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Sander Sassen wrote that the presentation of the new Tesla Roadster was the highlight of the week for him. He said it made him feel like a child again, because dreams from his youth seemed to be coming true, and he encouraged Elon Musk to continue pursuing those dreams. https://t.co/sG3PPkwtnu #Tesla #Roadster #Dromen (translated)

Klaas Wilting wrote that the woman, in his opinion, was completely disconnected from reality and wondered how she had become a minister. He stated that this was also true for other D66 members, who, according to him, did not know the ordinary world and mainly spread nonsense. #D66 #politiek #werkelijkheid (translated)

Mona Keijzer wondered how a Minister of Housing could claim that starters could live with their parents. She asked who, in her opinion, received priority: young people who had been looking for a home for years or status holders. Keijzer referred to parliamentary questions. https://t.co/xHu2dSrr7E #wooncrisis #jongeren #volkshuisvesting (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the public broadcaster had, in his view, provided misleading coverage in recent weeks regarding alleged severe cuts at VRT. According to him, unions had been given uninterrupted radio and airtime, while VRT NWS had not provided objective context and had widely disseminated their message. He described this as a situation at the level of a banana republic. Vande Reyde stated that the funding for VRT had increased in recent years, with millions more for, among other things, combating fake news and pension costs, and that only limited cuts had been made. Furthermore, he argued that the broadcaster could have generated more revenue from digital advertising. During the previous budget discussions, new concessions had been made regarding this, allowing VRT to show millions more in digital advertising, he wrote. According to him, parliament had not been informed about those agreements. He claimed that VRT had negotiated directly at the government table and secured a lot, only to then loudly protest and strike. According to him, the news editorial team had adopted the alarming stories from the unions. Vande Reyde wrote that trust in the media had thereby reached a historic low. #VRT #fakenews #mediawijsheid (translated)

People with existential insecurity experience a gap between their reality and the prejudices of policymakers, prompting the SCP to advocate for experiential internships for civil servants to rectify these misunderstandings. #bestaansonzekerheid #vooroordelen #zelfredzaamheid (translated)

Dr. Jan van de Beek wrote that the remark that young starters could happily live with their parents showed, in his opinion, little understanding for those in their twenties who were compelled to still live with their parents. He called the statement heartless and compared it to the comment that people should just eat cake. https://t.co/bkutIQCe8Q #twintigers #woonproblemen #realiteit (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that alderman Zita Pels of the municipality of Amsterdam, in his opinion, lived in a reality that was far removed from the facts. He doubted that strict climate policy and CO₂ reduction would have an effect on the climate worldwide and called that incomprehensible. https://t.co/tbOEjfvmAN #Klimaatbeleid #CO2reductie #Amsterdam (translated)

Sander Sassen addressed Henri Bontenbal and wrote that he had been little visible for months, despite an earlier column by Sassen about his absence. According to Sassen, Bontenbal had published a long thread on October 7, in which he labeled Hamas a terrorist organization and reflected on the victims and the Jewish community. Sassen felt that Bontenbal had subsequently blurred the responsibility for the violence by talking about a chain of violence, the Israeli response, and civilian casualties. He also believed that Bontenbal had pointed to Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy as an obstacle to a two-state solution. Sassen argued that this approach equated Hamas's attack and kidnappings with Israel's response, thereby fueling antisemitism. Sassen also criticized Bontenbal's reference to an article in Trouw about Maoz Inon, who lost his parents to Hamas, and Aziz Abu Sarah, whose brother died in an Israeli prison. Sassen described their pursuit of reconciliation as hopeful but felt that Bontenbal presented this initiative as a serious way forward without giving sufficient attention to Hamas's persistence and objectives, according to him. He also stated that Hamas deliberately saddled Palestinian children with hatred for Jews. Sassen wrote that, in his opinion, Bontenbal offered false hope and insufficiently placed responsibility for Hamas's violence on the perpetrators. He claimed that Hamas and its supporters aimed for the destruction of Israel and stated that disarmament by Palestinians, in his view, would bring peace, while Israel's disarmament would lead to a new attack like the one on October 7. #Israël #Hamas #Antisemitisme (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that fuel, groceries, and energy became more expensive and that people also had to take into account €6,000 for a heat pump. According to her, many could barely make ends meet, and the Jetten cabinet had lost touch with reality. https://t.co/D2HYeClHj9 https://t.co/C3gX1M4pSg #kosten #duurzaamheid #energieprijzen (translated)

"There will never be anyone like him again. A very emotional and also sad day, because he will no longer play for this shirt. Eternal gratitude for everything he has given us, for defending this shirt like no one else.' 'For me, it was a dream to coach him, and that dream has now come true. I told him that with the little energy I had left. A dream I was able to realize, because I never thought I would be able to become his coach: the best footballer of all time.' National coach Lionel Scaloni was also full of praise after the match." #LionelMessi #Afscheid #Voetbal (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that "unreliability" was the word he heard most often from people about their governments. He stated that it had been promised to lower inheritance tax by thousands of euros in 2024, but that promise was not fulfilled and was revoked just two years later. Additionally, the registration fees were supposed to be lowered in 2024, only to increase by 5,000 euros per home less than two years later. Vande Reyde said that a budget was presented as "balanced," while the debt, according to him, had risen sharply in recent years and would continue to do so in the coming years. He also referred to a long list of taxes for entrepreneurs, which he claimed was too extensive to enumerate. Not Trump, Putin, or the global economy, but what he deemed a completely unreliable government was the biggest source of mass discontent and anger among people, he wrote. #onbetrouwbaarheid #regering #belasting (translated)