Augustus van den Boorn
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Minister Rijkaart hekelt de uitspraken van Wilders: "Het hele toontje, de setting is enorm opruiend." Sharon Dijksma "Je gaat tegen mensen zeggen luister niet naar het lokaal gezag." Wilders reageert: "We zijn nog maar net begonnen. Maak je borst maar nat."
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Minister Rijkaart hekelt de uitspraken van Wilders: "Het hele toontje, de setting is enorm opruiend." Sharon Dijksma "Je gaat tegen mensen zeggen luister niet naar het lokaal gezag." Wilders reageert: "We zijn nog maar net begonnen. Maak je borst maar nat."
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Aboutaleb: Dhr. Wilders- ook al stemt hij tegen- is wel medewetgever. De kamer als geheel stemt voor een wet. Dus ook als je tegen gestemd hebt ben je verantwoordelijk voor die wet. Burgemeester Lisse: Wilders zet druk op de lokale democratie.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Aboutaleb: Dhr. Wilders- ook al stemt hij tegen- is wel medewetgever. De kamer als geheel stemt voor een wet. Dus ook als je tegen gestemd hebt ben je verantwoordelijk voor die wet. Burgemeester Lisse: Wilders zet druk op de lokale democratie.
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A critical step for an authoritarian regime.
The White House just launched a "Media Bias" tracker to supposedly monitor fake news. It's really a hit list of reporters & outlets covering issues in ways Trump & the admin dislike. Flagrant attack on independent thought, freedom of the press & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A critical step for an authoritarian regime.
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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“If the allegations against Hegseth are true, he must be held to account with his removal and criminal conviction.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Must Pete Hegseth Be Investigated Now?
A Saturday Prompt
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“If the allegations against Hegseth are true, he must be held to account with his removal and criminal conviction.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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Ik hoop echt dat Hans #Wijers nog bereid is terug te keren als informateur en ervoor zorgt, samen met Buma, Jetten en Bontenbal, dat er met Kerstmis een regeerakkoord ligt, zoals Sharon Dijksma vandaag ook bepleitte. De enige partijen die zijn beschadigd zijn de #VVD, Hugo #Logtenberg en @nrc.nl .
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ik hoop echt dat Hans #Wijers nog bereid is terug te keren als informateur en ervoor zorgt, samen met Buma, Jetten en Bontenbal, dat er met Kerstmis een regeerakkoord ligt, zoals Sharon Dijksma vandaag ook bepleitte. De enige partijen die zijn beschadigd zijn de #VVD, Hugo #Logtenberg en @nrc.nl .
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When there was a dignified and decent President in the White House.
President Obama and family serve Thanksgiving meal at armed forces retirement home.
President Obama and family serve Thanksgiving meal at armed forces retirement home.
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When there was a dignified and decent President in the White House.
President Obama and family serve Thanksgiving meal at armed forces retirement home.
President Obama and family serve Thanksgiving meal at armed forces retirement home.
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Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed, after a military build-up by US forces in the region on.ft.com/489mnfV
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered closed, after a military build-up by US forces in the region on.ft.com/489mnfV
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Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
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Das einzige Land, das Russland in den letzten 100 Jahren angegriffen hat, war Deutschland.
Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
The focus should be on what Russia, the aggressor, must do
not what Ukraine, the victim, must sacrifice.
👉🏼Kaja Kallas❣️🇪🇺
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Das einzige Land, das Russland in den letzten 100 Jahren angegriffen hat, war Deutschland.
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"As the U.S. administration tries to bully Ukraine and its allies into accepting an unjust “peace” that will never last, we must continue calling for Ukrainians to be heard, respected, and supported," writes historian Timothy Snyder in his recent op-ed.
The wrong way to peace in Ukraine
About the author: Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian who specializes in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust.
Last week, Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians wit...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"As the U.S. administration tries to bully Ukraine and its allies into accepting an unjust “peace” that will never last, we must continue calling for Ukrainians to be heard, respected, and supported," writes historian Timothy Snyder in his recent op-ed.
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Na slechts 11 maanden Kabinet PVV-VVD-NSC-BBB...
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Na slechts 11 maanden Kabinet PVV-VVD-NSC-BBB...
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president
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A Russian drone has crashed into a residential house in Moldova’s Nizhnie Kugureshty, Florești district, according to local police. Residents were evacuated, and the site is now secured by law enforcement. Sappers are on the ground checking for explosives.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A Russian drone has crashed into a residential house in Moldova’s Nizhnie Kugureshty, Florești district, according to local police. Residents were evacuated, and the site is now secured by law enforcement. Sappers are on the ground checking for explosives.
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Trump went after Tish James and James Comey because he can’t stand anyone who tells the truth and holds him accountable—and today, the judge made it clear that the courtroom isn’t his personal revenge tour.
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump went after Tish James and James Comey because he can’t stand anyone who tells the truth and holds him accountable—and today, the judge made it clear that the courtroom isn’t his personal revenge tour.
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
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Their anti-intellectualism and misogyny are on full display.
Department Of Education No Longer Considers Nursing A 'Professional Degree' Thanks To 'Big Beautiful Bill'
www.comicsands.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Their anti-intellectualism and misogyny are on full display.
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There's hardly an expression that captures the absurd hypocrisy of Trump talking about Comey lying to Congress while his administration is serving up more whoppers than a Burger King during the lunch rush
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There's hardly an expression that captures the absurd hypocrisy of Trump talking about Comey lying to Congress while his administration is serving up more whoppers than a Burger King during the lunch rush
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Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues, “and to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.” theatln.tc/InNeLL6j
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues, “and to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.” theatln.tc/InNeLL6j