Dutchman. Official founder of the
#FBPE
movement, translator, poet, mystic. Other movements that want to cooperate with
#FBPE
need to DM me.
#OndaCivica
#NAFO
We invite you to join the group "Global Topics" where we post tweets about the global struggle between democracies and autocracies, b/c we realise that many issues like wars & nationalism are related.
If you want to join this group, you can DM me, so that I can add you a.s.a.p.
As a Dutch citizen 🇳🇱 I just want to say that I would wholeheartedly support the use of the Dutch Airforce to close the skies over Ukraine to ruSSian drones and missiles.
If the US can do it in the Middle East,
we can do it in Ukraine.
Stop the slaughter.
Close the skies.
As the climate is rapidly deteriorating, I am reminded of Greta Thunberg's words in September 2019 at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
“We are in the beginning of mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth.”
This quote by Plato is still relevant after more than 2,000 years:
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
Donald Trump, soon you can no longer fly on Air Force One. You will also be kicked out of the White House. But Germany has a nice surprise for you as well!
Deutsche Bank may seize Trump’s assets if he loses and fails to repay debt.
Good news from the EU!
France takes over the EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2022. One of Macron's priorities is to regulate digital platforms and take tough measures against social media that spread hatred and fake news b/c they profit from it.
RT if you support this!
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists."
~ Hannah Arendt
"The fact that millions of people share the same vices doesn't make these vices virtues, the fact that they share so many errors doesn't make the errors to be truths, the fact that millions of people share the same form of mental pathology doesn't make these people sane."
E.Fromm
This disgusting man is partly responsible for
#Brexit
as well: Rupert Murdoch, who controls several British newspapers that promoted the lies of the Brexit campaign. Let's never forget that!
We demand a
#BrexitInquiry
b/c the Tories promised a Brexit dividend that never existed.
“The next wave of fascists will not come with cattle cars and concentration camps, but they’ll come with a smiley face and maybe a TV show. That’s how the 21st-century fascists will essentially take over.”
~ Michael Moore
The future of this world does not belong to those who long for a past that doesn't exist anymore, who still cling to the safety of the tribe, the nation, the race. The future belongs to all of us, because we are all made of stardust and possess an eternal, unbreakable spirit.
How are the Nordic countries so good at social mobility?
- Education is high-quality and is free for everyone;
- Universal healthcare is free;
- A strong social safety net supports people going through tough times;
- The gender gap is amongst the smallest in the world.
"I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again."
~ Anne Frank
The PVV, the Dutch far-right party that is led by bleached-blonde islamophobe Geert Wilders, has lost all its seats in the European Parliament. Only 3,5% of the Dutch electorate voted for the PVV.
Floods in Germany and other parts of Europe leave at least 45 dead. But this is only the beginning of the disasters we can expect if we take no sufficient action on climate change.
Maybe even populists should now consider to take action before it's too late.
"So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men."
~ Voltaire
The war on Brexit has only just begun!
Everywhere in the UK groups are forming to discuss all options how to resist Brexit - the most mindless, stupid and masochistic thing the UK has ever done to destroy itself and its reputation in the world.
#FBPE
has NO affinity to any political party, neither in the UK, nor in a EU-country on the European mainland. It is meant to unite all those who support the EU and fight populist and far-right parties and ideas across the EU. At the moment people from 12 countries use it.
People from all over Europe just told me that populist idiots believe that Muslims have set the Notre Dame on fire. This shows how paranoid they are.
Populism is poison. It's the cancer of politics, a self-perpetuating mental disease that attempts to destroy our democracies.
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists."
~ Hannah Arendt
There's a bigger danger lurking in the background: It seems that just before the Olympics, Putin and Xi agreed on China's attitude towards attacking Ukraine, so that China can conquer Taiwan with impunity. They want to form an alliance to take over world power from the West.
According to the Mayor of Milan about 200,000 people joined the protest rally against racism today. Some protesters carried banners with the hashtags
#facciamorete
and
#FBPE
!
The Scots are sick and tired of Johnson's xenophobia.
To show their support for immigrants, crowds that were marching in Edinburgh chanted: “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here!”
#Brexit
#RejoinEU
#FBPE
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the Follow Back Party of
#FBPE
#FBR
#FSFA
#PECS
&
#FBSI
!
This is how it works:
1. Retweet this tweet.
2. Follow all who Like & RT.
3. Follow back all who follow you.
4. Post comment if you wish.
Type
#HaveDemocracy
Block trolls & toxic accounts
Enjoy!
This is the Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko. She wrote that the Russian army had bombed a theatre in Mariupol in which hundreds of people had sought shelter.
The authorities sent her to a psychiatric hospital b/c she published 'fake news'.
Let's show our support for her!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the Follow Back Party of
#facciamorete
,
#FBPE
and
#TheResistance
!
This is how it works:
1. Retweet this tweet.
2. Follow all who Like & RT.
3. Follow back all who follow you.
4. Post comment if you wish.
Block trolls and never forget to follow back
Isn't it weird that a "patriotic" politician like Marine le Pen, who pretends to serve the interests of France, is financed by Putin?
