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Jaap Kooijman
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Associate professor Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, Academic director ASCA (Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis), author of Fabricating the Absolute Fake and De muziekfabriek, co-editor of The Richard Dyer Reader. www.absolutefake.com .. more

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Economics 13%
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Ik krijg de vraag waarom ik mijn reactie op het NRC-interview met Marcel Levi niet aan @nrc.nl heb gestuurd, maar aan @foliacivitatis.bsky.social. Dat heb ik wel degelijk gedaan, maar @nrc.nl wilde het niet plaatsen; @foliacivitatis.bsky.social wel. Goed recht van @nrc.nl maar wel tekenend.
Steun wetenschappers in plaats van ons af te vallen
www.folia.nl

's Adam was mooier geweest.

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Artist De Strandharker, a Dutch creator known for large-scale beach rake drawings, give remarkable tribute to the victims of Trump's ICE (Renée Good and Alex Pretti) 🫶

Haha! And yes, we should boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup, whether you like football (not soccer) or not!
MELANIA has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography in the FIFA Oscars

Dit. En de Anti-Antifida motie gesteund door VVD bevestigt het allemaal.
MELANIA has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography in the FIFA Oscars

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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be

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Trump dag 373: ICE naar OS Italië, Trump wil geen verbod op vernietiging bewijsmateriaal dood Pretti, Omar bespoten met substantie; Trump zegt dat ze dat zelf wel geregeld zal hebben, ICE weigert in ziekenhuizen weg te gaan tijdens intieme onderzoeken: reportersonline.nl/trump-dag-37...
Trump dag 373: ICE naar Olympische Spelen Italië, Trump-regering wil geen verbod op vernietiging bewijsmateriaal dood Pretti, Omar bespoten met substantie; Trump zegt dat ze dat zelf wel geregeld zal ...
Nieuwe besluiten van Trump en consorten, en nieuwe fallout. Een overzicht van dag 373. – ICE ondersteunt de Amerikaanse veiligheidsoperaties […]
reportersonline.nl

Maar serieus, als Minnesota een land was geweest en geen deelstaat van de VS, hadden we nu een andere discussie gehad.
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE

Zeker een understatement. Ik was terughoudend om “de media” de schuld te geven, maar het is zorgwekkend hoe stelselmatig Trumpistische politiek (in VS & NL) wordt gebagatelliseerd, terwijl sociaaldemocratie wordt weggezet als ‘extreem’, antifascisme als ‘terroristisch’ en universiteiten als ‘woke’.
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE

Maar als ik over 2 jaar 60 mag zeggen, zal ik zeker even slikken!

Ja en het is een privilege om zo oud te mogen worden (houd ik mijzelf altijd voor!).

Dat dacht ik 8(!) jaar geleden ook. Het went!

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The United States is now a country where the President’s goons kill civilians on the streets.

There’s no sugarcoating it.

Which country dares send supporters and citizens to such a country?

#worldcup #fifa26 ⚽️

Ja, want antifa!
It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.

"In the first year of his second presidency, Trump’s ICE deployments have been carefully aimed at cities that are Democratic-led and often Black-led, as if imposing collective punishment for their defiance."
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com

En ook relevant, de ICE-agenten hadden al zijn (niet-getrokken) wapen afgenomen en toen koelbloedig vermoord.
I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.

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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Facebook reminded me that today it's 17 years ago that I moved to Minneapolis for the second time; after living there in 1991/1992. MPLS is like a second home that is now being invaded by its own federal government. If Minnesota had been a country, we would be enraged... and we should be now too!
So far in Minnesota

They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.

Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.

Then ice kidnapped a two year old

Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.

Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
Mood in minneapolis right now

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The ONLY thing Alex Pettis had in his hand was his phone!!! His weapon was holstered- he was NEVER a threat!

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There's a third video I just watched and it just confirms everything.

He died trying to help people being brutalized by agents.

His response to them shoving two women was to a) help the women and b) put himself between them and the agents WITH HIS HANDS UP.

At no point does he reach for his gun.

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Met 8 man om een man heen staan, hem met de kolf van een geweer slaan en dan 6x in hoofd en borst schieten. Dat lijkt me moord, een ander woord is daar niet voor. Moord, door je eigen overheid. Vermoord worden door mensen waar je zelf aan mee hebt moeten betalen. En wij gaan daar lekker voetballen.
a soccer field with a banner that says visit qatar
ALT: a soccer field with a banner that says visit qatar
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Here is a gift link to the New York Times’ take: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com