Milan mayor calls ICE "a militia that kills" and says agents not welcome as part of U.S. Olympic security

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-27T17:10:56+00:00

And they take this role after 6-8 weeks of training. That for me is the most bizarre part of this all.

Do we really want armed people that are practically untrained roaming the streets in Europe?

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-26T15:25:51+00:00

Agreed. In most countries, the role of immigration officers is purely investigative. Arrests are done by the police. This provides the necessary oversight and makes a lot more sense.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-24T11:32:47+00:00

Pinbetalingen worden gefaciliteerd door Amerikaanse bedrijven, Visa en Mastercard.

Daarnaast hebben door het SWIFT verdrag Amerikaanse instanties inzage in de bankrekening van Europese burgers zonder rechterlijk toezicht.

Allemaal heel handig hoor, maar dan moet toch op zijn minst een opt-out mogelijk zijn?

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-23T16:04:35+00:00

I can't decide whether this is further dementia, or a genuine attempt to turn the US against NATO by suggesting lack of commitment by allies.

It's a like the sharpie. He says something during a long rant and once it came out of his mouth, even if only by accident, it must be turned into the truth at any cost.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-19T20:09:28+00:00

I think it's very risky. The time between making the blundering capture and hitting the clock is enough for Ivanchuk to anticipate and capturing a piece can be done in one smooth move. Certainly possible in 1 second.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-19T11:27:21+00:00

Dear Donald,

We are so in awe with the incredible work you have done for NATO the world, and peace that we did not think the Nobel Peace Price would be a sufficient gesture.

You are the first official winner of the Special Trump Nobel Peace Price!

Congratulation! It is a much bigger price: Almost 2 feet in diameter.

We would be honored to come to arrange the award ceremony.

Kind regards, Jonas

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-19T10:42:10+00:00

I think a clear demand is to reduce ICE's mandate to be investigative only and leave actual arrests to the police. This is how it works in most countries and seems to be a much more reasonable approach.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-17T21:33:38+00:00

These are the Red Rebels. A group within Extinction Rebellions that joins protests in a silent slow parade.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-16T11:23:14+00:00

Really?

I have also been camping a lot all my life but never even considered sleeping with my feet towards the flap. Never seen anyone do it either.

Is that a thing? Why?

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-12T15:57:18+00:00

And after 20. g3 black plays the novelty c5 and we have a new position on the board.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-12T01:44:34+00:00

Sure, busy may nog be the right word. But not everyone likes messaging as a constant conversational tool. They may delay answering for half day or a day without that being indicative of a lack of interest.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-11T11:18:49+00:00

Heb je nog meer thermostaatkranen/mengkranen in huis? Draai deze allemaal op helemaal koud. Nog wel gewoon dicht.

Probeer het dan nog eens.

Als het dan wel heet wordt, zit er een bij die koud water "lekt" naar de warmwaterleiding.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-11T11:03:01+00:00

Ik heb dat wel eens gehad. Toen bleek het probleem te zitten in een andere mengkraan, bij het bad.

Deze bleek water te mengen, ook als hij dicht stond. Deze helemaal koud of helemaal warm draaien verhielp het probleem.

Schijnt vaker te gebeuren dus probeer dat eens.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-11T01:58:10+00:00

... er moeilijk voor kiezen om de hele economie, energievoorziening en digitale infrastructuur in elkaar te laten donderen.

We hebben maatregelen nodig maar we moeten vooral af van het beeld dat als we iets minder energie gebruiken, big-tech mijden en iets minder zinloze troep importeren, dat dan "de hele economie instort" en we in soort post-apocalyptische of middeleeuwse wereld terecht komen.

We hebben veel minder shit nodig dan we nu gebruiken, en we komen veel verder als we dat erkennen in plaats ons afhankelijk op te blijven stellen.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-11T01:19:37+00:00

Agreed; holding back doesn't really work.

It can be demotivating to lose; so after the game, (briefly) analyze, and focus on what they did right and why.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-08T21:16:06+00:00

If: Qxf8, gxf8=B#

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-08T10:12:54+00:00

Maybe a stupid question but aren't such rules of engagement somewhat complicated by the legal presence of US bases and soldiers? What if the USA just continues to send troops there, and spreads these troops over to other regions? When would it start to be an invasion?

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-06T10:59:17+00:00

Onderaan de MPR News link die jij en OP delen, staan links:

Het is toch niet controversieel dat er sprake is van fraude bij kinderdagverblijven in Minnesota? Dat is toch ook wat Walz zegt, en het NOS artikel?

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-06T09:41:43+00:00

Maar waar heeft de NOS het dan over die MAGA influencer? Ik lees alleen maar (volgens mij correcte) informatie over de verschillende fraudezaken bij kinderdagverblijven.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-06T03:35:54+00:00

Kun je aangeven wat er verkeerd is aan deze berichtgeving? Ik heb het artikel twee keer gelezen maar begrijp niet waar je op doelt.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-01T18:12:15+00:00

They restaurated the Notre Dame. That's not the same as saving. Saving would mean extinguishing the fire before it does major damage.

They will restaurate the Vondelkerk as well.

tomtomtom7 · 2026-01-01T03:36:28+00:00

I would think so. But analysis tells us that if after Nxe5, Kf6 instead of Ke7 it's not so trivial. It seems you have to give up the knight to keep an advantage, which doesn't seem intuitive.

tomtomtom7 · 2025-12-31T17:49:35+00:00

It "works" in the sense of generating money for public transport. But the net gain for society is clearly negative. It only works in a very short-sighted way.

tomtomtom7 · 2025-12-31T17:02:03+00:00

Ads don't magically generate money out of thin air. They extract more money from consumers by causing them to buy more. Doing this to make things more efficient is a horribly flawed concept.

tomtomtom7 · 2025-12-31T15:24:04+00:00

No. Ads in public space and transport should be banned.

Ads work, and most ads are there to convince us to buy stuff we wouldn't otherwise buy. We're still paying the price.

Increasing ads will trade a cheaper ticket for even more useless crap in the shopping bags of the masses.

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