She received 10,7 million Euros from Putin's friend Orban, and 9 million Euros from Russia.
Dimanche, votez Macron!
#Macron2022
#avecvous2022
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves and traitors, are not victims, but accomplices."
~ George Orwell.
#GOP
#ImpeachTrump
#StopBrexit
There are strong indications that Baudet, the leader of the Dutch far-right FvD, is being paid by a close associate of Putin. He is simply a pawn of the Russians to gain influence in the EU.
Therefore the links of all European far right parties with Putin should be investigated.
"We kill at every step, not only in wars, riots and executions. We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, suffering and shame. In the same way all disrespect for life, all hard-heartedness, all indifference, all contempt is nothing else than killing."
~ Hermann Hesse
Georgia's ruling party has passed a law to ban pro-EU parties. In doing so, it ignores the will of the majority of the population to join the
#EU
. For 3 weeks now, Georgians have therefore taken to the streets. I call on
#FBPE
to unanimously support them! Georgia must be free!
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a warcrime.
But there is also a flipside: more than ever before, the countries of NATO and the EU now form a united front against Putin. They realise that you should judge dictators by their actions and not by their sneaky words and promises.
All 4 happiest countries in the world (according to the ranking in 2019) are Nordic and have a female leader (pictures are clockwise from top-left):
1. Finland - Sanna Marin
2. Denmark - Mette Frederiksen
3. Norway - Erna Solberg
4. Iceland - Katrín Jakobsdóttir.
@GeorgeAylett
I'm a Dutchman who started
#FBPE
in the Netherlands in order to create a network of pro-EU citizens. It's not an anti-Corbyn network. The reason why British
#FBPE
-tweeps are critical of Corbyn is the fact that he facilitates Brexit. So it's not FBPE, but Corbyn who burns bridges.
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
Martin L. King
On New Years's Day, the UK will leave the EU, but this will not mean that we stand idly by.
Let's organise the resistance against Brexit and organise meetings in the UK where we can prepare actions or organise protest marches.
#notinmyname
#BrexitDisaster
#BrexitReality
It was the younger generation who carried Jeremy Corbyn to the greatest surge of support for Labour in years, but now they’re deserting him faster than you can say ‘millennial socialism’.
"If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken."
~ Carl Sagan
"Eyes on Ukraine" is an initiative to get many drones in the air over Ukraine so that we all can see what the Russians are doing there. As a result, it will be much more difficult for them to deny that they attack civilians and use cluster bombs.
For info:
After 40 years in Britain, I have to justify being here.
The mantra “the people have voted” not only discounted the 48% who were remainers, but also wrote off the 3 million Europeans who live, love and labour here.
How Dutch laziness could help you avoid burnout.
It is called 'niksen'. And it means doing nothing. Letting your thoughts float free instead of focusing them on a task.
Niksen could reduce anxiety, strengthen our immune system and help prevent burnout.
Will you try niksen?
Musk is heading for a hard and painful conflict with the EU b/c Twitter failed to complete its first European Union test on how it deals with disinformation.
Obviously Musk wants to keep spreading lies and disinfo - but he will not get away with this.
I sincerely believe that mankind will only survive if we develop a global perspective and abandon all forms of nationalism.
If the centuries-long struggle between nations and peoples does not end and we do not treat each other as equals, climate change will ultimately destroy us.
I just took this picture of the almost full moon. The magnification was about 100x. I enhanced the contrast to make more details visible. The largest craters on this picture are Copernicus and Tycho.
"When evil is allowed to compete with good, evil has an emotional populist appeal that wins out unless good men and women stand as a vanguard against abuse."
~ Hannah Arendt
Wouldn't it be a nice gesture of the EU if it responded to Trump's decision to impose a 30-day ban on travel from Europe by banning him from EU territory for the rest of his life?
We should not give in to the temptation to constantly tweet about Donald Trump's health, because that is exactly what he wants. Let's support Joe Biden and Kamala Harris more than ever before.
A second term of Trump is the last thing the USA and this world needs.
#BidenHarris
Hi everyone! Welcome to the follow-back-party of
#FBPE
!
Let's show the world that we keep fighting despite the election victory of BJ.
We also celebrate that our account
@democracy_have
has more than 10,000 followers!
Please
1. RT and like a tweet
2. Follow back
3. Comment
This is what Marine Le Pen said on March 31:
"Can Putin become an ally of the West again?
Of course he can."
This is one of the main reasons why we must give Macron all the support he can get to get reelected.
A victory of Le Pen will mean the end of EU.
#Macron2022
#avecvous
We don't die of old age;
we die because of the unfulfilled life
within us:
the dreams we didn't go after,
the pain we didn't talk about
the love we didn't express
and all the times we didn't forgive.
we die because of
the damage
we constantly inflict
on our soul.
H.K.
‘High likelihood of human civilisation coming to end’ by 2050, report finds.
The increasingly disastrous impacts of the climate crisis, coupled with inaction to tackle it, are sending our planet down a bleak path towards an increasingly chaotic world.
'You great big girl’s blouse' – Johnson appears to insult Corbyn during PMQs. Social media users say comment is sexist and not fitting for PM to say in parliament.
