June 1, 2025
Trump [..] is more committed to fantasy than reality.
Last night, he reposted a [..] conspiracy theory that former president Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and that “Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see
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Lawrence Summers: “This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science. The Trump tariff policy makes little sense EVEN if you believe in protectionist mercantilist economics.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-3-2025
Every lawyer understands this one basic rule: If a court orders you to do something, you do it. If you don’t like the ruling, you can appeal it at the appropriate time, but unless and until that order is reversed, like it or not, you must obey it.
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“We were at war with a dictator,” said French center-right politician Claude Malhuret of Europe’s stand against Putin. “[N]ow we are at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-5-2025
Jona Lendering over klassieke vertalingen. Geldt ook voor zeventiende-eeuws Nederlands uit Nieuw-Nederlandse documenten. Weer een mooi blog van Jona.
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In 1690 John Locke noted “[W]hosoever in authority exceeds the power given him by the law and makes use of the force he has under his command…ceases in that to be a magistrate; and, acting without authority, may be opposed, as any other man, who by force invades the right of another.”
Always nice to read something about New Netherland of New Amsterdam, but this short piece has too many errors. I count four blatant factual errors and one point that is so incomplete as to be a distortion. Oh well.
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Just in case you were wondering whether the US is really sliding into a fascist dictatorship.
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A dark mist had descended over Scotscraig during the night and the morning looked very gloomy. During our walk the sun rose and gradually the gloom lifted. There will be light and it will be bright. Let us oppose the dark forces and stand up for right and justice for everyone.
Pff.
