The militant protest group Farmers’ Defence Force has threatened to declare “war” over the province’s decision to force a family to sell their 31-hectare farm.

Thank you for pointing us to the consensus of reliable media outlets.

Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

Capitulatie aan extreemrechts ziet er zo uit.
Wat een beschamende vertoning.

I haven't been to a WHCA dinner in years, but I don't criticize others for attending if they choose--it's a free country. But if you go, you don't need to sit there and listen respectfully to Trump, who deserves no such respect. Just walk out quietly and politely before he speaks, and return after.

If you ask me, Sen. Jon Ossoff is sounding more and more like a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

Geert Wilders is an old man without a party, without ideas and without energy. He's an old record, stuck in the groove.

Two nights ago, Russia sent nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the fifth year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense and more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help protect lives.

The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe

Trump's 'diplomats' (= far-right and christian fundamentalist propagandists) are meddling in European politics, by collaborating with the European far-right.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...

Crime Fighter #1

"He is also known to drink to excess at the Poodle Room, in Las Vegas, where he frequently spends parts of his weekends. Early in his tenure, meetings and briefings had to be rescheduled for later in the day as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights..."

Interview in @parool.nl met Douwe Bob.
Onder andere over mevrouw Yesilgöz die er voor zorgde dat de zanger met zijn gezin moest onderduiken nadat ze hem valselijk van antisemitisme had beschuldigd.

On Tyranny, Orbán, and Trump (with Timothy Snyder) Podcast Episode · Stay Tuned with Preet · April 16 · 52m

Great episode of the @preetbharara.bsky.social podcast with @timothysnyder.bsky.social.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

High-profile Russian lifestyle influencers lash out in rare display of anger at Putin’s policies | CNN “Vladimir Vladimirovich, people are afraid of you.” A Russian beauty influencer appeals to President Vladimir Putin amid rising discontent over internet restrictions.

“There’s a feeling that we’re no longer living in a free country,” she said.

Perceptive.
edition.cnn.com/2026/04/18/e...

Pentagon press briefings now include:
• Bible passages
• Comparisons of journalists to enemies of Jesus
• Monthly Christian-only prayer services led by the SecDef
This is not normal. This is a theocracy.

Grijalva to RFK Jr: "You apparently once cut the penis off a roadkill raccoon"

Vandaag. Zeer boeiende en uitverkochte collegedag De lokroep van het Fascisme, met o.a. @sterknikki.bsky.social, Robin te Slaa en @baskromhout.bsky.social.

www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/evenement/co...

Barbra, I visited your nation quite some times and love it, well most of it.
But won't visit it until this idiot is gone for good. And that makes me feel sad.

it gets lost in the shuffle of constant corruption and bloodshed but even with the memecoin ALONE, that would make him very clearly the most corrupt U.S. president in history, you could easily argue

Contrary to rumours, international law is alive and kicking Autocrats and 'strongmen' want us to feel defeated on international law. But 'the fact that certain laws are being violated does not, of course, mean those laws no longer exist', writes Caroline de Gr...

Contrary to what some say, international law is alive and kicking
My latest for @euobserver.com

euobserver.com/211170/contr...

Grootste dronebouwer van Oekraïne komt niet naar Nederland, 'te veel bureaucratie' De bureaucratische druk is de grootste rem op de ontwikkeling van de defensie-industrie in Europa, zeggen Oekraïense dronebouwers. "Innovatie kan in Oekraïne niet wachten."

Grootste dronebouwer van Oekraïne komt niet naar Nederland, 'te veel bureaucratie' - nos.nl/l/2610451

Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Detained in Kuwait as Gulf Cracks Down on Free Speech During Iran War Shihab-Eldin, who is a US citizen and long-standing critic of Israel, has been imprisoned for six weeks.

"Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Detained in Kuwait as Gulf Cracks Down on Free Speech During Iran War"

Shihab-Eldin, who is a US citizen and long-standing critic of Israel, has been imprisoned for six weeks.

Released 47 years ago today
"Love Song", a single by English punk rock band The Damned.

The Damned - Love Song (German TV show,June 2, 1979)

#punk #punks #punkrock #lovesong #thedamned #history #punkrockhistory

Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán are quantum-entangled fascists 7,000 kilometers apart— a long-distance bipartite mixed-state spin entanglement. They are losing momentum and energy simultaneously, heading for decay, possibly annihilation.

Our European Union became a bit more democratic and free.

The US will surely follow coming November.

Thanks to the Hungarian people for demonstrating how it's done!

In the 1st Word War that Trump just started, the Iranians should directly 'embargo' the American 'blockading' of their 'closing' of the Strait of Hormuz.

President of the EU Commission:

Big loss for the past, win for the future. (And that more than anything else describes the most important political divide here in the US.)

JD Vance is on a historic roll:

He campaigns for AfD in Germany - they lose.

Invited the Pope to come to US for Trump’s big event - Pope refuses.

Leads peace negotiations with Iran - fails miserably.

Campaigns in Hungary for Orbán - who gets smoked.

Says it all:

Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’ Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’ Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to take significantly stronger action against social media companies that spread disinformation after a study showed a surge in hostile accounts posting falsehoods about London’s crime rates and integration. In an intervention on what he called “the outrage economy”, the London mayor, who has also written to social media firms demanding change, said a lack of action could prompt more domestic terrorism by people who believe conspiracy theories they find online. Continue reading...

Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’