Hi everyone!
Welcome to this twitterstorm in support of all remainers in the UK!
Let's make clear that we are firmly opposed to Brexit, to
#LiarJohnson
and all other Brexiteers.
Let's make your voice heard, wherever you live!
Please use the hashtag
#StopTheCoup
.
Boris Johnson: history will not be kind to you, for by refusing permission to hold an
#indyref2
, future generations will remember you as the PM who gave a giant boost to a successful campaign for Scottish independence.
Congratulations! This is your first Brexit dividend!
@JamesMelville
I'd like to celebrate Scottish independence together with the Scots in Edinburgh someday! 🏴
There's massive support for Scottish independence in Mainland Europe, especially in Germany, France and The Netherlands. Let's support our Scottish friends! 👍👊
“The next wave of fascists will not come with cattle cars and concentration camps, but they’ll come with a smiley face and maybe a TV show. That’s how the 21st-century fascists will essentially take over.”
~ Michael Moore
It's
#FollowBackFriday
!
Our hashtag is not a cheap tool to get more followers; it's a sign of solidarity among all progressives in their fight against populism & hatred.
For this reason we grow our community and form a global network of progressive movements!
RT if you agree!
I wish all of you, and especially
#FBPE
, a Merry Christmas.
Let's continue our fight in 2021!
We will always resist authoritarian rulers, populists and nationalists, wherever they try to destabilise our democracies! 🇪🇺👊🇪🇺
Happy Xmas - John Lennon.
#FBPE
,
#facciamorete
and
#TheResistance
organise a Follow Back Party on Saturday 26 January, to build up ties between anti far-right networks.
We are online at:
20-22h CET
19-21h GMT
14-16h Eastern Time
11-13h PST.
Hashtag:
#FBIR
(=Follow Back International Resistance).
#FBPE
is more than 'just a hashtag', for we:
- have a four-lingual blog
- have users in 42 countries
- have more than 10 chatboxes
- effectively fight trolls
- can instantly warn influential campaigners
- organise campaigns across the EU
- have daily contacts with
#TheResistance
.
The funny thing about the attacks that are carried out on
#FBPE
and the lies that trolls farms and extremists spread about us, is the fact that our network is now rapidly growing!
#FBPE
-tweeps from all over Europe find each other at the moment. Nobody can stop us!
#FBPE
Half an hour after the start of 2021 I took this picture of the almost full moon.
Magnification: about 50x.
I enhanced the contrast to make more craters visible.
On this video you can see images of Jupiter's moons Io (size 3643 km) and Europa (size 3121 km), and Saturn's moon Titan (5151 km). These pictures were taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
In 2005 ESA's Huygens probe landed successfully on Titan
Credits: NASA/JPL/Kevin M. Gill.
In Belarus the end is near for dictator Lukashenko, who brutally repressed protests against electoral fraud in the presidential election.
In some cities the police and soldiers already joined the protestors. It's getting time for a transitional government!
#Tsikhanouskaya
To all
#FBPE
Dutch emeritus journalist Ton Meeuwis has just published "The British media - a sad story" on our
#FBPE
blog. His article gives a detailed overview of the most important media in the UK. He also analysed their shortcomings.
Le Pen is Putin's puppet in his all-out war on the West, b/c she wants to destabilise NATO & EU.
It's crucial that all progressives support Macron for the second round of the presidential election.
After Trump and Brexit, we cannot afford a third defeat in our war against Putin.
I have an urgent request to all
#FBPE
.
Many people have told me that so many FBPE (>20%) do not follow back, that this weakens the strength of our community.
Our movement is only as strong as its solidarity among people who share the same political points of view.
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Because of the corona crisis, you can now explore the world’s largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh at home. This collection can be seen on the website of the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.
Good evening/Buonasera/Guten Abend/ Goedenavond/Bonsoir! Welcome to our twitterstorm to support our European Union! Let's hightlight the benefits of membership of the EU. Feel free to tweet in your native language. Let's go!
Since a couple of weeks ago I am mass reported by trolls. This started when I was attacked by Tory MP's, Andrew Neil, the Express and far-right trolls.
These attacks were constantly retweeted and liked by large troll groups, that mass-reported me. This craziness should stop.
On the 17th of May Jackie Harrison-Knapp, who used the twitter handle
@SwearalotFbpe
, died. Many people in the UK liked and respected her, for she was a brilliant
#FBPE
-campaigner and a very kind lady. Our FBPE-blog just published a tribute to Jackie.
It's
#FBPE
#FollowBackFriday
!
We fight:
- the Conservatives in the UK
- Le Pen in France
- PVV & FvD in the Netherlands
- PiS in Poland
- AfD in Germany.
- Orban in Hungary
- Lukashenko
RT if you want to join our fight against all far-right & nationalist leaders in Europe!
This is Baudet, the leader of the Dutch FvD.
He received money from
#Kornilov
, a close associate of Putin. He also spread Russian lies about the downing of MH17, which killed 300 people.
Hopefully the FvD will be crushed in the elections that are held this week.
#DefendDemocracy
"I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again."
~ Anne Frank