Bart-Jan Hindriks 🫘
@vixcarpe.bsky.social
Dutchman who loves travel & democracy.
Proud member of the #leguminati.
Proud subscriber to The Atlantic
Proud member of the #leguminati.
Proud subscriber to The Atlantic
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Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
holodomor mini doc
YouTube video by - hrec
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November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
Powerful and very inspiring speech by @rory-stewart.bsky.social that everybody who is in favor of liberal democracy should listen to. youtube.com/shorts/SVnWH...
Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Powerful and very inspiring speech by @rory-stewart.bsky.social that everybody who is in favor of liberal democracy should listen to. youtube.com/shorts/SVnWH...
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Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
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Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:
October 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:
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We slaapwandelen naar het eind van de democratie zoals we die kennen
We slaapwandelen naar het eind van de democratie zoals we die kennen
www.volkskrant.nl
October 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We slaapwandelen naar het eind van de democratie zoals we die kennen
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A serious and sober discussion with Sarah Longwell about all things Comey and where we are as a country. Stay engaged
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Trump Went Too Far? Comey & Kimmel Could Galvanize Americans (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
Podcast Episode · George Conway Explains It All (To Sarah Longwell) · 09/28/2025 · 1h 2m
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September 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A serious and sober discussion with Sarah Longwell about all things Comey and where we are as a country. Stay engaged
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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I'd love it if you'd click the link and watch my new show :) www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
“If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” Watch my latest here: www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
September 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'd love it if you'd click the link and watch my new show :) www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...
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A couple of interesting things about the Ghislaine Maxwell/Todd Blanche audio recording: it's not one continuous recording. It's broken up into 7 parts on day one, and 4 parts on day two. Further, Todd Blanche says he spoke to Maxwell off the record for several minutes before the recording. 1/
Audio of Blanche’s interview with Maxwell is also available here: www.justice.gov/maxwell-inte...
Maxwell Interview
www.justice.gov
August 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A couple of interesting things about the Ghislaine Maxwell/Todd Blanche audio recording: it's not one continuous recording. It's broken up into 7 parts on day one, and 4 parts on day two. Further, Todd Blanche says he spoke to Maxwell off the record for several minutes before the recording. 1/
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👏 Very important new paper on the much-debated concept of the 'cordon sanitaire'. 📖
New article out!
@luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social,
@k8ebrown.bsky.social & I teamed up to explore whether the concept of 'cordon sanitaire' remains useful in the current stage of mainstreaming of far right politics
Read the full article, open access, here
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social,
@k8ebrown.bsky.social & I teamed up to explore whether the concept of 'cordon sanitaire' remains useful in the current stage of mainstreaming of far right politics
Read the full article, open access, here
1/
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The pretence of the cordon sanitaire: non-collaboration as a distraction from discursive congruence
Much has been written about how mainstream parties respond to far-right challengers in liberal democracies. Whereas some mainstream parties have become more open to forming coalitions with far-righ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
👏 Very important new paper on the much-debated concept of the 'cordon sanitaire'. 📖
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Fictitious conspiracies are easier to pursue since there's no chance that reality will intervene apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
The Trump administration says it's revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials.
apnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fictitious conspiracies are easier to pursue since there's no chance that reality will intervene apnews.com/article/trum...
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COMING SOON: MSW Media and the Daily Beans will not be changing names. But I will be adding a new weekly VIDEO podcast called The Breakdown. I will not be wearing makeup. Subscribe to our YouTube channel now for free! youtu.be/1OM8Pgp6Lz4?...
The Breakdown with Allison Gill is Coming Soon!
YouTube video by MSW Media
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
COMING SOON: MSW Media and the Daily Beans will not be changing names. But I will be adding a new weekly VIDEO podcast called The Breakdown. I will not be wearing makeup. Subscribe to our YouTube channel now for free! youtu.be/1OM8Pgp6Lz4?...
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WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
August 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."
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The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
August 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
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Chances for more war and conflict in the world have increased with Trump showing himself weak, easy to manipulate and not being able to do anything against aggression. Putin, Xi and others will draw their conclusions about the Alaska summit.
August 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Chances for more war and conflict in the world have increased with Trump showing himself weak, easy to manipulate and not being able to do anything against aggression. Putin, Xi and others will draw their conclusions about the Alaska summit.
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War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength - and Germany violates human rights more than El Salvador.
on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Has a New Definition of Human Rights
State Department reports portray Germany as more oppressive than El Salvador.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength - and Germany violates human rights more than El Salvador.
on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Another masterpiece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social. If you need any motivation on why it’s important to keep or retain a liberal democracy, read this.
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
www.theatlantic.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Another masterpiece by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social. If you need any motivation on why it’s important to keep or retain a liberal democracy, read this.
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
IJzersterke analyse van @leoniedejonge.bsky.social over het uiterst rechts gedachtegoed. En uitstekende vragen van @guusvalk.bsky.social van @nrc.nl
Misschien is het een idee om hier ook een internationale versie van te maken? Want dit vraagstuk zien we in vrijwel alle liberale democratieën terug.
Misschien is het een idee om hier ook een internationale versie van te maken? Want dit vraagstuk zien we in vrijwel alle liberale democratieën terug.
Ik mocht aanschuiven bij Haagse Zaken en sprak met @guusvalk.bsky.social over de normalisering van uiterst rechts gedachtegoed, hoe je onderzoek doet naar uiterst rechts, hoe dat verschilt in 🇩🇪 en 🇳🇱, en welke verantwoordelijkheid er ligt bij de wetenschap en journalistiek.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Haagse Zaken in de zomer III: de normalisering van uiterst rechts
Het is zomerreces in Den Haag. In deze periode tussen de val van het kabinet en de start van een nieuwe verkiezingscampagne nodigen we in Haagse Zaken schrijvers, wetenschappers en denkers uit om het ...
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August 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
IJzersterke analyse van @leoniedejonge.bsky.social over het uiterst rechts gedachtegoed. En uitstekende vragen van @guusvalk.bsky.social van @nrc.nl
Misschien is het een idee om hier ook een internationale versie van te maken? Want dit vraagstuk zien we in vrijwel alle liberale democratieën terug.
Misschien is het een idee om hier ook een internationale versie van te maken? Want dit vraagstuk zien we in vrijwel alle liberale democratieën terug.
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Ik mocht aanschuiven bij Haagse Zaken en sprak met @guusvalk.bsky.social over de normalisering van uiterst rechts gedachtegoed, hoe je onderzoek doet naar uiterst rechts, hoe dat verschilt in 🇩🇪 en 🇳🇱, en welke verantwoordelijkheid er ligt bij de wetenschap en journalistiek.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Haagse Zaken in de zomer III: de normalisering van uiterst rechts
Het is zomerreces in Den Haag. In deze periode tussen de val van het kabinet en de start van een nieuwe verkiezingscampagne nodigen we in Haagse Zaken schrijvers, wetenschappers en denkers uit om het ...
www.nrc.nl
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Ik mocht aanschuiven bij Haagse Zaken en sprak met @guusvalk.bsky.social over de normalisering van uiterst rechts gedachtegoed, hoe je onderzoek doet naar uiterst rechts, hoe dat verschilt in 🇩🇪 en 🇳🇱, en welke verantwoordelijkheid er ligt bij de wetenschap en journalistiek.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...