Mathijs Perton

@qikipedia A 'vakidioot' in Dutch. Looks like an international qualification. 😅

Word of the Day: FAKKI-IDIOOTTI (Finnish) — someone who is knowledgeable in their specialist area of expertise but ignorant about everything else; from the German word ‘Fach’ meaning ‘subject’.

This is why Trump won in 2024.

@ChrisAalberts Klopt maar Neville Chamberlain was ook een gerespecteerd politicus. Er is niet altijd een overeenkomst te bereiken, zelfs niet voor de beste onder ons. Altijd op je hoede wezen is geen slechte eigenschap.

Unpopular opinion: kritiek op Rutte is goedkoop, hij zit gewoon klem en moet met veel masseerwerk proberen er wat van te maken. nos.nl/artikel/259892…

@SecGenNATO @POTUS Just watch out and don't be remembered as Neville Chamberlain.

Spoke with @POTUS regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos later this week.

Joint statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 👇

A magnificent dad.

Sinds een paar jaar wonen wij nu in Apeldoorn en met trots wil ik zeggen dat ik mijn sociaal liberale geluid van #D66 ook in de raad van #Apeldoorn wil laten horen. #thuisinApeldoorn d66.nl/apeldoorn/nieu…

Even tussendoor, het is jouw toekomst waar het om gaat dus pak je pas en ga stemmen en zorg dat niet anderen jouw toekomst bepalen. 💚

@kaleries ❤️

9 jaar geleden alweer.

Little progress has been made since.

ANDOR writer Dan Gilroy has released a statement critiquing the Trump administration and commenting on the parallels between the show and Disney’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. “As one of the writers on the Disney+ drama Andor, we spent six years thinking about a fascist takeover of a galaxy far, far away. Six years thinking about ordinary beings as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill. Many people saw parallels between Andor and the real world. I see them as well, particularly in the events of the last week. Donald Trump’s tools of governance, coercion and intimidation, have found focus on Hollywood. Faced with a social media firestorm, fear, and an FCC head threatening “they can do this the easy way or hard way,” Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel for speaking his mind. I deeply disagree but acknowledge it was a difficult decision. If you believe otherwise, wait until fate knocks on your door and demands you choose between conscience and hardship — because if you work in this industry that day is coming. The suspension bought time, but not much. Disney now stands at a crossroads: terminate Kimmel’s contract and become pavement for the road to a brave new Trumpian world; or stand for the First Amendment and take the onslaught. There’s not much at stake, just free speech, the oxygen that sustains life in this town. Trump’s aim is to control what we make and say. The concept seems far off and abstract. Neither is true. Is it hard to conjure a new oversight office or cabinet seat? Is it difficult to picture Trump toadies deplaning at LAX with binders of banned topics and mandated alternatives? You’ll meet them when you have to pitch for approval or get grilled about subversive co-workers. Regardless of how the jack-booted attack on Jimmy Kimmel is resolved, this isn’t a skirmish. It’s a siege. The first thing Putin did after taking power was silence shows that criticized him. Artists are censored first because they fear us most. The fact this isn’t new doesn’t diminish the shock of the last few days. The majority in Hollywood believed their job was entertainment — the bolder souls attempted to inject theme and commentary — but for everyone this has suddenly become Westworld real. Whether you’re reading this on line at Blue Bottle or killing time before your 3 o’clock Zoom or staring at a glowing screen unable to sleep, we have all become characters in a story where our actions carry actual weight and consequence. Our industry faces the most sophisticated, venomous, creeping evil in America’s history. There’s no standing above this conflict. No impartial observers. If you’re on the sidelines you’ve made a choice and must live with it. Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.”

@qikipedia Made me curious so had to look it up. Just two specific species of hornets and bumblebees but impressive non the less. eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

When attacked by a hornet in mid-air, buff-tailed bumblebees stop flying, drop out of the air with the hornet attached and body-slam it into the ground.

@DaveF63 @qikipedia I stand corrected. I missed the 'r'. But then again I didn't make an arse of myself making an anagram with it. 😅

@MPerton @qikipedia One 'a', one 'r'.

Piet Mondrian is an anagram of ‘I paint modern’. (📷: Buffalo AKG Art Museum)

@qikipedia Finally I can leave this shit 🕳️

You can now follow Quite Interesting on our brand new BlueSky account! bsky.app/profile/qi.com

Het ligt al heel lang in de kast, tijd om iemand anders er blij mee te maken. lastdodo.nl/nl/shops/mpert…

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Fashion is a way of not having to decide who you are. Style is deciding who you are and being able to perpetuate it. QUENTIN CRISP