Winteractie Oekraïne - VVO Diel
vvodiel.nl
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Zou er niet gewoon zo'n ouderwetse, grootse, avondvullende tv-actie moeten komen voor 'Help Oekraïne deze winter door'?
Goed idee, NPO?
vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
Goed idee, NPO?
vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...
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Update #IranProtesten (189):
Dit is Ghazal Mirshafiei, een kritische blogger uit Teheran.
Ze werd gearresteerd door repressietroepen tijdens de protesten in Teheran. Sindsdien is er geen info beschikbaar over haar lot en verblijfplaats. > #IranMassacre
Dit is Ghazal Mirshafiei, een kritische blogger uit Teheran.
Ze werd gearresteerd door repressietroepen tijdens de protesten in Teheran. Sindsdien is er geen info beschikbaar over haar lot en verblijfplaats. > #IranMassacre
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Update #IranProtesten (189):
Dit is Ghazal Mirshafiei, een kritische blogger uit Teheran.
Ze werd gearresteerd door repressietroepen tijdens de protesten in Teheran. Sindsdien is er geen info beschikbaar over haar lot en verblijfplaats. > #IranMassacre
Dit is Ghazal Mirshafiei, een kritische blogger uit Teheran.
Ze werd gearresteerd door repressietroepen tijdens de protesten in Teheran. Sindsdien is er geen info beschikbaar over haar lot en verblijfplaats. > #IranMassacre
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also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
The legacy of populist parties is rich in stories of embezzlement and graft, because their leaders have a strong drive for self-enrichment and little interest in actual governance. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal
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Interview: driven out of Turkey in 2016, writer @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social responded with a book– subtitled The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism – that foreshadowed today’s authoritarian resurgence. Her new work explores how dissidents find new communities in exile
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...
The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’
The exiled author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism, returns with a new book exploring how dissidents can find new communities. She talks about resilience, the comfort of...
www.thenerve.news
February 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Interview: driven out of Turkey in 2016, writer @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social responded with a book– subtitled The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism – that foreshadowed today’s authoritarian resurgence. Her new work explores how dissidents find new communities in exile
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...
www.thenerve.news/p/turkish-ec...
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NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune
Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
Very good measures, but with all due respect mrs @kajakallas.bsky.social: why do we not close, guarantee and protect the Ukrainian airspace? Why do we not patrol with our European Airforces the Ukrainian airspace? It should be both the strategic and ethical answer to murdering civilians.
Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Very good measures, but with all due respect mrs @kajakallas.bsky.social: why do we not close, guarantee and protect the Ukrainian airspace? Why do we not patrol with our European Airforces the Ukrainian airspace? It should be both the strategic and ethical answer to murdering civilians.
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Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.
Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.
Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)
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Rewatch: How to secure one of the world’s most crowded trade routes?
This week, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social discussed the Red Sea and maritime security with NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi, in @debalie.bsky.social.
This week, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social discussed the Red Sea and maritime security with NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi, in @debalie.bsky.social.
De Balie Rewatch | The Red Sea: in the eye of a geopolitical storm - HCSS
The Red Sea has become the centre of a geopolitical crisis. What does this mean for global trade, maritime security, for NATO and Europe? How to secure one of the world’s most crowded trade routes?…
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Rewatch: How to secure one of the world’s most crowded trade routes?
This week, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social discussed the Red Sea and maritime security with NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi, in @debalie.bsky.social.
This week, @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social discussed the Red Sea and maritime security with NATO Chief of Staff Geoffrey van Leeuwen and HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi, in @debalie.bsky.social.
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🦓 Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor Orbán’s lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, opposition MP Ákos Hadházy claims.
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
🦓 Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor Orbán’s lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, opposition MP Ákos Hadházy claims.
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@houserepublicans.bsky.social
We The People know.
We The People know.
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
We The People know.
We The People know.