Ons hoofdredactioneel commentaar, 3/5/25

Twee minuten stilte en dan het zwijgen doorbreken

Touché

Harvard is betting everything on the rule of law. Standing up to Trump and refusing to accede to unlawful conditions on federal funding is the right thing to do. Here’s @NoahRFeldman on how Harvard can make its strongest legal argument: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:

"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."

Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs. Justin Trudeau's best speech.

Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar

Mainstream media…
‘Nineteen … and counting. That’s the number of former Fox News hosts, commentators, on-air medical experts, producers and other personnel who are poised to occupy roles in the second administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/b...

“A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe.
Putin’s not-so-quiet sabotage campaign against European democracies.”

Please read @phillipspobrien.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Representatives from both President Biden and President-elect Trump worked together to help broker the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Teams of current and new presidents of different parties have rarely worked together at such a high-stakes moment.

reminder: Russ Vought, who is currently testifying before the Senate, would oversee a dangerous expansion of executive power if confirmed to run the OMB again

Jake Tapper to Rep. Mike Lawler: "We go through this every single time Republicans control the House ... you can't govern."

Lee: Oligarchs should not control our government. Elon Musk certainly does not have the best interests of working people, no matter what Latin phrases he uses on Twitter.

we're cooked

This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.

De val van Assad | De consequenties | De volgende stap in Oekraïne
Dag 1020 van de oorlog: de update van @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social.
www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:

TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.

MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.

TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥

Koning Louis: eindelijk erelid.

Een historische faux-pas, rechtgezet voor de aftrap van Ajax Legends - Real Madrid Legends, bij monde van zijn aanvoerder, Danny Blind.

Beetje ontroerd.

Wait. He did this over Venmo?!