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Mass tourism in Amsterdam has reached its limits, leading to significant nuisance for residents and lawsuits regarding the impact on their living environment, despite various measures taken by the municipality to reduce the crowds. #massatoerisme #Amsterdam #toeristenbelasting (translated)

Alice van Drie wrote that the Dutch poultry farming sector was burdened with significant cost-increasing measures, while eggs were subsequently brought in from Turkey and Ukraine. She expressed anger about that. https://t.co/RTe7XK5nCl #pluimveehouderij #economie #voedselzekerheid (translated)

Carine Knapen wrote that Starlink had cut off all internet in Ukraine and that Elon Musk thought Zelensky had gone too far. According to Knapen, Zelensky was furious and the EU would undoubtedly be as well. She suggested that Zelensky could not fire rockets or control drones without internet. Knapen wondered whether Ursula would take measures against X again. https://t.co/qrXOStV9Ik #Oekraïne #Starlink #ElonMusk (translated)

An unstable rock formation threatens the Swiss mountain village of Kandersteg due to the thawing of permafrost as a result of climate change, but the residents are not too worried thanks to good monitoring and preparatory measures. #Kandersteg #Klimaatverandering #Natuurrampen (translated)

Defense Minister Pete Hegseth is implementing increasingly extreme measures in the U.S. military, including mandatory testosterone checks for older soldiers and the announcement of a public execution of death row inmate Nidal Hasan, as part of his vision for a macho culture and a 'war against woke.' #Defensie #Machocultuur #PeteHegseth (translated)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is urging urgent reforms in European energy policy during the upcoming European summit, advocating for measures to lower energy costs and ensure the competitiveness of industry amid rising inflation and energy prices in Italy. #Europa #Energieprijzen #GiorgiaMeloni (translated)

Ronny Naftaniel wrote that the umbrella organization of Jewish organizations CJO was rightly furious about the events of October 7. He referred to a statement in which CJO stated that Jews in the Netherlands should not have to hide behind fences to mourn their dead while support for those who had killed them was openly expressed on the street. The organization said it had had enough of intimidation, turning a blind eye, and statements of outrage that did not lead to action, and demanded measures. https://t.co/1LdM7cG45x #JoodseGemeenschap #Solidariteit #Intimidatie (translated)

The mystery surrounding the death of a 28-year-old laboratory technician in Siberia, who died of a mysterious pneumonia after possible contact with plague bacteria, raises doubts about the official explanation and the sanitary measures taken, while scientists point out the unlikelihood of a common infection. #Peste #Épidémie #Santé (translated)

Syp Wynia referred to an article by Maarten van Andel in Wynia's Week, which stated that Dutch CO₂ emissions did not decrease despite billions spent on climate expenditures. Wynia wrote that the government needed to account for the cost-effectiveness of the expensive measures. https://t.co/9Z5Uahsssh #klimaat #CO2 #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

Indeed, although Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called the murder 'atrocious' several times in recent days, Japan's dependence on the alliance with the US leaves her little room to take measures to prevent a recurrence. #Okinawa #AmerikaanseMilitairen #Moord (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)

Thomas Spaas wrote that Europe, in his opinion, was threatened with demise, not the United States, and he expressed a derogatory jab at De Standaard. He stated that the American economy was doing well, despite changing presidents. As examples of the problems in Europe, he mentioned a French government that, according to him, spent more than 57% of GDP and could not control street protests, record-high unemployment in Germany, and political chaos in Spain. He also warned of increasingly undemocratic measures, including restrictions on free speech online. According to Spaas, it was five minutes to twelve for Europe. #Europa #Politiek #Vrijheid (translated)