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Harry Nilsson (Brooklyn (New York), 15 juni 1941 – Agoura Hills (Californië), 15 januari 1994) was een Amerikaans componist, pianist, zanger en gitarist. Bijna al zijn werk werd onder de naam Nilsson uitgegeven. Aan het eind van de jaren zestig vertolkte hij met succes het liedje "Everybody's Talkin'" en in 1971 brak hij door met het album Nilsson Schmilsson. In de avonduren werkte hij bij een bank en overdag schreef Nilsson liedjes voor muziekuitgevers. Het lukte hem aanvankelijk niet om als artiest bekend te raken. Zijn composities werden echter wel opgenomen door bekende muziekgroepen en artiesten, onder wie The Monkees, The Yardbirds, Lulu en Blood, Sweat & Tears. Hij schreef tevens drie liedjes voor Phil Spector, die gespeeld werden door The Ronettes en het Modern Folk Quartet. In 1966 kwam een compilatie van zijn eerste werk uit met als titel Spotlight on Nilsson. https://hvdommelen.nl/n/Nilsson.html

Celine Cairo (Amsterdam, 1990) is een Nederlands singer-songwriter. Cairo werd in 1990 geboren in Amsterdam. Ze groeide op in een muzikaal gezin. Haar vader was drummer en van jongs af aan ging ze regelmatig naar zijn optredens. Op 11-jarige leeftijd begon ze zangles te nemen. Als tiener begon ze liedjes te schrijven en na de middelbare school reisde ze door Frankrijk waar ze inspiratie opdeed en meer muziek schreef. Ze studeerde zang aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam. https://hvdommelen.nl/c/CairoC.html

The X user sparbuchfeinde wrote that the abolition of inheritance tax in Sweden is one of the best-studied tax reforms in the world. State tax revenues were higher afterwards than before, and German economists knew that, he claimed. At the same time, according to his portrayal, they considered who financed their institutes and provided them with reach, significance, and invitations to public broadcasting. Leftist parties like the SPD relied on the narrative that the rich did not pay taxes. The envy stirred up by this currently secures their political survival, wrote sparbuchfeinde. #Erbschaftsteuer #Steuern #Ökonomie (translated)

Maaike van Charante wrote that she found it worse that the media gave Hamas supporters and their strategically smarter advocates a platform without presenting any counterarguments, than the fact that those supporters were walking through cities with signs and banners. According to her, facts no longer mattered. #media #feiten (translated)

Els van Veen wrote that she found the increasing resistance against Purple Friday recognizable. According to her, her children had long since stopped going to school. She stated that the problem was not that everyone could be themselves, but the pressure to wear purple at school and the government interference she saw in this matter. Years ago, she claimed, nearly no one came to school in purple anymore, not even an openly gay classmate. Van Veen compared this pressure to the coronaperiod. She wrote that people were told they were getting vaccinated for others, and that those who did not do so were labeled as antisocial and excluded. She also claimed that doctors expressing concerns were publicly ridiculed and lost their jobs. Many people, according to her, are now silent about this, including those who had contributed to the exclusion of unvaccinated individuals at the time. She argued that the boundary of coercion, pressure, and propaganda had been reached for more and more people. Van Veen criticized politicians who, in her view, wanted to dictate how people behaved and did not respect the right to self-determination. She also expressed criticism of what she described as moral superiority and the spending of public money on causes that did not benefit the population. Finally, she wrote that doctors treated everyone equally in the consulting room, regardless of gender, sexuality, or vaccination status. https://t.co/5EmgfuiUho #PaarseVrijdag #Tolerantie #Vrijheid (translated)

Korina Graf wrote that Nico Lange commented live on the situation in Ukraine in a broadcast from ZDFheute. Lange stated that one should be ashamed of Schröder's appearance in Moscow while Russia continues to kill people in Ukraine. The AfD is already calling for Ukraine's capitulation, even though it does not yet govern. Lange also explained that a state parliament is not responsible for such issues: foreign policy and European sanctions are decided at the federal or EU level. The political staging does not solve problems on the ground. Russia has attacked Ukraine, which is defending itself. Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire, but Russia is not; therefore, pressure must be exerted on the aggressor. According to Graf, Lange also warned against Russian propaganda, which does not become true through repetition. He mentioned bots, orchestrated comments, and recurring false reports, pointing out how exhausting it is to refute them repeatedly. Graf thanked him for articulating these points so clearly. https://t.co/FNNI6vurcF #Ukraine #Russland #Politik (translated)

Three candidates have been nominated for the position of the State Chancellery Director, as the previous competition ended due to consistently high criteria that prevented many from applying, and the former director was detained in connection with a criminal case. #ValstsKanceleja #MinistruPrezidents #LatvijasValdība (translated)

Symphony wrote that he was 63 on paper, but depending on the situation, sometimes felt 37, 25, or even 104. He also claimed that he could suddenly take on the age of 14 again out of anger. According to Symphony, someone carries all previous versions of themselves: from the amazed child and the love-struck boy to the older person who knew how precious time was. A song from the 80s could bring that person back to the summer when they were 17, with friends in a field and the feeling that the future was still endlessly far away. Symphony wrote that the boy had never completely disappeared and that getting older might mean carrying more and more lives with you. An old song could make that person feel 17 again, if only for three minutes — but now with the realization of how special that time was. #ouderworden #herinneringen #tijd (translated)

