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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 1d

Worth a watch!
Thanks @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social for yet another excellent video.
Loved sending this to my non-dutch friends.
Also, great plug of the book. Looking into it! :D

This country is 17% fake

YouTube video by Jay and Mark

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 2d

@mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org Right Marieke. Jij gaat het worden. Als SP'er die het vertrouwen kwijt is, en als iemand die wel genoeg heeft gepoogd strategisch @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social te stemmen om de PVV/VVD uit de coalitie te houden, ga ik nu maar sociaal europees stemmen. Make me proud!

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 3d

Some people have a punchable face, this person has a mustache-able face.
#politics #dutchpolitics #racism #netherlands #thisagain #historyrepeatsitself #pleaseno

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 11d

2025. Labubu, free Palestine, Tony hawks pro wheelchair, this is not a toilet, bubble tea.
#maastricht #wheelchair #toilet #labubu #freepalestine #boba #bubbletea #citylife #netherlands #dailylife

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 13d

Autumn has landed and pigeons are underrated.
#autumn #pigeons #doves #greyskies #maastricht #netherlands #limburg #dutchcity #holland #thenetherlands #leaves #fall #colours #trees

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 13d

You know you're in the Netherlands when...
#netherlands #dutch #bikes #table #ikea #biketrick #bmx #citybike #city #holland #maastricht #limburg #weirddutch #crazydutch

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 14d

"If he's got a hitch, I think I should be close now".
I am proud of my parking skills
#parking #skills #towhitch #ford #car #driving #heckyeah

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 16d

Oei, ja dat klopt... Zoveel hoor ik dus van ze...

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 16d

Heb erover gedacht. Ook over bij1 maar PvdD is een aardig zooitje de laatste tijd en ik vind hun ideeën niet realistisch. Evengoed, ik vind het geen slechte keus. Alleen vrees ik dat er dan geen stem van mij in de oppositie zit... zouden ze een zetel krijgen?

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 16d

And even then. Volt; not socialist enough. But then our socialist party has gone anti-EU.
PvdA, definitely not left-wing enough, neither is GroenLinks, and I have very little faith in their leaders. So what to do...
Move, I reckon?
#pvda #groenlinks #voting #elections #netherlands #dutch #socialist

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 16d

Welp folks, it's my voter's pass. Here we go again.
Looking at the polls, there's no way this is going ot end well.
Now the question is; Strategic voting for a party I don't like, or just voting for the opposition?
Or, in my case @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social or @voltnederland.org ?
(1/2)

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 17d

This is not my cat. But he does not seem to care, at all.

#cat #stephencolbert #saus #jimmykimmell #macbookair #applem1 #m1 #apple #macbook #whitecat #straycat #cat #animal #pet #friendly #cute #kitteh #icanhascheezburger

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 17d

Not the view I expected looking out of a thrift shop in Belgium. You'd almost expect the sea to be near.
#freight #windturbine #thriftshop #maasmechelen #limburg #belgium #thrifting #iphone15 #iphoneography #snapseed #view #container #skip #industrial

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 17d

This is true!

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 18d

Not if you were an audiophile, trust me.
YouTube sounds shocking. I don't even understand why, it shouldn't have to.
Spotify is great for music discovery.

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 18d

Bit of a gem, this jam.

#thesorcercers #ethiojazz #ethio #ethiopian #vinyl #microseiki #music #worldmusic #record #nowplaying #sumiko #ayre

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 18d

Amsterdam was looking particularly beautiful yesterday.
Want to see the full series? You can find them here:
tinyurl.com/ams2509

#amsterdam #city #amsterdamcity #netherlands #dutch #autumn #photography #fujixt4 #50mm12 #ttarstisan #cityscape #citytrip #citywalk #citylife #holland

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 18d

I hope that whomever did this saw it with the red and black car parked next to it. Accidental perfection?
#palestine #freepalestine #worldpeace #streetart #graffiti #protest #amsterdam #fujixt4 #50mmf12

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 19d

When it comes to Al Stewart, do meet your heroes, even if from many meters away.
Happy 80th birthday Al, and thanks for teaching me how much music can get under my skin.
#alstewart #yearofthecat #orange #bedsitterimages #zerosheflies #theatercarre #carre #amsterdam #music #livemusic #sixties

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 19d

Just saw this one on the Dutch A2 highway. This name does not really work.

#wiggers #awkward #eminem #hiphop #truck #weirdname #highway #spotted #isthatracist

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 21d

#maastricht looked particularly lovely today
#summer #autumn #winter #city #citylife #citytrip #limburg #netherlands #dutch #romancity #coffee #bridge #park

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 22d

@sniffpetrol.com Automotive empathy; Letting the gearbox sync by giving it a second before you gently move it into the next gear, only selecting 1st gear under 3mph, parking in 1st gear rather than on the handbrake, carefully mounting pavements with the front of the tire. My cars last forever ;).

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 23d

Cheerio folks!

#beer #triple #specialtybeer #craftbeer #aubel #belgianbeer #belgium #netherlands #alcohol #proost #afteralongday

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 25d

youtu.be/OC9wQYUPIzE?...

You don't have to be left wing to realise that there's right wing, and really horrible right wing. Suffice to say, our right wing parties are well beyond 'conservative' or 'capitalist'. And they are all one big blob that, when push comes to shove, agrees.

Hebben de rellen in Den Haag iets met politiek te maken? | LUBACH

YouTube video by LUBACH

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Stijn @therollingtroll.bsky.social · 28d

Mensen met een beetje gevoel in hun donder hebben meta intussen wel achter gelaten 😁.