Barbara Douma 🇨🇦 🇳🇱
@bdouma.bsky.social
Canada (Nova Scotia) is home of the heart, Netherlands is physical home, and I worry about the state of the world. Single cat lady, music lover, choral singer, wannabe pianist, embroiderer, pretty good home cook, former technical writer.
The Trump regime has removed information panels about the role of Black soldiers in WW2 from graveyards in the Netherlands. Local Dutch authorities object.
‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’
www.trouw.nl/binnenland/a...
‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’
www.trouw.nl/binnenland/a...
‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’
De beheerder van de Amerikaanse erebegraafplaats in Margraten heeft zélf de beslissing te hebben genomen om informatiepanelen over Afro-Amerikaanse soldaten te verwijderen. De panelen keren niet terug...
www.trouw.nl
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Trump regime has removed information panels about the role of Black soldiers in WW2 from graveyards in the Netherlands. Local Dutch authorities object.
‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’
www.trouw.nl/binnenland/a...
‘Aandacht voor zwarte soldaten past niet bij de Amerikaanse herdenkingsmissie’
www.trouw.nl/binnenland/a...
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Hoe durft #Wilders van de #PVV te praten over mensen die moeite hebben om hun boodschappen te betalen terwijl zijn 37 kamerleden elke maand €13.000 opstrijken van jouw belastingcenten maar nooit naar een debat of commissie komen. Ondertussen wel een AI haatfabriek beheren.
#verkiezingen
#slotdebat
#verkiezingen
#slotdebat
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hoe durft #Wilders van de #PVV te praten over mensen die moeite hebben om hun boodschappen te betalen terwijl zijn 37 kamerleden elke maand €13.000 opstrijken van jouw belastingcenten maar nooit naar een debat of commissie komen. Ondertussen wel een AI haatfabriek beheren.
#verkiezingen
#slotdebat
#verkiezingen
#slotdebat
The Amsterdam Public Library has an exhibition of books that are now banned in (parts of) America.(English st the bottom of this web page) oba.nl/nl/agenda/de...
De Ongelezen Boeken Club presenteert: Index Americana
Tentoonstelling van boeken uit de OBA-collectie die verboden zijn in de Verenigde Staten.
oba.nl
September 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The Amsterdam Public Library has an exhibition of books that are now banned in (parts of) America.(English st the bottom of this web page) oba.nl/nl/agenda/de...
Leuke woordvondst/afkorting van studenten: kladiladi (klap die laptop dicht). 😄
De slag om de panne(n)koek; een verloren strijd
De slag om de panne(n)koek; een verloren strijd
www.trouw.nl
September 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Leuke woordvondst/afkorting van studenten: kladiladi (klap die laptop dicht). 😄
It's a beautiful day in Amsterdam, so I took an early (for me) walk to have a look at Sail 2025.
August 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's a beautiful day in Amsterdam, so I took an early (for me) walk to have a look at Sail 2025.
The balcony tomato harvest has begun!
July 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The balcony tomato harvest has begun!
This is the most entertaining thread I've seen since I joined BlueSky. 😄 Highly recommend.
Today at NorCon I met one of the Oslo museum curators.
ME: I am afraid I may have poked a little fun at your museum. But it was with love! I swear!
HIM: (eyes narrowing) The thread about all the shite?
ME: (meekly) …yes.
HIM: Oh, we all loved it!
bsky.app/profile/tkin...
ME: I am afraid I may have poked a little fun at your museum. But it was with love! I swear!
HIM: (eyes narrowing) The thread about all the shite?
ME: (meekly) …yes.
HIM: Oh, we all loved it!
bsky.app/profile/tkin...
Somewhere behind the scenes of the Oslo Natural History Museum is an exhibit designer with a lot of old taxidermy and a VISION.
June 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is the most entertaining thread I've seen since I joined BlueSky. 😄 Highly recommend.
Inderdaad. Goed uitgedrukt!
mijn god wat wordt de wereld momenteel geregeerd door een zwik rechtsgedraaide achterlijke puswratten
June 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Inderdaad. Goed uitgedrukt!
It's not just American scientists affected by Trump's wrecking ball.
Onderzoek | Door Trumps verwoestingsobsessie kunnen wetenschappers in Nederland niet meer samenwerken met Amerikaanse collega’s, zien ze cruciale data verdwijnen of stagneren hun onderzoeken. De wetenschappers moeten zelf uitvinden hoe ze moeten reageren. @investico.bsky.social buff.ly/KYn0Vno
May 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's not just American scientists affected by Trump's wrecking ball.
The Netherlands Bach Society has released another jewel, my all time favourite Bach cantata, the joyous Cristus lag in Totesbanden. Do have a listen to this wonderful performance.
youtu.be/uQNBDsDdLeE?...
youtu.be/uQNBDsDdLeE?...
Bach - Cantata Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 - Jacobs | Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Netherlands Bach Society has released another jewel, my all time favourite Bach cantata, the joyous Cristus lag in Totesbanden. Do have a listen to this wonderful performance.
youtu.be/uQNBDsDdLeE?...
youtu.be/uQNBDsDdLeE?...
De regering houd weer geen rekening met mensen die niet voltijd kunnen werken. www.fnv.nl/acties/schaf...
Schaf de BuffelBoete af!
