seems like just yesterday she got a big redemption arc tour after leaving the domrechtspartij whose leader cost her her cabinet position and moving on to a new one. not looking very redeemed

stemvizier@stemvizier.nl · 7mo ago

De motie van I. Coenradie (#JA21) c.s. over stoppen met het diversificatiebeleid binnen de politie, is verworpen. (29628-1312) #TweedeKamer [Volledige tekst]

Every single thing about the world that used to bring joy or value is being ruined systematically from the top-down, but the fallout from that, in all its particulars, is being blamed almost exclusively on the people at the bottom with no ability to change it.

the dutch govt, and the vvd in particular, are so good. sorry we had to blow up this nexperia situation. sorry we just have to pass this draconian immigration law that no one believes will relieve stresses in the system. sorry we have to invite another far-right party into govt. bedankt voor uw stem

Dilan Yesilgöz is gambling with the VVD’s future, writes Gordon Darroch, in an analysis of the party leader’s failings and self-claimed successes.

Dancing at the wake: The curious world of Dilan Yesilgöz - DutchNews.nl

Dilan Yesilgöz is gambling with the VVD’s future, writes Gordon Darroch, in an analysis of the party leader’s failings and self-claimed successes.  “We’re going to party tonight.” That was the…

dutchnews.nl

in addition to being a big creepy doofus this guy also spent the 90's pushing for the regulatory reform that cleared the way for the 2008 financial crisis so it is really unclear what enlightened ideas this guy really needs to be teaching. but those ideas are probably really valuable to some donors

Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.” He will continue teaching. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

the payoff for making a concerted effort to read more dutch political commentary is that now I get to be disappointed in two languages.

William Douglas' dissent fucks hard for a guy born in 1898! "It is the future of the student [...] that is imperiled by today's decision. If a parent keeps his child out of school [...] then the child will be forever barred from [...] the new and amazing world of diversity that we have today."

Raffi Melkonian@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · last yr.

Wow that’s broad. Incredibly broad. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

mfw i was sure "university dropout" would look good on my pitch deck and i missed the lecture on relational algebra

Alex Wenzel@alexwenzel.bsky.social · last yr.

DOGE is doing great work with the databases. Definitely didn't somehow accidentally join/merge tables for respondents and their appearing attorneys.

maybe he wants cookies this time

it seems inevitable that the WH will one day argue in court that the contents of the signal chat were simultanously not classified (insofar as members of the admin did not break the law) but very much classified (when it comes gunning for the atlantic)

GO BIRDS

1. Today, the New York Times Editorial Board published a piece titled "Trump's Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans." I criticize the paper's attempt to wash away the paper's own culpability in ushering in an era of eradication-based policies. Subscribe to support our journalism.

NYT Hypocrisy: Outlet Criticizes Trump's Attacks On Trans People That They Helped Usher In

The New York Times Editorial Board today released an opinion piece calling Trump's attacks on transgender Americans "shameful." The paper has been influential in fueling those attacks.

erininthemorning.com

Traitors

Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 2y ago

Wired has really risen to the moment www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

"we must fight big tech!", I post on my blog hosted by the SV publishing platform run by folks who "don't like Nazis either" but also won't stop hosting them.

"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."

When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

prisonjournalismproject.org

The lack of magic European pasta is definitely our problem, not the way we get from A to B for damn near everything.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Ainsley Earhardt makes a case for RFK Jr: "When you go to Europe, the food is delicious. It's so fresh. And you don't gain weight if you eat a big bowl of pasta. So we want that to come here to America."

I have successfully gained weight on European food ama about how European food is not magic

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Ainsley Earhardt makes a case for RFK Jr: "When you go to Europe, the food is delicious. It's so fresh. And you don't gain weight if you eat a big bowl of pasta. So we want that to come here to America."

right wing christians stop telling on themselves challenge: impossible

thinking a lot about the guy on a ski lift last week chatting up a young college student complaining about all the brush he was required to clear before he was allowed to sell his third home in Malibu. it was burdensome but also he got really ripped!

kinda sleepy thought trump wanted to seize the panera canal. which i assume is filled with very caffeinated broccoli cheddar soup.

when SV people say they want to drive efficiencies in defense, they really mean they want in on the MIC money spigot and are fine with not really doing anything for the country's defense capabilities. worse can even be better for them if it means more money for improvements ad nauseam.

what all this dialog really teaches us is that even conservatives don’t want to be left alone to talk to conservatives.

solid couple of days of email inbox silence before the DNC came back with "hey it's us, the people who thought Cheneys win elections, back to see if you have a few more dollars for us!"