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Mick van Wely wrote that his Dutch grandfather worked as an optician for the resistance in Leiden and took photos for forged documents. According to him, his father grew up with a strong aversion to Germans. When, as a five-year-old, he received an apple from a German soldier, he thanked him with a curse word for Germans, Van Wely said. His Hungarian mother, he said, grew up under communism, which he described as just as bad as fascism. Van Wely wrote that he had been raised at home with love for and respect for freedom. This, he said, explained why he sometimes reacted angrily when he saw that the carefully built Western lead and achievements, which had long been taken for granted, were coming under heavy pressure and were slowly being rolled back. #vrijheid #geschiedenis #verzet (translated)

A new study shows that women with macromastia not only suffer more frequently from neck and back pain, but also are 40 percent more likely to suffer from migraines and 54 percent more likely to suffer from sleep apnea, indicating a connection between breast size and certain health issues. #Makromastie #Migräne #Schlafapnoe (translated)

Lexa wrote that Donald Trump stated that Ukraine has been militarily defeated; however, this is not reported in the "fake news." For years, media, politicians, and Volodymyr Zelensky have given the impression that Ukraine could win or was very close to doing so. In reality, infrastructure has been destroyed, losses are high, air defense is no longer operational, and the country is dependent on Western billions, while Russia continues to advance, Lexa asserted. The author called for an agreement to end the bloodshed and spending and criticized the war rhetoric coming from Brussels and Kyiv. He advocated for "peace through realism" instead of further escalation and wrote that those who deny reality prolong suffering. #Ukraine #Frieden #Realismus (translated)

Hegseth argues that maximum physical and mental combat readiness is the highest goal of the army. According to him, a too low testosterone level would lead to fatigue, reduced muscle growth, and less motivation. You shouldn't even have a little belly anymore. It goes incredibly far, Post states. #Defensie #Machocultuur #PeteHegseth (translated)

Europe has failed to consolidate its state budgets despite low refinancing costs in the past, which is now leading to rising debts and financial difficulties, particularly in countries like France that are suffering from political instability. #Schuldenkrise #Eurozone #Finanzpolitik (translated)

The post cited Mauro Lubrano, an assistant professor of terrorism and political violence at the University of Leiden, as warning that unmet demands for accountability, transparency and democracy in AI governance could draw more people towards violence. It also referred to protesters calling to “pull the plug.”

Ronny Naftaniel wrote that the umbrella organization of Jewish organizations CJO was rightly furious about the events of October 7. He referred to a statement in which CJO stated that Jews in the Netherlands should not have to hide behind fences to mourn their dead while support for those who had killed them was openly expressed on the street. The organization said it had had enough of intimidation, turning a blind eye, and statements of outrage that did not lead to action, and demanded measures. https://t.co/1LdM7cG45x #JoodseGemeenschap #Solidariteit #Intimidatie (translated)

A recent report from the Climate Impact Lab predicts that warming from the El Niño phenomenon will lead to an additional 451,000 deaths by March, thereby highlighting the direct consequences of climate change on public health. #Klimaatverandering #ElNiño #Sterftecijfers (translated)