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Arno Wellens

@arnowellens wrld.org
Dutch journalist
Arno Wellens 6d

Arno Wellens wrote that in his opinion it was unwise to introduce a digital passport that linked data from various sources, due to the risk of hacks and ethical objections. He stated that the plan continued despite those concerns after people became afraid because of a bat virus. https://t.co/afM32VAldj #digitaleprivacy #veiligheid #ethiek (translated)

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Arno Wellens 7d

Arno Wellens wrote that mainly photos of ceremonial military displays were shared from royal circles and stated that those involved would not actually go into battle. At the same time, he accused them of actively undermining sovereignty through a mandatory American digital identity card. He warned readers not to fall for the marketing. https://t.co/G1mPuH1Szh #Soevereiniteit #Militair #DigitalID (translated)

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Arno Wellens 1w

Arno Wellens described it as scandalous that a sergeant had to work hard for years for a mediocre salary, while soldiers made sacrifices and a millionaire received the same rank after a week of fun on a sailboat. He stated that the elite looks down on ordinary people and called for that elite to be sent away. #militairen #socialeongelijkheid #respect (translated)

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Arno Wellens wrote that, according to him, they acted to get better classrooms. He claimed that not rusty Russian tanks, but the boundless naivety of self-proclaimed do-gooders posed the greatest threat to Europe. He also accused that group of looking away and inventing alternative facts. #onderwijs #Europa #naïviteit (translated)

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Arno Wellens wrote that, in his opinion, the German industry was undergoing a disastrous decline. He stated that the aversion to Elon Musk made it socially acceptable to ignore facts and reality, and called it strange times. #DuitseIndustrie #ElonMusk #Realiteit (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that linking digital systems offered hackers more opportunities to break in at various locations. He referred to problems at the cash registers of Albert Heijn and previous incidents at Odido as reasons not to introduce a digital passport, according to him. Nevertheless, the government insisted on it, he stated. https://t.co/ixn6tewZdP #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Digitalisering (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that he was surprised that Halbe Zijlstra appeared on television again. According to Wellens, Zijlstra should have resigned after he lied to cover up an internal scandal at the VVD. Wellens stated that Zijlstra's claim that he knew Putin and his intentions stemmed from this and suggested that one lie followed another. #politiek #VVD #HalbeZijlstra (translated)

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Arno Wellens wrote that this could not be if children could never start their own lives. According to him, at best it was satire and at worst it was bullying. #satire #onderwijs #jeugd (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens stated that, in his opinion, there were no new build homes below market price. He described the policy and communication of the minister as messier than the sofa of Job Gosschalk from Kemna Casting. #nieuwbouw #woningmarkt #beleid (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that the EU's tariff came and not from China. According to him, a complete transition to electric driving would mean that the majority would no longer have a car in front of their door, and that transition could not happen quickly. #duurzaamheid #elektrischrijden #EUpolitiek (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that the unrest in the financial markets was increasing and warned that governments, according to him, would soon and significantly cut back, including on social services. He stated that there was no other way out. https://t.co/9mcGWOgNkC #financiën #economie #markten (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that Thierry B. was found strange by many people because of his Chopin and lavender, but that he had aptly summarized the situation with the term 'oikophobia'. Wellens stated that the rioters wanted to destroy the national heritage because they wanted to move away from the national identity, and that the unique had thus been regarded as dirty. #cultuur #identiteit #erfgoed (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that the ongoing insistence on this topic made him more conservative than he claimed to be at heart. He disputed the existence of a community that included diverse sexual and gender identities and stated that many of the letters used meant nothing to him. Because, according to him, advocates for gay rights should also accept those ideas, he said that he did not support that. #LHBT #homorechten #discours (translated)

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Arno Wellens 2w

Arno Wellens wrote that the breaking of sanctions, according to him, resulted from a personal deal between Rutte and Putin. He claimed that the Ministry of Defense was aware of this but disregarded it to paint a frightening picture. According to Wellens, the sanction evasion took place through multiple 020 companies, including at Herikerbergweg 88. https://t.co/6ZxzuzTkYS #sancties #Rutte #Poetin (translated)

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Arno Wellens 3w

Arno Wellens wrote that energy bills were unaffordable and that a tax increase would come soon. According to him, this deliberately worsened the problem and was related to the COVID policy; he referred to documents in a link. https://t.co/WDAp8YpYMB #energie #belasting #beleid (translated)

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Arno Wellens 3w

Arno Wellens stated that people who say it is not that bad are living in an alternative reality according to him and therefore do not know the facts. He wrote that they primarily attended elitist progressive gatherings and urged them to hit the streets. #alternatieveFeiten #maatschappij #progressief (translated)

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Arno Wellens 3w

Arno Wellens wrote that a father from a family was beaten to death by a repeat offender who received a year in prison. According to him, such cases made people angry and drove them to the right, not Russian disinformation, climate racism, a retreating government, or other politically correct ideas. #rechtvaardigheid #criminaliteit #maatschappij (translated)

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Arno Wellens 3w

Arno Wellens wrote that people without sufficient money should take out a loan using their energy data as collateral. For that, they would need a digital passport, which he believes would make it indirectly compulsory. #lening #energiedata #digitaalpaspoort (translated)

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Arno Wellens 3w

Arno Wellens wrote that in his opinion, Amsterdam had become heavily polluted in a short time. He claimed that a leftist government always caused problems and that the situation was no longer funny. https://t.co/U0W49F2fBY #Amsterdam #vuilnis #politiek (translated)

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Arno Wellens wrote that according to him, higher interest expenses should be offset by cutting government spending. He stated that 75% of civil servant positions were wasteful, cost a lot of money, and yielded little, and advocated for layoffs to save billions. https://t.co/7vFzHwPgCu #Tegemoetkoming #Overheid #Besparen (translated)

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