I love NOS met het oog op morgen, the dutch public broadcast podcast, they invite people over to talk about all sorts of different news topics, or about books they wrote, or songs they written or theater or art they made, but also about news and politics. Its really diverse and super interesting. And loooove this initiative, can’t wait to take my appliances apart so I can clean them better also lol.
Yeah I heard that too, this doesn’t just happen. On the one hand, there is a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court stating that anyone who reaches Ceuta can apply for asylum and may not be returned to Morocco; that has undoubtedly had an impact. But it is also a land border between Europe and Africa that is jointly controlled. Europe wants to externalize the asylum and migration policy. To do so, they would have to cooperate, and that entails risks. And then as you said there’s indeed speculation that Spain has sought rapprochement with Algeria, so marocco sort of permitted or tolerated this surge. Externalizing your immigration policy requires good partners. It could therefore potentially be used as leverage. No one had a small backpack or a bottle of water, like usual immigrants who start their dangerous trip to europe, just swimming trunks and a rubber swimming ring.
A Spanish judge ruled that migrants found by Spains police at sea, should be taking to safety in Spain and be granted the right to a full asylum procedure, influencers jumped on this and spread videos online and motivated people to come, thats how it snowballed
Italy calling for Spain to be removed from the Schengen area is crazy. Gerald Knaus: There’s two simple facts, in the last three years there are more people who arrived irregularly in Italy than in Spain. Spain was much better at reducing arrivals. And at the same time, Spain is cooperating with other European countries in taking back people who arrive in Spain and then go on to France or Germany. Spain is taking them back. Its the Star performer in Dublin in the Mediterranean. Italy on the other hand is taking back nobody for the last 3 years. Last year Spain accepted a 1900 people from France. Italy accepted zero. So for Georgia Meloni now to say hey Spain is not playing by the rules, when Italy has more irregular migrants and completely obstructs the Dublin system, that’s a bit rich… Source: Nieuwsuur 31-07
Yeah why does USA not want international law? The U.S. has never ratified the ICC because why would they give up the freedom to do what they want… USA does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. The 2002 American Service-Members’ Protection Act (ASPA) literally states that the U.S. will attempt to protect U.S. military personnel and other citizens from ICC persecution, even with military action if necessary. That bill was nicknamed “The Hague Invasion Act” because in theory it authorizes the president to use force to free Americans from ICC prison. They even go as far as using big tech to blackmail members of the ICC that investigate war crimes of the US military (or Israel). crazy.
Neither USA nor Israel is among the 125 signatories of the Rome Statute, which established the ICC in 1998. However, the treaty sets out that nationals of non-member states can be tried for crimes that take place on the territory of states that are signatories. But if mamdami arrests netanyahu and delivers him to The Hague that would be a dream for everyone who wants global peace and justice, probably followed by sanctions from crybaby trump tho lmao
Even worse happened to those flotilla activists, who wanted to bring aid and food to palestinians, and then u get raped and tortured by IDF, and trump protects the rape and torture from european sanctions ofcourse… sad world, good this representative is checking it and showing people what happends when u wanna show an objective truth… IDF hates the objective truth, cause they need false narratives for them to have a fake reason to use violence, smh
“Donald Trump approved just 23 percent of disaster funding requests from states with Democratic governors and Democratic senators, while at the same time, over roughly the same period, states with Republican governors and Republican senators had their [requests approved] 89 percent of the time.”
“The people of Michigan are in good hands with Trump-endorsed Mike Rogers, who is running for U.S. Senate, and John James for governor.” “I just spoke with Congressman Tom Tiffany, who has my complete and total endorsement for governor, and informed him that the great state of Wisconsin has been approved to be given $22.6 million in its disaster declaration request.”
Trump is openly framing disaster aid as a political favor tied to his endorsed candidates. he’s holding disaster aid hostage untill the state does what trump wants so he can make the senator look like the hero… Instead of creating a system where everyone gets equal protection, he’s saying if you don’t vote for me, you get less protection… This also creates a dangerous new quid pro quo for how states or voters act, supporting his candidates means they’ll get the help they need and suffer less, opposing them means they’ll have to pay the price… They also mislead voters saying that candidates (like Tiffany or Rogers) directly secured the aid, because in reality, the decision rests with the federal government, Trump himself…
So federal agencies (FEMA, ICE, HHS, etc.) will be put to work to influence elections. So we can expect more aid approved to swing states with competitive races (Michigan, Wisconsin) while denying and withholding it to blue states. They will try potential deployment to manufacture crises (immigration “surges”) to rally Republican voters, and strategically deploying health resources and programs, announcing new funding, grants and initiatives to boost the image of republican GOP candidates in swing districts (RFK Jr. campaigning in those same key districts). Even if the programs were already planned or not uniquely tied to Republican efforts, it’s about manufacturing the image of the GOP as the party that “delivers”.
