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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has pushed back against calls for Europe to break away militarily from the United States, arguing that Washington remains a dependable security partner despite growing doubts inside the EU.
NATO chief Rutte rejects EU defense breakaway from US
“I am absolutely convinced that the United States stands fully behind NATO,” Rutte told the German Press Agency.
www.politico.eu
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has pushed back against calls for Europe to break away militarily from the United States, arguing that Washington remains a dependable security partner despite growing doubts inside the EU.
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Deze week verschijnt-ie eindelijk:
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AJAX 125 JAAR, een monument van een jubileumboek van 12 kilo zwaar. Via Kick Uitgevers. 1600 pagina's. 2059 foto's. Een must voor elke Ajacied.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Deze week verschijnt-ie eindelijk:
AJAX 125 JAAR, een monument van een jubileumboek van 12 kilo zwaar. Via Kick Uitgevers. 1600 pagina's. 2059 foto's. Een must voor elke Ajacied.
Branie geeft een set weg! Volg ons account, repost dit bericht en maak kans. Vrijdag wijzen we de winnaar aan.
#Ajax
AJAX 125 JAAR, een monument van een jubileumboek van 12 kilo zwaar. Via Kick Uitgevers. 1600 pagina's. 2059 foto's. Een must voor elke Ajacied.
Branie geeft een set weg! Volg ons account, repost dit bericht en maak kans. Vrijdag wijzen we de winnaar aan.
#Ajax
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Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner and TV pundit, dies aged 76
Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner and TV pundit, dies aged 76
* Irishman revealed in December his cancer diagnosis
* ‘We all have a huge hole missing without his presence’
The former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76, his family have announced.
The Irishman revealed in December he had been…
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Eddie Jordan, former F1 team owner and TV pundit, dies aged 76
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Rusland pleegt steeds meer geheime aanvallen en verstorende acties in Europa. Hoogleraar Bart Schuurman maakte als eerste een volledig overzicht van alle incidenten. FTM gaat met hem in gesprek over onze kwetsbaarheid voor deze dreiging en waarom we die onderschatten. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/in...
Rusland voert sabotage in Europa op: ‘We moeten ons realiseren dat we echt kwetsbaar zijn’
Rusland heeft het aantal geheime sabotage- en ondermijningsoperaties in Europa stevig opgevoerd het afgelopen jaar. Het zwaartepunt verschuift naar het westen en acties worden steeds agressiever van a...
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January 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Rusland pleegt steeds meer geheime aanvallen en verstorende acties in Europa. Hoogleraar Bart Schuurman maakte als eerste een volledig overzicht van alle incidenten. FTM gaat met hem in gesprek over onze kwetsbaarheid voor deze dreiging en waarom we die onderschatten. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/in...
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Bewoners in De Pijp ‘wanhopig’ door sluipverkeer, dus zijn ze zelf auto’s gaan tellen: ‘Veel chauffeurs zijn gefrustreerd’
Bewoners in De Pijp ‘wanhopig’ door sluipverkeer, dus zijn ze zelf auto’s gaan tellen: ‘Veel chauffeurs zijn gefrustreerd’
Bewoners van de Tweede Jan Steenstraat worden wanhopig van de toename van de auto’s in hun straat. Ze installeerden meetapparatuur om hun gevoel om te zetten in harde data. Conclusie: door het straatje rijden soms tien keer zoveel auto’s als fietsers.
www.parool.nl
January 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Bewoners in De Pijp ‘wanhopig’ door sluipverkeer, dus zijn ze zelf auto’s gaan tellen: ‘Veel chauffeurs zijn gefrustreerd’
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1/Earlier this month, and largely unnoticed by the national media, a man from southern Virginia was arrested with what has been called the largest cache of explosives ever, perhaps 150 devices. And it's a very curious case. www.smithfieldtimes.com/2024/12/30/f...
Foursquare Road suspect in largest-ever FBI seizure of homemade explosives granted $25,000 bond - Smithfield Times
A federal judge set a $25,000 bond for an Isle of Wight County man facing a federal weapons charge in connection with a Dec. 18 FBI raid at his Foursquare Road home that the case prosecutor called the...
www.smithfieldtimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
1/Earlier this month, and largely unnoticed by the national media, a man from southern Virginia was arrested with what has been called the largest cache of explosives ever, perhaps 150 devices. And it's a very curious case. www.smithfieldtimes.com/2024/12/30/f...
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A direct effect of the breakdown of tanker JAZZ is that Finnish forces are diverting resources to western Gulf of Finland, away from Russia, away from all other strategic interests further into the gulf.
