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Marianne Zwagerman wrote that Maarten Keulemans did not appear at a meeting of the Dutch Press Council on the case that Maurice de Hond had brought against him. The chairperson called that absence unfortunate, according to Zwagerman; former KRO director Ton Verlind, who attended the meeting, felt that Keulemans should have been there. Zwagerman announced a report about the meeting in the program *Dwars door de Politiek*, focusing on De Hond's accusations and the defense by the Volkskrant. Additionally, she and De Hond would discuss, among other things, the unrest in France, a publication in Trouw about side effects of coronavirus vaccines, and the pressure on nitrogen policy. According to her, they also looked back at a celebration marking De Hond's 50 years as a pollster. Zwagerman reported that the broadcast would be live on Sunday at 9:00 PM and would later be available as a podcast. https://t.co/UQzZVVS9yF #Journalistiek #Politiek #Actualiteit (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that he found it incomprehensible that parties, politicians, universities, and the media had, in his opinion, blindly and naively rallied behind violent pro-Palestinian activists in recent years. He argued that this had been a cover for terror, destruction, and vandalism, and had nothing to do with self-determination for a people. He also wrote that the activists at universities had received honorary doctorates and VIP treatment and, according to him, still secretly laughed at what he called a collective delusion. #Palestina #terrorisme #vrijheid (translated)

In Berlin, a red-green-red alliance is taking shape. Söder: "The red front is here!" Söder: "Honecker 2.0!" Frei: "An unnecessary game with fire!" Volkmann (JU Chief): "A cultural break!" In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD, BSW, and anonymous CDU members are doing what they want. CDUCSU: (translated)

The account referred to a statement by Otto von Bismarck from February 6, 1888, regarding the situation in Germany. According to the account, Bismarck described Germany's central location in Europe, the threat of war on multiple fronts, and the risk of a coalition against the country. France and Russia could each be attacked from only one border, while Germany was threatened from multiple directions. Bismarck wrote that the neighbors forced Germany to make military efforts and to unite more strongly, according to the account. The complete speech goes beyond the linked text. https://t.co/UnrXdJMqOx #Bismarck #DeutscheGeschichte #Europa (translated)

They must urgently put an end to this criminal violence and ensure the safety of the civilian population, which they are obligated to do under international law. France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot wrote on platform X that the Israeli authorities "must urgently put an end to this criminal violence and ensure the safety of the civilian population, which they are obligated to do under international law." #Israel #Siedlergewalt #Palästinenser (translated)

Martin Bos wrote that NOS, RTL, SBS, AD, and the regional newspapers, NRC-Handelsblad, Trouw, and the Volkskrant would remain silent. According to him, people would not know it without X, and that was the reason why they wanted to ban X. https://t.co/n0tTgAIuxl #media #vrijheidvanmeningsuiting #censuur (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)

GFrei.News reported that the planned flooding of the lignite mining areas of Hambach and Garzweiler is deliberately destroying the German economy and ending 100 years of affordable energy security. Plans from 1977 and 1995 had intended to fill exhausted open-pit mines with water from the Rhine and to renature them. Now, the approval for lignite mining is being revoked, although, according to the author, there is still enough coal there to supply Germany for another 100 years. Lignite is almost as cheap as nuclear power and is also used for briquettes, lignite dust, and fluidized bed coal, wrote GFrei.News. A fast-track approval process has been initiated for flooding the mining areas still containing coal, and the construction of a 45-kilometer long pipeline has begun at a high three-digit million amount. By 2030, this will destroy a resource wealth worth around 1 trillion euros, according to the author. A later resumption of mining would take decades and be too expensive. GFrei.News referred to the flooding as the permanent destruction of energy security and fuel worth 1 trillion euros. The excavator 293 will also be decommissioned: the vehicle weighs more than 14,000 tons, is 225 meters tall, and is the largest land vehicle in the world. It has been in operation for 30 years and is a symbol of German engineering and national pride, the author wrote. GFrei.News accused the state of "state terrorism against its own people" and wrote that the consequences would be far worse than the explosion of NordStream. The author hoped that the AfD would come to power in time to prevent the plans. #Energiewende #Braunkohle #Energiesicherheit (translated)

The author wrote that settlers violently opposed a two-state solution and wanted to make the West Bank part of the territory of a "Greater Israel." Addressing Volker Beck (DIG), he criticized that Beck loudly derided the left in Berlin but remained silent about the violence by settlers. #Westbank #Zweistaatenlösung #IsraelPalästina #IL (translated)

A travel citizen wrote that she discovered a contribution from an unknown author, the content of which she finds interesting. In it, a Frenchman explains, according to her, that the French did not want the development: In the vote on the EU Constitution in 2005, 55 percent voted against it; three years later, the same text was adopted as the Treaty of Lisbon without a new vote. The travel citizen summarized the statement by saying that the people say no, but the elites continue anyway, and compared this to Germany. However, there is not yet a fire in the town halls there. https://t.co/XKfgCVrUT2 #EU #Politik #Frankreich (translated)

How can it be that the international law created after the Holocaust today prevents the Jewish state from defending itself? The other person is Benjamin Netanyahu: He is speaking on television and mentioning the Holocaust in response to the arrest warrants issued against him by the International Criminal Court. #Naza #Gaza #Menschenrechte (translated)

Merlin Polzin said after the game against VfB Stuttgart that his team needed the first 15 minutes to find their way into the match; it went significantly better in the second half. It was important to defend passionately, run a lot, and bring energy onto the field. After difficult moments, HSV had to play boldly and directly forward to create chances. According to Polzin, the Volksparkstadion also played a role, while the substitutes had a positive impact on the game. The HSV fans would therefore go home happy. #nurderHSV #HSV #Fußball #Bundesliga (translated)