They literally use all government resources to punish democratic states, and reward republican states. Sounds authoritarian. I thought power was a tool to make lives better for everyone, instead of power being the endgoal and making sure none can challenge him lol
Protesting ICE gets you sentenced 30-100 years in prison … meanwhile people have the right to ask asylum, and the right on a just procedure, thats a human right for all of us… So ICE is against human rights and it’s also against European law … Thats crazy bro, america has become ruzzia and china 2.0
How many warnings have they ignored? How many promises have they broken?
They ignore us because business continues as usual.
Stand together, its time tor strikes.
Stop production. Stop profit. Stop business as usual.
In Texas, ICE protestors got sentenced 30-100 years in prison … meanwhile people have the right to ask asylum, and the right on a just procedure, thats a human right for all of us… So ICE is against human rights and it’s also against European law … Thats crazy bro
Yeah I remember that. European policymakers who want to fight online hatred and disinformation are actively opposed by trump’s gov and big tech (see inauguration), with bans, accounts of entire families are removed, check for example Imran Ahmed (CCDH), Thierry Breton (former EU Commissioner) and Clare Melford (Global Disinformation Index) have been banned by the US for criticizing and regulating American social media platforms such as X and Facebook/META. As a result, they are no longer allowed to enter the US, which shows the influence of tech companies on the government and what happens when a lobby for consumer rights/users/privacy rights in the US is missing… In addition to entry bans, there are reports of blocked social media accounts of family members, frozen bank accounts and legal action (such as Ahmed’s case against deportation), demonstrating the US’s escalation against European regulation and criticism of Big Tech. Good that ICC is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government for this.
some more info but in Dutch: https://nos.nl/artikel/2620254-rechters-internationaal-strafhof-beginnen-rechtszaak-tegen-amerikaanse-regering
ICC is also filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government
“Three judges from the International Criminal Court in The Hague are filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Last year, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on them and other Court staff members because of judicial decisions they had made. The judges call these sanctions—such as financial penalties and visa restrictions—unlawful.”
Thats ironic cause Switzerland is also going into a brexit kind of direction with the referendum tomorrow about a cap on immigrants at 10 million: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/12/europe/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-10-million-intl
I hope UK comes back and Switzerland stays and Poland too…
https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/140634/dutch-central-bank-chooses-lidl-for-european-cloud/
https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/141644/kpn-launches-sovereign-cloud-with-stackit-in-the-netherlands/
One of the biggest telecom provider of the Netherlands KPN has started to work with German company Schwarzdigits to create a fully European Cloud as well and they’ll release it today!! Looooooooooooooooooooooooove these initiatives !!! Letsgo Europe 😍 🇪🇺
Remember: we peacefully protested against the Genocide in Gaza and the Palestinians. As we all know, that Genocide still happened anyway. I ask you then, what did peacefully protesting accomplish? It’s time to unionize and strike and bring the economy to a standstill and demand that trump put sanctions on israel and even demand justice for the epstein files and the dissolution of ICE which is also against international human rights
protecting minorities and not drowning you in fake news is censorship now?
Its in the document? You can click it and read it?
Yoooooo if Israel tortures and abuses European human rights activitists in broad daylight, imagine what they do in the dark to palestinians… Horrifying, and trump is protecting this from European sanctions? When is America gonna riot? We strike for way less in Europe tbh
That israeli minister Ben-Gvir posted the abuse on his own twitter account: https://xcancel.com/itamarbengvir/status/2057046925417824697#m
Dutch reporter who was on Flotilla talks about his experience after being kidnapped by Israel: https://youtube.com/shorts/iBEddBAuDR0
BBC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjRwBcbuubU
Why is Trump protecting Israels abuse and terror from European sanctions? Americans cant be bothered to force trumps hand with strikes? Meanwhile Europeans: (who also strike for way less)
Thats what the full asylum procedure is for, to really understand what your situation is, cause some people are still threatened by something even if its a safe country and can get asylum but yeah you don’t get asylum for lack of jobs and low wages, no… so they should apply at work agencies to get a work visa’s lel semi /s or we could make their and our economy better by having free trade so they don’t have the incentive to emigrate iguess?