Gordon Darroch
@gordondarroch.bsky.social
Journalist, immigrant, solo parent. Ik rot niet op naar mijn eigen land puur om jou te pesten. Podcast: http://soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl
The mayor of Terneuzen, in the deep south of Zeeland, has resigned after alleging councillors were intimidated ahead of a vote on an asylum seekers' centre. Protests were held outside the town hall and a book depicted councillors who voted for the plan as rats. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/b...
Burgemeester Terneuzen stapt op nu gemeente geen azc wil, CvdK De Jonge wil dat hij aanblijft
Erik van Merrienboer stapt op als burgemeester van Terneuzen, omdat wethouders en gemeenteraad de komst van een asielzoekerscentrum tegenhouden. De PvdA-burgemeester vindt dat het onderlinge vertrouwe...
www.volkskrant.nl
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The mayor of Terneuzen, in the deep south of Zeeland, has resigned after alleging councillors were intimidated ahead of a vote on an asylum seekers' centre. Protests were held outside the town hall and a book depicted councillors who voted for the plan as rats. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/b...
In a case that will surely end up at the European Court of Human Rights, Dutch broadcaster RTL went to Italy and asked locals for their views on tiramasu pizza. www.rtl.nl/nieuws/video...
Tiramisu-pizza in Nederlandse supermarkt: 'Oh mijn god', denken deze Italianen
In het diepvriesvak in Nederland ligt nu een nieuwe snack: de tiramisu-pizza, een combinatie van twee Italiaanse klassiekers. Wat vinden de Italianen daar zelf van? Correspondent Sophie van der Meer z...
www.rtl.nl
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In a case that will surely end up at the European Court of Human Rights, Dutch broadcaster RTL went to Italy and asked locals for their views on tiramasu pizza. www.rtl.nl/nieuws/video...
Russia, 2005: "Hey, Westerners, look: cheap gas!"
Westerners: "Great! I can't see this having negative repercussions or compromising us in any way."
China, 2025: "Hey, Westerners, look! Cheap electric vehicles!"
Westerners: "Great! I can't see this having negative repercussions or compromising us in any way."
China, 2025: "Hey, Westerners, look! Cheap electric vehicles!"
imagine if you care about fast charging....
or range
or massage seats
or a powered frunk
or should we just stop?
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#xiaomiwatch #alwaysbecharging
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Bloomberg's #davidwelch had a go in the YU7 - in 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
or range
or massage seats
or a powered frunk
or should we just stop?
🚨🚨🚨
#xiaomiwatch #alwaysbecharging
⚡️⚡️⚡️
Bloomberg's #davidwelch had a go in the YU7 - in 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Russia, 2005: "Hey, Westerners, look: cheap gas!"
Westerners: "Great! I can't see this having negative repercussions or compromising us in any way."
China, 2025: "Hey, Westerners, look! Cheap electric vehicles!"
Westerners: "Great! I can't see this having negative repercussions or compromising us in any way."
China, 2025: "Hey, Westerners, look! Cheap electric vehicles!"
Latest @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast: D66 and CDA press on with the coalition talks, Margraten war cemetery will not restore a panel commemorating Black Liberators, and Dick Advocaat is the unlikely fairy godmother in Curaçao's World Cup story. soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl/...
The Advocaat's Curaçao Cocktail Party Edition - Week 47 - 2025
Dick Advocaat sparks scenes of jubilation on Curaçao and the world's shortest open top bus tour after the Caribbean nation reaches the World Cup for the first time. Back in The Hague, Rob Jetten and
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November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Latest @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast: D66 and CDA press on with the coalition talks, Margraten war cemetery will not restore a panel commemorating Black Liberators, and Dick Advocaat is the unlikely fairy godmother in Curaçao's World Cup story. soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl/...
The village of Moerdijk will be demolished over the next 10 years to make room for an industrial plant, after the local council approved the plan last night. Negotiations will now begin to relocate and compensate its 1,100 inhabitants. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/moer...
Moerdijk council backs plan to give up the village for industry - DutchNews.nl
The disappearance of the village of Moerdijk came a step closer to reality on Wednesday evening when councillors voted in favour of the plan to allow the expansion of the nearby port and industrial zo...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The village of Moerdijk will be demolished over the next 10 years to make room for an industrial plant, after the local council approved the plan last night. Negotiations will now begin to relocate and compensate its 1,100 inhabitants. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/moer...
Reposted by Gordon Darroch
Panel on segregation in US army will not return to Margraten www.dutchnews.nl?p=260147
Panel on segregation in US army will not return to Margraten
www.dutchnews.nl
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Panel on segregation in US army will not return to Margraten www.dutchnews.nl?p=260147
Reposted by Gordon Darroch
“The unprecedented step which I hastily took which triggered a minor geopolitical crisis was obviously the right thing to do, which is why I’m reversing it”
The Dutch have handed chipmaker Nexperia back to China following a state visit.
In a statement, economic affairs minister Vincent Karremans said the move was a "show of goodwill."
