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Richenel, volledige naam Hubertus Richenel Baars (Amsterdam, 20 april 1957 – Amsterdam, 13 maart 2020), was een Nederlands zanger die vooral in de jaren tachtig bekend was. Zijn carrière begon toen hij door een vriend met een eigen band werd gevraagd om als zanger in te vallen, hiervoor werkte hij bij een bank. Als lid van de discoformatie Luxor was hij daarnaast lokaal bekend als zanger en danser, vaak in "extravagante gewaden van eigen ontwerp". Dankzij zijn androgyne uiterlijk was hij een opvallende verschijning. De eerste single Statue of Desire werd niet erg populair. Zijn tweede single, L'Esclave endormi, was echter vooral in Engeland een grote hit. https://hvdommelen.nl/r/Richenel.html

The author wrote that Bergamo went into a harsh lockdown in the tenth calendar week of 2020; caregivers fled and logistics collapsed. After that, the death toll rose sharply once and never again. Hamburg reacted three weeks later; nothing happened there. He wrote that it was not viruses that were deadly, but people. https://t.co/OaikpMSGay #Bergamo #COVID19 #Pandemie #IT #DE (translated)

The author reported that Ivan Safronov, a Russian journalist whom he described as a prisoner of conscience arrested in 2020 and held in Siberia, was re-reading Les Misérables by Victor Hugo to better resist. He attributed these words to him: "to appreciate freedom." https://t.co/dBjLLs6ZuO #Liberté #DroitsHumains #VictorHugo #RU (translated)

The post indicated that the Russian journalist Ivan Safronov, arrested in 2020 and held in Siberia, was rereading *Les Misérables* by Victor Hugo to better resist. He compared himself to Jean Valjean and said he knew what captivity was and appreciated freedom. https://t.co/dBjLLs6rFg #Liberté #Résistance #JeanValjean #RU (translated)

Furkan Yildirim wrote that the US Treasury could auction fewer long-term government bonds as early as November and possibly discontinue the 20-year term altogether. According to Yildirim, Citigroup expects Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to announce a $3 billion reduction in auctions for 20- and 30-year bonds each on November 4. The financing gap is to be closed with government securities maturing within a year at the latest. The department may also ask large banks next week whether pension funds now prefer bonds from Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet to those of the state. The 20-year bond was reintroduced in 2020 after a 34-year hiatus and now offers nearly 5.7 percent interest, more than any other US maturity. At the end of 2020, its yield was just under 1.5 percent. At the same time, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, and SpaceX had already issued dollar bonds amounting to more than $180 billion in 2026; according to Yildirim, Amazon's bonds extend to 2076. According to asset manager TwentyFour, which Yildirim cited, Japanese investors are now receiving enough interest at home to invest their money there. Citi strategist Jason Williams wrote that pension funds may currently be more inclined than usual to invest in long-term corporate bonds of good quality. However, BNP Paribas strategists doubted that smaller auctions would reduce the government's financing costs. Yildirim also pointed out that the yield on 10-year US bonds serves as a basis for mortgages and many other loans, and Bessent had referred to it as an important measure of his success. With an annual deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the debt burden continues to grow as competition for long-term buyers increases. #Finanzen #Anleihen #Wirtschaft (translated)

Maarten van den Berg wrote that the share of households unable to heat their homes properly had increased, according to him, from 3% in 2020 to almost one in ten in 2024. He stated that the gas price had risen again and referred to a warm home as a basic right. According to him, cold and damp could cause mold, lung complaints, and heart problems, leading to healthcare costs. Van den Berg also noted that the tax component of the gas price was nowhere in the EU as high as in the Netherlands, where it accounted for more than half, according to him. From January 1, 2028, the EU levy ETS-2 would be added, he wrote. He wondered if people in the Netherlands would also take to the streets, like in France. #energietarieven #klimaat #sociaalrecht (translated)

Nikolas Mpoyopoulos wrote that at Motor Oil, in January 2020, an employee had died after an explosion and three had suffered burns, while in September 2024 an explosion injured nine employees. He mentioned that on the day of his post, another employee had lost his life and one had been seriously injured. Referring also to the explosion in Aspropyrgos, where two workers were killed, to the explosion and fire in factories in Examilia Corinthia, where one employee had died, and to the case of Viollanta, where five female workers were killed, he raised the question of when the recurring "accidents" constitute an employer's crime. #εργασιακάδικαιώματα #εργατικήασφάλεια #εργοδοτικόέγκλημα (translated)

