Bertus Buizer

Landbouwkundig adviseur bij Buizer Advies BV. Geeft inleidingen over duurzame landbouw en duurzaam consumeren. Bij gelegenheid solo-trompettist🎶🎵🎺

[Bertus Buizer @bbuizer]

@BoerBurgerB Boeren verdwijnen niet door nieuw en beter #landbouwbeleid. Er komen juist boeren bij. Fosfaatplafond en #stikstof-problemen verdwijnen. Boerzijn wordt weer leuk en voedsel gezond, waterkwaliteit op peil.

https://t.co/kjkfVuiEiP

#ecologischverantwoordelandbouw #voedselzekerheid

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: HELL YES! Nevada Governor-elect Aaron Ford throws his full support behind abolishing the Electoral College with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

The blue tsunami could end MAGA forever...

“I didn’t initially support it frankly because I hadn’t done enough research on it, but I have researched it and looking at the electoral college, understanding the, frankly, racist underpinnings of it in the first place leads me to believe that we need to get rid of it,” said Ford. “Not only for that reason but because we’ve seen several times now the person who wins the popular vote not win because of the electoral college."

The Constitution gives states the power to control their electoral votes and how they're allocated during presidential elections. Currently, almost every state gives its votes to whoever wins the state.

In practice, that means that a candidate can win the national popular vote but lose the election because smaller states exert an imbalanced influence on the outcome. For example, Wyoming has a population of 577,000 people and 3 electoral votes. California, which 39.5 million people call home, gets 54 electoral votes. Essentially, that means a vote in Wyoming is 3.8 times as valuable as one in California.

States that join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact agree to give their electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote, not just their own state. Under this proposed system, a state could go red on the map, but if the Democrat wins the national vote, they'd still get that state's votes.

18 states plus D.C. have already joined the NPVIC, but it doesn't trigger until the member states have a combined 270 electoral votes, the number needed to win the White House.

Thanks to our party's overwhelming success in the midterm elections, Democrats have seized control of the state legislatures and governor's mansions in Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If all five join, it would push the compact over the 270 threshold.

This would transform the American political landscape and make it much harder for the Republican Party — which is an increasingly unpopular organization — to ever win again. It would incentivize presidential candidates to campaign in every state rather than devoting all of their attention to a handful of swing states.

The Electoral College is fundamentally undemocratic. It's time to hurl it into the trash for good!

Please ❤️ and share if you support abolishing the Electoral College!

[Barbara F Walter @bfwalter]

I'm Thrilled Stephen Miller is Chief of Staff

It’s a big, fat gift to Democrats

Democrats should send Stephen Miller flowers.

Donald Trump just handed him the biggest staff job in the White House. Trump probably did this because that’s what narcissists do when they’re humiliated - they go on the attack. And Stephen Miller is the cruelest, most aggressive attack dog he knows.

What Trump doesn’t realize is that he just gave Democrats a gift: someone who will unify them quickly and teach them how to fight.

A big victory can be dangerous for the victors. Everyone feels vindicated and free to pursue their own agenda. Moderates want compromise. Progressives want change. Presidential hopefuls want attention. Everyone thinks there’s room to jockey for position within the new majority.

Meanwhile, the thing that brought them together - the desire to defeat the incumbents - is gone. The result is often infighting and paralysis.

But then Trump elevates Stephen Miller. What???

No one is better than Miller at reminding Democrats, every morning, why they need each other, and why they need to learn how to fight. He’ll make their differences feel small compared with what’s at stake.

Trump could have chosen someone who knew how to peel off a few Democrats. Offer one senator money to keep a rural hospital open. Help another keep a military base open. In return, ask to vote yes on something Trump wanted. Give a few Democrats a win back home, and suddenly working with the White House looks okay.

Pick them off. One by one by one.

But Miller wasn’t chosen to compromise, cooperate, or meet anyone halfway. He was chosen because he will never back down, ever, even in the face of resounding defeat. He will just bare his teeth even more and bite down harder.

That’s what makes him such a huge gift to Democrats. They don’t agree on much. But Stephen Miller? They all hate him.

Miller is going to keep pushing his and Trump’s favorite projects: mass deportations, terrorizing immigrants and their children, ending birthright citizenship. Most Americans HATE these policies. Trump could hardly have picked a better person to bring Democrats together and teach them to take the gloves off.

Research supports this. The pick-off strategy is real. It’s also a strategy most lame-duck Presidents would likely pursue (even though Trump probably won’t). Political scientist Diana Evans found that Congress members can be convinced to vote with the other party if they are given something their constituents want. But Stephen Miller isn’t going to give Democratic voters anything they want.

