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Saara Huhtasaari wrote that Sanna Marin had been in Italy promoting her book and told Corriere della Sera that she would likely not run for office unless Russia attacked Finland. In that case, according to Huhtasaari, Marin would have said she was available. Huhtasaari interpreted the statement as positioning herself rather than expressing a willingness to be a victim. According to her, Marin implied that conventional political work did not match her capabilities and that only a crisis threatening Finland's existence would be a sufficiently significant task. Huhtasaari compared this to the scale of historical leaders such as Kekkonen, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Lee Kuan Yew, and George Washington, using the metaphor of the "Napoleon syndrome" to describe the phenomenon. She specified that she did not mean it as a diagnosis. Huhtasaari also criticized the contradiction between Marin's book discussing hope and the self-image conveyed in the interview. She argued that the role of politics was to build structures that functioned without a single politician. As examples of such builders, she mentioned Lee Kuan Yew, who influenced Singapore's development, and Mart Laar, who made economic and institutional decisions in post-independence Estonia. Huhtasaari believed that there had not been similar builders in Finland for decades and that Marin did not belong to their ranks. According to Huhtasaari, statesmen did not announce in advance when they would return to politics, but either did their job or stepped aside. She criticized Marin for traveling to present her book, which discussed decisions made behind closed doors, and for associating a potential return with Russia's attack. Huhtasaari described this as a fantasy of seeing herself as a historical exception. #SannaMarin #Politiikka #Historia (translated)

Jelmer Visser asked how much inconvenience others were experiencing at that moment from supporters of the PVV and FvD. He claimed he was hardly affected by it, despite having posted messages that, in his opinion, those groups would normally respond to. He suggested that it might be Russian bots and found that amusing. #PVV #FvD #politiek (translated)

The day's Bureaucrat described the political situation in the United States as tragicomic. According to him, the Democrats could have won the presidential election by nominating a candidate who was conventional in intellect and demeanor, but they failed to do so. #politiikka #Yhdysvallat #presidentinvaalit (translated)

Jeroen Bergers found it unacceptable that a Flemish member of parliament had been attacked at the front door of his town hall. He also wrote that, in his opinion, few people spoke out about it for fear of being associated with the parliament member. Bergers stated that violence against a member of parliament amounted to violence against democracy and that condemning it said nothing about one's sympathy for their views. #Democratie #Geweld #Vlaanderen (translated)

Vala van den Boomen wrote that her son resisted what he saw as inclusivity being imposed in an exclusive manner. She mentioned that students who, a year earlier, did not want to walk under purple balloons on a purple carpet clashed with the student coordinator. According to her, people who did not actively participate in the "rainbow circus" were therefore labeled as intolerant. Van den Boomen wrote that her son knows what it is like to belong to a minority and to be different, but that acceptance, according to him, does not arise from having children walk on a purple carpet or keeping 150 parliamentarians in the Chamber late into the night for a vote on an activist flag. She argued that acceptance calls for treating it as normal. https://t.co/eGvv04SCVf #acceptatie #inclusiviteit #vrijheid (translated)

Ann Van Haute wondered why the government, according to her, was increasingly interfering in the private lives of citizens, among other things with rules about heating, cars, food, renovations, and expenditures. She wrote that those who did not comply with these rules could face taxes or fines and compared the treatment of citizens to that of children needing supervision. Van Haute argued that the government could better focus on the budget, rising debts, and public spending. She criticized that there was, according to her, time to determine which heating boiler people were allowed to install. She suggested that citizens could turn the tables and tell government employees how they should do their jobs; according to her, the result could hardly be worse. #Vrijheid #Overheid #Privacy (translated)

The author wrote that the situation, which had been ongoing from week to week, had begun to include the sinking of trade vessels from NATO countries, and asked how this should be responded to. According to him, the situation was being accepted as the new normal and continued as if nothing had happened. He stated that he did not support military power but considered that nothing followed from the decisions of politicians. #Nato #politiikka #rauha #FI #NATO (translated)

The author wrote that De Nooijer had caused a commotion in Oldebroek regarding a ban on the rainbow flag. He questioned why the imposition of the flag was seen as normal, while opposing it was labeled as a commotion. https://t.co/hpJUdVrwsT #omroepgelderland #Oldebroek #Regenboogvlag #Opinie (translated)

Marcus Cicero asked the prime minister if he was aware that Ukrainians were also targeting Russian objectives, that there was a war, and that such things were, in his opinion, normal during wartime. He said that the prime minister should go shake hands with the person he had been laughing with in the photo, referring to that person in a derogatory manner. Cicero also stated that the prime minister could do nothing. #Oorlog #Oekraïne #Politiek (translated)

Mastocytosis: what is it? Mastocytosis is a rare condition in which there are too many mast cells present in the body. Mast cells are a normal part of our immune system, but in mastocytosis, they accumulate. They can cause symptoms by releasing substances such as histamine. There are different forms of mastocytosis. The main distinction is between cutaneous and systemic mastocytosis. Cutaneous mastocytosis In cutaneous mastocytosis, the mast cells are mainly located in the skin. This form is most common in children. The skin often shows spots or bumps that can be itchy or change color. Cutaneous mastocytosis usually remains confined to the skin and sometimes resolves on its own over time. Systemic mastocytosis In systemic mastocytosis, the mast cells are not only in the skin but also in organs such as the bone marrow, intestines, or spleen. This form is primarily found in adults. The symptoms can therefore be broader and less clear, making the diagnosis difficult at times. (translated)

Jan B. Hommel wrote that he normally did not share anything from GeenStijl, but this time he made an exception. He stated that the victims of the allowance scandal had still not been given justice and that Agaath Cleyndert had already found a lucrative job again. According to Hommel, thousands of documents had remained hidden and parents and children had suffered greatly. He expressed fierce anger and used derogatory language for those involved. He also stated that they should receive a minimal allowance and should be kept away from government positions. Hommel mentioned Pieter Omtzigt and Renske Leijten. #Toeslagenaffaire #Onrecht #MaatschappelijkeImpact (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)

Frank Peeters wrote that in the 1980s he was friends with a Hungarian and a Portuguese student at his school, who, according to him, spoke Dutch fluently after a few months. He also talked about an Iranian medical student who immediately took Dutch lessons and learned the language by translating texts from Persian via English. As a general practitioner with a diverse patient base, Peeters claimed to ask everyone to speak Dutch. He said he had no objection to diversity, but he did object to people who, in his opinion, did not speak Dutch after years in Belgium and mainly interacted with people from their country of origin. Peeters wrote that some called him extreme right because of his remarks on mass immigration, which he believed was made possible by the government. He said he sometimes felt like a stranger in his own country and felt that newcomers should adapt or leave. Finally, he asked if others shared that opinion. #Integratie #Diversiteit #Massaimmigratie (translated)

Denkjewel called the person behind the linked post a troll and accused them of never responding normally to people they look down on. Denkjewel also wrote that the person left a hundred years after the great Bluesaai exodus and that they welcomed the departure. https://t.co/2DiT1ma0N1 #Bluesaai #trollen #exodus (translated)