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Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sly Dunbar RIP.
My Jamaican Guy
YouTube video by Grace Jones - Topic
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January 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sly Dunbar RIP.
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in de huidige formats heeft het geen zin om op dat soort TV te komen. Je moet kunnen uitpraten, wat aan talkshow tafels niet kan, en je moet een presentator tegenover je hebben die iets wil weten en niet enkel iets wil horen waarvan in de voorbereiding is bedacht: dat geeft 'spannende' televisie.
January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
in de huidige formats heeft het geen zin om op dat soort TV te komen. Je moet kunnen uitpraten, wat aan talkshow tafels niet kan, en je moet een presentator tegenover je hebben die iets wil weten en niet enkel iets wil horen waarvan in de voorbereiding is bedacht: dat geeft 'spannende' televisie.
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'De bedreiging voor onze democratie komt eerder van binnen dan van buiten. Rusland en China kunnen onze democratie niet afpakken. Als de democratie ophoudt te bestaan hebben we dat aan onszelf te danken.'
Heel goed interview: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Heel goed interview: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Politicoloog Daniel Marwecki: ‘Al met de oorlogen in Irak en Afghanistan werd het einde van de liberale wereldorde ingezet’
Daniel Marwecki | Duitse politicoloog: Net als de Canadese premier Mark Carney deze week in Davos ziet de Duitse politicoloog Daniel Marwecki het einde van de westerse hegemonie. „Het is de tijd van m...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
'De bedreiging voor onze democratie komt eerder van binnen dan van buiten. Rusland en China kunnen onze democratie niet afpakken. Als de democratie ophoudt te bestaan hebben we dat aan onszelf te danken.'
Heel goed interview: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Heel goed interview: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Aww, the columnist resistance.
January 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Aww, the columnist resistance.
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Not really. National government leaders do not want an autonomous Europe.
Italy-Germany summit: Meloni and Merz push for an autonomous, competitive Europe
Meloni and Merz: 'Let Europe take the lead and choose its own destiny'
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the new German-Italian Action Plan in Rome, where the two delegations met for the intergovernmental summit in Rome on Friday.
www.euronews.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Not really. National government leaders do not want an autonomous Europe.
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The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The Brexit latest seems to have moved from strong independent sovereign nation to country entirely dependant on US funding and defence for its survival. Thanks.
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The Netherlands is back at stage 1 of the cycle:
New populist party created -> gets saturation media coverage implying they’re very fresh and clever -> party wins lots of votes -> it becomes clear that party is not in fact fresh and clever but weird and incompetent -> party implodes
And repeat
New populist party created -> gets saturation media coverage implying they’re very fresh and clever -> party wins lots of votes -> it becomes clear that party is not in fact fresh and clever but weird and incompetent -> party implodes
And repeat
Net als gisteravond Markuszower bij @pauwendewit.bsky.social het podium kreeg, krijgen nu twee andere extreemrechtse ex-pvv-ers dat bij #Eva. Yes, we helpen weer een nieuwe enge partij de peilingen in!
Zoals G. Orwell schreef: grootste gevaar voor democratie is luie journalistiek.
Hopeloos dit..
Zoals G. Orwell schreef: grootste gevaar voor democratie is luie journalistiek.
Hopeloos dit..
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The Netherlands is back at stage 1 of the cycle:
New populist party created -> gets saturation media coverage implying they’re very fresh and clever -> party wins lots of votes -> it becomes clear that party is not in fact fresh and clever but weird and incompetent -> party implodes
And repeat
New populist party created -> gets saturation media coverage implying they’re very fresh and clever -> party wins lots of votes -> it becomes clear that party is not in fact fresh and clever but weird and incompetent -> party implodes
And repeat
Winter olympics soon. Hockey will be interesting.
Trump on Canada: They should be grateful also, but they’re not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada lives because of the U.S. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Winter olympics soon. Hockey will be interesting.
Salivating president: "Onion rings"
This wasn't a slip in the tongue. He repeatedly invoked Iceland rather than Greenland through the speech.
Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy."
(He means Greenland.)
(He means Greenland.)
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Salivating president: "Onion rings"
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Time for some geopolitical home truths.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
January 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Time for some geopolitical home truths.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
Starting with the new liberal darling Mark Carney. "building coalitions". But rejecting reopening trade talks with the UK because Canadian farmers object to the UK banning hormone treated beef.
youtube.com/watch?v=HOb2...
1865 (96° in the shade)
1865 (96° in the shade)
1865 (96º In The Shade)
YouTube video by Third World - Topic
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January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=HOb2...
