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Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, in his opinion, it was not a sufficient correction to mention that those involved were members of the PVDA. He argued that they were party-driven and that their testimony was staged. According to him, if an article contained only such testimonies, it was worthless. He added that discussions about fake news and Trump were happening daily in the meantime. #Politiek #Fakenews #PVDA (translated)

This week a lot is happening in the war between Russia and Ukraine, with increasing attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, the crucial role of Starlink for Ukrainian communication, and the uncertainty of American support, as Putin continues to push for his strategic goals despite his limited territorial gains. #Oekraïne #Poetin #Starlink (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that governments transformed budget figures into a communication plan. According to him, the Flemish budget was not balanced: he pointed to a deficit of 1 billion euros for the coming year and deficits of 3 to 4 billion euros in previous years. He stated that the debt had tripled and would continue to rise in the coming years, but it was not yet known by how much. However, according to him, interest expenses would increase by 400 million euros, a rise of 23% in one year. Additionally, a subordinated loan of 1.65 billion euros had been pushed to 2035; the interest on that operation would amount to more than 1 billion euros. He contrasted those figures with the message that the accounts were "in order." #VlaamseBegroting #Financiën #Schuld (translated)

Ivan Van de Cloot wrote that people had been asking for months to look ahead to winter and adequately replenish gas supplies. He referred to a warning from the European Commission about a very difficult winter, high energy prices, an affordability crisis, and a volatile, unpredictable situation. Van de Cloot questioned why newspapers were not filled with outrage and stated that policy without accountability does not work. #Energiecrisis #Winter #EUbeleid (translated)

Geert Dales wrote that a communication training costing 9,000 euros for three sessions had yielded little according to him. He wondered whether the amount should be reclaimed or paid by the involved lieutenant general himself, and expressed himself in insulting terms about him. https://t.co/RkdtRwqTTf #communicatie #opleiding #teleurstelling (translated)

There was no direct or formal communication from the US, I did not receive a letter. One morning I was called by the board of the Criminal Court, they told me that I had been placed on the sanctions list. They were, I suspect, informed through the embassy. Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost, who has been on the sanctions list since August 2025, explained in NRC that the procedure is unclear even for those directly involved. #InternationaalStrafhof #sancties #VerenigdeStaten (translated)

Rob Roos wrote that Dutch officials, in his opinion, were careless with their words. He referred to Prime Minister Jetten, who had said that opponents would be dealt with harshly. A day later, Jetten referred to that as a slip of the tongue according to Roos, saying that it was not meant literally and did not constitute a call to violence. Roos also cited Minister Yeşilgöz's statement in the House on October 8 that Russia was no longer the aggressor, but "our enemy." According to him, Yeşilgöz simultaneously stated that the Netherlands was not at war and that policy would not change. Roos called both statements careless but made a distinction between Jetten's metaphor at a party congress and Yeşilgöz's qualification of a nuclear power. He wrote that the word "enemy" was not a declaration of war, which would require approval from the States General, but that a minister spoke on behalf of the cabinet in their own domain as long as no distance was taken from it. According to Roos, Moscow had already asked whether the qualification was the official position. He found a debate appropriate regarding whether the cabinet distanced itself from that. https://t.co/D4nlpMtjp9 #Politiek #Nederland #Communicatie (translated)

The article examines how AI note-takers not only serve as a productivity tool but also as a means of data collection for AI models, with the privacy of employees and the legal implications of using internal communication becoming increasingly relevant. #AI #privacy #werknemer (translated)

Jan Roos wrote that the lawsuit about jokes about overweight women on the 13th would not take place. According to him, neither he nor his lawyer had received any communication about it from the Public Prosecution Service, while Dennis's lawyer had been informed. Roos found it particularly strange that he was not involved in that communication and also described the reason for the postponement as unusual. #rechtszaak #communicatie #uitstel (translated)

Meri wrote that she could not listen to adult women with a speech impediment, whose voice, according to her, sounded like that of five-year-old girls. She stated that more and more women sounded like that and also mentioned a curly-haired NOS presenter, whom she claimed she could not listen to. https://t.co/clNrBBIRiQ #spraakgebrek #communicatie #vrouwen (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that communication between the cabinet and the European Commission would not need to be made public because it was informal. The party asked whether this was a smokescreen to make agreements with Brussels outside of democratic oversight. https://t.co/1HVTILheyO #democratie #transparantie #EU (translated)

Ir. Wouter de Heij described Vincent Kar's story about the impact of more and heavier cars, discussed on WNL Today, as nonsense. According to De Heij, the cause lay more in a shortage of good engineers and an excess of managers at RWS, along with decades of insufficient funds for investments and maintenance. He wrote that this was the result of prolonged 'half-management', where political scientists and lawyers formed the bureaucratic top. De Heij also stated that Marcel Levie was right and that the minister was engaging in issue management. #autos #infrastructuur #belasting (translated)

Rector Michael Kotlikoff of Cornell University has promised improvement following allegations of gang rape by students, expressing his deep concern about the impact on the community and emphasizing the need for better communication. #CornellUniversiteit #Groepsverkrachting #SeksueelGeweld (translated)