Arjen Briene

Interests (in no particular order): finance, economics, geopolitics, space, sustainability, home improvement, science, technology, home brewing , cooking, F1.

[Willem Middelkoop @wmiddelkoop]

'Europeans now pay 8.6 (!) times more for natural gas than Americans'

[Hans van Tellingen @hansvantelling]

"Het verhaal Rutte is bekend. Om aan de macht te blijven en zijn internationale loopbaan te faciliteren, was geen enkel principe heilig. Als de puinhopen van Paars al erg waren, waren de puinhopen van Rutte dat nog meer: toeslagenschandaal, aardbevingsschandaal, immigratiecrisis, wooncrisis en energiecrisis volgden elkaar op. Daarnaast fungeerde Rutte als aanjager van een onoplosbaar conflict in Oekraïne en werd daarvoor beloond met de beoogde post: topman van de NAVO."

Nuchtere analyse van @jangajentaan op @OpiniezMagazine.

https://t.co/x8QbUyVPP0

[lex hoogduin @lexhoogduin]

'Geen nieuwbouw, veel verkoop: de private huurmarkt in kleinere steden dreigt te verdwijnen' https://t.co/bmetO89U0p geen natuurverschijnsel, maar gevolg van overheidsinterventies. En het ergste is de overheid lijkt er weinig van te leren.

[CLINTEL.NL @ClintelNED]

Nederland maakt gas eerst extreem duur met energiebelasting. En daarna betaal je over het héle bedrag nóg eens 21% btw — dus óók btw over de energiebelasting zelf.

Belasting over belasting.

Geen wonder dat energiearmoede juist in Nederland zo’n probleem is.

[The Race @wearetherace]

Red Bull’s ‘car degradation’ problems are well-publicised, but there’s a wider concern that’s difficult to pin down.

Is the team losing the traits that made it an F1 giant? Edd Straw writes...✍️

[Autosport @autosport]

Lando Norris believes F1 has prioritised money ahead of the sport 💰

[Era @redbullbaby05]

the receipts 🫶🏻

[Race+ @racepluscom]

🚨 | Verstappen says the 2026 F1 regulations are 'not real racing':

"You just pass them on the next straight by literally doing nothing."

"That real racing fans understand. The non-racing fans think it’s cool because you just see more overtakes, but it’s not real."

[Arjen Briene @arjenbriene]

That or the worst referee of all time… still glad football won last weekend ⚽️

[David Ornside @David_Ornside]

This match was the eye opener to the whole world, it's the most rigged match in football history.

Argentine players know that they lost this match but the referee won it for them.

[MV33Racing🏎 @MV33Racing]

Max Verstappen in 2023: "The 2026 cars/regs look terrible. The system will control it for you, not the driver."

[Arjen Briene @arjenbriene]

Mr. Shut Up or Leave has changed his tone… #BringBackV10 #F1

[RBR Daily @RBR_Daily]

Martin Brundle expresses his sadness at the current state of F1

"I've got a bit of a tear in my eye because we've lost all the great corners at Silverstone, and here we are at Spa with the same situation."

[https://t.co/XkCQE5gDva]

[Autosport @autosport]

Oscar Piastri isn't a fan 💻❌

[fan @NoodleHairCR7]

They made a 13 min short movie on Argentina's failed robbery attempt vs Spain

😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/rqh427sNoa

[MV33Racing🏎 @MV33Racing]

We went from this at the start of the season, to even hiding the speedometer at SPA 😅

[grandson @Grandsoncr7]

🗣️ Luis de la Fuente:

“I’m so happy we won the World Cup. This is the happiest day of my life, thanks to Ferran Torres’ goal. But we also need to talk about the VAR and the referee. I have never seen a bigger robbery in my coaching career than this. It looked like they wanted Argentina and Lionel Messi to win it again so badly.

The referee was practically Argentina’s 12th man on the pitch. In the first half, there were several fouls that he ignored, but the worst was the challenge on Dani Olmo. Mac Allister tackled him with both feet, which is a red-card offense, but the referee and VAR ignored it.

There was also the challenge on Yamal, where a player stepped on his ankle from behind. The referee ignored it, and VAR didn’t intervene either.

Argentina should be ashamed of receiving such favoritism in a World Cup final. They had the officials on their side, but we were fully prepared for everything. In the end, football won.”

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Disgusting behaviour by the Argentinians at the end, especially Paredes.
Just a bunch of nasty violent thugs, and a disgrace to football. Never been so happy to see a team lose.

[Arjen Briene @arjenbriene]

Couldn’t agree more. Glad the far better and fair playing team won. Viva España! 🇪🇸 🏆

[Jose de Jesus Ortiz @OrtizKicks]

👀
Argentina was an “utter disgrace,” according to these ESPN analysts, who pointed out what they called Argentina’s “thuggery.”

[Jose de Jesus Ortiz @OrtizKicks]

👀
Argentina was an “utter disgrace,” according to these ESPN analysts, who pointed out what they called Argentina’s “thuggery.”

[Geo Law @getaloadageo]

Lol I’ve never celebrated a red card as much as this. 🔴 #ESPARG