Gijs Brekelmans
@gys.bsky.social
TV & Digital Journalist at Dutch public broadcaster NOS/children's news program NOS Jeugdjournaal.
Posting in 🇳🇱🇬🇧, mostly about Dutch (children's) news, politics, disinformation, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East and maybe NFL, cycling or silliness.
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Gijs Brekelmans
@gys.bsky.social
· Nov 20
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Yes! Ik kan voortaan mijn slechtste grappen en heetste takes nog even als draft bewaren voor ik ze alsnog weggooi.
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Yes! Ik kan voortaan mijn slechtste grappen en heetste takes nog even als draft bewaren voor ik ze alsnog weggooi.
Reposted by Gijs Brekelmans
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Reposted by Gijs Brekelmans
For two days, French star economist Gabriel Zucman was in the Netherlands. We followed him for #Nieuwsuur (yes, even on a bike! ) to hear why the super-rich should pay more tax, in our country too.
Watch our report with @gabrielzucman.bsky.social ⬇️
nos.nl/l/2600719
Watch our report with @gabrielzucman.bsky.social ⬇️
nos.nl/l/2600719
Econoom pleit voor minimumbelasting voor de superrijken
Wereldwijd is er discussie over het belasten van de superrijken. De Franse econoom Gabriel Zucman is een van de aanjagers van deze discussie. In zijn land is hij een held. Hoe wordt zijn idee in Neder...
nos.nl
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
For two days, French star economist Gabriel Zucman was in the Netherlands. We followed him for #Nieuwsuur (yes, even on a bike! ) to hear why the super-rich should pay more tax, in our country too.
Watch our report with @gabrielzucman.bsky.social ⬇️
nos.nl/l/2600719
Watch our report with @gabrielzucman.bsky.social ⬇️
nos.nl/l/2600719
"Russian propaganda portrays any effort to combat disinformation as a threat to freedom of speech".
Who do we know that's being 'useful' in this Russian disinformation campaign?
kyivindependent.com/fact-check-r...
Who do we know that's being 'useful' in this Russian disinformation campaign?
kyivindependent.com/fact-check-r...
Fact-check: Russia's 'most successful disinformation campaign' targets free speech in Europe
Moscow's propaganda machine has been hard at work depicting Europe as a "digital gulag," hellbent on suppressing free speech online.
The latest campaign has targeted efforts by the U.K. and the EU to...
kyivindependent.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"Russian propaganda portrays any effort to combat disinformation as a threat to freedom of speech".
Who do we know that's being 'useful' in this Russian disinformation campaign?
kyivindependent.com/fact-check-r...
Who do we know that's being 'useful' in this Russian disinformation campaign?
kyivindependent.com/fact-check-r...
Ruzie over Groenland, oorlogsnieuws, een rechtszaak over seksueel misbruik. Hoe behandelt het NOS Jeugdjournaal al die heftige gebeurtenissen?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
‘Kinderen zien heel goed wat er gebeurt’: hoe het Jeugdjournaal Trump en geopolitiek vertaalt voor jonge kijkers
Media: Ruzie over Groenland, oorlogsnieuws, een rechtszaak over seksueel misbruik. Hoe behandelt het NOS Jeugdjournaal al die heftige gebeurtenissen? „Je wil kinderen een kader geven om met het nieuws...
www.nrc.nl
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Ruzie over Groenland, oorlogsnieuws, een rechtszaak over seksueel misbruik. Hoe behandelt het NOS Jeugdjournaal al die heftige gebeurtenissen?
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Is Trump een fascist?
De ene expert ziet eerder een maffiabaas: 'Trump gelooft niet in collectivisme maar in egoïsme.'
De ander ziet aanknopingspunten op 3/4 pijlers:
1. Militarisering
2. Demonisering
3. Leugens
En bij evt. afschaffing midterms óók:
4. Dictatuur
nos.nl/l/2599405
De ene expert ziet eerder een maffiabaas: 'Trump gelooft niet in collectivisme maar in egoïsme.'
