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The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) advocates for the inclusion of academic freedom in the Constitution to protect Dutch universities from political pressure and intimidation, as is currently taking place in the United States. #AcademischeVrijheid #Grondwet #KNAW (translated)

Paul said that after some consideration he had reported to the police against Minister of Housing Boekholt-O’Sullivan. According to him, the minister discriminated against indigenous Dutch people by giving asylum seekers priority in housing and telling young people that they could stay with their parents until they were 40. He argued that the asylum seekers he referred to had passed through three safe countries, and therefore described the treatment of indigenous Dutch people as discrimination and racism. Paul invoked Article 1 of the Constitution and said that everyone in the Netherlands should be treated equally in similar cases. He accused the media of discriminating against people with a non-Dutch background and of extensively covering slogans in Malieveld while remaining silent about the treatment of indigenous Dutch people. He called on other Dutch people to file reports on the same grounds. #discriminatie #racisme #rechtvaardigheid (translated)

Joren Vermeersch wrote that he did not view the closure of Starlink for Ukrainian drone operations on Ukrainian territory as a lever to make Ukraine stop attacking Russian refineries. According to him, Ukraine had already unilaterally halted those attacks at Trump's request. Vermeersch suspected that Trump might want to force Ukraine to withdraw from the non-occupied parts of the Donetsk province and hand them over to Russia. He derived this from Trump's statements that Zelensky did not want to reach an agreement and that Putin was more focused on an agreement than Zelensky. According to Vermeersch, Trump seemed to think that Putin would be willing to negotiate a ceasefire after such a Ukrainian concession. He described that expectation as dangerous wishful thinking and pointed out that, in his view, Putin also claimed the non-conquered parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson. According to Vermeersch, Russia had constitutionally annexed those provinces; the claimed areas also included both provincial capitals. A Russian presence there would give Russia, according to him, a foothold on the right bank of the Dnipro in two places, in view of a possible third phase of the conquest war. As the main obstacle to a ceasefire, Vermeersch mentioned Putin's demand that Ukraine unilaterally disarm and demilitarize. According to him, that would amount to capitulation and certainly provoke a new invasion. He wrote that Putin had repeated that demand in every diplomatic round, including during the last round in Moscow the month before, with Witkoff and Kuchner. Vermeersch believed that Trump was wrongly thinking that Putin did not take that demand seriously. Vermeersch argued that Ukraine could not afford dangerous wishful thinking, as it was fighting for the survival of its society, people, and state. Because Putin continued to insist on unconditional capitulation, Ukraine was forced to keep defending itself. He wrote that it would continue to do so until it achieved a ceasefire that left it free in the part of the country it had successfully defended. #Oekraïne #Rusland #Vrede (translated)

Gerard de Boer wrote that Dutch house seekers who could not buy a home and were dependent on social housing, despite waiting for years for a home, were, in his opinion, being discriminated against in a scandalous manner. He included hashtags about Article 1, the Constitution, a priority scheme, and population replacement. #Artikel1 #Grondwet #Voorrangsregeling #omvolking https://t.co/3Qqs9oAubN #Woningnood #SocialeHuur #Discriminatie (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt proposed a compulsory integration course for D66 in his column. According to him, the party spoke excellent Dutch, but still needed to learn how to deal with people who have different beliefs. He referred to Jan Paternotte, who mentioned the Renaissanceschool associated with Forum for Democracy in the Chamber and asked for stricter rules for new schools. According to Von Kreyfelt, Rob Jetten had advocated for a swift evaluation and possible legislative changes. The proposed course would, according to Von Kreyfelt, include lessons on civil rights, freedom of education, diversity, democracy, and equal rights. He wrote that citizens should be allowed to think independently and vote for other parties, and that a political background in itself was not an offense. Regarding Jetten's statements on October 9 about taking stronger action against certain schools and online channels where, in his view, young people were learning incorrect ideas about equal rights, Von Kreyfelt noted that Jetten had not mentioned the Renaissanceschool. As an exam task, Von Kreyfelt described a parent who wanted to pass on different beliefs to their child than D66. According to him, a student would succeed with an answer that did not involve inspection, improvement processes, or legislative changes. He concluded that D66 needed to learn that a free society also existed without its permission. #Inburgering #Diversiteit #Democratie (translated)

Femke Marije wrote that she found it strange that some considered her separate statement remarkable. She pointed out that according to the Constitution, members of Parliament vote without instructions and that voting by name should make individual votes visible. According to her, a statement therefore did not automatically apply to the entire parliamentary group. #stemverklaring #Kamerleden #politiek (translated)

Henk Otten called for Dilan to provide an explanation regarding Article 96 of the Constitution. He warned that she could plunge the Netherlands into war and linked that to what he described as the very poor performance of her VVD. Otten used a derogatory nickname for Dilan in this context. https://t.co/DHXC44vyc2 https://t.co/umw6tnov3g #Grondwet #Politiek #Oorlog (translated)

Even over France where you HEAR NOTHING about in our large news bulletins from @NOS and @RTLnieuws Specifically about the riots in a large part of the country. The extreme-left movement LFI is reportedly involved according to intelligence services. La France Insoumise (LFI) is the largest extreme-left party in France. Jean-Luc Mélenchon founded it in 2016 after his split from the Socialist Party and the earlier Front de Gauche. LFI calls itself a "movement" and not a party. Key points: • Economic: higher minimum wage, retirement back to 60, price caps on basic goods, heavier taxation on wealth and high incomes, more public investments. • "Ecological planning": a state-driven climate transition. • Institutional: a new constitution (a "Sixth Republic") with less power for the president. • EU: disobedience to existing treaties if they block the program. There is no formal Frexit position, but the party is outspokenly critical of the EU. • Foreign policy: critical of NATO and very pro-Palestinian. I give you the bund spread: the interest rate difference between the French rate and the German rate on government debt. You see: the market no longer trusts it either. Fasten your seatbelts, this is not going away. Ps: The Netherlands can no longer be in a monetary union with France. #Frankrijk #LFI #Politiek (translated)

Crevits does not meet the requirements to become a judge at the Constitutional Court today. Convenient that those requirements are about to be adjusted. And to remove Jinnih Beels as a deputy, even a custom decree would be made. #politics2026 #politiek2026 #politiek #GrondwettelijkHof #België (translated)

De oppositiepartij Pro wil abortus uit het Wetboek van Strafrecht verwijderen en pleit ervoor het recht op abortus vast te leggen in de Grondwet, met Kamerlid Lisa Vliegenthart die een initiatiefwetsvoorstel indient om dit te realiseren. #Abortus #Keuzevrijheid #ProgressiefNederland

Een Amerikaanse rechter heeft bepaald dat het Witte Huis de verbannen media CNN, MS NOW en Politico weer toegang moet verlenen, omdat de intrekking van hun perspassen niet volgens de juiste procedures was verlopen en mogelijk hun grondwettelijke rechten heeft geschonden. #WitteHuis #persvrijheid #rechtszaak

Artikel 1 van de Grondwet wordt in het NRC-commentaar bekritiseerd als een papieren werkelijkheid, aangezien recente gebeurtenissen en onderzoeken aantonen dat racisme en discriminatie in Nederland hardnekkig zijn en de acceptatie van diversiteit, vooral onder jongeren, zorgwekkend daalt. #Gelijkheid #Discriminatie #Tolerantie