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Fokke Brouwer 🇪🇺
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Historian. Degree in pessimism. Fails in small talk. Mostly silent.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The Russians kill the athletes. The IOC wants to kill their memory.
February 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Ik sluit niet uit dat er in Nederland iets gebeurt, IS-aanhangers zijn er en kunnen iets beramen. Maar de plaatselijke fascisten zijn actiever in de publieke ruimte en krijgen daar ook veel ruimte. Ik vermoed dat de politieke gevolgen daarvan groter zijn dan die van de altijd aanwezige IS-dreiging.
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
IS-propagandisten arresteren kan. Nazi-propagandisten vast ook wel.
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
When a bomb destroys your house and kills your family, you are not victim of an abstract concept, but of real Russian war criminals, taking conscious decisions.
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Maar té coöperatief gedrag in een coalitie leidt tot het deurmat-effect (sociale psychologie). Dan gaan minder coöperatieve deelnemers je welwillendheid misbruiken. Jetten en Bontenbal worden zo de deurmat van Yesilgoz. 4/4
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Ik dacht dat die door rechtsradikalen was opgericht 😳
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Ze is geen journalist en politiek volledig uitgespeeld. Dat maakt haar column, of rijgsnoer van clichebeelden, niet beter.
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Yesilgöz en samen gaan niet samen.
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The countries don't have elections on the same day for the same office. As far as I know the US is a bit more federal than the EU, which is above all a common market.
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
No, I do not really understand US elections. I see the results. Which made me give you this unhelpful advice.
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
As a European I am often surprised by the confidence of many anti-Trumpers in the US who reckon on fair elections, or any elections at all, in the midterms. Congress supports Trump in every measure to keep a GOP Trump supportive majority. Prepare yourself seriously for the battle on the streets.
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Do they know?
February 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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& alongside the physical cold,there’s another one setting in-the feeling of being forgotten
Global attention has shifted elsewhere,while 🇺🇦has to fight harder than ever for air-defense systems.The sense that Russia’s crimes are becoming normalized…is deeply unsettling.
www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Ukraine's accession to the EU is one of the key security guarantees not only for us, but also for all of Europe. We are talking about a specific date - 2027 - and we are counting on the support of our partners for our position.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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"Man muss Partei ergreifen. Neutralität hilft dem Unterdrücker, niemals dem Opfer, Stillschweigen bestärkt den Peiniger, niemals den Gepeinigten."

Elie Wiesel (1928-2016, rumänisch-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Überlebender des Holocaust)
#HolocaustMemorialDay #NieWieder
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January 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I think it is time to start dreaming about strategic and military indepence from the US. And working hard on it. And telling the European voters 'I have a dream ..!'
January 26, 2026 at 9:08 PM