Ewald Engelen
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contrarian, dissident, gentleman, hooligan, punker at heart
Heveadorp
Joined February 2009
My take on the European responses to the #Vance speech now online @jacobin .Shocked, but for the wrong reasons.
jacobin.com
J. D. Vance offended European colleagues on Friday by publicly doubting that they are champions of democracy. Some of the examples he cited were spurious — but the EU establishment’s shocked reaction...
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Brilliant read! .Personalized history of the ddr. With striking resonances with the current thought police. Comes highly recommended.
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RT @g_shullenberger: "In confirmation of Thucydides’ insight that men act on hope when reason fails them, America’s bipartisan elites cling….
compactmag.com
In February 2016, Donald Trump scandalized Republican Party elites at a CNN town hall event in Columbus, Ohio, when he dared to call George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq “a big fat mistake” and “the...
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Only fourteen of NATO’s twenty-six members were ready to support Ukraine’s membership. Germany and France were leading the resistance, but standing behind them were Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Norway.
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How Decades of Folly Led to War in Ukraine | Compact. Must read, especially on this day when finally the negotiations are starting.
compactmag.com
In February 2016, Donald Trump scandalized Republican Party elites at a CNN town hall event in Columbus, Ohio, when he dared to call George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq “a big fat mistake” and “the...
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How Decades of Folly Led to War in Ukraine | Compact. America’s Ukraine debacle, then, is the product of a bipartisan coalition in which the misguided were full of passionate intensity, while might‑have‑been wise men lacked all conviction.
compactmag.com
In February 2016, Donald Trump scandalized Republican Party elites at a CNN town hall event in Columbus, Ohio, when he dared to call George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq “a big fat mistake” and “the...
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Ridiculous.
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You got to admire this guy for attempting this. If it would have been up to European centrists the killing would have continued endlessly. And of course, the European legacy press has a hard time being generous for once. #trump
theguardian.com
London meeting comes as PM says Britain ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Moscow with further sanctions
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Hier een goed voorbeeld. Gisteren gegeten: verrukkelijk!.
theguardian.com
Chopped salad offers a festival of textures and flavours all in the one mouthful
More beans, less meat is the answer
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Not all is well in the eurozone: rising debt, increasing debt servicing costs in the midst of a deepening economic slump while just having been blackmailed to spend five % on defense. budgettary pincer movement . brace for #austerity
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More beans, less meat is the answer
theguardian.com
Author Michael Grunwald reckons with the challenge of food-based climate emissions in his new book We Are Eating the Earth
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Wie kijkt er nog naar die meuk!?.
Mogelijk meerdere afleveringen gratis zendtijd, prime-time op NPO1, voor de lijsttrekker van D66, middenin de verkiezingsstrijd?. Een slimme zet van Rob Jetten, maar je mag je afvragen of de publieke omroep hier niet een stokje voor had moeten steken.
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De plaatjes bevestigen het beeld dat gl/pvda er alleen voor de amsterdammer is.
Een fijn huis, een groene wijk, een gezonde omgeving. Het is een keuze. Wij kiezen voor meer huizen. Voor schone lucht en een mooie toekomst. Wij kiezen voor samen vooruit.
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Stephen Cohen's legacy: Warnings unheeded, a war without end | Responsible Statecraft
responsiblestatecraft.org
At his own peril, the late historian used his considerable influence to challenge rather than echo establishment narratives about Russia and Ukraine
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Vassalism in action, again.
This is a very significant shift in NATO's position on Ukraine: Rutte says that NATO is ready to recognize the de-facto control of Ukrainian territory by Russia. When its longstanding position, which is still on its website, is that it "will never.
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Luckely this is outside of the EU's remit: minion-like vassals have to shut up
theguardian.com
Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty endorsed by all European Union leaders except for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán
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Hear hear! . For the sake of the tens or hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians who will die if the war continues, all parties have a duty to abandon maximalist dreams.
braveneweurope.com
Both Ukraine and Russia will have to give up on maximalist dreams to make peace a reality. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was...
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