Due to rising tensions between Iran and Israel, the #Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to close the #embassy in the Iranian capital #Tehran tomorrow. The consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil will also remain closed as a precaution. Normally both posts are open on Sundays because that is the start of the working week.
Two days ago on #Dutch TV channel #VPRO I watched the documentary "Beyond Utopia", and it left a deep impact on me.
It shows both the terrible plight of all those people that have to flee #authoritarian regimes. Where on their perilous journey, every step is either towards doom or freedom.
And it also shows the unimaginable #oppression that can be laid down onto an entire population and still keep people in line, praising their glorious leader.
John Simmerman #ActiveTowns and I sat down for a chat on how Dutch street infrastructure reflects #Dutch values.
Premieres 11amPST 8pmCET on 10 April. Podcast also drops Wednesday.
My thesis is that #Netherlands values of commonsense, punctuality, consensus, adaptation, sharing, self-reliance, and looking for bargains are actually built into the Dutch streets.
What #urbanism values are reflected where you live?
Looking for literature on German in the Netherlands for a sociolinguistics class next semester!
I'm especially interested the German-speaking communities abroad (who is part of it, what languages do they speak) & language ideologies around German in the Dutch context. Thanks! ☺️
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren and Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Dzhyhyr visited the positions of the Khortytsia group of forces and the combat units of Ukraine's Armed Forces near the front line, Ukraine's Defense Ministry's press service reported on March 21.
What kind of simpleton pickets a Holocaust museum? If they were that upset at the #Israeli President, they should have protested outside his hotel or wherever he is staying. This is either stupidity, #AntiSemitism, or both. Either way, it does the #Palestinian cause no good at all.
" Palestinian protesters gather as Amsterdam opens Holocaust museum
" The protest leaders emphasized they were against the Israeli president's presence, not the museum...."
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NEE VRIENDEN IN MY TELEFOON, JULLIE MOETEN ME ECHT EEN STAANDE OVATIE GEVEN. IK HEB HET VOOR ELKAAR GEKREGEN. IK!!!!! DE EERSTE NEDERLANDSE TAAL HATER!!! IK SPREEK VLOEIENDE DE SLECHTERE TAAL MENSHEID HEEFT OOIT GEHOORD VAN 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ En ik echt hou van mijn vreemde vriend ❤️❤️❤️ #nederland#nederlandse#nederlandliefde#taalleren#dutch#dutchlanguage#languagelearning
I follow this US Anarchist podcast called "Cool People that did Cool Stuff" and today's episode was a bit bittersweet for me.
It was about the 60s Dutch Provo's and Kabouter movements.
It was a very fun episode, but it also reminded me that the #Dutch lost their protest spirit between then and now, and that Dutch society is very much pro-status-quo these days.
What happened to you ex-homecountry, you used to be cool.
In 2013 Transportation for #London invested £100M in "Mini Holland" pilot projects in 3 areas of the city, improving #bike and walk investments, to build streets more like the #Dutch.
University of Westminster researchers found 10x Return On Investment compared to nearby areas:
✔ lower health costs
✔ fewer sick days
✔ fewer collisions
✔ more savings & fewer car payments
Dutch defense minister visits Ukrainian military units in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren and Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Dzhyhyr visited the positions of the Khortytsia group of forces and the combat units of Ukraine's Armed Forces near the front line, Ukraine's Defense Ministry's press service reported on March 21.