Merijn Antifa Knibbe
@merijnknibbe.bsky.social
Economic historian, involved with the interplay of the long-run development of physical and monetary value of production and wealth. Anti-fascist (shorter: Antifa).
I missed this. Petro wants to revive Gran Colombia: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela. He is totally serious about this. Think of it. 100.000.000 people. Panama canal. Unlimited oil.
CELAC: Petro insta a reorganizar la Confederación de la Gran Colombia como solución regional frente a los ataques estadounidenses
✍🏼 Diana Carolina Alfonso
✍🏼 Diana Carolina Alfonso
CELAC: Petro insta a reorganizar la Confederación de la Gran Colombia como solución regional frente a los ataques estadounidenses
En Santa Marta, la III Cumbre Social de los Pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe abrió un debate sobre unidad, soberanía y justicia, mientras Gustavo Petro llamó a retomar el sueño bolivariano de la ...
www.diario-red.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I missed this. Petro wants to revive Gran Colombia: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela. He is totally serious about this. Think of it. 100.000.000 people. Panama canal. Unlimited oil.
My father in law. 65 years on the open air market. And 'not ready yet' www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/18014...
Stoffen Henkie blijft tóch op de markt: ‘Ik ben nog niet klaar’
De schrik was groot toen menig Drent afgelopen week de krant opensloeg. Henk van Nuil (80) - beter bekend als Stoffen Henkie - zou na bijna 65 jaar stoppen met zijn stoffenhandel op de markt. Het blee...
www.rtvdrenthe.nl
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My father in law. 65 years on the open air market. And 'not ready yet' www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/18014...
Checked Twitter. Elon is using his Algo against the (low) EU fine. This shows why this fine is a good fine.
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Checked Twitter. Elon is using his Algo against the (low) EU fine. This shows why this fine is a good fine.
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Dit bepaalt Cuperus op basis van zijn gevoel? De stelling dat “de uitslag veel rechtser was dan we lijken te beseffen” is totale onzin. De extreemrechtse coalitie verloor 37 zetels, rechts heeft geen meerderheid meer in de Kamer. Het centrum was de grote winnaar. Dat feit negeren zou crimineel zijn.
‘Agenda Bontenbal en Jetten best linksig, te progressief voor groot deel kiezers’
‘Agenda Bontenbal en Jetten best linksig, te progressief voor groot deel kiezers’
De snel verdwenen positiviteit over de plannen van D66 en CDA kan op langere termijn ook schadelijke effecten hebben op de partijen zelf. Daarvoor waarschuwt cultuurhistoricus Ren Cuperus Clingendael in BNRs Big Five. Door het huidige politieke gedoe in de hype van de formatie wordt volgens hem vergeten om na te denken over de langere termijn en over wat de kiezer heeft gezegd. De verkiezingsuitslag was een stuk rechtser dan men lijkt te beseffen.
www.bnr.nl
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Dit bepaalt Cuperus op basis van zijn gevoel? De stelling dat “de uitslag veel rechtser was dan we lijken te beseffen” is totale onzin. De extreemrechtse coalitie verloor 37 zetels, rechts heeft geen meerderheid meer in de Kamer. Het centrum was de grote winnaar. Dat feit negeren zou crimineel zijn.
As a teenager, I read stuff about Elvis. Especially the early years. I never read about this (see the picture attached, saw the movie on television, and googled it...)
Still like this song:
www.bing.com/videos/river...
Still like this song:
www.bing.com/videos/river...
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
As a teenager, I read stuff about Elvis. Especially the early years. I never read about this (see the picture attached, saw the movie on television, and googled it...)
Still like this song:
www.bing.com/videos/river...
Still like this song:
www.bing.com/videos/river...
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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"'Low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks.’” As many as 150,000 residents of El Fasher remain unaccounted for
Why, might be appropriate for our leaders, intellectuals, and activists who profess to care about our shared humanity to actually do or say something
Why, might be appropriate for our leaders, intellectuals, and activists who profess to care about our shared humanity to actually do or say something
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"'Low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks.’” As many as 150,000 residents of El Fasher remain unaccounted for
Why, might be appropriate for our leaders, intellectuals, and activists who profess to care about our shared humanity to actually do or say something
Why, might be appropriate for our leaders, intellectuals, and activists who profess to care about our shared humanity to actually do or say something
The US wants regime change in Europe
Just how much do we have to see before Europeans stop saying that the US has become an unreliable ally?
