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Helen Westerik

@helenwes.bsky.social
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Works in theatre, loves film and dance, especially dance on screen. Has ideas for multiple books and a deadline for one of them. Stands for human and animal rights. Practices tai chi and drinks tea.

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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Rereading and planning more solo hikes in nature. So good for the soul.
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's great to be off the grid for a bit. No wifi, no electricity, but plenty of birds to listen to and dragonflies and toads to see.
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Het Parool @parool.nl · 25/07/2026
Asako Yuzuki schreef culthit over fatshaming en seksisme: ‘Japanse vrouwen moeten zo dun en klein mogelijk zijn’
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Asako Yuzuki schreef culthit over fatshaming en seksisme: ‘Japanse vrouwen moeten zo dun en klein mogelijk zijn’
Lees het volledige artikel op Parool.nl
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Devastating news, so soon after Tony Rains' passing. iffr.com/nl/blog-in-h...
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Standing ovation after the must see performance by Ali Chahrour at Holland Festival. Powerful, profoundly moving theatre about the women impacted by the kafaka system in Beirut. Go see it this weekend. Really.
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I love it when you can stand and walk around in a/during a performance. There's a new layer in experiencing it. Still digesting the raw and intense performance by Blackhaine.
People standing in a former prison, watching a performance.
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Disorienting, dark, intense, fantastic. And Now I Know What Love Is by Blackhaine in the former Bijlmerbajes, a repurposed prison building. Setting couldn't be better. There are still tickets for this afternoon and tonight, on HollandFestival.nl
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Gert Verbeek @gertverbeek.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Z’ev (1951-2017) in actie in de derde uitzending van Aanvallen Van Uitersten tijdens Holland Festival 1983, live uitgezonden op tv. Mensen in de zaal uiten steeds luider hun ongenoegen ('Hoepel op!'). Volledige uitzending: schatkamer.beeldengeluid.nl/serie/210180...
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
And then, there's this. The details are nearly overwhelming in real life. I spent quite some time with it in Beaux Arts in BXL
Triptyque by Hieronymus Bosch
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
When in Brussels, never miss the chance to see some classics.
Painting of Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/05/2026
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
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Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/04/2026
🏛️ A key provision of the Voting Rights Act that restricted racial discrimination in voting for decades has been gutted by the Supreme Court. So, what actually happens when Black and brown voters lose proper representation in their communities? Here’s what you need to know👇
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Good piece on the ballroom/ bunker with "state-of-the-art hospital" by Jan-Werner Müller: "One could imagine a situation where Trump... would try to hole up and refuse to cede power." Now I can't stop picturing Trump running the Board of Peace from a bunker bed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A ballroom bunker is a perfect symbol for Trump 2.0 | Jan-Werner Müller
The edifice suggests a Silicon Valley-style desire to protect the president from national crises of his own making
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
(202) 224-3121 is the capitol switchboard for connecting to any senate or house office; even if you've never called; even though the lot of them are useless. no abominable war crimes, no war, no.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 07/04/2026
President threatens the eradication of 90 million people, and America's opposition party is just not getting it. Complete loss of words for the way our elected officials on both sides of the aisle are approaching These Times.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/04/2026
Trump needs to go. If we can’t use the 25th amendment, I have another idea | Arwa Mahdawi
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Trump needs to go. If we can’t use the 25th amendment, I have another idea | Arwa Mahdawi
The US constitution should make it possible to remove a president who’s not fit for office. But we’re going to need another way out, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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jrosew.bsky.social @jrosew.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Folks! Their staff are still there and volume of calls DOES MATTER. Stop the learned helplessness and defeatism. Please call. 5calls.org/issue/trump-...
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Impeach Trump ⭑ 5 Calls
Since Inauguration Day, Trump has consistently upended our constitutional separation of powers to unilaterally control all branches of our government; …
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Like every sensible person, I'm somewhere between total shock, utter disgust and complete disbelief www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/w...
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Iranians Voice Shock and Defiance in Face of Trump’s Latest Deadline
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Prachtig en intens triest stuk van Mina Etamad in de Volkskrant: ‘Hoe kan ik een sabzeh laten groeien om de lente in te luiden, nu er zo veel verderf is in Iran?’ www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achte...
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‘Hoe kan ik een sabzeh laten groeien om de lente in te luiden, nu er zo veel verderf is in Iran?’
Op Sizdah Bedar, dit jaar op 2 april, voeren veel Iraniërs een oud ritueel uit bij een stromende beek: eindelijk begint de lente. Maar dit jaar? Volkskrant-journalist Mina Etemad ziet de verwoestingen...
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 01/04/2026
“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.” —Audre Lorde April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we put together a list of poetry books that tell stories of resistance, sorrow, solidarity and hope in our struggles to change the world.
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“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.”
“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.” —Audre Lorde April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we put together a list of poetry books that tell stories of resistance...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 30/03/2026
An Israeli strike targeted a marked press car in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing Ali Shoeib of Al Manar TV, reporter Fatima Ftouni of Al Mayadeen TV, and her brother, freelance cameraman Mohamed Ftouni.
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Toef Jaeger @toefjaeger.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“De vernietiging van cultureel erfgoed door Isis en de Taliban werd barbaars genoemd. Die in Iran nu zullen niet als ‘barbaars’ getypeerd worden, omdat er één partij is die zegt dat deze oorlog uit goede wil wordt gevoerd. De westerse media zullen de schade als collateral damage zien.” @nrc.nl
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‘Als cultureel erfgoed met opzet wordt verwoest, kun je spreken van een oorlogsmisdaad’
Werelderfgoed in Iran: De aanvallen van Israël en de Verenigde Staten op Iran raken ook het cultureel erfgoed van dat land, en daarmee de identiteit en geschiedenis. „De vernielingen zullen niet als ‘...
