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BREAKING! 🚨
Iran will NOT participate in the 2026 MAGA World Cup. How many more will withdraw by the start of the tournament? Will the boycott movement finally pick up steam?
I don’t want to brag, but I have an open invitation for a visit and tour to Chile 🇨🇱 by the new president. ☺️
Niet mee eens. Kirk’s sterke punt (al verloor hij dat met de jaren) was dat hij niet gemeen overkwam. Een beetje als Tom van Grieken ipv Filip Dewinter. Dat was cruciaal voor zijn succes.
This 👇
The key question is: will the ruling party also accept election results if it means losing power?
For me, unlike most commentators and people on this platform, whom seem to know the future, this is still an open question.
Nou zijn we dat fysiek ook. ☺️
Gelukkig wonen wij beiden in niet-racistische landen. 😉
Perfect reactie van DENK op deze Islamofobe orgie. 🙌
Sterke column. Helemaal mee eens.
Er is overigens een reden waarom er nog geen opvolger van Kirk is hier in de VS: Kirk was charismatisch en zeer getalenteerd in zijn grift. De meeste uiterst-rechtse grifters zijn geen van beiden.
Although A.I. might take care of part of that problem… 😢
I believe the last part, creating sustained “buy-in” for actually serving in the military, is a (much) bigger challenge than the first part, ie creating support (or at least understanding) for financing defense.
This is an extremely important new paper by @armida.bsky.social 🚨
Defense can not be an elite project!
Creating broad and deep public support is essential… not just to justify spending but also to create a better pool for military personnel and a convincing reason for compulsory military service.
Daaaaamn!!! Go Georgia! 😳
Totally normal economics and politics.
Dear Professor,
Please give me your data (*) to tell us whether you will provide free labor for us reviewing a multimillion research proposal.
Yours,
A multibillion organization
PS > I sent this from a no-reply account to force you to give me your data.
* I mention this only in a footnote
Sadly never gets out of style…
I understand (I think) and appreciate that Bluesky has no predatory algorithm, but my “Discover” and “Popular with Friends” have roughly 80% the same posts, so it seems that ”Discover” is a misnomer here.
Local elections!
This truly is mesmerizing. 😳
It shows the insanity and amateurism of this administration. The fact that this is possible, however, and about one-third of Americans are fine with it, is what is truly mind blowing.
Entrapment!!! *
(* I am not a citizen and it is illegal for me to vote.)
Very telling that this important op-Ed, written by a member of the House Homeland Security Committee is published in @us.theguardian.com and not a U.S. legacy media outlet.
Marjorie “Jewish Space Lasers” Taylor Greene is a “hard-line Christian conservative”, according to BBC. 🤡
Then again, you are a St Etienne fan, so it comes naturally. 😉
The world we live in… The Jerusalem Post publishes an op-Ed by English far-right thup and serial criminal “Tommy Robinson.” Following the Israeli government’s increasing embrace of even the most extreme far right in Europe and beyond.
AS Roma sells match-worn SHORTS of its women’s team. Sexualizing your own players. Gross!
I can offer you a pastry… not necessarily a good pastry. Tgis is Athens, after all. 😉
So sorry, coffee is on me tomorrow! I’ll even treat you to something sweet!
True, Israel usually never bombs or invades Lebanon…
Useful contribution!
Toppertje! 😉