Another political scientist - Berker Kavasoglu - found that a strong opposition party is less likely to work with a country’s leader, especially when the two are far apart ideologically. Miller is going to remind Democrats every day just how wide that gap is.

I think this is all good news for the Democrats.

First, Trump and Miller are going to double down on the policies that drove voters away. That gives those voters a reason to stick with Democrats in 2028.

Second, Democrats will have to come together quickly to halt Trump/Miller policies or else they will be partly blamed for them in 2028. This will require them to focus, and focus will bring unity, and unity will bring power.

Third, Trump and Miller will use every dirty trick in the book to get their policies passed, and they will be a formidable adversary. Democrats will have to learn how to beat them, and they’ll have to learn fast.

None of this means Miller won’t do damage. He will and it will hurt our most vulnerable people. That’s why Democrats will have to fight them with every ounce of power voters just gave them.

Miller will give them plenty of practice fighting. Now, they need to get good at winning.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

NATO has never attacked the Soviet Union or Russia.

Ukraine has never threatened Russian security.

Putin calling for new security guarantees for Russia is complete nonsense.

Before he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many -- including me -- suggested reforms for enhancing European security. He rejected them. He wanted war instead.

[Korina Graf @GrafKorina]

Viele schimpfen jetzt über „Erpressung" in Brüssel, weil Bundeskanzler Merz den nächsten EU-Haushalt blockieren will, falls sich nicht alle Staaten an den Ukraine-Kosten beteiligen.

Meine Meinung: Es war höchste Zeit für genau diese Ansage.
Wir reden hier nicht über irgendein Luxusprojekt, sondern über die Verteidigung der europäischen Friedensordnung. Wer sich aus dieser Verantwortung stiehlt, darf nicht erwarten, dass beim EU-Budget alles weiterläuft wie bisher.

Stimmt ihr zu - oder geht euch dieser Druck zu weit?

[Reggie B. @reggiebblue]

Abdul El-Sayed absolutely destroys Donald Trump.

Q: You recently called President Trump the dumbest effing guy who ever was president.

AES: True.

Q: You've also said Democrats should drop the decorum and treat the president as the unserious fool that he is.

AES: True.

Q: Why are you taking that approach?

AES: Because he's a bully alongside being a narcissist. And the only way you deal with bullies is to stand up to them. Bullies don't bully you because they necessarily care for the thing you have. They bully you because they like to bully you because it makes them feel strong. And the way you take on a bully is to bully back. Because then they learn that this does not make them feel strong. It makes them feel weak and they don't like to feel weak. So they back off. And the more you let a bully get away with bullying, the more they signal to everybody else that this person cannot be stood up to. And so I think it's important for us to stand up to him.

[Maarten van Rossem @maartenpodcast]

Het is nu tijd om het kabinet te reconstrueren. Nieuwe verkiezingen zijn onverantwoord en brengen Nederland alleen maar verder in politieke instabiliteit. Haal de VVD uit de coalitie en kijk of D66 en CDA met andere partijen een nieuw kabinet kunnen vormen. #kabinetscrisis #dilan

[Ed Nijpels @EdNijpels]

De VVD moet gewoon even slikken en doorgaan in dit kabinet. Als wij zijn voor ‘rust in de portemonnee’ dan is een crisis bij uitstek het verkeerde recept.
Het gaat om 100 euro extra belasting c.q. belastingvermindering per jaar. Absurd om daar crises over te maken.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

The sequencing of Ukraine-Russia talks is important.

The priority should be securing a ceasefire, followed by a peace agreement, and only then can there be discussions on Europe's wider security architecture.

Shifting the focus to Europe’s security architecture is diverting the attention away from where it actually should be, which is stopping the killing in Ukraine.

So far, we don’t see any goodwill from Russia.

My remarks at the European Political Community in Dublin ↓

[Orlando Guerreiro 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 @orlandoguerreir]

O jornal New York Times consagra Lula como o maior personagem político do século. Jornal norteamericano chama o presidente de "o estadista mais influente da América Latina". Nem a direita americana conseguiu esconder. O New York Times, o jornal mais famoso do mundo, depois da vitória do Lula sobre o Flávio Bolsonaro, escreveu o que o mundo inteiro já sabe: Lula é o estadista mais influente da América Latina. É a reviravolta mais espetacular da política mundial. Pensa: um homem que nasceu pobre em Garanhuns, perdeu o dedo na fábrica, foi preso, foi perseguido, foi dado como morto politicamente. Voltou e ganhou pela quarta vez. E ganhou virando o jogo em três semanas, buscando mais de 10 milhões de votos novos. O New York Times disse que a vitória do Lula interrompeu a guinada da direita na América Latina. O Washington Post disse a mesma coisa. O Guardian chamou de quarto mandato histórico. A Economist chamou de grande sobrevivente. Enquanto o filho do Bolsonaro foge para Miami sem prova, sem discurso, sem futuro, o Lula é capa de jornal no mundo inteiro como o maior personagem político do século. Por quê? Porque Lula não é só um presidente. Lula é a prova de que um trabalhador pode governar. De que um nordestino pode sentar na mesa dos poderosos e falar de igual para igual. De que dá para tirar 40 milhões da fome, e ainda voltar para tirar mais. O mundo faz fila para falar com ele na COP31 porque sabe: quando Lula fala, o mundo escuta. Quando Lula fala de Amazônia, de democracia, de fome, não é discurso de gabinete. É discurso de quem viveu. O século XXI tem muitos presidentes. Mas só tem um Lula.

