Romy Quint

“In a world that is leaning towards individualism and apathy, hope is resistance. Hope for big things, small things, all of it. Hope for me and you and you and you. For loved ones and acquaintances and strangers too.” Spoken word by Maxine Meixner

Toon of the Week: Which Is Better for You? https://solari.com/toon-of-the-week/

Brusselse inmenging in de Tweede Kamer verkiezingen van 2023 en 2025. De media is doodstil.

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Dear young people, Do you mind if I tell you something? I ask my own children if I can tell them my thoughts before I share them now. I have learned this is much better than just blurting them out and letting them land without warning. Because here's the thing. We tend to generalise about groups of people, don't we? I always thought old people were really annoying. Now as I scrabble about in my bag for my glasses, holding up the queue, I realise I am one of them. And I think it's true of young people too. We might see a bunch of college kids screeching about pronouns and think that's all of you. But it is not. I see you trying to find a job, or searching for friends. I watch you struggling to find your place in life, and wondering where to fit in. And I see that we have made it very difficult for you now. Before, life was pretty much laid out for us. There was a path and, save for a few twists and turns, our direction was kind of set. The opportunities were sitting there waiting to be taken, like ripe avocados on a tree. Back then, we could afford a big life: choose fun – often, go out on a Friday and a Saturday and a Sunday, and make brilliant mistakes that cost us a bit but were totally worth it. Without much of a plan, somehow we still ended up with a house and a person to call our own and maybe a car or a baby or a dog before realising we had become our parents, in all the best ways. I guess freedom is like that. When no one is trying to stop you, everything is about the word "go". Get in your car and drive towards the ocean, run towards the sunshine, jump the fence at a festival with just a fiver in your jean pocket. But this country is not the country that it was. Stop signs are everywhere now. Endless punitive rules, social networks 'performing' contact but giving you none. Cameras to record your humiliation. Everything harder, more expensive, more regulated, less fun. This is a lonely time. I was gifted the 80s; VHS, Michael Jackson, Acid house and Sunny Delight. You got 'Covid' bollocks and £10 blocks of cheese. As I see it, we owe you. We want you to have the freedoms we knew. I am not against anyone. I don't have hate, even for those who will celebrate my end, that's OK. Think what you want, be what you want, believe what you want. As long as you extend the same courtesy to all others. Agreement was never my aim. But here's the thing I wanted to tell you. I will fight like a wounded thing against those trying to stop you living your biggest life. I will fight the powerful man telling you that you should not, you cannot, you must not. Or that you have to wait, or ask permission, or pay a fine or buy a pass. I will not relent. Because your freedom is your God-given thing. It is no man's to take away. Now you get out there and live a big messy life. I'll be right here in my glasses, trying to clear your path. Lots of love, Katie Hopkins

Sja je moet natuurlijk wel gewoon in je hok blijven binnen ‘the tristate’.. ;) https://nos.nl/artikel/2600996-belgie-werkt-door-aan-duur-tolvignet-ondanks-nederlandse-zorgen

Uranus stations direct in Taurus. Saturn anaretic in Pisces - Finally, changes that have been incubating for the past five months have a jump start. There’s an electric feeling and the air crackles with possibilities. Occasionally, this energy can be unstable at first and moods erratic. If you feel anxious, ground yourself. Wait for the weird to pass. Disruptions are possible as Uranus shakes up the old established order. Now is a time of awakening. Nothing remains static. Unshackle yourself from limitations. With Saturn in the final days of its Pisces trip, the atmosphere is thick with dreams and nightmares, hopes and fears. The collective unconscious seeps through every energetic crack. Things are coming to a head, as they must. Karma will out. Time to wrap up old stories. Resolve to evolve. A new chapter is dawning. This is a step towards freedom. Degrees and Times Uranus 27°Ta27' – 02:33 (UT) Saturn 29°Pi00' – 14:03 (UT) Substack: https://leahwhitehorse.substack.com/ Website : https://www.leahwhitehorse.com/

Uranus symboliseert het principe van creatieve vrijheid: de originele en innovatieve rebel die tradities uitdaagt, niet omwille van chaos, maar om het verleden te verbeteren. Hij wakkert het enthousiasme aan van mensen met gelijkgestemde gedachten, ideeën en doelen, en katalyseert collectieve bewegingen en denkrevoluties. Uranus leidt ons naar minder bewandelde paden en bevrijdt ons van autoriteit, zelfs als dat vervreemding met zich meebrengt. Hij roept ons op om op te staan ​​en ons authentieke zelf te leven, hoe onconventioneel, onbekend of vreemd dat ook mag zijn. Uranus, mythisch geassocieerd met de hemelgod Uranus, belichaamt de bliksem zelf: een goddelijke vuurkegel die de Prometheïsche impuls weerspiegelt om het vuur van de goden te stelen en de mensheid te bevrijden. Net als bliksem is de energie van Uranus een krachtige elektrostatische ontlading, een plotselinge, balancerende kracht tussen geladen gebieden die spanningen in een flits ontlaadt en het landschap dat het aanraakt voorgoed verandert: fysiek, emotioneel, intellectueel, spiritueel en psychologisch. We kunnen dit interpreteren als een teken om onze missie aan te pakken, een einde te maken aan uitstelgedrag en openstaande kwesties op te lossen, nu Uranus door de laatste graden van Stier beweegt en zich voorbereidt om op 26 april 2026 eindelijk terug te keren naar Tweelingen.

Uranus voorwaarts! De naar binnen gerichte energie van retrograde Uranus staat op het punt ontketend te worden zodra de planeet zijn beweging hervat. Sinds begin september 2025 is Uranus retrograde, terugkerend van zijn aanvankelijke verkennende impuls in Tweelingen naar Stier. Nu herwint hij momentum en bereidt hij zich voor om vooruit te gaan en te reactiveren wat stilletjes onder de oppervlakte is herprogrammeerd. Uranus symboliseert het principe van creatieve vrijheid: de originele en innovatieve rebel die tradities uitdaagt, niet omwille van chaos, maar om het verleden te verbeteren. Hij ontsteekt het enthousiasme van mensen met gelijkgestemde gedachten, ideeën en doelen, en katalyseert collectieve bewegingen en denkrevoluties. Uranus leidt ons langs onconventionele paden en bevrijdt ons van autoriteit, zelfs als dat het risico van vervreemding met zich meebrengt. Hij roept ons op om op te staan ​​en ons authentieke zelf te belichamen, hoe onconventioneel, onbekend of vreemd dat ook mag zijn.