Augustus van den Boorn
@observe-consider.bsky.social
DEMOCRACY 🕊️ SOLIDARITY 🤗
Left ✅ Share 🙏 Right ❌ Care
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called Guus 💙🩵 Gus in the US 🐳
Left ✅ Share 🙏 Right ❌ Care
🌱 in The Netherlands ☀️
called Guus 💙🩵 Gus in the US 🐳
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Breaking:
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
December 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Breaking:
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.
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Reminder 👇🏼
Wilders verbergt zijn Russische connecties. Hij zei tegen Zelensky: “Ik was op de Krim, toen het nog deel uitmaakte van Oekraïne” Dat is een leugen, Wilders was in 2019 op de Krim, nadat Putin in 2014 de Krim bij Rusland had ingelijfd.
December 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reminder 👇🏼
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If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Dat je je als held moet laten schofferen door Henk Vermeer, Van der Plas en Faber. Gadverdamme.
Weet je meteen bij wie je niet hoeft proberen te schuilen wanneer het echt oorlog wordt.
December 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dat je je als held moet laten schofferen door Henk Vermeer, Van der Plas en Faber. Gadverdamme.
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On December 15, 1890 the great Hunkpapa Lakota resistance and spiritual leader Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) was assassinated by tribal police.
135 years later, this beloved ancestor continues to inspire and fortify Indigenous resistance.
135 years later, this beloved ancestor continues to inspire and fortify Indigenous resistance.
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
On December 15, 1890 the great Hunkpapa Lakota resistance and spiritual leader Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) was assassinated by tribal police.
135 years later, this beloved ancestor continues to inspire and fortify Indigenous resistance.
135 years later, this beloved ancestor continues to inspire and fortify Indigenous resistance.
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Trump heeft zojuist Rob Reiner opnieuw aangevallen, nog geen 24 uur na zijn dood: "Hij was een gestoord persoon. Ik was geen fan. Ik dacht dat hij heel slecht was voor ons land." 👈🏼 de moraal van de president van “the land of the free” keldert in rap tempo.
December 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trump heeft zojuist Rob Reiner opnieuw aangevallen, nog geen 24 uur na zijn dood: "Hij was een gestoord persoon. Ik was geen fan. Ik dacht dat hij heel slecht was voor ons land." 👈🏼 de moraal van de president van “the land of the free” keldert in rap tempo.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Het CDA lijkt door de knieën: mensen zonder geldige verblijfspapieren kunnen de pot op, zolang de soepverstrekkers maar buiten schot blijven.
Er is nauwelijks een pijnlijker voorbeeld van de structurele onverschilligheid jegens de meest kwetsbaren. Ongedocumenteerden, ook kinderen, worden achteloos aan hun lot overgelaten. Pas wanneer hun lijden gevolgen dreigt te hebben voor ‘ons soort mensen’, komt er enige begrenzing in zicht.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Het CDA lijkt door de knieën: mensen zonder geldige verblijfspapieren kunnen de pot op, zolang de soepverstrekkers maar buiten schot blijven.
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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Just some post of condolences from Past Presidents for people who they may not align in politics or ideology but fully align in heartfelt respect for their fellow American.
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just some post of condolences from Past Presidents for people who they may not align in politics or ideology but fully align in heartfelt respect for their fellow American.
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On Sunday President Trump said "Things Happen" when talking about the Brown University tragedy
This is President Obama speaking of the Sandy Hook School tragedy.
This is President Obama speaking of the Sandy Hook School tragedy.
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On Sunday President Trump said "Things Happen" when talking about the Brown University tragedy
This is President Obama speaking of the Sandy Hook School tragedy.
This is President Obama speaking of the Sandy Hook School tragedy.
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The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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Zelensky *cannot* withdraw his troops and cede territory. His army won't do it. The public won't accept it.
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine's key "red line" in negotiations with the US is the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, - Bild.
Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.
Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Zelensky *cannot* withdraw his troops and cede territory. His army won't do it. The public won't accept it.
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Although it may be convenient and even profitable for those pushing Ukraine to give Russia what it is unable to take militarily, Europe isn't interested in handing the Russians the primary tool they need for a massive war on the rest of Europe.
The EU's Kallas explains.
The EU's Kallas explains.
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Although it may be convenient and even profitable for those pushing Ukraine to give Russia what it is unable to take militarily, Europe isn't interested in handing the Russians the primary tool they need for a massive war on the rest of Europe.
The EU's Kallas explains.
The EU's Kallas explains.
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Wáár zijn de dieren in plannen van D66 & CDA?
Je kunt het niet hebben over stikstof zonder te kijken naar de bio-industrie. Ook niet over vogelgriep, klimaat of gezondheidsrisico’s van geitenhouderijen.
Alles hangt samen. Dus begint dé oplossing bij: minder dieren fokken en doden in ons land.
Je kunt het niet hebben over stikstof zonder te kijken naar de bio-industrie. Ook niet over vogelgriep, klimaat of gezondheidsrisico’s van geitenhouderijen.
Alles hangt samen. Dus begint dé oplossing bij: minder dieren fokken en doden in ons land.
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Wáár zijn de dieren in plannen van D66 & CDA?
Je kunt het niet hebben over stikstof zonder te kijken naar de bio-industrie. Ook niet over vogelgriep, klimaat of gezondheidsrisico’s van geitenhouderijen.
Alles hangt samen. Dus begint dé oplossing bij: minder dieren fokken en doden in ons land.
Je kunt het niet hebben over stikstof zonder te kijken naar de bio-industrie. Ook niet over vogelgriep, klimaat of gezondheidsrisico’s van geitenhouderijen.
Alles hangt samen. Dus begint dé oplossing bij: minder dieren fokken en doden in ons land.
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Trump expresses his deep enjoyment of news of the violent death of one of his critics. This is the conduct of a dangerous psychopath.
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trump expresses his deep enjoyment of news of the violent death of one of his critics. This is the conduct of a dangerous psychopath.
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The United States of America are NOT a democracy. They never were. #gerrymandering #courtofjustice
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The United States of America are NOT a democracy. They never were. #gerrymandering #courtofjustice
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Je hebt altijd zuilen gehad. Weet nog dat ik als meisje met een ander meisje speelde en we de volgende dag weer afspraken en zij bedremmeld zei bij de deur: “Ik mag niet meer met je spelen van mijn Mamma, want jij bent niet katholiek”.
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/t...
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/t...
‘Tussen academici en praktisch opgeleiden is een kloof ontstaan die dieper is dan de oude links-rechtsscheiding’
Met hun boek Diplomademocratie gooiden hoogleraren Anchrit Wille en Mark Bovens vijftien jaar geleden een steen in de vijver. Nu, bij verschijning van een herziene versie, is hun boodschap niet minde...
www.volkskrant.nl
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Je hebt altijd zuilen gehad. Weet nog dat ik als meisje met een ander meisje speelde en we de volgende dag weer afspraken en zij bedremmeld zei bij de deur: “Ik mag niet meer met je spelen van mijn Mamma, want jij bent niet katholiek”.
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/t...
www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/t...
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"De VS streven naar de overwinning van het fascisme in Europa." Laatste column van Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer voor De Morgen digitalekrant.demorgen.be/demorgen/263...
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"De VS streven naar de overwinning van het fascisme in Europa." Laatste column van Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer voor De Morgen digitalekrant.demorgen.be/demorgen/263...
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What's stopping us?
Bulgaria had the largest anti-impunity protest in 30 years and after a couple of days the government resigned. #3E
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What's stopping us?
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JUST IN: Trump has now issued a correction tweet. The President of the United States should not be live tweeting unverified information about a school shooting.
December 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
JUST IN: Trump has now issued a correction tweet. The President of the United States should not be live tweeting unverified information about a school shooting.
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This Day in #History 1355
The greatest traveller of his age, Ibn Battuta of Tangier, completes his work "The Travels," detailing his 29 years spent traveling the Islamic world and beyond, including to India, China, and Indonesia...
(That must be one tired horse!)
The greatest traveller of his age, Ibn Battuta of Tangier, completes his work "The Travels," detailing his 29 years spent traveling the Islamic world and beyond, including to India, China, and Indonesia...
(That must be one tired horse!)
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This Day in #History 1355
The greatest traveller of his age, Ibn Battuta of Tangier, completes his work "The Travels," detailing his 29 years spent traveling the Islamic world and beyond, including to India, China, and Indonesia...
(That must be one tired horse!)
The greatest traveller of his age, Ibn Battuta of Tangier, completes his work "The Travels," detailing his 29 years spent traveling the Islamic world and beyond, including to India, China, and Indonesia...
(That must be one tired horse!)
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FT: Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine does not require Russia to withdraw its troops from Donbas for demilitarization. This requirement applies ONLY to Ukraine.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
FT: Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine does not require Russia to withdraw its troops from Donbas for demilitarization. This requirement applies ONLY to Ukraine.
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