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A D66 council member from Boxtel, Sohib H. (38), has been arrested on suspicion of election fraud, official corruption, and other crimes, while D66 reacts in shock and does not make any further statements about the case while the investigation is ongoing. #verkiezingsfraude #corruptie #D66 (translated)

Blackbird wrote that a family of four — two parents and children aged 19 and 21 — was paying €700 per month for a basic health insurance, excluding the deductible. Blackbird suggested that politicians intensely hated the family, but tolerated them as long as it generated money. #Zorgverzekering #Gezin #Politiek (translated)

Roaldcs wrote that the number of civil servants in the federal government had increased by over 40% in twelve years, from approximately 109,000 to 160,000 full-time jobs, and that the federal government also spent billions annually on external consultants. In response to NRC's question about why it was not possible to reduce the size of the government, he stated that the growth stemmed from incentives within the political and administrative system. According to Roaldcs, ministers with larger budgets and more staff could increase their influence, while officials who solved problems might render their own positions redundant. He also wrote that politicians were primarily judged on promises, and that new laws, subsidies, and organizations subsequently required additional implementation staff. If the execution stalled, he claimed that was used as a reason to hire more civil servants. Roaldcs advocated for eliminating government tasks, policy areas, ministries, subsidies, permits, and regulations. He believed that citizens, entrepreneurs, and social organizations should be able to arrange more for themselves and suggested that the power of the government should be radically limited. #Overheid #Bureaucratie #Politiek (translated)

Monique X-Fluencer wrote that a white man on Love is Blind said he wasn't into dark-skinned women. According to her, he could have that preference, but he received online criticism. She referred to a woman who, in her opinion, believed a white person shouldn't express a preference, while the same should apply to a dark person because slavery and apartheid had only recently been abolished. Monique argued that there was racism and discrimination when people were treated differently based on skin color or ethnicity. She used derogatory language about the woman and others who shared her viewpoint. #liefde #racisme #discriminatie (translated)

Dr. Jan van de Beek stated that, in his opinion, the Netherlands largely allowed hopeless asylum migrants who formed a burden on society in various ways. He argued that Poland repeatedly suspended asylum rights and called it a smart idea as long as the laws and treaties were not amended. According to him, this seemed possible within the EU, allowing the Netherlands to adopt this policy. #asielbeleid #immigratie #Polen (translated)

During his visit to Brussels, Volodymyr Zelensky explained Ukraine's winter needs, while the EU, with the announcement of a 22nd sanctions package, continues to increase pressure on Russia with the message that no sanctions will be lifted as long as the war continues. #Ukraine #Sanctions #Bruxelles (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Rob Jetten's call for all possible support for Ukraine amounted, in his view, to prolonging a war of attrition. He argued that the front line barely moved, that the Russian economy had adapted, and that Western munitions stocks and political support were finite. According to Sassen, diplomatic solutions were wrongly dismissed as a sign of weakness. Sassen referred to Ukrainian estimates of more than 1.5 million Russian dead and wounded and to Western analyses, including those from CSIS, which he claimed spoke of hundreds of thousands of casualties and over one hundred thousand deaths in Ukraine. He argued that the war constituted a demographic disaster for both countries and that further pressure from sanctions and weapons would result in more casualties. Negotiations, according to Sassen, were not capitulation but the way to end the war. He claimed that a full Ukrainian recapture of the borders of 1991 was militarily unrealistic without direct NATO intervention, risking a war with Russia. He advocated for territorial compromises, likely along the current front line, security guarantees for the remaining Ukraine, and an end to mobilization. He noted that Ukrainian men were forcibly taken off the streets in this process. Sassen acknowledged that such compromises would feel unjust and could reward aggression, but argued that they were better than continuing the current bloodshed. He accused Jetten and like-minded individuals of blocking serious diplomacy and urged the Prime Minister to immediately pursue a diplomatic solution. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

Stade Rennais wrote that Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal had struggled during the opponent's opening goal, but then redeemed himself and secured victory for the Red and Black with a shot he described as perfect. The club noted a score of 2-1 against FC Lorient. https://t.co/W8UsvNal1R #Football #Victoire #Sport (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote to Kati Piri that the tolerance and inclusion she stood for, in his opinion, meant little as long as hoisting an Israeli flag could have consequences or Jews could not walk the streets in large cities without being recognizable. https://t.co/anFGjSYR9D #Israel #tolerantie #inclusie (translated)

The author indicated that the drug Zoladex would no longer be reimbursed by Health Insurance starting in December as part of breast cancer treatment. He specified that this decision had been requested by the manufacturer, AstraZeneca. https://t.co/cR6exMdljw #CancerDuSein #Zoladex #AstraZeneca #FR (translated)

Forum for Democracy stated that according to the party, Dutch people had no objection to paying taxes if the rates were reasonable and the money was spent wisely. The established parties, according to the party, would not be able to meet those conditions. https://t.co/bBFjBubgPU #belasting #Nederland #politiek (translated)

Children remain victims of abuse as long as images of their victimization circulate online, and it is crucial that politics is required to take proactive action against these facts instead of only intervening afterward. #Kindermisbruik #OnlineVeiligheid #Kinderrechten (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde called it incomprehensible that left-wing parties, including Anders chairman Frederic De Gucht, were advocating for the abolition of the headscarf ban in schools. He referred to the struggle for the separation of church and state and asked whether proponents would also allow a teacher to wear a T-shirt of Schild en Vrienden in front of the class. According to him, the argument that everyone should be able to be themselves seemed to apply less in that case. #onderwijs #vrijheid #sociaaldebatt (translated)