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Wim Van Loock retweeted
It’s Pride Month so let’s remember when 17-year-old Miley Cyrus got death threats for advocating for gay marriage while being the face of Disney. Instead of apologizing, she made a song about equal love and performed at a gay nightclub while still underage & still Hannah Montana.
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
Apr 14
Day 4: Collaborations Prince didn’t just collaborate, he elevated everyone he worked with blending styles, breaking rules, and creating moments that still resonate today. What's your favorite Prince collaboration? 🎤
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
"My daughter caught measles when she was seven. I remember not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning she said, 'I feel all sleepy,' and she went into a coma. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead." Roald Dahl on his daughter Olivia
Replying to @Ann_907
Despite the media's scare tactics, there's no reason to fear measles.
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Measles can cause serious complications like pneumonia, brain swelling (encephalitis), and death in 1-3 per 1,000 cases, especially in unvaccinated people. Vaccination provides strong protection. cdc.gov/measles/about/… mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi… who.int/news-room/fact…
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RT @visegrad24: BREAKING: The Islamic regime has opened fire on anti-regime protesters in Fardis, Iran. Dozens of people are reported to…
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
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Dear Viktor, I understand that there is an election campaign in your country, and that this time you are truly being challenged for power. But we do not interfere in your election campaign, nor do we want to become part of it. Sweden and the Swedish people have always been friends of Hungary and the Hungarian people, as you know. We were friends of Hungary before your government, during your government, and we will remain so after your government. We remember when Hitler’s genocide of Jews struck Hungary, and how Sweden in 1944 sent diplomat Raoul Wallenberg on a special mission to Budapest, to save as many Hungarian lives as possible. Tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews survived because we provided them with provisional protective passports and citizenship here in Sweden. When the Soviet Union later invaded Hungary, Raoul Wallenberg was forcibly taken to Moscow and disappeared. The Swedish diplomat died, but tens of thousands of Hungarian lives were saved. We would do it again. We also remember when the Soviet Union brutally crushed your Hungarian struggle for democracy and freedom in 1956, and when Prime Minister Imre Nagy was later executed for his efforts to democratize the country. When Russian tanks crushed the Hungarian freedom struggle, the Hungarian people pleaded with the UN and all Western powers for help. Almost no one listened. But one country that showed deep solidarity with you was Sweden. We opened our arms to your freedom fighters and dissidents. We allowed you to build exile opposition against Soviet communism here, despite our non-alignment. It was not without risk for us. But we did it anyway—because it was the right thing to do. Today, over 40,000 people of Hungarian descent live in Sweden, many of whom are descendants of the Hungarian refugees who came here in connection with the 1956 uprising. They are a well-integrated immigrant group in our Swedish society. Democratic states help each other, then and now. And they stand up against countries that try to oppress others. That is why, just as in 1944 and 1956, we support democratic countries that Russian tanks try to overrun. Back then, it was about Hungary; today, it is about Ukraine. And if we do not act, it could be about another country tomorrow. This is also why we often express concern about the developments in Hungary in recent years. Hungary ultimately regained its freedom, but freedom must also be defended. That is why we question when you go to have coffee with the leader of the same country that crushed your compatriots’ freedom struggle in 1956 and that today attacks your neighbour, Ukraine. Hungary and the West are not strengthened by closing the door to their European friends or by attacking each other and the very things that distinguish us from barbarism — democracy and the rule of law. Let me conclude with some wise words from yourself in 2007: “As kind of a new generation of the West, our message to those younger than we is to stick to a Western type Hungary, not to let Hungary be derailed from its Western path, and to love that Hungary is a Western type country, which means that we believe in the free will of people and in the mutual responsibility towards each other that we take upon us, which are inseparable parts of Western culture. The oil might come from the east, but freedom always comes from the west. And democracy cannot be directed from above, it can only grow from the hearts of people and in this way create a viable, Hungarian life.” Finally, I wish to convey Sweden’s respect for the Hungarian people, and to wish your country a free, peaceful, and successful election.
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
I’m from Donbas. I remember Ukrainian songs in school. I remember books, not bunkers. Don’t tell me we were “always russian.” I was there. We lived. Then russians invaded.
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
Het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens oordeelde al in 2024: 🚨 Het verzwakken of omzeilen van end-to-end-versleuteling voor ALLE gebruikers is een schending van de mensenrechten. Chatcontrol is een aanval op ons allemaal. Dit is disproportioneel.
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
A subsidy to the poor is called a “handout”, yet a handout to a major corporation is called a “subsidy”.
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
In een normale wereld, zou een journalist repliceren dat je “kwaliteitsvol” niet gebruikt als label om mensen te categoriseren. Dat mensen geen vervallen producten zijn op het schap van de supermarkt. Maar dit is helaas VRT.
"Antwerpse bevolking explodeert. Er zijn 90 000 mensen bijgekomen tussen 2000 en 2024. Die zijn niet allemaal even kwaliteitsvol. U weet wat ik daarmee bedoel: voornamelijk vreemdelingen. Waarom moet het altijd meer zijn, waarom kan het niet minder zijn?" @FDW_VB @vlbelang #7dag
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MAGA says they will now boycott Taylor Swift. Their boycott will lead to one empty seat in a 90,000-seat stadium. The seat will be scooped up by a fan in 0.01 seconds. End of boycott. If they want to have an effective boycott, they should boycott Kool-Aid, Russia, and that old guy who crashed the debate screaming, "They're eating the dogs!" #Proudblue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
10 Jul 2024
Ik mag toch hopen dat dit niet bekostigd is met partijdotatie-fondsen, enfin met belastinggeld dus.
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Weet jij nog wanneer je je hebt geregistreerd bij X? Ik wel! #MyXAnniversary
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
I have so many questions
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
1 Jun 2024
Briljant dit! 😂😂 “I am a very innocent man” - Donald #Trump Dit kan zo naar Even Tot Hier @eventothier 👇#TrumpIsGuilty
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
Israel has been deliberately starving 1 million children for 8 months now. Tell me again, of which regime/period in history do these pictures remind you of?
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Wim Van Loock retweeted
Amai. Hoort dit. HELD ! Kamal heeft het begrepen ❤️
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5118 exponent 11
One hour extra. Remember, exponents are allowed 🙃
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