The songwriter Wolf Biermann sharply criticizes the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it the "most dangerous anti-Semites," while reflecting on the current developments in Israel, which he believes are turning the country into a "state of oppression." #WolfBiermann #Israel #Antisemitismus (translated)

Raivis Zeltīts indicated that, with nearly complete compilation of the parliamentary election results, 1.3% of voters, or about 11,000 people, had voted for "Rising Sun for Latvia" (ASL). He acknowledged that this did not meet the party's goal, but considered the result respectable for a new party, especially given what he believed was a smaller advertising budget for the campaign and the public media's ban on participating in most of the television debates. Zeltīts claimed that the media simultaneously provided a platform for pro-Kremlin parties. Zeltīts thanked the party's voters, activists, and candidates, stating that ASL would assess the campaign, change tactics, and continue its work. He emphasized that the party's priority was to maintain its core values, describing the campaign as a political school for its members. Among the factors influencing the election results, Zeltīts mentioned calls not to vote for small parties and voters' disillusionment with politics. He attributed the low voter turnout entirely to the responsibility of "New Unity." In contrast, he viewed the public image of "United List" and Andris Kulbergs as successful, noting that the large campaign budget and 35% result had left other Latvian parties with less support. Zeltīts also claimed that since the rule of "New Unity," there had been no significant change in the political course and that a centrist-liberal, pro-immigration party was in power. #Vēlēšanas #Latvija #Politika (translated)

"Humanity allowed Gaza to happen because it wouldn't take Hamas at its word. Humanity allowed Gaza to happen because it lied to itself for decades about the nature of the Islamic currents that motivate Hamas and "Palestinianism" more broadly. Humanity allowed Gaza to happen #Gaza #Hamas #PalestinianRights #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedinthetweetprovided.

Una notizia davvero bruttissima: ci ha lasciato il nostro Stefano Verbania. Stefano Milani, il milanista di Verbania che in questi anni ha raccontato la sua battaglia con una sincerità e un coraggio rari. Sempre in lotta «per vivere anche solo un giorno di più», come scriveva lui stesso. Ha continuato a parlare di Milan, di Berlusconi, di Liedholm, Sacchi, Capello e Ancelotti anche quando la vista e le forze lo tradivano, anche dopo le trasfusioni, anche quando doveva affrontare un intervento per tornare a vedere. Ci ha lasciato una lezione di vita: non nascondere la fatica, non spegnere la passione, non smettere di voler bene alla propria squadra e alle persone intorno. In tanti lo abbiamo seguito, gli abbiamo scritto, abbiamo pregato e sperato con lui. Ciao Stefano. Ti abbiamo voluto tutti bene e continueremo a volertene. Forza Milan, sempre. ❤️🖤 Riposa in pace. #Milan #ForzaMilan #RiposaInPace

Frankie Miller (Glasgow, 2 november 1949) is een Schotse zanger die vooral rock, rhythm-and-blues en soul zingt. Zijn stem doet denken aan zwarte soulzangers zoals Otis Redding, door wie hij ook is beïnvloed. Zijn muziek wordt ook wel ‘blue eyed soul” genoemd. Hij heeft veel liedjes geschreven, die onder meer gezongen zijn door artiesten als Johnny Cash, Ray Charles en Bob Seger. Zelf heeft hij het meeste succes gehad met de liedjes Caledonia en Darlin' en met het nummer Still in love with you dat hij zong met de band Thin Lizzy. In 1977 had hij een hit in België en Nederland met zijn single Love letters. https://hvdommelen.nl/m/MillerF.html

Steve Earle (Fort Monroe, Hampton, 17 januari 1955), is een Amerikaans singer-songwriter. Hij leverde werk in vele muziekstijlen waaronder countryrock, folk, Americana, altcountry en rootsrock. Hij ontmoette de singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, die een groot voorbeeld voor hem werd. Naast zijn werk schreef hij liedjes en speelde hij bas in de begeleidingsband van Guy Clark. Hij vormde zijn eigen begeleidingsband The Dukes. In het begin van de jaren 80 kreeg Earle een contract aangeboden als songwriter. Hij schreef onder anderen liedjes voor Johnny Lee, Carl Perkins en Zelta Lehr en kreeg ook een contract aangeboden als uitvoerend artiest. In 1986 werd zijn eerste album, het country-achtige Guitar Town uitgebracht. https://hvdommelen.nl/e/EarleS.html

Componist Rick van Veldhuizen, zelf hiv-positief, presenteert zijn nieuwe liederen over hiv en aids, getiteld 'Eauman', tijdens het Haagse kamermuziekfestival als een manier om de schaamte rond de ziekte te doorbreken en de nadruk te leggen op leven en hoop. #HIV #AIDS #KlassiekeMuziek