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Nausicaa Marbe wrote that Macron wanted to compensate the middle class, allow prefects and mayors to ban demonstrations if necessary, wanted to reject violence from political parties, and wanted to engage in dialogue with schoolchildren and students. She questioned his expectation that the judiciary would know what the French expected. Marbe also used a derogatory term for left-Islamist opponents and wrote that they were gloating. #Macron #Frankrijk #Politiek (translated)

The louder Progressive Netherlands cheers, the more the right-wing voter thinks: the left has won. "The louder Progressive Netherlands cheers, the more the right-wing voter thinks: the left has won," former VVD minister Christianne van der Wal said last week on WNL, eight months after her party rented two hundred billboards along the highway to celebrate what they had achieved in the formation talks. #ProgressiefNederland #JesseKlaver #SocialeZekerheid (translated)

At a recent event in Amsterdam, Jesse Klaver, the parliamentary leader of Pro, invited Prime Minister Rob Jetten for negotiations on the Tax Plan and emphasized that despite the success of his party in the polls, cooperation with the VVD should not be ruled out. #ProgressiefNederland #JesseKlaver #SocialeZekerheid (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that he found it incomprehensible that parties, politicians, universities, and the media had, in his opinion, blindly and naively rallied behind violent pro-Palestinian activists in recent years. He argued that this had been a cover for terror, destruction, and vandalism, and had nothing to do with self-determination for a people. He also wrote that the activists at universities had received honorary doctorates and VIP treatment and, according to him, still secretly laughed at what he called a collective delusion. #Palestina #terrorisme #vrijheid (translated)

Political scientist Kārlis Daukšts claims that U.S. President Donald Trump, by halting the sanctions law against Russia, has betrayed democracy and sided with authoritarianism, creating internal contradictions among U.S. political parties. #Tramps #Sankcijas #Demokrātija (translated)

Sanno🌪 wrote that Leo lost his home in May due to a fire and has since been staying in accommodation at camping De Hammerhorst, where, according to the author, there was moisture and mold. He paid €400 per month there. On November 30, he had to leave, but where to was still unknown according to the post. Leo feared having to sleep in his car with his dog Mila. The author wrote that there were modern, well-maintained chalets at the same campground for Ukrainian refugees. He also stated that the municipality spoke about social responsibility and promised a sturdy safety net for residents in need of help, and asked where that safety net was for Leo. The author cited Partij voor Twenterand as the source. #Twenterand #medemenselijkheid #huisvesting (translated)

Isa Yusibov wrote that October 17, 2003, was a day of conflicting feelings for him: he wished it had never happened, but he was also proud of it. He was 14 years old at the time and said his family had considered him an adult since then. The day after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, in which his father played an important role according to him, Yusibov claimed to be one of the first victims of the repression against the pro-Western opposition. He wrote that he was beaten, humiliated, and spat on in front of about 300 to 400 students. Afterwards, he received his school file and was informed that he was no longer welcome because his father was considered a state enemy. Yusibov said that on his way to the exit, he made eye contact with teachers who had treated him kindly before the elections. Several teachers reportedly gestured for him to leave quickly. He wrote that the experience made him proud of his father and convinced him that the dictatorship would continue. A month later, his family reportedly fled to the Netherlands. The event compelled him to focus on geopolitics. Yusibov argued that the power transition surrounding Aliyev was a consensus among the West, Putin, Erdogan, and Iran. According to him, the West, led by Bush, had betrayed the democrats in Azerbaijan in favor of authoritarian stability. He also wrote that great power interests dictated politics in the Caucasus and that this situation had not changed 23 years later. Yusibov stated that his experiences had taught him how difficult it was to stand up for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. He wrote that he had seen the first signs of undermining democratic principles in the Netherlands as well, by parties that he believed targeted democracy. He referred to a previous interview with NRC and said he would not allow the Netherlands to become a country where the government disregarded fundamental rights. #Democratie #Mensenrechten #Geopolitiek (translated)

Bert Brussen wrote that De Telegraaf and GeenStijl were, according to him, the only media that reported in a normal way about what he called a proto-civil war in France. Other mainstream media reported briefly, trivialized the situation, took sides, and acted as if nothing was wrong. He added that Michel Houellebecq had already predicted this. #Frankrijk #Media #Burgeroorlog (translated)

"While news channels are being inundated with images of violence in dozens of cities, everything is peaceful with tens of thousands of people mobilizing calmly." Jean-Luc Mélenchon from the leftist party La France Insoumise believes that the demonstrations would largely take place peacefully. #Demonstraties #Frankrijk #KostenVanHetLevensonderhoud (translated)

We will have to self-organize. There is no other way. Milan Knežević, president of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) and representative in the Montenegrin parliament, has called for an uprising if the Montenegrin government accepts Croatian demands for resolving open issues between the two countries. #CrnaGora #EuropskaUnija #AndrejPlenković (translated)