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Leendert van der Ent

@entlorient.bsky.social
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Historian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce / Tacitus, public finance Dutch Republic, colonial and military history. Science writer (science policy, energy transition, ICT, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi. Dutch.

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Prof.dr. Beatrice de Graaf @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social · 1h
Wilt u meer of minder drama? www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Column | Willen we meer of minder drama in het publieke debat?
De publieke ruimte is één grote dramashow geworden. Lastige kwesties worden versmald en oplossingen blijven uit.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 2h
“Elon Musk is now in charge of the future of warfare. That’s a massive, massive, massive concern,” one commenter wrote on X.
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'Should Terrify Us All': Critics Malign Elon Musk's Return To Trump Administration
“Elon Musk is now in charge of the future of warfare. That’s a massive, massive, massive concern,” one commenter wrote on X.
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Arie van der Ent @arieiii.bsky.social · 1h
WEG MET HET NIP! Honderd procent eens. En: ik wist als student natuurlijk van het Russische kolonialisme, maar op een heel andere manier dan nu. Dat Lermontov meevocht om Tsjetsjenen af te slachten, dat Poesjkin ook graag mee had gedaan de hele Kaukasus russisch te maken en te houden... (1/3)
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 12h
🇸🇪✈️ "In the event of a Russian attack, Sweden will no longer limit itself to defense," stated head of Royal Swedish Air Force's Center. The new concept calls for a transition to offensive operations and the destruction of targets deep within enemy territory. This is about deterrence.
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Oekraïne Vandaag @oekrainevandaag.bsky.social · 16h
Oud-NOS-correspondent (Rusland) David Jan Godfroid heeft een paar vragen voor demonstranten die denken dat een oproep tot 'vrede' en 'diplomatie' genoeg is om de Russische oorlog tegen Oekraïne te stoppen:
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 14h
Something like he policing himself on corruption, I guess.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 21h
⚡ Ukrainian manufacturer Fire Point announced its 850 km-range FP-9 ballistic missile is entering final testing stages. united24media.com/defense-tech...
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Fire Point Says Its 850-Km FP-9 Ballistic Missile Is Entering the Final Stretch
Fire Point aims to finish the FP-9, a long-range ballistic missile reaching 850 km, by autumn 2026, as its FP-7 begins the codification process.
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Rusni_pizda @rusni-pizda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The shift in Ukrainian strike doctrine against Russian refining is now visible in the data. It's obvious. Analysis from @dronebomber and Fire Point maps the change precisely. Earlier strikes hit a refinery, made news, and the plant kept running on surviving lines.
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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sven Erik Volberg - 2/5 The brutality serves systematically organized resource extraction. In CAR, Sudan, and Mali, 🇷🇺russian forces seize direct control of gold and diamond mines, securing mineral concessions for Moscow while plundering artisanal sites and terrorizing local mining communities.
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Wilco Veldhorst @wilcoveldhorst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vlak niet uit dat er nog steeds banden zijn tussen CDA en CNV -en ook FNV- en dat VNONCW een innige relatie met de VVD heeft. VNONCW wil die ingrepen in de sociale zekerheid ook helemaal niet. Dat was echt een hobbyhorse van de junior coalitie-partner.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interestingly this mass surrender of russians includes officers, drone operators and artillery guys. Meaning Ukraine pushed through to russian rare areas. One time cauldron calls were actually correct.
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Ukraine Support 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @blue24world.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Germany Searches for Secret Russian Weapons Caches — Bild In Germany, law enforcement and intelligence agencies are searching for weapons caches that Russian agents may have prepared for sabotage operations at defense facilities. #Germany #EU #Ukraine #Russia militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...
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Germany Searches for Secret Russian Weapons Caches — Bild
In Germany, law enforcement and intelligence agencies are searching for weapons caches that Russian agents may have prepared for sabotage operations at
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine’s civilian centres. Hospitals, offices, data centres, railways, warehouses and publishers hit. 90% of retail food-logistics capacity has been destroyed; millions of books and hundreds of locomotives lost or damaged.
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Russia declares total war on Ukraine's economy, from data centres to school textbooks
Warehouses, locomotives, internet providers, publishers and now the national science academy have become targets. Ukraine's economy ministry puts the cost at up to $10 billion this year, and growth fo...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gil Durán says his book "The Nerd Reich" is about "a cult of apocalyptic billionaires who believe it is their destiny to end democracy." He joined Data & Society research director Alice Marwick and me to discuss the book last week at Betaworks. Listen: www.techpolicy.press/gil-durn-map...
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Gil Durán Maps the Rise of the 'Nerd Reich'
Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
. MAGA doesn’t care either .
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It runs in the family
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
❗️ Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which was attacked on September 26, is much more important for the Russian military industry than officially stated, - Dallas Analytics Signboard as supplier of tank sights, rangefinders, thermal imagers does not withstand any inspection of internal documents.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No, a president who offers China arms sales. In short: a puppet, a fiddle and a laughing stock.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
20 million plus your own death warrant of course.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"A deal is a deal"
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mélenchon proving he does not understand basic schoolyard psychology, nor Russia, nor geopolits. Also proving he is willing to sell out all and everything, including principles, to make the Russia problem only bigger. Who votes for that?
