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Prime Minister Péter Magyar emphasized on October 6, during the memorial celebration of the martyrs of Arad, that Hungary can only be a worthy European country if it preserves its own identity, culture, and responsibility while remaining free and independent. #Magyarország #szabadság #önrendelkezés (translated)

The publication claimed that OpenAI had secured a solution with artificial intelligence for the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the Millennium Problems with a prize of 1 million dollars. It also noted that mathematicians accused the company of pressuring a rival researcher who was making progress on a similar demonstration. https://t.co/ONrcHhh497 https://t.co/gYF4OrNRb3 #InteligenciaArtificial #Matemáticas #NavierStokes #US (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that her video about box 3 attracted 50,000 viewers within 24 hours. According to her, the interest showed that there was significant unrest about the tax system. Vos stated that the new system was presented as fairer, but upon closer inspection, it had different outcomes. In the video, she discussed the practical consequences, possible solutions, and the influence of rising interest rates and the real estate market on the assets of savers, investors, and entrepreneurs. https://t.co/hVinv3HF4l #Box3 #Vermogen #Rente (translated)

A high leader of the Sudanese paramilitaries, Algoney Dagalo, participated in a conference in The Hague at the end of 2024 under the false name 'Ahmed Musa', which led to great unrest within the Sudanese community in the Netherlands after it turned out that he was on the U.S. sanctions list. #Sudan #RSF #oorlogsmisdaden (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that the plans for the new box 3 system, which were announced last week, had caused unrest among politicians, savers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Although the capital gains tax was presented as a victory, she argued that small savers and investors would be the victims. Additionally, people would temporarily have to pay taxes annually on paper gains from bitcoin and precious metals, even if they had not sold anything. Vos also pointed to rising global interest rates and a greater interest rate differential between France and Germany. She wondered what that indicated about investor confidence and how much room governments still had if inflation and scarcity of raw materials further pushed up interest rates. According to her, the higher interest rates would also affect the real estate market: Dutch houses could depreciate in real terms next year. In an episode of Madelon Praat, she discussed how taxes, interest, and inflation impacted people's wealth. https://t.co/hVinv3HF4l #belasting #rente #inflatie (translated)

Max Verstappen is starting the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position and is chasing his first victory of the season, while the race has been moved to Malaysia due to unrest in the Middle East and heavy rainfall is expected before the start. #MaxVerstappen #GPBahrein #Formule1 (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt argued that the Netherlands should ask less about which ministers should resign and more about whether officials should be held accountable. According to him, a forced departure was often followed by a new position or severance pay, which meant that political responsibility could change into a career step. He cited Hugo de Jonge as an example. Von Kreyfelt stated that political incompetence or mistakes did not in themselves constitute a crime, but that willfully lying under oath, destroying documents, falsifying data, corruption, and deliberately acting unlawfully by officials should be independently investigated. A ministerial title should not provide protection against criminal investigation, according to him. He cited as examples the childcare benefits scandal, Groningen, and the COVID-19 period. He wrote that affected parents were treated as fraudsters and that after inquiries and promises in Groningen, accountability was lacking. He also stated that Rutte, De Jonge, and Grapperhaus had presented political choices during COVID as natural laws, dismissed criticism, and stretched fundamental rights. He emphasized that this did not mean they had committed criminal offenses; this should be investigated independently, according to him. Von Kreyfelt wrote that the Netherlands had had enough of inquiries and reports without consequences, while victims faded from view. Officials who broke the law and deliberately caused harm to society should be able to go to court just like other citizens, according to him. #rechtsstaat #politiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

Jan B. Hommel wrote that he normally did not share anything from GeenStijl, but this time he made an exception. He stated that the victims of the allowance scandal had still not been given justice and that Agaath Cleyndert had already found a lucrative job again. According to Hommel, thousands of documents had remained hidden and parents and children had suffered greatly. He expressed fierce anger and used derogatory language for those involved. He also stated that they should receive a minimal allowance and should be kept away from government positions. Hommel mentioned Pieter Omtzigt and Renske Leijten. #Toeslagenaffaire #Onrecht #MaatschappelijkeImpact (translated)