In a statement, economic affairs minister Vincent Karremans said the move was a "show of goodwill."
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“The unprecedented step which I hastily took which triggered a minor geopolitical crisis was obviously the right thing to do, which is why I’m reversing it”
A SCOTTISH FOOTBALLER JUST DID A FUCKING BICYCLE KICK WHILE PLAYING FOR SCOTLAND!!!
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A SCOTTISH FOOTBALLER JUST DID A FUCKING BICYCLE KICK WHILE PLAYING FOR SCOTLAND!!!
There are now 19 parties in the 75-seat Dutch Senate. And JA21, that beacon of stability, has lost one, so the proposed "centre-right" cabinet would only have 23 votes in the upper house.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There are now 19 parties in the 75-seat Dutch Senate. And JA21, that beacon of stability, has lost one, so the proposed "centre-right" cabinet would only have 23 votes in the upper house.
Thank goodness Britain has left the woke EU and can be more like Australia, which doesn't have to worry about spurious human rights claims.
Hang on a minute … what's that, Skippy?
Hang on a minute … what's that, Skippy?
A man in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing spread violates his human rights.
Murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite in prison
A convicted murderer in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing spread violates his human rights.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thank goodness Britain has left the woke EU and can be more like Australia, which doesn't have to worry about spurious human rights claims.
Hang on a minute … what's that, Skippy?
Hang on a minute … what's that, Skippy?
Trump's ambassador to the Netherlands, Joe Popolo, visited Margraten cemetery yesterday in the wake of the controversy about the removal of two panels featuring black American soldiers. He honoured “the ultimate sacrifice made by many brave African-American soldiers”. But … nos.nl/artikel/2590...
Ambassadeur VS reageert op verdwenen panelen tijdens werkbezoek Margraten
De Amerikaanse ambassadeur heeft vanochtend de militaire begraafplaats in Margraten bezocht. Daar zijn panelen verdwenen over de rol van zwarte soldaten in het leger, mogelijk omdat ze in strijd zijn ...
nos.nl
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Trump's ambassador to the Netherlands, Joe Popolo, visited Margraten cemetery yesterday in the wake of the controversy about the removal of two panels featuring black American soldiers. He honoured “the ultimate sacrifice made by many brave African-American soldiers”. But … nos.nl/artikel/2590...
Can't quite believe I'm typing this, but for 20 seconds there Donyell Malen looked like Arjen Robben in full flight.
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Can't quite believe I'm typing this, but for 20 seconds there Donyell Malen looked like Arjen Robben in full flight.
Absolutely no surprises here as the Binnenhof restoration is expected to take twice as long and cost almost six times as much as originally planned. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/cost...
Cost of renovating Dutch parliament complex rises to €2.7bn - DutchNews.nl
The renovation of the Dutch parliamentary complex will not be finished until 2031 and the total bill is expected to be six times the original estimate, planning minister Mona Keijzer has admitted. It ...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Absolutely no surprises here as the Binnenhof restoration is expected to take twice as long and cost almost six times as much as originally planned. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/cost...
Reposted by Gordon Darroch
Relatives outraged at removal of Black Liberators at Margraten www.dutchnews.nl?p=260051
Relatives outraged at removal of Black Liberators at Margraten
www.dutchnews.nl
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Relatives outraged at removal of Black Liberators at Margraten www.dutchnews.nl?p=260051
New blog: “We’re going to party tonight” was the remarkable reaction of Dilan Yesilgöz to leading the VVD to its worst election result since Johan Cruyff was playing for Ajax. How did she manage to put a positive sheen on the outcome, and will it last?
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Dancing at the wake: The curious world of Dilan Yesilgöz
VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in March, during her brief experiment with grown-up politics. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine “We’re going to…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New blog: “We’re going to party tonight” was the remarkable reaction of Dilan Yesilgöz to leading the VVD to its worst election result since Johan Cruyff was playing for Ajax. How did she manage to put a positive sheen on the outcome, and will it last?
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A special episode for @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social patrons to mark Amsterdam's 750th birthday. Learn about the tax evasion scheme that became the city's founding document, the medieval sex boas who patrolled the docks and the unfathomable Hook and Cod wars. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
Bonus episode: The hidden history of Amsterdam | DutchNews
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November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A special episode for @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social patrons to mark Amsterdam's 750th birthday. Learn about the tax evasion scheme that became the city's founding document, the medieval sex boas who patrolled the docks and the unfathomable Hook and Cod wars. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
This week's @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast: coalition talks begin with the now traditional resignation, stricter border checks trigger a net rise in immigration, Limburg wants to commemorate its Black Liberators, and can Dick Advocaat lead Curacao to World Cup glory? soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl/...
The Delayed Dick Gratification Edition - Week 46 - 2025
Rob Jetten and Henri Bontenbal give Dilan Yesilgöz a taste of her own medicine by shutting the VVD out of the first round of coalition talks. Employers are struggling to entice workers to go back to t
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This week's @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social podcast: coalition talks begin with the now traditional resignation, stricter border checks trigger a net rise in immigration, Limburg wants to commemorate its Black Liberators, and can Dick Advocaat lead Curacao to World Cup glory? soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl/...
