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John Grin

@jgrin1

Politicoloog en transitiewetenschapper van professie, natuurkundige van opleiding. Doordenken en doorgeven. Voor de verandering en achter het nieuws.

 Amsterdam, North Holland
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Joined July 2015
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zij van de Blij@blij_eNov 10
Dame Sarina Wiegman, hoe gaaf is dat?
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Kremlin: "Wij gaan niet akkoord met de Europese eis mbt staakt-het-vuren in Oekraine." Vredesbeweging die al jaren roept dat Rusland vrede wil en Europa aan oorlogskoorts lijdt:
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Science girl
@sciencegirlNov 7
Ever seen a snail eat ?
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How can we, advanced societies, move out of the utterly primitive state revealed by the responses this post apparently triggered?
Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) profile pictureBrian Krassenstein
@krassensteinNov 6
There are now over 10,000 COMMENTS on this post. Take a wild guess how many are from MAGA voters calling me “evil,” “disturbed,” and “unpatriotic” for supporting the teaching of ARABIC NUMERALS to American children. Yes, folks. Numbers. The same numbers their kids learn in kindergarten. The outrage is absolutely spectacular. Imagine being so blinded by your prejudice that you accidentally declare war on basic arithmetic. They saw the word “Arabic,” and apparently every brain cell responsible for critical thinking clocked out for the day. And the best part? They're still arguing in the comments.
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Science girl
@sciencegirlNov 6
Autonomous robot laying tiles perfectly
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Heerlijk dit.
Mathieu (@miniapeur) profile pictureMathieu
@miniapeurNov 4
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Tom-Jan Meeus@tomjanmeeusNov 4
Trumps regime change in Texas is beter gelukt dan die in Teheran
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Science girl
@sciencegirlNov 4
Kitty: my uber is late
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Larry the Cat
@Number10catNov 4
Replying to @JDVance
JD Vance's political career:
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Laten we eerlijk zijn: Trump heeft de Amerikaanse democratie een niveau hoger getild! nos.nl/l/2637982
In Amerikaanse midterms wordt geschiedenis geschreven, dit zijn de primeurs

In Amerikaanse midterms wordt geschiedenis geschreven, dit zijn de primeurs

In Michigan werd Abdul El-Sayed als eerste moslim verkozen tot senator. In New Hampshire werd de eerste openlijk homoseksuele senator verkozen.

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🚨 BREAKING: Sky News has published footage reportedly showing russian forces moving heavy equipment, troops, and ammunition into Oleshky, Ukraine, during the humanitarian ceasefire. A pause meant to evacuate civilians was allegedly used to reinforce russian positions.
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Science girl
@sciencegirlOct 30
The speed of dogs and big cats
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Shocking. Opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, slowly killed by the Russian authorities, closes down. The newspaper of Anna Politkovskaya (murdered) and Nobelprizewinner Editor in chief Dmitry Muratov (attacked), is kicked out of its Moscow premises, vilified, threatened. Shame!
Дождь (@tvrain) profile pictureДождь
@tvrainOct 30
«Новая газета» объявила о закрытии tvrain.tv/news/novaja-gazeta…
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Ongekend. Trump schrapt honderden miljoenen subsidie bv voor windparken of hulp bij rampen in Staten die de vorige keer Democratisch stemden. In een beschaafd land heet dat politieke corruptie. cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/… Ook: cnn.com/2026/07/25/politics/…
Trump has made transactional promises in roughly half of states holding key Senate contests | CNN...

Trump has made transactional promises in roughly half of states holding key Senate contests | CNN...

President Donald Trump kicked off his general election push by making voters a highly controversial offer. Now he’s gone quite a bit further — and more localized — with his quid pro quos.

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Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomerOct 24
If I went to Russia, I would be jailed and held hostage as a POW for criticizing Russia. I went to Ukraine as a critic and the President of Ukriane invited me to his palace and allowed me to interview him. After I interviewed @ZelenskyyUa, Russian state media, which is controlled by Putin and the Kremlin, was calling for me to be assassinated and then they were retweeting IRGC propaganda videos that called for Islamic terrorists to shoot me in the head. Ukraine and Russia aren’t the same.
María Luisa Bravo (@MaraLuisaBravo6) profile pictureMaría Luisa Bravo@MaraLuisaBravo6Oct 24
Replying to @LauraLoomer
Ok, now you could go to Russia and verify what is happening there, problem both sides
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Dick Berlijn@DickBerlijnOct 24
Never read a book, never interested in history, doesn’t listen to experts who actually read and know things. A Menace to the world.
The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) profile pictureThe Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrowOct 24
Trump: NATO has treated the United States of America very unfairly. We never asked for anything. We never got anything. FC: This claim is false. @Acyn (2026)
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Hard werkende helden voor onze veiligheid. Zoiets kan alleen in #EU verband. Rita Wezenbeek vs. big tech: deze Nederlandse strijdt tegen Musk en Zuckerberg - nos.nl/l/2636438
Rita Wezenbeek vs. big tech: deze Nederlandse strijdt tegen Musk en Zuckerberg

Rita Wezenbeek vs. big tech: deze Nederlandse strijdt tegen Musk en Zuckerberg

De persoon die het namens Europa opneemt tegen Amerikaanse techbedrijven is topambtenaar Rita Wezenbeek. Ook het recent aangekondigde onderzoek naar Booking.com komt bij haar team vandaan.

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Kremlin niet bereid tot concessie. Poetin zegt voor zoveelste keer: Oekraine bestaat niet. Rusland heeft geen Oekr. grondgebied bezet, omdat bezette gebied deel is van “historische Rusland” dat nog verder reikt omdat “Russen en Oekraïners één volk” zijn. kremlin.ru/events/president/…
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Witkoff is a big fan of Putin. Really sickening to call Putin a humanitarian
Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) profile pictureRepublicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrumpOct 21
Steve Witkoff to Putin: “You talk so much about President Trump being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you, and I thank you.” Sickening!
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Carl Bildt
@carlbildtOct 20
Things go from bad to worse. Trump 🇺🇸 seems to regret that 🇷🇺 didn’t conquer 🇺🇦 immediately, and blame the failure on some incompetent 🇷🇺 general. Who feeds him this strange stuff? Or does he just invent it because he wishes it was so?
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Russian tanks did use highways to Kyiv in 2022 and took heavy losses. The main reason the 40-mile convoy failed was it lacked fuel and food. Ukraine blew bridges, flooded the Irpin, and ambushed columns. nbcpalmsprings.com/2025/08/15/fac… rusi.org/explore-our-re… npr.org/2022/03/01/108… mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-warfare-… euronews.com/my-europe/2025…
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