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ABN Amro made nearly one billion euros in profit in the last quarter, which is more than double last year's amount, while the staff is dissatisfied with the absence of a new collective labor agreement and is protesting today. #ABNAmro #FinanciëleResultaten #CaoOnderhandelingen (translated)

A recent CNN poll shows that Americans are generally dissatisfied with the current situation in the country, the economy, and the functioning of President Trump, with nearly 75% of voters feeling uncomfortable and almost 40% of them even angry. #Midterms2026 #Trump #Kiezersondzoek (translated)

Democrats are taking advantage of growing concerns about government corruption in the run-up to the American Congressional elections, with candidates like Shannon Taylor targeting voters by linking corruption to economic dissatisfaction. #corruptie #verkiezingen #Democraten (translated)

Dissatisfied American voters prefer to stay home rather than vote for the opposing party, which explains why the party that is currently not in the White House generally performs better during the midterms. #AmerikaanseVerkiezingen #Midterms2026 #DemocratenVsRepublikeinen (translated)

Airbnb hosts are dissatisfied with new rules that prohibit them from asking guests to do tasks such as washing dishes, which experts say makes the rental experience less attractive for small hosts and makes the platform more hotel-like. #Airbnb #verhuurders #huisregels (translated)

The author wrote that she was adopted at five months old and grew up with parents she described as particularly loving and caring. She said she was happy not to have grown up with her biological mother but also felt angry at her. According to the author, a mother’s choice not to raise a child herself could cause emotional damage because the child loses, in her view, the most important person in his or her life. She emphasized that adopted children have diverse experiences and that attachment issues can have various causes. She found it unjust to dismiss those experiences as merely seeking attention or dissatisfaction. She also argued that children growing up with their biological parents could develop attachment issues. The author wrote that since her adoption in 1978, much knowledge had been gained about adoption and attachment, but the subject remained complex and more became known. She stated that international adoptions in the Netherlands had been banned for several years and that the Dutch government had offered apologies a few months earlier for its role in adoptions in the Netherlands, where babies had been taken from their mothers. According to her, the welfare of the child should always come first; she said she judged no one and only stood up for the child. #Adoptie #Hechting #Kinderen (translated)

The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)