Jan Dijkgraaf wrote that this, in his opinion, was the last step towards the end of the sovereignty of EU countries. He hoped that Eastern Bloc countries would not be bought off to vote in favor. #EU #soevereiniteit #Oostblok (translated)
Arnout Jaspers started a thread about how he believed science functioned in the Netherlands. He outlined a hypothetical scenario in which the head of a university in the east of the country heard that a symposium on nitrogen would be held in The Hague on October 13, while the university had nothing to do with it. #wetenschap #Nederland #symposium (translated)
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Max Verstappen drives a phenomenal race during the Bahrain Grand Prix and hopes to achieve his first victory of the year, while the race has been moved to Malaysia due to unrest in the Middle East and is delayed by severe weather. #Formule1 #MaxVerstappen #BahreinGP (translated)
Pakt Verstappen zijn eerste zege van het jaar? Nederlander rijdt steeds verder weg bij Antonelli
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Max Verstappen regained the lead in the race after an exciting duel with Antonelli during the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was relocated to Malaysia due to unrest in the Middle East and postponed because of severe weather. #F1 #Verstappen #Bahrein (translated)
LIVE Formule 1 | Verstappen heeft de leiding weer terug na mooi gevecht met Antonelli
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Max Verstappen is starting the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position and is chasing his first victory of the season, while the race has been moved to Malaysia due to unrest in the Middle East and heavy rainfall is expected before the start. #MaxVerstappen #GPBahrein #Formule1 (translated)
Max Verstappen bij GP Bahrein vanaf pole op jacht naar eerste zege van het jaar, stortregen voor de start
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Max Verstappen starts the Bahrain Grand Prix, which is being held in Malaysia this year due to unrest in the Middle East, from pole position hoping to achieve his first victory of 2026. #F1 #MaxVerstappen #BahreinGP (translated)
Max Verstappen start vanaf pole bij Bahreinse GP in Maleisië, pakt hij zijn eerste zege van 2026?
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Wreckage of a missing medical plane with six occupants has been found by the US Coast Guard during a search operation off the east coast of the US. #VermistVliegtuig #Zoekactie #GulfstreamG100 (translated)
Wrakstukken gevonden van vermist medisch vliegtuig met zes inzittenden voor oostkust VS
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The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a large-scale search operation for a missing medical aircraft with six passengers that lost contact off the East Coast of the U.S. early Saturday morning. (translated)
Grote zoekactie naar vermist medisch vliegtuig met zes inzittenden voor oostkust VS
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A mentally ill man, Giovanni S. (30), stabbed three young parents in Amsterdam-East in December 2025, resulting in serious injuries and psychological damage, while there had already been concerning signals about his condition. #Amsterdam #steekpartij #geestelijkegezondheid (translated)
Geesteszieke man (30) stak zomaar drie jonge ouders in Amsterdam neer: ‘Ik ben een monster’
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A mentally ill man stabbed three young parents in Amsterdam-East, labeling himself a monster, while there had been disturbing signals about his behavior for a long time. #Amsterdam #steekpartij #geestesziekte (translated)
Geesteszieke man (30) steekt zomaar drie jonge ouders in Amsterdam neer: ‘Ik ben een monster’
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Giovanni S., a 30-year-old man with a mental disorder, stabbed three young parents in Amsterdam-East in December, with disturbing signs about his condition that had been reported earlier. #Amsterdam #steekpartij #geestelijkegezondheid (translated)
Man (30) steekt zomaar drie jonge ouders in Amsterdam neer: ‘Ik ben een monster’
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Sheikh Mansour, owner of Manchester City, is an influential figure within the Al Nahyan family and is at the center of a scandal involving serious financial violations by the club, while he is also involved in the foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates and their activities in the Middle East. #SjeikMansour #ManchesterCity #FinancieelSchandaal (translated)
Van clubeigenaar tot bekende van celebrity’s en oorlogsmisdadigers. Wie is Manchester City-eigenaar sjeik Mansour?
"All these Orangemen considered colonial warfare and the violent suppression of uprisings to be inevitable and justified." There were also no objections to human trafficking and slavery, said the leading historian Gert Oostindie. #Kolonialismus #NiederländischesKönigshaus #Sklaverei (translated)
Niederländisches Königshaus aktiv an Kolonialismus beteiligt
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"But that signaling is something different from excusing them. They were aware of resistance, other ideas were circulating. They could have acted differently. 'They too were children of their time, albeit very privileged,' says chief researcher Gert Oostindie." #Oranjes #kolonialisme #slavernij (translated)
Oranjes steunden slavernij en koloniale uitbuiting ‘actief en gewetenloos’: ‘Tijdsgeest geen excuus’
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Historian Gert Oostindie explains in an interview how the research into the colonial past of the Oranjes shows that King William I actively supported slavery and that no policy documents have been found advocating for its abolition, despite the abolition of slavery in the United Kingdom. #kolonialegeschiedenis #OranjeNassau #slavernij (translated)
‘Toen het VK de slavernij afschafte, had koning Willem I de mogelijkheid om te zeggen: dat moeten wij ook doen. Hij overwoog het geen seconde’
"But that signaling is something else than excusing them. They knew of resistance; other views were circulating. They could have positioned themselves differently. 'They too were children of their time, albeit very privileged,' says lead researcher Gert Oostindie." #OranjeKolonie #Slavernijverleden #HistorischOnderzoek (translated)
De Oranjes verdienden nauwelijks aan slavenhandel, maar steunden wel ‘actief en gewetenloos’ koloniale uitbuiting: ‘Tijdsgeest geen excuus’
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"But it wouldn't be very meaningful to tick all of that off one by one." Research leader Gert Oostindie praises King Willem-Alexander for having offered excuses as head of state for 'the Atlantic slavery and the extreme violence in the Indonesian War of Independence'. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #geschiedenis (translated)
Koning ‘geraakt’ door ‘schrijnend en confronterend’ onderzoek naar koloniaal verleden Oranjes
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The decision to hold the Bahrain Grand Prix 6000 kilometers away in Malaysia is a logistical move to maintain the F1 calendar and protect commercial interests amid political unrest in the Middle East. #Formule1 #GPvanBahrein #Maleisië (translated)
Waarom de GP van Bahrein 6000 kilometer verderop verreden wordt? Geld, trots en het belang van 22 races
"about centuries of active and unscrupulous support for colonialism, including slavery as long as it existed," said chief researcher Gert Oostindie during the presentation of the research. #kolonialisme #Oranje #slavernij (translated)
'Eeuwenlang uitgesproken steun Oranjes aan kolonialisme, maar weinig invloed op beleid'
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The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier and nearly 10,000 military members to the Middle East amid ongoing tensions with Iran. #MiddenOosten #Vliegdekschip #Trump (translated)
Derde vliegdekschip en duizenden Amerikaanse bemanningsleden naar Midden-Oosten
