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Attacking firefighters who come to save is really the height of stupidity and a world with reversed values. (translated)

It's very simple: If what he claims is true, it is no longer just Mediapart that needs to be prosecuted. We must also challenge the bailiff who would have knowingly established a forgery. A public officer who would commit, in the exercise of their duties, a forgery in a public document would face up to 15 years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of 225,000 euros. So, if you are so sure of yourself, Jordan, go ahead. We're watching you. (translated)

Downfall tableaux. Reputation resuscitation. Immediately. Merz is presenting the International Peace Prize of Westphalia to Rutte today, a day after Mark's fiddling with his papers because he was lying about the threat from Russia. But NATO brings "stability and reliability," according to the jury. 🤡 (translated)

Why is Flanders scrapping the entire €3.4 million operational subsidy for ZOO Antwerp and Planckendael starting in 2027, while Avansa still receives €13 million per year and also asks for another €17 to walk for two and a half hours in the dark through a forest? Where on earth is the logic? (translated)

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King Willem-Alexander will receive the results of a comprehensive investigation into the role of the House of Orange-Nassau in colonial history this Friday, including how the royal family benefited from slavery and colonization. (translated)

De koning wilde weten wát zijn voorouders deden in de koloniën – nu krijgt hij antwoord
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Google is launching a test satellite tonight that will function as a mini data center in space, an important step towards their vision of a network of cosmic data centers to meet the growing demand for AI services. (translated)

Google zet vanavond eerste stap naar gedroomde vloot van datacenters in de ruimte
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Students in Staškove returned to school after a tragic attack that claimed the life of a teacher and injured several others, as they tried to restore a sense of normalcy with the support of psychologists and rescue teams. (translated)

Žiaci v Staškove sa vrátili do školy. Rekonštruujeme ich posledné tri dni
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An 86-year-old man has died after being headbutted by a burglar he was trying to stop while protecting his wife, which led to an eighteen-year prison sentence for the perpetrator. (translated)

Bejaarde Brit overleden nadat inbreker hem een kopstoot geeft: ‘Hij wilde zijn vrouw beschermen’

"It is inevitable," said Putin, adding that it is very likely that international conflicts will continue. (translated)

Putin: 'Mi se branimo. Ne može se isključiti uporaba nuklearnog oružja. Svijet ide prema rubu'
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has stated that the co-pilot of a Flydubai plane was radicalized and that there remain many unanswered questions about the incident, while Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is being hailed as a hero for his role in preventing a fatal crash. (translated)

Co-piloot was geradicaliseerd, zegt Netanyahu, veel vragen nog open
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A groundbreaking operation for clitoral reconstruction by doctors at Radboud UMC reveals the long-standing backlog in women's healthcare, which has received less attention than men's healthcare for years. (translated)

Doorbraak in hersteloperatie van de clitoris legt achterstand vrouwenzorg bloot

For those who followed via the stream, I had a herniated disc in my neck, I experienced the worst pain of my life for 2 weeks literally screaming in pain day and night (and I broke some things, really I’m not a lightweight). My only relief was when we significantly increased my doses of corticosteroids and morphine over the last 10 days. I just had surgery, everything went well, I am extremely relieved, I got a taste of what chronic nerve pain feels like and it’s not funny at all. So there you have it, if I was less present in the stream, in FRPL, and especially absent from traveling to LAN with HEROIC, it was for this reason. Unfortunately, I will miss the next Stake Pulse and the Draculan, but if all goes well I will be at IEM Beijing with the team. Obviously, I continue to work remotely, it’s prep, it consumes 2D but you have to listen to your body. Thanks to HEROIC for being so understanding during this time ❤️ (translated)

I just saw the debate between @MPHoogeveen and @Stas_Financien about the difference in taxation between directly held bitcoin, in a wallet or on an exchange (capital gains tax), and bitcoin through an investment product at a bank or broker (wealth tax). @Stas_Financien states that crypto cannot be included in the amendment, because the existing exception for start-ups and scale-ups can only be extended to other securities. But is that really true?! An amendment is a legislative proposal with which you can modify and/or supplement another legislative proposal. The fact that there is currently no exception for crypto (and precious metals) does not automatically mean that you cannot add one. If speed is the reason to accept that difference, then concretely justify why direct crypto/precious metals cannot be included in time. My question would be: What concrete legal provision makes it impossible for crypto/precious metals to be included in the same amendment? Saying "that exception was not included yet" is not sufficient. It didn't exist for start-ups either, but was also added. Think of an addition for regulated institutions, exchanges, or brokers that have a license or AFM permit. (translated)

I am FURIOUS. Mother-in-law (82, lives in Woudrichem) had a clogged sink. Called a plumber, who unclogged it and made her withdraw 5000 EURO on the spot. How awful to scam an elderly woman like that. Anyone have tips on how I can trace that jerk with an 085 number? (translated)

Christa Pike, who was sentenced to murder Colleen Slemmer at the age of eighteen and spent thirty years on death row, now claims that she has changed during this time and realized the damage she caused, while her plea for clemency points to traumatic childhood experiences and mental health issues. (translated)

„Už nejsem tím člověkem.“ Příběh vražedkyně ze zpackané popravy

🚨🤣 Mediapart claims to have asked its "source" to extract from Facebook its old Messenger conversations with an account of an internet user by the name of Jordan Bardella, who made anti-Semitic remarks, but nothing authenticates that this account really belongs to Jordan Bardella. At that time, there was another account with which Jordan Bardella communicated officially. A tempest in a teapot. 🤣 In short, it's simple: tomorrow, I create an account in the name of Mélenchon and I write horrors, and I say that it's Mélenchon who said these horrors. The far-left rag completely ridicules itself.🤣 In short, since Mediapart declared war on the RN and started its fight against Jordan Bardella, whom it considers an enemy, Jordan Bardella has not budged an iota in opinion polls and remains the favorite political personality of the French. And that is the main point. The French are not fooled by the low calumnies and manipulations of the far-left. 🙃 (translated)

Jordan Bardella claimed that these messages were false. They are true. They indicate how much the RN is infected by anti-Semitic hatred, concealed up to the top of the party. Fighting racism and fighting the RN is one and the same thing. (translated)

❌ AGAINST the fund for children with rare diseases voted 5 members of parliament: Tina BRECELJ - #Left Tereza NOVAK - #Freedom Nataša SUKIĆ - Left Vladimir ŠEGA - Left Asta VREČKO - Left Shame on you!!! (translated)

With AI, you can always be sure that the image is real. Is there talk about the 'manosphere' as an explanation for looking down on women, while a Palestinian flag hangs on the wall? What do they think about equality between men and women? (translated)

🔴⚠️ Info @Le_Figaro A bailiff confirms the veracity of the evidence provided by @Mediapart | Biographical elements revealed in the conversations by the user of the account indeed prove that it was the real Jordan Bardella: mother born in Italy, mention of an interview he gave to Parisien in 2013, or failure in the Sciences Po entrance exam. "The extraction of the conversation allows it to be dated, attests to the fact that this conversation has not been modified a posteriori, and confirms that the interlocutor of the conversation is referenced by Meta/Facebook under the name Jordan Bardella. The analysis of its content allows us to verify that it is indeed the true Jordan Bardella," assures Mediapart. (translated)