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The toxic reception of Manchester City at Anfield, where Liverpool supporters expressed their anger over the club's recent financial scandal, marks a dark new reality for the team, which is now seen as the pariah of English football. #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #financieelfraude (translated)

Steven Arrazola de Oñate wrote that Trump was right according to him, and that Volodymyr Zelensky should have reached an agreement earlier. He suggested that European leaders should have focused more on negotiations from the beginning and had to face the military situation; this could have possibly prevented a lot of human suffering. According to Arrazola de Oñate, Russia occupied about a fifth of Ukrainian territory and the war had reportedly claimed nearly two million military casualties, including dead, wounded, and missing. He believed that European politicians and media did not fundamentally question their strategy nonetheless. Arrazola de Oñate wrote that he never believed Ukraine could win the war militarily and that he did not expect the country to reclaim all the lost territory. He acknowledged that his position could provoke negative reactions and stated that he wanted more European leaders to express what he called uncomfortable truths. He also asked how many lives would still be sacrificed before diplomacy took precedence over political rhetoric. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

After the chaotic race in Malaysia, the debate about the complexity of the current F1 engines is revived, with Max Verstappen expressing his frustration over software issues that affect the racing experience, while experts point to the need for technological advancement and the reality of modern racing. #Formule1 #MaxVerstappen #hybridemotoren (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that alderman Zita Pels of the municipality of Amsterdam, in his opinion, lived in a reality that was far removed from the facts. He doubted that strict climate policy and CO₂ reduction would have an effect on the climate worldwide and called that incomprehensible. https://t.co/tbOEjfvmAN #Klimaatbeleid #CO2reductie #Amsterdam (translated)

Pepijn van Houwelingen used derogatory language for the people he believed were governing the Netherlands. He claimed that they wanted to impose a catastrophic war with Russia on the country at all costs and that they were already well on their way to doing so. #politiek #oorlog #Rusland (translated)

Sander Sassen addressed Henri Bontenbal and wrote that he had been little visible for months, despite an earlier column by Sassen about his absence. According to Sassen, Bontenbal had published a long thread on October 7, in which he labeled Hamas a terrorist organization and reflected on the victims and the Jewish community. Sassen felt that Bontenbal had subsequently blurred the responsibility for the violence by talking about a chain of violence, the Israeli response, and civilian casualties. He also believed that Bontenbal had pointed to Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy as an obstacle to a two-state solution. Sassen argued that this approach equated Hamas's attack and kidnappings with Israel's response, thereby fueling antisemitism. Sassen also criticized Bontenbal's reference to an article in Trouw about Maoz Inon, who lost his parents to Hamas, and Aziz Abu Sarah, whose brother died in an Israeli prison. Sassen described their pursuit of reconciliation as hopeful but felt that Bontenbal presented this initiative as a serious way forward without giving sufficient attention to Hamas's persistence and objectives, according to him. He also stated that Hamas deliberately saddled Palestinian children with hatred for Jews. Sassen wrote that, in his opinion, Bontenbal offered false hope and insufficiently placed responsibility for Hamas's violence on the perpetrators. He claimed that Hamas and its supporters aimed for the destruction of Israel and stated that disarmament by Palestinians, in his view, would bring peace, while Israel's disarmament would lead to a new attack like the one on October 7. #Israël #Hamas #Antisemitisme (translated)

Arno Wellens stated that people who say it is not that bad are living in an alternative reality according to him and therefore do not know the facts. He wrote that they primarily attended elitist progressive gatherings and urged them to hit the streets. #alternatieveFeiten #maatschappij #progressief (translated)

Monique X-Influencer wrote that she had never understood why people found Johan Derksen's opinion important. She described him as a former footballer and supposedly a journalist who, in her view, was very misogynistic and lived in a self-created bubble. She also used a crude insult and called him antisemitic. #JohanDerksen #Voetbal #Mening (translated)

Sander Sassen reflected on the legacy of October 7. He wrote that three years earlier he had watched livestreams filled with rage and disgust in which, according to him, Palestinians were killing Jewish civilians while the Palestinian population celebrated the murders. Sassen stated that he commemorated the victims and argued that Israel was still being attacked from all sides and that Jews worldwide had to fear for their lives. According to him, October 7 had shown that civilization was an illusion for many and that antisemitism had returned in 2026. He said that his support for Israel and the Jewish people remained unwavering and called for speaking out against antisemitism, which, according to him, had also reached institutions, governments, politicians, and policymakers. Sassen referred to antisemitism as a "canary in the coal mine" and a measure of the tolerance and freedom of a society. In the Netherlands, he claimed that things had been declining over the past three years: propaganda was dominant, antisemitism had once again become socially acceptable, dialogue was often made impossible, and ideology drove many Dutch people. He wrote that the Netherlands had completely ignored the warning of the "deceased" canary. #antisemitisme #Israël #solidariteit (translated)

"It is frightening, but you also understand how those people turn to it. They use euphemisms that create distance to reality." In the interview that Coen van Zwol made for NRC with the filmmakers, Abraham says: "It is frightening, but you also understand how those people turn to it. They use euphemisms that create distance to reality." #NAZA #genocide #Gaza (translated)

Dr. Sc. Ferdinand Meeus asked why, according to him, nothing more was being heard about small islands that would sink due to rising sea levels. He wrote that most islands had actually remained stable or had become larger, and that the Maldives had even built a new runway beside the beach. https://t.co/DzHVsUk0vq #Klimaatverandering #Malediven #Eilanden (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that N-VA chairman Valerie Van Peel had made several statements about the Jinnih Beels decree in two minutes. According to him, she first said it had nothing to do with Beels and was necessary to prevent administrative ungovernability in the province, then denied that N-VA was involved, and later admitted that the approach "did not deserve a beauty prize." Vande Reyde called those statements contradictory and stated that N-VA's support in both the Flemish Parliament and the provincial council had been indispensable. He accused Vooruit, N-VA, and CD&V of getting rid of a female politician with a tailor-made law and wrote that this stirred anger among people because they feared becoming the next victims of political abuse of power. He also reminded that Van Peel had previously stepped away from politics because, according to her, she had had enough of political games. As a solution, Vande Reyde proposed to postpone the effective date of the decree until after the next provincial elections and to have the parties seek a solution among themselves. #Politiek #VlaamsePolitiek #Machtsmisbruik (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the spending problem of the Flemish government, according to him, would remain swept under the rug without Minister-President Matthias Diependaele, until the interest costs became unsustainable. He referred to Brussels and Ghent. Vande Reyde stated that Diependaele made the budget a priority, despite the lack of applause and recognition, and said this explained why few politicians dared to tackle it. #VlaamseRegering #Politiek #Begroting (translated)

After decades of increases, not even 2% of the total subsidy mountain has been cut back. In the VRT commentary programs, the world has been falling apart for days, with complete misinformation about the savings on their own allocations. Completely disconnected from the reality of people. #subsidies #VRT #desinformatie (translated)

The documentary 'Naza', directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, reveals the horrifying reality of Israeli bombardments on Gaza through the anonymous testimonies of 24 Israeli officers and soldiers who describe the use of an advanced AI program, raising profound questions about the moral implications of their actions. #Naza #Documentaire #Israël (translated)