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Niek

@sesquipedalo

work: innovation in social non-profit - persons with disabilities non-work: boardgames, futsal, drums, film family: wife, daughters, basset interests: all of it, everything, share your passion, i want to know it all

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From the dating_advice community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the dating_advice community

If I may:

"Or at least we haven’t heard of anybody complaining that their date turned out to be hotter than their Tinder profile suggested."

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10.03.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 15535 πŸ” 3897 πŸ’¬ 527 πŸ“Œ 183
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09.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and saying you don 't say ? ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and saying you don 't say ?
09.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is heading for a hard reckoning over Iran It isn’t a sign of Trump Derangement Syndrome to consider the Trump administration's Iran war video obscene

I can barely express how much I loathed that Hegseth Iran video, but I had a bash

09.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Once again, it's #BandcampFriday and I have some recommendations for you!

The theme this time: "Break what tries to break you!"
Songs and albums that are not afraid to speak truth to power and sound good while doing it!

Have a listen, enjoy and maybe pick a thing or two for yourself!

06.03.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 0

Minneapolis hasn’t stopped protesting ICE.

Many immigrant families are still afraid to leave their homes β€” even for groceries.

We’re delivering food directly to families who need it.

Support #FeedMinneapolis. Chip in $25, $50, $75, $100 β€” whatever you can.

Every delivery feeds a family.

06.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

1.5 megawatts, fuckin hell man. that's like half of a factory draw

05.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2
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In case you missed it…here’s the facts-only version of SOTU

26.02.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 7384 πŸ” 2297 πŸ’¬ 465 πŸ“Œ 212
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"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner

24.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4819 πŸ” 1712 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 71
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"Show what you looked like before you joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Ukrainian Defenders share photos from before they joined the military and after.

πŸ“·: drewndel / Threads

24.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1187 πŸ” 340 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 8

I my experience, people who ask this question are the same ones that think being poor, or homeless or even disabled is something you actively choose to be.

24.02.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With a two-hour delay, the BBC could’ve removed the N-word slur from its BAFTA coverage, and chose not to.

Meanwhile, it cut Akinola Davies Jr saying β€œFree Palestine”.

A clear editorial decision driven by fear of pro-Israel lobby groups. Shame on them.

24.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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What is Trump going to sell to the country in the State of the Union on Tuesday? Tariffs, ICE, and a slower economy?

Let's look at some data. First, the tariffs are wildly unpopular. 1/

22.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 949 πŸ” 300 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 28

Playing the percentages, I would say that they were lying then, lying now, and lying every moment of every day between then and now.

And they'll lie every moment of every day about everything until Congress does its job and stops them.

23.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 3407 πŸ” 1054 πŸ’¬ 190 πŸ“Œ 41

So, there WAS fraud in the 2020 election and it WAS committed by an immigrant: Elon Musk.

23.02.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 285 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Trump administration is warehousing pregnant child rape victims in a Texas facility, away from adequate medical care, in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the US, so that these child rape victims won’t be able to get abortions.

www.throughline.news/p/the-trump-

23.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 875 πŸ” 576 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 68

Which party is leading early primary turnout in each metro area?

Week 1 comparison: 2022 β†’ 2026

DFW: πŸ”΄ R +25.2 β†’ πŸ”΅ D +14.2
Houston: πŸ”΄ R +25.1 β†’ πŸ”΅ D +5.8
Austin: πŸ”΅ D +6.5 β†’ πŸ”΅ D +40.3
San Antonio: πŸ”΄ R +13.9 β†’ πŸ”΅ D +26.1
RGV: πŸ”΅ D +54.0 β†’ πŸ”΅ D +60.4

23.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 702 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 84
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Double Hungarian veto thwarts Ukraine loan and Russia sanctions "We should not tie together things that are not connected to each other at all," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Monday amid a new crisis caused by back-to-back Hungarian vetoes. #EuropeNews

Double Hungarian veto disrupts the European Union's response to Russia's war on Ukraine on the eve of the fourth anniversary.

Here's where we are now.

23.02.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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People need to understand what’s happening in Washington state because it’s outrageous and barely being covered by the news media. But I think it matters, and I think you’ll agree.

The state is facing growing legal & public scrutiny over widespread sexual abuse of juveniles in state custody.
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22.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1010 πŸ” 618 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 36
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Activists from the anti-billionaire campaign group "Everyone Hates Elon" went to the Louvre museum in Paris where they hung a framed photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, taken by Reuters photographer Phil Noble on February 19.

23.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 1434 πŸ” 516 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 111
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Kemi Badenoch getting irritated and talking over Martin Lewis as he calmly tries to explain why her student debt plans will only help the richest graduates

23.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 740 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 93
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Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.

She had some things she needed to get off her chest

23.02.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 8649 πŸ” 3157 πŸ’¬ 259 πŸ“Œ 336

To recap in light of breaking news out of the UK:

The French found a way to prosecute former presidents.

The South Koreans did the same.

Our British cousins now literally are prosecuting members of the Royal Family.

But U.S. presidents remain above the law.

19.02.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 1224 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 25

After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.

18.02.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 3823 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 241
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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

13.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 6778 πŸ” 2198 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 186
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You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.

"From joining Sanders on the β€œFighting Oligarchy” tour to endorsing Mamdani to her comments in Munich, Ocasio-Cortez keeps showing prescience and depth. Perhaps the right woman is staring right in front of us, and we should embrace her leadership." newrepublic.com/article/2065...

16.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 24
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16.02.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm convinced that the botchy redactions in the Epstein files are the result of some FBI agents using the tactics of the CIA Simple Sabotage field manual.

16.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.

Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.

Our priorities are so fucked.

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