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Emma van den Berg

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UK national living in The Netherlands Cheese-loving crone Also fond of my husband

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
So Trump has been planning to stitch up Ukraine for weeks.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 12h
Unless in the next 2 years DSA, Dems and anti-Trump conservatives can work together to pull the US away from the internal chaos Trump and MAGA are steering it towards then the world is heading to a post-American order
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Recap: Putin launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine defends itself valiantly with US support, West adapts a little to energy shock with more on the way, Trump returns to office, cuts aid to Ukraine & renewables, launches a war of choice causing new energy shock, imports fuel from Russia.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Theatre of the absurd! Trump announces US will buy diesel from russia even though he signed a law mandating sanctions for any country buying russian energy. Meanwhile russia actually has a diesel export ban because they can’t meet domestic demand.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
‘Culturally British by my standards’ is one of the most chilling phrases uttered in British politics. Entirely unsurprising to me who it’s from.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK aged 7 having fled the war in Somalia with her family. She has thrived. Leader of Camden council and now the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. A narrative that runs counter to all we are told about refugees. Congratulations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pope Leo XIV: Someone who says 'I'm against abortion' but says 'I'm in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life. Someone who says that 'I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,' I don't know if that's pro-life.
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"The sanctions are intended to undermine the rule of law internationally and the work ​that an independent judicial institution is doing. Our work will continue across all our situations, our investigations and our prosecutions." www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I think what frightens me most is that the sheer volume of things to be horrified by has become its own kind of protection for the people responsible. Nothing has to be explained or resolved becuase a story or a scandal or a tragedy only has to survive until the next thing happens in five minutes.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A cop warns on the price of witnessing death.
As a homicide detective, I can say with all of my being that there is no lesson learned in seeing someone die. But there is a price. And that price is your peace. Your decency. And the soul of our society.
We don't have to be this way, this fake tough but real ugly way. Stop
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨 POCHIN’S PROPERTY PANTO! “Second homes are hurting communities!” Two days later: That £800k one looks lovely. That anti-establishment revolution looks rather comfortable. #politicsintheuk #ReformHypocrisy
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"In this building lived and worked journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Killed 7 October 2006"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 07/10/2026
Did Trump lie to the American people about using tariffs to close the trade deficit?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Very, very rich people rarely have good taste. It's a thing.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This.👇
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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From NASA 📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 05/10/2026
Our statement on the recent Green Party of England and Wales motion 'Zionism is Racism'. europeangreens.eu/news/egp-pos...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sam Altman says "the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefit of AI." Perhaps Altman being charged, tried and convicted on fraud charges, and spending the next 20 years in prison? Wait—that would be a good thing. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
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Metje van Elten @metjevanelten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Auw.. #lezersbriefVolkskrant
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David Firn @davidfirn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So the Iranians have closed the Strait of Hormuz and the Cotswolds?
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died. cnn.it/4i2BCfj
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But I enjoyed the current Govts comms dept response 😂
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The thing that gets me about these lurid anti-Zionist statements, like the one the Greens just passed, is that it is *so fucking easy* to criticise the Israeli government without engaging in that type of language.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/10/2026
“Don't even try to deny it. Oh wait, you can't."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/10/2026
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met reut.rs/4yuuwpD
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met
The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set ​out in a June interim agreement with the US ‌are met, Nournews reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington's reply to ​its diplomatic proposal.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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Dr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Her sole quality is that she’s survived the Hunger Games/Yellowjackets crossover that is Tory infighting for this long, and Farage has started to implode. It’s something, but it’s not actually leadership.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The 'Kemi Badenoch is a good leader, held back by the Conservative brand' is a take that immediately falls apart when you ask 'what was the Conservative party polling in September 2024, and what is it polling in September 2026?'
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The corruption is staggering. Wow.
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026
A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Baltic States Prepare for War
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (they were horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates). She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger. She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked. Horrible
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Rev. Magdalen @revmagdalen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
None of the horrible things Trump has done have been "distractions." They're all just horrible things that stand on their own as horrible, and he thinks up new ones every day.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russia’s 2027 budget: military costs expected to spiral, at least by 40%. Unsustainable, of course, that’s why they’re proposing a 10% cut in real terms for development, infrastructure and healthcare and a 5% cut in education.
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Russia plans record military spending
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz claims "the primary thing" affecting diesel prices is "the war between Russia and Ukraine" (diesel prices only spiked after Trump attacked Iran ... )
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/09/2026
Portrait of marital bliss
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026
Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These summits are too embarrassing - and too dangerous, with Trump's instability - and the country would be safer and better off if our president weren't hosting them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Pentagon cover-up of US military casualties in Trump’s catastrophic Iran War continues. 37 troops have been quietly added to the public tally of wounded personnel bringing the total to 861.
WaPo: Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid
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Gerrit Hiemstra🐇 @gerrithiemstra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Helemaal mee eens. Voor het klimaat maakt het niet uit waar de CO2 vandaan komt. Elk extra molecuul in de atmosfeer draagt bij aan klimaatverandering.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Life comes at you fast
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This didnt happen by magic: This weapon was designed This weapon was tested This weapon was mass produced This weapon was transported This weapon was aimed This weapon was fired This was appeased This was excused This was permitted This was normalised
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