Cas Ⓜ️udde
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Hopelijk is het geluid veel beter dan toen ik ze in Asheville zag. Met goed geluid zijn ze echt een geweldige live band, denk ik.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hopelijk is het geluid veel beter dan toen ik ze in Asheville zag. Met goed geluid zijn ze echt een geweldige live band, denk ik.
Definitely screams “toxic” masculinity.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Definitely screams “toxic” masculinity.
Congrats Billy! Looks fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Congrats Billy! Looks fascinating.
See this disturbing piece:
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
See this disturbing piece:
Depends on what they want. Whether it is an objectively better democracy, I doubt it.
In fact, I am very skeptical they will be more satisfied once the new system is in place for a few elections.
In fact, I am very skeptical they will be more satisfied once the new system is in place for a few elections.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Depends on what they want. Whether it is an objectively better democracy, I doubt it.
In fact, I am very skeptical they will be more satisfied once the new system is in place for a few elections.
In fact, I am very skeptical they will be more satisfied once the new system is in place for a few elections.
We have exactly the same debates about democratic malaise in all different political and electoral systems. In the UK and U.S. people want more proportional, in the Netherlands more majoritarian. 🤷♂️
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We have exactly the same debates about democratic malaise in all different political and electoral systems. In the UK and U.S. people want more proportional, in the Netherlands more majoritarian. 🤷♂️
And the two parties already suffer very low support and satisfaction for a long time… in most recent presidential elections a plurality, if not a majority, voted primarily against someone (rather than for someone).
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And the two parties already suffer very low support and satisfaction for a long time… in most recent presidential elections a plurality, if not a majority, voted primarily against someone (rather than for someone).
I love the German term for it “Arschgewei” 😂
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I love the German term for it “Arschgewei” 😂
Goed nieuws. Gefelicicteerd @nadiabouras.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Goed nieuws. Gefelicicteerd @nadiabouras.bsky.social
So, Mamdani is a radical socialist Islamist?
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So, Mamdani is a radical socialist Islamist?
You know who also argues that New York does not look like America? The far right!
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You know who also argues that New York does not look like America? The far right!
Let's keep hope (for Die Linke).
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Let's keep hope (for Die Linke).
While I was right on the future of BSW, I was wrong on the future of Die Linke. Turns out Wagenknecht was a huge albatross around the neck of the German Left and once she was removed/removed herself, Die Linke started flourishing again.
Can Europe’s new ‘conservative left’ persuade voters to abandon the far right? | Cas Mudde
Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party aims to transform German politics – but like its peers across western Europe, it may struggle, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
While I was right on the future of BSW, I was wrong on the future of Die Linke. Turns out Wagenknecht was a huge albatross around the neck of the German Left and once she was removed/removed herself, Die Linke started flourishing again.
This further strengthens my impression that this was a strategic cave, sanctioned by the Dekocratic leadership.
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This further strengthens my impression that this was a strategic cave, sanctioned by the Dekocratic leadership.