René Repko
@renerepko.bsky.social
Curious and exploring, both the funny and serious. Spreading a word or 2. Often economy related. And yes: USA politics. Amsterdam based.
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Republican Congressman Don Bacon:
“Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves.”
“Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Republican Congressman Don Bacon:
“Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves.”
“Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves.”
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
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It’s the only way any advertiser would want to market there — under specious legal threat www.wsj.com/business/med...
X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue
Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform.
www.wsj.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It’s the only way any advertiser would want to market there — under specious legal threat www.wsj.com/business/med...
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She was right.
June 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
She was right.
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Profiles in Courage
June 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Profiles in Courage
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Newsom: I told the president, just get it over with. Arrest me. Move on. If you need someone’s head to scalp, then do it with me. But stop messing with these kids. Stop messing with four-year-olds. Kids in elementary school
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Newsom: I told the president, just get it over with. Arrest me. Move on. If you need someone’s head to scalp, then do it with me. But stop messing with these kids. Stop messing with four-year-olds. Kids in elementary school
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June 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Harvard isn’t violating a law. They’re just killing, you know, the vibe.
(The vibe is state-imposed ideology on higher ed.)
(The vibe is state-imposed ideology on higher ed.)
KENNEDY: Harvard is in many respects violating federal law
SCARBOROUGH: What federal law is Harvard violating?
KENNEDY: Harvard practices ideological capture
SCARBOROUGH: What federal law is Harvard violating?
KENNEDY: Harvard practices ideological capture
June 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Harvard isn’t violating a law. They’re just killing, you know, the vibe.
(The vibe is state-imposed ideology on higher ed.)
(The vibe is state-imposed ideology on higher ed.)
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Next up, a faux make-up. But the die is cast as the loathsome tech right and the heinous MAGA right eat themselves alive. In ways you will not see for a bit, it’s over for an aging Trump and his tiresome reality show which inevitable led to this orgy of idiocy. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
'Massive crack in the MAGA coalition': The Trump-Musk feud threatens the GOP's future
The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.
www.politico.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Next up, a faux make-up. But the die is cast as the loathsome tech right and the heinous MAGA right eat themselves alive. In ways you will not see for a bit, it’s over for an aging Trump and his tiresome reality show which inevitable led to this orgy of idiocy. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Insufferable hedge fund guy brokering peace between a pair of heinous toddlers is peak 2025
June 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Insufferable hedge fund guy brokering peace between a pair of heinous toddlers is peak 2025
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I regret to inform you that ackman is at it again
June 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I regret to inform you that ackman is at it again
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The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.
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I apologize to the world that we made the most ignorant MF on the planet our president. bsky.app/profile/atru...
MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
June 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I apologize to the world that we made the most ignorant MF on the planet our president. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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hear hear 👊
Yeşilgöz is zo blij dat ik weer terug ben in de Kamer dat ze er stil van is 😅
June 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
hear hear 👊
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Oh no! will he, uh... bomb us or something?
June 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oh no! will he, uh... bomb us or something?
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Operatie Demonisering Timmermans in volle gang. En de Kamervoorzitter doet er aan mee.
Wilders scheldt @franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl uit voor anti-semiet #PVV kamervoorzitter Bosma reageert niet. Wel vindt hij dat het woord "extreemrechts" niet zomaar kan. Terwijl het een feit is dat Wilders in Hongarije het podium deelde met extreemrechtse racisten en anti-semieten. #kabinet
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Operatie Demonisering Timmermans in volle gang. En de Kamervoorzitter doet er aan mee.
The ‘leader’ of the free world apologizes for Russia’s coming retaliation. #madking #taco #putinspuppet
June 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ‘leader’ of the free world apologizes for Russia’s coming retaliation. #madking #taco #putinspuppet
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Trump says he just spoke with Putin and describes Ukraine's recent drone attack in a way that makes it sound like Russia is a victim
June 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump says he just spoke with Putin and describes Ukraine's recent drone attack in a way that makes it sound like Russia is a victim
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A woman in China shares how they deal with the US tariffs
June 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A woman in China shares how they deal with the US tariffs
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The frugal four down to one: the Netherlands
"So we will be tough, but being a part of the Frugal Four is no longer the right place for us,"
Quite a statement from Danish Prime Minister, also with a view towards their upcoming EU Council Presidency.
Given changes in Sweden and Finland on defence, the frugals might become quite a small club.
Quite a statement from Danish Prime Minister, also with a view towards their upcoming EU Council Presidency.
Given changes in Sweden and Finland on defence, the frugals might become quite a small club.
Denmark quits the Frugal Four to focus on rearming Europe
If Europe fails to rearm itself, "then it's game over", Mette Frederiksen said as she called for defence spending to be the "number one" priority. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The frugal four down to one: the Netherlands
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Watch until the end.
And don't forget to read some of the comments, too.
"We demand NATO should join Ukraine"
And don't forget to read some of the comments, too.
"We demand NATO should join Ukraine"
❗️How 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones flew from trucks to 🇷🇺Russia to attack airfields — AiTELLy showed a detailed video simulation
June 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Watch until the end.
And don't forget to read some of the comments, too.
"We demand NATO should join Ukraine"
And don't forget to read some of the comments, too.
"We demand NATO should join Ukraine"
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Ik mag hopen dat journalisten en collega-politici Yesilgöz herinneren aan de moedwillige kabinetsval 2 jaar geleden, over de fabel 'Nareis op nareis'
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Ik mag hopen dat journalisten en collega-politici Yesilgöz herinneren aan de moedwillige kabinetsval 2 jaar geleden, over de fabel 'Nareis op nareis'
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