Frits Linssen
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Nederlands Limburger in het Vlaamse Waasland | Oudere Jongere | Metal & Strauss | Extreem gematigd | Old soldier
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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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❗️There is no point in showing weakness; Europe must respond to Trump — Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on the threat of American annexation of Greenland.
He added that the EU had been lenient regarding U.S. tariffs in the hope of gaining support for Ukraine,
He added that the EU had been lenient regarding U.S. tariffs in the hope of gaining support for Ukraine,
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
❗️There is no point in showing weakness; Europe must respond to Trump — Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on the threat of American annexation of Greenland.
He added that the EU had been lenient regarding U.S. tariffs in the hope of gaining support for Ukraine,
He added that the EU had been lenient regarding U.S. tariffs in the hope of gaining support for Ukraine,
Vandaag in @demorgen.be Ik vrees: achter paywall, maar zó lezenswaardig. Koop desnoods de papieren versie(!), alleen al voor dit eloquente, kraakheldere essay ❤️ #Europa
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Amerika’s imperiale metamorfose voltrekt zich ijzingwekkend snel
Historicus en politiek filosoof Luuk van Middelaar is oprichter van het Brussels Institute for Geopolitics. Hij is de auteur van Een Europees pandemonium (2021) en De passage naar Europa (2009). Hij v...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Vandaag in @demorgen.be Ik vrees: achter paywall, maar zó lezenswaardig. Koop desnoods de papieren versie(!), alleen al voor dit eloquente, kraakheldere essay ❤️ #Europa
www.demorgen.be/meningen/ame...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/ame...
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Spanje draait ontdekking van Amerika terug
Spanje draait ontdekking van Amerika terug
De ontdekking van Amerika wordt na bijna vijf en een halve eeuw teruggedraaid.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Spanje draait ontdekking van Amerika terug
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PS I had no plans to visit the US. However, I now intend not to visit the US.
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
PS I had no plans to visit the US. However, I now intend not to visit the US.
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Trump has made America a place people fear, a place people don’t like, don’t trust, don’t want to do business with, and don’t want to visit. He’s made America a place people laugh at, a place that’s cruel & bigoted. America, under Trump, is no longer a destination. It’s a place to be avoided.
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Trump has made America a place people fear, a place people don’t like, don’t trust, don’t want to do business with, and don’t want to visit. He’s made America a place people laugh at, a place that’s cruel & bigoted. America, under Trump, is no longer a destination. It’s a place to be avoided.
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And that’s why we’ve stopped reporting GDP and jobs numbers.
Leavitt lies: "Every economic metric does in fact show that the economy is improving"
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And that’s why we’ve stopped reporting GDP and jobs numbers.
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Thou shalt not wear a cross around your neck if you always do the opposite of what Jesus would do.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Thou shalt not wear a cross around your neck if you always do the opposite of what Jesus would do.
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It’s easy to lose sight of how radical the MAGA agenda is by focusing on each action in isolation. Only by glancing at the entirety of what Trump and Hegseth have wrought can one see what a far-reaching assault they are mounting on the apolitical professionalism of the US military. bit.ly/47aHw7J
The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump
What his assault on the U.S. military means for America.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It’s easy to lose sight of how radical the MAGA agenda is by focusing on each action in isolation. Only by glancing at the entirety of what Trump and Hegseth have wrought can one see what a far-reaching assault they are mounting on the apolitical professionalism of the US military. bit.ly/47aHw7J
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Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Maybe Mike meant "stood on" Capitol Police?
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Primary enemies of American Presidents. 👇
October 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Primary enemies of American Presidents. 👇
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
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It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
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❗️Reporter: Would you support your NATO allies if they shot down a Russian plane?
Trump: It depends on the circumstances.
Trump: It depends on the circumstances.
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
❗️Reporter: Would you support your NATO allies if they shot down a Russian plane?
Trump: It depends on the circumstances.
Trump: It depends on the circumstances.
Een beter gecoördineerd veiligheidssysteem in België? PRIMA, altijd voor. Maar stel Noem’s Homeland Security aub. niet (!!) als voorbeeld. Doe beter #ICE
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Els van Doesburg pleit voor Homeland Security in België: “Dat moet een coherent geheel worden”
Antwerps burgemeester Els van Doesburg (N-VA) was zondagochtend te gast bij Wakker op zondag op ATV. Daar had ze het onder meer over de strijd tegen drugshandel via de Antwerpse haven en pleitte ze voor een model zoals de Amerikaanse Homeland Security in ons land.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Een beter gecoördineerd veiligheidssysteem in België? PRIMA, altijd voor. Maar stel Noem’s Homeland Security aub. niet (!!) als voorbeeld. Doe beter #ICE
www.gva.be/binnenland/e...
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Déjà vu…
Fresh marks on russian armor in Belarus, near Poland.
They call it “exercises.”
We remember 2022.
Fresh marks on russian armor in Belarus, near Poland.
They call it “exercises.”
We remember 2022.
September 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Déjà vu…
Fresh marks on russian armor in Belarus, near Poland.
They call it “exercises.”
We remember 2022.
Fresh marks on russian armor in Belarus, near Poland.
They call it “exercises.”
We remember 2022.
Really?
Wat hebben wij te leren van deze fascistoïde ICE-cheffin? Fout signaal!! www.gva.be/regio/antwer...
Wat hebben wij te leren van deze fascistoïde ICE-cheffin? Fout signaal!! www.gva.be/regio/antwer...
Premier De Wever ontvangt deze week Amerikaans minister Kristi Noem in Antwerpen: onderwerp van gesprek is “havenveiligheid”
De Amerikaanse minister van Binnenlandse Veiligheid (Homeland Security) Kristi Noem brengt woensdag een werkbezoek aan de Antwerpse haven, in het gezelschap van premier Bart De Wever. Onderwerp van gesprek: de strijd tegen de internationale drugshandel.
www.gva.be
September 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Really?
Wat hebben wij te leren van deze fascistoïde ICE-cheffin? Fout signaal!! www.gva.be/regio/antwer...
Wat hebben wij te leren van deze fascistoïde ICE-cheffin? Fout signaal!! www.gva.be/regio/antwer...
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1. The president is cheating.
His tariffs are pushing up the price of everything, which means inflation remains high, which means interest rates remain high.
But instead of rethinking a ruinous national sales tax, which is what tariffs are, he’s bullying those who set interest rates.
His tariffs are pushing up the price of everything, which means inflation remains high, which means interest rates remain high.
But instead of rethinking a ruinous national sales tax, which is what tariffs are, he’s bullying those who set interest rates.
August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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August 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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President Obama: “We got Osama bin Laden.”
President Biden: “We got Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s replacement.”
Donald Trump: “We got Felipe the fruit picker in Florida.”
President Biden: “We got Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s replacement.”
Donald Trump: “We got Felipe the fruit picker in Florida.”
August 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
President Obama: “We got Osama bin Laden.”
President Biden: “We got Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s replacement.”
Donald Trump: “We got Felipe the fruit picker in Florida.”
President Biden: “We got Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s replacement.”
Donald Trump: “We got Felipe the fruit picker in Florida.”