Reposted by Rick de Ruiter Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21hThis is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country. 1976152805344
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 21hSanctions? What sanctions?nbcnews.comTrump says Putin will release diesel fuel onto global market amid unprecedented price surgeEscalations in the Russia-Ukraine war have caused diesel costs to spike this fall, repeatedly setting all-time records. 120
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 21hSpoorfittie.oost.nlBijna 500 reizigers zeven uur gestrand in trein bij grens, GoVolta woest op NSBijna 500 reizigers van een GoVolta-trein naar Berlijn moesten gisteren zeven uur lang wachten. De oorzaak was een gestrande NS-trein bij Bad Bentheim, waardoor de trein van GoVolta niet verder kon ri... 020
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 21hPowerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warningstheguardian.comPowerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warningsHazardous waves are possible in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico 010
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 22hTrump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretarytheguardian.comTrump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretaryZacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after giving birth to her second child 000
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽 20649632505
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"The EU stands ready to take any necessary measures to enable the Court to carry out its work both in investigating and prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity, and to protect the interests of EU operators within the Single Market."ec.europa.euStatement on the International Criminal Court following announcement of US sanctionsThe European Union has been a constant supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is deeply regrettable that the United States has announced intentions to impose sanctions.\nThe EU will w... 12111
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new lowtheguardian.comExecution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul DaleyA proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity 020
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sancties VS tegen Internationaal Strafhof in Den Haag: 'Schurkachtig hof'rtl.nlSancties VS tegen Internationaal Strafhof in Den Haag: 'Schurkachtig hof'De Verenigde Staten leggen nieuwe sancties op aan het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) in Den Haag. Dat blijkt uit een verklaring die is ingezien door persbureau Reuters. De VS richt zich op het hele str... 021
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Nobel Committee ‘Shamed Itself Beyond Repair’ By Snubbing Trump, He Says In Truth Social Repostforbes.comTrump Reshares Post Calling Nobel Peace Prize Winner A ‘Hater of America And Israel’After losing the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, President Donald Trump reshared a post on Truth Social attacking winner, South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, as an "unabashed hater of America ... 321
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Well damn, finally something positive about AI. 😂 301501332
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Twintig buitenslapers in Ter Apel: 'Bizarre situatie'rtvnoord.nlTwintig buitenslapers in Ter Apel: 'Bizarre situatie'Twintig asielzoekers hebben in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag in de regen in het gras buiten het aanmeldcentrum in Ter Apel geslapen, omdat binnen geen plek voor hen was. 'Voor deze mensen zelf is ... 012
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Niveau openbare steniging. Daar is dat land beland. 010
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamedapnews.comPentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamedThe Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” 200
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWIInewrepublic.comHegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWIIDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan’s execution should be watched by everyone. 101
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 80548181340
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kamerleden chagrijnig over spoedstemming over regenboogvlag: 'Ik was bijna thuis'rtl.nlKamerleden chagrijnig over spoedstemming over regenboogvlag: 'Ik was bijna thuis'Leden van de Tweede Kamer moeten vanavond terugkomen naar Den Haag om te stemmen over een voorstel om zondag tijdens coming-outdag de regenboogvlag te hijsen aan het Kamergebouw. Na berichtgeving van ... 120
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter Tom Moroney @etmcalifornia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This day in music October 8, 1965-Bruce Springsteen. The Florescents supported by The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at the I.B. Club in Howell, New Jersey. This was The Castiles first publicly advertised nightclub appearance. youtu.be/_1ET0kehXbg?...youtu.beBruce Springsteen and the Castiles: That's What You Get (studio version)YouTube video by Felicitas Rockawaythedays 011
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be ‘The Enemy!’independent.co.ukTrump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be ‘The Enemy!’President’s latest outburst comes as his push to rebrand the emerging technology falls increasingly flat 010
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Susan Dell.m.economictimes.com‘Mar-a-Lago face’: Susan Dell, wife of Dell CEO, goes viral after White House appearance with TrumpSusan Dell and President Donald Trump recently appeared to promote Trump Accounts, providing investment funds for children. The initiative aims to distribute $1,000 in seed money to eligible newborns ... 020
Reposted by Rick de Ruiter Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump's speech is interrupted for a seventh time 3113063549
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026”And with each announcement, the cast assembled around the desk seems to get a little stranger: an increasingly eclectic collection of people smiling encouragingly at the president as he reads from a laminated sheet of paper, printed in enormous type.”independent.co.ukIn a few weird moments, Trump revealed more than he intended in the Oval OfficeThe president again seemed confused and low-energy, and his ad-libbed insults aimed at the Democrats were only semi-coherent. Meanwhile, the group gathered around him grinned and grinned in a way that... 130
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026More than 80 U.S. warplanes have been destroyed or damaged in the course of Donald Trump’s war on Iran at a cost of more than $3 billion, according to a new congressional report.thedailybeast.comJaw-Dropping Scale of Trump’s Secret Military Losses Is ExposedTotal losses have nearly doubled since mid-May. 084
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Provincie blijft op X: Partij voor het Noorden wijzigt standpunt, verbazing groot bij Voltrtvnoord.nlProvincie blijft op X: Partij voor het Noorden wijzigt standpunt, verbazing groot bij VoltHet X-account van de provincie Groningen blijft gewoon in de lucht. Het stond op de nominatie om gedeactiveerd te worden, maar dat gaat om een opmerkelijke reden niet door. De Partij voor het Noorden ... 000
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Het lot van een burgemeester is dat je het moet doen met de partijen die gekozen zijn door de bevolking”, zegt burgemeester Haseloop-Amsing.trouw.nlOldebroek hijst toch de regenboogvlag, mét de burgemeester erbij: ‘Het is een kans om verbinding te maken’In de gemeente Oldebroek wordt zaterdag alsnog de regenboogvlag gehesen. Niet op het gemeentehuis, maar wel in bijzijn van de burgemeester. ‘Zij laat zien dat ze een burgermoeder is voor iedereen.’ 1195
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Europarlementariër daagt Trump uit met naakt beeld in Straatsburgbnr.nlEuroparlementariër daagt Trump uit met naakt beeld in StraatsburgHet beeld heet ‘De Oranje Plaag’. 0132
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026US senator says he was denied access to damaged military base in Qatarmiddleeasteye.netUS senator says he was denied access to damaged military base in QatarChris Murphy said he was able to meet US diplomats in the Gulf, but the Pentagon prevented him from visiting al-Udeid air base 000
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer saysnbcnews.comChrista Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer saysPike was rushed to the hospital in Tennessee last week after surviving two lethal injections of pentobarbital. Her prognosis is unclear, her lawyers said. 051
Rick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Andrew Tate Accused of Possessing Extreme Porn Depicting Sex With an Eel and Horseibtimes.co.ukAndrew Tate Accused of Possessing Extreme Porn Depicting Sex With an Eel and Horse, Extradition Documents RevealAndrew Tate faces 19 UK charges, including alleged child-image offences and extreme pornography, according to extradition documents. He denies wrongdoing. 001
