Niets is zo kostbaar als populistische 'oplossingen' die vaak de situatie op lange termijn alleen maar erger maken:
Het is in de mode om te bezuinigen op diplomatie en ontwikkelingshulp, terwijl daar juist de kennis zit | De Gelderlander.nl
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/het-is-in-de-mode-om-te-bezuinigen-op-diplomatie-en-ontwikkelingshulp-terwijl-daar-juist-de-kennis-zit~a25db279d/
Vast 'toeval' dat bezuinigingen op rechts juist die kennis betreffen... 🙈
Appeals court allows Trump National Guard deployment in DC to continue (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/appeals-court-allows-trump-national-guard-deployment-dc-continue-2025-12-04/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251204/p107#a251204p107
Yours truly speaking at Defuse Dublin (IxDA) last month, where I presented on Gaza Verified and Small Tech/Small Web.
All photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/irq95gn1ncUJtL4W7 (apologies for Google/Alphabet, Inc. link)
All talks:
Belarus summons Lithuanian diplomat over alleged UAV incursion: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/01/belarus-summons-lithuanian-diplomat-over.html
Oh cool, die Sächsische Zeitung macht bei Facebook Werbung für den völlig unproblematischen Räucherkerzenhersteller Huss. /Sarcasm off
Hintergrund: https://www.pressreader.com/germany/sachsische-zeitung-dobeln/20231222/281569475534125
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin (Niall O'Connor/TheJournal.ie)
https://www.thejournal.ie/drones-dublin-ireland-hybrid-warfare-russia-6893104-Dec2025/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251204/p52#a251204p52
Northern Command Tells N.C., Alaska Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment (Eric Schmitt/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/alaska-north-carolina-troops-minnesota-deployment.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p82#a260203p82