1865 (96° in the shade)
1865 (96° in the shade)
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Stephen Cat Coore, Mitgründer, Gitarrist und prägendes Gesicht der Reggae-Band Third World, ist im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben. Coore formte seit den 1970er-Jahren den unverwechselbaren Sound der Band und zählte zu den einflussreichsten Musikern Jamaikas.
Third World - Now That We Found Love (1979)• TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
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January 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Stephen Cat Coore, Mitgründer, Gitarrist und prägendes Gesicht der Reggae-Band Third World, ist im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben. Coore formte seit den 1970er-Jahren den unverwechselbaren Sound der Band und zählte zu den einflussreichsten Musikern Jamaikas.
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Stephen "Cat" Coore, co-founder of Third World, passed away January 18 at 69. His guitar drove the hits, but his cello changed reggae forever. From '96 Degrees In The Shade' to 'Now That We've Found Love', he bridged Kingston's roots with the world stage. Gone too soon. RIP to a true legend.
Stephen “Cat” Coore: The co-founder of Third World has died | News | Reggae Vibes
Stephen “Cat” Coore: The co-founder of Third World has suddenly died on Sunday evening January 18, 2026, at the age of 69.
www.reggae-vibes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Stephen "Cat" Coore, co-founder of Third World, passed away January 18 at 69. His guitar drove the hits, but his cello changed reggae forever. From '96 Degrees In The Shade' to 'Now That We've Found Love', he bridged Kingston's roots with the world stage. Gone too soon. RIP to a true legend.
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Nothing demonstrates the mental colonization of the European mind better than the ease with which Americans have been able to spread the myth over here that America, out of the goodness of its heart, has been "paying for Europe's protection".
The US pays for Europe's defence? No it doesn't!
Of a $968bn global defence budget, only $33bn is spent in Europe, mostly on US bases which are not NATO bases.
The actual US funding of NATO is approx $600m a year, the same as Germany.
The myth dies on contact with arithmetic.
Of a $968bn global defence budget, only $33bn is spent in Europe, mostly on US bases which are not NATO bases.
The actual US funding of NATO is approx $600m a year, the same as Germany.
The myth dies on contact with arithmetic.
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Nothing demonstrates the mental colonization of the European mind better than the ease with which Americans have been able to spread the myth over here that America, out of the goodness of its heart, has been "paying for Europe's protection".
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I am generally opposed to AI, but if you're going to use it, this is one of the better ways to do so. And if Americans have the right to bear arms, why shouldn't Greenlanders have the right to arm bears (and walruses)? youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I am generally opposed to AI, but if you're going to use it, this is one of the better ways to do so. And if Americans have the right to bear arms, why shouldn't Greenlanders have the right to arm bears (and walruses)? youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
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The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.
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🎙️ Soul and R&B legend the Reverend Al Green’s moving version of “Everybody Hurts” is out today on an EP titled “To Love Somebody” via Fat Possum Records.
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🎙️ Soul and R&B legend the Reverend Al Green’s moving version of “Everybody Hurts” is out today on an EP titled “To Love Somebody” via Fat Possum Records.
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
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Jenrick: I broke Britain.
Farage: Great, now you can help me break it more!
Farage: Great, now you can help me break it more!
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Jenrick: I broke Britain.
Farage: Great, now you can help me break it more!
Farage: Great, now you can help me break it more!
Dutch restaurant critic ate Jamaican food at Jerk Bay Amsterdam and was overwhelmed by delicious flavours
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dutch restaurant critic ate Jamaican food at Jerk Bay Amsterdam and was overwhelmed by delicious flavours
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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
To quote Toots & The Maytals: ( GDP) " Bla Bla Bla"
The monthly GDP hokey-cokey. One month doomed, the next all is fine, and so it has been for some time...
UK economy beat expectations to grow 0.3% in November ft.trib.al/SltxClB
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 AM
To quote Toots & The Maytals: ( GDP) " Bla Bla Bla"
Halen ze toch nog een zesje. AZ - AJAX 6 - 0
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Halen ze toch nog een zesje. AZ - AJAX 6 - 0
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No doubt London-based media will stop paying attention to Welsh politics now that it looks more like Labour there is going to get wiped out by Plaid Cymru and the Greens rather than Reform
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
No doubt London-based media will stop paying attention to Welsh politics now that it looks more like Labour there is going to get wiped out by Plaid Cymru and the Greens rather than Reform
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
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African descended people are walking around with surnames like McCalmont and Mcdonald but you're saying it's European culture facing erasure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
January 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
African descended people are walking around with surnames like McCalmont and Mcdonald but you're saying it's European culture facing erasure 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