Emma van den Berg
@emmavandenberg.bsky.social
UK national living in The Netherlands
Cheese-loving crone
Also fond of my husband
Cheese-loving crone
Also fond of my husband
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Strong “hurry up and surrender to Russia before Russia collapses completely” energy
As Ukraine mourns innocent people murdered in their sleep by a russian terrorist missile, the media reports that the US Administration has shared with Ukraine a new, updated Capitulation Plan. No pressure on russia, just Ukraine cutting its own hands and legs. What a disgrace.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Strong “hurry up and surrender to Russia before Russia collapses completely” energy
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Don’t look away from what’s happening in Ukraine. The Russian Terror State continues their never ending onslaught.
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Don’t look away from what’s happening in Ukraine. The Russian Terror State continues their never ending onslaught.
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Tim Cook, the head of Apple, is having a nice dinner with MBS, who regularly orders executions, including for tweets.
Apple hosts "a Saudi app that allows men to track the movement of their wives and daughters. In 2019, Mr. Cook said he would investigate the app, but it is still available today."
Apple hosts "a Saudi app that allows men to track the movement of their wives and daughters. In 2019, Mr. Cook said he would investigate the app, but it is still available today."
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Tim Cook, the head of Apple, is having a nice dinner with MBS, who regularly orders executions, including for tweets.
Apple hosts "a Saudi app that allows men to track the movement of their wives and daughters. In 2019, Mr. Cook said he would investigate the app, but it is still available today."
Apple hosts "a Saudi app that allows men to track the movement of their wives and daughters. In 2019, Mr. Cook said he would investigate the app, but it is still available today."
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The Epstein Files bill that passed today allows Pam Bondi to withhold or redact ANY material.
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The Epstein Files bill that passed today allows Pam Bondi to withhold or redact ANY material.
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The “Oops!” defense to murder remains wildly unpopular in criminal courts.
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The “Oops!” defense to murder remains wildly unpopular in criminal courts.
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Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia protested against Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Rallies and marches took place in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square in Bratislava chanted, "We have enough of Fico," "We want a change" and "Resign."
Rallies and marches took place in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square in Bratislava chanted, "We have enough of Fico," "We want a change" and "Resign."
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia protested against Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Rallies and marches took place in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square in Bratislava chanted, "We have enough of Fico," "We want a change" and "Resign."
Rallies and marches took place in dozens of communities. The protesters in Freedom Square in Bratislava chanted, "We have enough of Fico," "We want a change" and "Resign."
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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It’s important that we recognize after all this time that Trump doesn’t believe in the concept of sex crimes. What’s more, he takes the idea of such crimes as a personal affront, an attack on how he has treated women his whole life.
Revealed: Trump White House intervened on behalf of another accused sex trafficker
www.alternet.org
Revealed: Trump White House intervened on behalf of another accused sex trafficker
twp.ai
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s important that we recognize after all this time that Trump doesn’t believe in the concept of sex crimes. What’s more, he takes the idea of such crimes as a personal affront, an attack on how he has treated women his whole life.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Giant telescope project, long planned for Hawaii, gets cozy with Spain | Science | AAAS 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Giant telescope project, long planned for Hawaii, gets cozy with Spain
Spain’s €400 million offer could induce Thirty Meter Telescope to switch sites
www.science.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Giant telescope project, long planned for Hawaii, gets cozy with Spain | Science | AAAS 🔭🧪 @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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"The message is not that Trump is innocent, it's that *everyone is guilty.* Everyone assaults women, cheats on their taxes, uses public office for private gain. Propriety and following the rules? That stuff is for suckers. In a world of grift and graft, the most corrupt man should be king."
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
His ordinary scandal management techniques are not working.
www.publicnotice.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"The message is not that Trump is innocent, it's that *everyone is guilty.* Everyone assaults women, cheats on their taxes, uses public office for private gain. Propriety and following the rules? That stuff is for suckers. In a world of grift and graft, the most corrupt man should be king."
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As #COP30 brings the Amazon into focus, reminder that the voluntary agreement known as the 'soya moratorium' has slowed rates of deforestation in the region
It's under thereat from big farmer interests. It's vital Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, KFC et al stand firm
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's under thereat from big farmer interests. It's vital Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, KFC et al stand firm
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
As #COP30 brings the Amazon into focus, reminder that the voluntary agreement known as the 'soya moratorium' has slowed rates of deforestation in the region
It's under thereat from big farmer interests. It's vital Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, KFC et al stand firm
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's under thereat from big farmer interests. It's vital Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, KFC et al stand firm
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ban on neonicotinoid pesticides is allowing insect-eating bird species to recover
Skilled volunteer ornithologists looked at over 1,900 sites across France dividing data into 2 groups – 5 years before the ban, 2013 - 2018; & post-ban period from 2019 - 2022
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Skilled volunteer ornithologists looked at over 1,900 sites across France dividing data into 2 groups – 5 years before the ban, 2013 - 2018; & post-ban period from 2019 - 2022
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Ban on neonicotinoid pesticides is allowing insect-eating bird species to recover
Skilled volunteer ornithologists looked at over 1,900 sites across France dividing data into 2 groups – 5 years before the ban, 2013 - 2018; & post-ban period from 2019 - 2022
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Skilled volunteer ornithologists looked at over 1,900 sites across France dividing data into 2 groups – 5 years before the ban, 2013 - 2018; & post-ban period from 2019 - 2022
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow.