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
According to Mélenchon, supporting Ukraine’s survival means courting war with Russia. In reality, his rhetoric is just standard far-left capitulation disguised as pacifism. Tankies will be tankies
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PG Kroeger @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
De GOP houdt intussen rally's met haar gouverneurkandidaat in 'the Panhandle' van Noord-Florida. Die regio is zo door en door Republican, dat dáár nu campagne moeten gaan voeren en geld uitgeven een onthutsend signaal is.....
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ze lachen zich rot in Moskou om een vredesdemonstratie, terwijl ze onverdroten burgers blijven vermoorden.
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Levi @levi98k.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Als je er wat dieper induikt - en ik moest zelf ook weer even mijn geheugen opfrissen over hoe diep de Russische banden met De Andere Krant precies gaan - dan moet je het inderdaad in die hoek zoeken. Je komt hier bijvoorbeeld ook Sjoerd de Groot tegen, van Volkeren voor Vrede en de AFVN.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Russian propagandist says Europeans are jealous of hell.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
American consumer trust second lowest since WWII. youtube.com/shorts/SejOc...
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New survey predicts trouble for Trump ahead of midterms
YouTube video by CNN
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I would rather say: the lunatics have taken over the asylum
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Higher gas prices, less economic cars. Trump always gets you the worst of all available options.
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Klaplopers miskend Gemeenten die te weinig asielzoekers opvangen voelen zich miskend door minister - nos.nl/l/2632686
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Gemeenten die te weinig asielzoekers opvangen voelen zich miskend door minister
Veel gemeenten die op de lijst van 'weigergemeenten' van het ministerie staan, vinden dat er te weinig rekening wordt gehouden met al hun inspanningen.
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Hubert Smeets @hubertsmeets.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Observaties op Dam. 1. Gelet brede ondertekening Manifest matige opkomst. 2. Organisatie @nieuwevredesbwging.bsky.social, @lsvb.bsky.social en young @fnv.bsky.social onzichtbaar. 3. Demonstratie gekaapt door neo-stalinisten verschillende pluimage. 4. Expliciete aanwezigheid pro-Kremlinkrachten.
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🇺🇦🍉 @taltita.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Heel rake observatie van @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social in NRC:
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Listening to Trump has consequences. Remember @therickwilson.bsky.social rule: everything Trump touches dies. It is like the relativity theory: never proven wrong so far. itsfoss.com/news/netherl...
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The Netherlands Built a Nix-Based Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC
Eight municipalities are already testing DAWO, the government's NixOS-powered work environment.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Haven't seen this as a major news item. It is, however, huge news: Dutch government is testing to switch to a Linux environment. tweakers.net/reviews/1533...
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Nederland maakt soeverein alternatief voor Windows en Office op basis van Linux
De Nederlandse overheid maakt een eigen digitale werkomgeving op basis van de Nederlandse Linux-distributie NixOS. De ontwikkelaars geven een kijkje in de keuken.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
❗️In an evening address, President Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s defense forces neutralize about 55% of Russian jet drones: since the beginning of September, Russia has used more than 2,730 Geran drones, of which over 1,500 have been shot down or suppressed.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is planning to turn an outdated skyscraper building in the city into 4,000 units of affordable housing. Instead of creating destructive data centers that destroy lives as well as the ecosystem for dark profit, this leader chooses to help people instead. More of this please.
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The question should be asked more often. Besides the very interesting content of this article, there is also the math. Compare the cost of maintaining the colossal (on paper) nuclear arsenal with Russia's post 1991 defence budget and the answer is pretty obvious. youtube.com/watch?v=ZFG2...
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Why Putin Can NEVER Use a Nuclear Weapon
YouTube video by Paul Warburg
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
His name spells I - d - i - o - t
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The autumn offensive in the Donbas is underway. It’s unfolding just as they reported to Putin: “The autumn offensive in the Donbas would be decisive and serious.” Except the offensive operation is being carried out by someone other than the occupiers.” — Ukrainian journalist Kyrylo Sazonov
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Try sensible policies instead for a change
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Project Push @project-push.tk.gg · 26/09/2026
United States Before the midterm elections, the Trump administration is trying to reshape voting rules to its advantage via Le Monde (Translated)
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Before the midterm elections, the Trump administration is trying to reshape voting rules to its advantage
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De Speld @speld.nl · 26/09/2026
Boeken met smaakjes moeten jongeren weer aan het lezen krijgen
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​Boeken met smaakjes moeten jongeren weer aan het lezen krijgen
Dat het slecht gaat met de leesvaardigheid van jongeren mag inmiddels geen verrassing meer heten.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Once upon a time, in the not so distant past...
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Leendert van der Ent @entlorient.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The man is a parody in and of himself.
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