De BuffelBoete raakt meer dan 700.000 van de hardstwerkende mensen die ons land laten draaien. Zij betalen sinds 1 januari een zwáárdere belasting, in plaats van minder belasting, zoals was beloofd.
www.fnv.nl
April 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
De regering houd weer geen rekening met mensen die niet voltijd kunnen werken. www.fnv.nl/acties/schaf...
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Corporate leaders are obsessing over GDP per capita.
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Corporate leaders are obsessing over GDP per capita.
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
But, if you look at just about any number that would meaningfully tell you how well our economy is doing, Canada does better than the U.S.
@mendelmatt.bsky.social @jimstanford.bsky.social #alwayscanada #never51 #gdp #cdnpoli #cdnecon
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When a guy running for PM is backed by neonazis, spouts fascist propaganda, declares he’ll ignore the courts & use the notwithstanding clause to suspend people’s rights, that he will purge the nonpartisan civil service, enact a #DOGE Canada, then we must call it out: #PoilievreIsAFascist.
#Elxn2025
#Elxn2025
April 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When a guy running for PM is backed by neonazis, spouts fascist propaganda, declares he’ll ignore the courts & use the notwithstanding clause to suspend people’s rights, that he will purge the nonpartisan civil service, enact a #DOGE Canada, then we must call it out: #PoilievreIsAFascist.
#Elxn2025
#Elxn2025
What a lovely story, and the paintings are a joy!
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
April 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What a lovely story, and the paintings are a joy!
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Frightening behaviour from someone who could become PM.
Vote like Canada’s future and sovereignty depend on it, because they do.
Vote like Canada’s future and sovereignty depend on it, because they do.
April 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Frightening behaviour from someone who could become PM.
Vote like Canada’s future and sovereignty depend on it, because they do.
Vote like Canada’s future and sovereignty depend on it, because they do.
Yup, it's that season.😄
April 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yup, it's that season.😄
This is part of an important thread on US agriculture. I am currently boycotting US products, but that doesn't mean I don't care about how the world, including America, feeds itself.
If you remember 2022 when I kept saying "The global wheat shortage is not real. Stop panic-buying & driving up prices" & I was right? (Foreign Policy does!)
This is me telling you "the US farm situation right now is very bad. We SHOULD worry about this."
foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/12/r...
This is me telling you "the US farm situation right now is very bad. We SHOULD worry about this."
foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/12/r...
Panicky Markets Are the Greatest Danger to Global Food Supply
The loss of Ukrainian and Russian wheat can be made up elsewhere.
foreignpolicy.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is part of an important thread on US agriculture. I am currently boycotting US products, but that doesn't mean I don't care about how the world, including America, feeds itself.
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
You are so right! I live in the Netherlands, and the other othering of other people, especially Muslims and migrants has been going on for decades. We now have a right wing government that wants to make it worse.
As a Canadian, no, I am not angry with Americans. This is not an American only issue. It is a human issue. In Canada, we had politicians giving coffees to white supremacists. People urinating on the tomb of the unknown soldier. Swastikas waving in our capital.
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You are so right! I live in the Netherlands, and the other othering of other people, especially Muslims and migrants has been going on for decades. We now have a right wing government that wants to make it worse.
I have just been serenaded by the cashier in the local Sobeys store as I put my items on the band. He said he tries to spread a little joy on these dark times. He made my day.
March 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I have just been serenaded by the cashier in the local Sobeys store as I put my items on the band. He said he tries to spread a little joy on these dark times. He made my day.
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You'd think the American people would be taking to the streets about this! But they get their news from right wing sources that are not reporting this.
February 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
You'd think the American people would be taking to the streets about this! But they get their news from right wing sources that are not reporting this.
For Ontario peeps. I can't vote there except for federal elections. But you can!
Vote Ford out!! Voting by mail from home is easy!! No Excuses!!
Please share!! Everyone can sign up to vote by mail. It takes less than 5 minutes and all you need is photos of the front and back of your drivers license or photo health card!!
votebymail.elections.on.ca
Please share!! Everyone can sign up to vote by mail. It takes less than 5 minutes and all you need is photos of the front and back of your drivers license or photo health card!!
votebymail.elections.on.ca
The official home page of the Government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Elections Ontario, Special Ballot.
votebymail.elections.on.ca
January 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For Ontario peeps. I can't vote there except for federal elections. But you can!
De Nederlandse regeering heeft abrupt besloten om de begroting voor Vluchtelingenwerk's programma Rechtsbescherming meer dan te halveren. Het kabinet ontneemt vluchtelingen hun rechten en laat het asielsysteem bewust vastlopen. Dit is geen rechts beleid, maar #averechtsbeleid.
Spreek je uit tegen #averechtsbeleid
Spreek je uit tegen #averechtsbeleid. Het kabinet ontneemt vluchtelingen hun rechten en laat het asielsysteem bewust vastlopen. Dit is geen rechts beleid, maar #averechtsbeleid. Kom in actie!
actie.vluchtelingenwerk.nl
January 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
De Nederlandse regeering heeft abrupt besloten om de begroting voor Vluchtelingenwerk's programma Rechtsbescherming meer dan te halveren. Het kabinet ontneemt vluchtelingen hun rechten en laat het asielsysteem bewust vastlopen. Dit is geen rechts beleid, maar #averechtsbeleid.