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"My apologies if people felt hurt by what I said, but it was never my intention to offend women; I have never done that, neither in my private life nor in my public life." According to Tajani, attractive women are good for a fleeting adventure, but women in modest clothing are better for marriage. (translated)

Weird Duk on the links-radical statements of councilor Zita Pels of Pro Amsterdam. Zita Pels: 'Fuck Donald Trump, free Palestine, fuck ice, free all oppressed people, fuck capitalism, fuck bitches get money and eat the rich.' 'If someone from Forum for Democracy were a councilor and said what Zita Pels says, the country would be in uproar.' "Only on the left is this always minimized and forgiven, which gives them much greater access to power." "Because they can afford almost anything. And as a result, you also reach a much larger audience if you are not censored." "Fuck capitalism / eat the rich" is not a neutral joke. It is hostile rhetoric against an entire class. Such language historically overlaps with communism and socialism. (translated)

Someone in the Kremlin has pressed the button "Threatening with nukes": extreme left and extreme right are now saying the same thing. That a war with a nuclear power cannot be won. I've been repeating it for 4 years: Russia will invade the Baltics and immediately threaten with nukes if Article 5 is triggered by NATO. What is happening now is preparing public opinion in Europe through their useful idiots. Also in the Netherlands. In the coming time, our experts will again be waving "Putin is going nuclear, we have to be careful." Aside from the fact that there are countless examples of countries with nuclear weapons losing wars against a group of untrained individuals. With the U.S. being the most recent example: Washington spent $2,313,000,000,000, fought alongside the UK and France (2 other nuclear powers) but in the end, the Taliban won. In short: the Kremlin does not even need to use its nuclear weapons if just the word nuclear is enough to move part of Europe towards capitulation thinking. (translated)

The article discusses how Donald Trump applies his unique insight into character in public life, especially in relation to Ken Paxton's competitive Senate race in Texas, using Paxton's apparent shortcomings to convey the message that his political support is valuable despite his controversial past. (translated)

Paternotte, calling it "Kremlin propaganda" is not an argument. Those who question the MH17 investigation are not automatically a mouthpiece for Moscow. Ukraine was itself a party in the war and has been part of the JIT since August 2014. The public prosecutor also acknowledges this special position and states that therefore special arrangements were needed to safeguard the independence of the investigation. Investigation journalist Eric van de Beek, who claims to have followed all 69 sessions of the MH17 trial, points out, among other things, issues that cannot be brushed aside with the word "propaganda": the JIT ultimately did not determine who operated the Buk, who ordered the launch, and why the missile was fired. The JIT itself reported in 2023 that the investigation into the crew and command line had not produced sufficient concrete evidence for new prosecutions. The claim that all the evidence is simply public is also not true. The JIT has published a lot of evidence, and much material was discussed during the trial, but not all the underlying material is public. American satellite information is a significant example: Dutch officials were allowed to view the underlying secret American intelligence, but that state secret information itself was not made public. Van de Beek also raises questions about witness M58, the absence of public American satellite imagery, and the fact that both Russia and Ukraine had Buk systems. Those are his conclusions and are disputed by the public prosecutor's office and the court; the public prosecutor's office claims to have thoroughly investigated various alternative scenarios, including a Ukrainian Buk. And that is precisely the point: you can acknowledge the verdict and still ask critical questions about the evidence, non-public sources, and Ukraine's role within the JIT. Calling everything that deviates from that lazily "Kremlin propaganda" is not a rebuttal. Bring the pieces and arguments, Paternotte, not labels. (translated)

Theater maker Karlijn Kistemaker makes endometriosis discussable with her dry comedic performance 'Buikzwam', a chronic condition that often remains unnoticed for years, and she does this through personal stories and humor, which leads to overwhelming recognition from the audience. (translated)

After five minutes of shouting slogans, the inspiration is completely gone. The demonstration leader begs the audience for chants... and when no one responds, Eppo behind the camera is asked for help! 📣 Touching clumsiness at the Grote Markt, but for me, it’s proof: Eppo’s Protest Consultancy is clearly a gap in the market. (translated)

An unknown female musician explains to me via Radio 1 that my gender as a man is merely a "performance" that I impose on myself due to my upbringing. And my struggle with that imposed role would (watch out!) generate aggression. She would "prefer not" to speak to men who are not consciously dealing with this. She immediately corrects herself: she "doesn't even want" to speak to them. All of this is proclaimed with a smoothness and confidence as if it were exact science. And opposite her sits an interviewer whose enthusiastic agreement you can almost hear through the radio. Please, also with regard to artists who believe they know how human beings and the world truly fit together: a little more journalistic friction wouldn't hurt here. Once again: also regarding artists who have a public responsibility to fulfill with their reach. Because the emptiness of this, my goodness… (translated)