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13 Aug, 7 tweets, 3 min read

It's time again. Some movie tips, mostly from Netflix US. I've got 20 movies and series, so ignore the next 20 Tweets if you are not into movies (or think I have shite taste 😄). Here are four of the best. 🎥🎞️🎬📽️🎦

The Sound of Metal 8/10
Metal drummer goes suddenly deaf and tries to deal with it. Gritty, original, powerful, and unexpected. On Amazon Prime.

Dead Man Down 7/10
Fairly classic, if elaborate, US revenge film but still quite entertaining. For when you just want some violence and don't want to think much.

Monsoon 7/10

British movie about Vietnamese British man who returns to Vietnam to spread the ashes of his parents. Beautifully shot, the movie deals with many complex issues, but at an exasperatingly slow pace.

Hardcore Henry 7/10

Man is rebuilt as cyborg and tries to fight off bad guy in video game like point-of-view movie. Original concept but starts to bore a bit at the end.

The Clovehitch Killer 8/10

Original thriller about a serial killer who is haunting a small town. Great acting, smart twists, and original story build-up. Recommended!

I Care A Lot 8/10

Comedy thriller about a con artists who cons the wrong person. Smart story, good acting, funny plots, slight morals. Original and entertaining. Recommended!

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24 Sep

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Today is Mark Rutte’s 4000th day as @MinPres of the Netherlands. 🇳🇱

A thread on his achievements for Dutch liberal democracy. 🧵

1. As junior minister, Rutte was convicted for discriminating on the basis of ethnicity.

2. In his first run as VVD leader, he got fewer preferential votes than #2 (Rita Verdonk),

This was the first time in Dutch history that a arty leader did not get the most preferential votes of his party.

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12 Jul

I had promised some movie reviews/tips a while back. Forgot about it, but here are some for your summer. #movies #documentaries #reviews #thread

(these four are must-sees 🎞️❤️)

Tangerine

Raw independent movie about two transgender sex workers showing the underbelly of Los Angeles. Incredible acting and cinematography. It was shot on 3 iPhones! 😮10/10

Below Zero

Excellent Spanish thriller about a prisoner transport that is ambushed but the plan is different than expected. Original twist to classic theme. 9/10

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2 Jul

As expected, after being kicked out of EPP (finally), Orbán is trying to merge ECR and ID (under his leadership). This "Joint Declaration on the Future of the European Union" looks like important first step, but various parties of groups are (still) missing.

Ok, some quick thoughts:

1. A detail for most, perhaps, but the fact that the key unit is the "nation", not the "state", is very significant within the far right. It's quite interesting that state nationalists like FdI, RN and Vox have signed on to this.

2. There long has been schism between "ethnic nationalists", who prefer the "nation" (cultural), and "state nationalists, who prefer the "state" (political). They have long worked together but with tensions (FN-VB).

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5 May

@pewglobal

This is an absolutely stunning little graph, tucked away in a new @pewglobal piece.

Let me explain why... #shortthread

During the second half of the 20th century, Germans were the least "proud" Europeans, for obvious reasons (Holocaust trauma). Only Belgians came close to rivaling them.

Not only have Germans become more patriotic -- as consequence of time and unification -- but many other countries have become less proud.

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8 Apr

Important graphs for Dutch journalists, politicians, and pundits. The Netherlands has the lowest (!) level of "affective polarization" and the lowest (!) level of "out-party dislike" from group of 20 Western democracies. 1/

These are national averages of the individual subtractions of the average (!) "out-party dislike" from the "in-party liking".

In other words, "dislikes" of all other relevant parties are averaged (for instance, from GL to PVV) and subtracted from "in-party" (eg VVD) like. 2/

One reason for low score of "affective polarization" could be the rather low average score of "in-party liking". 3/

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2 Apr

Quick reflection on yesterday's #omtzigtgate debate in Dutch parliament in which #Rutte survived his own arrogance... for now. 🇳🇱 #Thread

1. First and foremost, this was an own goal, a direct consequence of the arrogance of power and the disdain of parliament by (former) ministers.

2. In that way, this "crisis" was a perfect illustration of what is fundamentally wrong with the functioning of Dutch democracy today.

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