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Arent

@arentsnaak.bsky.social
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Manual therapist and historian. Lover of democracy 💙. Trying to survive the human condition 🧘‍♂️.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026
"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yep. I don't see 'huge support' for this option either in the poll. It's strange to see how even Rejoiners live in another dimension of greatness. The UK needs the EU more than we need them.
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ignorance was shown the door!
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In the category famous last words: “I have asymmetric information. I am the house now.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
What we learned today was simple. Putin is terrified of the Ukrainian air campaign against Russian refineries and oil infrastructure, and Trump (as always wants to help him). Ukraine knows now what is must do.
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Maarten van Rossem @maartenpodcast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mona Keijzer. Eigenlijk alleen geschikt voor het kleutertheater. Maar ondertussen goed voor 7 zetels in de peilingen. Dat zijn een half miljoen stemmen. Blijkbaar stemt zo’n 40% van de kiezers op mensen die niets bijdragen aan beter bestuur. Ze beseffen niet wat ze daarmee op het spel zetten.
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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is exactly why the president does not have the power of the purse. One Pentagon memo about navy funding seen by the Guardian warns that there are “shortfalls in payroll” accounts due to the department “raiding” them to fund combat operations. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews reveal
Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"Almost Two Dozen Young People..." DL Hughley Sounds the Alarm Something is seriously wrong. DL Hughley asks the question nobody wants to answer.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"for the next 90 days" So... up until the midterms elections. Next level panicking lol
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Very interesting article about Ukrainian 414th drone brigade. A lot of OPSEC, but also talk about the strategy. Drones are not only used on military targets, but are also used to influence the society and public opinion. That would explain more the Wildberries raids. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Deze Oekraïense brigade bestookt doelen ver weg in Rusland vanuit een veld met zonnebloemen. ‘Het idee is om Poetin en Rusland te vernederen’
Oorlog in Oekraïne: Mee op een missie om lange-afstandaanvalsdrones te lanceren. Hoe gaat deze Oekraïense aanvalscampagne in zijn werk? „Veel spionnen zouden zich graag bij ons aansluiten om informati...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/08/2026
A moment that changed me: my husband died – and birds began behaving strangely towards me
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A moment that changed me: my husband died – and birds began behaving strangely towards me
I was living on my own for the first time in 35 years, walking every day. Nature reminded me how much there still is to be found in emptiness
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So which will go bankrupt first: Trump's new bank or the United States?
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thanks for this article. Basically, Ukraine could offer off the shelf solutions for now, based on mobile anti drone teams for example. Yet you mention complex plans to develop our own systems, nationally based, that would be interoperable. Why do we keep inventing the wheel in each country?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Can you guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Esther Ouwehand @estherouwehand.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
‘Van Lierop mag 89.500 kippen hebben en houdt er 182.430, ruim twee keer zoveel als in de vergunning’ 182.430 kippen. Twee keer zoveel als vergund. Ik laat dit even hier 🫠 www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60204...
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Te veel dieren bij boeren die vergunning kwijtraken: 'Provincie grijpt in'
Twee van de vijf pluimveehouders die hun vergunning dreigen kwijt te raken omdat ze te veel stikstof uitstoten, houden veel meer kippen dan mag. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Omroep Brabant. De twee bo...
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The AI bubble starts to resemble the dotcom situation in the '90s. Investing ahead of unproven productivity gains, fear of missing out, possible overcapacity closely resembles dotcom. This time though, governments and private sector alike are betting on AI-growth. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Opinie | Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom
To see why, look to the bond markets.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thank you Joe Biden for your service. What a difference with current corrupt crime family. Or as he put it mildly: “It’s understandable. We had a horrible plague – followed by two years of Covid.”
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The underlying thought in US army is we figure the drones out. But every military should rethink how it's been built. The speed of innovation and iteration in drone warfare has simply been too much for the legacy industry. You can't do anymore with multibillion systems that take years to develop.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Maybe, just maybe, attacking Iran has been a bridge too far for the Trump administration. Despite the testosterone screening and the obsession with precious bodily fluids, Hegseth's 300 army seems to be outperformed by the Persians. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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How Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled
The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Anybody who still thinks US supports Ukraine is deluded.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Dat klinkt als een universele waarheid:)
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 15/07/2026
Got to speak to Die ZEIT about drones www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Ulrike Franke: Was kommt als Nächstes? »Drohnenschwärme«
Drohnen haben Krieg auf Arten verändert, die niemand erwartet hatte, sagt die Forscherin Ulrike Franke. Jeder Soldat müsse sie verstehen – ob als Operateur oder Gejagter.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
They will barricade themselves in bunkers and refuse to leave power. He needs 💵💰to pay the Insurrectionists.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We have concentration camps on U.S. soil. That’s the post. It’s too much for anything else.
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Lisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Het is onacceptabel dat er vanaf oktober maandenlang geen jeugdgezondheidszorg is voor asielzoekerskinderen. Begin mei vroegen we het kabinet al hoe ze dit gaan oplossen. Maar nog steeds geen reactie. Stel je eens voor dat dit over Nederlandse kinderen zou gaan… www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Jeugdgezondheidszorg voor twintigduizend asielkinderen is vooralsnog vanaf oktober maanden niet beschikbaar
Commerciële zorg: Petra de Jong, voorzitter van de vereniging van jeugdartsen AJN, vindt het ,,onverteerbaar” dat vanaf 1 oktober asielkinderen maandenlang geen jeugdgezondheidszorg meer krijgen.
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PonzoX @ponzox.eurosky.social · 05/10/2025
And there's another problem we face in 🇩🇪 : Chat monitoring. Translation: Unjustified chat monitoring is incompatible with the secrecy of telecommunications as stipulated in the German Constitution. This is a step toward a totalitarian state.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2025
President Macron: “We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
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French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
MacArthur and Patton to identify with. Very interesting. Both famous generals, but also huge ego and character flaws. This doesn't bode well for the Iran war.
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ComeonEileen💃🎶 @mrseileen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Kunst kijken. Maar dan in de natuur! Deze kleine mannelijke kogelvis creëert prachtige geometrische meesterwerken op de oceaanbodem met zijn vinnen. Zorgvuldig gemaakt om een ​​vrouwtje aan te trekken. Als ze het ontwerp goedkeurt, kiest ze hem als haar partner.
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Crabby Husky Lady @crabbyhuskylady.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Absolutely NO LIES TOLD...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Trump: Who are you with? Reporter: I’m with ABC. Trump: BBC? Reporter: ABC. Trump: Oh, that’s worse. I like BBC better.
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SnowBallQueen @snowballqueen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Why Obama worning trump!! @CNN @BBCHindi @FoxNews
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/08/2026
BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"This war in Iran may turn out similarly (like the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan), with Washington finding a sufficient reason to cut its losses and go home". Iran gets a say in this as well. It has the ability through the SOH to blackmail the US. Totally different from other said wars.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Let's see how this develops when Chinese made arms start shooting down US made war planes. The longer the Iran war lasts, the higher the chance of escalation with ground troops. One thing is sure, for this to stop, Trump will have to admit that Iran already won.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It seems the dismissal of Fedorov as MoD has not made Zelensky more popular. This could become a dilemma for Zelensky: reinstate Fedorov and he will be criticized or face mass demonstrations ultimately asking for his resignation. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This. An invasion in Iran is imminent, not because it's necessary, but because Trump can't stand losing. He doesn't care about casualties. He's only interested in seen as winning. And at the moment, he's losing big time in Iran.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Strange that the Dutch army keeps spending American. They haven't even bought it for their own troops.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Trump finding out that Ukraine is winning without US aid or financial support. But that also means he's lost cards in any peace negotiation. Trump and Putin are desperate to go back to the pre 2025 situation by now.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reporter: Isn’t there concern that this slippery slope to socialism inevitably ends up as full-blown communism? AOC: They want to call everything they don’t like communist because if people actually wake up to the fact that their elected officials are screwing them over when they get here
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It should have ended after January 6th. The horrible acts of ICE in Minneapolis must never be forgotten.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Zelensky's already planning for mass mobilisation in Russia. His answer is broader mobilisation in Ukraine. That's what Syrsky wanted as well. It's probably one of the reasons Fedorov was fired. And it's also one of the reasons of public backlash. The main quality of life is being alive I'd say.
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Zelenskyy said that if Putin announces major mobilisation on 23 September, there will be no time for jokes or digital reforms. Mobilisation needs to be sorted out before then," So there it is. A clash regarding broader mobilisation in Ukraine. A fair point that's been overlooked by media so far.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The first honest statement she's ever made!💥
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Arent @arentsnaak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
‘We think it’s safer to wait for the Russians. And then perhaps be expelled through orderly channels', according to the French, Belgian and Italian ambassadors. Somewhere in Kyiv a voice responded: "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride."
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Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ironic, a cartoon character has more wisdom than the entire tRump clown cabinet combined
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