De ander ziet aanknopingspunten op 3/4 pijlers:
1. Militarisering
2. Demonisering
3. Leugens
En bij evt. afschaffing midterms óók:
4. Dictatuur
nos.nl/l/2599405
Levendig debat in de VS: is Trump een fascist?
De aanpak van Donald Trump voedt de discussie in de VS: is de Amerikaanse president een fascist? We vragen naar de visie van twee historici. "De Amerikaanse democratie ligt sowieso zwaar onder vuur do...
nos.nl
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Is Trump een fascist?
De ene expert ziet eerder een maffiabaas: 'Trump gelooft niet in collectivisme maar in egoïsme.'
De ander ziet aanknopingspunten op 3/4 pijlers:
1. Militarisering
2. Demonisering
3. Leugens
En bij evt. afschaffing midterms óók:
4. Dictatuur
nos.nl/l/2599405
De ene expert ziet eerder een maffiabaas: 'Trump gelooft niet in collectivisme maar in egoïsme.'
De ander ziet aanknopingspunten op 3/4 pijlers:
1. Militarisering
2. Demonisering
3. Leugens
En bij evt. afschaffing midterms óók:
4. Dictatuur
nos.nl/l/2599405
Er ligt een plan voor Groenland. NAVO-landen praten verder over veiligheid in het arctische gebied. Trump tevreden te zijn met langdurige gebruiksrechten voor defensie en grondstofwinning. Ruzie opgelost en kous af? Nou, nee.
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2599...
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2599...
Rutte praat met Trump: toch geen strenge regels voor Nederland
Bekijk het hele bericht op Jeugdjournaal.nl
jeugdjournaal.nl
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Er ligt een plan voor Groenland. NAVO-landen praten verder over veiligheid in het arctische gebied. Trump tevreden te zijn met langdurige gebruiksrechten voor defensie en grondstofwinning. Ruzie opgelost en kous af? Nou, nee.
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2599...
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2599...
Trump says no tariffs after a 'very productive meeting' with NATO SG Rutte in which they 'formed the framework of a future deal'.
Did he get his way or did Europe succeed in making a fist?
Did he get his way or did Europe succeed in making a fist?
January 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Trump says no tariffs after a 'very productive meeting' with NATO SG Rutte in which they 'formed the framework of a future deal'.
Did he get his way or did Europe succeed in making a fist?
Did he get his way or did Europe succeed in making a fist?
Dutch far right PVV leader Wilders: multiple members of parliament leave party.
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Dutch far right PVV leader Wilders: multiple members of parliament leave party.
Most journalists try not to publish the Kremlin's lies and propaganda without added context or debunking. I think the White House is at the point it should be treated likewise, as it behaves in the same manner. I feel like a propaganda tool if I share Trump's social media posts, so I will not.
January 20, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Most journalists try not to publish the Kremlin's lies and propaganda without added context or debunking. I think the White House is at the point it should be treated likewise, as it behaves in the same manner. I feel like a propaganda tool if I share Trump's social media posts, so I will not.
Maybe the "board of peace" can convene in The Hague. Surely none of the aspiring board members would have anything against meeting in the International City of Peace and Justice.
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Maybe the "board of peace" can convene in The Hague. Surely none of the aspiring board members would have anything against meeting in the International City of Peace and Justice.
Handelstarieven, landjepik en een bondgenootschap onder druk. Het gedoe tussen Trump en zijn Europese vrienden houdt maar niet op. Waarom? Dat gaan we uitleggen.
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2598...
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2598...
Trump: Europese landen moeten meer gaan betalen om met VS te handelen
Bekijk het hele bericht op Jeugdjournaal.nl
jeugdjournaal.nl
January 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Handelstarieven, landjepik en een bondgenootschap onder druk. Het gedoe tussen Trump en zijn Europese vrienden houdt maar niet op. Waarom? Dat gaan we uitleggen.
