Peter Verpoorten 🌻 🌍 🇧🇪
@peterverpoorten.bsky.social
Proud dad of 4. Criminal defense lawyer, focused on mental health and human rights. MSc Pol Sci KULeuven. PhD student Political Theory @weareCEU.bsky.social studying Militant Democracy, justice & oppression, apathy, conflict & stability.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Next wednesday we are hosting Fernando De Los Santos Menendez (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) for a presentation of his draft paper 'Towards an independent Judiciary - The moral and epistemic virtues that judges should display'.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Next wednesday we are hosting Fernando De Los Santos Menendez (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) for a presentation of his draft paper 'Towards an independent Judiciary - The moral and epistemic virtues that judges should display'.
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Maria Popova, McGill University: Russian manipulation of the facts endures because when #JeffreySachs and others tirelessly promote it, opponents politely disagree and the conversation is presented as a debate of equally valid viewpoints. www.policymagazine.ca/when-confron...
When Confronting Russian Propaganda, Truth is Not Optional - Policy Magazine
In late October, Italian Senator Carlo Calenda went viral for bluntly calling economist Jeffrey Sachs a liar. During a debate between the two on the Italian
www.policymagazine.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Maria Popova, McGill University: Russian manipulation of the facts endures because when #JeffreySachs and others tirelessly promote it, opponents politely disagree and the conversation is presented as a debate of equally valid viewpoints. www.policymagazine.ca/when-confron...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis, Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania, said it plainly:
"Putin never escalates when we help Ukraine. He escalates when we don't help enough."
This isn't philosophy. It's a pattern. Weakness invites aggression. Support raises the cost. 👇
"Putin never escalates when we help Ukraine. He escalates when we don't help enough."
This isn't philosophy. It's a pattern. Weakness invites aggression. Support raises the cost. 👇
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania, said it plainly:
"Putin never escalates when we help Ukraine. He escalates when we don't help enough."
This isn't philosophy. It's a pattern. Weakness invites aggression. Support raises the cost. 👇
"Putin never escalates when we help Ukraine. He escalates when we don't help enough."
This isn't philosophy. It's a pattern. Weakness invites aggression. Support raises the cost. 👇
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Teaching citizenship is about cultivating responsibility. Delighted to see it will be compulsory for primary schools as well as secondary.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Teaching citizenship is about cultivating responsibility. Delighted to see it will be compulsory for primary schools as well as secondary.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
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How much carbon was in the atmosphere when you were born?
In 1966, there were 321.59 ppm
carbon in the atmosphere.
Today = 421.55 ppm
#COP30
www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...
In 1966, there were 321.59 ppm
carbon in the atmosphere.
Today = 421.55 ppm
#COP30
www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...
What’s Your Birth Carbon?
How much have carbon dioxide levels increased during your lifetime? Start by seeing what levels were like during the year you were born, and learn what we can do to solve climate change.
www.nature.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
How much carbon was in the atmosphere when you were born?
In 1966, there were 321.59 ppm
carbon in the atmosphere.
Today = 421.55 ppm
#COP30
www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...
In 1966, there were 321.59 ppm
carbon in the atmosphere.
Today = 421.55 ppm
#COP30
www.nature.org/en-us/get-in...
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Pope Leo addresses DHS’s refusal to allow pastoral visits at Broadview: “Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?”
Pope: ‘Spiritual rights’ of migrant detainees must be respected - Vatican News
In remarks to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo calls for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States, urges
www.vaticannews.va
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Pope Leo addresses DHS’s refusal to allow pastoral visits at Broadview: “Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?”
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Perhaps the NYT should run some articles about how the Republicans need to listen to the concerns of ordinary Democratic voters.
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Perhaps the NYT should run some articles about how the Republicans need to listen to the concerns of ordinary Democratic voters.
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Zieke biggen, samengeperst in vrachtwagens zonder toegang tot water. Kijk naar de filmpjes, het is werkelijk om te janken. Wanneer stopt deze waanzin?
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
Dierenleed bij vervoer 'restbiggen': 'Dit is geen transport, dit is overleven'
Elk jaar worden er honderdduizenden zogenoemde 'restbiggen', die ongeschikt zijn als vleesvarken in Nederland, naar Zuid-Europa vervoerd. Daarbij gaat veel mis, zien dierenorganisaties.
nos.nl
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Zieke biggen, samengeperst in vrachtwagens zonder toegang tot water. Kijk naar de filmpjes, het is werkelijk om te janken. Wanneer stopt deze waanzin?
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
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What a day to be teaching classes on Gramsci’s notion of political hegemony. Optimism of the will!! 👊🏻
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What a day to be teaching classes on Gramsci’s notion of political hegemony. Optimism of the will!! 👊🏻
Just bringing this up for no reason at all.
First thing J.D. Vance did when Pennsylvania was called was checking the exact timing during the term he can chuck Trump and still serve two full terms of his own. My projection: right after the 2026 midterm disaster.
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just bringing this up for no reason at all.
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The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
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Dear all, we are looking forward to the next event in our Democracy in Crisis - series, in cooperation with the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism at UniWien.
Tuesday 28 Oktober we will be hosting Pierre-Etienne Vandamme from UC Louvain for his talk 'Rescuing Democracy by Renewing it?'
Tuesday 28 Oktober we will be hosting Pierre-Etienne Vandamme from UC Louvain for his talk 'Rescuing Democracy by Renewing it?'
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dear all, we are looking forward to the next event in our Democracy in Crisis - series, in cooperation with the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism at UniWien.
Tuesday 28 Oktober we will be hosting Pierre-Etienne Vandamme from UC Louvain for his talk 'Rescuing Democracy by Renewing it?'
Tuesday 28 Oktober we will be hosting Pierre-Etienne Vandamme from UC Louvain for his talk 'Rescuing Democracy by Renewing it?'
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2016: We need to leave the EU to stop all the Poles coming here.
2036: We need to rejoin the EU to have access to the dynamic Polish economy and labour market
2036: We need to rejoin the EU to have access to the dynamic Polish economy and labour market
October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
2016: We need to leave the EU to stop all the Poles coming here.
2036: We need to rejoin the EU to have access to the dynamic Polish economy and labour market
2036: We need to rejoin the EU to have access to the dynamic Polish economy and labour market
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
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updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
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📢 Call for workshop proposals
The 25th Politicologenetmaal (Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries) will take place on 11–12 June 2026 at Ghent University.
Submit your workshop proposal by 22 Dec 2026.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
The 25th Politicologenetmaal (Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries) will take place on 11–12 June 2026 at Ghent University.
Submit your workshop proposal by 22 Dec 2026.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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October 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📢 Call for workshop proposals
The 25th Politicologenetmaal (Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries) will take place on 11–12 June 2026 at Ghent University.
Submit your workshop proposal by 22 Dec 2026.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
The 25th Politicologenetmaal (Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries) will take place on 11–12 June 2026 at Ghent University.
Submit your workshop proposal by 22 Dec 2026.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly
Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy
steady.page
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
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After the collapse of Prigozhin’s troll empire, Russia’s Social Design Agency emerged as the Kremlin’s new private contractor, integrating commercial “political technology” into a state-controlled system of political warfare against Europe: shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli...
The Kremlin’s New Contractors
Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare
shekhovtsov.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
After the collapse of Prigozhin’s troll empire, Russia’s Social Design Agency emerged as the Kremlin’s new private contractor, integrating commercial “political technology” into a state-controlled system of political warfare against Europe: shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli...
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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.