Coast guard Turva has spent last days close to the Russian border, furthest east. Now 90Nmi out
Coast guard Turva has spent last days close to the Russian border, furthest east. Now 90Nmi out
December 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM
A direct effect of the breakdown of tanker JAZZ is that Finnish forces are diverting resources to western Gulf of Finland, away from Russia, away from all other strategic interests further into the gulf.
Coast guard Turva has spent last days close to the Russian border, furthest east. Now 90Nmi out
Coast guard Turva has spent last days close to the Russian border, furthest east. Now 90Nmi out
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Bronnen bij de Azerbeidzjaanse regering bevestigen aan Euronews dat een Russische luchtdoelraket de oorzaak was van de vliegtuigcrash van Azerbaijan Airlines in Aktau op woensdag.
Exclusive: Russian missile caused Aktau crash, investigation confirms
38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
www.euronews.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Bronnen bij de Azerbeidzjaanse regering bevestigen aan Euronews dat een Russische luchtdoelraket de oorzaak was van de vliegtuigcrash van Azerbaijan Airlines in Aktau op woensdag.
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'Netherlands to give additional €6 billion to support Ukraine, ambassador says' www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Netherlands to give additional €6 billion to support Ukraine, ambassador says
Alle Dorhout, Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine, stated that the Netherlands has already given Ukraine €3.8 billion and plans to donate another €6 billion.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 26, 2024 at 11:03 AM
'Netherlands to give additional €6 billion to support Ukraine, ambassador says' www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Laatste van het jaar! Dank heren! @arcinho.bsky.social, @freekjansen
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S05E16: All I Want For Christmas is een linksbuiten en goed voetbal
Pak Schaal Podcast · Episode
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December 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Laatste van het jaar! Dank heren! @arcinho.bsky.social, @freekjansen
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European Union climate chief Wopke Hoekstra's push to slap more tax on airlines is set to be one of the crunch political battles of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's second term.
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra goes to war with airlines
EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.
www.politico.eu
December 23, 2024 at 7:58 AM
European Union climate chief Wopke Hoekstra's push to slap more tax on airlines is set to be one of the crunch political battles of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's second term.
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“Russian authorities have also frozen his assets and money. His assets include 270 kilograms of gold, $2 billion, and 18 apartments in Moscow.”
She married him for richer or for richer but not for winters in Moscow.
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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report
Asma al-Assad moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad in the same year at the age of 25.
www.jpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:09 AM
“Russian authorities have also frozen his assets and money. His assets include 270 kilograms of gold, $2 billion, and 18 apartments in Moscow.”
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Very interesting Caixin article on the near-overnight collapse "of a brand once considered a serious contender among China’s EV manufacturers".
www.caixinglobal.com/2024-12-23/c...
www.caixinglobal.com/2024-12-23/c...
Cover Story: Baidu-Geely Joint EV Failure Reflects Treacherousness of Chinese Market
Ji Yue Auto’s powerful backers couldn’t save it from price wars or missteps
www.caixinglobal.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Very interesting Caixin article on the near-overnight collapse "of a brand once considered a serious contender among China’s EV manufacturers".
www.caixinglobal.com/2024-12-23/c...
www.caixinglobal.com/2024-12-23/c...
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In Moscow's Shadows 180: Keep Calm and Carry On
Putin's 4½-hour-long end of year press conference: telling his people that - however they may feel - everything is fine. Meanwhile, over Ukraine if anything his line may be hardening. www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
Putin's 4½-hour-long end of year press conference: telling his people that - however they may feel - everything is fine. Meanwhile, over Ukraine if anything his line may be hardening. www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In Moscow's Shadows 180: Keep Calm and Carry On - In Moscow's Shadows
What can one learn from Putin's 4½-hour-long end of year press conference? Essentially, his message to his people is that - however they might feel - everything is fine and they should stay the course...
www.buzzsprout.com
December 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
In Moscow's Shadows 180: Keep Calm and Carry On
Putin's 4½-hour-long end of year press conference: telling his people that - however they may feel - everything is fine. Meanwhile, over Ukraine if anything his line may be hardening. www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
Putin's 4½-hour-long end of year press conference: telling his people that - however they may feel - everything is fine. Meanwhile, over Ukraine if anything his line may be hardening. www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
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Financial Times: EU-lidstaten hebben dit jaar een recordhoeveelheid vloeibaar aardgas uit Rusland geïmporteerd: 16,5 miljoen ton. Men helpt zo de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne te financieren.
🇪🇺🤔 Russian liquefied natural gas imports to the EU have reached a record high this year, - FT
❗️Europe imported a record 16.5mn tonnes of Russian LNG as of mid-December, above last year’s imports of 15.18mn tonnes. The amount is also higher than the last record of 15.21mn tonnes imported in 2022.
