Strandvogel

@strandvogel.united-for-democracy.com

Poet, author, neurodivergent, progressive, humanist, Dutch lady fighting for democracy, goal: unite US #BlueCrew with #European #resistance #UnitedforDemocracy

A jaw-dropping story of greed and cruelty. GOP Sen. Roger Marshall - who has a net worth upwards of $9M - sued 700 patients, some for payments as little as $181. 81 of them were arrested. Kansas, please upgrade your Senator to @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

nytimes.com

Long time since I've posted something here. Lately I joined Progressief (PRO) Nederland, the biggest left wing political party in The Netherlands. Right now I'm working as a volunteer for PRO Westland. I've chosen action iso words 🙌🏻

Wie het nieuws en de talkshows volgt denkt al gauw dat Nederland vol migrantenhaters zit, maar het tegendeel is waar: op tientallen plekken worden nieuwkomers warm ontvangen. Van samen in een bandje tot gratis dineren met stadsgenoten: OneWorld zet de spotlight op vijftien hartverwarmende projecten.

15 projecten die migranten wél met open armen ontvangen

Overal in Nederland worden activiteiten en ontmoetingen voor, door en met nieuwkomers georganiseerd.

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The corrupt FIFA President Infantino, the man who gave Donald Trump a fake "FIFA Peace Prize" in 2025, said that he planned to seek re-election for a 4th term. Infantino, you are a global disgrace to the world of soccer. I can't imagine that there is one honest person in the world who supports you.

Infantino to seek fourth term as FIFA president

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that he planned to seek re-election for a fourth term in a bid to ​continue to lead the governing body of world soccer.

reuters.com

The editorial cartoonist's pen is one of the sharpest tools in journalism, whittling issues down to basics for satire or rage. I'm proud to say that my long-ago colleague, Milt Priggee, is unafraid to shock with a tough point of view.

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The affordability crisis isn’t an accident — it’s driven by concentrated corporate power. Just look at the latest evidence in California's price-fixing case against Amazon.