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Snicklink wrote that the left would realize that their demands for justice and equal treatment had been unsuccessful. The right would find that their desire for safety and tradition had turned against them and had become the basis for their own lack of freedom. Those in the political center, who had remained passive out of fear of taking a clear stance, would also, according to Snicklink, realize that without their own action, nothing would change. Very soon, people would understand that they had been pitted against each other, Snicklink wrote. Their fundamental values and needs, as well as their fears and hopes, had been deliberately addressed— a pattern that had been effective for thousands of years and tapped into tribal thinking. Snicklink also wrote that the human soul had been poisoned by too much information about the trivial and too little about the essential. The human spirit had been shaped and subjugated, and was so far removed from its source that people only found themselves in violence, plundering, envy, and generalizations. They had come to consider this their true nature, Snicklink wrote. The author added that all of this had to happen for people to rediscover themselves. In conclusion, he thanked God for accompanying people on their journey back to love. #Gerechtigkeit #Gesellschaft #Menschlichkeit (translated)

The louder Progressive Netherlands cheers, the more the right-wing voter thinks: the left has won. "The louder Progressive Netherlands cheers, the more the right-wing voter thinks: the left has won," former VVD minister Christianne van der Wal said last week on WNL, eight months after her party rented two hundred billboards along the highway to celebrate what they had achieved in the formation talks. #ProgressiefNederland #JesseKlaver #SocialeZekerheid (translated)

Pieter Zwart wrote that he saw Míchel making the sign of the cross. That reminded him of a statement by Johan Cruijff: if all 22 players in Spain made the sign of the cross before entering the field, according to Cruijff it would always end in a draw. #groaja #voetbal #JohanCruijff #ZagMíchel (translated)

Beach Roy asked why there was nothing to be seen on X/Twitter about the massive No Kings protests that, according to him, had taken place all across America the day before. He asked who was trying to influence the interim elections so strongly. https://t.co/RCNHBA7Hit #NoKings #Protesten #Midterms (translated)

Albanians need to think very clearly: Do they want this, or do they want the EU? "Albanians need to think very clearly: Do they want this, or do they want the EU?" said Rama in a speech transmitted on Facebook. God knows what the consequences will be. There are no young people, no students, and no minors who would even think about implementing this plan. This is a foreign hand. #Albanien #EUBeitritt #Proteste (translated)

The Australian exchange student asked whether long-time CDU voters really believed that young people would consciously allow themselves to be knocked unconscious by people with a migration background and then march to the conscription center or to the Eastern Front, because some viewers of the Tagesschau were unable to get a grip on what he referred to as their "Putin psychosis." In this case, he wrote, there would be a rude awakening. #CDU #Jugend #Politik (translated)

The author praised a young man from the JU as brave and smart and wrote that he had shown Friedrich Merz "the red card." He had urged Merz to take his official car to the Federal President and ask for his dismissal. This, the author explained, resonates with 90 percent of Germans. https://t.co/lScGdDAR90 #Politik #Deutschland #FriedrichMerz #DE (translated)

The author wrote that the historic town hall of Limoges was set on fire during the protests referred to by ARD as "student protests." The building was a "monument historique" and thus a monument of national significance. https://t.co/8fCrlWgeMJ #Limoges #Denkmal #Proteste #FR (translated)

The author wrote that the British Prime Minister, as well as Sweden, Finland, and Germany, wanted to make a new attempt to use frozen Russian assets. He stated that the discussion about this must take place, referring to the Sunday Times. https://t.co/EtZDrhaJtz #Russland #Frieden #Politik #GB #SE #FI #DE #RU (translated)

Tadek Solarz wrote that the Volkskrant had reported the day before that Greta Thunberg had joined the French student protests and that the NOS had emphasized that the majority of the protests were peaceful. On X, he had seen footage of a woman trying to defend her store against looters and of a shopkeeper who was assaulted and kicked in the back. According to Solarz, those images could symbolize a distressed France and broader unrest. He stated that the tone and image choices of the Volkskrant and the NOS gave violence a different place in the story than the images he saw on X, which focused on victims. The criticism that X algorithms amplify certain messages and thus distort the perception of reality, he believed, also applied to the selection made by newsrooms. Solarz wrote that the woman and her looted store could have been front-page news and that her fear could have become the face of the protests. #journalistiek #mediatheorie #protesten (translated)

In the memorable game between SV Elversberg and FC Augsburg, which ended in a 4:3 victory for the promoted team, referee Florian Exner was heavily criticized for his numerous VAR decisions and penalty calls, while players and fans reacted emotionally to the chaotic events on the field. #SVElversberg #Bundesliga #VARDecisions (translated)

In a critical opinion, Maud Stamsnijder advocates for teachers to share their own doubts and judgments, instead of relying on AI chatbots like ChatGPT when assessing the difficulty level of exams, because it is important that the human empathy and critical thinking skills of teachers are preserved. #AI #onderwijs #kritischdenken (translated)

The author wrote about violent protests in France and mentioned 1200 arrests, 150 injured police officers, looted shops, and a burning, listed town hall in Limoges. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has blamed organized ultra-leftists for targeted attacks. https://t.co/AUmZw5oeo5 #Frankreich #Protest #Gewalt #FR (translated)

The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)

Mirko Gerrits wrote that the negative influence of mass immigration could also affect Western youth and adults, as they might adopt anti-Western behavior and ideas. This, according to him, made it harder to fight that influence. He added that people could come to tolerate or adopt behavior they previously disapproved of due to friendships, infatuation, or their environment. #immigratie #samenleving #cultuur (translated)