Henk Looijesteijn
@henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
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Historian and essayist. Writes about almshouses, philanthropy, the Dutch 17th century, Tulip Fever, tricksters. Posts in Dutch and English. All views are my own. Most recent book: https://verloren.nl/Webshop/Detail/catid/60698/eid/60708/tulip-fever
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henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Ze hebben soms mooie treinstellen en inderdaad goed internet, zo was mijn ervaring. Alleen schijnen de treinen vaak mankementen te hebben...
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Oh, tosh. America loves kings and queens - provided they are real ones, and at a distance, ;-)
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Goedemorgen!
chadbourn.bsky.social
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “If China were to move against Taiwan, it's likely China would force its junior partner in that relationship, being Russia, under Vladimir Putin, to move against NATO to keep us busy.”
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evelyneverheggen.bsky.social
Theresia van Ávila (1515-1582) 👸
15 oktober 💫
Met rechts een gebed van Theresia, verminkt door de Spaanse inquisitie:
‘Maar wanneer ik onze wereld van vandaag zie, dan vind ik het niet rechtvaardig dat mensen met een deugdzaam en sterk gemoed veracht worden, enkel en alleen omdat ze vrouw zijn.’💃
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Economisch historicus valt de prijs der prijzen ten deel.
volkskrant.nl
Volgens Nobelprijswinnaar Joel Mokyr zijn de mogelijkheden voor economische groei grenzeloos
De mogelijkheden voor economische groei zijn eindeloos, volgens Nobelprijswinnaar Joel Mokyr
www.volkskrant.nl
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Gerrymandering seems to me the original sin of American politics. A highly undemocratic procedure which ought to be illegal.
nytimes.com
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.
North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat
The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.
nyti.ms
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Onze Lieve Heer keurt dat vast goed.
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Hier in rooms Munchen doet men overigens nog aan zondagsheiliging... Althans, de boekhandels zijn er vandaag dicht...
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
3/3 The gorgeous renaissance geometry of Piero della Francesca in Arezzo.
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Ik zeg altijd Bretoens sinds Het Bretoense Broertje van Suske en Wiske.
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Dat is toch ook gewoon Bretagne?
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Zo idyllisch is het dus niet daar...
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adapalmer.bsky.social
All scripts turned voynich
unenthusiast.com
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/
hammancheez.bsky.social
"The chancellor approved it"
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robertcbrand.bsky.social
Links is Nederland
Rechts is dat niet.

Einde bericht.
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peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
Jakob Hofmann, goldsmith of Nuremberg, sporting an excellent beard and wearing fascinating fur. Painted in 1544 by Georg Pencz of that city, whose day has been today.
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jessemlocker.bsky.social
On his election in 1655, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to sculpt a skull in marble, which he kept on his desk as a reminder of death's omnipresence. The sculpture was rediscovered in 2021 at Schloss Pillnitz, Dresden
Guido Ubaldo Abbatini, Pope Alexander VII with Bernini's skull (1655-56), Art Collection of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Rome. Pope Alexander VII sits in an elaborately carved chair, carved with the Chigi coat of arms, and rests his hands on a carved skull on the desk in front of him and looks out at the viewer A realistic, life-size marble skull with teeth missing, carved out of marble by Gian Lorenzo Bernini(1655)
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Grok, klinkt tamelijk Toonderesque, 😉.
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Nou ja, zo misantropisch ben ik nu ook weer niet.
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Ik weet nog wel wat kandidaten voor die kwalificatie....
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Ieuw, waar komt die AI-treurnis nu weer vandaan! Maar gefeliciteerd met je diploma, 😉
henklooijesteijn.bsky.social
Hoog tijd voor Lodewijk XX, 😉