Update: Hans Wijers has now resigned, not because of things somebody else said at a party, but because of things he actually did say in a private app group that haven't been made public.
This is all going swimmingly well and I'm sure we'll have a new government by Christmas. nos.nl/artikel/2590...
This is all going swimmingly well and I'm sure we'll have a new government by Christmas. nos.nl/artikel/2590...
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Update: Hans Wijers has now resigned, not because of things somebody else said at a party, but because of things he actually did say in a private app group that haven't been made public.
This is all going swimmingly well and I'm sure we'll have a new government by Christmas. nos.nl/artikel/2590...
This is all going swimmingly well and I'm sure we'll have a new government by Christmas. nos.nl/artikel/2590...
Hard-right party JA21 sees no problem restarting gas drilling in Groningen province, calling the decision to shut the gas fields down the mistake of the century.
Groningen province just replied.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/gron...
Groningen province just replied.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/gron...
Groningen hit by second strongest earthquake in the province - DutchNews.nl
Parts of Groningen were hit by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the province in the early hours of Friday, as the ground continues to settle after the extraction of natural gas. The q...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hard-right party JA21 sees no problem restarting gas drilling in Groningen province, calling the decision to shut the gas fields down the mistake of the century.
Groningen province just replied.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/gron...
Groningen province just replied.
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/gron...
Yesterday it looked like coalition negotiator Hans Wijers' number was up when he was reported to have called VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz “a liar” at the D66 election night party.
Today a journalist came forward and said he made the comments. So Wijers gets to keep his job. nos.nl/liveblog/258...
Today a journalist came forward and said he made the comments. So Wijers gets to keep his job. nos.nl/liveblog/258...
Informateurs gaan vandaag aan de slag • 'Ik noemde Yesilgöz leugenaar, niet Wijers'
In dit liveblog lees je het laatste nieuws over de formatie van een nieuw kabinet.
nos.nl
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Yesterday it looked like coalition negotiator Hans Wijers' number was up when he was reported to have called VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz “a liar” at the D66 election night party.
Today a journalist came forward and said he made the comments. So Wijers gets to keep his job. nos.nl/liveblog/258...
Today a journalist came forward and said he made the comments. So Wijers gets to keep his job. nos.nl/liveblog/258...
Donald Trump cancelled a visit to Margraten war cemetery in Limburg in June for undisclosed reasons. He had been invited to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands while he was in the country for the Nato summit. nos.nl/regio/limbur...
President Trump komt niet naar Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten
Donald Trump komt niet naar de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten tijdens de NAVO-top, begin volgende week in Den Haag.
nos.nl
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Donald Trump cancelled a visit to Margraten war cemetery in Limburg in June for undisclosed reasons. He had been invited to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands while he was in the country for the Nato summit. nos.nl/regio/limbur...
The American Battle Monuments Commission published with this weaselly statement about the removal of two panels at Margraten cemetery honouring Black soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands.
It says the changes were part of a "schedule for periodic rotation to include new content for visitors".
It says the changes were part of a "schedule for periodic rotation to include new content for visitors".
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The American Battle Monuments Commission published with this weaselly statement about the removal of two panels at Margraten cemetery honouring Black soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands.
It says the changes were part of a "schedule for periodic rotation to include new content for visitors".
It says the changes were part of a "schedule for periodic rotation to include new content for visitors".
Moerdijk, a village of 1,100 people just outside Rotterdam, will be completely demolished over the next 10 years to make space for power plants and energy facilities, if plans by the local council are approved by the government. www.nu.nl/321485/video...
Video | Burgemeester Moerdijk over einde dorp: 'Komt snoeihard aan'
Het dorp Moerdijk moet plaatsmaken voor de groeiende industrie. Het kan volgens de Brabantse gemeente niet anders. Volgens burgemeester Aart-Jan Moerkerke komt dat
www.nu.nl
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Moerdijk, a village of 1,100 people just outside Rotterdam, will be completely demolished over the next 10 years to make space for power plants and energy facilities, if plans by the local council are approved by the government. www.nu.nl/321485/video...
The Netherlands introduced border checks last December to great fanfare to cut illegal immigration as part of its “harshest asylum regime ever”.
The result? More people were sent back from Germany and Belgium than the Dutch rejected and 80 people claimed asylum. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/hund...
The result? More people were sent back from Germany and Belgium than the Dutch rejected and 80 people claimed asylum. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/hund...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The Netherlands introduced border checks last December to great fanfare to cut illegal immigration as part of its “harshest asylum regime ever”.
The result? More people were sent back from Germany and Belgium than the Dutch rejected and 80 people claimed asylum. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/hund...
The result? More people were sent back from Germany and Belgium than the Dutch rejected and 80 people claimed asylum. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/hund...