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Mona Keijzer wrote that entrepreneurs in the border region were being outcompeted, while Dilan Yeşilgöz said that work was being done on it. Keijzer stated that her proposals to lower the excise duty on gasoline and the VAT on flowers were ready and asked if the VVD would vote for them. https://t.co/BU624rqcmA #ondernemerschap #grensgebied #VVD (translated)

Paul said that after some consideration he had reported to the police against Minister of Housing Boekholt-O’Sullivan. According to him, the minister discriminated against indigenous Dutch people by giving asylum seekers priority in housing and telling young people that they could stay with their parents until they were 40. He argued that the asylum seekers he referred to had passed through three safe countries, and therefore described the treatment of indigenous Dutch people as discrimination and racism. Paul invoked Article 1 of the Constitution and said that everyone in the Netherlands should be treated equally in similar cases. He accused the media of discriminating against people with a non-Dutch background and of extensively covering slogans in Malieveld while remaining silent about the treatment of indigenous Dutch people. He called on other Dutch people to file reports on the same grounds. #discriminatie #racisme #rechtvaardigheid (translated)

The author wrote that they had signed the condolence register for Nordine, the police officer who had died the day before in Jette. The author expressed sympathy to his family, friends, and close colleagues and wrote that no words could describe their grief. https://t.co/xvJ5LSqRnz #rouw #verdriet #herinnering #BE (translated)

Marysol wrote that a motion to limit what she considered a high influx of 900 asylum seekers per week as quickly as possible had been rejected. According to her, the VVD had also voted against the motion. She said she had no words for it anymore. #WegMetKabinetJetten #Asielstop https://t.co/1qihAHoOrn #Asiel #Politiek #Nederland (translated)

Darya - Daughter Of Cyrus wrote that the 18-year-old Melika Azizi was executed earlier that day. According to her, Azizi was arrested during nationwide protests in January 2026 and charged with "waging war against God." Darya reported that Azizi told the sharia judge in court that she could not remain silent while so many young people were bleeding and that she didn't care if she was killed. She ended her message with a hostile hashtag against Islam. #Iran #Mensrechten #Protesten (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde stated that the message that the Flemish government finances were in order was often taken over without checking the figures. He indicated that the budget deficit was 1 billion euros, the debt had tripled, and would continue to rise in the coming years. He also pointed to a subordinated loan of 1.65 billion euros that had been pushed to 2035; the interest costs of that operation would amount to more than 1 billion euros according to him. Additionally, Vande Reyde mentioned deficits of 3.6 billion euros in 2026, 4.5 billion euros in 2025, and 4 billion euros in 2024. He referred to Ben Weyts, who according to him had said that the people's money had been squandered. #VlaamseRekeningen #BegrotingTekort #Financiën (translated)

Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the plan was, in his opinion, excessive even by Flemish political standards. He stated that parties that would continue with it would be held politically accountable sooner or later, and he thought that was justified. #VlaamsePolitiek #Politiek #België (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that words have always mattered and that the cabinet could not even come to an agreement on the terms to be used, according to her. She stated that a lot was at stake and referred to a NU.nl report about disagreement between Berendsen and Yesilgöz regarding naming Russia as an "enemy." #woensdag #politiek #woorden (translated)

Mariba criticized Dilan Yeşilgöz after she claimed that Russia had been declared an enemy of the Netherlands. According to Mariba, Yeşilgöz stated that the Netherlands was not at war, but that a carefree peace was also not in sight. Mariba wrote that the Russian consulate had asked the Dutch government to confirm or distance itself from the statements. She believed it should be made clear whether this was about official policy, a political warning, or political rhetoric. According to Mariba, designating an enemy was not a strategy and threatening language could escalate tensions. She argued that the consequences of such statements ultimately affected civilians and urged the government to explain what the policy and risks were and how it intended to ensure security. She criticized the VVD and argued that politicians should think first before declaring an entire country an enemy. #Nederland #politiek #veiligheid (translated)

Rob Roos wrote that Dutch officials, in his opinion, were careless with their words. He referred to Prime Minister Jetten, who had said that opponents would be dealt with harshly. A day later, Jetten referred to that as a slip of the tongue according to Roos, saying that it was not meant literally and did not constitute a call to violence. Roos also cited Minister Yeşilgöz's statement in the House on October 8 that Russia was no longer the aggressor, but "our enemy." According to him, Yeşilgöz simultaneously stated that the Netherlands was not at war and that policy would not change. Roos called both statements careless but made a distinction between Jetten's metaphor at a party congress and Yeşilgöz's qualification of a nuclear power. He wrote that the word "enemy" was not a declaration of war, which would require approval from the States General, but that a minister spoke on behalf of the cabinet in their own domain as long as no distance was taken from it. According to Roos, Moscow had already asked whether the qualification was the official position. He found a debate appropriate regarding whether the cabinet distanced itself from that. https://t.co/D4nlpMtjp9 #Politiek #Nederland #Communicatie (translated)

Fleur Agema wrote that the statements made by Dilan Yesilgöz were primarily intended to secure an additional 19.5 billion euros for the defense budget. According to Agema, Yesilgöz thereby applied pressure on the negotiations regarding the national budget and the 20 billion euros that the VVD deemed necessary: 5 billion euros from tax increases and 15 billion euros from healthcare and social security. #Defensie #Rijksbegroting #Belastingverhoging (translated)

Caroline van der Plas wrote that she was almost home, but still had to drive 150 kilometers back to DH and then 150 kilometers to Deventer. According to her, dozens of Members of Parliament traveled thousands of kilometers that evening for one motion that she believed was not within the order of the debate. #politiek #Nederland #reizen (translated)

Martijntje Smits wrote that she found the reaction understandable. She stated that Yesilgöz's words were not descriptive, but performative and that, according to her, they made Dutch citizens less safe instead of providing them with security, as Smits described Yesilgöz's role as Minister of Defence. Smits believed that Yesilgöz should resign. #veiligheid #politiek #aftreden (translated)