Dr. Jan van de Beek wrote that he felt lonely in the world of migration statistics. According to him, most people did not dare to speak out for fear of endangering their mortgage or career. He said that figures which did not fit the dominant migration narrative led to accusations of untruth and ridicule. When those figures later turned out to be correct, the critics remained silent according to him. #migratie #economie #vrijheid (translated)
Hilda Spruit also asked NU.nl to pay attention to citizens outside the asylum and integration chain who had taken in a status holder. She pointed out that Laura Faber worked in that chain and wrote that according to NU.nl there were more citizens who had provided shelter to a status holder. https://t.co/tUHaNJitSs #asiel #integratie #statushouders (translated)
Joost Jansen wrote that he had Chat prepare a speech for Rob Jetten in response to serious riots in Amsterdam. The proposed text stated that violence against society was unacceptable, while demonstrating and expressing criticism were part of democracy. The speech proposed three measures: maintaining the rule of law, supporting victims and affected entrepreneurs, and investigating the causes of social tensions. The text also stated that researching those causes was no excuse for violence. The recovery of trust, according to the speech, would depend on consistent action and rules that applied to everyone. #Amsterdam #democratie #veiligheid (translated)
The announcement that was made public through the press was the reason for me to write the novel. I wanted to understand how someone could come so far as to say this, and I wanted the reader to experience the discomfort of the questions they ask. #VincentDelecroix #dehumanisering #migranten (translated)
The Dutch knowledge platform Raam has been placed on a blacklist by Russia as an undesirable organization, which brings extra risks for the Russian and Belarusian authors who write for the platform. #Raam #Rusland #OostEuropa (translated)
Bas Paternotte wrote that Minister of the Interior Pieter Heerma (CDA) said in sharp words and with a reference to Van Baarle's skin color that Van Baarle should not expect any reparations. According to Paternotte, the motion by Eerdmans (JA21) against reparations for the slavery past remained in full force. #Nederland #Slavernijgeschiedenis #Herstelbetalingen (translated)
The Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza, winner of the Caine Prize, is accused of completely writing his novel The Blue Fighter using artificial intelligence, a claim he denies. #IA #Littérature #CainePrize (translated)
Québécois publisher Boréal continues to support Thélyson Orélien after his denial of using artificial intelligence (AI) to write his novel C'était ça ou mourir, despite allegations of plagiarism in other texts. #ThélysonOrélien #plagiat #littérature (translated)
Celine Cairo (Amsterdam, 1990) is een Nederlands singer-songwriter. Cairo werd in 1990 geboren in Amsterdam. Ze groeide op in een muzikaal gezin. Haar vader was drummer en van jongs af aan ging ze regelmatig naar zijn optredens. Op 11-jarige leeftijd begon ze zangles te nemen. Als tiener begon ze liedjes te schrijven en na de middelbare school reisde ze door Frankrijk waar ze inspiratie opdeed en meer muziek schreef. Ze studeerde zang aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam. https://hvdommelen.nl/c/CairoC.html
Not the writing is difficult, but going back into the memory. #Nobelprijs #AnneCarson #Literatuur (translated)
PSV hopes for the return of Geertruida against SC Heerenveen and has submitted a request to UEFA to register young striker Bro for the Champions League. #cookies #beveiliging #onlineaanvallen (translated)
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was forced to call new elections after parliament rejected two proposals from the minority government to ease pressure on the housing market. #woningcrisis #MaricarmenAbascal #protesten (translated)
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was therefore forced to call new elections. #wooncrisis #huurprijzen #Madrid (translated)
During Children's Book Week, attention is drawn to the millions of children in war zones such as Yemen and Gaza who have no access to education, while the number of school-age children worldwide who cannot read or write continues to rise. #Kinderboekenweek #Onderwijs #Oorlogsgebied (translated)
Bart Schut asked NRC why the newspaper had written that the massacre of October 7 was targeted at settlements in occupied territory. He wondered whether the editorial team did not know the difference between Gaza and the West Bank or was lying intentionally, and referred to a link. https://t.co/F8TsJsJ7Y0 #Gaza #Westbank #Nieuws (translated)
The British author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has passed away at the age of 86 while he was writing, causing great shock and sorrow among his readers and friends. #JeffreyArcher #Schrijver #Overlijden (translated)
In this respect, it is to be welcomed that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that early elections would be called, after parliament rejected two decrees on Friday that were supposed to address the housing crisis. #wooncrisis #Spanje #politiek (translated)
The leaders of the two countries, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Emmanuel Macron, write this in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. #EU #Handelsconflicten #China (translated)
The leaders of the two countries, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Emmanuel Macron, write this in a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. #EU #Handelsconflicten #China (translated)
The expulsion of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Madrid has led to massive protests against the housing crisis in Spain and is a significant factor behind Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's decision to call for early elections on November 29. #Madrid #wooncirsis #fascisme (translated)
