Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJames Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2hIn sum, Europe needs a plan to resist a Russian attack without the US, or with minimal US support, at the sub-conventional, conventional and nuclear level. 25518 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialSteven Van Hecke @stevenvanhecke.bsky.social · 4h'In de ogen van de westerse publieke opinie geven de maatschappelijke veerkracht en militaire inventiviteit de heldhaftige Oekraïners een moreel voordeel. Maar de vraag dringt zich steeds nadrukkelijker op: hoelang nog?' 👉 Mijn opinie in De Tijd kan je ook lezen via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum... 023 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialHugo Reitsma @hugoreitsma.bsky.social · 3hWaarom zijn de miljardairs zo boos?https://www.volkskrant.nl/boeken/waarom-zijn-miljardairs-zo-boos-op-de-wereld-die-ze-zelf-lijken-te-besturen~bbd9eccf/volkskrant.nlWaarom zijn miljardairs zo boos op de wereld die ze zelf lijken te besturen?Miljardairs zijn rijker dan ooit. Ze doen precies waar ze zin in hebben en wereldleiders dingen naar hun hand. Toch klagen ze en klagen ze. Waar komt al die rancune vandaan? 061 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAlberto Alemanno @alemanno.wsocial.eu · 3hThe story is not about Europe going to the right (that’s largely happened), but whether EU integration process can survive as a result. Here’s my latest: albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/can-the-eu... 0138 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialCaroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social · 2hPoetin warmt zich al op voor de volgende etappe Mijn column in @nrc.nl www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...nrc.nlColumn | Poetin warmt zich al op voor de volgende etappeEind augustus had Vladimir Poetin een gesprek met Russische onderwijzers. Een van die onderwijzers vertelde dat hij in het hoge noorden had gewoond. Poetin vroeg of hij daar weleens ijsberen had gezie... 31610 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14hIs it bad if major defense contractors have their own foreign policies? 703308927 1
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialChristoph Schmidt @christophschmidt.bsky.social · 23hMust see: het slot van Zelensky's persconferentie in Brussel zojuist. 34755266 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 16/10/20261. Trump's brain is paranoid mush 2. Trump's paranoid mush-brain is looking for scapegoats to blame when it comes to the impending collapse of his position in US politics after the mid-terms 3. Trump's desperate search for scapegoats will focus on Ukraine, Canada and Europe 9340104 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialStaffan Dahl @staffand.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Might have missed something but don’t think they headline is correct in referring to this as ”re-enter the EU”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK could quickly re-enter EU with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, senior MEP saysBernd Lange, who was involved in Brexit talks, says deal could be negotiated within months of any decision to deepen ties 021 0
rikwinkel.bsky.social @rikwinkel.bsky.social · 16/10/2026'Shrugging off' is an odd way to describe hiding your head in the sand and it's not tenable. The last two years of his presidency will be very ugly. www.politico.eu/article/in-e...politico.euIn Europe, the Trump shock factor is wearing offEuropean leaders are learning to shrug off the U.S. president’s provocations rather than scramble to contain the damage. 000 0
rikwinkel.bsky.social @rikwinkel.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Hij is weer op zoek naar zijn innerlijke populist. 000 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialHugo Reitsma @hugoreitsma.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Roemeense territoriale wateren = NAVO grondgebied 63920 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialSaschaJanssen 🎸 @saschajanssen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Herinnering dat er helemaal niemand bij de Belastingdienst is ontslagen vanwege discriminatoir en racistisch gedrag en dat het @openbaarministerie.bsky.social de ballen niet had om strafrechtelijk te vervolgen. #toeslagenschandaal #afpakjesdag 37132 2
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJoshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Leestip. De Republiek was feitelijk Zeven Republieken, die elke poging tot versteviging van het politieke centrum blokkeerden. De hele achttiende eeuw lang balanceerde het centrum daardoor op de rand van het bankroet. 22211 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJan Leune @janleune.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Niemand uit China heeft ooit de Nobelprijs voor Economie gewonnen. Ook is nooit een Japanner gelauwerd met die prijs. Toch zijn dat juist de landen met de spectaculairste groeicijfers sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Meer daarover in de Volkskrant. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...volkskrant.nlZijn Japanse en Chinese economen te slecht voor de Nobelprijs? 3285 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJaap Friso @jaapfriso.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Vertel eerst maar eens hoe het zit met die buizen op het spoor. 1645891 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?" The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?" 451889495 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026As a patriotic American, I support this. My suggestion is that White House reporters identify which sources have leaked the most and we move ahead. 1216625 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialDavid Carretta @davidcarretta.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The Morning Post Europe is online Today’s story: "Friends of Cohesion"? Enemies Of The Draghi Report. In our brief: Ostriches on Trump; no quick fix for energy prices at the Summit, a heated debate on migration. With @grimmse.bsky.social 👇 europemorningpost.substack.com/p/friends-of...europemorningpost.substack.com"Friends of Cohesion"? Enemies of the Draghi ReportGood morning! 121 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJanine C👀ijmans @janinecooijmans.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Meer aandacht graag. Want 100 miljoen… no way: *ondernemersrisico* 1416167 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialProfessor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 14/10/20262027: election year during which several EU radical right parties are expected to do well. However, it is clearer by the day how their strategy on key issues, such as NATO and Ukraine, now diverge. Here is Meloni's statement to the Senate today. Gone are the day of 'building bridges' with Trump... 23216 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialTim Gatzios @timgats.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ik probeer er met een open geest naar te luisteren, maar het is me volstrekt onduidelijk hoe Tom Sauer diplomatie met Rusland dan wel ziet. Hoe zou die diplomatie lopen? Welke resultaten zouden eruit kunnen komen? Hoe sleep je die resultaten uit de brand als je Oekraïne laat vallen en dus verzwakt? 392 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Reminder that the EU had no compunction about banning Russia Today. If anything, Musk’s behaviour is more egregious - directly assisting a foreign enemy's military attack. And this is on top of his support for race riots, Nazis and CSAM! By any measure, a threat to national security. 11379151 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026A good reminder that the US has a long track record of losing badly planned wars of imperial intervention #QueenstonHeights via @magnuscanis.bsky.social 47110 0
