The mostly dormant account of a writer and photographer from elsewhere who lives in the Netherlands. Easy to find in all the other social media places.
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Joined September 2019
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This site? Worse than useless.
And here’s all the reasons why…
Hello again! Here's our piece from Sunday about Twitter. Bye! youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZG_xWY…
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Dismayed to learn Albert Heijn has recently resorted to union busting and fired union leader Pawel Rudzki.
He worked for eight years at the company and was treated terribly.
You can learn more here:
fnv.nl/pawel
#AlbertHeijn #FNV #Netherlands #Nederland
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For anyone who might actually have some free time in the weeks ahead, here's my annual rundown on holiday events and activities around the Netherlands.
#holidays #Christmas #kerst #Netherlands #Nederland
For anyone who might actually have some free time in the weeks ahead, here's my annual rundown on holiday events and activities around the Netherlands.
#holidays #Christmas #kerst #Netherlands #Nederland
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In my latest article for Medium, I took aim at the AI-generated McDonald's ad for the fast food chain's Dutch market.
If you haven't heard about this debacle yet, well, have a look...
#McDonalds #holidays #commercials #AI #Christmas #Netherlands
medium.com/@bhartley/were-ha…
In my latest article for Medium, I took aim at the AI-generated McDonald's ad for the fast food chain's Dutch market.
If you haven't heard about this debacle yet, well, have a look...
#McDonalds #holidays #commercials #AI #Christmas #Netherlands
medium.com/@bhartley/were-ha…
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If you’re wondering if it’s even possible to send gift packages to friends and family members in the United States this holiday season, you’re not alone. buff.ly/yXcAkbO
Will you be shipping holiday packages to friends and family in the United States this year? If so, you'll want to read my Dutch News article about what's happening with the post. It's a bit of a nightmare.
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dutchnews.nl/2025/11/from-nl…
#PostNL #Christmas #holidays #post #mail
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Hundreds of communications staff at @AmsterdamNL (so they say), but nobody to proofread English. 🫢
Thanksgiving is one of the most popular holidays in the US and the links to the Netherlands are strong, given the Pilgrims lived in Leiden for a while. Here's a rundown on different ways you can celebrate it from over here.
#Thanksgiving #Netherlands
dutchnews.nl/2025/11/get-rea…
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Time for a weird mystery for y'all...
Was this painting a nice gift or a passive-aggressive attempt to convince two expats to ditch Halloween for Sint-Maarten?
You be the judge. Here's the rundown...
dutchnews.nl/2025/11/when-ho…
#Netherlands #Nederland #SintMaarten #Halloween
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B in the Netherlands retweeted
Bob Vylan won’t face charges for Paradiso anti-Zionist comments dutchnews.nl/?p=259575
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Halloween falls on a Friday this year, but there are plenty of ways you can enjoy the holiday before or after October 31. Here’s thirteen ideas that will help you have a Terrifying Thursday, a Scary Saturday, a Spooky Sunday, or…you get the idea. buff.ly/RFjljYD
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D66 top the NOS exit poll with 27 seats, PVV second on 25 dutchnews.nl/?p=259275
The @DutchNewsNL Election Day live blog and/or live tweeting system and/or live BlueSky posting production unit are all reactivating as we speak.
Always engaging, always lively, always informative.
#Netherlands #elections #Nederland
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It should come as no surprise that Grokipedia's AI bots are just cutting and pasting content from Wikipedia.
Here's an excerpt from the Grokipedia entry for Leiden (in black) and the original over on Wikipedia (in white).
Another garbage product from Elon? Yup!
#Grokipedia
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Here's my annual roundup of Halloween events around the Netherlands for @DutchNewsNL.
My top pick for 2025?
The Halloween edition of Boom Gone Country in Amsterdam. Cowboy and cowgirl zombies line dancing? Yes, please!
#Netherlands #Halloween #Nederland
