Mastodawn

Never knew the Canadian troops guarded the border between the Netherlands and Germany in the first weeks after WW2, just to prevent revenge from the Dutch on German citizens

https://open.substack.com/pub/bringhomememories/p/a-lost-war-photo-and-a-grandsons?r=87hfsq&utm_medium=ios

#history #germany #ww2 #canada

A Lost War Photo and a Grandson’s Tears: How a Question on X Unlocked an 80-Year-Old Canadian Secret

For decades, Grandfather Wilson stayed silent about the war. Then a single tweet sent his grandson on an unexpected journey—to a small German border town

Bring Home Memories

Johann de Graaf Apr 13

I wrote this story
about the search for the story behind a picture with three soldiers that a Canadian man shared. I helped him with the search and found the answer #history #europe #canada #germany

https://open.substack.com/pub/bringhomememories/p/a-lost-war-photo-and-a-grandsons?r=87hfsq&utm_medium=ios

A Lost War Photo and a Grandson’s Tears: How a Question on X Unlocked an 80-Year-Old Canadian Secret

For decades, Grandfather Wilson stayed silent about the war. Then a single tweet sent his grandson on an unexpected journey—to a small German border town

Bring Home Memories

Johann de Graaf Mar 31

Vergaderen met Europese tech? Proton heeft net een eigen Meet uitgerold: volledig op privacy gebouwd. meet.proton.me

Show thread

Johann de Graaf Mar 31

@metin Haha, ja. Zo oogt het wel. Of alsof er een flinke krater in is geslagen. Maar tegelijk knappe architectuur en bouw.

Johann de Graaf Mar 31

Architecture in Amsterdam
#architecture #europe

Johann de Graaf Mar 29

Interesting, Ionos and Nextcloud are building a sovereign European competitor to replace Microsoft Office

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Microsoft-alternative-Nextcloud-and-Ionos-develop-open-source-Euro-Office-11228123.html

#europe #tech

Microsoft alternative: Nextcloud and Ionos develop open-source ‘Euro-Office’

Nextcloud and Ionos are promising a modern, open-source office suite for the summer. To achieve this goal, they have forked OnlyOffice.

heise online

Johann de Graaf Mar 29

Steve Herman Mar 29

WaPo - The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

The Washington Post

Johann de Graaf Mar 29

European Commission Mar 29

In the EU, healthcare is a public service, not a consumer product.

Our latest report shows how Europeans can benefit from it:

💶The average annual healthcare spend per person is €870
🏥68.4% rate their health as ‘very good’ or ‘good’

Full report ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/WHxcQM

Johann de Graaf Mar 29

Time to blossom #nature

Johann de Graaf Mar 26

Reflectie.