Amerikaanse politicologen doen nog altijd stoer over de kracht van hun vrijheid van meningsuiting. De kracht van expressievrijheid ligt in vrije media, vrijheid van vereniging, en academische vrijheid, die een open politiek en cultureel debat in een pluralistische maatschappij faciliteren.

In België zijn we zelfs zo ver nog niet

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d ago

New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...

De grootste bondgenoot van links-populisme is niet Zohran Mamdani, Jos D'Haese, of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Het is een elite die iedere afwijkende mening over immigratie reduceert tot "naïviteit", "domheid" of "communisme". Zodra je mensen niet meer begrijpt, verlies je ze.

Maarten van Rossem@maartenpodcast.bsky.social · 2d ago

De grootste bondgenoot van populisme is niet Trump, Wilders of Poetin. Het is een elite die iedere afwijkende mening reduceert tot "angst", "domheid" of "fascisme". Zodra je mensen niet meer begrijpt, verlies je ze. open.spotify.com/episode/4BWq...

I disagree. Le Pen hasn’t instigated a coup d’état. Meloni does not have track record of openly racist remarks. And Orbán accepted his electoral defeat. Not to say that Europeans would no longer vote for these leaders if they did, but we simply don’t know yet. Trump is much more extremist!

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tl;dr: Americans have trouble understanding there is ~nothing unique about Trump. He is part of the broad wave of far right parties/politicians since 2008 across rich democracies. Our institutions just suck more. Europeans have trouble understanding there is ~nothing unique about Trump. See above.

The far-right reactions are not the real problem. They do what they believe in. The big problem is the similar reactions from liberal democratic parties from left to right. And thát, more than anything, is the problem of the 21st century!

Nathalie Tocci@nathalietocci.bsky.social · 4d ago

When an EU member is in trouble, esp if instigated from outside, as for Spain in Ceuta, solidarity should be the only EU response. Far-right reactions is yet more proof there’s no “moderate” far-right, only different ways far right forces seek to dismantle European integration

Racisme is de schuld van anti-racisten. Klimaatopwarming is de schuld van klimaatactivisten. Sekisme is de schuld van feministen. Ze zijn wel consistent daar bij HLN.

Dit is gewoon dagelijkse kost in de Vlaamse politiek 🥲

Ways and Means Committee Democrats@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 6d ago

Every day, this Administration unlocks new levels of corruption never thought possible. At a time when families are struggling to stay afloat, they’re being denied jobs and opportunities by their president because of their political views.

Oké blijkbaar is de redactie van De Standaard ervan overtuigd dat er geen grote publieke verontwaardiging is over de klimaatcrisis. Misschien moeten ze minder op X kijken en eens naar hier komen want ik zie dat hier wél. Dus ben je ook verontwaardigd? Like en deel dit bericht en laat van u horen!

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · last wk.

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Amerikaanse miljardairs zijn het cijnskiesrecht an het heruitvinden

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.

Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?

I could live with a national service requirement if it's retroactive.

Bro you're bald

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

Zelfde regels voor 60 plussers op facebook.

De Morgen@demorgen.be · 3w ago

Kinderen onder de 13 jaar zouden alleen nog onder toezicht van ouders of leraren toegang mogen hebben tot sociale media. Dat adviseert een groep van experts aan de Europese Commissie. Commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen noemde het advies maandag ‘zeer overtuigend’.

political candidates should be tripping over themselves to run on this message (and we know why they aren't)

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 4w ago

We need a War on White Collar Crime

Deze spirit heeft onze politiek nodig tegen de Atlanticisten van N-VA

I like how every far right party has realizes all they need to do is weaponize the mid life crisis bsky.app/profile/core...

Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · 4w ago

can't stop laughing at this Poilievre: "We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14v...

Wie nu verontwaardigd is over voetbal, snapt ineens het belang van een rechtsstaat. Daarin gelden regels voor iedereen en maakt een telefoon van de machtigste man niks uit. Met al die aanvallen op de juridische macht de laatste tijd, dreigen mensen dat gevoel te leren kennen in het echte leven.

Watch party bij de Amerikaanse ambassade vannacht?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Trump: "I didn't know what the hell a red card was. When I found out, I said, 'You gotta be kidding!'"

I'm sorry but all this post reveals is that even a liberal American can contain dangerous quantities of Trump particles.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · last mo.

If other countries are pissed about Balogun's red card being lifted, they can stayed pissed. Wanting to punish a 25-year-old who did nothing wrong and has carried himself well just because you're angry at Trump and FIFA is weak sauce.

American exceptionalism illustrated

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · last mo.

If other countries are pissed about Balogun's red card being lifted, they can stayed pissed. Wanting to punish a 25-year-old who did nothing wrong and has carried himself well just because you're angry at Trump and FIFA is weak sauce.

Maar het heeft er wel alle schijn van.

Pieterjan Huyghebaert (VRT NWS)@pjhuyghebaert.bsky.social · last mo.

Het is niet bekend of de laureaat van de FIFA Peace Price zijn joker heeft ingezet 🤔

Massie wants to withdraw from NATO so I'll give them a pass on this one

tomwellborn3rd@wellborn.net · last mo.

Republicans may be running out the clock on disclosing whether McConnell is even alive, purely so a filing deadline slides past and Thomas Massie can't grab the seat. A man's actual mortality reduced to a procedural loophole for gatekeeping power.

@jaysocks.bsky.social Paraguay is so evil that I'm starting to root for France

Thank you European islamophobia for inadvertently banning these face coverings 🙌

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last mo.

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

Did they dedicate their simulations and dives to Israel?

Kranten berichten uitvoerig over de specifieke acts om festivaltickets in te geven als beroepskost 🤷‍♂️

Pensioenspook@pensioenspook666.bsky.social · last mo.

Waar ik me ook aan erger (naast aan zoveel andere zaken is mediaobsessie met festivals.) De overgrote meerderheid van mensen gaan niet of zelden naar festivals maar toch worden iedere zomer die festivals in onze reet gestampt in alle geuren en kleuren. Ik heb volstrekt het schijt aan festivals.