Yoeri Albrecht

@yoerialbrecht.bsky.social

Director at De Balie @debalie.bsky.social Amsterdam Chair at Stichting Veronica Philosophy & History at Leiden & Oxford The Economist: De Balie, a cosily chic cultural venue on Amsterdam's Leidseplein, is the epicentre of Dutch liberal intellectual life.

Andy Burnham is a talented campaigner but it needs to be seen if he can take on any of the real topics which concern Brittan to a good end. 1 EU, 2 economic growth/productivity, 3 taxing the rich, 4 health care, 5 Farage and his gang.

The Economist@economist.com · 8h ago

Andy Burnham’s ascent to power in Britain has been accompanied by cheers from the music scene which the new prime minister so loves. But what feels like a shift is nothing of the sort

❗️Ukraine's military intelligence says North Korea has begun deploying a missile unit to Russia's Voronezh region, where it could operate within Russia's 112th Missile Brigade. According to HUR official Cherniak, Moscow expects to receive 120 KN-23/24 ballistic missiles and six launchers. #Ukraine

The EU will provide Ukraine with another €1.4 billion from proceeds generated by frozen Russian assets, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said. The funding will strengthen Ukraine's defense and national resilience as Russia continues its attacks. #Ukraine

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Gill: All 100 senators last week passed a non-binding resolution condemning any pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. They're simultaneously considering confirming the guy who met with her and moved her to a low-security facility as the top cop in the United States. That is so insane to me.

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 No. 5 (Reds), 1961 Oil on canvas Neue Nationalgalerie © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS) 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Kunst kijken. Maar dan in de natuur! Deze kleine mannelijke kogelvis creëert prachtige geometrische meesterwerken op de oceaanbodem met zijn vinnen. Zorgvuldig gemaakt om een ​​vrouwtje aan te trekken. Als ze het ontwerp goedkeurt, kiest ze hem als haar partner.

Stop expecting Washington's tariffs to end the war in Ukraine. Western leaders must face reality: only sustained European defense production and direct military aid to Kyiv will force Putin to stop. (Read on — 🧵 1/15)

Hey, I wanted to share this with you: polluters and their political allies are quietly weakening laws that protect our drinking water, nature, and health. It's affecting all 450 million of us in Europe. Only takes a minute to sign: #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife

Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

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Hey, I wanted to share this with you: polluters and their political allies are quietly weakening laws that protect our drinking water, nature, and health. It's affecting all 450 million of us in Europe. Only takes a minute to sign: #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife

Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

handsoffnature.eu

In Europa is in 40 jaar bijna 1 op de 5 vogels verdwenen 💔 Juist nu overweegt de EU de Vogel- en Habitatrichtlijn af te zwakken. Een ver-van-je-bedshow? De gevolgen zijn groot en raken ons allemaal. ✊ Teken de #HandsOffNature petitie🙏 www.vogelbescherming.nl/handen-af-van-de-vogels

Handen af van de vogels!

Vogels verdwijnen zelden in één klap. Ze verdwijnen wanneer bescherming stukje bij beetje wordt afgebroken. En dat is wat nu dreigt te gebeuren. Het fundament onder de bescher…

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Global warming is here and has been for already quite a while. The problem is (among other things) that it is not only fossiel fual induced. We destroyed the environment. We have to restore the soil, the oceans, make them absorb carbon better. That means ao bringing back species, wetlands, trees.

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d ago

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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OTD in 2008, after several weeks massed on the border with Georgia & denying intent to invade, Kremlin said troops were going back to their bases. A week later they invaded Georgia. None of this should sound familiar.

❗️Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov oil refinery, with preliminary reports indicating that the ELOU-AVT-6 processing unit is on fire. The plant has a design processing capacity of about 7 million tonnes of oil per year. #Ukraine