❗️Europe imported a record 16.5mn tonnes of Russian LNG as of mid-December, above last year’s imports of 15.18mn tonnes. The amount is also higher than the last record of 15.21mn tonnes imported in 2022.
December 21, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Financial Times: EU-lidstaten hebben dit jaar een recordhoeveelheid vloeibaar aardgas uit Rusland geïmporteerd: 16,5 miljoen ton. Men helpt zo de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne te financieren.
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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed
UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed
Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB
Bee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids.
However, the…
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:21 AM
UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed
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💥 SBU drones destroyed a big Russian ammo depot in occupied Donetsk, Suspilne reports. The site housed thousands of rounds for BMPs, tanks, anti-tank missiles, mines, grenades, and millions of bullets. Explosions and fire raged all night. A nearby fuel depot was also obliterated.
December 16, 2024 at 8:05 AM
💥 SBU drones destroyed a big Russian ammo depot in occupied Donetsk, Suspilne reports. The site housed thousands of rounds for BMPs, tanks, anti-tank missiles, mines, grenades, and millions of bullets. Explosions and fire raged all night. A nearby fuel depot was also obliterated.
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Reportage Olaf Koens www.rtl.nl/nieuws/video...
Een kijkje in een drugsfabriek in Syrië: 'Assad verdiende miljarden'
Een kijkje in een drugsfabriek in Syrië: 'Assad verdiende miljarden'
Een kijkje in een drugsfabriek in Syrië: 'Assad verdiende miljarden'
Het regime van Assad verdiende miljarden met het produceren en exporteren van captagon, een drug die veel wordt gebruikt door soldaten en terroristen. Correspondent Olaf Koens is in Syrië en neemt een...
www.rtl.nl
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Reportage Olaf Koens www.rtl.nl/nieuws/video...
Een kijkje in een drugsfabriek in Syrië: 'Assad verdiende miljarden'
Een kijkje in een drugsfabriek in Syrië: 'Assad verdiende miljarden'
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Russian war is waged on oil
Everyone knows that.Pretending the Russian shadow fleet doesn't exist is strategic hypocrisy
Time to close the straits for the Russian shadow fleet.An aggressor country cannot use the rules of the civilized world to its advantage -to destroy that world&international law
Everyone knows that.Pretending the Russian shadow fleet doesn't exist is strategic hypocrisy
Time to close the straits for the Russian shadow fleet.An aggressor country cannot use the rules of the civilized world to its advantage -to destroy that world&international law
There is data that the Russian shadow fleet has over 200 vessels.
Russia uses old tankers to bypass sanctions and earn billions of dollars in oil exports - reportedly, in 2023 its oil revenue was about $188 billion.
Russia uses old tankers to bypass sanctions and earn billions of dollars in oil exports - reportedly, in 2023 its oil revenue was about $188 billion.
December 14, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Russian war is waged on oil
Everyone knows that.Pretending the Russian shadow fleet doesn't exist is strategic hypocrisy
Time to close the straits for the Russian shadow fleet.An aggressor country cannot use the rules of the civilized world to its advantage -to destroy that world&international law
Everyone knows that.Pretending the Russian shadow fleet doesn't exist is strategic hypocrisy
Time to close the straits for the Russian shadow fleet.An aggressor country cannot use the rules of the civilized world to its advantage -to destroy that world&international law
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A second tanker, Volgoneft 239, has also been wrecked by waves just one hour after the 212, Russian Telegram channels report.
The storm is only getting stronger.
The storm is only getting stronger.
December 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A second tanker, Volgoneft 239, has also been wrecked by waves just one hour after the 212, Russian Telegram channels report.
The storm is only getting stronger.
The storm is only getting stronger.
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Brexit reset: five business leaders on how they’d like relations with the EU to change
Brexit reset: five business leaders on how they’d like relations with the EU to change
Rachel Reeves has spoken of a reset in EU relations. Here, experts in everything from music to farming explain what they hope it will mean
Earlier this week, the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said she was hoping talks in the new year could lead to an…
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Brexit reset: five business leaders on how they’d like relations with the EU to change
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If the US drops its vaccination scheme, should the EU take measures for the protection of public health?
This would undoubtedly make America sick again
It’s outrageous and dangerous for people in the Trump Transition to try and get rid of the polio vaccine that has virtually eradicated polio in America and saved millions of lives
RFK Jr. must state his position on this
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
It’s outrageous and dangerous for people in the Trump Transition to try and get rid of the polio vaccine that has virtually eradicated polio in America and saved millions of lives
RFK Jr. must state his position on this
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
If the US drops its vaccination scheme, should the EU take measures for the protection of public health?
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