rikwinkel.bsky.social @rikwinkel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Churchill noch De Gaulle zag zijn eigen land opgaan in Europa. Ze waren (ieder op eigen wijze) bezig met het voortbestaan van hun rijk in een door de VS gedomineerde wereld. En ik vind De Gaulle's anti-Amerikanisme op dit moment niet zo'n slecht voorbeeld voor Europa. 100 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialDavid Carretta @davidcarretta.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The European Union can impose sanctions for "actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine." Starlink in Ukraine is being paid for by Poland. The time has come to threaten sanctions against Elon Musk. 1238 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialSaschaJanssen 🎸 @saschajanssen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Draadje 👇🏽 over hoe een Parlementariër tevens zijnde ex-staatssecretaris van justitie fake news (beter: leugens) verspreidt over de rechterlijke macht en hoe media zonder feitelijke weerwoord die leugens als propaganda laat verspreiden. Media zagen daardoor mede aan de poten van trias politica. 611958 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAnders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 13/10/2026Many people have a wrong idea about what US intelligence sharing with Ukraine is. In reality it's largely early warnings about air strikes so Ukrainians can seek shelter. This requires US satellites. But it looks like Trump might have instructed his military to stop giving Ukrainians that warning. 64665367 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“Another US president would be pressuring Russia to stop slaughtering innocents. Trump is instead giving them the means to kill more.” Me on Trump’s darkest turn yet against Ukraine. as.ft.com/r/0f7ee7f8-3...as.ft.comWhy Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugularNo matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence 37915284 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialMathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 13/10/2026Amateurisme of populisme. Of allebei, natuurlijk. fd.nl/politiek/161... 1919026 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialKees Klomp @keesklomp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Hoe meer ‘boeren’ zichzelf buiten spel zetten en dwepen met hun ‘slachtofferschap’, hoe groter ‘t besef dat de landbouwsector ‘t probleem is en ingrijpend moet worden gesaneerd. Dus ga vooral door met ‘t demoniseren van mensen die de ongemakkelijke waarheid verkondigen www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...bnnvara.nlBoze boeren cancelen Yvon Jaspers omdat ze na jaren vragen begint te stellen over pesticiden - Joop - BNNVARABoerenorganisaties hebben hun achterban opgeroepen om niet met Yvon Jaspers te praten. 1930195 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialThomas Huttinga @thomashuttinga.bsky.social · 13/10/202612 november in de winkels: Supermacht Europa, de weg naar onafhankelijkheid. Met quotes door @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @stevenvanhecke.bsky.social waarom u dit boek moet lezen: 022 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJasper Lukkezen @lukkezen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Omdat miljonairs zich te goed voelen om belasting te betalen, moet uw pensioenpot er aan geloven. Lekker bezig, Tax. 282 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAnthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 13/10/2026I foresee a 80/20 referendum win for "joining an EU that is exactly what the UK political class has just made up in its head". That's why there's a statue of Kit Malthouse in Place Luxembourg. 2203 0
rikwinkel.bsky.social @rikwinkel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Or 'ordinary' criminal activity in the digital age. Let's not jump to conclusions. 000 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Troubling message from Zelenskyy after a new Russian attack on Kyiv: "Unfortunately, we received no early warning from our partners about this strike. Intelligence on Russian ballistic missile launches helps save lives, and this is one of the most critical issues." 510142 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialAnders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 13/10/2026The Black Sea is actually not a bad place for Russia to test NATO, because due to the Montreux Convention it is difficult for NATO to send a naval force to the area. 1520171 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialMylo Minderbinder @duffomatic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026WaPo published my letter, but first they censored it. Here’s the story . . 1/ 8646353 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialCaroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"One major takeaway from Florida, Mr. Seibert told ambassadors, was that the Americans were engaging more with the Russians than they publicly acknowledge" After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...nytimes.comAfter Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over UkrainePresident Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami. 3259 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialVincenzo DM @vincenzodm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This was painted in the 1420/1430s in a workshop in Flanders. The level of detail in the Ghent Alterpiece was very much unmatched at the time. Jan van Eyck truly was one of the greatest painters ever. 2356 0
rikwinkel.bsky.social @rikwinkel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Speeding offenders calling for lower speed limits. 000 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialFrançois Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Wondering we will seize sanctions-breaking ships bringing 🇷🇺 diesel to 🇺🇸 4407 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialCraig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Gah. Stop this nonsense. FOM is a benefit. Stop framing it as a negative. Also, FOM is one of the four freedoms. Without it, you can’t be in the EU and can’t even be in the single market. This isn’t difficult. 2225166 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Tusk: “Anyone who, for reasons of betrayal, stupidity or money, wants to weaken Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression is acting directly against their own nation, the security of their own country and its sovereignty.” 7492130 0
Reposted by @rikwinkel.bsky.socialHerman Beun @hermanbeun.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026Dostojewski, De Gebroeders Karamazow 111 0