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Milos Boksan wrote that he graduated from Radboud University and picked up his diploma for the master's degree in Governance of Safety that week. He described the study period as special because safety at the university, in his opinion, was not a given for everyone, but it also showed that standing up for each other was rewarding. https://t.co/hGaGNWMJhl #Afstuderen #RadboudUni #Masteropleiding (translated)

"I'm frustrated that they play against us right after the Premier League's statement,” said the creator of the podcast The Anfield Wrap. “They should have let them first feel how the supporters of other clubs think about them. Everyone now knows what we instinctively felt. These guys play dirty.” Supporter Neil Atkinson told The Times he is looking forward to Manchester City's visit to Anfield, but he added a caveat. #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #financieelschandaal (translated)

Marieke Hoogwout asked where those were who, according to her, had dismissed for three years that there are people in the Netherlands who support Hamas. She called that attitude cowardly and wrote that politics and media, after seeing four prince’s flags at the Malieveld, warned of looming fascism. She found that reaction justified, but she wondered where everyone was now. #Nederland #Hamas #Politiek (translated)

Remco Yizhak Cooremans wrote that he came out at the age of sixteen to his best friends, who he said were all boys and liked girls. One of them reacted, according to Cooremans, that he then had less competition. Cooremans wished everyone sober friends. #ComingOut #Vriendschap #Concurrentie (translated)

The African billionaire Aliko Dangote's oil refinery mega project in Kenya, which threatens the UNESCO-protected Lamu Island and its unique ecosystem, raises serious concerns about the impact on the local environment and the lives of the residents. #Lamu #vide #UNESCO (translated)

A former woke teacher wrote that MP Nicole Moinat described, according to them, an established order that had lost its moral compass. The teacher stated that criminal organizations were recruiting very young people for explosions, drug trafficking, and assassinations because, according to them, juvenile offenders were hardly punished. In The Hague, according to the teacher, young criminals were primarily seen as victims of their circumstances. The teacher criticized explanations of crime based on disadvantage, personal problems, and a difficult childhood, because those explanations, according to them, obscured the responsibility of the offenders. The teacher also stated that the compassion for offenders was greater than the concern for victims. Young people deserved a second chance, according to them, but it should not outweigh the safety of society. The teacher wrote that the government, out of fear of appearing inhumane, no longer dared to set limits and that the consequences of this were borne by people who obeyed the law. #rechtstaat #criminaliteit #veiligheid (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt proposed a compulsory integration course for D66 in his column. According to him, the party spoke excellent Dutch, but still needed to learn how to deal with people who have different beliefs. He referred to Jan Paternotte, who mentioned the Renaissanceschool associated with Forum for Democracy in the Chamber and asked for stricter rules for new schools. According to Von Kreyfelt, Rob Jetten had advocated for a swift evaluation and possible legislative changes. The proposed course would, according to Von Kreyfelt, include lessons on civil rights, freedom of education, diversity, democracy, and equal rights. He wrote that citizens should be allowed to think independently and vote for other parties, and that a political background in itself was not an offense. Regarding Jetten's statements on October 9 about taking stronger action against certain schools and online channels where, in his view, young people were learning incorrect ideas about equal rights, Von Kreyfelt noted that Jetten had not mentioned the Renaissanceschool. As an exam task, Von Kreyfelt described a parent who wanted to pass on different beliefs to their child than D66. According to him, a student would succeed with an answer that did not involve inspection, improvement processes, or legislative changes. He concluded that D66 needed to learn that a free society also existed without its permission. #Inburgering #Diversiteit #Democratie (translated)

Artūrs Zvejsalnieks wrote that in Latvia it might seem that there is no one to vote for in the elections, although in his view there were about 14 options to choose from, of which seven were real. He urged to imagine the situation of an adequate US citizen, where the choice is essentially only between the Protest Youth and Bremen. #vēlēšanas #politika #Baltija (translated)

Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

In the small town of Oleško in Ukraine, which has been under Russian occupation since the beginning of the war, local residents are facing hunger, dangerous conditions, and the arbitrariness of Russian soldiers, while the city is almost completely cut off from the outside world and only about 2000 people remain there. #Ukraina #KrievijasKarš #Oleški (translated)

A year after the ceasefire came into effect, the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, as most of the promises have gone unfulfilled and Israeli military operations continue, complicating the delivery of humanitarian aid and living conditions for the local population. #Gaza #Miers #Hamās (translated)

Māris Mičerevskis wrote that Donald Trump would fit among the Roman emperors, one of whom, according to him, appointed a horse as a senator, while another had a special ship built to sink his mother in. Mičerevskis added that in 50 years, Trump's leadership in the White House would seem incredible, and a derogatory, dehumanizing term was used for him. #RomasImpērija #Tramps #Politika (translated)

The Attorney General announced that the second pilot of FlyDubai flight FZ1073, who was detained after an attack on the plane's captain, planned to carry out a suicide attack at Tel Aviv airport, inspired by the September 11 terrorist attacks. #terorisms #aviācija #FlyDubai (translated)