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Young father and former accountant Niels Zonneveld has won the Dutch Darts Championship and qualifies for more major tournaments, all thanks to the support of his girlfriend, as he prepares for his debut at the European Championship in Dortmund. #DutchDarts #NielsZonneveld #Darten (translated)

Sander van Dam wrote that people, according to him, would cheer for massive riots, looting, and arson by young people, but were indignant when farmers drove their tractors onto the highway. He concluded with a greeting on behalf of the Volkskrant. https://t.co/inGiwFkPne #protest #Nederland #boeren (translated)

Widtvoet wrote that he hoped it wasn't true and asked what Twitter still meant without Yesim Candan. He also wondered who would now say that white, native Dutch people were all racist and didn't care about the lives of young Moroccan women. https://t.co/Q9uHfk9Hg6 #TwitterDrama #SociaalOnrecht #Cultuur (translated)

Gidi Markuszower wrote that the police had not widely circulated the description of the suspect in the murder of Hajar, just like in the case of Lisa. He stated that during a neighborhood investigation, the police had firmly denied that children were in danger, but had provided little information. He questioned who silenced the police and why they did not warn the public. Markuszower also wrote that it was not news to him that a young woman had been murdered, as a woman was murdered weekly in the Netherlands. He also stated that African immigrants committed such crimes much more often. Additionally, he mentioned the violence that the alleged murderer of Hajar was said to have committed against someone else in North Holland a day after the police had heard him. According to Markuszower, the murders of Lisa and Hajar, as well as the other violence, could have been prevented if the Amsterdam triangle — mayor, police, and Public Prosecutor — had wanted to combat crimes instead of lying to citizens. #veiligheid #nieuws #misdaad (translated)

Sander van Dam wrote that the issues mentioned were, in his opinion, mainly present among women who had experienced partner violence and were not relevant in Hajar's case. He used an insulting term for his conversation partner. https://t.co/OKSFklY8dD #partnergeweld #vrouwenrechten #sociaaldiscussie (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the podcast *Het Wassalon*, for which he claimed 800,000 euros had been allocated, was stopped after 342,619 euros had been spent. He stated that Minister Caro Gennez had initially called the podcast a success because it had reached 1.2 million views, translating that as one in five Flemish people having seen the podcast. According to Vande Reyde, the reach was partly due to 64,000 euros being spent on Meta ads. He argued that views alone said nothing about the impact of a campaign and questioned whether the podcast had actually contributed to the acceptance of LGBTQ+ individuals or to the sense of societal acceptance among people with disabilities. He cited an ad that led to an inclusive vocabulary list from Cavaria, featuring terms like “allosexual,” “amatonormativity,” “androphilia,” and “gray asexual.” Vande Reyde criticized the way the government evaluated campaigns, subsidies, and structures like service vouchers, claiming that standards were always found to label such initiatives as successful without determining what had actually changed. Regarding the cessation, he wrote that Gennez attributed it to hate and polarization caused by disinformation, mainly from the parliament, and that she referenced him in that context. Vande Reyde found that reasoning incorrect and stated that Sammy Mahdi, Ben Weyts, Melissa Depraetere, and others in the Flemish podcast world had also criticized the project the previous summer. He argued that the fiasco would yield no lessons and predicted that another useless subsidy would follow. #politiek #socialeimpact #mediaevalutie (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde criticized the reporting on the cessation of the podcast Het Wassalon. He wrote that the media, in his view, uncritically took over the communication from Minister Gennez and that she later provided various reasons for the cessation. According to Vande Reyde, Gennez had said that the podcast had reached one in five Flemish people. He argued that the podcast itself had no reach and that the figures only came from 65,000 euros in online advertisements and short-lived attention following criticism in the summer. Vande Reyde also doubted that hate and threats were the reason for stopping the podcast. He pointed out that Sammy Mahdi, Ben Weyts, and Melissa Depraetere had said in summer interviews that the project was a waste of money. According to him, the media only reported Gennez's version afterward, which he believed further undermined trust in traditional media. #media #politiek #podcast (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde called the expected decision by Minister Caroline Gennez to prematurely terminate the podcast *Het wassalon* remarkable. He wrote that over 300,000 euros had been spent on it and that Gennez attributed the termination to the hatred and campaign surrounding the podcast, even though it had been a great success according to her. Vande Reyde disputed that the podcast had had a large reach: according to him, this was primarily due to 64,000 euros in online advertisements and his own criticism. He stated that Sammy Mahdi, Ben Weyts, and Melissa Depraetere had agreed with him. According to Vande Reyde, Gennez now claimed that the podcast had a large reach and was only stopped because of the reactions surrounding it. He concluded that, in his opinion, no lessons had been learned and that this would therefore continue to happen. #podcast #media #politiek (translated)

Arno Wellens wrote that mainly photos of ceremonial military displays were shared from royal circles and stated that those involved would not actually go into battle. At the same time, he accused them of actively undermining sovereignty through a mandatory American digital identity card. He warned readers not to fall for the marketing. https://t.co/G1mPuH1Szh #Soevereiniteit #Militair #DigitalID (translated)

Weird Duk wrote that Keulemans referred to his supporters as entirely homophobic. Duk sarcastically described Keulemans as someone who was not homophobic, islamophobic, genderphobic, climatephobic, or against immigration and foreigners, but was indeed Christian-phobic, and called on him to be ashamed. (translated)

Solly Is Back! wrote that a hardworking entrepreneur in France would get up early every day to contribute to the country, only to then hear someone at Pauw blaming the police. The author expressed his frustration about what he considered leftist denial and used coarse offensive language. https://t.co/iKpVrcZst5 #ondernemerschap #Frankrijk #maatschappij (translated)

We all feel anger and shame. It is unbearable to see the streets of our cities so devastated. With those words, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the destruction, looting, and confrontations that occurred on Saturday during demonstrations in Paris and many other cities. #Frankrijk #Macron #rellen (translated)

Sander Sassen wondered where the rioters in Paris came from and wrote that among others, people from the United Kingdom had come. He stated that the riots had been pre-coordinated, partly through social media, and said he would not be surprised if migrants from the Netherlands had also traveled to Paris. #Parijs #rellen #migratie (translated)

Flick asked why everyone contributed to the public broadcaster, which according to the author was behind the riots in France. The author requested the Media Authority and the House of Representatives to conduct a comprehensive investigation. https://t.co/hmqgXBpfwo #staatsomroep #onderzoek #media (translated)

Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham are, in my opinion, heroes. They have managed to persuade 24 soldiers to talk about the dirty Gaza war. At first, Netanyahu responded by saying that it was all lies. Then it was about soldiers revealing secrets. Both cannot be true. #Buitenhof #NAZA #Buitenhof #NAZA (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)