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EWagensveld stated that he was arrested on suspicion of illegal protesting in the empty Janskerkhof in Utrecht during an interview with PowNed. He said that he was only giving an interview and claimed that the Public Prosecution Service counted the interviewer and cameraman to make it a group protest. According to EWagensveld, the Public Prosecution Service demanded a fine of €250 and two weeks of conditional imprisonment, but the judge acquitted him. He wondered if there were double standards in the Netherlands, as police, mayors, and the Public Prosecution Service, according to him, often did not intervene in XR and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. He also criticized the Ministry of Justice and Security, which he claimed remained silent about abuse of power. #demonstratierecht #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #justitie (translated)

Mariba criticized Dilan Yeşilgöz after she claimed that Russia had been declared an enemy of the Netherlands. According to Mariba, Yeşilgöz stated that the Netherlands was not at war, but that a carefree peace was also not in sight. Mariba wrote that the Russian consulate had asked the Dutch government to confirm or distance itself from the statements. She believed it should be made clear whether this was about official policy, a political warning, or political rhetoric. According to Mariba, designating an enemy was not a strategy and threatening language could escalate tensions. She argued that the consequences of such statements ultimately affected civilians and urged the government to explain what the policy and risks were and how it intended to ensure security. She criticized the VVD and argued that politicians should think first before declaring an entire country an enemy. #Nederland #politiek #veiligheid (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that other parties that took a critical stance towards the nitrogen policy mainly wanted to shift the burdens, for example by sparing farmers at the expense of Schiphol or the industry. The party stated that it wanted to eliminate the entire nitrogen policy. https://t.co/daSsWuiUuY #stikstofbeleid #FVD #milieu (translated)

Alice van Drie called it unjust that the cabinet had excluded FDF and Agractie from the nitrogen discussions after the farmers' protest in Amersfoort. She wrote that the organizations had not organized the protest and suspected that the cabinet was looking for a pretext to keep them off the table. According to Van Drie, all farmers would suffer as a result of this government. #fail66 #boerenprotest https://t.co/a97OIFIqKp #boerenprotest #stikstof #politiek (translated)

"Better arrange the return of Afghans who are not allowed to stay in the EU to Afghanistan." At the end of June, Dutch officials sat at the table in Brussels with a diplomatic delegation from the regime to, in the words of Minister Bart van den Brink of Asylum and Migration, "better arrange the return of Afghans who are not allowed to stay in the EU to Afghanistan." (translated)

Forum for Democracy stated that financially prudent Netherlands had little reason to cheer, according to the party. Although the tax on fictional returns was largely off the table, the new proposal for box 3 offered little perspective according to the party. The party referred to its website for its full explanation. https://t.co/tIcUPkUEYx #financieel #box3 #belasting (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Minister Yesilgöz did not want to talk to Russia about peace. According to him, she said that the war could stop immediately if Vladimir Putin withdrew his troops, and that Ukraine and Europe should be at the table in discussions about lasting peace. According to the author, Yesilgöz also warned against what she perceived as naivety regarding the Russian threat. Strijder124 suggested that Yesilgöz's inflexible stance was exacerbating the problem. He advocated for concessions to Russia in exchange for peace and wrote that no one wanted a prolonged conflict with Russia. He also argued that the threat from Russia was being exaggerated and that Russia did not have the military capabilities to attack Europe. #Rusland #Oekraïne #Vrede (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)

Dimetra wrote that for the first four school years, only a blackboard, a classroom, pens, a workbook, a watercolor set, scissors, glue, and paper, a gymnasium, and funds for two class trips are needed. This would provide a solid foundation for ordinary children for life. https://t.co/IdDAO3QOyz #Bildung #Schule #Kinder (translated)

If I'm not mistaken, most military vehicles also run on diesel. If you want to fight a nice war with Russia as @SecGenNATO, the fuel is out. And then? Solar panels on the tanks? Sails? No? Can't be done? Then push? Can @jpaternotte, @rubenbrekelmans, and @RobJetten do that? Jan shouldn't nibble too much on the Ozempic or else he will blow away. And then with @DefensieMin as a siren on the bow? No? Can't do that? So electric then? With the engineers who install the charging stations? Although, for that, we don't have enough natural gas again. And if I'm not mistaken, the scarcity in diesel is closely related to the scarcity in kerosene. If you want to bomb Russia with your mighty F35s, your tank is already empty above Germany. You have to go the rest flying. Do we maybe still have the F35PG* variant in our collection? Can we fly that towards Russia from the Vaalserberg with favorable winds? Can that be done with all the bombs and grenades? We don't have the latter either? Jesus... Or can we let that F35 fly on LPG? That would be nice. The price of LPG usually doesn’t go up that fast. There is another problem: you can only bomb during the day if you want to refuel everywhere. At night, that’s only possible along the highway. But then you do have a runway. But even this isn't without problems: I have a Mercedes R500L, an eight-cylinder. With a small LPG tank. In no time, you find yourself at the pump with that thing. And you get cramps in your thumb because you have to hold that button for so long. With such an F35, you would have to land and take off about 20 times quickly to get to Russia. The return journey is less problematic. #Putin has enough gas. Although, I’m not sure he has the right tank connection. And I think you have to press the installation button for a very long time before the tank of such an F35 is full. Who is going to do that? @DefensieStas? He can probably handle it. Then he can still press his mustache somewhere (against something). Can we maybe send the navy? We still have a few frigates, right? What do you say? Cannon broken? You don't need that at all: you can't hit anything with it anyway. Just ask the Americans. They have experience with that by now. Well. All quite tricky. But our leaders will surely find a solution. One of the recurring themes in the decline of superpowers throughout history is that the powers that be increasingly disconnected from reality in the (dozens of) years leading up to it and then suddenly realized that the (military) power they thought they had was no longer there at all. Does that seem familiar to you? I think #Putin is pouring himself an extra glass of vodka tonight. And that Xi Jin Ping is having a lavish dinner tonight with Peking duck, babi pang pang, and Bam Goreng. *Paraglider. #militair #energie #diesel (translated)

De voorzitter van de partij van Jetten (je weet wel, de premier die bepaalde mensen 'vol op hun bek wil slaan') vindt correct taalgebruik heel belangrijk. 'Ruk' mag niet. En 'bureautje' mag ook niet. Het is 'katheder'. 🤢 @lientje1967 daarna heel nuchter 'Het is gewoon een tafeltje, hoor' 😂 #LVB #Schiphol #TweedeKamer #taalgebruik #politiek #Nederland

Het signaal is duidelijk. Breng je geld nog voor 2028, privé of zakelijk, naar het buitenland. Goed voor de economie. Van het buitenland. Wat een incompetente bende. Klaver: 'Jetten bevestigt, alle bezuinigingen op sociale zekerheid zijn van tafel' https://t.co/eQTt6igzmK #Economie #Bezuinigingen #Buitenland

Dilan Yesilgöz en Eelco Heinen van de VVD wonnen de formatie. Maar wat ze toen wonnen, verloren ze na Prinsjesdag: de bezuinigingen op de sociale zekerheid die de extra Defensiemiljarden moesten betalen zijn van tafel. Ze zijn ingeruild voor belastingverhogingen voor burgers en bedrijven. Jesse Klaver regeert. Haalt Jetten Prinsjesdag? https://t.co/PPGV7IPJpR #Prinsjesdag #VVD #politiek