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Sannae El Khattabi, who was saved at the age of 27 by an organ donation after severe health problems, is now the figurehead of the national donor campaign of the Dutch Transplant Foundation to raise awareness about organ donation. #orgaandonatie #transplantatie #inspiratie (translated)

Evert Oostdam wrote that he had served the Netherlands for 24 years as a soldier and had always put Dutch interests first during various missions. He said he had to restrain himself from burning his medals when he saw what he believed was being created by the leftist policies of the country. #militair #Nederland #trots (translated)

JA21 wrote that the purchasing power of the Dutch weakened while the government spent more than it received. The party said it advocated for a smaller government, less development aid, and a EU that limited itself to its core tasks. Michiel Hoogeveen discussed this according to JA21 on Business Class. https://t.co/xfXAZyM4Hu #Nederland #Overheid #Economie (translated)

The 87-year-old Rinze Visser, 'Friesland's oldest communist' and the longest-serving councilor in the Netherlands, has passed away, marking the end of communism in Frisian politics and concluding a period of more than 55 years of political involvement. #RinzeVisser #CPN #FriesePolitiek (translated)

Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)

Gare du Nord is een Nederlandse urban-jazzband. Oprichters Ferdi Lancee en saxofonist Barend Fransen beginnen hun samenwerking in 2001 naar aanleiding van een soundtrack voor een eenmalige loungeavond in België, wat leidt tot de albums (In Search Of) Excellounge (2001) en Kind Of Cool (2002). In 2003 gaat Gare du Nord met een negen man sterke band op tournee door Nederland en Rusland. In de eigen Cell4-Studio wordt het derde album Club Gare du Nord (2005) opgenomen.  https://hvdommelen.nl/g/GareNord.html

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)

Isa Yusibov wrote that October 17, 2003, was a day of conflicting feelings for him: he wished it had never happened, but he was also proud of it. He was 14 years old at the time and said his family had considered him an adult since then. The day after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, in which his father played an important role according to him, Yusibov claimed to be one of the first victims of the repression against the pro-Western opposition. He wrote that he was beaten, humiliated, and spat on in front of about 300 to 400 students. Afterwards, he received his school file and was informed that he was no longer welcome because his father was considered a state enemy. Yusibov said that on his way to the exit, he made eye contact with teachers who had treated him kindly before the elections. Several teachers reportedly gestured for him to leave quickly. He wrote that the experience made him proud of his father and convinced him that the dictatorship would continue. A month later, his family reportedly fled to the Netherlands. The event compelled him to focus on geopolitics. Yusibov argued that the power transition surrounding Aliyev was a consensus among the West, Putin, Erdogan, and Iran. According to him, the West, led by Bush, had betrayed the democrats in Azerbaijan in favor of authoritarian stability. He also wrote that great power interests dictated politics in the Caucasus and that this situation had not changed 23 years later. Yusibov stated that his experiences had taught him how difficult it was to stand up for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He wrote that he had seen the first signs of undermining democratic principles in the Netherlands as well, by parties that he believed targeted democracy. He referred to a previous interview with NRC and said he would not allow the Netherlands to become a country where the government disregarded fundamental rights. #Democratie #Mensenrechten #Geopolitiek (translated)

Raisa Blommestijn wrote that images from Marseille showed how the far-left and migrants had united against the French state. She warned that the Netherlands faced the same fate if the open-border policy was not revised. https://t.co/w8WfxDTBQa #Marseille #Migratie #Politiek (translated)

Americans in the Netherlands demonstrated at the Museumplein in Amsterdam against President Trump and encourage fellow countrymen to vote in the crucial congressional elections on November 3, organized by the non-profit organization Indivisible. #NoTyrants #Stemmen #Democratie (translated)