The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.
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The Air Force is firing transgender service members 18 months before the finish line, wiping out the pensions & healthcare they earned through honorable service. It’s discriminatory, reckless, legally frail, & sends a message to every troop that promises mean nothing.
Trans air force members sue Trump administration over denied pension
Complaint slams government’s actions as ‘unlawful and invalid’ after air force revoked early retirement benefits
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Air Force is firing transgender service members 18 months before the finish line, wiping out the pensions & healthcare they earned through honorable service. It’s discriminatory, reckless, legally frail, & sends a message to every troop that promises mean nothing.
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
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Lars (39) is terminaal ziek, maar geeft de Maasheggen een toekomst
Lars (39) is terminaal ziek, maar geeft de Maasheggen een toekomst
De 39-jarige Lars van Peij uit Oeffelt heeft de ziekte van Huntington. Desondanks blijft hij zijn droom achterna gaan: het eeuwenoude Maasheggenlandschap in ere herstellen. Al tien jaar zet hij zich in voor het unieke UNESCO-gebied. “Ik wil iets tastbaars achterlaten”, zegt Lars, terwijl de nieuwe heggen stukje bij beetje terugkeren in het landschap.
omroepbrabant.nl
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lars (39) is terminaal ziek, maar geeft de Maasheggen een toekomst
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November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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If Mahmood and Starmer think putting Labour in a position where migration policy hinges on conflict management and post-conflict stabilisation in the Sahel or Syria will save the UK government money then they are trapped in a borderline delusional echo chamber.
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If Mahmood and Starmer think putting Labour in a position where migration policy hinges on conflict management and post-conflict stabilisation in the Sahel or Syria will save the UK government money then they are trapped in a borderline delusional echo chamber.
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Germany‘s resistance to the EU‘s phase-out of combustion engines barely matters. The only choice Germany will have long before 2035 is whether to buy Asian or German electric vehicles. In that sense, Germany‘s government is frivolously pretending to be pro-business while it really is anti-growth.
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Germany‘s resistance to the EU‘s phase-out of combustion engines barely matters. The only choice Germany will have long before 2035 is whether to buy Asian or German electric vehicles. In that sense, Germany‘s government is frivolously pretending to be pro-business while it really is anti-growth.
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As NATO is so aggressive, we have moved our border guards from where NATO *is* on our Estonian border, and sent them to die in Ukraine, where NATO *is not*
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
As NATO is so aggressive, we have moved our border guards from where NATO *is* on our Estonian border, and sent them to die in Ukraine, where NATO *is not*
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More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
More robots.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
China hosted world games.. for robots. Enjoy.
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De val van Hans Wijers draait niet om één woord, maar om timing, belangen en framing.
Zes kranten, twee lekken en vier jaar heks-retoriek richting Kaag laat precies zien waarom dit verhaal stinkt.
Met dank aan @sheilas.bsky.social en Eric Smit van @ftm.nl voor de feiten die wél werden benoemd.
Zes kranten, twee lekken en vier jaar heks-retoriek richting Kaag laat precies zien waarom dit verhaal stinkt.
Met dank aan @sheilas.bsky.social en Eric Smit van @ftm.nl voor de feiten die wél werden benoemd.
De feeks, de heks en het lek - Reporters Online
De val van informateur Hans Wijers begon met één lek en eindigde in een morele storm die groter werd dan […]
reportersonline.nl
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
De val van Hans Wijers draait niet om één woord, maar om timing, belangen en framing.
Zes kranten, twee lekken en vier jaar heks-retoriek richting Kaag laat precies zien waarom dit verhaal stinkt.
Met dank aan @sheilas.bsky.social en Eric Smit van @ftm.nl voor de feiten die wél werden benoemd.
Zes kranten, twee lekken en vier jaar heks-retoriek richting Kaag laat precies zien waarom dit verhaal stinkt.
Met dank aan @sheilas.bsky.social en Eric Smit van @ftm.nl voor de feiten die wél werden benoemd.
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