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Wouter

@wvanparys.bsky.social

Used to say what people didn't think. Runs, reads, tries to learn. English, Dutch, French, a bit German. Gent, Belgium. I'm not Innocentius X.

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Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4h ago

UPDATE II: In new filing, BBC opposes Trump's bid to amend the complaint, also argues it won't narrow discovery because his "financial records are directly relevant to assessing his purported reputational damages." Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

BBCTrumpOppAmend080626.PDF

documentcloud.org

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 10h ago

UPDATE: BBC says there's no emergency and they're not engaged in any political attack on Trump. Also, it looks like Trump's attorneys have offered up a date (unspecified) for him to sit for a deposition in the suit, assuming it isn't thrown out by then www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3h ago

NEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 19h ago

This plane landed in Myanmar about three hours ago. This is the third ICE flight to Myanmar this year. Burmese deportees in 2025 were immediately sent to a torture facility next to the airport, according to Myanmar Now. Weeks later, not all of them had emerged.

An FR24 map showing N59JE landing in Yangon and then continuing to Bangkok
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2d ago

This likely ICE flight operated by Journey Aviation has taken off and appears to heading for an Asia removal. In May, this aircraft deported people to Myanmar.

An ADSBx map showing N62FF heading northwest out of Mesa, AZ and over the Pacific.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23h ago

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

Jacob Öberg@profjacob.bsky.social · 22h ago

Is it too much to ask of politicians that they actually go down to Brussels and ask what kind of relationship the EU would be interested in and that the subsequent analysis is based on this reality rather than a delusional dream world where the UK get to eat the cake and keep it too. /5

Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 22h ago

Under Obama and Biden many of the structural dysfunctions in US foreign and defence policy got worse and exacerbated those in Europe. With the one exception of Biden to Russia in January-April 2022, it's a Dem lack of strategic coherence littered with confused messaging and half-hearted flailing 3/3

Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social · 24h ago

"any settlement could give Tehran control over some of the waterway and without denying it the power to eventually charge fees from vessels using it — conditions that would have seemed unthinkable to US geostrategists just a year ago" www.ft.com/content/87b0...

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

ft.com

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 2d ago

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

bloomberg.com

Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · 4d ago

A lovely little bit of physics that you might have spotted if you ever play with a slinky. We should all play more, because we should all embrace our curiosity. And finding out how the physical world works is fun!