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The recent intensification of Russian airstrikes on civilian targets in Ukraine has resulted in at least 97 deaths among the population and increased fears of a winter filled with terror, while the mayor of Kyiv is advising residents to seek refuge elsewhere. #Oekraïne #oorlog #bombardementen (translated)

Annabel Nanninga wrote that she had traveled with Diederik Boomsma to Ceuta to investigate the situation surrounding what she called the storming of Europe. She said they wanted to provide an overview of the crisis and possible solutions. The report would be published online the next day. #Ceuta #Europa #Crisis (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, according to him, hardly anyone outside the traditional media believed that Filip De Winter had entered the town hall to pick a fight with a family. He suggested that politicians in Belgium could be assaulted with impunity and still be portrayed as victims in the press. He explained that this was why trust in the traditional media had reached a low point. #Media #Politiek #Vertrouwen (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)

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)

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)

"Contrary to what some say, the law enforcement agencies have no instruction to seek confrontation with high school students." "The law enforcement agencies do not consciously seek confrontation with high school students," swore Prime Minister Lecornu in a speech Wednesday evening. #Frankrijk #protesten #onderwijs (translated)

Bart Nijman wrote that Dutch media in 2015 portrayed participants in the Ukrainian referendum, including GeenPeil, as antidemocratic and pro-Putin. Nevertheless, he called the referendum a great success. In 2017, according to him, newspapers and parts of the NPO tried to boycott GeenStijl but were unsuccessful. He also accused the media of labeling critics of Greta Thunberg as climate deniers in 2019 and of presenting support for Black Lives Matter as a civic duty in 2020, while according to him, Zwarte Piet was pressured with unfounded accusations of racism. During the coronavirus pandemic, according to Nijman, the media shielded criticism of the measures and labeled those who deviated as irrational. He argued that this permanently damaged the credibility of the press and trust in its fairness and objectivity. From 2021, he stated that media opposed the farmers' movement with reporting on nitrogen that journalists did not understand sufficiently, and starting in 2022, labeled critics of Ukrainian accession to the EU or NATO's contribution to the escalation as pro-Putin. Nijman wrote that after October 7, 2023, many media condemned Israel and Jews in general and based reporting on genocide and starvation on lies. According to him, the media concealed the reasons for Hamas' attack and subordinated facts to information from NGOs, including Oxfam. He also claimed that journalists who disagreed were not offering enough public dissent, partly because they had to save for a mandatory heat pump in 2028. Furthermore, Nijman accused the media of shifting their own problems onto disinformation and Elon Musk and of leaving X for their own, small online environment. According to him, DPG, RTL, and the NPO imposed standards that many Dutch people did not conform to. He wrote that readers should hate the mainstream media even more and asserted that the free press had again chosen the wrong side on October 7. #Media #Nederland #VrijePers (translated)

Maaike van Charante asked the Prime Minister whether any suffering was alleviated by this. She wrote that AI should be reminded that, in her opinion, two-thirds of the hostages had returned alive. She also stated that most media would rather have forgotten them and did not mention that the now weakened enemies had shouted "Death to Israel." #Israël #gijzelaars #media (translated)

Eppo Tjuchem criticized Antifa Groningen because, according to him, the group entered a Jumbo store with meters-long flagpoles while a participant was checking out oat milk at the self-scan. He wrote that the protesters did not want to roll up the poles because they would see that as a limitation of their right to protest. According to Tjuchem, they mainly wanted to attract attention and seek problems. #kapitalisme #demonstratierecht #Antifa (translated)

Jonathan Krispijn wrote that he announced his departure from Ongehoord Nederland a year earlier and started Krispijnpunt for himself. He said that a fellow fighter and Robert Jensen encouraged him to take that step. According to Krispijn, his own channel gave him more space to delve into subjects. He mentioned documentaries about the events of October 7, Geert Wilders' relationship with the VVD, and his ties to Israel. He also said he investigated why Wilders voted against independent research into sadistic ritual abuse. Krispijn wrote that GeenStijl and Nieuwrechts openly criticized him after publications from Krispijnpunt. In November 2025, according to Krispijn, the weekly National Agenda show started, in which he discussed the media, particularly De Telegraaf. He said he confronted editor-in-chief Kamran Ullah about a Nazi cartoon concerning Lidewij de Vos and explained who the newspaper's shareholders were. He also mentioned a documentary about the influence of politics on the media, and reports on demonstrations in the Netherlands, a trip to Ceuta, and an interview with Jared Taylor about the white race. Krispijn wrote that Krispijnpunt now had almost 30,000 subscribers, about 1,300 regular donors, and a total of 3,000,000 YouTube views. He thanked his supporters and asked readers to contribute either once or monthly. According to him, the channel aimed to grow to 60,000 subscribers and 3,000 regular donors in the coming year. He also reported that the website was expanded with articles from editor Fabio Bellarmino. #journalistiek #onafhankelijkheid #Krispijnpunt (translated)

Ik meen dit echt. Ik krijg steeds sterker het gevoel dat zowel de Arizona-regering als de Vlaamse regering ons bewust aan het provoceren zijn. Niet met één maatregel. Maar met de ene na de andere. Altijd kan er nog iets worden afgehaald. Pensioen. Loon. Voordelen. Belastingen. Kinderbijslag, waterfactuur. Werken. Nog wat langer. Telkens minder en minder voor ons. En ondertussen valt mij vooral één ding op: over zichzelf hoor je geen woord. Niks. Alsof besparen alleen een nationale noodtoestand is wanneer iemand anders de rekening moet betalen. En misschien zit ik fout. Maar het begint steeds minder op beleid te lijken en steeds meer op een test. Niet de vraag hoeveel mensen nog kunnen dragen. Maar hoeveel ze kunnen afpakken voordat iemand breekt. Alsof ze niet meer zoeken naar de grens van de begroting. Maar naar die van de bevolking. #beleid #provocatie #maatschappij

In een krachtige column pleit Ruud Joppen voor realiteitszin in het debat over vrede en oorlog, waarbij hij betoogt dat de huidige naiviteit om vreedzame oplossingen te zoeken, gevaarlijk is in een wereld waar machthebbers alleen de taal van de macht en terrorisme verstaan. #Vrede #Militarisering #Extreemrechts