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Lamyae Aharouay @lamyae.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Wanneer weet je dat de periode die je beschrijft de geschiedenis zal veranderen en wanneer weet je zeker dat iets een voetnoot zal blijken te zijn? Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Zaken doen met uiterst rechts is geen punt meer in politiek Den Haag: tijd om te gaan
Politiek: In Den Haag zag Lamyae Aharouay hoe uiterst rechts normaal werd gemaakt door andere partijen. Ze was verbijsterd – maar bleef als journalist gefascineerd. Nu wil ze afstand: niet meer steeds...
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DrJHAmsterdam @drjohamsterdam.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
In Nederland heeft het nauwelijks aandacht gekregen. Te druk met prietpraat bij Eva en Pauw. Maar de Duitse pers heeft er uitgebreid over bericht. In het Europese parlement hebben de christendemocraten (waar toe ook het CDA behoort) nauw samengewerkt met extreemrechts. Na onthulling: paniek
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EU-Parlament: Festigkeits-Prüfung an der Brandmauer
Die Ansage aus der Union an die EVP-Fraktion im Europaparlament und ihren Chef Weber ist unmissverständlich: Es soll auch dort keine Absprachen mit der AfD geben. Wie aber sehen das andere EVP-Parteie...
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 24/03/2026
🇱🇧 'War has aged us': Lebanon's teens losing youth to years of conflict Sixteen-year-old Hassan Kiki has been forced to flee his home twice in just two years, one of a generation of young Lebanese people whose formative years have been impacted by years of conflict and crisis
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/03/2026
Israel steps up attacks across Lebanon as more than a million people are displaced due to the conflict.
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Israel kills two in Beirut as it intensifies attacks across Lebanon
Israel steps up attacks across Lebanon as more than a million people are displaced due to the conflict.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/03/2026
Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers
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Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers
Medics and officials say there is systematic use of double-tap strikes in campaign to make the south uninhabitable Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable. Since the war began on 2 March, Israel has struck at least 128 medical facilities and ambulances across south Lebanon, killing 40 healthcare workers and wounding 107, according to the Lebanese ministry of health. The war started when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, triggering an Israeli military campaign. Continue reading...
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Kabinet Jetten I: evacueer Gazanen met een geldige verblijfstitel – nu
Het is belangrijk dat Gazaanse onderzoekers en academici naar Nederland kunnen komen omdat: • Het om onmiddellijke veiligheid gaat. Zij zitten vast in een vernietigd gebied. Zonder actieve Nederlandse...
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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · 09/03/2026
Met de aanval op Iran stort Amerika de regio, en de wereld, verder in wanorde. Dat is geen onkunde, maar een bewuste strategie. Want als er één ding duidelijk is uit zijn carrière, dan is het wel dat Trump gedijt bij chaos. 👉 buff.ly/w1kUBk4
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by. Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
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Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The Nordics have a combined GDP of $1,5 triliion, the Benelux countries $2 trillion. Put together that's a bigger economy than that of France or Italy, bigger than that of Russia, Canada or Brazil.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 21/01/2026
Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Vivian Maier, US street photographer whose work was discovered and recognized after her death #womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring a man and two children in silhouette walking away down a paved street with trees and puddles showing the reflections of the figures
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
12th century German nun and illuminator Guda who created one of the earliest surviving self-portraits of a woman in European imagery #womensart
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/01/2026
Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace
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Starmer’s calm diplomacy makes mistake of assuming Trump is a sentient being | John Crace
PM’s effort to take heat out of Greenland situation is yet another humiliation in his relationship with The Donald
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS. #Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 10/01/2026
Iran protests latest: Tehran threatens protesters with death penalty as casualties climb
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Iran protests live: Tehran threatens protesters with death penalty as casualties rise
A human rights group says at least 65 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December
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Timmi Allen @timmi-allen.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Politische Geriatrie Alte Männer regieren die Welt, auf dass sie zerfällt! 👇
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Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · 10/01/2026
Nieuwe beelden, gefilmd door ICE-agent die vrouw doodschoot in Minneapolis: ‘Ik ben niet boos op jou’
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Nieuwe beelden fatale schietpartij Minneapolis, gefilmd door ICE-agent die vrouw doodschoot
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/01/2026
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us. Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 08/01/2026
As more details emerge, the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent only becomes more and more horrific: bit.ly/49JQv22
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After the ICE Killing in Minneapolis, Will Truth Prevail?
Can Trump and Kristi Noem maintain their blatant lies in the face of multiple videos that show the victim was trying to drive away when she was shot three times by an ICE agent?
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026
More broadly, everyone who attends a protest needs to consider—perhaps more than ever before—what their tolerance for risk might be, from mere identification to the possibility of arrest or detention. Read the full guide: www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense. It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
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ICE Shot a Woman Dead — Then Lied About What Happened
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense. It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/01/2026
Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid | Nathalie Tocci
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Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid | Nathalie Tocci
The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Donald Trump, la «paix» et le business par la force, bienvenue en 2026 www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
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Donald Trump, la «paix» et le business par la force, bienvenue en 2026
La capture du dirigeant vénézuélien Nicolás Maduro par Washington en ce début d’année assume une diplomatie de la force et des intérêts pétroliers. Une stratégie qui fait fi du droit international et ...
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Helen Westerik @helenwes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
We've seen better starts of the year. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover
Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative Maga post over territory
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Paul Hendriksen @paulhendriksen.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Hoe anders zou de geschiedenis zijn verlopen als op 24 februari 2022 de kop zou zijn geweest: Europese leiders terughoudend na aanvallen Rusland in Oekraïne: 'Voor een vreedzame en democratische transitie' #MetenMet2Maten als hogere kunstvorm
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