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At least 110 people have been arrested in Brussels after riots broke out during a strike day by trade unions protesting against cuts to social security, during which young people engaged in violence and the police responded with water cannons and tear gas. #Brussel #Vakbonden #Rellen (translated)

Wouter Duyck stated that the young people who could be arrested during the riots in Brussels, who had actively used violence against the police or infrastructure and had been convicted by a fast-track judge for it, should be held responsible for all the damage. If they were minors, he argued that their parents should also pay. He asked if people agreed with this. #Brussel #jongeren #rellen (translated)

The author wrote that HLN did not mention that PS chairman Magnette had called them 'fascists' after they had expressed criticism of the riots in Liège. The author described that as dangerous slander and wrote that Magnette had given them the middle finger. The author also asked why only that person had received blame, adding that they were not impressed by that. https://t.co/nBhDuq5wCu #Luik #Persvrijheid #Politiek #BE (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the public broadcaster had mostly given a voice to people in recent weeks who were in favor of a larger government and against cuts. A cut of 1 percent in subsidies was proposed as a national disaster, among others in discussions with trade unions and Paul De Grauwe, whom Vande Reyde said had claimed that the government debt would vanish like snow in the sun. He also stated that the broadcaster was actively looking for protesting students to give legitimacy to the riots. Vande Reyde accused the VRT and other traditional media of ignoring issues that people were concerned about or portraying those with such concerns as foolish. According to him, subsidized activist organizations were given ample space, while guests advocating for a smaller government or who were critical of migration were invariably surrounded by additional commentary and counterarguments. Vande Reyde wondered whether this reporting explained the loss of trust in traditional media. He wrote that media subsequently labeled social media as suspicious and presented themselves as the only reliable source, while according to him they were pursuing more subsidies and advertising revenues. #MediaBias #Overheid #VRT (translated)

Lupe Sánchez stated that the Prosecutor's Office had changed its position on the alleged mail-in voting fraud and had requested an investigation. He wrote that the prosecutor did not oppose a handwriting analysis that, according to Sánchez, would demonstrate that a councilwoman from the PSOE in Albaida, Seville, filled out 47 applications. He also pointed out that 14.92% of the electoral roll in the locality had requested mail-in voting, almost five times the national average. https://t.co/oE5aDOAzEs #VotoPorCorreo #FraudeElectoral #Investigación (translated)

Wagensveld wrote that the riots in France, in his opinion, had nothing to do with education given the perpetrators. He wondered how long it would take before it would erupt in the Netherlands as well and warned that no one should say later that they weren't warned. https://t.co/XOgCUSopOI #Frankrijk #rellen #onderwijs (translated)

Raisa Blommestijn wrote that France, in her opinion, was "on fire" and that images had surfaced in various places of migrants rioting and directing their anger at the French state and authorities. She criticized Dutch media for characterizing the events as a "student protest," which, according to her, created the impression that it was about dissatisfied teenagers skipping school for a day. #Frankrijk #Protest #Migranten (translated)

Even over France where you HEAR NOTHING about in our large news bulletins from @NOS and @RTLnieuws Specifically about the riots in a large part of the country. The extreme-left movement LFI is reportedly involved according to intelligence services. La France Insoumise (LFI) is the largest extreme-left party in France. Jean-Luc Mélenchon founded it in 2016 after his split from the Socialist Party and the earlier Front de Gauche. LFI calls itself a "movement" and not a party. Key points: • Economic: higher minimum wage, retirement back to 60, price caps on basic goods, heavier taxation on wealth and high incomes, more public investments. • "Ecological planning": a state-driven climate transition. • Institutional: a new constitution (a "Sixth Republic") with less power for the president. • EU: disobedience to existing treaties if they block the program. There is no formal Frexit position, but the party is outspokenly critical of the EU. • Foreign policy: critical of NATO and very pro-Palestinian. I give you the bund spread: the interest rate difference between the French rate and the German rate on government debt. You see: the market no longer trusts it either. Fasten your seatbelts, this is not going away. Ps: The Netherlands can no longer be in a monetary union with France. #Frankrijk #LFI #Politiek (translated)

We are fed up with going to international tournaments to give away prestige. If this elimination does not help to correct and make firm decisions, we will return to participate as a filler team. This is OLIMPIA. A giant of the continent! TAKE SERIOUSLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPRESENTING THIS SHIRT. Vasco🤏 came to humiliate us and we continue to mess around! We want committed players with a hunger for glory! #Olimpia #Fútbol #Compromiso (translated)