René
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René
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Happy Sailor and Salty Sea lover. Finance Professional, Executive Manager and proud Father. Hate uninformed opinions.
Je bedenkt het niet….
Bananen republiek
August 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
👇Yep!
President von der Leyen is trying to sell yesterday’s surrender as the “biggest trade deal ever”.

But this is not a free trade deal. It is a package of concessions that were extorted from Europe by Trump’s threats.

My take: davekeating.substack.com/p/the-eu-has...
July 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Dit is wellicht niet het ‘worst case scenario’, maar voor de EU is dit zeker geen (politieke) win.

Voor Trump is het verkoopbaar als een ‘big win’, en versterkt het zijn positie.

nos.nl/artikel/2576...
Akkoord EU en VS: Amerikaanse importheffingen van 15 procent, geen tegenmaatregelen EU
De voorzitter van de Europese Commissie Von der Leyen en de Amerikaanse president Trump hebben dat bekendgemaakt op een gezamenlijke persconferentie.
nos.nl
July 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Democracy vs (social) media owning.

Requires an intelligent and critical public…..

Oh dear!
"The assumption that there is free and pluralistic media in the United States is baked into Europeans’ understanding of the world. But that world is no more."

My piece on what the Colbert cancellation means for a continent where the news agenda is set across the Atlantic.
Colbert's cancellation heralds a dangerous era of American self-censorship
Republicans are coming to Brussels this weekend to lecture Europeans about free speech. Meanwhile, the Trump regime has intimidated major American news outlets and corporations into submission.
davekeating.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Volgende stap; De bank betaald al je rekeningen en belastingen en geeft je zakgeld als er nog iets over is….😳
July 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ondoordacht, activistisch en een verkiezing-tactische blunder.
June 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Lijkt me beter als de “Omtzigt fanclub” gewoon naar een zeteltje naast Joost E verhuist. Omtzigt “has left the building”
🤷🏻‍♂️
June 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Why exactly?
The EU’s priority at this point in history should be it’s future and the defense of it’s freedom. Not be distracted by trying to solve a problem ALL of the worlds geopolitical powers with any impact on it, do not give a crap about.
June 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Dat dus!
May 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“The ball is now in Russia’s court”

That ball can be safely considered as lost.
Today, the Coalition of the Willing convened.

We support the proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire.

It must be implemented without preconditions to pave the way for meaningful peace negotiations.

The ball is now in Russia’s court.
May 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“OK, so it’s more of a concept of a deal. If a trade deal is, like, Michelangelo’s David, this is more like a block of marble. Or really it’s like a receipt from the marble guy that says we’ve placed an order for a block of marble.”

What a surprise…!!
🤦🏻

www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/b...
Trump’s first trade ‘deal’ doesn’t bode well for the rest of the world | CNN Business
OK, so! After a month of negotiations, we finally have a “full and comprehensive” trade agreement with the United Kingdom. Old Blighty.
www.cnn.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by René
When I wrote my book The Tech Coup, quite a few people remarked that the word ‘coup’ might be an overstatement. Today it sadly seems like an understatement ↘️ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
bookshop.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by René
Take everything that's happened over the past 75 days. Imagine that speed in dismantling American institutions and the global world order is maintained. Then imagine where we'll be by the time the next US election is supposed to be held.

Anyone holding out hope🇺🇸will return to 'normal' is delusional
There are 578 days until the Midterms, 1313 days until the next theoretical Presidential Election, and 1387 days until the next optional Inauguration Day.

Midterms progress:
█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 11%

Presidency/Regime progress:
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 5%

Until Next Inauguration :
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 5%
Tracking Trump – updates on the presidency’s first 100 days
Follow major developments of the second Trump administration’s first 100 days, brought up to date weekly
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wat een verassing…!!

Hongarije stapt uit Internationaal Strafhof na negeren arrestatiebevel voor Netanyahu www.nu.nl/buitenland/6...
Hongarije stapt uit Internationaal Strafhof na negeren arrestatiebevel voor Netanyahu
Hongarije gaat zich terugtrekken als lid van het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC). Dat meldt het Hongaarse persbureau MTI op basis van bronnen rond premier Viktor Orbán, enkele uren nadat de Israëlische ...
www.nu.nl
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM