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Trouw doet dat nu toch? Of mis ik iets?

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@jayrosen.bsky.social Good thing is that most people in NL have a high level of English language proficiency. Especially the professionals in journalism and communications. And have to admit that I am not sure we can come up with a comparable succinct one-liner.

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Actually, there will be an trademark issue:

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"Not the odds, but the stakes". The whole concept in a one-line nutshell. Brilliant. Going to use this one in the Netherlands.

"Not the odds, but the stakes." Een lesje journalistiek, ook voor de Nederlandse journalisten. Kranten gaan nog wel in op wat er op het spel staat als een wet al dan niet aangenomen wordt. TV journalistiek blijft meestal steken in tijdelijke bondjes tussen partijen en de potentiele winnaars.

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Apart from the brilliant reaction by the organisers. Do I understand this correctly? Suppose I was supporting/sponsoring a conference about the dangers of burglars. And the chairman of the Burglar Union (BU) would tell me to stop this. And ominously added that he knows where my family lives. ???

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Deep. Trying to come up with a witty riposte. Something about its Iranian origins and the current battle between good and evil. The clash between the Iran of the Ayatollah's and Trump's US. But run into a classification issue: good and evil doesn't cut it. Evil and very evil? Grey area's anyone?

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hi @news.sky.com, Buried this deep in your text, but this is a crucial sentence to understand why Sanchez opted for snap elections: "Housing plans proposed by Pedro Sanchez's left-wing government in Parliament in response to the eviction and subsequent anger were struck down by rightwing MPs."

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Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban

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Kathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is one of Niall’s most important threads, because it sets out the course of events that, although conveniently forgotten or dismissed by many in the UK, necessarily colours the EU’s assessment of the UK as a potential member, and explains why the EU cannot take the UK’s bona fides for granted.

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Arjan Struik @arjanstruik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Completely and rapidly. The Rise and Fall of …

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Arjan Struik @arjanstruik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Clutching at straws makes Putin unpredictable and dangerous opponent. European governments should be clearer to their citizens about the consequences and the trade-offs necessary. Lawrence Freedman military historian and emeritus professor at King's College London. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

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Opinion | Putin’s Desperate, Dangerous Game in Europe (Gift Article)

Vladimir Putin wants Europe to turn off its support to Ukraine, and he’s becoming more blatant in his warnings.

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Germany today in two headlines

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Arjan Struik @arjanstruik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wait. Typeface suggests NYT. Really?

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Inge Stolkenburg @ingestolkenburg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dus wanneer gaan we wat horen over de terroristen op het spoor?

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Arjan Struik @arjanstruik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Eigenlijk geeft Meta hiermee zelf munitie om de brillen te verbieden. Want als producenten geven ze zelf aan dat het gebruik van de brillen leidt tot 'pesten en intimidatie'. Lijkt me een mooi haakje om een rechtzaak te beginnen? Wil graag mee crowdfunden.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Peter Thurlow spent 50 years in politics and 30 in PR. His lesson for those seeking a closer relationship with Europe? Decide whether you want to win – or just make a noise. He considers what a credible route back towards the EU might look like. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social

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The plan that can take us back to the EU

Andy Burnham has done it – he’s talking about Brexit. But now what?

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is horrifying and exactly what a lot of us have been warning against for years. So fucking frustrating. We could have had better—politically, technologically, socially, and economically. We need far better leadership in all fields, at all levels.

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And one other thing, discounting everything pre-2024 is a big ask.

You are right, not an iron-clad counter argument. Just allow us the room to wait and see.

Surely, however, the last ten years of EU-UK diplomatic relations is not really supporting this assumption. Even Starmer didn’t always demonstrate a deep understanding of Brussels labyrinth. And didn’t seem to hire someone who did.

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While we know that the UK hasn’t even started asking what is needed to commence the process of agreeing on the process and criteria of rejoining. Something of a Barnier-in-reverse circus I expect.

But sometimes it is a bit much to digest how the issues about rejoining are framed. “If we give in on A and B and the EU compromises on this and that (e.g. FoM), we’ll rejoin.” Just like that.

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Hi, EU citizen here. I think it is a bit more complicated than just being tedious and boring.  I know that a lot of the speeches, statements, and posts are primarily for internal consumption. And understand the difficulties of establishing a support base.