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Historian, essayist, senior advisor European affairs. Member of European Integration Committee, Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs. 100% Antifa.

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They think, or at least pretend to think, that this doesn’t sound like obvious cope to everyone in the world

It’s an entire White House comms shop built on the premise of “my hot girlfriend lives in Canada” being believed by normal people

06.03.2026 18:42 👍 2205 🔁 346 💬 95 📌 14

D66 en CDA: zwak, zwak, zwak

06.03.2026 18:44 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1

Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO.

06.03.2026 09:39 👍 63 🔁 42 💬 2 📌 3

Starmer has finally found a wedge issue on which he sides with the majority of voters ànd the overwhelming majority of his party’s base. But he comes across as being afraid to accept that this means he has a conflict with Trump, so unlike Spain’s Pedro Sanchez he won’t gain anything from it.

06.03.2026 11:26 👍 32 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Jetten mag premier zijn maar de VVD regeert het land

06.03.2026 10:25 👍 44 🔁 17 💬 3 📌 2

Is the tide turning?

Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and even Italy are now following the path opened by Spain in claiming international law and preventing the use of their bases to attack Iran.

05.03.2026 22:25 👍 95 🔁 28 💬 7 📌 3

Unexpected

05.03.2026 22:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This reminds me of the Abraham Lincoln quote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the Internet

05.03.2026 21:29 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
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Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles: Reuters The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest U.S. defense contractors at the White House on Friday, according to Reuters.

The US is not bluffing about low stocks of Patriots. Trump has a crisis meeting in the White House tomorrow with defence execs, including of the companies that produce Patriot missiles: www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/...

05.03.2026 20:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They have already used Patriots to down Iranian missiles. The resulting shortage of them makes it even less likely they’ll be involved in any deal. Zelenskyy knows this.

05.03.2026 15:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Important from Punchbowl News:

"Republicans would prefer to keep their hands clean on the conflict for as long as possible, especially given the uncertainty over how long this could last and how it’ll play politically."

As I've been arguing, Rs don't want to be saddled with this (see below)

05.03.2026 12:43 👍 239 🔁 97 💬 14 📌 7

That won’t work, they need those themselves. More likely to succeed is an ask for money.

05.03.2026 12:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What’s Ukrainian for quid pro quo?

05.03.2026 11:38 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

When was the last time a cabinet secretary was subpoenaed by a chamber controlled by the president’s party?

04.03.2026 20:56 👍 1406 🔁 264 💬 22 📌 1
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NANCY MACE: What is a woman? Have you learned that lesson?

WALZ: I'm the governor of Minnesota. I'm not here to be a prop for your obsession.

04.03.2026 15:50 👍 23555 🔁 4391 💬 2154 📌 814

Ik kan het niet afluisteren. Pete Hegseth is echt de allerdomste man die ik ooit heb horen praten (en dat wil, gezien het grote aantal domme mannen dat het wereldtoneel bepaalt, wat zeggen).

04.03.2026 13:34 👍 170 🔁 20 💬 15 📌 1

This is correct

04.03.2026 12:54 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

For Israel, the air attacks in Iran are just a sideshow. The real offensive is in Southern Lebanon.

04.03.2026 12:44 👍 11 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 0

Trump’s threat is an empty one (the EU is one trade block, you can’t suspend trade with individual member states) but it’s no less reprehensible for it

04.03.2026 12:43 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain.

The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

04.03.2026 11:58 👍 1989 🔁 581 💬 46 📌 64

I would think demographic change is the driving factor. Italy’s median age is nearly fifty, a quarter of the population is over the age of 65. It also has one of lowest birthrates in the EU. More pensioners and fewer young people entering the workforce inevitably leads to a lower unemployment rate.

04.03.2026 12:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Guys, the Italian unemployment rate has just fallen below the UK's.

04.03.2026 09:22 👍 327 🔁 75 💬 17 📌 27

Talarico will be the Democratic nominee in Texas:

04.03.2026 07:52 👍 568 🔁 79 💬 11 📌 5
Russian units retreat as Ukrainian forces expand control across front
Russian units retreat as Ukrainian forces expand control across front YouTube video by RFU News — Strategic Geopolitics

Russian units retreat as Ukrainian forces expand control across front
RFU News
Mar 3 2026

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian positions north of the main stronghold & Russian defenses are falling apart, allowing even deeper penetration by Ukrainian forces.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=laED...

03.03.2026 20:21 👍 3579 🔁 940 💬 133 📌 72

Utrecht!

03.03.2026 19:52 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

Rutte is turning ass kissing into an art form

03.03.2026 13:05 👍 471 🔁 61 💬 37 📌 2

BREAKING:

The Islamic Regime in Iran is now launching drone strikes against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq.

03.03.2026 12:11 👍 27 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0

The new reason for the war: the White House knew that if Iran was attacked, it would hit American targets, so it… attacked Iran?

03.03.2026 10:22 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

03.03.2026 08:16 👍 6591 🔁 1563 💬 91 📌 45

If Labour get wiped out in the upcoming local elections in early May, Starmer is done.

03.03.2026 09:18 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0