Didier Maïsto accused Emmanuel Macron of having confined a generation for months, closed high schools, and isolated teenagers, while he was going to the theater with his wife. He believed that these measures had contributed to the distress of young people and criticized the fact that their anger was treated as a public order issue. To support his statements, Maïsto cited figures he attributed to Public Health France and the National Suicide Observatory: nearly one in five high school students would have shown a significant risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in the past year, and 15% would have already attempted suicide. He also indicated that hospitalizations for self-inflicted injuries among young women aged 15 to 19 had reached 516 per 100,000 in 2023, an increase of nearly 50% since 2017, while the youth suicide rate is said to have increased by 40% between 2020 and 2022. According to him, more than half of students reported depressive symptoms during the second lockdown. Maïsto added that the deterioration of young people's mental health had started in the mid-2010s and that the lockdowns had accelerated it. He also mentioned isolation, academic pressure, Parcoursup, social media, and precarity, estimating that girls were particularly affected. He concluded that young people did not need to be targeted by defense ball launchers. #SantéMentaleJeunes #SantéMentale #Jeunesse #Dépression (translated)

Fat Dog are an English band, currently consisting of Joe Love, Chris Hughes, Morgan Wallace, and Ellis D. The band formed in 2020 in South East London. Fat Dog's music has been described as containing elements of dance, punk and klezmer; frontman Joe Love has cited the music from Serious Sam as having influenced the band's sound. Fat Dog was formed during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Prior to releasing any singles, the band became known for their boisterous live performances, with Gary Ryan of NME describing them as "2023's wildest live band". https://hvdommelen.nl/f/FatDog.html

Joan Larroumec presented the tensions between France and Germany as a result of increasing competition, particularly in the defense industry. He indicated that Berlin planned military spending of €108 billion in 2026, compared to €57 billion for Paris, and nearly €140 billion in 2027. According to him, Germany was seeking to use these expenditures as a lever for economic transformation, while its historical industrial model was weakened. Larroumec notably cited the decline in German exports to China, which he claimed fell from €106 billion in 2022 to €81 billion in 2025, as well as a reduction of 142,400 jobs in the German automotive industry since 2019. He also wrote that German defense start-ups had received $3.5 billion in investments in 2026, compared to $375 million in France, and that Berlin had concluded a framework agreement with Helsing and Stark that could reach €4.3 billion. He estimated that this strategy heightened rivalries between the two countries and jeopardized their joint programs. He reported that Paris and Berlin acknowledged on June 8 that the SCAF could not be successfully executed, and that the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced Germany's abandonment of the MGCS tank program. He also mentioned competition in drones, artificial intelligence, and space, where, according to him, Germany was seeking to reduce France's position. Finally, Larroumec argued that France's financial difficulties limited its ability to invest in defense and risked weakening its industry. He stated that French and German interests were becoming increasingly misaligned and that this situation could lead to chaotic episodes in Europe. #France #Allemagne #Défense (translated)

Maarten van den Berg wrote that the economic position of the EU would change significantly in the near future. According to him, Germany, France, and Italy accounted for 13.8% of the world economy based on purchasing power parity in 1992, compared to 6.9% now. He stated that the share of the G7 would decrease from 47% to 26% by 2031 according to the IMF, and that the BRICS countries had already surpassed the G7 around 2020. Van den Berg wrote that the growth of the BRICS countries mainly came from India. He noted that China remained around 20%, with Russia, Brazil, and South Africa not far behind; he pointed out that these countries did not participate in Paris2030 and the Green Deal. He argued that economic weight was not automatic and had to be earned through growth. #Economie #EU #WereldwijdeGroei (translated)

People must understand that there are serious consequences for this kind of thing. Our present is very similar to the 11th century – We do not want to fight, but, like our Christian brothers a thousand years ago, we must do it. The most evocative is that of the "crusade," in which Hegseth sees a historical and spiritual model: "Our present is very similar to the 11th century – he writes in his book American Crusade, from 2020 – We do not want to fight, but, like our Christian brothers a thousand years ago, we must do it." #PenaDiMorte #Trump #Fede (translated)