Peter de Bode
@peterdebode.bsky.social
You can't kill a dead man twice
Marseille a/d Maas
Marseille a/d Maas
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Kallas: We need to put Russia in position that they need to negotiate, they are currently not in that position
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Kallas: We need to put Russia in position that they need to negotiate, they are currently not in that position
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HEARTWARMING: these 450,000 children living in poverty saved up all the benefits their parents got and game them to three pensioners with £2m houses in fulham so they don’t have to sell them and settle for a £1m house
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
HEARTWARMING: these 450,000 children living in poverty saved up all the benefits their parents got and game them to three pensioners with £2m houses in fulham so they don’t have to sell them and settle for a £1m house
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⚡️ A Russian shadow-fleet tanker sank off Senegal after idling for weeks.
Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker Mysteriously Sinks off Senegal
An oil tanker linked to Russian crude exports has sunk off Senegal, heightening worries over the safety of shadow fleet vessels.
united24media.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
⚡️ A Russian shadow-fleet tanker sank off Senegal after idling for weeks.
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Ik las gisteren weer over de 'dark triad' en vroeg me af: is Yesilgöz niet gewoon een psychopaat?
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Ik las gisteren weer over de 'dark triad' en vroeg me af: is Yesilgöz niet gewoon een psychopaat?
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De nooduitgang:
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
De nooduitgang:
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FWIW this was my somewhat grumpy final column on the deal when it was basically sealed.
Banking needs consolidation in Europe. But this Italian deal corporate triumph is closer to a political stitch-up and could well destroy shareholder value. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Banking needs consolidation in Europe. But this Italian deal corporate triumph is closer to a political stitch-up and could well destroy shareholder value. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Monte Paschi Got the Deal. It’s No Win for Italy
The Tuscan lender is set to control Milan rival Mediobanca after a bitter fight. Italy gets its third big banking player — but at a cost.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
FWIW this was my somewhat grumpy final column on the deal when it was basically sealed.
Banking needs consolidation in Europe. But this Italian deal corporate triumph is closer to a political stitch-up and could well destroy shareholder value. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Banking needs consolidation in Europe. But this Italian deal corporate triumph is closer to a political stitch-up and could well destroy shareholder value. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Deal that looked a lot like a political stitch up may actually have been a political stitch up!
Monte Paschi has been in focus since it confirmed that CEO Luigi Lovaglio is being probed for alleged market manipulation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Monte Paschi has been in focus since it confirmed that CEO Luigi Lovaglio is being probed for alleged market manipulation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Monte Paschi Drops for Third Day Amid Probe of Mediobanca Deal
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA shares fell for a third consecutive day as investors are digesting a sweeping investigation into its takeover of Mediobanca SpA.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Deal that looked a lot like a political stitch up may actually have been a political stitch up!
Monte Paschi has been in focus since it confirmed that CEO Luigi Lovaglio is being probed for alleged market manipulation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Monte Paschi has been in focus since it confirmed that CEO Luigi Lovaglio is being probed for alleged market manipulation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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There's a lot of delusion and hysteria around private credit - if you listen to industry leaders anyway. But defaults and selective defaults are very likely to rise next year - about 1-in-7 private junk-rated borrowers can't cover interest out of Ebitda (GSAM).
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
There's a lot of delusion and hysteria around private credit - if you listen to industry leaders anyway. But defaults and selective defaults are very likely to rise next year - about 1-in-7 private junk-rated borrowers can't cover interest out of Ebitda (GSAM).
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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some drug traffickers may be friends/associates; others, whom you bomb out of the water, may be rivals. why is that hard to grasp?
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
some drug traffickers may be friends/associates; others, whom you bomb out of the water, may be rivals. why is that hard to grasp?
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wrote about Trump’s ableist xenophobic rant on Thanksgiving. He sounds desperate—and he actually alienated a key Republican supporter.
as he loses traction, he doubles down, which is very dangerous. He also faces more opposition, though. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-than...
as he loses traction, he doubles down, which is very dangerous. He also faces more opposition, though. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-than...
Trump's ugly Thanksgiving meltdown
It's getting so bad that even Republicans are starting to notice.
www.publicnotice.co
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
wrote about Trump’s ableist xenophobic rant on Thanksgiving. He sounds desperate—and he actually alienated a key Republican supporter.
as he loses traction, he doubles down, which is very dangerous. He also faces more opposition, though. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-than...
as he loses traction, he doubles down, which is very dangerous. He also faces more opposition, though. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-than...
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Trump seems to be signaling yet again that he wants Sen. Mark Kelly prosecuted
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Trump seems to be signaling yet again that he wants Sen. Mark Kelly prosecuted
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This is when @joe-scarborough.bsky.social is at his best: He's not letting up on the Hegseth story this morning; almost two hours straight this morning. Good. @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is when @joe-scarborough.bsky.social is at his best: He's not letting up on the Hegseth story this morning; almost two hours straight this morning. Good. @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social
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One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
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The social sciences and humanities teach people to think critically and to notice systemic patterns in human behavior, such as unjust inequalities: exactly the habits of mind that authoritarians abhor.
"There is more than a tinge of anti-intellectualism in the perception that social sciences and humanities have a negative effect on officer candidates"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
The U.S. Naval Academy Needs Civilian Faculty
Civilian faculty help provide midshipmen with a well-rounded education.
www.usni.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The social sciences and humanities teach people to think critically and to notice systemic patterns in human behavior, such as unjust inequalities: exactly the habits of mind that authoritarians abhor.
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New @nberpubs: "Marijuana Legalization and Suicides Among Older Adults" www.nber.org/papers/w3451...
"suicide rates among older age groups decline following the opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries"
"suicide rates among older age groups decline following the opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries"
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New @nberpubs: "Marijuana Legalization and Suicides Among Older Adults" www.nber.org/papers/w3451...
"suicide rates among older age groups decline following the opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries"
"suicide rates among older age groups decline following the opening of recreational marijuana dispensaries"
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Cambridge University is courting Nigel Farage's Reform Party.
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Cambridge University is courting Nigel Farage's Reform Party.
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Eindelijk een journalist die zijn ogen op de bal heeft. De VS wil zaken doen, de rest doet er niet toe. @mickpersson.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Eindelijk een journalist die zijn ogen op de bal heeft. De VS wil zaken doen, de rest doet er niet toe. @mickpersson.bsky.social
Van die fatsoenlijke Bontenbal hebben we dus ook niks te verwachten maar whats new bij het CDA
Wiersma negeert wéér advies Raad van State en vergroot mestprobleem👇 Met steun van CDA en VVD
Hierdoor moeten boeren dieren mogelijk eerder en verplicht naar de slacht sturen.
We hebben een kabinet nodig dat durft te kiezen voor gezonde landbouw & dierenwelzijn.
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binne...
Hierdoor moeten boeren dieren mogelijk eerder en verplicht naar de slacht sturen.
We hebben een kabinet nodig dat durft te kiezen voor gezonde landbouw & dierenwelzijn.
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binne...
Minister Wiersma negeert advies Raad van State en zet versoepeling mestbeleid door
Demissionair landbouwminister Femke Wiersma gaat door met haar plan om twee regels buiten werking te stellen die de hoeveelheid mest moeten beperken. Dat schrijft Wiersma in een brief aan de Tweede Ka...
www.rtl.nl
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Van die fatsoenlijke Bontenbal hebben we dus ook niks te verwachten maar whats new bij het CDA
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Lieve help, ik hoopte dat er iets was veranderd met @henri.cda.nl. Maar zo kennen we het oude CDA weer: zelfs nu nog steeds geen verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor de schade die ze zelf hebben aangericht, vanaf PAS en Bleker tot hinderen van stikstofbeleid Vd Wal door Hoekstra.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Lieve help, ik hoopte dat er iets was veranderd met @henri.cda.nl. Maar zo kennen we het oude CDA weer: zelfs nu nog steeds geen verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor de schade die ze zelf hebben aangericht, vanaf PAS en Bleker tot hinderen van stikstofbeleid Vd Wal door Hoekstra.
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CDA gaat akkoord met lijn Wiersma, ondanks vernietigend advies van RvS. CDA had haar met ons kunnen tegenhouden.
CDA had ook ons verzoek kunnen steunen om de inwerkingtreding van de besluiten van Wiersma uit te stellen tot we een debat hebben over advies van RvS, maar zelfs dat wilden ze niet.
CDA had ook ons verzoek kunnen steunen om de inwerkingtreding van de besluiten van Wiersma uit te stellen tot we een debat hebben over advies van RvS, maar zelfs dat wilden ze niet.
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
CDA gaat akkoord met lijn Wiersma, ondanks vernietigend advies van RvS. CDA had haar met ons kunnen tegenhouden.
CDA had ook ons verzoek kunnen steunen om de inwerkingtreding van de besluiten van Wiersma uit te stellen tot we een debat hebben over advies van RvS, maar zelfs dat wilden ze niet.
CDA had ook ons verzoek kunnen steunen om de inwerkingtreding van de besluiten van Wiersma uit te stellen tot we een debat hebben over advies van RvS, maar zelfs dat wilden ze niet.
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Het is bij Ajax net als in de rest van de samenleving.
De grootste monden, de hooligans verpesten het voor de redelijken.
Geert Wilders en zijn bende verstoren de rust in het nationale stadion.
Maar noem ze vooral niet extreemrechts.
De grootste monden, de hooligans verpesten het voor de redelijken.
Geert Wilders en zijn bende verstoren de rust in het nationale stadion.
Maar noem ze vooral niet extreemrechts.
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Het is bij Ajax net als in de rest van de samenleving.
De grootste monden, de hooligans verpesten het voor de redelijken.
Geert Wilders en zijn bende verstoren de rust in het nationale stadion.
Maar noem ze vooral niet extreemrechts.
De grootste monden, de hooligans verpesten het voor de redelijken.
Geert Wilders en zijn bende verstoren de rust in het nationale stadion.
Maar noem ze vooral niet extreemrechts.
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Gevoelige gegevens van het ministerie van Justitie, het Openbaar Ministerie en de rechtspraak vallen binnenkort mogelijk in Amerikaanse handen. Dit komt door de aanstaande overname van de IT-dienstverlener achter DigiD. En dat zou onze digitale veiligheid flink in gevaar kunnen brengen.
Niet alleen DigiD: ook geheime info rechtspraak en Justitie in geding bij overname IT-leverancier
Er is onrust ontstaan over de aangekondigde overname van IT-dienstverlener Solvinity – leverancier van DigiD – door een Amerikaans bedrijf. Door de systemen van Solvinity lopen uiterst gevoelige data ...
www.ftm.nl
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Gevoelige gegevens van het ministerie van Justitie, het Openbaar Ministerie en de rechtspraak vallen binnenkort mogelijk in Amerikaanse handen. Dit komt door de aanstaande overname van de IT-dienstverlener achter DigiD. En dat zou onze digitale veiligheid flink in gevaar kunnen brengen.
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"But Josie, what can the Democrats possibly do to fight Trump??"
Well,
Well,
May 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"But Josie, what can the Democrats possibly do to fight Trump??"
Well,
Well,
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Europe shouldn't abandon manufaturing - especially while the continent rearms.
But more single market integration, especially in services, can offset trade shocks and boost incomes.
Great title on this FT piece, with an observation from my side.
www.ft.com/content/cbfd...
But more single market integration, especially in services, can offset trade shocks and boost incomes.
Great title on this FT piece, with an observation from my side.
www.ft.com/content/cbfd...
Who killed Europe’s single market dream?
A decades-long effort to tear down internal trade barriers has stalled, leaving the EU economy ‘tagging along behind’
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Europe shouldn't abandon manufaturing - especially while the continent rearms.
But more single market integration, especially in services, can offset trade shocks and boost incomes.
Great title on this FT piece, with an observation from my side.
www.ft.com/content/cbfd...
But more single market integration, especially in services, can offset trade shocks and boost incomes.
Great title on this FT piece, with an observation from my side.
www.ft.com/content/cbfd...
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…more intra-EU competition in services would ultimately raise productivity in Germany’s weaker sector.
The EU’s push to extract more growth from the single market as global markets close tracks Germany’s own need to overhaul its growth model (it would take some courage/vision though).
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The EU’s push to extract more growth from the single market as global markets close tracks Germany’s own need to overhaul its growth model (it would take some courage/vision though).
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December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
…more intra-EU competition in services would ultimately raise productivity in Germany’s weaker sector.
The EU’s push to extract more growth from the single market as global markets close tracks Germany’s own need to overhaul its growth model (it would take some courage/vision though).
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The EU’s push to extract more growth from the single market as global markets close tracks Germany’s own need to overhaul its growth model (it would take some courage/vision though).
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