1.0International Journalismhttps://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalismKamal van de Polhttps://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalism/author/kamal-vandepol/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Dvdng6El3r"><a href="https://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalism/3615/stepping-into-the-swamp/">Stepping into the SWAMP</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalism/3615/stepping-into-the-swamp/embed/#?secret=Dvdng6El3r" width="600" height="338" title="“Stepping into the SWAMP” — International Journalism" data-secret="Dvdng6El3r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalism/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://svjmedia.nl/internationaljournalism/wp-content/uploads/sites/378/2021/11/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-19-at-13.34.13.jpeg20481155In one of the many big rooms on the campus of the Free University of Brussels, a crowd gathers in the evening. Dressed in many ways, from casual hoodies to lab coats and cloaks. All of them are members of SWAMP, the Society of Weird And Mad People. They come here tonight to celebrate, sing, […]