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The Netherlands has talent for time trialing, as evidenced by Nienke Vinke's European title in the under-23 category, but it requires a lot of dedication, time, and the right support from teams to become a world-class athlete in this technical discipline. #tijdrijden #wielertalent #EuropeseKampioenschappen (translated)

The Netherlands has talent for time trials, as evidenced by the success of Nienke Vinke among the juniors, but to become a world-class athlete in this demanding discipline, both intensive effort and strategic support from teams are needed. #Tijdrijden #Wielrennen #NederlandsToptalent (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that "unreliability" was the word he heard most often from people about their governments. He stated that it had been promised to lower inheritance tax by thousands of euros in 2024, but that promise was not fulfilled and was revoked just two years later. Additionally, the registration fees were supposed to be lowered in 2024, only to increase by 5,000 euros per home less than two years later. Vande Reyde said that a budget was presented as "balanced," while the debt, according to him, had risen sharply in recent years and would continue to do so in the coming years. He also referred to a long list of taxes for entrepreneurs, which he claimed was too extensive to enumerate. Not Trump, Putin, or the global economy, but what he deemed a completely unreliable government was the biggest source of mass discontent and anger among people, he wrote. #onbetrouwbaarheid #regering #belasting (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt argued that the Netherlands should ask less about which ministers should resign and more about whether officials should be held accountable. According to him, a forced departure was often followed by a new position or severance pay, which meant that political responsibility could change into a career step. He cited Hugo de Jonge as an example. Von Kreyfelt stated that political incompetence or mistakes did not in themselves constitute a crime, but that willfully lying under oath, destroying documents, falsifying data, corruption, and deliberately acting unlawfully by officials should be independently investigated. A ministerial title should not provide protection against criminal investigation, according to him. He cited as examples the childcare benefits scandal, Groningen, and the COVID-19 period. He wrote that affected parents were treated as fraudsters and that after inquiries and promises in Groningen, accountability was lacking. He also stated that Rutte, De Jonge, and Grapperhaus had presented political choices during COVID as natural laws, dismissed criticism, and stretched fundamental rights. He emphasized that this did not mean they had committed criminal offenses; this should be investigated independently, according to him. Von Kreyfelt wrote that the Netherlands had had enough of inquiries and reports without consequences, while victims faded from view. Officials who broke the law and deliberately caused harm to society should be able to go to court just like other citizens, according to him. #rechtsstaat #politiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

Rutger van den Noort wrote that the VVD of Dilan Yesilgöz was polling at 12 seats and, according to him, was heading towards a scenario like that of the CDU, where the party would shrink significantly or even disappear. He stated that the Dutch did not like lies and empty promises and that the VVD was harming itself by continually bending to the left. He called it political suicide. https://t.co/yDb8L6QguT #Politiek #VVD #Verkiezingen (translated)

In a skeptical consideration of the promises of AI companies, it is questioned whether the technological utopia of a frictionless world, in which people are free from work and pain, is truly desired by society, given the growing concerns among the population about the impact of this technology on society. #AI #technologie #toekomst (translated)

Het kabinet beloofde de problemen van Nederland op te lossen. Nu gooit het zijn beloften overboord om met links op het pluche te blijven. De VVD noemt het winst. Werkenden, spaarders en ondernemers betalen. Wat volgt op migratie, klimaat en belastingen? Nederland verdient beter. #Nederland #politiek #belangen

Het zou zo simpel moeten zijn: wat doen we als overheid wél nog (en heel goed)? Al de rest van de uitgaven schrappen we. In de plaats gaan we weer een hele hoop heel duidelijke belastingverhogingen krijgen. En enkele heel vage beloften tot vermindering van een minimum aan uitgaven. Intussen is de economische groei nul. We naderen het punt waarop er geen welvaart meer is om nog te herverdelen. #Overheid #Belastingen #EconomischeGroei

Nederlandse rechters hebben geoordeeld dat het terugsturen van asielzoekers naar Italië, vanwege de slechte leefomstandigheden daar, mogelijk hun mensenrechten schendt, ondanks de recente beloftes van Italië in het nieuwe Europese migratiepact. #Asielzoekers #Mensenrechten #Migratiepact