Tom Louwerse

@tomlouwerse.nl

Politicoloog/Political Scientist | @UniLeiden.bsky.social | @Peilingwijzer.bsky.social | @stukroodvlees.bsky.social | Opinions are my own | Dutch & English https://www.tomlouwerse.nl

In our new article in @govandopp.bsky.social @tomlouwerse.nl and I examine whether concerns about the "blurring" or "waning" of opposition are supported by empirical evidence. We analyse 75 years of parliamentary behaviour in 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 doi.org/10.1017/gov.... 👇

Opposition Distinctiveness in Parliaments: A Longitudinal Analysis | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core

Opposition Distinctiveness in Parliaments: A Longitudinal Analysis - Volume 61

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Nog maar een paar dagen geleden liet Wilders weten het vreselijk te vinden dat er een aanslag was gepleegd op Pride. Enkel vanwege de achtergrond van de dader, blijkt maar weer. Zodra de slachtoffers herdacht worden laat hij zijn eigen homofobie weer los (met honderden zieke reacties in de comments)

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Kunstgras is onderhoudsvrij! Enige wat je moet doen: 🚰 Sproeien tijdens een drinkwatertekort 🧂 Zout strooien tegen sporen van leven 💨 Sporen van leven verjagen met de bladblazer 💩 Kattenbakkorrels strooien tegen sporen van leven 🧹 Borstelen zodat het toch levend lijkt Uitsterven is een werkwoord!

Being queer means being the target of violence. Every queer person knows this. It's deeply engraved in who we are. We live with it every day of our lives. Not because of terrorism but because it is structurally enshrined in our "free" societies. Violence against queer people is not an exception ...

Musk was humiliated in his interview with The Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes. She called him out on his bullshit, pointed out his lies and ignorance and extreme prejudice. We need more interviews like that. This is the response of the world’s thinnest-skinned man.

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She is a traitor to the West, plain and simple

We need to change norms around sexual harassment Yesterday Tessa West spoke up about a sexual harassment complaint she filed against John Jost. Not only is he a senior colleague in the dept of psychology, but he is one of the most prominant figures in the field of social and political psychology.

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This speech is quite literally an impeachable offense. The President is trying to undermine faith in US elections and to delegitimize the elections of public officials.

Zijn partijen die tegen erfbelasting zijn "omdat er al belasting over betaald is" dan ook voor het afschaffen van de BTW, accijnzen, overdrachtsbelasting, motorrijtuigenbelasting, schenkbelasting en alle overige indirecte belastingen?

Given the BBC have a largely sensible set of guidelines on the use of quant polling in news stories, including a ban on a poll being a story in itself, it's always so baffling they have next-to-no similar rules on what is ultimately rudimentary qual polling. It's an insane double-standard.

Jack Tindale@jacktindale.bsky.social · 4w ago

STOP INTERVIEWING RANDOM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HANGING AROUND THE TOWN CENTRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON YOU MAY AS WELL ASK A CAT FOR HOW REFLECTIVE OF PUBLIC OPINION IT IS www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Het publiek bij Wilders' AZC tours windt er geen doekjes om "De fik erin hè?" Journalist: "Dat is openlijke geweldpleging, dan hebben al die mensen straks brandwonden." Wilders-fans: "Kan mij dat verrotten" Het zijn geen mensen, ze willen alle blanken uitroeien."