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Taco de Vries
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tacootje.bsky.social
Ik wil graag dit NRC-artikel met je delen: "Met de frisse blik van de buitenstaander toont Peter Vandermeersch de complexiteit van Ierland": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Met de frisse blik van de buitenstaander toont Peter Vandermeersch de complexiteit van Ierland
Ierland: In Ierland legt Peter Vandermeersch een kleurrijk mozaïek van de typische buitenissigheden van de Ieren. Maar het meest interesseert de complexiteit hem: het zeer recent getransformeerde eila...
www.nrc.nl
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
tacootje.bsky.social
Goed stuk historie: "Na tachtig jaar is het tijd te erkennen: Soekarno was een groot vrijheidsstrijder": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Na tachtig jaar is het tijd te erkennen: Soekarno was een groot vrijheidsstrijder
Indonesië: Nederland heeft al belangrijke stappen gezet om in het reine te komen met zijn koloniale verleden. Het is passend dat de regering Soekarno nu eindelijk de erkenning geeft die hij verdient, ...
www.nrc.nl
August 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
mooi verhaal... "Waarom het verhaal van de Duitse doelvrouw Ann-Katrin Berger onder je huid kruipt": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Waarom het verhaal van de Duitse doelvrouw Ann-Katrin Berger onder je huid kruipt
De columnisten Danielle Pinedo, Pieter van Os en Philip de Witt Wijnen werpen in deze rubriek beurtelings een blik op het EK voetbal in Zwitserland.
www.nrc.nl
July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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tomadelsbach.bsky.social
Fixed it.

#TACOsGestapo
June 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
Trump during his four-day tour embraced strongmen in ways new even for him. It’s a stark contrast to the derision and scorn with which he treats democratic US allies, such as Canada and those in Europe. www.siliconvalley.com/2025/05/16/g...
Gold palaces, jet deals and McDonald’s: Donald Trump at home in Middle East
Trump during his four-day tour embraced strongmen in ways new even for him. It’s a stark contrast to the derision and scorn with which he treats democratic US allies, such as Canada and those in Eu…
www.siliconvalley.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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normsmusic.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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barchart.com
Uh Oh

www.reuters.com/world/china/...
May 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
Good move: "In de Parijse Sorbonne verleiden Von der Leyen en Macron wetenschappers om naar ‘veilige haven’ Europa te komen" www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
In de Parijse Sorbonne verleiden Von der Leyen en Macron wetenschappers om naar ‘veilige haven’ Europa te komen
EU en VS: Wetenschappers die hun werk niet meer kunnen doen, zijn welkom in Europa. Dat was de boodschap maandag van de Europese Commissievoorzitter Von der Leyen en de Franse president Macron. Brusse...
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May 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Is this bad? I'm no international shipping expert, but this sounds bad.
May 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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4thepeace.bsky.social
Sadly we need to see this happen
May 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
buffett wisdom... www.cnbc.com/2025/05/03/w...
Warren Buffett knocks tariffs and protectionism: 'Trade should not be a weapon'
"Trade should not be a weapon," Buffett said. "The United States won. We have become an incredibly important country, starting from nothing 250 years ago."
www.cnbc.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
Musks "results"... less than half a percent of government yearly spending www.bbc.com/news/article...
How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending?
BBC Verify has looked at the agency's biggest claimed savings, examining the figures and speaking to experts.
www.bbc.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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fridaghitis.bsky.social
Trump “final offer” to Ukraine is essentially surrender to Russia.

www.axios.com/2025/04/22/t...
Trump's "final offer" for peace requires Ukraine to accept Russian occupation
The U.S. proposal is expected to be discussed tomorrow in London. Ukrainian officials aren't thrilled.
www.axios.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
Nailed it.
April 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
being an asshole has consequences www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Marco Rubio sends a harsh message to those considering a U.S. visit
Ideally, the secretary of state would make clear to the world that the United States is eager to welcome visitors. He’s doing the opposite.
www.msnbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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tiggsisacupcake.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
tacootje.bsky.social
Increasingly, Trump is like Don Quixote fighting windmills
April 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
tacootje.bsky.social
www.csis.org/analysis/con...
The Consequences of China’s New Rare Earths Export Restrictions
China has imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements and magnets in retaliation for new U.S. tariffs. These materials are vital to defense technologies, but the United States is entirely...
www.csis.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
wallstreetonparade.com/2025/04/the-...
The Bond Crisis Last Week Was a Global No-Confidence Vote in U. S. President Donald Trump
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: April 13, 2025 ~ U.S. President Donald Trump’s reputation for chaos; his longstanding history of thumbing his nose at the
wallstreetonparade.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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shaunspiers1.bsky.social
"The green targets of the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, are projected to cover 0.4% of UK land in #solar panels by the end of the decade, less than the area covered by golf courses." They occupy about 0.06% of land today. @adamvaughan.bsky.social in the Times.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Solar panel push still won’t cover as much land as golf courses
A study shows that Ed Miliband’s 2030 green energy targets are set to require up to 0.4 per cent of the UK, compared with 0.06 per cent today
www.thetimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
DOGE is a marketing scam, much ado about nothing... 0.58% "savings" www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/d...
US Defense Department cancels $5.1B in contracts
: $5.1B cancellations pitched as efficiency move, though costly Trump birthday parade mulled
www.theregister.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
tacootje.bsky.social
The incoherence of Trump... www.latitudemedia.com/news/for-tru...
For Trump’s incoherence on tariffs, look to clean energy manufacturing
How the president's trade war could dismantle the very factories he claims to champion.
www.latitudemedia.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Are we “Great” yet?
April 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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ablueview.bsky.social
Trump's Careful, Deliberative Tariff Process #ABlueView🧵1/3
April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM