Cool paper by cool @lkavadia.bsky.social

Abortuspionier Anne Verougstraete: 'Het recht op abortus zal altijd ter discussie staan' Nu het debat rond zwangerschapsafbreking weer op volle toeren draait, waarschuwt Anne Verougstraete voor nieuwe tendensen die het verworven recht onderuit kunnen halen.

Goed Interview met pionier Anne Verougstraete
www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

Go @sanders.senate.gov !

Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’

"... how could you speak out loudly if you’re not an American citizen?” (...) “And if you can’t speak out loudly if you’re not an American citizen, when will they come for the American citizens? ”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Light the Beacons!

(By way of @aliamjadrizvi.bsky.social on fb) The play-button might be all too appropriate

No education, no problem?

Studiedag 'De Rand als regio? Gelijkenissen en verschillen in de Rand' | BRIO Brussel Op dinsdag 18 maart organiseert BRIO de studienamiddag ‘De Rand als regio? Gelijkenissen en verschillen in de Rand’ in GC de Zandloper, Kaasmarkt 75, 1780 Wemmel.

Last calls voor de studiedag van @brio-brussel.bsky.social morgen over de Rand als Regio ...
www.briobrussel.be/node/19221
Inschrijven kan nog via forms.gle/gJwm5UL7X9Ro...

Guerre en Ukraine : "Washington est devenu la cour de Néron", lance Claude Malhuret YouTube video by Public Sénat

Claude Malhuret in the French Senat on the US position concerning Ukrain ...
youtu.be/G-lh0TUTtvI?... (with subtitles www.youtube.com/watch?v=unSS... )

Op 18/3 organiseren we een studiedag over de Rand als Regio.
Deelname is gratis, maar wel graag inschrijven via => docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Allen daarheen!

Volgende week dinsdag is het zover! De studienamiddag 'De Rand als regio? Gelijkenissen en verschillen in de Rand' focust op de eigenheid van de Randgemeenten binnen Vlaanderen. Meer info en inschrijven op: www.briobrussel.be/node/19221

(via @eds66.bsky.social op FB)

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Tim Snyder brilliantly analyzes what this bit of Trump’s lunacy yesterday revealed:
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

As a kid watching Red Dawn in the 80s, I definitely though the Russian takeover of the US would involve at least *some* tanks

Even more distinct among young women:

from another medium

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins growing DOGE team under Elon Musk Joe Gebbia is the latest tech guru to join Elon Musk's growing team of staffers within DOGE.

Given this, and Gebbia's position as Board Chair at Airbnb, I plan to take my lodging business elsewhere.

www.newsweek.com/airbnb-joe-g...

The road to dictatorship ...

It's time. Morally, economically, realistically. #TaxThePower @icrict.bsky.social

#cartoon #staking #vakbond (via www.lectrr.com)

When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries - Petter Törnberg, Juliana Chueri, 2025 The spread of misinformation has emerged as a global concern. Academic attention has recently shifted to emphasize the role of political elites as drivers of mi...

Yet another illustration of the findings by Törnberg & Chueri? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/

Restricting civil liberties, like free press, is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes.

Elon Musk Reinstates DOGE Member Who Resigned Over Racist Posts In one of Marko Elez’s many disturbing online posts over the past year, he proudly referred to himself as a racist.

How a 21st century coup looks like? ===>
Elon Musk Reinstates DOGE Member Who Resigned Over Racist Posts truthout.org/articles/elo...

De kijk van Koen: toekomstkansen bieden is een taak van heel de samenleving In hun jaarverslag kaarten de CLB's een aantal pijnpunten aan en formuleren ze aanbevelingen om alle leerlingen toekomstkansen te bieden. Alle leerlingen toekomstkansen bieden is een opdracht die het ...

"Ondanks de beperkte middelen zetten onze CLB’s steeds sterker in op preventie en op professionalisering van ankerfiguren binnen de scholen, om zo de groeiende problematiek het hoofd te bieden." #CLB #GO!
pro.g-o.be/nieuws/de-ki...

Indeed. Sociology seems to become taboo. Actually it’s the same thing as in Iran: sociology became de facto outlawed…

The National Science Foundation, is screening papers through a list of words ( “female,” “disability,” “LGBT”, “hate speech”) to check whether they comply with ‘DEI’ guidelines concerning “forbidden words” - the codex is back, with a vengeance…

Brexit making the headlines.