Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6hPretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 41678521774
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9hHegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors." 21442424570
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2hThree million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months. 38608308
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9hThat expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence. 772135782504
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenLuc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 13hTijdens het debat over de financiële beschouwingen komt de aap uit de mouw: De belastingverlaging in box 3 kost €18,4 miljard. De belastingverlaging in box 2 kost €1,7 miljard. Kabinet heeft slechts een dekking van €12,3 miljard, dus nog een openstaande rekening van €7,7 miljard (!) 44300112
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICE is having another hiring surge, adding 5,000 new employees by the end of the year. That would expand the agency’s workforce by about 17%. As of July, ICE had more than 29,000 employees, funded by substantial new funding from Congress. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 65219155
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenWIRED @wired.com · 15hLost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Checkpoints are suffocating Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank. Over 18 months, WIRED and our reporting partners investigated the full scope of the system that has carved the West Bank up. www.wired.com/story/how-is...wired.comHow Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West BankLost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it. 18269126
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenPalestina Monitor @palestinamonitor.bsky.social · 20hKamervragen beantwoord: Belastingontwijking door Israëlische bedrijven via Nederland Suzanne Kröger, Luc Stultiens, Kati Piri (PRO) 11 vragen aan de regering Bekijk op Parlementaire Monitor 11912
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenNina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 21hElon Musk is sitting right by Rutte 1216
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenLuc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 22hHet ging de VVD nooit om de kleine spaarders.. De rijken worden rijker, gewone mensen betalen de rekening. 53479195
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 22hKunnen we allemaal heel moeilijk over doen met zijn allen, maar dit is gewoon het rendement dat die hardwerkende Cor van Zadelhoff maakt op zijn jaarlijkse stamppotbuffet... 085
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenJohan Vollenbroek @stichtingmobilisation.nl · 22hTwee varkensbedrijven in de Achterhoek hadden vergunning gekregen voor een forse uitbreiding van het aantal varkens onder het mom van "doelsturing". Beide vergunningen zijn door de rechter vernietigd. Minister van Essen: kondig dat moratorium op uitbreidingen af. En rap een beetje!!!nieuweoogst.nlVergunningen twee Gelderse varkenshouderijen moeten opnieuw worden beoordeeldDe uitbreiding van twee varkenshouderijen in de Achterhoek kan vooralsnog niet doorgaan. Hoewel de rechtbank oordeelt dat de doelsturingssystematiek standhoudt, moeten de vergunningen toch nog worden ... 17426137
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenGeert van Boxtel @geertvb.bsky.social · 21hDaarom zullen we ze moeten opeten. Er is geen andere optie. 1114
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hEric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron. 44397521423
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenNadia Bouras @nadiabouras.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Breaking news it is! Er valt genoeg kritiek te leveren op de Marokkaanse politiek en het geringe publieke vertrouwen daarin. Maar dat Marokko nu een vrouwelijke premier heeft mag toch echt historisch worden genoemd. Wat dat betreft kan Nederland iets van Marokko leren 😐 2549670
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenReuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026JUST IN: King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said reut.rs/4e5QO94 8461126
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. 295144332826
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 451052672
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026💰 “Over the last 20 months, Trump’s super PAC has received large donations from corporations or individuals seeking/have received favorable treatment from Trump.” Trump Bribery is big business! popular.info/p/how-maga-i... 24527230
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Netanyahu made a trip to UAE yesterday, pleading with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to publicly deny Haaretz and NYT reporting that he personally warned him, 10 days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas was planning a major attack. The UAE refused. apnews.com/article/isra... 801216593
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 132119913109
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMerijn Oudenampsen @merijnoudenampsen.org · 29/09/2026Leg deze toespraak van P.J. Oud naast The Road to Serfdom van Friedrich Hayek en de overeenkomsten zijn zeer opvallend. Weet niet hoe consistent het neoliberalisme van P.J. Oud was, maar dat hij op zeker moment zichzelf en de VVD als neoliberaal zag, lijkt me moeilijk te betwisten. 052
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Down from the Peak: Conditions for the Decline of Radical Right Parties” Excellent reflection on a crucial question. Unlike most punditry, this piece is based on academic research rather than fantasies, gut feelings, and political preferences. (Scroll down for English)politik-wissenschaft.orgVom Zenit abwärts: Bedingungen des Niedergangs radikal rechter Parteien - Empirische Politik UDESabrina J. Mayer Achim Goerres Verena Benoit (Please scroll down for an English language version of the article) Die AfD gewann bei der Landtagswahl 2016 in Sachsen-Anhalt 24,3 Prozent der Zweitstimme... 02615
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenBert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthub.eu · 29/09/2026Ondanks deze enthousiaste berichtgeving geeft Nederland hier 0 euro aan uit. Er is geen budget. berthub.eu/tkconv/docum... 42615
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Nicki Minaj is not a US citizen. She’s a green card holder. Her husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender. Her brother, Jelani Maraj, was convicted of repeatedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. So, of course, she’s MAGA. 27527841184
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenWIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.wired.comThese Extremists Are Running for Election in NovemberWith the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views. 1311959
