Mathijs Perton

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[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@qikipedia A 'vakidioot' in Dutch. Looks like an international qualification. 😅

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

This is why Trump won in 2024.

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@ChrisAalberts Klopt maar Neville Chamberlain was ook een gerespecteerd politicus. Er is niet altijd een overeenkomst te bereiken, zelfs niet voor de beste onder ons. Altijd op je hoede wezen is geen slechte eigenschap.

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@SecGenNATO @POTUS Just watch out and don't be remembered as Neville Chamberlain.

[Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 @DanishMFA]

Joint statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 👇

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

A magnificent dad.
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[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

Sinds een paar jaar wonen wij nu in Apeldoorn en met trots wil ik zeggen dat ik mijn sociaal liberale geluid van #D66 ook in de raad van #Apeldoorn wil laten horen.

#thuisinApeldoorn

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[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

Even tussendoor, het is jouw toekomst waar het om gaat dus pak je pas en ga stemmen en zorg dat niet anderen jouw toekomst bepalen. 💚

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@kaleries ❤️

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

Little progress has been made since.

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

When Sigmund Freud was told the Nazis were burning his books, he sarcastically remarked, ‘What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books.’

[Star Wars Holocron @sw_holocron]

ANDOR writer Dan Gilroy has released a statement critiquing the Trump administration and commenting on the parallels between the show and Disney’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

“As one of the writers on the Disney+ drama Andor, we spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away. Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week.

Donald Trump’s tools of governance, coercion and intimidation, have found focus on Hollywood. Faced with a social media firestorm, fear, and an FCC head threatening “they can do this the easy way or hard way,” Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel for speaking his mind. I deeply disagree but acknowledge it was a difficult decision. If you believe otherwise, wait until fate knocks on your door and demands you choose between conscience and hardship — because if you work in this industry that day is coming.

The suspension bought time, but not much. Disney now stands at a crossroads: terminate Kimmel’s contract and become pavement for the road to a brave new Trumpian world; or stand for the First Amendment and take the onslaught. There’s not much at stake, just free speech, the oxygen that sustains life in this town.

Trump’s aim is to control what we make and say. The concept seems far off and abstract. Neither is true. Is it hard to conjure a new oversight office or cabinet seat? Is it difficult to picture Trump toadies deplaning at LAX with binders of banned topics and mandated alternatives? You’ll meet them when you have to pitch for approval or get grilled about subversive co-workers.
Regardless of how the jack-booted attack on Jimmy Kimmel is resolved, this isn’t a skirmish. It’s a siege. The first thing Putin did after taking power was silence shows that criticized him. Artists are censored first because they fear us most. The fact this isn’t new doesn’t diminish the shock of the last few days. The majority in Hollywood believed their job was entertainment — the bolder souls attempted to inject theme and commentary — but for everyone this has suddenly become Westworld real.

Whether you’re reading this on line at Blue Bottle or killing time before your 3 o’clock Zoom or staring at a glowing screen unable to sleep, we have all become characters in a story where our actions carry actual weight and consequence. Our industry faces the most sophisticated, venomous, creeping evil in America’s history. There’s no standing above this conflict. No impartial observers. If you’re on the sidelines you’ve made a choice and must live with it.

Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.”

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@qikipedia Made me curious so had to look it up. Just two specific species of hornets and bumblebees but impressive non the less. https://t.co/TuUabmmaSm

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@DaveF63 @qikipedia I stand corrected. I missed the 'r'. But then again I didn't make an arse of myself making an anagram with it. 😅

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

@qikipedia Finally I can leave this shit 🕳️

[Mathijs Perton @MPerton]

Het ligt al heel lang in de kast, tijd om iemand anders er blij mee te maken.
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[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

Fashion is a way of not having to decide who you are. Style is deciding who you are and being able to perpetuate it. QUENTIN CRISP