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The US wants regime change in Europe
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Just how much do we have to see before Europeans stop saying that the US has become an unreliable ally?
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Just how much do we have to see before Europeans stop saying that the US has become an unreliable ally?
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
It is officially pursuing key interests that are diametrically opposed to European interests & values.
For at least as long as the Trump administration wields power the US is not an EU ally.
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“In 1996, toen de ranglijst van het tijdschrift Challenges voor het eerst werd gepresenteerd, was het vermogen van de 500 rijkste families in Frankrijk 6 procent van het Franse bnp. Nu is dat 42 procent.”
What The Fuck! 😳🤬
What The Fuck! 😳🤬
Miljardairs belasten kan gewoon, zegt deze Franse econoom. En daarmee jaagt hij het grootkapitaal in de gordijnen
Miljardairs belasten kan gewoon, zegt deze Franse econoom. En daarmee jaagt hij het grootkapitaal in de gordijnen
Econoom Gabriel Zucman zet het Franse politieke debat op scherp met een voorstel voor een miljardairstaks. “Ook als je superrijk bent, heb je plichten in de maatschappij. Er is geen recht om helemaal niets te betalen.”
www.trouw.nl
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“In 1996, toen de ranglijst van het tijdschrift Challenges voor het eerst werd gepresenteerd, was het vermogen van de 500 rijkste families in Frankrijk 6 procent van het Franse bnp. Nu is dat 42 procent.”
What The Fuck! 😳🤬
What The Fuck! 😳🤬
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1/6 🚨🌾🧵
Everyday cereal products across Europe contain high levels of the forever chemical #TFA, our new PAN Europe study reveals. #TFA is an ultra-short #PFAS and a breakdown product of other PFAS, including PFAS #pesticides.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
Everyday cereal products across Europe contain high levels of the forever chemical #TFA, our new PAN Europe study reveals. #TFA is an ultra-short #PFAS and a breakdown product of other PFAS, including PFAS #pesticides.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1/6 🚨🌾🧵
Everyday cereal products across Europe contain high levels of the forever chemical #TFA, our new PAN Europe study reveals. #TFA is an ultra-short #PFAS and a breakdown product of other PFAS, including PFAS #pesticides.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
Everyday cereal products across Europe contain high levels of the forever chemical #TFA, our new PAN Europe study reveals. #TFA is an ultra-short #PFAS and a breakdown product of other PFAS, including PFAS #pesticides.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
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PFAS : les aliments à base de céréales sont aussi massivement contaminés par le TFA
PFAS : les aliments à base de céréales sont aussi massivement contaminés par le TFA
Une étude inédite publiée jeudi 4 décembre par le réseau PAN Europe révèle que ces aliments constituent une importante source d’exposition au plus petit des PFAS.
www.lemonde.fr
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
PFAS : les aliments à base de céréales sont aussi massivement contaminés par le TFA
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Worldwide, an estimated 1.3 billion people have some form of disability.
With support from the ILO’s SPARK project, funded by @ifad.org, Lata Korde gained new skills and confidence and now advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Her story: ow.ly/8G0r50XB73z #DisabilityDay
With support from the ILO’s SPARK project, funded by @ifad.org, Lata Korde gained new skills and confidence and now advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Her story: ow.ly/8G0r50XB73z #DisabilityDay
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Worldwide, an estimated 1.3 billion people have some form of disability.
With support from the ILO’s SPARK project, funded by @ifad.org, Lata Korde gained new skills and confidence and now advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Her story: ow.ly/8G0r50XB73z #DisabilityDay
With support from the ILO’s SPARK project, funded by @ifad.org, Lata Korde gained new skills and confidence and now advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Her story: ow.ly/8G0r50XB73z #DisabilityDay
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Forced labour and slavery are not a thing of the past.
🔴 Almost 50 million people were in modern slavery in 2021.
Nothing can justify this human rights abuse today.
#EndModernSlavery
🔴 Almost 50 million people were in modern slavery in 2021.
Nothing can justify this human rights abuse today.
#EndModernSlavery
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Forced labour and slavery are not a thing of the past.
🔴 Almost 50 million people were in modern slavery in 2021.
Nothing can justify this human rights abuse today.
#EndModernSlavery
🔴 Almost 50 million people were in modern slavery in 2021.
Nothing can justify this human rights abuse today.