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2598...
jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2598...
The Netherlands doubles its military presence in Greenland!
(a second naval officer will travel to Greenland to make preparations for a military exercise in the area)
(a second naval officer will travel to Greenland to make preparations for a military exercise in the area)
January 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The Netherlands doubles its military presence in Greenland!
(a second naval officer will travel to Greenland to make preparations for a military exercise in the area)
(a second naval officer will travel to Greenland to make preparations for a military exercise in the area)
The Insurrection Act allows the US president to deploy the military in case of civil disorder, insurrection or armed rebellion.
Trump previously threatened to invoke the act during the George Floyd protests in 2020, but ultimately didn't.
Trump previously threatened to invoke the act during the George Floyd protests in 2020, but ultimately didn't.
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Insurrection Act allows the US president to deploy the military in case of civil disorder, insurrection or armed rebellion.
Trump previously threatened to invoke the act during the George Floyd protests in 2020, but ultimately didn't.
Trump previously threatened to invoke the act during the George Floyd protests in 2020, but ultimately didn't.
Niet eens een makker mee voor de andere helft van z'n puptentje. Dat wordt koud 's nachts.
The Netherlands will send one (1) naval officer to Greenland on a reconnaissance mission, according to FM Brekelmans. The officier will participate in a reconnaissance mission for a military exercise in the Arctic region along with other NATO allies.
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Niet eens een makker mee voor de andere helft van z'n puptentje. Dat wordt koud 's nachts.
Greenland, Iran, ICE, Epstein Files; all to keep you distracted from what really matters: this nude goat at 11 years old Sanne's farm in the Netherlands.
youtu.be/yJ7cKDQnPD4?...
youtu.be/yJ7cKDQnPD4?...
Huh? Naakte geit geboren in Enschede: 'Wel beetje koud'
YouTube video by NOS Jeugdjournaal
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Greenland, Iran, ICE, Epstein Files; all to keep you distracted from what really matters: this nude goat at 11 years old Sanne's farm in the Netherlands.
youtu.be/yJ7cKDQnPD4?...
youtu.be/yJ7cKDQnPD4?...
Nobody tell the Americans how much ICE Greenland has, please.
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Nobody tell the Americans how much ICE Greenland has, please.
Germany will send 'some military personnel' to Greenland on Thursday, according to BILD.
Sweden also committed to stationing troops in Greenland at Denmarks request. Other European countries will likely follow.
m.bild.de/politik/ausl...
Sweden also committed to stationing troops in Greenland at Denmarks request. Other European countries will likely follow.
m.bild.de/politik/ausl...
Deutschland schickt Soldaten nach Grönland
Deutschland plant erste Soldatenentsendung nach Grönland.
m.bild.de
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Germany will send 'some military personnel' to Greenland on Thursday, according to BILD.
Sweden also committed to stationing troops in Greenland at Denmarks request. Other European countries will likely follow.
m.bild.de/politik/ausl...
Sweden also committed to stationing troops in Greenland at Denmarks request. Other European countries will likely follow.
m.bild.de/politik/ausl...
Meanwhile in Brussels
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Meanwhile in Brussels
Reuters, citing 'Western military official':
- Iranian security apparatus remains in control
- All the signals are that a US attack is imminent
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
- Iranian security apparatus remains in control
- All the signals are that a US attack is imminent
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from bases
The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit America...
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Reuters, citing 'Western military official':
- Iranian security apparatus remains in control
- All the signals are that a US attack is imminent
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
- Iranian security apparatus remains in control
- All the signals are that a US attack is imminent
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Ja, de wereld cirkelt om het afvoerputje heen. Maar de 11-jarige Sanne uit Enschede heeft een naakt geitje. Vanavond in het Jeugdjournaal!
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Ja, de wereld cirkelt om het afvoerputje heen. Maar de 11-jarige Sanne uit Enschede heeft een naakt geitje. Vanavond in het Jeugdjournaal!
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