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But behind closed doors? There, said the Irish minister Thomas Byrne (European Affairs) on Saturday, the front of the frugal countries – who say that subsidies for farmers and poor regions should be cut – was not as united as they pretended to be in public. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)

George van Houts urged support for farmers, fishermen, and gardeners. He believed that fishermen should get their boats back and that gardeners should have access to Dutch gas, as he thought the Netherlands needed to become self-sufficient in energy and food production. He described nitrogen and climate issues as trivial concerns of wealthy people compared to what he believed was yet to come. Van Houts stated that 80% of the Dutch wanted war against Russia. He used derogatory language about Russians and called people who he believed were misled idiots. He wrote that they also needed food and drink. #zelfvoorzienend #energie #voedselproductie (translated)

Mona Keijzer called it unprecedented that, according to her, a flawed calculation model and stalled legislation threatened to cripple an economic sector that provides essential nutrients. She wrote that this was happening in a world that was becoming increasingly unsafe. #reddeboer #redhetplatteland https://t.co/4h4RGa9NyD #boeren #landbouw #voedselvoorziening (translated)

John Witkamp wrote that Victor Johan Vollenbroek was not portrayed as an independent activist, but as someone who, according to him, was cleverly managed by financially powerful parties. Witkamp claimed that Vollenbroek and his brother Frans made a lot of money at the expense of farmers and that their motivation, in his view, was financial, not environmental or social engagement. He also predicted that the brothers would soon become honorary members of D66. #milieumaffia #milieu #boeren #politiek (translated)

Russia will immediately supply 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and the world market, with further deliveries in the future, according to President Trump, who also warns that lower diesel prices are essential for American farmers and truck drivers. #Diesel #Rusland #Trump (translated)

Chemist Jacob de Boer advocates in his book Poison for stricter oversight of chemical substances, as currently a new substance is developed every two seconds without sufficient prior testing, leading to potential health risks for consumers. #chemische_stoffen #milieu #toxische_stoffen (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that she, together with BBB Hilversum-Wijdemeren list leader Stijn Visee, had visited the Verweij family in Nederhorst den Berg. They had discussed the uncertain future of farmers and the consequences of their disappearance for residents. Afterwards, Van der Plas would have a discussion with entrepreneurs and residents at WC Kerkelanden. https://t.co/V8PcNzv3ff #boeren #toekomst #BBB (translated)

Barça announced that Ajax and FC Barcelona would hold a special legends match next month in tribute to Johan Cruijff. Patrick Kluivert, Frank and Ronald de Boer, Jari Litmanen, and Richard Witschge, who had played for both clubs, had confirmed their participation, the account wrote. Wesley Sneijder, Edwin van der Sar, Siem de Jong, and Jan Vertonghen were also announced, while other players were to be unveiled in the following weeks. #Ajax #FCBarcelona #JohanCruijff (translated)

Due to an extreme mouse plague caused by drought, meadows are being stripped bare in the Alblasserwaard, forcing farmers to flood their land to drive away the mice, but the damage has already reached into the hundreds of thousands. #muizenplaag #droogte #boerenproblemen (translated)

K.A.F.K.A (Official) wrote that French farmers also rose up and called for support for them. The author stated that the farmers should continue until the EU regime, which he described as tyrannical, was taken down, and asked readers if they stood behind the farmers. https://t.co/VmT7KlziCw #Boerenstrijd #SteunBoeren #EURegime (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that it was National Vegetable and Fruit Day. Since she had been on a diet, she said she had eaten more vegetables and fruit and her health had improved; she felt fitter and better. She also thanked farmers, gardeners, and growers for their daily contribution to the food supply. https://t.co/C5eC6XtOVR #gezondheid #groente #fruit (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that other parties that took a critical stance towards the nitrogen policy mainly wanted to shift the burdens, for example by sparing farmers at the expense of Schiphol or the industry. The party stated that it wanted to eliminate the entire nitrogen policy. https://t.co/daSsWuiUuY #stikstofbeleid #FVD #milieu (translated)

K.A.F.K.A (Official) wrote that farmers had broken through government blockades in Brussels and that the police had fled. According to the author, farmers in more and more European countries were uprising and needed support. The author asked readers if they supported the farmers and shared a link. https://t.co/YoimRI9svX #Boerenopstand #SteunBoeren #Brussel (translated)

Bart Nijman wrote that Dutch media in 2015 portrayed participants in the Ukrainian referendum, including GeenPeil, as antidemocratic and pro-Putin. Nevertheless, he called the referendum a great success. In 2017, according to him, newspapers and parts of the NPO tried to boycott GeenStijl but were unsuccessful. He also accused the media of labeling critics of Greta Thunberg as climate deniers in 2019 and of presenting support for Black Lives Matter as a civic duty in 2020, while according to him, Zwarte Piet was pressured with unfounded accusations of racism. During the coronavirus pandemic, according to Nijman, the media shielded criticism of the measures and labeled those who deviated as irrational. He argued that this permanently damaged the credibility of the press and trust in its fairness and objectivity. From 2021, he stated that media opposed the farmers' movement with reporting on nitrogen that journalists did not understand sufficiently, and starting in 2022, labeled critics of Ukrainian accession to the EU or NATO's contribution to the escalation as pro-Putin. Nijman wrote that after October 7, 2023, many media condemned Israel and Jews in general and based reporting on genocide and starvation on lies. According to him, the media concealed the reasons for Hamas' attack and subordinated facts to information from NGOs, including Oxfam. He also claimed that journalists who disagreed were not offering enough public dissent, partly because they had to save for a mandatory heat pump in 2028. Furthermore, Nijman accused the media of shifting their own problems onto disinformation and Elon Musk and of leaving X for their own, small online environment. According to him, DPG, RTL, and the NPO imposed standards that many Dutch people did not conform to. He wrote that readers should hate the mainstream media even more and asserted that the free press had again chosen the wrong side on October 7. #Media #Nederland #VrijePers (translated)