Niek (🇪🇺🇺🇸🇳🇱)
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Sustainable Finance | Running & Cycling | PSV | Humanitarian | Tree hugger | Tax the Rich/Balance the Budget | Repost ≠ endorsement
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A Supreme Court judge ruled the former Brazilian president’s legal appeals have been exhausted on.ft.com/3XeOgNj
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A Supreme Court judge ruled the former Brazilian president’s legal appeals have been exhausted on.ft.com/3XeOgNj
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Meta stopte onderzoek dat verband legde tussen sociale media en mentale gezondheid jongeren
Meta stopte onderzoek dat verband legde tussen sociale media en mentale gezondheid jongeren
www.volkskrant.nl
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Meta stopte onderzoek dat verband legde tussen sociale media en mentale gezondheid jongeren
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"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
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We should not need to be reminded of the value of human life.
— Jamal Khashoggi
— Jamal Khashoggi
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We should not need to be reminded of the value of human life.
— Jamal Khashoggi
— Jamal Khashoggi
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Total direct subsidies for 2025 are forecast to be around $40.5 to $42.4 billion, GIVEN to farmers b/c of hard times. How about we give that money to the public and let them start their own gardens? This is so laughable it's tragic.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Total direct subsidies for 2025 are forecast to be around $40.5 to $42.4 billion, GIVEN to farmers b/c of hard times. How about we give that money to the public and let them start their own gardens? This is so laughable it's tragic.
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Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised
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The deal extends funding through January 30, leaving the federal government on a path to keep adding about $1.8 trillion a year to its $38 trillion in debt
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The deal extends funding through January 30, leaving the federal government on a path to keep adding about $1.8 trillion a year to its $38 trillion in debt
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Americans told us they need lower health care costs.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Americans told us they need lower health care costs.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
So Republicans ripped away their health care, jacked up costs, and handed over giant tax cuts to billionaires.
It's shameful. But I’m not going to stop fighting.
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Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.
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This is insane. Trump is jumping through hoops to block SNAP. Follow the law, fund SNAP, and feed American families.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is insane. Trump is jumping through hoops to block SNAP. Follow the law, fund SNAP, and feed American families.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Nederlanders verwachten nu dat de positieve krachten de handen ineenslaan. Dat vraagt om een stabiel kabinet dat met breed draagvlak en lef aan de slag gaat. Een kabinet van doorbraken is nodig.
Lees hier mijn brief aan de verkenner:
Lees hier mijn brief aan de verkenner:
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Nederlanders verwachten nu dat de positieve krachten de handen ineenslaan. Dat vraagt om een stabiel kabinet dat met breed draagvlak en lef aan de slag gaat. Een kabinet van doorbraken is nodig.
Lees hier mijn brief aan de verkenner:
Lees hier mijn brief aan de verkenner:
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From a European perspective, it’s the weirdest medieval thing to hear a modern nation using God and Christianity as justification for military strikes.
November 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
From a European perspective, it’s the weirdest medieval thing to hear a modern nation using God and Christianity as justification for military strikes.
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Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers reut.rs/3Lg7VK0
Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers
Americans shopping for 2026 Obamacare health insurance plans are facing a more than doubling of monthly premiums on average and are likely to postpone signing up in hopes of a last-minute reprieve, or walk away, health experts say.
reut.rs
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Obamacare premiums double, adding post Halloween fright for US health insurance shoppers reut.rs/3Lg7VK0
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ANP: D66 grootste bij verkiezingen, niet meer in te halen door PVV
ANP: D66 grootste bij verkiezingen, niet meer in te halen door PVV
Het persbureau baseert zich op een analyse van de uitslagen van de gemeenten.
nos.nl
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
ANP: D66 grootste bij verkiezingen, niet meer in te halen door PVV
« But what about trickle down economy? » #taxtherich
“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
« But what about trickle down economy? » #taxtherich
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Jeffries: "He's found time to demolish the East Wing in the most horrific way possible bc he wants to erect a ballroom so he can be celebrated like a king. He's found time for all of these different things, but somehow can't be bothered to find a dime to extend the ACA tax credits."
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Jeffries: "He's found time to demolish the East Wing in the most horrific way possible bc he wants to erect a ballroom so he can be celebrated like a king. He's found time for all of these different things, but somehow can't be bothered to find a dime to extend the ACA tax credits."
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The @ec.europa.eu preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The @ec.europa.eu preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Premium notices are going out now, and open enrollment is about to begin across the country. Thanks to Republicans’ unwillingness to even negotiate, costs are skyrocketing.
We cannot afford to kick this health care crisis down the road.
We cannot afford to kick this health care crisis down the road.
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Premium notices are going out now, and open enrollment is about to begin across the country. Thanks to Republicans’ unwillingness to even negotiate, costs are skyrocketing.
We cannot afford to kick this health care crisis down the road.
We cannot afford to kick this health care crisis down the road.