[Maarten van Rossem @maartenpodcast]

De VVD is politiek ziek. Verslaafd aan de macht. En niet in staat bij te dragen aan een stabiel landsbestuur. De VVD moet eerst een electorale afrekening ondergaan + een periode in de oppositie doorbrengen voordat de partij weer op een normaler spoor komt. https://t.co/AaTKch0d0o

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

- Anne Applebaum:

"Steve Witkoff has no experience with Russia or diplomacy. I fear he imagines a US-Russia pact where he, his son, Trump's family or their circle benefit personally.

It's disturbing that American foreign policy conducted not for the US, allies or world peace, but for private interests.

Putin knows Trump is vulnerable to such deals ... that's why he keeps suggesting them.

Witkoff and Trump's entourage behave like Russians: capture the state, use it for personal wealth."...

[Kateri Seraphina @KateriSeraphina]

En mars 2015, Tom Hanks reçut un appel téléphonique à quatre heures du matin.
Au bout du fil, son épouse, Rita Wilson, était en larmes. Elle venait d’apprendre qu’elle était atteinte d’un cancer du sein. Une double mastectomie était nécessaire.
Tom Hanks se trouvait alors à New York, où il tournait un film. Après avoir raccroché, il quitta son hôtel à 4 h 15 du matin, encore en pyjama, prit le premier avion pour Los Angeles et ne quitta plus son épouse pendant les neuf mois qui suivirent.
Il annula tout. Plus de tournages, plus d’interviews, plus de tapis rouges.
Depuis trente ans, Hollywood connaissait Tom Hanks comme l’inoubliable Forrest Gump, la voix de Woody et l’un des hommes les plus appréciés du cinéma américain. Mais ce que le public ignorait, c’était la manière dont il se comportait lorsque les caméras s’éteignaient.
Rita dut subir l’ablation de ses deux seins, suivie d’une reconstruction mammaire. Puis vinrent les complications. Pendant plusieurs semaines, elle ne pouvait même plus lever les bras. La douleur l’empêchait de dormir.
Tom apprit à lui laver les cheveux. Il lui préparait des repas réduits en purée et changeait ses pansements sans jamais lui donner l’impression de perdre sa dignité.
Une nuit, vers trois heures du matin, Rita se réveilla, terrassée par la douleur. En ouvrant les yeux, elle aperçut Tom endormi sur une chaise, juste à côté de son lit, lui tenant la main depuis des heures.
« Tu peux aller te coucher », murmura-t-elle.
« Mais je suis déjà dans mon lit », lui répondit-il.
Lorsque son état s’améliora, Rita lui demanda pourquoi il ne s’était jamais plaint.
Il lui répondit :
« Tu m’as épousé quand je n’avais rien. Tu es restée à mes côtés quand je n’étais encore personne. C’est cela, le mariage. On ne fuit pas les moments difficiles. Au contraire, c’est vers eux que l’on court. »
Lorsqu’on demanda à Tom quel était le secret de leur longévité, il répondit simplement :
« Nous rions. Chaque jour. Même dans les pires moments, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui nous fait rire. »
Le véritable amour ne se mesure pas aux beaux jours que l’on publie sur Instagram.
Il se révèle dans ces nuits interminables où l’on reste assis sur une chaise, à trois heures du matin, à tenir la main de la personne que l’on aime.
Car aimer quelqu’un, ce n’est pas seulement être présent lorsque tout va bien.
C’est aussi choisir de rester lorsque la vie devient douloureuse, lorsque le corps souffre, lorsque les nuits semblent interminables et que les mots ne suffisent plus.
Le véritable amour ne promet pas de vous éviter les tempêtes. Il promet de ne pas vous laisser les affronter seul.
#TomHanks #RitaWilson #AmourVéritable #Mariage #36AnsDeMariage #WeAreHumanAngels #HistoireDamour

[Rep. Shontel Brown @RepShontelBrown]

He blocked Black women from getting promoted, he claimed it was because the military is a meritocracy. But then he gave positions to MAGA influencers...