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMatt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am experimenting with the Trumpian strategy of deliberately leaving words misspelled to generate engagement, let me know if it wroks 6182
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For all we know at the moment, the 5 men arrested near RAF Fairford might have been on a stag night. But the wild claims by Trump and Rubio suggest that, if they'd been apprehended in the US, they would have been denied due process. I hope our government tells them to butt out of our justice system. 901300261
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMatt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump, MAGA and the New Right intellectuals don’t *simply* hat Europe; it’s much more complicated. I wrote about MAGA’s weird “love-hate relationship” with Europe, as Laura K Field put it to me. Gift linkeconomist.comWhy MAGA hates and loves EuropeThree big reasons explain the New Right’s hostility to Europeans 114515
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump asks an African reporter, "how is ebola going?" 163740196
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/09/2026"What we have is a lot of furious people." The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal in Madrid, after an investment fund bought her apartment building and more than tripled her rent, has become a symbol of Spain's rising cost of living. 511499596
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenWIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views. www.wired.com/story/these-...wired.comThese Extremists Are Running for Election in NovemberWith the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views. 48648
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026Rest assured: AI companies say they're investigating tens of thousands of rogue bot incidentsmotherjones.comRest assured: AI companies say they're investigating tens of thousands of rogue bot incidentsThey're also working with the Trump administration to remove AI regulation and obtain military contracts. 2110844
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every photo I see out of the White House looks like a Gatsby remake  1522661277
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenChristoph Schmidt @christophschmidt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026PVV'er Boon (die van de integriteit) is nu al ruim 20 minuten aan het ranten tijdens wetsgevingsoverleg defensiepersoneel. Over illegalen, keti koti en islamitische gebedsruimtes in kazernes. Could have been an email. 1102
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenZentrum für Politische Schönheit @politicalbeauty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Von 2,6 % auf 18,3 % in zwei Jahren: Der Aufstieg der NSDAP ist eine Warnung für heute. 🚨 Unser künstlerischer Leiter mit dem Buch „Der Rückfall“ über schleichende Gewöhnung an Staatsfeinde und was eine wehrhafte Demokratie jetzt braucht. 🎧👇radioeins.dePhilipp Ruch über den Aufstieg der NSDAP und Lehren für heuteWie wurde aus einer radikalen Splitterpartei binnen weniger Jahre eine Massenbewegung? In seinem Buch "Der Rückfall" geht Philipp Ruch, Gründer des Zentrums für Politische Schönheit, den Ursachen des ... 7421149
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenDrJHAmsterdam @drjohamsterdam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tom-Jan Meeus "En het zal weinig krantenlezers zijn ontgaan: JA21 is de favoriete politieke partner van de VVD in de kabinetsbesprekingen over de begroting voor 2027. Waar de diensten waarschuwen voor normalisering, kijkt de politiek weg."' De VVD onder Yezilgöz plaveide ook de weg voor de PVV.nrc.nlOpinie | Waarom Den Haag maar blijft vergeten hoe de normalisering van extreemrechts begonMachtige Tijden: Inlichtingendiensten waarschuwen voor extreemrechtse groepen die begrippen als ‘omvolking’ en ‘remigratie’ normaliseren. Met goede reden. Toch wringt er iets. Waarom blijft Den Haag m... 21396150
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenTom-Jan Meeus @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Waarom Den Haag maar blijft vergeten hoe de normalisering van extreemrechts begon www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...nrc.nlOpinie | Waarom Den Haag maar blijft vergeten hoe de normalisering van extreemrechts begonMachtige Tijden: Inlichtingendiensten waarschuwen voor extreemrechtse groepen die begrippen als ‘omvolking’ en ‘remigratie’ normaliseren. Met goede reden. Toch wringt er iets. Waarom blijft Den Haag m... 1823786
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenBen Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The media cycle has largely lost interest, but the Rhine is still unprecedentedly low. At cologne, usual median low water is 1.14 metres. Previous record low: 69cm in 2018. And now? 40 cm. Catastrophic for shipping, factories, power plants and cruises www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/dutc...dutchnews.nlDutch river cruise stranded as Rhine falls to new record levels - DutchNews.nlThe river Rhine dropped to a new record low level at the weekend at the Dutch-German border, with no sign of fresh rainfall in the days ahead. The river measured 6.1m at Lobith, the point where it flo... 64527
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMike @mike-0568.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'We had them under view for a long time, and we got them.' The US president is a lying tosspot. The plot was foiled by an insomniac farmer, who spotted the men and reported them to Gloucestershire police. 45937641101
Reposted by Walter van der Cruijsen★ govert schilling @govertschilling.nl · 28/09/2026* vredesdemonstratie in 020: 3000 mensen, volle pagina met grote foto in de @volkskrant. * pride march in 010: 3000 mensen, volle pagina met grote foto in de @volkskrant. * open dag azc's: 23.000 mensen, klein plaatje en 5,5 regels tekst. ik ben er nog niet helemaal uit wat ik daarvan vind 🤔 1322452
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenLotfi El Hamidi @lotfielhamidi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sprakeloos. 712667
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenGeert van Boxtel @geertvb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oorzaak onbekend, natuurlijk. 4105
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie 3189123432614
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The fact that Talarico is polling so tightly with Paxton says some really awful things about Texans, not to mention Americans in general. 38768761287
Reposted by Walter van der Cruijsendarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 27/09/2026 34753791605
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 821572438
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Prediction: Trump will try everything in his power to overthrow the midterm elections, however the blue wave will be so overwhelming that he will fail miserably and look even weaker as he continues for the remainder of his term to complain about a “rigged election.” 57560114
Reposted by Walter van der CruijsenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification" 29778182351