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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Ik betaalde 1150 euro voor een hotelovernachting en schreef daarna voor @volkskrant.nl een groot, eng stuk over luxe, gierigheid, verzet, vondelingen, Provo, kunst en boterhammen met hagelslag. Lees m hier www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Een nacht in hotel Rosewood: Hiske Versprille eet de (waarschijnlijk) duurste boterham met hagelslag van Nederland
In het pand waar ooit de armste kinderen van Amsterdam werden opgevangen, zit nu hotel Rosewood Amsterdam; het hyperkapitalisme ten top. Culinair recensent Hiske Versprille boekt er een kamer en voelt...
www.volkskrant.nl
December 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Ik betaalde 1150 euro voor een hotelovernachting en schreef daarna voor @volkskrant.nl een groot, eng stuk over luxe, gierigheid, verzet, vondelingen, Provo, kunst en boterhammen met hagelslag. Lees m hier www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
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"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
Schau an. Von offizieller Stelle würde so was derzeit wohl kaum veröffentlicht. Dabei haben diese jungen Journalisten nur öffentlich zugängliche Informationen ausgewertet. #Drohnen
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
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I just read the full document... I feel dumber for it.
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I just read the full document... I feel dumber for it.
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‘VVD en NSC laten het erbij. Ze zetten hun handtekening onder plannen waarvan ze weten dat die zonder geld niet haalbaar zijn en die ze slecht vinden voor Nederland. Ze vertrouwen er op dat de rechter ze zal tegenhouden.’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Schrappen, vertragen, blokkeren; hoe een onervaren minister krimp van de veestapel tegenhield
Anderhalf jaar stilstand: Eindelijk zou er schot komen in het vastgeroeste stikstofdossier, toen BBB in 2024 de landbouwminister mocht leveren. Maar er kwam niks van terecht. Hoe Femke Wiersma de bela...
www.nrc.nl
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
‘VVD en NSC laten het erbij. Ze zetten hun handtekening onder plannen waarvan ze weten dat die zonder geld niet haalbaar zijn en die ze slecht vinden voor Nederland. Ze vertrouwen er op dat de rechter ze zal tegenhouden.’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Monsterlijke creatie. Wereld en lichaamsdelen in staat van ontbinding. Vat de toestand in de wereld wel mooi samen.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Monsterlijke creatie. Wereld en lichaamsdelen in staat van ontbinding. Vat de toestand in de wereld wel mooi samen.
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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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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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare (by @jkobzova.bsky.social)
ecfr.eu/article/what...
ecfr.eu/article/what...
What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
ecfr.eu
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare (by @jkobzova.bsky.social)
ecfr.eu/article/what...
ecfr.eu/article/what...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Thomas L. Friedman: 'Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize' (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Thomas L. Friedman: 'Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize' (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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“The unprecedented step which I hastily took which triggered a minor geopolitical crisis was obviously the right thing to do, which is why I’m reversing it”
The Dutch have handed chipmaker Nexperia back to China following a state visit.
In a statement, economic affairs minister Vincent Karremans said the move was a "show of goodwill."
In a statement, economic affairs minister Vincent Karremans said the move was a "show of goodwill."
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“The unprecedented step which I hastily took which triggered a minor geopolitical crisis was obviously the right thing to do, which is why I’m reversing it”
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Zo’n column komt uit je tenen.
Ik kan het echt bijna niet meer in woorden beschrijven hoe één politieke partij ons land zoveel schade toebrengt.
Jarl van der Ploeg weet het kennelijk nog wel onder woorden te brengen, erg knap.
Ik kan het echt bijna niet meer in woorden beschrijven hoe één politieke partij ons land zoveel schade toebrengt.
Jarl van der Ploeg weet het kennelijk nog wel onder woorden te brengen, erg knap.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Zo’n column komt uit je tenen.
Ik kan het echt bijna niet meer in woorden beschrijven hoe één politieke partij ons land zoveel schade toebrengt.
Jarl van der Ploeg weet het kennelijk nog wel onder woorden te brengen, erg knap.
Ik kan het echt bijna niet meer in woorden beschrijven hoe één politieke partij ons land zoveel schade toebrengt.
Jarl van der Ploeg weet het kennelijk nog wel onder woorden te brengen, erg knap.
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Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
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Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
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One thing I did not get to mention in this piece is that Rob Jetten is extremely physically fit. If he becomes Prime Minister he will probably be the most physically fit European leader apart from maybe Alexander Stubb
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
The Dutch choose optimism over anti-immigrant populism
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
One thing I did not get to mention in this piece is that Rob Jetten is extremely physically fit. If he becomes Prime Minister he will probably be the most physically fit European leader apart from maybe Alexander Stubb
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We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
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Wat een rake column over het #oneerlijke en bewust verdraaide verhaal van #MonaKeijzer over het statushoudersadvies van de #RaadvanState www.volkskrant.nl/ts-b05bc484/
Het zou Keijzer sieren als ze eerlijk zei dat ze zich niet aan de Grondwet houdt. Anders is het een beetje huichelachtig
www.volkskrant.nl
September 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wat een rake column over het #oneerlijke en bewust verdraaide verhaal van #MonaKeijzer over het statushoudersadvies van de #RaadvanState www.volkskrant.nl/ts-b05bc484/
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September 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Of course there is a lot that needs to be done to strengthen the EU.
Especially because at this rate Europe might end up in a world where the Americans are so paralysed by domestic instability that they won't be much use to enemies or friends.
Especially because at this rate Europe might end up in a world where the Americans are so paralysed by domestic instability that they won't be much use to enemies or friends.
August 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Of course there is a lot that needs to be done to strengthen the EU.
Especially because at this rate Europe might end up in a world where the Americans are so paralysed by domestic instability that they won't be much use to enemies or friends.
Especially because at this rate Europe might end up in a world where the Americans are so paralysed by domestic instability that they won't be much use to enemies or friends.
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Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
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Het beste stuk uit de krant van vandaag, een must read dit weekend: “hulp komt niet voor hen die hun lot bewenen, maar voor hen die ervoor blijven strijden”, www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Voor het eerst in 100 jaar boden de Oekraïners waardig verzet
Oorlog in Oekraïne: Oekraïners hebben altijd overleefd op de ruïnes van de grootheidswaan van anderen, schrijft Sevhil Moesajeva. Nu hebben ze de kans hun ware potentieel te verwezenlijken.
www.nrc.nl
August 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Het beste stuk uit de krant van vandaag, een must read dit weekend: “hulp komt niet voor hen die hun lot bewenen, maar voor hen die ervoor blijven strijden”, www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...