#EndModernSlavery
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Fantastisch stukkie www.frontaalnaakt.nl/archives/wie...
Wierd Duk, Koning der Joden - Frontaal Naakt
Joden die Wierd Duk niet onvoorwaardelijk steunen, gaan er straks als eerste aan, waarschuwt Wierd Duk. De geplaagde opiniemaker is nog steeds niet hersteld van zijn live castratie door de Joodse Roni...
www.frontaalnaakt.nl
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fantastisch stukkie www.frontaalnaakt.nl/archives/wie...
It´s official. On day 334, we got a new seasonal low for arctic sea ice extent. Statistically, the low is actually not that interesting. More interesting is that historically, sea ice extent during this period of the year was quite predictable (the grey bands). Not anymore. A new epoch.
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It´s official. On day 334, we got a new seasonal low for arctic sea ice extent. Statistically, the low is actually not that interesting. More interesting is that historically, sea ice extent during this period of the year was quite predictable (the grey bands). Not anymore. A new epoch.
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Compare the YouTube thumbnail with the actual scene in the video.
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Compare the YouTube thumbnail with the actual scene in the video.
Arctic sea ice levels are bound to reach a new seasonal record low.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Arctic sea ice levels are bound to reach a new seasonal record low.
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The Chinese auto giant is serious about extending its fast-charging lead all over the world, and Europe could experience it soon.
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
BYD's 5-Minute Flash EV Charging Is Headed Here Next
The Chinese auto giant is serious about extending its fast-charging lead all over the world, and Europe could experience it soon.
insideevs.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Chinese auto giant is serious about extending its fast-charging lead all over the world, and Europe could experience it soon.
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
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It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
On ResearchGate. An article by me on, hay being the most important harvest of the year, a neglected subject: 19th-century productivity of haylands in the Netherlands.
@arielron.bsky.social
Braudelian: thorough quantification plus extensive use of ego-docs.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
@arielron.bsky.social
Braudelian: thorough quantification plus extensive use of ego-docs.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) A history of hay in Wirdum, Grouw, Friesland and the Netherlands 1806 1908
PDF | Hay was the most important harvest of the year in the Netherlands (as in many other countries). Hay was crucial for feed and food security as well... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
www.researchgate.net
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
On ResearchGate. An article by me on, hay being the most important harvest of the year, a neglected subject: 19th-century productivity of haylands in the Netherlands.
@arielron.bsky.social
Braudelian: thorough quantification plus extensive use of ego-docs.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
@arielron.bsky.social
Braudelian: thorough quantification plus extensive use of ego-docs.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
We do need public digital money. Is this the solution(don't pay with your bank account money but with digital euros, a bit like cash)?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hTkmXDENl5U#bottom-sheet
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We do need public digital money. Is this the solution(don't pay with your bank account money but with digital euros, a bit like cash)?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hTkmXDENl5U#bottom-sheet
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"Der Fall zeigt einmal mehr, wie abhängig Europas digitale Infrastruktur von den USA ist und wie unterentwickelt die digitale und auch finanzielle Souveränität des Kontinents ist."
Tja. Aber wenn man das als Argument anführt, kommen gleich die Stimmen, die Schwarzmalerei vorwerfen.
Tja. Aber wenn man das als Argument anführt, kommen gleich die Stimmen, die Schwarzmalerei vorwerfen.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"Der Fall zeigt einmal mehr, wie abhängig Europas digitale Infrastruktur von den USA ist und wie unterentwickelt die digitale und auch finanzielle Souveränität des Kontinents ist."
Tja. Aber wenn man das als Argument anführt, kommen gleich die Stimmen, die Schwarzmalerei vorwerfen.
Tja. Aber wenn man das als Argument anführt, kommen gleich die Stimmen, die Schwarzmalerei vorwerfen.
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“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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#Democracy thins at the edges when the state withdraws from places. #Hospitals closed, courthouses moved, what begins as an efficiency drive ends in alienation.
Fregoni & Leonardi's @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper links institutional retreat to #populism. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Fregoni & Leonardi's @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper links institutional retreat to #populism. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#Democracy thins at the edges when the state withdraws from places. #Hospitals closed, courthouses moved, what begins as an efficiency drive ends in alienation.
Fregoni & Leonardi's @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper links institutional retreat to #populism. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Fregoni & Leonardi's @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper links institutional retreat to #populism. doi.org/10.1080/0034...