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Leendert van der Ent

@entlorient

Historian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce / Tacitus, public finance Dutch Republic, colonial and military history. Science writer (science policy, energy transition, ICT, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi. Dutch.

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Not a lot of trust left bo be destroyed. That ship has sailed (as a post to ships in the Straight of Hormuz).

10.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

War is so incredibly funny to Trump.

10.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia prepping 'huge deal' for Ukrainian weapons amid Iranian drone threat A Saudi Arabian arms company has signed a deal to buy Ukrainian-made interceptor missiles, the Kyiv Independent has learned, with one source within Ukraine's defense industry saying that Riyadh and Ky...

kyivindependent.com/exclusive-sa...

10.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine's Flamingo missile maker promises FP-9 ballistics will reach Moscow "The FP-9 will be able to strike targets in Moscow easily," Fire Point's owner, Denys Shtilierman, said.

⚑️ Ukraine's Flamingo missile maker promises FP-9 ballistics will reach Moscow.

"The FP-9 will be able to strike targets in Moscow easily," Fire Point's owner, Denys Shtilierman, said.

09.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 391 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 13
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The message to Washington needs to be crystal clear:

You cannot expect Europe’s help in the Middle East while throwing Ukraine under the bus

09.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2
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Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Worth watching. Whitehouse does an excellent job summarizing 1-2% of the evidence that Trump is a Russian asset and the Trump-Epstein Scandal is connected to that. One of the other sources you can turn to is the bestselling Proof Seriesβ€”now on its seventh book. See the link to my Substack in my bio.

10.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 929 πŸ” 388 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 17
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Jezus Chist! Proposal to ban Christian communication in Israel.

10.03.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine’s New FP-9 Ballistic Missile Could Strike Targets 800km Away, Developer Says

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ New FP-9 Ballistic Missile will be an ATACMS equivalent with a larger warhead at 2.5 times lower cost.
#Ukraine #Russia
πŸ“·: NOELreports
united24media.com/latest-news/...

10.03.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly the tone Europe should choose in its communication with senile satan across the pond. We shouldn't forget that there must also be a message to the American public: dump him asap.

09.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is Russian asset. People can debate whether he’s being blackmailed, paid, or is just a useful idiot. Regardless of his motivation, he works for Putin.

08.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1423 πŸ” 543 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 26

Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock

If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time

09.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 5190 πŸ” 1012 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 30

Arguably the only country that’s benefited from the past 10 days is Russia. On top of which, the Iranians have openly said Russia helped target US assets. And the Russians are like yes we did and will do it again. And every Trumper is like β€œunsure if that’s true.” It’s so messed up.

08.03.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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In Kenya, families protested in Nairobi demanding the government bring home their sons duped into joining Russia's army for the Ukraine war. Many were lured with promises of decent jobs as drivers or guards, but ended up on the front lines. Over 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited

08.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Ukrainian SkyFall's Shrike 10 Fiber drone scored 99.3 out of 100 to win the Pentagon's Drone Dominance program first phase. The $1.1B program plans to buy 30,000 drones worth $150M. Another Ukrainian drone, Ukrainian Defence Drones, placed sixth.

08.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 302 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

While Trump claims the war he started was already 'won':

09.03.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you, mr. President, for making the world a better, safer place.

09.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When will pundits stop saying that Elon Musk founded Tesla? He did not. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning did and Musk came later, providing money, and pushed the founders out of the company.

08.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If Iran’s next leader will not last long, I’d like them to name Trump to the job.

08.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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I demand UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER of the Epstein Filesβ€”and then your title of "President of the United States," and your liberty to walk freely in public.

That would be GREAT & ACCEPTABLE.

08.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 8625 πŸ” 2237 πŸ’¬ 396 πŸ“Œ 100

One country becomes more and more corrupt, the other fights the Russiansvas well as corruption.

08.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Luckily, the way he has left will normally not be that long.

08.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ik haat het dat de meest debiele actiefilms uit Hollywood de inspiratiebron zijn voor de Amerikaanse buitenlandpolitiek.

08.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

#Canada look what the US is trying to sell. A G2 made of only the US and China

08.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

THEY ARE BOMBING ISFAHAN
USA folks: Stop this. Now.

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That is not fair. He didn't ask for dementia.

08.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GeΓ―nspireerd door de geopolitiek ga je je toch afvragen welke kompromat Marcel Bosker ovdercde KNVB heeft.

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Explosion hits US embassy in Oslo, causing minor damage, police say A loud blast was heard near the embassy compound in western Oslo early Sunday, and smoke was seen but no injuries were reported, police said.

A loud blast was heard near the embassy compound in western Oslo early Sunday, and smoke was seen but no injuries were reported, police said.

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