Make it make sense. https://t.co/VBaVGhEJyQ

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Incoming chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chris Coons:

“Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth, and anyone else who played a role in cutting off Ukraine's ability to defend itself must answer for it. Congress must get to the bottom of this.”

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

This is ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🔥

🇺🇸Trump: "I am not able to work because Americans are electing jihadis like Zohran and Abdul."

🇺🇸Zohran 🔥: "Excuse me. My name didn’t raise your gas price. It didn’t start your illegal war. It didn’t make healthcare or rent unaffordable. Check yourself fool." 🔥👏

Wow, this man literally schooled Trump like a boss. He is getting massive popularity all over the states 👏

[Quintus Poppaedius Silo @francescoproia]

FINALMENTE: l'Italia concede l'uso i suoi satelliti militari all'Ucraina!!! 🇮🇹🇺🇦🇮🇹🇺🇦🇮🇹🇺🇦

Dopo il coinvolgimento di Israele, sembra che anche l'Italia abbia concesso all'Ucraina l'utilizzo dei propri satelliti militari.

Il coinvolgimento del nostro paese riguarderebbe i satelliti COSMO-SkyMed, che si occupano di intelligence radar e dell'osservazione terrestre. Nel pacchetto di aiuti militari all'Ucraina (esaminato dal Copasir), il governo italiano ha incluso anche l'accesso alle immagini ad altissima risoluzione fornite da due satelliti della costellazione radar COSMO-SkyMed.
Si tratta di un'ottima notizia poiché i satelliti italiani in questo campo sono considerati un'eccellenza. Sfruttando la tecnologia radar SAR, riescono a scovare i movimenti delle truppe e dei mezzi russi in qualsiasi condizione atmosferica: di giorno, di notte, con pioggia fitta o copertura nuvolosa. I termini dell'accordo prevedrebbero che l'uso di questi dati radar sia strettamente limitato alle operazioni di difesa e ricognizione all'interno del territorio ucraino.

I dati dei satelliti italiani si vanno ad aggiungere a quelli dei terminali israeliani di hiSky, che nonostante non possiedano una propria costellazione di satelliti in orbita, sono in grado di agganciarsi a diverse reti commerciali globali, e questo permette ai militari ucraini di trasmettere dati, coordinare missioni di droni e correggere le rotte di volo in tempo reale aggirando le restrizioni geografiche o i blocchi del segnale imposti da Elon Musk su Starlink. Questo significa che da adesso in avanti gli attacchi in profondità in Russia saranno sempre più frequenti.

I due flussi di dati, insomma, andrebbero ad integrarsi: da un lato gli ucraini usano la tecnologia dei terminali israeliani hiSky per mantenere stabili le comunicazioni tattiche dei droni al fronte, dall'altro sfruttano gli "occhi" dei satelliti italiani COSMO-SkyMed per la ricognizione e la raccolta di informazioni d'intelligence.

Adesso avete capitoperché i russi, in questi giorni, sono così incazzati con noi?

#SlavaUkraini

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

Billboards reading "WHY IS TRUMP SELLING OUT AMERICA TO PUTIN?" have been spotted in Illinois, Atlanta, and Florida.

The message and imagery are directly linked to recent geopolitical decisions that have drawn significant backlash from critics, including Ukrainian-American and Eastern European communities.

Reportedly the organization behind the campaign is called Home of the Brave. It has also produced a video ad and launched a dedicated website titled "Why Is Trump Selling Out America to Putin?" You can visit the website here: https://t.co/P9mTTSLr7P

The organization also published an article explaining the reasoning behind the campaign:
https://t.co/ClJfaFFING

I don't know much about this organization or where else these billboards have appeared. If you have any additional information, please share it in the comments!

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

This weekend, President Trump again directed the Department of Justice to investigate me. The next day, @AGToddBlanche went on TV and threatened me.

We’ve seen this movie before. I will not be deterred from standing up against his corruption or calling out his violations of the law.

Watch my full response here:

[Bertus Buizer @bbuizer]

Fransen willen dat CNews van de buis gaat, ‘n spreekbuis voor radicaal- en extreemrechtse politici.

En opiniemakers hebben zich daar geregeld racistisch uitgelaten.

Zo hebben we in NL @nieuwsvandedag_ en @vandaaginside met o.a. #RaymondMens en #WierdDuk

https://t.co/XPDKlehUHh

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

Former CIA Director David Petraeus accuses Russia of crimes against humanity

“Russia is committing absolutely barbaric acts, including the mass killings in Bucha, the killing of prisoners of war, torture, and the abduction of children from occupied Ukrainian territories and their transfer to Russia.

The list of their violations of the Geneva Conventions is very, very extensive.”