My followers have dropped off again. Usually I find that this is Twitter glitch (automatic, deliberate?) and people have been kicked off from following me without their knowledge. No idea why. If you can help me reach them by RTing that would be amazing!

Take a minute. Watch this. ‘A racist abusive coward that could permanently damage the fabric of our society’ Celebs Against Trump:

Completely understand why people might have had enough, but we have lost 200+ followers in just a week. So if you have followers you think might appreciate our quiet, bookish, pretty and sociable corner of twitter please do reweet and we will try and follow back as far as we can

Talent and academics will leave the US. The EU (Member States) should initiate (tech) talent visas that can be expedited swiftly

Integratiecrisis? Oordeel zelf

Excellent piece by Kishore Mahbubani. I just hope that instead of re-militarizing, Europeans will gracefully accept their geopolitical marginalization. After all, they will continue to lead the world in many fields, like art, cuisine, fashion, sport etc. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/18/eur…

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Heel goed stukkie! Aanrader. Fascisme begint met taal, niet met tanks. Met democratische verkiezingen, niet met een staatsgreep. En het krijgt vrij baan, dankzij mensen die denken dat het allemaal niet zo’n vaart zal lopen – tot het dat ineens wél doet. decorrespondent.nl/16109/dit-is-f…

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"We need a European army with high-tech drones and technologies, to protect ourselves and to reduce dependency on the US" - Rob Jetten, D66 in the Election Debate

De positieve krachten hebben gewonnen! Ik wil voor alle Nederlanders aan de slag, want dit is het land van ons allemaal!

Er zijn natuurlijk eindeloos veel mannen die eindeloos vaak op de ene baan solliciteerden terwijl ze de andere al hadden. Dan heet het ambitie. Zo gewoon dat het nooit het nieuws of de openbaarheid haalt

We mopperen vaak op NS online maar deze conducteur loodste de passagiers lachend Amsterdam binnen. Hij deed dat ook al in H’sum dus vandaar nam ik ‘t op. Hij zou een showtje moeten krijgen.

Dit is Dion, mijn Dion. Zwaar verstandelijk gehandicapt. Vaak uitgelachen en belachelijk gemaakt op straat in onze maatschappij. 3 december Wereld Gehandicapten Dag. Maak Dion en alle anderen zichtbaar door dit bericht zoveel mogelijk te delen!! 💛🖤 #GehandicaptKind #ZieOns

To all the athletes representing Team USA: I'm so proud of you. Your talent and perseverance have brought you to this moment, and Michelle and I will be joining Americans from across the country cheering you on.

Good luck to all the extraordinary athletes representing Team USA at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics! It’s been so inspiring to follow your journeys to the world stage, and we'll be cheering you on as you compete in Italy.

In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring. Wait for it...

RIP to the great Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman. He was the leader of the new Western generation after Fischer. Unlike many, he was a serious analyst and researcher who loved every aspect of the game, including compositions. He was at his powerful peak through the 1980s to 1993,